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bunnyandcometChapter 1
Ito: Ooh......
The outfits we had prepared for today's event were quite out of the ordinary.
Along with being in charge of the equipment, I was assisting the others in getting ready as needed......at least, I was meant to.
Ito: ......Wow. I can't find anything in particular that needs fixing.
Yu: Is that so.
Among them, Nina-san had put on his rather complex outfit perfectly, all by himself.
Ito: Are you actually used to wearing things like this?
Yu: Not at all. I could just tell by looking.
Ito: (I guess he has a good grasp of the structure, or something like that.)
Having accepted that conclusion on my own, I placed the bottle of face lotion I had been holding in front of Nina-san.
Ito: Since there's still time before Mika-san begins your makeup, he wants you to do just the skincare part beforehand.
Yu: Got it.
Mika-san was is charge of doing everyone's makeup, so it was going to take a while no matter what.
Ito: (I would have liked to help, but if the makeup is done by another person it'll end up looking different, and the hurdle is just too high......)
That said, it seems like you need to put on all of the things here, but......
Yu: I see.
Nina-san nodded slightly, then stared fixedly at the various bottles lined up in front of him.
Yu: ............
Ito: (Eh?)
After a short time, he deliberately selected one of the many bottles.
Ito: Um, do you know what order you're meant to put them on in?
Yu: I can tell by looking.
Ito: You can tell, huh......
(Amazing. He really is just that good......)
While I was caught up in being impressed, Nina-san finished the skincare routine.
Takeru: Yu, sorry for the wait. And thank you, Ito.
Ito: Ah, Mika-san. Thank you for all your hard work.
Takeru: All right, you're the last one.
As he had said, everyone else was doing their own thing around the waiting room with their auras increased by about 50% due to Mika-san's handiwork.
Ito: (The base ingredients are certainly high-quality too, but aren't Mika-san's makeup skills at the professional level?)
(I wonder what products he's using......wait, it's rude to stare.)
Takeru: Fufu, want to take a look too, Ito? If it's fine by Yu, that is. Yu, what do you think?
Yu: I don't mind.
Takeru: So he says.
Ito: Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Since it was a rare opportunity, I took him up on his offer.
Chapter 2
Ito: (Incredible......)
Mika-san applied makeup to Nina-san's face in such a skilful way it could only be called spectacular.
Takeru: I want to concentrate on this part, so would you mind closing your eyes and not moving for me?
Yu: Okay.
This time, as I looked on in admiration at Mika-san's polished artistry, I noticed something else too.
Ito: (Is Nina-san...actually breathing?)
He was so still that it made me wonder. Coupled with the fact that his eyes were closed, I became increasingly concerned.
Noticing that he hadn't moved a muscle, Mika-san poked Nina-san in the cheek.
Yu: ? Was that part of the process?
Takeru: Ah, he is alive.
Yu: Naturally.
Ito: (We were thinking the same thing.)
Takeru: You were so quiet, I did it without thinking.
......Speaking of which, it's a bit unexpected of you.
Yu: What is?
Takeru: You letting someone do your makeup like this.
Ito: (Now that he mentions it, that's certainly true.)
No matter how you look at it, having your makeup done is something that requires putting yourself in a vulnerable state to have your face touched by another.
Ito: (I wouldn't have been surprised if he had some reluctance, but...)
Yu: I don't think you'll do anything, and in the unlikely event that you do, I can handle it.
Takeru: Oh my.
In a way, it sounded like he was saying he trusted Mika-san.
Yu: Besides, I don't know much about cosmetics.
Results-wise, if it's not my area of expertise, it's better to leave it to someone more competent.
Takeru: ......Isn't that quite the rave review?
Yu: ............
His expression remained unchanged, but he didn't deny it.
Takeru: Fufu, I'm going to get all fired up if you say something like that to me.
Of course, I have a blissful time making up my own face, but doing it for someone else is always fresh and fun too.
Yu: Is that so.
After saying that, he went still again.
Ito: (I wonder if he could "tell by looking" how to make it easy for Mika-san.)
Mika-san cheerfully applying makeup, and Nina-san sitting as still as a statue.
Watching the two of them, I couldn't help but smile.
SP Skill: Simply Motionless
Home Screen Voice Lines:
Tuxedos......It's not like you can't move at all, but they limit your range of motion.
I'm not one to take centre stage to begin with. I've never put myself in these shoes, in the most literal sense.
