The Nonfiction That Only You Know

Chapter 33

Original Author: ひのはら (Hinohara)
Date Submitted to Kakuyomu: 2021/06/25

After school on the rooftop where few people visit.
It was rumored that place was the stomping ground for a girl wearing a mask with long bangs covering half her face.

Her skirt was long and her long hair was braided.
Everyone spread rumors of that girl being a ghost.

No one knew her.
Not her school year or her name.

Mii fell in love with that girl.

The first time Mii saw her, she mistook her for a ghost and approached her.

Back then, she wasn't getting along with her roommate and didn't want to surrender that cozy place to a ghost.

However, when she got a closer look, that girl wasn't a ghost. All her words were so kind that Mii gradually became drawn to her.

She extended a helping hand back when Mii didn't get along with her roommate.
She tried to rescue a cat that climbed up a tree and couldn't get back down.

Mii truly loved her altruistic nature and kindness.

It was like Mii had the girl rumored to be a ghost that no one knew to herself. Honestly, it felt pleasant.　

Once a week with no set day.
At that time, Mii truly looked forward to when she could meet that girl.

It has already been six years since then, but Mii has never once forgotten her.
Mii's heart has never forgotten her love for Chiho.

While scrolling on her smartphone, she feels her fingers stinging and reflexively grimaces.

"Ouch..."

The pain comes with her job so there's no helping it, but she can't seem to get used to this.

She takes out hand cream from her pouch and applies it evenly over her hands. The lavender scent tickles her nostrils.

This brand is a little bit expensive, but since she is a working adult now, she decided to treat herself.

Her friends also commented about how nice it smelled and she likes it so much that she bought it several times now.

It has been two years since she graduated from trade school and started working at a beauty salon as an assistant.

She's starting to reach the limit of her skills little by little. Recently, she struggled when learning the technique for coloring hair in a gradient.
One large yawn breaks out. She fell asleep after midnight last night and she has accumulated several days' worth of fatigue from work.

"So sleepy..."

As an assistant, or an apprentice hairstylist, she'll become a full-fledged stylist after about 3 years of learning and she'll be able to handle customers alone.

Until then, she's just a low-ranked employee assisting her seniors and absorbing their skills.
But more than any of that, her job is doing all the chores.

Naturally, she's busy every day starting from early in the morning.
There are barely any breaks and she has to keep on learning.

That's why in the short breaks she has, Mii checks on Isuzu Minami's social media. Even now, Mii still supports her.

"Her blog has an update..."

Clicking on the URL, she gets taken to a page announcing a variety show that will be broadcast tomorrow and introducing the snacks that Minami has taken a liking to recently.

In the selfie included on the page, Minami is as cute as ever and Mii feels herself getting healed.

Lately, hardly a day goes by when Mii doesn't see Minami on TV in the break room.

Minami has really expanded her activities, such as being the assistant MC for the variety show she's appearing in tomorrow.　

"She truly is amazing..."

It has been about six years since that incident.
Love Mill was bashed by the public so much that they were forced to suspend activities.

Even after the group made its comeback, the bashing did not stop. Under such harsh conditions, Minami took the lead and did her best.

The group already had excellent singing, but they must have also worked hard on their dancing during the hiatus.

Their sharp dance moves and perfectly coordinated performances were enough to win back the fans that drifted apart from them.　

Above all, the number one reason for their successful comeback is that Minami, the face of the group, not only kept doing commercials but also achieved results in acting and various other fields.

"...She's so cool."

She has both incredible talents as a performer and cute looks.
After her good personality was shown on variety shows, the public's perception gradually began to change.

People began to look at Love Mill favorably, saying things like, "Well, if it's the group that Isuzu Minami belongs to..."

As if inspired by Minami, the other members of the group improved their skills remarkably and expanded their activities to include things like radio and variety shows.

For a time, Mii was anxious about what would happen to them but the girls have returned to the stage as national idols once again.

As for the origin of all the uproar, Yotsuya Rumi, Mii has heard through the grapevine that she has become an adult video actress.

Perhaps that's what they call the right person for the job since she seems to be quite popular.

"Mii-chan, are you checking up on Isuzu Minami-chan again?"

Mii looks up in surprise since she thought she was the only one in the break room.

The senior stylist peeks at Mii's phone to tease her.

She looks as beautiful as a performer and in addition to her looks, she has a way with words that always leaves their customers happy.

Above all, she has received many nominations because of her skill. She is the senior that Mii admires.

"She's unbelievably cute. I admire her."
"I think Mii-chan is cute too though."
"Hearing that from you makes me nervous, Yura-san, so please cut that out."

After Mii says that jokingly, Yura laughs.
This woman who is three years older than Mii truly is beautiful. Yura is such a lovely woman that just a smile from her would immediately brighten up the surrounding area.

However, according to her, she has never been involved in the entertainment industry.
Even in front of a beauty of this seldomly-seen level, Mii's heart does not sway.

It's true that Mii admires her, but that has never developed into any romantic feelings.

This is because ever since that time, Mii's heart has been captivated by Chiho.