The Nonfiction That Only You Know

Chapter 34

Original Author: ひのはら (Hinohara)
Date Submitted to Kakuyomu: 2021/06/26

Back in her high school days, when it came to lipstick, she wore red, pink, and other cute colors.

She used to wear only her favorite colors for eyeshadow and blush, but that's no longer the case.

Now, Mii coordinates her whole look, considering things like what color lipstick would go with her eyeshadow, prioritizing harmony.

Instead of trying to look mature, she wears clothes and hairstyles matching her age.
Instead of changing her image, Mii seeks to bring out the utmost of her current charms.

That's not just true for Mii.
Isuzu Minami, who she supports, has also grown up quite a bit in the last six years.

Her hair is a light brown color, giving her an even more elegant and mature look.

At 23 years old, Minami has become such a beautiful woman that Mii almost feels intimidated holding her hand even at handshake events.

Her double eyelids really stand out.
Mii truly loves Isuzu Minami, the idol.

Like always, when Mii reaches her hands out, Minami squeezes them firmly without putting in too much force.
At that moment, Minami looks somewhat worried.

"Saki-chan, haven't your hands gotten rough...?"
"Yes. Seems that's the occupational hazard of being a hairstylist."
"I see..."

Minami gently warms Mii's hands by wrapping her own around them, perhaps out of concern.
However, that warmth lasts for only a moment. They separate after reaching the time limit.

"See you next time."

Minami cutely waves at her while seeing her off and Mii waves back in the same way.

The happiness she feels in this brief amount of time encourages her to do her best again tomorrow.

After leaving the venue of the handshake event, Mii came to a multi-story building with many fashion brands.

She likes to buy cute clothes, but if anyone were to ask if she wants to buy any now, she wouldn't be able to give a clear answer.
Due to her line of work, she has to look pretty in front of customers.

Since a hairstylist's job is to make people beautiful, if the hairstylist has no confidence in their own beauty, they must pay close attention to what they wear.

After much deliberation, she buys two pairs of lower garments and a light shirt that seems easy to wear before leaving the store.

While waiting for the train home on the station platform, a large billboard comes into view.

"Amazing..."

It seems to be an advertisement for a smartphone app to be released soon and in the center of it is Minami, smiling cutely.

With all these accomplishments she has been piling up, Minami has now become an idol that many women admire.

As soon as they knew Minami's favorite cosmetics, even the expensive ones would disappear from storefronts for a while.

Therefore, even if Mii wanted to buy the same things as Minami, that has become difficult.

As an idol and as a performer.
It feels like Minami is gradually drifting further away.

Mii first noticed that her own family is different from ordinary families when she was a child.
Compared to the other houses around the area, theirs was larger and they never experienced any financial difficulties.