The Nonfiction That Only You Know

Chapter 44

Original Author: ひのはら (Hinohara)
Date Submitted to Kakuyomu: 2021/07/04

One of Chiho's small joys in life is visiting the beauty salon once a month.
Every month, she gets her hair colored and cut by a hairstylist named Touya, who has been doing this for her since her high school days.

He is extremely popular thanks to his excellent haircuts and is said to be the go-to stylist for celebrities, so it is quite difficult to reserve an appointment with him.

There are many customers who have fallen for his skills and Chiho is one of them.

After reaching the end of a complicated route, Chiho finally arrives at the beauty salon.
Touya has just moved to this beauty salon the other day.

Perhaps the owner of this salon poached him because of his talent.
His talent is why Chiho pursued him all the way to his new place of employment.

Not caring about the closed sign, she opens the door.
The appointment she reserved is after their closing time.

"Welcome, Minami-san."

Despite initial impressions from seeing his flashy bleached white hair, he is really gentle when giving haircuts and coloring hair.

He's such a standout stylist that Chiho still hasn't forgotten how impressed she was when he cut her hair for the first time.

"Did you get lost on your way here?"
"The nearest station hasn't changed, so it was fine."
"Thank you very much for going through the trouble."

When a stylist is as good as he is, customers follow him when he changes salons.

Since the store has closed, the only other customer besides Chiho is a salon model.

While the rest of the staff is cleaning up, Chiho gets her hair cut.

With her haircut done, next comes the coloring. Since Chiho dyes her hair the same color every month, they quickly finish their discussion and he applies the coloring agent.

"I wonder if my former manager will hold a grudge against me now that even Minami-san has changed salons~."
"Why did you move?"
"I owe a lot to the owner of this salon. That's why when they invited me here, I wanted to go with them. In the end, we need to cherish our connections."

People are beings of emotions, so as Touya says, personal relationships must be treasured.

Whether it's the entertainment industry or the rest of society, that remains a constant.
People will not open up their hearts to those who do not show sincerity.

Personal relationships are like mirrors, so to speak. It's only when people value others that they can expect the same favor to be returned.

After a while, Touya returns. Then, after checking the roots of Chiho's hair, he voices his approval.

"Yup, it's been nicely dyed. Next, let's go to the shampoo table."

At this time, Chiho notices that most of the staff have left and the whole store is quiet.

After she lies down on the shampoo table, Touya places a towel on her to cover her eyes.

"We'll begin with a rinse."

The water from the nozzle is just the right temperature and as it touches Chiho's head, she gradually gets enveloped in a warm and comfortable feeling.

She might fall asleep if she isn't careful.

The voice of a woman jolts Chiho from her half-slumber.

"Excuse me, there's a phone call for you, Touya-san..."
"Ah-... Seriously? Sorry, but can you shampoo this customer for me?"
"No problem."
"I'm sorry to ask this of you when you're just about to leave."