Tokyo's Most Affectionate - Chapter 127

Start of the Shoot

Half-holding Ichinose, letting her rest her head on his chest, Kurosawa lowered his head to look at her, feeling a sense of happiness filling his heart.

Perhaps due to being an adolescent girl, her love was pure, naive, and shy, yet it was unmistakably evident and tangible.

This kind of love was genuine, she wasn’t seeking anything in return, it was just a simple liking for the person.

“Okay, let’s continue with the makeup,” Kurosawa gently patted her shoulder, allowing her to hug for a while.

“Yeah, yeah,” Ichinose nodded. With the hug and kiss, her mood was exceptionally good, filled with happiness.

Because it was no longer just holding hands or a peck on the cheek; it was a genuine kiss.

She received Kurosawa’s first kiss and also gave her first kiss to Kurosawa.

After the kiss, Ichinose behaved more obediently. Though she didn’t dare to move recklessly, her feet were swaying, tapping against the sofa.

Despite wearing a mature and sophisticated outfit with a touch of elegant older sister style, her actions were still cute and adorable, after all, she was a genuine JK.

“Done.”

After half an hour of fussing around, Kurosawa finally finished and put away the curling iron.

As the curls were released, Ichinose’s large wavy hair looked even better.

“Take a look.”

Putting the things on the table, Kurosawa picked up a handheld mirror and handed it to her.

Ichinose took it, looked at herself in the mirror, and was momentarily stunned.

In the mirror, she seemed to have suddenly grown several years older. 

Just by looking at her face, she could be considered exceptionally beautiful, with delicate eyebrows and a slightly tired expression, resembling a mature, lazy, elegant, and cold beauty in her twenties.

Her hairstyle, despite not undergoing significant changes, showed meticulous attention to detail under the influence of the curling iron, giving off a sense of carefully crafted design.

In the past, she had no idea what she would look like several years later. But now, she felt like the person in the mirror.

“Wow, Hikaru-kun, your makeup skills are amazing! Even better than Saki-san… Oh, Saki-san is my makeup artist, Katayama Saki.”

Ichinose was amazed and couldn’t help but exclaim.

To be honest, she didn’t have high expectations for Kurosawa’s makeup skills.

But now, she was genuinely amazed. She had never thought that she could look so beautiful.

“I’ve been searching for makeup tutorials online all week and learned from them.”

Kurosawa explained why he knew how to do makeup, making use of the opportunity.

“Hikaru-kun, thank you.”

Realizing how much effort he must have put into this day behind the scenes, Ichinose was deeply moved. She stood up straight and wanted to kiss him.

“Don’t smudge the lipstick.”

However, this time, Kurosawa didn’t let her kiss him and took a step back.

After finally completing the makeup, he didn’t want it ruined by smudging the lipstick and having to do touch-ups.

“If it smudges, I’ll just redo it~”

Seeing him step back, Ichinose opened her arms and coquettishly suggested.

The mature makeup style, coupled with this cute and playful reaction, created a striking contrast.

“Let’s focus on the main task first.”

Seeing that she wasn’t satisfied, Kurosawa took a step forward, lowered his head, and lightly kissed her vibrant lips. After confirming that the makeup wasn’t smudged, he spoke.

“I wonder how Mari-san would react if she saw this.”

Ichinose felt sweet in her heart. She jumped off the sofa, stood up, and turned around with great excitement.

“Although your height may not be sufficient for runway modeling, you have great facial features and a good figure. As a print model, you have great potential.”

Seeing her so excited, Kurosawa timely commented.

In recent days, he not only researched popular makeup trends online but also considered Ichinose’s body and appearance, designing the makeup for her.

In addition, he also investigated the situation of professional models and understood the market.

“Yeah, let’s get started.”

“Do I need to wear shoes?”

“We won’t focus on the feet; let’s take a few shots first.”

Kurosawa had no intention of capturing shots of her feet. 

While foot fetishism was widespread worldwide and considered a popular niche, the clothes he bought for her were not revealing, and he didn’t want to rely on edginess to build her reputation.

To become a professional model, it relied on fame and image; becoming famous solely through edginess wouldn’t last long.

Of course, Kurosawa’s possessiveness was also at play, he didn’t want others to see the sexy side of her.

“Stand over there, I’ll take some test shots to see the effect.”

For the sake of her career, Kurosawa began to enter work mode.

Upon hearing this, Ichinose put on slippers, walked across the carpet, and positioned herself by the wall.

“Choose any pose you like; I’ll find the angles myself.”

The lighting boards were set up before, and this was the first shooting point. Kurosawa picked up the camera and aimed the lens at her.

Entering the shooting point, Ichinose didn’t speak and started striking poses.

Having worked as a print model for over a year, even though it was part-time, she had accumulated rich shooting experience.

As she got ready, Kurosawa started adjusting his position.

“Click! Click!”

Looking through the lens at Ichinose, with her in his sight, Kurosawa noticed that she looked even more beautiful after his makeup work, radiating charm.

Perhaps it was because the makeup was specially designed by him, meeting his preferences from the very beginning.

Wearing a purple lace dress, Ichinose stood by the wall, exuding a beautiful temperament. 

The long dress reached below her knees, revealing only a small portion of her legs. 

The Parisian stockings, like a veil covering half of her face, were intriguing, leaving something to the imagination but drawing more attention.

Humans are peculiar beings; the more they cannot have something, the more they desire it. For example, seeing a glimpse of a leg makes one want to see more.

Similarly, Ichinose, who was supposed to portray youthful vitality and beauty, had her first makeup done in a mature style, exploring this completely different side.

“Umm…”

In this way, after fiddling around with various poses for half an hour, Kurosawa stopped shooting and stood in place, reviewing the photos with a somewhat troubled expression.

“What’s wrong?”

Seeing his concern, Ichinose, wearing black stockings with small feet that couldn’t fill the slippers entirely, walked over.

“The photos are very beautiful, but it feels like something is missing.”

Kurosawa lowered his head, looking at the photos, stealing a glance but not forgetting the task at hand.

“Let me see.” Ichinose leaned in next to him, peeking at the photos as Kurosawa used the camera with his hands.

“Isn’t this super good?”

After looking at several photos, Ichinose thought they were excellent. 

Whether it was the expressions, angles, lighting, atmosphere, or the perfect timing of candid shots, everything was splendid and exceptionally beautiful.

The key point was the fantastic makeup that Kurosawa applied to her. It looked stunning from every angle.

With this kind of finished product, if it were her usual shoots, Mr. Kuraki would probably be satisfied and call it a day.

“Is it because you’re missing high heels?”

Kurosawa, looking at her in slippers, which were a bit loose due to their size, showing off her sexy yet cute feet without any inappropriate thoughts, was genuinely considering the issue.

He wasn’t sure about the specific standards for high-scoring photos required by the system, but according to the system, as long as the mission progress was updated, it would be fine.

Currently, there were five tasks for this dating mission, and not a single task had been accomplished, nor had the progress updated.

【As a photographer, help her take nine high-scoring photos】

【Complete three different styles of makeup】

【Take an intimate photo exclusive to both of you】

【Have her set your photo as her phone wallpaper】

【Make her feel shy three times during the shoot】

In this case, to achieve the first goal, the progress of the makeup task had to be updated first.

Besides, the task of making her feel shy had to be figured out during the shooting process.

“I feel like I should wear high heels because this outfit is mature, but without high heels, it lacks a soul and feels incomplete.”

Ichinose looked down at her feet, wearing a pair of slippers, feeling a bit mismatched.

Without exaggeration, except for the lack of shoes, everything else was exquisite.

“Then let’s go buy them.”

After thinking for a moment, Kurosawa nodded.

“I came wearing high heels.”

Ichinosed immediately mentioned it as soon as she heard his decision.

“Your high-heeled shoes don’t match well with this outfit.”

Kurosawa knew that she had high heels, but he still shook his head.

When they met in the morning, thanks to the newly acquired makeup skills, Kurosawa, from a very professional perspective, carefully examined Ichinose from head to toe, from her hairstyle and eyeliner to her high heels and toenails.

She was wearing high-heeled sandals, which gave off a fresh and comfortable vibe, complementing her clean and beautiful feet. 

However, the combination with black stockings didn’t look very nice.

“Well… Hikaru-kun has bought everything, you just didn’t buy shoes.”

Ichinose realized the issue with the combination. She initially wanted to say something, but after some thought, she gave up, unable to help but sigh.

Originally, she wanted to say that she, as a fashionable girl, understood matching well. However, after the recent makeup session, she found herself still too inexperienced.

“It’s because you didn’t mention your shoe size before.” Kurosawa shrugged.

Actually, he had considered buying shoes before, but when he picked up his phone, he didn’t have the courage to ask, “What’s your shoe size?” It felt a bit creepy.

“Seems like that’s true. I’m a size 36.5.” (1)

Some things were inconvenient to say over the phone, but face to face was different. Ichinose immediately mentioned the oversight.

“Let’s go, let’s go shopping.”

Realizing that a complete makeup look had to pay attention to every detail, Kurosawa decided to take action immediately.

“Hikaru-kun, can I pay for it later?”

Before setting off, Ichinose asked in advance.

Thinking about how Kurosawa had spent who knows how much money for today’s photo shoot, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of indebtedness.

In this situation, what could she do to express her gratitude to Hikaru-kun?

“If the price is reasonable.”

Sometimes, attitude was more important than money, Kurosawa smiled.

In the past, he might have cared a lot about money, would’ve solely focused on making and saving money, and would never excessively spend on a girl.

Even during online dating, he was frugal, to the point that his online girlfriend criticized him for being stingy.

However, since obtaining the system, his mindset changed, especially after recent experiences, such as Ninomiya buying him a piano worth tens of millions, and Sato talking about the income from the martial arts gym, which amounted to at least a billion per year.

Moreover, money was meant to be spent.

With a lovely girl like Ichinose right in front of him, what was wrong with spending money to buy her some gifts?

TL Notes:

1. Size 36.5 is around size 6 US.