Chapter 47: Beauty Contest PV Filming [side Yukari Tomonaga]
The crepe was so delicious.
Even after a whole night, I can't stop thinking about it.
Whipped cream... it's the forbidden fruit, the thing that drives me crazy.
No wonder my figure is the way it is... gulp, it's only natural after eating stuff like that every day.
In class, I report to Osada-san that yesterday I finished the documentary's weigh-in and cleared my goal of 50kg.
Osada: "Alright! Well done! Today's the last day of filming, right? Okay, now make sure you keep it that way, okay? If you immediately rebound by eating crepes again, I won't forgive you!"
"Yes!"
She immediately guessed I had a crepe yesterday, but I played dumb!
Osada-san is scary—she says it jokingly, but there's a real edge to it.
She seems like the type who'd stub out a lit cigarette on you!
Osada: "But Yukaricchi, you're really cutting it close, huh? There's still exactly one week until the culture festival, so it's still diet and exercise until then, okay?"
I nod. This is pretty much my limit, and if I drink enough fluids, I don't think I'll drop below 50.
So, I explained that to keep my current state, I'd keep up the exercise and some restrictions, but right before the festival, I'd need another push with strict restriction and water cut.
Osada: "Okay, got it. Weren't you going to the salon and the spa for today's shoot? Then let's get your beauty contest PV filmed too. Stop by the classroom before and after the film club, okay?"
For the beauty contest, on the first day of the culture festival, at noon, everyone gets to introduce themselves in costume at the courtyard event venue, and everyone's three-minute PV, filmed at the special corner, gets played on loop.
Then on the second day, at the main event, after the date outfit check at the event venue, the final judging is done in school uniforms, and Miss Hokusho and Miss Year are announced.
Since the CM effect is strong, the PVs are usually shot in either your class's event outfit or your club uniform.
Depending on the person, some used cosplay from their hobbies, their part-time uniforms, or regular clothes or dresses.
I'll be shooting my PV in a maid outfit, all done up after the salon and the spa. It's a very Osada-san kind of calculated plan.
"So until then, go hide out again, okay?" she said.
Well, I don't have the energy or willpower to stand out anyway...
After school
As soon as class ends, I head out with the two film club members to the spa and the salon.
They told me the film club is covering the cost. Same as the dress yesterday.
Turns out, one of the film club member's sisters works at this spa.
I thought I'd taken care of my skin, but as I got a massage and had this amazing-smelling oil rubbed in, it felt so good—it was like heaven.
While sipping herbal tea, I got my legs massaged, then almost stark naked, I got a full-body massage and tightening. The rapid diet made my skin a little loose, so this helps with firmness.
I don't even know what's happening anymore... heaven...
Once the blissful spa was over, we headed to the local salon.
This place, too, is staffed by a film club member's older sister.
Since I can't have my hair stand out, I haven't really taken care of it.
The older sister trimmed the ends a bit to even them out, then made it all shiny and smooth.
When I finally saw myself in the mirror, I was shocked! After the spa and now this, my hair was so shiny and sparkly! I know it sounds conceited, but the girl in the mirror was super cute!
The two who came with me as escorts were blown away!
With this, I'll be fine for the last photo shoot and the PV!
I'm feeling super confident now!
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Back at school, I didn't want to mess up my newly finished, shiny hair, so I skipped the wig and just put on a mask before heading into the classroom.
Osada: "Oh, Yukaricchi! Good work! ...Let's see it already?"
I take off my mask and, for the first time in a while, show my bare face in the classroom.
Well? Is it weird?
Oooooo?!
The boys are sent out of the room, and only the girls get to see.
The second-tier girls who used to make fun of me, and the introvert girls who probably thought they were on my level, are all staring in envy.
Even the girl who was called the class beauty looks totally shocked.
I managed to get a little payback!
Osada: "Even better than I imagined! Nice job, Yukaricchi! This girl will do your makeup!"
Top clique girl: "Whoa! What great raw material! Since we're filming, I'll glam you up a bit, okay?"
The girl from the top clique wants to be a makeup artist, so she's been studying for it.
With practiced hands, she preps my skin, puts on foundation, and carefully adds contour around my face.
While letting that settle, they almost strip me down to nothing and get me into the maid outfit.
The maid outfit is meant to be reused, but mine is custom—Osada-san went all out. It's so sparkly! There are accents on the sleeves and collar, and it's super cute!
They cinch it to my absolute limit and dress me up.
Ugh! So tight.
It doesn't hide my figure at all—it's a slim cut that's going to show the shape and size of my chest, with fluffy sleeves and collar. It's so cute—does something this cute even suit me?
They even prepared cute shoes for me.
Hau...
Eee...
My classmates all looked at me with sighs of admiration at the finished me.
The boys are called back in, but under strict orders to keep silent.
Osada: "Listen up! No talking about this outside! Yukaricchi is our secret weapon! If rumors get out, I'll track down whoever leaked it! Just one week, okay? After that, we'll show off our ultra-gorgeous Yukaricchi to the whole school, totally unleashed!"
Ultra-gorgeous girl?! So embarrassing!
Just the sound of it is mortifying!
Oooooo?!
The class's morale is sky-high.
Even though I couldn't help out with anything for the class, everyone praised and accepted me! I've got to contribute to the class with the beauty contest and the PV too!
Everyone in the class cleared the way for me, and I walked down the hall to the home economics room like a model from a video.
I'd actually practiced this walk after Osada-san told me to a while back.
After all that running, I'm pretty confident in my core strength.
Then, in the home economics room, I joined the other maids, whipped up cream, sliced fruit with a knife, rolled crepes, got filmed, then for the final shot, I tried to feed the crepe to the camera, but ended up eating it myself! I gave a mischievous smile and popped out of frame!
We shot three versions, just in case! Which to use or how to edit, we'll decide after we see them.
That ended up taking quite a while.
Also, the PV turned out super sweet—whose idea was that, I wonder?
When I asked offhand,
Osada: "...It was me!!"
Osada-san turned bright red and looked down, and it was so cute it surprised me!
Carefully, I took off the maid outfit, handed it to the girls, and left the home economics room.
Now, onward to the film club's documentary, crank up!