Shortly after, the lovely jeweller helped choose the rings I wanted to buy, each a different gemstone for the girls and a special inscription for the goddess ring in a language and ssage only they would understand.
I paid the extensive fee due to having their jewellers work extra hard to finish the rings and engravents within twenty minutes, only to realise ti was getting short...
Thank god the Mucci manager was there as the cute woman's shift ended as she worked on the additional service and would deliver half the order to my address and the rings for Aki and Anastasia to their apartnt next door.
Sohow, I felt they would lock in the apartnt and never let go if I handed them in person...
They were both a little crazy recently—well, Aphrodite was always clingy and strange, while Eternium looked up to her the most and followed her around...
So let's dodge the bullet for now and buy so stuff for !
Hahaha.
***
Standing on the fourth floor of the departnt store, I found the n's section aftershave stores with brands I had never heard of and prices that would make faint in the past.
There was a high-class barber and massage shop with fancy windows and mirrors.
I couldn't believe they could trim bears and sideburns with those sharp blades so quickly without any nicks or wounds.
"What do I want...?"
It was the most simple question, but in my heart and mind, there was nothing but emptiness and silence.
Did I lack any true desires other than won, wine and sex?
I stood in the bustling complex with hundreds of handso n, so wearing premium and designer sportswear, others in suits—even the ugly and slightly obese, rich n looked very appealing after visiting the barber and getting a nice suit.
Maybe I really looked like a poor country bumpkin right now...
The feeling made feel like the Rai from two months ago, and I couldn't stand it... I wanted to change how I felt both inside and outside.
So I entered a flashy and expensive-looking salon filled with beautiful won and K-drama-like n and won sitting on the chairs.
A young woman with bubbling pink hair in a bob, her makeup was unique with curled eyeliner and shiny lipgloss with patterns of silver.
"Good afternoon. Are you here for an appointnt or to book one?"
The voice was very appealing like she was an actress making sure the custor felt welcod and special.
I appreciated this feeling right now when my motivation and self-esteem seed to dip.
"How long would the waiting list be?" Because this place was busy and very elegant inside, I assud there would be a long waiting list, so the barber was looking more like the best bet right now.
"Hmmmm....." She tapped her chin and began to twirl the steel rod in her fingers, which she used to write on the tablet on the desk.
"If you really want to see soone, there is the special course, but that starts at $1,000 minimum plus the stylist's fee."
I thought to myself as my ssy hair seed to have grown rapidly, whether because of the dungeon or due to my race—it was now down to my shoulders again...
At this point, I had already spent just under $200,000, so what was spending so extra?
"Do you, by chance, do makeovers? I honestly have no idea about style, and money isn't an issue right now..."
The young woman gave a brilliant smile and twisted the large black screen towards .
I felt like the atmosphere felt like it beca warm and welcoming as she showed various stylists and a few of their portfolios.
The list was huge, with nas like Lenz Brama, Darren Jones, Liu Ming, and Sarah Fenos, many stylists ranging from those from the empire, the federation and even the frozen republic to the east. It was amazing that for the extra pay, they would co to work within ten minutes of a booking.
There was one na, though...
A more mature woman who looked to be in her mid-thirties or early forties, the na was Midori Shimizu.
For so reason, she felt similar to , her small face and idol-level beauty now maturing into a ripe adult woman along with her luscious, glossy black hair in princess style with curled bangs and perfect box fringe.
Sohow... she looked like a more mature version of the girl who has been on my mind for the longest ti since we t.
Kana.
So I took the plunge.
Even though her cost was roughly double most of the others, I put that down to skill and her professionalism, as her clients were mostly stars and Asian idols.
"May I ask to book a complete makeover with Miss Midori Shimizu?"
I got a strange look from the young girl, who smiled, seeming to take a mont before confirming the cost with .
"That would be $9,200, and adding the complete makeover and any requests, the total cos to $15,900. Is that okay, sir?"
Without any complaints, I took out my phone, entered the passcode for large transactions, and nodded.
"If she can help feel new and look good, it's more than worth it."
Ding!
I swiped my phone and downloaded the app. When prompted, it had nad and a cool interface.
Rai Shibuya (Diamond mber) - Destiny Salon
"Okay, currently, Midori isn't here, but the app will tell you her current estimate arrival and feel free to add any comnts in there before you et to give her a rough idea of what you want."
The girl then guided to a comfy lounge on the second floor with a very trendy design and layout as she gave a bow and went to make a coffee.
"Now then..."
Listening to her advice, I found an image now flashing on my app showing the eta in gold letters and counting down, and once I clicked, a nicely styled page opened with the information and portfolio of Midori while the box she ntioned was currently open in what seed to be a live chat.
Thinking it was polite to greet her and give a small ssage so she had almost complete freedom, I typed in the box and clicked send.
∟ Greetings, I am Shibuya Rai.
Thank you for seeing on such short notice.
I will leave the creative changes and look to you. I only hope to keep my natural colour if possible.
I look forward to eting you, Miss Shimizu.
Once I finished typing my ssage, I left my phone on the side table. It was a vintage style and seed to be hovering due to an amusing optical illusion.
While waiting, I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes, waiting for the coffee and Midori to arrive.
Honestly, just taking this step was enough for to feel a sense of ease.
Sohow, I didn't brood on those feelings, and even without Eternia, Lupera or Asteria nagging and supporting , I pulled through them alone.
I felt a sense of pride even if, to others, this might seem small.
For , it was a great step forward to becoming normal and not lingering on my dark and lonely thoughts.
"Dear custor, here is your coffee. If you need anything, please just press that black button on the screen, and I will be in contact with you in monts."
Her voice was very cheerful, like a ray of morning light. Her voice could make the room seem filled with sunshine and joy. I smiled before waving at her as she vanished down the wide stairs with a red fence.
***
Did it take ten minutes or maybe less? I wasn't quite sure.
As a beautiful woman in a stylish dress with a sweetheart's neck and over-the-shoulder straps, Midori Shimizu looked nothing like a mature woman but a beautiful fairy from the land of magic.
"Sorry for the wait. You didn't respond, so I worried quite a lot, Mister Shibuya!"
Her tone was a mixture of jovial jesting and the gentle warmth of a mature mother's voice as her black heels tapped along the checkered carpet before she sat on the sofa beside and began to observe and jot down things in her small black digital notepad.
"Mmmm... such good materials, a lovely coat of thick blond hair, single crown... Eyebrows need a little work and shaping... the lips are thick and rather beautiful, maybe so work here."
I listened to her muttering with a deeper voice than before.
It felt like this might be her real voice as it was quite similar to Kana, but I wasn't sure, rather feeling more like a hunch right now.
"Do you have any allergies?" Her question ca out of nowhere, and my lips answered like a conditioned reflex when speaking to my mother.
"None!"
"Do you dislike the idea of using moisturiser and other products in the future to maintain your look?"
"Nope, sounds interesting!"
"Good... Very honest, cute and seems willing to try anything."
Suddenly, she stood up close to her digital pad and looked at with the warst smile I rembered for the past year.
"Co on then. Since you are really going to let play to my heart's content, let make you the most dangerous and wild heartthrob the planet has ever seen, fufu. I love making handso young n even more sexy."
This really felt like Kana... the way she was being competitive with even herself. This thought so preoccupied as I walked past that I whispered, "Just like Kana..."
Only for her to tap my shoulder, her eyes and face completely different, a lovely smile and enchanting eyes. "Oh my, you know my little Kana?"
It was at that mont I rembered that Kana had kind of run away from ho to work for my company and join the gang...
Or rather, was her mother a forr gang mber? There seed to be a tattoo on her back, but I didn't see it well.
Maybe... my loose mouth just landed in trouble...
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