{"id":4267,"date":"2025-04-17T18:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/episode-6makeup-artist-in-kyoto\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:56:14","slug":"viw-s1-ep6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/en\/viw-s1-ep6\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6: The Kewaishi of Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_d97cae-f8\">Viw: Whispers and the Beautiful Challenge<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_f1903c-b4, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_f1903c-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_f1903c-b4\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4267_f1903c-b4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_f1903c-b4\">Season 1 \u2013 The First Whisper<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4267_4210ab-ce\">Episode 6: The Kewaishi of Kyoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 1: Naomi on the Shinkansen bound for Kyoto]\" class=\"wp-image-6180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-1-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the window of the Shinkansen, the ridges of mountains drew steadily closer.<br>Morning light was still gentle. A veil of white mist drifted over the river.<br>The frantic breath of the city faded, replaced by something slower\u2014calmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi leaned back into her seat.<br>In her chest, a single name echoed again and again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Kodama Takano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Will meeting him truly change anything?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doubt refused to leave her.<br>But the urgency pressing on her back was stronger.<br>If she didn\u2019t move, everything would end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Kyoto Station, damp air brushed her skin.<br>It carried a denser green than Tokyo, loosening something tight inside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 2: Naomi walking through the streets of Kyoto]\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-2-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Down a narrow lane, townhouses stood in quiet rows.<br>Stones glistened with morning dew.<br>Light slanted through wooden lattices.<br>Birdsong drifted from somewhere unseen, overlapped by the slow toll of a temple bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her steps faltered as a faint scent touched her nose\u2014<br>sandalwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lattice shadows. The droplets sliding from the eaves. The dim passage stretching inward\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-3-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(I know this place\u2026 but how?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her breath caught. Her heart hammered. Sweat pricked her palms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pushed the wooden gate open. Silence unfolded.<br>In the corner of the garden, a round stone lantern shimmered with morning light, glowing like a full moon.<br>The sight sent a chill down her spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 4: The courtyard of Shisui, lantern glowing like a full moon]\" class=\"wp-image-6174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-4-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou must be Naomi-san. Yuuko told me about you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The voice came from within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the shadow, a man emerged\u2014dressed in black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silver-white hair flowed to his shoulders, catching the light behind the paper screen.<br>His eyes cut sharp, as if they pierced through to the depths\u2014yet warmth lingered there too.<br>His body carried strength, not by bulk but by honed resilience.<br>Simply standing, he filled the air with quiet command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 5: Kodama Takano appearing with quiet authority]\" class=\"wp-image-6172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-5-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Takano-san.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name trembled from her lips, d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu crashing through her chest.<br>Reality or vision\u2014she couldn\u2019t tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He bowed lightly, motioning her inside.<br>\u201cPlease. Welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The treatment room held the scent of sandalwood.<br>Soft light filtered through shoji screens, shadows falling across polished wood.<br>At the center stood something startling\u2014<br>a futuristic treatment bed set within a traditional tatami room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet, the fragrance calmed her heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 6: Naomi lying on the futuristic treatment bed]\" class=\"wp-image-6170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-6-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet me touch you for a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His hand reached gently.<br>When his fingertips brushed her cheek, a light pierced through her chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His hand was warm, impossibly soft.<br>Not merely grazing the skin\u2014<br>but reading deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her heartbeat. Her shallow breath.<br>Even the shadow in her spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound receded. Light quivered.<br>The scent of sandalwood sank deeper.<br>The hardness inside her dissolved soundlessly.<br>Her breath trembled. Her vision blurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNaomi-san, you are very tired.<br>Both your skin and your body are near their limit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was neither scolding nor comfort.<br>Simply truth.<br>And the truth pierced her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tears traced down her cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(I\u2026 never realized how exhausted I was\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At last his hand lifted.<br>Naomi pressed a palm to her chest, steadying her breath.<br>A strange lightness spread within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Takano turned to the shelves and returned with a small bundle.<br>Inside\u2014an aluminum bottle with fine powder sealed in a pouch,<br>and a glass jar with a special cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 7: An aluminum container and cream jar in the Shisui treatment room]\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-7-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis powder\u2026 interesting stuff. It can be used as a supplement ingredient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He handed it to her briefly.<br>Then lifted the jar, smiling softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd this cream\u2014it\u2019s special.<br>Please, try it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His warmth pressed against her hesitation. She accepted it, wordless.<br>She opened her mouth to thank him\u2014but no words came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before she could find them, Takano had already turned, walking away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His back was straight, quiet, unshakable.<br>A presence of stillness\u2014yet human warmth too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-8-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 8: Kodama Takano walking away in silence]\" class=\"wp-image-6166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-8-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-8-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-8-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep6-8-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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