{"id":4281,"date":"2025-04-17T18:56:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/episode-12beautiful-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:45:21","slug":"viw-s1-ep12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/en\/viw-s1-ep12\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 12: The Name of Viw"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48\"]{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-heading4281_777ca0-48 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48\"] 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-heading4281_777ca0-48 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_777ca0-48\">Viw: Whispers and the Beautiful Challenge<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_1a6ecc-e1, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_1a6ecc-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_1a6ecc-e1\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4281_1a6ecc-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_1a6ecc-e1\">Season 1 \u2013 The First Whisper<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a\"] 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-heading4281_f2e91d-1a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4281_f2e91d-1a\">Episode 12: The Name of Viw<\/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-ep12-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 1: Naomi sending a message to Takano Kodama]\" class=\"wp-image-6291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-1-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The morning after the exhibition.<br>Contracts signed, a stack of business cards\u2014clear proof of success.<br>And yet, what filled Naomi\u2019s chest was not numbers, but the echo of applause.<br>The voice that had said, \u201cThis is real.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi lifted her phone.<br>She typed a message to Takano Kodama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday\u2019s exhibition was a great success.<br>I\u2019m so happy.<br>Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pressed send.<br>In her mind, his figure surfaced\u2014the sensation of his hands during the treatment in Kyoto, the quiet warmth.<br>It flowed into the memory of the cream.<br>Since she had begun using it, her skin had changed.<br>It was more than skincare. It had become her anchor.<\/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-ep12-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 2: Takano Kodama's portrayal of Naomi's inner world]\" class=\"wp-image-6293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-2-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(I have to tell him.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her fingers moved again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd that cream\u2026 it\u2019s incredible.<br>Every day it lifts me. My skin feels alive again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moments later, his reply appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to hear the Viw Cream is working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cViw\u2026 Cream?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi froze.<br>So the cream had a name.<br>The same word that had haunted her since that first, strange message.<\/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-ep12-3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 3: Naomi startled by Takano\u2019s reply]\" class=\"wp-image-6295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She typed back quickly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce, I received a strange message. It also said \u2018Viw\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seconds later, her phone rang.<br>Takano\u2019s voice flowed through the speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, so you were one of the few. That is a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was sent out by our group of Kewaishi\u2014we call ourselves KY4.<br>But the samples were so limited we could only reach a handful of people.<br>You must have been one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi fell silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the whisper of Viw.<br>Beauty lies within you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mysterious words\u2014his hand had been behind them.<\/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-ep12-4-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 4: Takano speaking on the phone from his Kyoto atelier]\" class=\"wp-image-6297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-4-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cViw,\u201d he continued, \u201ccomes from viwa\u2014loquat.<br>It is the name of a spirit.<br>The loquat carries many spirits that awaken the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His tone was calm, unwavering.<br>The boundary between science and myth dissolved in his words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cViw is the voice of life.<br>It brings back the voice that already resides in the skin.<br>That is why it is not merely a cream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after the call ended, the words lingered.<br>The voice of life.<br>Yes\u2014the very thing she had felt every time she touched the jar.<\/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-ep12-5-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-5-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-5-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-5-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-5-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-5-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the sink, Naomi opened the lid.<br>Sandalwood drifted softly into the air.<br>She touched a small amount to her cheek.<br>Cool at first, then warm, sinking deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day by day, she felt the change.<br>Her skin tightened, her outline sharpened.<br>But it was more than the surface.<br>Each time, she felt protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A smile spread in the mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis cream\u2026 it\u2019s extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had become a quiet part of her life.<\/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-ep12-6-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 6: Naomi delighted by the cream\u2019s effect]\" class=\"wp-image-6301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-6-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in the living room, Kenichi sat on the sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFeeling better?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, little by little.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He studied her face, eyes narrowing.<\/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-ep12-7-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"[Illustration 7: Kenichi complimenting Naomi\u2019s skin]\" class=\"wp-image-6303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-7-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStrange. You\u2019ve been so busy\u2026 but your skin looks younger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The words startled her. Warmth rose in her chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Even from outside, it shows\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It confirmed what she already knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laughter spilled from the children\u2019s room.<br>Naomi sat beside Kenichi, smiling softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(This is happiness. What more could I need?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet\u2014<br>beneath the joy stirred a quiet unease.<br>She could not name it.<br>Only that something vast, hidden, pulsed there.<br>As much awe as fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She looked out the window.<br>The silver moon hung full above the city.<br>Its light deepened the tremor in her chest.<\/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-ep12-8-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-8-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-8-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-8-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beauty-saga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/reviw-s1-ep12-8-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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