Chapter 177 Image Of An Idol
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”When you enter this door, there are restrooms and a shower room. You can also change clothes there, so please change into this treatment outfit.”
”Got it.”
Bang.
After receiving the outfit from Haruto, she quickly disappeared through the door.
Her attitude wasn’t exactly polite, but Haruto didn’t mind.
In his experience, that kind of behavior was just part of the idol package.
(Still… making such a serious decision at seventeen… Wait. Seventeen?)
The thought froze him for a moment.
Was it even legal to appear in those kinds of productions at that age?
But it wasn’t something Haruto could question directly—not when he was about to provide treatment to a teenage girl…
Click.
”I’m ready.”
”Alright, please have a seat on the treatment table. A little to the right… Yes, right there.”
He guided her to sit precisely where he needed her—where the angle of the security camera would capture everything clearly, just as he’d planned.
Then, casually, he asked the question that had been on his mind.
”By the way… You mentioned you were seventeen. Is that… okay, in terms of the job?”
”Ah… that.”
According to Yuna, she was scheduled to meet with the production company tomorrow to finalize a contract.
Even if things were settled then, the actual project wouldn’t start for several more months.
It wasn’t about her personal circumstances or even her age—it came down to legal timing.
She’d be eighteen by the time anything serious began, so there wouldn’t be any issues.
”Being an idol really is tough, huh?”
”W-well, more importantly… about the payment for today…”
”Payment?”
”Um… Please don’t charge my manager! I’ll pay for it myself. I promise!”
”Is something wrong?”
”It’s not that… I just don’t want to cause trouble for anyone anymore.”
She had seemed like the typical sassy idol, but there was something unexpectedly sincere in her voice.
And Haruto… didn’t dislike that kind of honesty.
”…This time, the fee’s on the house.”
”Huh!?”
”In return, if you ever come across someone like yourself in the industry, I’d appreciate it if you introduced them to our clinic.”
”…Oh. I thought you meant something else.”
”This is just a regular clinic, Yuna-san. The cost of treatment isn’t that much.”
”What!? If you can actually fix this kind of injury, there are people who’d pay hundreds of thousands… even more!”
”That’s not really my goal. How should I put it… I don’t want to become too famous.”
”Wouldn’t it be more profitable if you were?”
”Sure, maybe. But doesn’t fame come with problems too? Haven’t you dealt with your fair share?”
”Well… yeah. So many. I can’t go out in public easily, I have to smile around people who make my skin crawl, attend dinners I don’t want to, and then there’s that political guy…”
The complaints kept flowing.
Everything Haruto had imagined about the dark side of fame turned out to be painfully real.
”W-well then, shall we begin the treatment?”
”…O-okay.”
”I’ll check your upper body first. I’ll remove the treatment top now, alright?”
”…Yes.”
The quiet rip of fasteners echoed in the room.
Haruto gently removed the top portion of the outfit.
Suppressing his curiosity, he remained behind her the entire time, focused on his work.
”I’ll start with your neck, then move to your shoulders, arms, and back.”
”…Alright.”
It was natural to be nervous.
Even from behind, he could see her ears were slightly red—proof enough of her unease.
(I’ll keep my focus on her back for now. Let her settle down first.)
He began at the base of her neck, slowly moving to her shoulders.
No issues found.
He checked her left arm, then the right, tracing carefully from shoulder to hand.
Still nothing unusual.
His fingers continued along her back, from her shoulder blades down to her waist.
Again, no abnormal signs.
Even with his special ability, Yuna’s body appeared completely normal.
But that didn’t mean nothing was wrong.
Just like with a car—if the frame is slightly misaligned but doesn’t interfere with driving, it won’t be flagged as a problem.
It’s the same for the human body.
No one is perfectly symmetrical. Minor shifts usually go unnoticed.
However, Haruto’s gift had evolved.
He could now perceive faint neural signals deep within the body.
If he observed patiently, he was confident he could find the source of any hidden imbalance.
(As I thought… no abnormal signs using the ability. But her spine and pelvis… they’re subtly tilted to the right.)
Notes:
• Yuna – Female. A famous idol. She has well-defined features and is described as idol-like in appearance. She is a member of a popular idol group known for intense dance and singing performances. She is considering an AV job, which is unusual for a current popular idol. Her relationship with Haruto is that of a customer seeking assistance.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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