"Mmh... that should do it."
"I didn't expect you to actually know how to do makeup..." Sajuna muttered softly while looking at herself in the mirror. "Although not as good as Shinju, it's not bad."
Standing next to the vanity, Rin Ito had just finished applying simple makeup on Sajuna. This was a skill he had specifically learned... Back when Kaede and Suzu were little, they secretly played with their mother's makeup and drew massive clown faces on themselves. After that, Rin Ito learned how to apply makeup from online tutorials.
He didn't just do it for them; he taught them too. Once they got the hang of it, Rin Ito stopped doing their makeup.
Using skills learned for them on other girls... does this count as a form of NTR?
On the other side, Shinju, Marin, and Orie all needed makeup. First, Shinju and Orie did Marin's makeup together. Then, Rin Ito and Marin helped Shinju and Orie with theirs. Working together, they quickly finished the necessary looks.
It might not look perfectly natural to the naked eye, but it would appear flawless on camera.
It was getting late. After finishing their makeup and packing their touch-up kits into their suitcases, the group set off for the studio Ryoka had booked in advance.
It wasn't a fancy, high-end studio. After getting off by the roadside and walking down a narrow alley, they found Miss Ryoka already waiting at the entrance, fully made up and dressed in a nun's habit.
"Good morning~ Akira is helping Miyako with her makeup in the dressing room over there. If your makeup is already done, you can head straight over to change."
Ryoka and Akira were their real names, while Miyako was an online handle; her real name was Miyako Honda... Incidentally, Ryoka shared the same surname as Rin Ito, making her full name Ryoka Ito. Akira's real name was Akira Ogata.
"Okay~~~ Juju-sama, let's go together~"
"S-Slow down."
Marin excitedly dragged Sajuna and Shinju toward the dressing room. Shinju was fine, but Sajuna was in agony... Her lingerie was specifically designed to fix and expose those three sensitive points.
The two on her chest weren't a big deal, but the one at her crotch was torture... With the delicate, tender flesh rubbing against the thick pantyhose, merely walking at a normal pace was already pushing her to the limit, not to mention the beads stuffed full inside her ass!
After taking two steps, Marin remembered Shinju's current situation. Although she didn't know about the beads stuffed inside Sajuna's ass, just that set of lingerie alone was enough for her to endure.
Marin shot a glance at the hem of Sajuna's skirt... Hehe, the pantyhose inside Juju-sama's skirt must be completely soaked by now!
...
Marin slowed down to take care of Sajuna, while Rin Ito and Ryoka walked into the studio together.
"...The set is so barren."
Entering the studio, Rin Ito couldn't help but comment.
The studio wasn't actually small. The one Ryoka chose was a 'black box' studio, where the walls and floor were entirely coated in light-absorbing black material.
However, there weren't many props inside. There was only a long table set with medieval-style tableware, along with some chairs. Besides that, there were a few bottles of fake blood placed off to the side.
"Hehe~ Our budget is tight, so this was all we could manage. Originally, I wanted to rent a studio with a church set, but a church background would be too flashy, so I chose the black box instead."
"A place like this truly tests a photographer's skills. Are you confident, Ito-sensei?"
"Of course."
Rin Ito pulled out a notebook and a pencil, pacing around the dining table. He was contemplating what angles to use for the upcoming shoot. Meanwhile, Ryoka, who was originally the photographer, helped set up the lighting, moving fill lights around the table.
Unlike an ordinary white box studio, a black box places high demands on the photographer's lighting and set design. Just as Ryoka said, a place like this requires a much higher level of skill from the photographer.
Although Rin Ito didn't have extensive photography experience, he was extremely well-versed in composition and human anatomy. He imagined the photos he was about to shoot as manga panels.
Frame by frame, scene by scene, with just a few strokes, Rin Ito roughly sketched the images he envisioned onto his notebook.
Not long after, Akira Ogata and Miyako Honda, fully made up and dressed in nun habits, arrived in the studio. Shortly after that, Marin and Shinju arrived, bringing along a Sajuna who didn't dare to walk too fast.
They waited until Miyako Honda and Akira Ogata left the dressing room before they started changing. Just as Marin had thought... let alone Orie's sheer panties, even the thick outer pantyhose showed visible water marks; she was definitely completely soaked through underneath. Fortunately, once she put on the nun's habit, it was completely hidden.
Everyone's outfits were identical: a black, ankle-length, long-sleeved dress, paired with a narrow white collar cape, a black veil, and a cross necklace. That was the entire ensemble.
The biggest difference between them was the color of their wigs... But this was perfectly normal, adhering to the anime tradition of distinguishing characters solely by hairstyle and hair color.
Relying on hair color and style to recognize characters is actually very common, because no matter what character many artists draw, the faces are all identical. It's not that they don't want to rely on facial features, but only the hairstyle and color are actually different.
"First is the most classic scene: the opening shot of The Coffin, where the seven sisters are saying grace before their meal."
Rin Ito waved his notebook. Besides the rough sketches he drew after surveying the site, he had also sketched some iconic scenes from the game beforehand.
"Okay~~~"
Marin was the first to excitedly sit in a chair. The others followed suit, taking their respective seats. Then, following Rin Ito's instructions, they interlaced their fingers, placed their hands in front of them, closed their eyes, and assumed a solemn, praying posture.
"Mmh..."
The pose and composition were very simple, but there was one problem...
Sajuna was too short.
If this were in an anime or manga, the visual representation would probably involve drawing an ahoge and an arrow at the bottom edge of the frame, with the words [Sajuna's head] written above the arrow.
Doing that in manga adds comedic effect, but it wouldn't work for a photo.
If he shot from the classic angle of the game CG, Sajuna would be mostly blocked from view.
After a moment of thought, Rin Ito grabbed a metal storage box from nearby and walked behind Sajuna.
"Sajuna, stand up and sit on this."
"..."
Turning her face to look at the metal box in Rin Ito's hands, Sajuna's shoulders trembled.
Malice! Sajuna felt a deep, profound malice!
This is exactly why I didn't want to participate in a group shoot!!!!
When she cosplayed as a magical girl by herself, it didn't matter at all. Being short and flat-chested was actually an advantage for magical girl cosplays. This was precisely why Sajuna had always stuck to magical girl cosplays and never tried anything else. Although she claimed it was to stay true to the characters, a huge part of the reason was her figure!
She could feel the mockery in Rin Ito's eyes!!!!
What's wrong with being flat-chested!? What's wrong with being short!? Did a short, flat-chested girl eat your rice!???
Facing Sajuna's furious glare, Rin Ito pressed his lips together to hold back a laugh... You didn't eat my rice, but you've certainly eaten plenty of my protein.