172. Women of Landa (1)
“Well····. He’s doing pretty well.”
angel’s house. Waiting room and lounge. said Miss Coco.
She was teaching Oliver how to make-up, wearing loose-fitting cotton pants and a white shirt.
“Now that the foundation cream is applied, we move on to the next step.”
Coco said as she held out a bottle with the words “Tone Up Cream” on it.
Oliver asked, looking at the cream tin.
“What is that?”
“It makes the skin brighter and cleaner. It’s a subtle difference, but the skin’s value is determined by the subtlety.”
“Did I just put it on?”
“It’s the groundwork to get into the basics. I asked you to teach me, so I will teach you, will you keep holding on to the tail and drooping? Or will you learn by moving your hands?”
Oliver immediately apologized for that, and took a bucket of cream as Coco told him to apply to the woman in front of him.
The woman in front of me is an employee of the angel’s house here, and she became a practice partner for Oliver, who will learn makeup techniques.
I kept raising the corners of my lips to see if something was funny before.
“Apply gently. softly. Didn’t you learn to be gentle with women?”
“It’s the first I’ve heard of it.”
Oliver spoke with sincerity, but for some reason the women around him only giggled.
“Can I ask why everyone is looking here?”
“I do not know? This is the staff lounge and waiting room, so you don’t have anywhere to go? Maybe it’s because it’s exciting.”
“What?”
“A man is seriously learning makeup while being scolded by a woman… Because you have to do it right!”
Coco screams in a playful voice.
Oliver carefully applied a tone-up cream to match the shouting sound.
Seeing this, the women around them groaned once again.
I didn’t know how this happened.
The decision to accept Jane’s request and take charge of the bodyguard was a natural progression.
But didn’t you suddenly tell me to learn security etiquette?
‘Because a place is a place, you need to learn the etiquette there. The bodyguards also represent the dignity and status of the employee. I’ll teach you with attributes quickly.’
To be honest, Oliver didn’t want to go that far, so he decided to turn it down.
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Now that I know there’s an auction, I wonder if I can get into it another way. Then, Coco urgently proposed.‘If you learn it, it will be useful later. I trade. deal····. Let me know if you want anything else. I’ll give you anything I can give you.’
Oliver thought about it, and asked him to teach him how to make-up. To be precise, the makeup technique for camouflage.
In the puppeteer Glip’s journal, it was said that it was essential to disguise the corpse doll, but there was a limit to learning only the letters written without actual skills.
So I said it just in case, but to my surprise, Coco readily accepted it. I mean, it’s special.
“It’s all over.”
After applying the tone-up cream, Oliver said. Miss Coco checked and opened her mouth.
“It’s great. He’s talented. How about going out this way? Just in time, we need a makeup technician here.”
“I want to learn camouflage rather than makeup.”
“Whether it’s makeup or stomach, it’s there. It deceives others by deceiving them.”
“Then, I want to learn more. What can I do next?”
“You have to put on a cover. Open the wide barrel there… Yes, it is. Tap and apply only once. like this Even thinly.”
tock. tock. tock.
Oliver patted the cosmetic between powder and liquid as Coco instructed.
“Are you sick?”
“no.”
The woman opposite the practice station answered with a smile.
“Come on, have you become more white?”
“Well····. I do not know?”
“How am I supposed to tell a woman?”
“pretty.”
“It’s great. Don’t laugh. Because I’m scared like a broken doll.”
Women who are smiling again.
Together with him, Ms. Coco told us about the rest of the work.
A pencil and brush that highlights the face by partially adding makeup to the eyebrows, under the eyes, nose, and forehead.
Finishing over it.
In addition, I used a person with a strong color to shade my face to add vitality and naturalness, and I drew the line around the eyes clearly with an eyeliner.
Finally, I trimmed my eyebrows with a curler and mascara and applied lipstick over my lips.
It’s like drawing on a drawing paper.
“Well, that’s great.”
“thank you.”
“It’s not empty. I taught you briefly, but you will already learn. Incredible.”
That was true. It was a short-lived makeup technique, but Oliver learned it surprisingly quickly.
This was enough to make the face of a corpse-like corpse doll look like a human.
“As promised, I will teach you the taping technique and how to make a rubber mask later.”
Taping is a technique to change the impression by pulling the skin of the face with tape, and the rubber mask was a technique to make a customized mask using special rubber.
In fact, he said that the special make-up technique that the members working as negotiators and spies in Sisterhood learned that they couldn’t even recognize the mother who gave birth to them.
‘Most of the women here don’t know the mother who gave birth.’
Black humor mixed with self-help.
Anyway, Oliver nodded with satisfaction.
“All right. I will come to learn later. Thank you for the great teaching.”
“No, I learned better than I thought, so I had fun too. By the way, I don’t think I forgot about the guard just because I was learning makeup. Can you tell me what you taught me?”
“A bodyguard is not only a bodyguard, but also an accessory that enhances the dignity of an employee.”
Oliver talked about the first thing he learned.
Contrary to what Oliver knew, bodyguards at social gatherings served as accessories to elevate the dignity of the employer as much as bodyguards.
It was said that the attire should be neat, and the subject should be kept tight wherever he was, and he should not stand out from his employer, but he should not fall behind anyone.
He also said that he should not be underestimated as he represents the power of the employee in this wild city.
“-That’s why you said that sometimes the bodyguards fight each other.”
“Fortunately, that’s not often the case. Unless it goes to a really childish emotional battle. However, it is impossible to say that high-ranking people are clumsy and childish in a strange way.”
“So I told you to be careful.”
“You remember everything. It’s great····. So, shall we try again as we practiced? You think of me as a bodyguard.”
As Ms. Coco suggested, Oliver stood behind Ms. Coco to her right.
The distance is neither too close nor too far.
Miss Coco walked, and Oliver followed along as instructed, keeping a certain distance. so as not to make a sound.
“When you walk, please follow along so that the guards do not feel pressured.”
“understand.”
“Don’t open your mouth first. Please open your mouth only when requested by the bodyguard.”
“understand.”
“When talking to a bodyguard, please do it in a whisper. Do you remember how?”
Oliver spoke briefly, concisely, and precisely, as instructed, with one hand behind his waist and the other over his mouth.
“understand.”
Coco smiled as if satisfied.
“It’s great. So, shall we change clothes and get ready to go? There is still some time left, but there is nothing wrong with preparing early.”
Oliver nodded, then took off his work clothes and tried to put on his new suit.
As Coco said last time, ＜For the Gentleman＞ was a custom-made suit I bought at a clothing store, and as Coco said, it was quite expensive.
That’s because it was lined with a special material to create a bullet-proof effect, and it was said that the main customers were wealthy solvers or mercenary officers who deal with the upper classes of the city.
Conversely, it meant that Oliver had reached that level by now.
“excuse me.”
Coco looked up at Oliver and said. It seemed a bit absurd.
“Why? Miss Coco?”
“Why? Don’t change here, change there. I want to brag about my workouts, but I don’t do this.”
Among the staring women, Coco pointed to the changing room.
Oliver looked at it and sighed, ‘Ah…’ and went in.
After a while, Oliver came out.
Wearing a black suit tailored in ＜For the Gentleman＞, it was unobtrusive because it was plain, but the color, luster, and texture of the clothes gave off a luxurious feeling, making it perfect as a bodyguard suit.
In fact, the shop clerks who were nearby said, ‘Oh…’ It sounded positive and responded positively.
pair- pair-
“Everyone, stop and go to work. Work. Because rest is over now. Dave works with me now.”
“yes.”
Oliver answered and departed with Ms. Coco’s guidance. On the way out, the women in the store, who had changed into work uniforms, greeted them with a bright smile.
“See you next time.”
“I was very good at putting on makeup. I think you have talent.”
“If you want to get a job here, come here. I will tell Mama well.”
Oliver accepted them one by one and went out.
Coco, who was going with me, said.
“Are all our kids friendly?”
“Well·····. Yes.”
“Cook. You lied and you are kind.”
What Coco said was true.
All of the employees working here were friendly and kind to Oliver, but behind the scenes there was a sharp, calculating feeling.
“But don’t hate it too much. A woman alone has no choice but to survive in this wild city without money or background. You can only live like a human being by selling your laughter based on your looks and keeping your hair down.”
Coco said with sincerity. As if he were included there too.
Oliver was in the same car as Coco and asked the question.
“Is this also the same reason?”
“Yes? What?”
“Why are you helping Jane like this?”
Coco was silent for a moment. I was really worried, not pretending to be worried.
“Well·····. Yes. Well, that’s right. If he does well, we do well.”
According to Coco, Sisterhood was an organization where powerless women gather to try to survive, but as the size of the group grew and capital gained, the trend changed from the early days.
“Of course, I don’t know if that’s a bad thing or a good thing.”
“········.”
“As Sisterhood grew, our voices, strength, and benefits increased, but our bond in the early days has weakened a lot. So even if you want to make new friends, you need a gift.”
It was. It wasn’t because she was bored that Jane rushed to buy tickets to the auction house.
It was to buy a gift to connect with one of Sisterhood’s big hands.
The eldest son is said to lead a group of wealthy women like himself, leading one of Randa’s capital markets.
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Naturally, women in her group also gained benefits and influence.“Maybe God helped me, because I had a break in the group just in time. If Jane gets in, it will be a huge boost.”
“Hmm·····. Then I will have to buy something expensive.”
“It doesn’t have to be expensive.”
“okay?”
“Yes, I am already rich. The reason he receives the gift is to see the other person’s eyes and talents. Do you know how to recognize undervalued items? Or, can you see things with high potential? Or is it that he is capable of more than his own abilities? same.”
swimming·····. It was more complicated than I thought.
But I had one question.
“By the way, do you really need to hire me? I think it would be more profitable to save money on hiring me and buy more things.”
Coco said as if waiting.
“Did you know that Landa is the best city in the world and also a barbaric city ruled by violence?”
“I didn’t know that, but now I know.”
“Heh heh… In any case, it is no different from the upper class. The upper class try to show off their power, not only through their wealth and influence, but also through enlisted men in the name of bodyguards. They don’t threaten people outright, but they threaten people more insidiously.”
“Is it the same at the auction house?”
“It’s not common, but I do. I hired Dave just in case. It is the strongest and most reliable as far as we know.”
Surprisingly, Coco smiled with sincerity.
“It’s overrated.”
“It would be good to change that attitude.”
“yes?”
“I’m not giving you good advice, so I’m giving you advice. At Landa, humility is not a virtue.”
“I didn’t mean to be modest, but I would appreciate your advice.”
Coco changed the subject with a look on a strange person’s face.
“Anyway, if Jane makes contact with her, crumbs will fall on us who are close with Jane, so we roll up our arms and help.”
“Is that really all?”
Coco’s expression shook for a moment at the lightly thrown question. wee.
“Oh, I don’t like it. In Landa, such emotional stories can only be told until the age of 16… Ah, now it has arrived.”
Jane’s driver and bodyguard parked in front of a mansion.
I saw Jane in a black dress in front of the mansion.
“Oh, are you here?”