Kawaii" wa, Tokidoki Kurushii.

Himesaki Nozomi is a college student who took her beauty into her own hands—quite literally—through plastic surgery. Her appearance is not something she was lucky enough to be born with; it is a hard-won achievement, purchased through effort and sacrifice. So when Tennouji Ruka, a naturally beautiful girl, approaches her with an unexpected request—to teach her how to be "cute"—Nozomi can hardly believe her ears. Her first reaction is pure irritation. How could someone born effortlessly beautiful make such a request without ever having tasted the pain of being ugly? To Nozomi, it sounds like blissful ignorance of the very struggles that shaped her life. Yet beneath Ruka's flawless exterior lies a burden of her own: she is trapped in a "princely" persona, an image imposed upon her that keeps her from becoming the girl she genuinely wants to be. As the two spend time together, their differences give way to understanding, and they begin leaning on one another through the harsh pressures of a lookism-obsessed world—each searching for the courage to define beauty, and themselves, on their own terms.