"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry! We'll keep it down!!!"
The ones making the racket were Rin Ito, the Nakano sisters, Nijika, and Ryo. The one who had to go apologize was Nanami.
The soundproofing in the old apartment was poor, and their earlier commotion had drawn strong complaints from the neighbors. They hadn't been tickling Ryo for long before someone knocked on the door in protest.
After apologizing profusely, Nanami returned to the room and sighed helplessly.
In the living room, Ryo lay on the tatami mats, staring blankly at the ceiling while gasping for air. Tears gathered at the corners of her eyes, and a trail of saliva escaped her lips.
"Hah... hah..."
It took a good while for Ryo to catch her breath. Rin Ito hadn't done anything erotic to her; he had simply joined the others in tickling her.
Soles of her feet, waist, armpits, neck.
Every ticklish spot had been assaulted simultaneously. With her limbs and head completely immobilized, Ryo had nowhere to escape. She could only let out a series of ohohohohahahaha noises and nearly passed out with her eyes rolling back.
"Let's stop playing for now. It's not good to disturb the neighbors. Finish your homework and revise first. Mmh, but the soundproofing here is indeed an issue... How about this: if all five of you pass at least three subjects in your exams, I'll reward Ichika by moving her into a nicer apartment?"
The cheap, old apartment Ichika and Ryo were currently renting had been chosen initially to encourage Ichika to be 'self-reliant'. But now, Ichika's earnings from her acting gigs were enough to afford something better.
Karen hadn't explicitly used her connections to secure jobs for Ichika, nor had she intervened personally. But after she taught a lesson to that casting director who tried to exploit Ichika, no one dared to bully her anymore.
Knowing Ichika was connected to Karen, if she explicitly asked for a specific role, no one would dare offend her by refusing.
However, apart from still being in school and lacking time, Ichika was very self-aware that her acting skills weren't quite there yet. She only auditioned for minor, extra roles with barely any lines.
"Really?" Yotsuba's eyes sparkled. "If you rent a big apartment, can we move in too?"
"Hmph, idiot... What 'reward for Ichika'? He just wants a place with better soundproofing so he can bully you," Nino said, crossing her arms, her eyes filled with disdain. "He calls it a reward, but he's making us pass three subjects for it!"
"Is that so..." Rin Ito looked at Nino with a smile. "Originally, I was planning to rent a larger apartment for Ichika, so you guys would have space to crash and set up futons if you wanted to stay over occasionally. Since you don't want to, Nino, forget it. A slightly smaller one just big enough for the three of them will do."
"!!!!" The blushing Nino haughtily averted her gaze. "Do whatever you want!"
"Then it's decided. As for you, Ryo... hmm?"
Rin Ito's gaze fell on Ryo and paused. Beneath her blue pleated uniform skirt, her legs, wrapped in thick black tights, were clamped tightly together. Her pale cheeks were flushed with a cherry-pink hue, and her slender shoulders trembled slightly.
It was rare to see Ryo this bashful. She usually wouldn't even blush when lying or borrowing money, but now she was inexplicably shy... She seemed even more bashful than during her first time.
"Ryo, did you..." Rin Ito's gaze shifted to the hem of her skirt trapped between her thighs. "...pee yourself?"
"...Mmh." Ryo turned her flushed face away and gave a tiny nod. "A... a little bit."
"Pfft..." Rin Ito pressed his lips together tightly, but he couldn't completely hide his amusement.
Tickling might seem like a game, but if taken too far, it becomes torture, and could even lead to death from cramping, hyperventilation, or hypoxia.
Rin Ito naturally wouldn't go that far, but incontinence was entirely possible, though Ryo hadn't fully lost control yet.
She was incontinent, but not completely.
A little bit leaked out, but Ryo managed to tense her body and clamp down in time. If the neighbor hadn't protested and the tickling had continued, she probably would have leaked everything.
It wasn't too bad right now. Because the weather was turning cold, Ryo was wearing thick tights that absorbed a little moisture, preventing it all from spilling out and ruining the tatami mats.
"Then hurry up and go to the bathroom," Rin Ito said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"I... I can't move..." Ryo wanted to cry but had no tears. Just keeping her legs clamped together was taking all her strength. She felt like even the slightest movement would make her leak everything right there and then.
"If you can't move, I'll help you up. Make sure you clamp tight."
"Mmh..." Ryo's voice was as soft as a mosquito's, exceptionally bashful.
However, instead of taking her hand to help her up, Rin Ito mischievously walked around behind Ryo, placed a hand under each of her thighs, and hoisted her up.
Her tightly clamped thighs were forcibly pried apart. Ryo instinctively grabbed the hem of her skirt and tightly covered her crotch.
"!!!!!"
"Speaking of which... Nijika, did she ever pay back the money she borrowed from you?"
"Uh..." Nijika winked at Ryo. "Nope."
Ryo: "???"
When I type a question mark, it's not because I have a problem, it's because I think YOU have a problem!
I clearly paid you back already!
The Archangel of Shimokitazawa has turned into an Archdemon!!!!
Incidentally, 'Archdemon of Shimokitazawa' was actually her sister Seika's title.
"In that case, I have no choice but to punish her. Shhh, shhh, shhh~~~~"
Rin Ito wickedly started whistling, while Nijika found a trash bag.
After blowing some air into the trash bag to ensure there were no holes, Nijika mischievously opened it and placed it under Ryo. From Nijika's angle, she could faintly see the damp edge of the tights.
"Shhh, shhh, shhh~~~ You leaked on stage last time. What's there to be embarrassed about leaking at home?"
Hearing Rin Ito's words, the five sisters simultaneously leaned back, looking at Ryo with eyes full of awe.
L-Leaking on stage!?
Ichika imagined herself leaking in front of the cameras on set and felt a wave of suffocation... If I leaked in front of the cameras, my acting career would be absolutely over.
Continuing to play in a band even after leaking on stage... Ryo has an incredibly strong heart!
This is way too rock 'n' roll!
"Uuu!!!!"
Ryo focused all her attention on her abdominal muscles, pressing her hands tightly against her crotch, frantically searching her memory for the 'tips to hold your pee' she had seen while scrolling on her phone.
Ever since she accidentally searched for topics related to urinary incontinence after the stage incident, her phone's algorithm frequently recommended similar content.
But... she couldn't remember. She couldn't remember a single thing.
Just like forgetting what you studied during an exam, Ryo's mind went completely blank on those pee-holding tips.
"Don't hold it in. Holding your pee is bad for your health."
"Then... let me go to the bathroom!" Ryo, drenched in cold sweat, gritted her teeth. But the response she received was...
"Shhh, shhh, shhh~~~"
Guh!!!!
Ryo's mind spiraled into chaos amidst the hissing sounds. Seeing Ryo's pained expression, the Archdemon Nijika flashed a mischievous, impish smile.
"Come to think of it... Miss Shima asked me to think of some interesting stories to warm up the crowd during our live shows. I could use this as material."
"Pfft..." Rin Ito couldn't help but laugh. Nijika obviously wouldn't actually say it, but in this moment, it amplified Ryo's shame to the maximum.
"If you don't want to leak, Mashiro bought some plugs for drawing references that haven't been used yet. Should I lend you one to plug it up?"
Feeling the trembling of the girl in his arms, Rin Ito continued his wicked teasing.
"To prevent the bassist from leaking on stage again, the excretions of the useless bassist who can't hold her pee will be managed by the angelic drummer. Once you're plugged up and locked in a chastity belt, you'll have to submit an application to Nijika every time you need to relieve yourself. Only after Nijika approves it and reports it to me will you be allowed to excrete. Shhh, shhh, shhh~~~~"
"Uuu!!!!"
Excretion management was obviously just a joke from Rin Ito. He wasn't that perverted. But Ryo, whose mind was a chaotic mess, couldn't think straight and could only try her absolute best to hold it in.
However... holding this in was even harder than edging.
The bladder only has so much capacity; there's a physical limit.
Moreover, Ryo wasn't just holding a full bladder; she had already leaked a little and then forcibly clamped it shut. This was much harder than just holding it normally.
"Shhh, shhh, shhh~~~"
Amidst Rin Ito's hissing sounds, the ten toes encased in black tights curled tightly. With a short wail, Rin Ito felt Ryo's petite body trembling uncontrollably in his arms.
The pressure on her bladder breached the critical point, and the sphincter could no longer hold it shut.
First, the dark stain on her tights expanded, then the pleated skirt she was desperately covering with her hands was quickly stained wet. The rock girl's 'holy water' broke through the confines of her panties and thick black tights, falling into the trash bag.
Drip, drop. Pitter, patter.