"Winter Comiket! Here I come!!!!!"
The morning chill hadn't completely dissipated when Rin Ito and the girls arrived outside the Tokyo Big Sight venue bright and early. Even though the sun hadn't fully risen, the streets were already teeming with a massive sea of people. The lines for nearby coffee shops spilled out the doors, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Over the course of fifty years, Comiket had grown from a small event with only 32 participating circles to the largest doujinshi convention in the world today.
The moment she stepped out of the car, Eriri threw her arms open and shouted toward the venue. The energetic and adorable blonde beauty drew quite a few looks. After shouting, Eriri felt embarrassed, hurriedly lowering her head and rushing to help unload boxes from the car.
"Megumi, Shinju, you two come inside with me to set up. Marin, Sajuna, you two go line up at the cosplay area first."
The number of people allowed early entry was limited; the circle only had three early entry passes.
Only Marin and Sajuna, who were cosplaying, along with Megumi Kato and Shinju, who needed to set up the booth with Rin Ito, could line up to enter the venue early. The others had to line up with the general crowd.
Although Miku and her sisters also needed to cosplay, their goal was to generate traffic for their new account. Lining up with the crowd and getting photographed by more people was more beneficial to them. Plus, samurai armor didn't require a dressing room—they could just put it on directly. They also planned to film a vlog of them attending Winter Comiket.
"Megumi, just carry some of the lighter things; leave the heavy stuff to Shinju and me."
Rin Ito brought Shinju inside to set up not just because she was strong and could reduce the number of trips they had to make carrying boxes, but also so she could go to the dressing room with him to change into their cosplay outfits after setting up. Staggering their timing with Sajuna's would give her a perfect surprise.
As for Megumi Kato, she was the booth babe this time... She felt that personally selling the game would give her an exhibitionist thrill.
"Okay..." Megumi Kato nodded, an unnatural flush on her cheeks.
She, Eriri, and Utaha were all dressed in ankle-length long coats paired with scarves and boots. Although they all wore chokers hidden beneath their scarves, it was completely unnoticeable from the outside.
In the Winter Comiket crowd, this kind of attire was entirely ordinary. The only thing drawing attention was their adorable faces, not their clothes.
No one knew that beneath their long coats, the only fabric they wore was stockings.
That's right, only stockings.
Utaha wore pantyhose, while Eriri and Megumi Kato wore garter stockings. Aside from that, there wasn't a single piece of fabric on them.
Furthermore, they were wearing the toys Rin Ito had picked out for them in the basement that morning: an oval pink little devil vibrator and a string of small anal beads.
Unlike when Sajuna participated in the group shoot, where she was stuffed with large beads that completely filled her up, the ones they were wearing today were beginner-friendly small beads, and Rin Ito only inserted them halfway.
In reality, they weren't beginners; every inch of their bodies had long been thoroughly trained by Rin Ito. Inserting them fully wouldn't have affected their mobility at all; Rin Ito did it this way on purpose.
If they were stuffed full like Sajuna was previously, they wouldn't be able to get them out just by pushing with their bodies; they'd have to hook the pull-ring and pull. But Megumi Kato and the others could easily push these out with just a little force.
Because of this, they had to constantly clench tight. If they relaxed too much, the beads might slip out from under their long coats and drop right onto the floor. Meanwhile, the oval pink little devil vibrator was pushed deep into their innermost depths.
Only a wire connected to the battery pack swung between their legs. The vibrator wouldn't fall out, but with every step they took, the battery pack swayed with their movements.
Neither of these toys required a garter belt to stay in place. The reason Rin Ito made them wear garter belts was... they were also wearing transparent resin labia clamps without handles.
The cold draft blowing up their skirts caused their bodies to shudder involuntarily, and the shuddering made the battery packs sway along with them.
As for the method of securing the clamps, it was the same as securing garter stockings: one elastic strap ran flat across their lower abdomen and clipped to the front of the waistband, while the other two elastic straps passed between their butt cheeks and clipped to the back of the waistband on both sides.
However, a waistband alone wasn't secure enough. To prevent it from truly falling off, the back of the waistband was connected to the choker on their necks with elastic straps. To maintain balance, the front of the waistband was also held up by elastic straps, but instead of connecting to the choker, they clipped onto their nipples.
As for absorbing fluids... there was absolutely nothing!
Their coats reached their ankles, and they were wearing tall boots. Although Kaede had used the female delinquent's enhancement points to boost their fluid output, calling them 'water pumps' was just a metaphor.
They simply produced several times more than a normal girl. Rin Ito didn't believe they could truly act like water pumps and fill their boots while simultaneously soaking their stockings!
All of this was happening beneath their long coats. On the surface, they only looked slightly flushed and walked a bit slower than usual.
This was the largest doujinshi convention in the world; walking slowly and taking their time was perfectly normal. Plus, with the massive crowd, they couldn't walk fast even if they wanted to.
Everything was perfectly normal!
Megumi Kato carried two bags of freebies, following behind Rin Ito and Shinju, who were both carrying two boxes of game discs each. This was only a portion of the stock; they'd need to make at least two more trips to bring everything in.
While walking, Rin Ito kept an eye on the exceptionally cute, flushed-faced Megumi... Actually, Rin Ito had considered hanging bells on their battery packs. In the noisy convention hall, no one would notice, and even if they heard it, they'd just assume it was some merchandise making the sound.
However, because this Winter Comiket was so popular, it had been extended from two days to three, and today was only the first day!
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25,331.
A staggering 25,331 circles were participating in this Winter Comiket. Even though only 2-3 people per circle were allowed early entry for setup, the venue was already incredibly lively.
After queuing for quite a while, the three finally entered the hall they were assigned to via lottery and followed the signs to Baumkuchen Studio's booth.
Although he already knew the booth dimensions, actually standing in front of it left Rin Ito feeling somewhat helpless.
"This is way too narrow..."
Unless a circle was highly popular and could apply for two or three tables, the vast majority of regular circles received the exact same setup. As a new circle, Baumkuchen Studio was no exception.
Half a table and two chairs. Fortunately, there was a certain amount of depth behind the table to store stock.
Luckily, Megumi Kato's figure was on the slender side; if it were Shinju, they would probably have a tough time squeezing in.
"Is this our spot?" Shinju glanced at the booth number to double-check. After setting the boxes down on the table, her gaze landed on the sign of the circle sharing the other half of the table.
"Blessing Software..." Shinju crossed her hands over her collar and bowed slightly. "Hello, I am Shinju Inui from Baumkuchen Studio. Please take care of us today."
"Please take care of us..." The boy from the neighboring circle had an awkward expression. After politely responding to Shinju, his gaze shifted to Megumi Kato and Rin Ito.
The circle sharing the table with Baumkuchen Studio was called 'Blessing Software', and its founder was... Tomoya Aki.