Drip, drop...
The live house, which had been buzzing with excitement moments ago, was now silent except for the sound of dripping water.
"...Eh?"
The sound of dripping that wasn't her own snapped Bocchi back to reality.
Her gaze traveled from the wet floor at Nijika's feet, slowly up to Nijika's smiling face.
No words were needed; a single look was enough to convey what was in her heart.
"I... I'll do it too! Uuu!!!!"
Kita grabbed Bocchi's other hand and, just like Nijika, tried her best to relax.
A moment later, a warm stream added a new rhythm to the dripping sound.
"..."
Ryo, standing nearby, understood exactly what was happening.
If she didn't join them, she probably wouldn't survive the night.
Plus... the audience was so calm, they were definitely plants hired by Rin.
With a helpless sigh, Ryo walked over to Kita...
Even though her usual style was a bit androgynous and sometimes tomboyish, peeing while standing up was something she had only ever tried in the shower.
But this wasn't her bathroom at home; this was the stage of a live house.
It was embarrassing, but since everyone else was peeing, she had to pee too.
"Ugh..."
After a brief moment of preparation, the black pantyhose under Ryo's skirt also turned a dark, wet shade, moving Bocchi to tears.
"N-next is our fourth song."
Nijika fought back her shame and put on a calm face, acting as if everything that had just happened, and the puddle on the floor, didn't exist.
However, her crimson cheeks betrayed her true feelings.
Bocchi turned her head, staring blankly at the wet stains on the other three's skirts...
They actually went this far for her, showing such a disgraceful sight on stage.
Before she could think more, Nijika's drumbeat started, and Bocchi instinctively began to strum her guitar.
The fourth song, the fifth song... their original tracks plus the ones Rin gave them, making five in total.
Even though Nijika and the others tried their best to pretend nothing happened, they were still affected.
They made far more mistakes than in the first three songs.
Despite that, they managed to finish the live performance.
Only after the four of them took a bow did Rin walk onto the stage and stand in front of them.
Taking the microphone from Kita, Rin tapped it lightly with his fingers.
"Thank you all very much for taking the time to be here. This was Kessoku Band's first live show, and we are thrilled to have completed it successfully."
""""Thank you so much for your support!""""
The four girls bowed again in gratitude. Rin paused for a moment before continuing.
"There were many unexpected incidents during this live show.
"To make up for it, and to thank you all for your support, Kessoku Band will hold their first fan appreciation event after a short break.
"I will announce the details shortly. Thank you again for coming."
Even though the audience was full of insiders, they still had to go through the formalities.
After speaking, Rin left the stage with the four girls, who looked like they were fleeing the scene.
Remembering the sight of them peeing in public on stage, all four of them were blushing furiously.
"Bocchi, what happened?" Rin asked in confusion.
"If Kita couldn't hold it in because of nerves, I'd believe it, but you should be used to being nervous by now."
"CEO!!!! What do you mean it's normal for me not to hold it in!?" Kita's face flushed with shame, but right now, she had bigger things to worry about.
Under everyone's gaze, Bocchi hung her head low.
If Rin hadn't quickly supported her, she looked like she would have melted into a slug.
"Uuu... be-because I didn't want your gift to leak out, I haven't gone to the bathroom since this afternoon."
Bocchi kept her eyes downcast, her voice as quiet as a mosquito.
"I wanted to wait until after the live show to... I'm... I'm sorry!!!"
Hiss...
Rin hesitated, not knowing what to say.
When he sealed it earlier, he had used large bandaids.
One bandaid was enough to seal the area he had filled up, along with her urethra.
Because it was in the crotch area, where it would rub against her clothes while walking, he had added a few extra layers to prevent it from leaking during rehearsal and the live show.
He really hadn't considered the bathroom issue, but...
Rin: "...Couldn't you have just peeled them off, gone to the bathroom, and put new ones on?"
Bocchi: "If I peeled them off to go to the bathroom... a lot of it would have leaked out..."
Rin looked at her helplessly... Now he understood why Bocchi had turned into "Guitar Superman" at the beginning.
When a person is holding their pee, their abilities are actually enhanced.
Even in subjects they are terrible at, like math, their accuracy rate is higher when they have a full bladder compared to normal conditions.
That's why Bocchi transformed into Guitar Superman and performed exceptionally well at first.
But... holding your pee is a process.
At first, the body secretes hormones to enhance its capabilities, driven by the desire to finish quickly and go to the bathroom.
But when it reaches the point of bursting, the brain has no capacity to think about anything else.
It's not impossible to go to the bathroom once you're on stage.
Making a little joke during the break between songs and slipping away for a minute is totally acceptable.
But with Bocchi's social anxiety, just standing on stage took all her strength.
Forget making a joke; she didn't even dare to speak!
Unable to speak, she could only hold it... and hold it, until she couldn't hold it anymore.
Her sphincter and the bandaids gave way at the same time, and everything poured out.
Wow, Rin thought, thoroughly impressed.
As for Nijika and the others...
"I think you guys should stop calling yourselves Kessoku Band (Unity Band). Change it to Leaky Band," Rin chuckled helplessly.
"Enough about that... do you have a change of skirts here?
"As compensation for showing the audience such an embarrassing sight, I've already promised to hold a fan appreciation event."
"We are NOT calling ourselves Leaky Band!" Nijika lightly punched Rin.
Never mind the Leaky Band comment, what did he mean "as compensation for showing the audience such an embarrassing sight"?
Even if Bocchi hadn't peed, he definitely would have found another excuse to hold this "appreciation event."
And... is this appreciation event going to be decent?
Nijika thought this, but she didn't say it out loud.
Even if those girls were insiders hired by Rin, they were still the audience.
They were the first audience for Kessoku Band's first live show, and Nijika felt genuinely apologetic for not delivering a perfect performance.
"A change of clothes... I do have some upstairs at my place, but my sister is definitely home by now.
"As for here, we have band t-shirts, but only t-shirts. No skirts or underwear."
"I'm sorry..." Bocchi apologized softly.
"It's fine, it's fine," Kita quickly comforted her.
Ryo glanced at her pantyhose, which still had dark, wet stains.
She thought it would be fine to just change later, since they were all "his" anyway, but she could guess what Nijika was thinking... she would let Nijika do whatever she wanted.
And...
Ryo fixed her gaze on Rin.
He definitely had this fan appreciation event planned from the start.
If not this excuse, he would have found another.
Ultimately, it would end with them doing perverted things.
Noticing Ryo's gaze, Rin winked at her.
The peeing incident was indeed unexpected, but the fan appreciation event... even Jesus couldn't stop that!