Chapter 40

I fell onto the bed in tears. My body was trembling violently.

“Hai, Michiko, that’s what I wanted. You have pleased me more tonight than ever before.”

“Arigato, Joō-sama,” I mumbled.

She started to untie my arms.

“We’ll do it like this more often.”

“Arigato,” I whispered again. I felt her drawing me into her arms.

“Tonight I own the best dorei there ever was.” She stroked my face lovingly. “Go to sleep, now. There is a lot to do tomorrow.” 20

The demo started as it always does, showing different Shibari then she transitioned to the Kinbaku-bi. Isamu again did the hammer-throw.

While she continued her talk to the audience, she put the bamboo across my shoulders and I reached out to grasp it. It took her very little time to tie my arms to it and in minutes, I was suspended from the ceiling. She said something to Daisuke and he walked off stage. He came back with three poles; two were three feet long, the other longer.