Chapter 37
Chapter 37
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 37
Chapter Title: Volume 8: Waving the Revolutionary Panties (1)
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◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The moment she heard the words "Artist Siu has finally revealed the answer!", a certain woman rushed to the exhibition hall, only to be told that since it wasn't reservation sales, the stock was already gone. She couldn't help but feel disappointed.
The concept of the bra that appeared in Artist Siu's previous work, Avatar Passion.
The fact that it posed a riddle to the readers had become a hugely famous story among mages lately.
So naturally, many people had come up with their own answers, and now that the official solution was out, who wouldn't want to see it?
She was an avid fan who loved Artist Siu's works, to boot.
Just hearing that she couldn't get her hands on the new work quickly was enough to leave her deeply disappointed.
The person in front of me got a book... If only I'd come a little sooner...
As she regretted it with those thoughts, she suddenly realized something was off.
"Huh?"
Didn't the book that the person in front of her took have no cover, unlike usual?
It looked like one of those trendy cheap comic books without color, right?
The moment she realized that, she started scouring every small bookstore nearby.
If they didn't usually carry expensive color comics, maybe there was still stock left?
"There it is...!"
A monochrome-covered comic book with Artist Siu's unmistakable style drawn on the cover!
The instant she saw the illustration of a character she'd never seen before smiling brightly while wearing a bra and panties, she nearly floated away with relief and joy.
Fearing someone else might take it, she snatched up the last copy, paid with a generous tip, and hurried out.
"Phew, seriously. My heart was pounding thinking I'd never get it."
Lately, the idea that bras were lightweight armor for protecting women's hearts had become almost consensus.
Whether that was truly the answer, or if it was something else entirely, would surely be revealed in this comic.
Honestly, even if it wasn't there, she felt like just seeing Artist Siu's new work would make her happy enough.
"Oh, oh! It really is the answer key!"
The comic started with a girl introducing herself as "Siu-chan" explaining what a bra was.
And right off the bat, the purpose of the bra was so different from what she'd imagined that she was a bit shocked.
Supporting the breasts stably without a corset to help women in their daily lives?
"Oh, oh?"
She had fairly large breasts herself, so she'd often felt the pain of them shaking so much it seemed like they'd fall off.
Or struggled because the corset made it hard to breathe.
Sure, corsets had the advantage of making the waist look slim, but honestly, unless it was for a social gathering, they were just too constricting.
Even the alternative she'd heard elves used—binding the breasts to hold them in place—hadn't been very effective, she recalled.
This solved that?
No, regardless of how effective it was, the very idea that it was made for that purpose was shocking.
Since it was completely different from what she'd imagined, she was thoroughly flustered.
"Ah, right. We were the foolish ones."
Thinking about it, in Artist Siu's The Elf Dreaming of an Affair with an Orc Feels Frustrated Again Today, he'd tried to resolve certain people's discomfort and suffering.
Likewise, maybe the bra was created to address the woes of women with large breasts?
Realizing it was a solution to a problem she herself faced, she was deeply moved and kept reading the comic.
Not just in spreading the word about comics, but Artist Siu's attention to detail was downright scary.
He presented it so perfectly refined, as if it'd been polished over ages.
Not only the promises and rules everyone had to follow, but even where makers could differentiate themselves—all fully explained.
It felt like he was laying the groundwork to minimize confusion, make it easy for everyone to accept and enjoy, and enable stable competition.
That kind of meticulous care was always present in Artist Siu's works.
"Oh, there's stuff besides bras too?"
There were explanations of various panty types and principles to prevent a sloppy silhouette when wearing clothes.
Come to think of it, the T-panties here—she'd glossed over them before, but they resembled the ones Rubedo wore in Avatar Passion.
This means we posed the riddle, and we didn't even notice it ourselves.
She blamed herself for not scrutinizing even those details and kept turning the pages.
"Back to bras...?"
She wondered why they'd separated them, but after reading a few explanations, she got it.
These were things that didn't fit into the major categories of bras explained earlier.
Probably because they omitted some of the standard essential functions of bras.
She didn't know the specific reasons for each variation, but there had to be some purpose.
The one she could somewhat guess was the bra designed to fully expose the nipples and areolas.
This was probably for mothers who needed quick access for breastfeeding.
With no detailed explanation, this must be an extra assignment for us.
"Panties.... Huh?"
And what shocked her most was the panty designs.
Attaching jewels to a bra didn't feel too strange—maybe because bras were unfamiliar, it just seemed like adorning the body with jewels.
But protecting the slit of the pussy with sewn-on pearls?
Even as she found the situation bewildering, the smooth depiction of the pussy and pearls interlocking in the illustration was so beautiful that...
She briefly thought she wanted to try wearing one herself.
"B-but why are all these panties ripped open at the bottom? Everything would show...?"
That's when she started feeling something was off.
Panties were underwear meant to protect from the genitals to the anus, right?
Leaving just that part open meant no protection for the genitals at all.
"Ah?"
No, that might be too narrow-minded.
Maybe thinking exposure there was unsafe or shameful was just an outdated mindset.
Looking back at Artist Siu's illustrations so far, women exposing their nude bodies had never been an issue.
On the contrary, it was portrayed as beautiful and something to be encouraged.
"Maybe this isn't something doable right now, but more like a goal?"
Among body parts, the genitals were the one people were overwhelmingly ashamed of.
Even if not ashamed, they had to be covered for safety.
But what if protection was possible even with clothing open like that?
If he drew it wanting us to create that with magic?
"I see. The bras and panties at the back aren't meant to be used right away. The atmosphere isn't ripe yet, or it's hard to make. But what Artist Siu truly wants is for us to advance to that point."
Not wanting to compromise between reality and ideals, he included both the practically feasible and the aspirational in this book.
In that case, there was no need for everyone to get bogged down in the more realistic options.
Someone had to strive to realize the ideals Artist Siu envisioned, right?
She resolved to do her utmost for that if possible, and kept turning the pages.
And toward the end, gorgeously designed glass artworks began appearing.
Wondering what on earth these were for, she tilted her head and continued.
Only at the very end did she see comic panels showing some of them in actual use.
"Oh, oh?"
She jolted in shock, blinking hard to make sure she was seeing right.
But in the work, the girl who'd introduced herself as Siu-chan at the start was rubbing one of those glass pieces against her pussy.
Her pussy glistened slick with arousal fluids, sparkling, and the glass delving in, revealing her inner walls, sparkled along with it.
"No way, that's a dildo...?"
A masturbation tool inserted into the woman's genitals instead of a man's—she'd heard of it in stories.
Women so lascivious as to get pleasure from things that weren't even people were rumored as potential traitors who spread their pussies for enemy orcs to ravish.
From then on, dildos had naturally become taboo, she'd heard.
The war was over, but that atmosphere lingered.
Hand masturbation had become commonplace, but using dildos still drew side-eye, so people used them in secret.
But clearly, that dildo was depicted displayed openly in a normal home like an exhibit piece?
'This too—is it another current state of women that Artist Siu wants to change?'
That masturbation was shameful was wrong.
Masturbation tools were natural too, so if pretty, it was fine to display them like that.
Thinking about it, this was much like clearing up misconceptions about half-orcs last time.
"That's why the explaining girl's name was Siu-chan..."
First off, Artist Siu being a woman wasn't that surprising.
Mages skewed heavily female, so female artists dominated the field too.
But using her own name for a character in this work carried heavy meaning.
If you all think masturbation is truly shameful,
Then I've shown that scene to everyone by making this work—does that make me trash deserving condemnation?
It felt like she was asking that.
This isn't something so shameful.
It's a relic of the old era that we need to change.
Not caring what happened to her own image, she drew this comic to convey that message.
"Ah..."
The sight of Siu-chan masturbating felt more beautiful than anyone she'd ever seen.
Grateful to Artist Siu for all the enlightenment, she used Siu-chan as her fantasy and masturbated.
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