Ch.16Chapter 16. Men Hate Sagging Breasts

# [Judgment: The End of Selfishness]

Skill Description: Completely shatters the mental state of an unforgivable party member. Reduces their magic, energy, or divine power to zero, preventing any recovery. Mental collapse comes as a bonus.

Flavor Text:

“No other way. Must destroy this mental landscape.”

What kind of skill is this supposed to be?

At the time, I couldn’t pay much attention while being chased by a succubus, but now that I’ve regained some composure and looked at it again, I realized it wasn’t just a simple high-tier ultimate skill.

Moreover, judging by the speech pattern in this flavor text, it seemed to be from the magician Tigria, so Lin was carefully examining the skill scroll, trying to decipher the goddess’s intentions.

As a side note, even after reincarnating into the game world, I couldn’t summon convenient UI features like a status window.

I tried dozens of times after putting on the mask and awakening my reincarnation, but it was useless.

Instead, befitting my role as a porter, I had a unique ability—Item Description View.

Thanks to this, I could see forgotten skill effects and their history, but this was the first time I’d seen one with flavor text like “Judgment: The End of Selfishness.”

Since this skill scroll was found in the goddess’s sanctuary, it would surely be useful somehow later, but according to the description, it eerily suggested that I might need to destroy the mind of one of the hero party members in the future.

It was unsettling, but after much thought, Lin concluded it wasn’t entirely implausible.

Though she had recovered, Lucy had been betrayed by the hero party and had her limbs torn off.

If 80% of what kept Lucy going while clinging to Lin like a swaddled baby was her obsession with him, the remaining 20% was her desire for revenge.

‘If I recover fully, should I destroy the Empire?’

But Lucy quickly shook her head.

‘I ended up like this for saying such things, so maybe not.’

Lin was genuinely moved by her seemingly reflective attitude.

‘Instead, I’ll skewer those bastards on spits and behead them. Just leaving their limbs intact.’

Though his face immediately hardened at her subsequent punishment plans.

For her to eventually face the final boss, reuniting with the hero party was inevitable.

Even if Lin suggested it, Lucy would likely refuse.

Lin sighed at the ominous feeling that he might need to use this skill to persuade her.

“Haah.”

“Lin, are you uncomfortable?”

Lucy, who was nestled against him, looked up at the sound of his sigh.

“No, it’s nothing.”

“Then what is it? Is it… because of me?”

“It’s not that.”

“Then what?”

Ironically, after regaining her limbs, Lucy’s obsession and dependence on Lin had only grown stronger.

Because the first thing she saw after drinking the elixir and regaining consciousness was Lin’s death, Lucy now tried to stay by his side constantly.

“Lin… Lin…!”

On the first night they slept apart after she regained her complete body, Lucy suffered from a new nightmare, unable to scream, barely managing to call Lin’s name in a strained voice.

When Lin, who had been in a deep sleep due to his physical condition, finally woke up and roused Lucy, she immediately threw her arms around his neck and burst into tears.

“Lin!”

“Lucy, what’s wrong? Did you have another nightmare?”

“You were dead… You told me to live well and then died… No matter what I tried, you wouldn’t open your eyes… What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? Without you, I…”

“Lucy, I’m right here. I’m alive and well.”

She then reached out to touch his face with her hands.

“Really?”

“Yes, you prayed to the goddess and saved me, remember?”

“Ah…”

Holding Lin tightly, Lucy whispered:

“Don’t leave me. Let me always feel your presence.”

“Umm, Lucy, now that your body is fine, that’s a bit…”

“Lin.”

Lucy’s voice dropped, becoming heavy and gloomy.

“If you disappear from my side, I’ll tear this world in half to find you and keep you by my side again.”

“……”

“I want to hear your heartbeat.”

“Hmm…”

“May I?”

She threatens to tear the world in half, then looks at him pleadingly.

Reluctantly agreeing, Lucy smiled brightly and buried her face in his chest.

“Lin… my only ally, my best companion, my Lin.”

Since then, except when absolutely necessary, Lin was forced to stay attached to Lucy.

And because she constantly monitored his mood, like now, he couldn’t even think in peace.

Lucy wanted to know and share all of Lin’s thoughts.

“I think we should visit a town soon.”

“I don’t want to. Towns have too many people.”

From their position as fugitives, Lucy’s words made sense.

But they had another problem.

“First of all, we need to figure out where we are.”

After experiencing Lin’s death and resurrection, a panicked Lucy had simply picked him up and ran at full speed using her immense strength, bringing them here.

The area was quite lush with vegetation and had a nearby stream, but with some ice and snow still remaining, all they knew was that they were far from Epfalter.

“I don’t like towns.”

“Why? Because there are too many people?”

“…Because there are other women there.”

Looking away, Lucy muttered discontentedly.

“You’re mine, and I hate other bitches approaching you.”

“No, no, nobody approaches me.”

“You just don’t realize it!”

Lin couldn’t understand why Lucy was so insecure about him.

He wasn’t a womanizer, nor did he have the looks or personality to become one.

Besides, Lin didn’t even belong to Lucy in the first place.

She kept claiming ownership rights that were never agreed upon or handed over, giving Lin quite a headache.

He had no idea how to resolve this obsession and dependency.

“Listen, Lucy. We have a more important issue.”

“No. There’s no problem. You’re by my side, and I’m by yours. No problem at all.”

“No, just listen.”

“I won’t listen to anything except you saying you like me.”

“That’s not it, but…”

“Then I won’t listen.”

“……”

Though she turned her head away primly, he could see her glancing sideways, urging him.

Lin, who didn’t believe in empty words, sighed.

“I like you.”

As a comrade.

“I like you too, Lin.”

She burrowed into his arms.

Pressing her ear as close as possible to his left chest.

“Can I talk now?”

“Yes, I’m listening.”

Lucy was listening to his heartbeat.

She wasn’t planning to listen properly anyway.

“Ahem, I feel a bit awkward saying this myself, but…”

“Anything is fine except saying we should break up.”

That’s a big problem.

Since it’s something he’ll have to say eventually.

“Lucy.”

“Yes?”

“Why aren’t you wearing underwear?”

Lucy blinked her round eyes.

“I haven’t worn any since my limbs were cut off?”

“The circumstances are different now than they were then.”

“But you were the one carrying my underwear. I didn’t have spares since falling off the cliff. And the ones I was wearing burned up from the heat when I drank the elixir, remember?”

It’s official Arrogant Saga lore that drinking an elixir causes body temperature to spike dramatically, burning away clothes.

That was just a build-up for Lucy’s nude CG.

It was such an elaborate scene that they even produced a CG of Lucy naked with her limbs restored.

The CG featured whiter scar tissue like seams where her body had been torn and cut by party members.

“Besides, I bathe every day, and your clothes are big, so they’re comfortable.”

“That’s fortunate. If they’re comfortable, maybe you don’t need to cling to me all the time?”

“Absolutely not.”

He hadn’t expected agreement anyway.

In his time with Lucy, Lin could count on one hand the number of times he’d heard her agree to anything.

This was the same both before and after her betrayal.

Perhaps the only thing that hadn’t changed.

“Lucy, a grown lady, and a noble one at that, shouldn’t be clinging to an unrelated man. People will talk.”

“Lin isn’t an unrelated man. You’re my best companion. And who’s going to talk?”

I’m talking about it right now.

Lin’s mouth tasted bitter, as if bile was flowing back.

“Lucy, whether before or after saving the world, you’re a noble, so you’ll eventually get married.”

“…That’s true.”

At the mention of marriage, Lucy’s eyes grew serious.

Indeed, such an important life matter seemed to bring her to her senses even through her obsession and dependency.

“I feel awkward saying this myself, but…”

“Anything Lin says is fine except breaking up.”

“…Anyway, I’ve heard that bras are meant to shape and support breasts so they don’t sag. Is that right?”

“Who?”

“Huh?”

“Who told you about that?”

Oh damn, did bringing up underwear and breast shape with my ugly face earn me a glare?

Fortunately, that wasn’t why Lucy had become sharp.

“Was it a woman? It was, wasn’t it? A woman told you?”

“Uh… I just overheard it. Rather than talking with someone directly, I was doing some work nearby and overheard women talking among themselves, yeah.”

“I see.”

Lucy placed her ear against Lin’s chest and closed her eyes briefly before opening them.

“Yes, that’s not the sound of a lying heart.”

“……”

Lin had never lied, so how did she know what a lying heartbeat sounded like?

Even Lin himself was curious about what it would sound like.

“I want to get married.”

“Right, Lucy will eventually get married.”

For once, Lucy wasn’t straying from the main point.

Seeing this as an opportunity, Lin took a deep breath and spoke coldly.

“But men don’t like sagging breasts.”

“Eh?”

“No matter how big they are, once a man sees they’re sagging, his feelings cool immediately.”

“No matter how big?”

“That’s right.”

“Even if they’re as big as watermelons?”

“They’d just be sagging watermelons.”

Is this the high-class conversation of the hero party?

He felt self-loathing.

He almost laughed bitterly at himself for trying to get the hero to wear underwear.

Meanwhile, Lucy was serious.

“Sagging breasts are not good…”

Since the topic had come up, it’s worth noting that Lucy’s breasts were quite large.

Within the party, Arsil barely won by a narrow margin, but the sensual curves usually hidden under armor were now unfiltered in their magnificence, especially without underwear.

But what did it matter?

He’d said that no matter how big, if they sagged, they weren’t appealing.

Lucy’s mind began working:

1. Lucy will definitely marry a man (Lin) in the future.

2. Lucy has considerable confidence and size in her figure, including breasts and hips.

3. However, men (Lin) lose interest if breasts sag, no matter how big they are.

4. Not wearing a bra increases the likelihood of breasts sagging in the future.

5. If her breasts sag, she won’t be loved by men (Lin).

6. She must buy and wear a bra immediately.

She was so deep in thought that she remained seated motionless until Lin had finished breaking camp and preparing to move.

Having drawn her own arbitrary conclusions, Lucy strained her eyes and looked around.

To buy underwear, they needed to go to a town.

She couldn’t see one.

Let’s strain the eyes more.

Let’s strain them enough to see the claws of that flying bird.

Still couldn’t see it.

Let’s strain them even more, enough to see the fine hairs on an insect’s antennae hanging from that distant tree.

Then,

“Found it.”

A smile spread across Lucy’s face.

“Lin!”

“Yes, yes.”

Thinking she was coming to hug him as usual, Lin opened his arms.

After a tight hug, he’d suggest they move, and she’d follow without complaint.

But this time was different.

“Hmm?”

Lucy wrapped one arm around Lin’s torso and tucked him under her arm.

“Lucy?”

“I found a town, Lin.”

“That’s good news. We can head there right away. Could you put me down?”

“I think we’ll get there in about five jumps?”

“…??”

That’s not acceptable.

Just one leap had enough destructive power to devastate the surroundings.

And it wasn’t just the ground that absorbed that destructive force, but also Lin’s body tucked under Lucy’s arm.

Though not direct, the explosions, the air slapping his face, the rough floating sensation, and the considerable impact upon landing were too much for a mere porter like Lin.

And she wanted to do that five times?

“L-Lucy, that’s too sudden…”

“You said you don’t like sagging breasts.”

“No, I was just saying you should wear underwear…”

“You said you don’t like them no matter how big they are if they sag.”

“Lucy, the concept of sagging applies because they’re big.”

“So you don’t like sagging after all!”

KWAAANG-!!

With one running start, the harmonious greenery and icy area was torn apart.

Cracks extended to the stream, instantly muddying the clear water with dirt and debris.

As their resting place—the first proper rest they’d had since defeating the Demon King—collapsed and faded into the distance, Lucy shouted with determination:

“Lin! I’m going to work hard to be a woman worthy of love!”

Couldn’t she first become a woman who listens to reason?

Lin squeezed his eyes shut.