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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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“Companion of the hero, you must be mistaken. I do not know you.”
A faint smile played on the Goddess’s lips as she spoke those words with unwavering confidence.
It was a subtle yet self-assured smile, and at the same time, a mocking one.
“Show respect to the Goddess.”
Seeing her continued smug smile, he was certain.
‘She’s blatantly pretending not to know me. I don’t know why… No, maybe that’s not it. Remembering what happened between us, she must be feeling guilty.’
His first encounter with the Goddess could only be described as absurd.
He’d been excitedly anticipating eating chicken back on Earth. Then, suddenly, his surroundings transformed into a pure white space.
And before his eyes, appeared a woman with an indescribably mystical aura.
A Goddess.
She looked exactly like one would imagine a goddess to be. His pure, pre-isekai self had been awestruck.
[Your soul is truly captivating.]
“…”
The Goddess, clad in flowing white robes, was incredibly alluring. Not just because of her figure, but also because the white cloth barely concealed anything.
To be precise, the Goddess was braless and pantless.
Depending on the angle, he could see right through the fabric, making it impossible to avert his gaze.
Damn it. That’s when things started to go wrong.
The Goddess’s expression shifted to that of a woman who had been violated.
[How… how can you have such lewd thoughts! You filthy, vulgar creature!]
[Huh?]
[Do you think I can’t see your dirty inner thoughts? Such shameful and obscene imaginations!]
[N-No, I’m not doing this on purpose… I apologize if I offended you, Goddess. Please accept my apologies.]
[Eeeeek… You’re still not stopping! Oh! Stop those vulgar thoughts this instant!]
[I’m really not doing this on purpose. It’s just that you’re dressed so… Wait a minute. You could just stop reading my mind, you know? This is an irresistible force, a natural reaction for any man with balls.]
[I don’t want to hear your petty excuses! You’re like a disgusting sex offender!]
[S-Sex offender? That’s going too far! I’m not that kind of person! But you’re wearing clothes that show everything, and you’re reading my mind, so I can’t help… Whoa! Wait! What’s this under my feet! A magic circle? What the hell! You crazy bitch! I mean, Goddess! Wait, wait!!!]
That was the beginning of his isekai life.
Without any explanation from the Goddess, he was dropped into a medieval fantasy world.
Villagers chased him away for his strange clothes, and he survived by begging.
Then, luckily, he managed to find work as an adventurer.
The culprit behind his turbulent two years was that Goddess.
Incidentally, he discovered the Goddess’s Eye ability after becoming an adventurer.
He was grateful for the ability, but if she had just given him a brief explanation of its use or about this world, he wouldn’t have suffered so much.
The person before him was his sworn enemy.
“Did you recall some unpleasant memory? Snicker.”
Now the Goddess was openly mocking him.
Rage surged within him.
He remembered all the hardships he’d endured for two years.
The memory of almost being almost raped by goblins when he first arrived.
The memory of almost starving to death and having his clothes stolen.
The barbaric and unbearable hazing he’d experienced when he started working as an adventurer.
Memories that made him shudder just thinking about them.
It was all because of her.
Kerry approached the Goddess.
Sensing his imposing aura, the priests nervously blocked his path.
But it was useless. They couldn’t stop him. No one could stop him now.
Looking directly into the Goddess’s eyes, Kerry spoke.
“May I have a word with you, esteemed Goddess?”
The priests blocked his way, shouting at him to stay away from the Goddess. But the Goddess, with a relaxed smile, granted him permission.
“You may speak.”
Kerry suppressed his surging hatred and rage.
He’d never felt such intense anger before.
His lips parted, and a voice filled with deep resentment escaped.
“Your mom…”
“?”
The priests didn’t understand what Kerry was saying. The profound and sophisticated phrase “your mom” didn’t exist in this world. Even the most powerful translation skill couldn’t translate it.
“Your mom!!!”
The priests shouted, tense.
“What is this nonsense you’re spouting?”
“Don’t let your guard down! He might do something to the Goddess!”
No one understood what Kerry was saying, but the Goddess, who had brought him here from the modern world, seemed to understand perfectly.
Her face was on the verge of contorting in shock.
That was all the confirmation he needed.
“Your mom! You bitch!!!”
Kerry’s roar reverberated through the temple.
The outburst, filled with two years of resentment, echoed loudly.
The priests continued to shout, still bewildered.
“You! What kind of nonsense is that? Show some respect to the Goddess!”
“W-Wait, something’s wrong with the Goddess!”
“Goddess! Are you alright?”
The Goddess’s expression was filled with shock and horror. Her legs trembled, and she collapsed to the floor.
In a daze, she murmured,
“T-The Earth Goddess… my mother, Gaia… b-bitch? Oh… Gaia…”
It wasn’t long after Kerry’s outburst that the shocked Goddess released her possession and vanished.
The temple became quite chaotic after the Goddess’s silent departure. The High Priestess and the priests were in an uproar, talking about blasphemy and sacrilege.
They were able to escape unscathed thanks to Priestess Tina, who offered a sort of explanation.
[They are guests invited by the Goddess. We don’t know what was said, but we must not harm them. It is best to wait until we receive another revelation from the Goddess.]
The Goddess naturally instructed them to let him go. Even she couldn’t afford to alienate him now that he was the hero’s companion. Especially since her relationship with Lina wasn’t good.
‘Serves you right, bitch.’
He chuckled to himself on the way back, and Lina shook her head.
Staring blankly out the window, Kina suddenly asked,
“What did those words mean?”
“What words?”
“Um… the words you shouted at the Goddess. They sounded a bit vulgar…”
It was best for his image to avoid admitting that he’d insulted her mother.
“Oh, it’s nothing. It’s a spell from my homeland used to ward off evil spirits.”
“A spell to ward off evil spirits? What kind of spell could have such an effect on a Goddess…?”
“…”
Lina praised the spell’s power, but he felt embarrassed.
Lina didn’t seem to mind that he had antagonized the Goddess. It wasn’t like she liked the Goddess Elena anyway.
‘It feels like I’ve finally gotten something off my chest.’
The scenery passing by outside the moving carriage was beautiful. This world wasn’t so bad after all.
Lina suddenly started rummaging through her bag, as if she’d remembered something.
It was the bag containing the gifts promised by the temple. Gifts given by the cute priestesses who were unaware of his insult to the Goddess.
They would probably never know. Even Goddess Elena, if she had any shame, wouldn’t reveal the meaning.
“I’ll keep the Goddess’s ring… but I’ll give this to you.”
“!”
Inside the bag Lina handed him were high-grade holy water, high-grade healing potions, and other miscellaneous gifts.
“Are you sure? We didn’t do anything to deserve this.”
It was Korean custom to politely refuse once.
The old woman, who was about to accept the gifts without a second thought, coughed at his words.
“You all came to the temple with me. And these aren’t just for me, they’re for all of us. You deserve them. The ring alone is more than enough for me.”
“…If you say so, I’ll gratefully accept them.”
He glanced at Natasha and the old woman.
They didn’t seem to fully grasp the value of these items.
It was understandable, considering they’d lived their entire lives in the forest.
But the Regressor was watching.
How could he deceive them?
Honestly, he’d grown somewhat fond of Natasha and the old woman, and he didn’t want to trick them.
Should he sell them and split the profits?
He wouldn’t accept the Goddess’s divine power even if it were offered.
Then Natasha, staring intently at him, said,
“I don’t need them, husband. You can have them all.”
“Natasha…”
He was honestly touched. Even if she didn’t know the value of high-grade holy water, she must have realized that it was a precious gift.
He looked at the old woman, who gestured for him to take them as well.
“Natasha, I’m a little touched…”
“Once we’re married, what’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is yours, right? So, it doesn’t matter.”
“Let’s convert them into money later and split it evenly three ways.”
Lina chuckled at his words.
“We’ve arrived at the village you mentioned.”
Tina, who had accompanied them back, opened the carriage door and spoke.
Lina, needing to continue tracking the skeleton and pig, had brought them to a village predicted to be along their path. As a Regressor, she would be accurate.
“Thank you for escorting us, Priestess Tina.”
He merely offered a perfunctory greeting.
Then Priestess Tina hesitated and suddenly took his hand.
“Oh, I-I’m sorry. It was unintentional…”
“Did you want to say something?”
“Well…”
Tina’s face flushed red. Noticing the strange atmosphere, Natasha quickly rushed over and clung to his arm. He felt the weight of her soft breasts against him.
Tina hesitated for a long time, then spoke in a regretful voice,
“C-Can we… meet again?”
Tina’s expression was like that of a girl experiencing her first love. The world was so absurd.
Back in Korea, he had to struggle just to get a date, but in this world, as a handsome man, women he barely knew were blushing at him.
But since this absurdity benefited him, he couldn’t help but feel happy.
“If fate allows it, we shall meet again.”
He’d indirectly expressed his lack of intention to actively pursue a meeting, but Tina seemed to interpret it differently. Her already flushed face grew even redder.
So this was the power of a handsome face.
“…Husband, are you flirting with her right in front of me?”
“Natasha, I’m not your husband, and it’s clear to anyone that I wasn’t flirting.”
As he bickered with Natasha, the old woman and Lina had serious expressions for some reason.
As they got closer, Lina’s serious expression became more apparent.
The Goddess’s ring on her finger…
It was emitting a blue light.
“The ring from the Goddess is glowing…”
It was the ring that also had the function of tracking evil.
“There’s evil here. It’s highly likely to be the skeleton and the pig.”
Natasha’s eyes widened. The enemy of her tribe might be here.
“Those bastards! Where are they?”
“Natasha, calm down.”
“Oh… yes! Husband, I wasn’t excited… I won’t make the same mistake as last time.”
Lina nodded. Natasha, when she was next to Kerry, was controllable.
In her past life, she had been known as the Red Maelstrom, a completely uncontrollable comrade.
The fact that the Red Maelstrom was now so docile was thanks to Kerry.
“The ring from the Goddess only tells us that there’s evil nearby. I don’t know the exact location. While it’s highly likely that the ones here are the skeleton and the pig, it’s not certain.”
The group nodded at Lina’s calm explanation.
“We’ll have to split up and search here. It might be a little dangerous, but if we delay, the villagers’ lives will be at risk, and those two might grow stronger.”
Lina began dividing the team.
At first, she wanted to be Team 1 by herself, with the rest as Team 2, but he refused.
He had experience as an adventurer, and he knew how to take care of himself.
Natasha and the old woman would be Team 2. He would be Team 3, searching the village alone.
“This is emergency funds. Use it if you need to during your investigation.”
Lina handed him a gold coin. A whole gold piece! Long live the generous Regressor!
“Husband, be careful!”
“Be careful, Kerry.”
“Yes, you two be careful too. And you too, Lina!”
“Yes, don’t worry about me.”
The three teams split up, and Kerry, left alone, strolled through the village. It was quite large.
‘I have to be the first one to find the skeleton and the pig.’
Who was the most useless person in the current party?
Honestly, it was him.
Natasha was a former comrade of the Regressor, with a promising future guaranteed.
The old woman, while lacking in combat ability, was a great shaman from her tribe. He hadn’t known it, but she had been the one who blocked the skeleton’s curse in the previous battle.
On the other hand, he didn’t have a defined role. His combat abilities were mediocre, and he didn’t have the ability to support the team by blocking curses like the old woman.
‘At least until my magic skills mature, I’m not qualified to ride the Regressor’s bus.’
Until he could fully contribute as a mage, he had to prove his worth to the Regressor in other ways.
For example, this current situation wasn’t bad for him.
‘Finding hidden enemies doesn’t require combat ability.’
Having lived in this world for so long, he knew exactly where information gathered.
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