This Regressor Does it for Free – Chapter 3

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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How I dodged magic I knew nothing about wasn’t important right now. The important thing was how to escape from here.

As I tried to get up, I stumbled involuntarily.
Looking down, I saw blood flowing from my leg, which I thought was fine.

‘My leg’s injured…’

“If you go back to the cell obediently, I’ll spare you for now. Keke.”

“I’m prepared to die repaying the women’s kindness! Don’t underestimate a man’s resolve!”

“Boss! We’ve caught these bitches!”

“Then just throw them in the prison.”

“…”

‘Shit. Maybe I should have just begged for my life…’

Was I going to die without saving the women, without leaving any meaning to my life? Just as my life flashed before my eyes,

Crash!

The main gate of the hideout crumbled, sending up a cloud of dust. And from within the dust, a woman with flowing blonde hair emerged.

“Aagh! Help me!”

“I don’t want to die! S…Save me!”

“Boss!”

Every time the blonde woman moved, bandits crumpled like paper and died.

“Damn it! That… that crazy bitch is already here?!”

It seemed certain that this woman was the reason the bandit leader was preparing for battle.

Even for bandits, this woman was slaughtering dozens of people with a completely emotionless face. She was definitely not normal.

‘For now, I should just stay perfectly still.’

I went over to where the women were huddled together, trembling. Perhaps because we had bonded in such a short time, Natasha tearfully embraced me.

“…I’m glad you’re alive… Mr. Adventurer.”

“Yes. Though I’m not sure if we are alive yet…”

I patted Natasha’s back and watched as the bandits were massacred.

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Seeing a woman single-handedly slaughter the bandits and kill the bandit leader with a single blow naturally made one curious about her stats.

Kerry, after checking her status window with the Eyes of the Goddess, trembled with excitement.

‘I… I found her!!! I actually found her!’

This was undoubtedly the other hero that the stupid goddess told me to find. But the more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

‘That stupid goddess gave me a useless combat power measuring ability, but she gave her regression?’

The back of my neck stiffened, and I began to understand why people collapsed from high blood pressure.

‘Regression… that’s totally broken.’

Seeing this woman effortlessly slaughtering the bandits made me nod in understanding.

The Regressor, drenched in the blood of bandits, strode towards us. The hostages and I gulped nervously.

“…It’s alright. I’m not your enemy.”

A beautiful voice echoed, followed by a few seconds of silence. Gradually realizing the situation, the women began to scream.

“We’re alive! We’re alive! Kyaa!”

“Thank you so much for saving us! Thank you!”

“Waaah… I thought we were going to die…”

Of course, I was overjoyed too, until the Regressor grabbed my throat.

Slender fingers choked me. They were unbelievably strong, making me wonder if they were truly a woman’s hands.

“Gah! What the hell?! Ugh! Let… let go!”

“There was still a bandit left.”

I realized then that the Regressor in front of me had made a terrible mistake. But I didn’t need to explain myself.

“He’s not a bandit!”

Natasha immediately spoke up for me. Her face was filled with urgency, her eyes worried that I might get hurt. Was this the bond of sex?

“…”

The Regressor stared at Natasha silently for a moment, her eyes filled with a mixture of affection and sorrow.

Finally, she released my throat.

“Cough… cough…”

I gasped for air as my constricted throat relaxed. The Regressor let me go, rushed towards Natasha, and embraced her.

The Regressor, holding Natasha tightly, burst into tears.

“Are you alright, Natasha? I… I wasn’t too late, was I?”

“Huh? Do you know me? I think there’s some misunderstanding…”

“I’m asking if the bandits did anything to you.”

“Thanks to you, thanks to my benefactor, they didn’t do anything. Thank you so much.”

“Thank goodness. I thought I was too late…”

The others seemed completely baffled by the Regressor’s behavior. Even Natasha herself looked utterly confused.

But this confirmed my suspicions.

‘Natasha was the Regressor’s companion in her past life.’

That was Natasha’s talent.

The name of the talent was a bit gruesome, but it made sense.

The former hostages began to cheer joyfully again.

“We’re really alive!”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

“This is a miracle!”

Just then, the grandmother shouted loudly.
“This is all thanks to Valhalla’s blessing! For Valhalla! The Warrior’s Dance!”

‘Not this again…’

The women began to perform the Warrior’s Dance, following the grandmother. It was a dance filled with even more frenzy than before, when we were in the cell.

Of course, I didn’t join in.

My refined, modern sensibilities refused the Warrior’s Dance. I couldn’t help it.

Then, feeling a burning gaze on the back of my head, I turned to see the Regressor staring intently at me.

Covered in blood, her stare was a bit chilling.

‘Shit… why is she staring at me? Her gaze is so scary… as expected, professional killers have a different look in their eyes…’

All sorts of thoughts raced through my mind in that brief moment. Did she still suspect I was a bandit?

What if she snapped and attacked me? Even though I was involuntarily staring back at her, the Regressor didn’t avert her gaze.

‘Sh…Shit. She probably still suspects I’m a bandit…’

Maybe she was suspicious because I was awkwardly standing apart from the women performing the dignity-threatening Warrior’s Dance.

It was as if she was asking with her eyes,

“Why aren’t you joining them? Are you actually a bandit? Did you do something bad?”

Life or dignity?

If someone asked me which was more important, I would naturally choose life. Even a pile of shit is better than death!

I was that kind of ordinary person.

Conscious of the Regressor’s suspicious gaze, I began to perform the Warrior’s Dance with all my might.

“Wow! Mr. Adventurer is a good dancer!”

“Ahaha! You’re so good, why did you hold back before?!”

“Everyone, let’s do the Warrior’s Dance together!”

Seeing this, the Regressor finally let out a small chuckle.

Even smeared with blood, her bright smile was captivating.

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Only one thought occupied Kerry’s mind.

‘I must join the Regressor’s team.. I must join the Regressor’s team. I must join the Regressor’s team.’

To find peace and prosperity in this cutthroat other world, there was no other way.

The Regressor’s name was Lina. She had casually declared,

“I will arrange suitable accommodations for all of you.”

“Thank you, Lina!”

“We’re so indebted to you.”

“Are you an angel sent by the Goddess?”

The women, who had lost their families to the bandits and were left alone, were naturally overjoyed.

Just from her actions and words, Lina’s personality seemed clear.

‘A total pushover Regressor… Nice.’

The desire to hop on the pushover Regressor’s team grew stronger. I guaranteed that just by picking up the crumbs that fell from her table, I could become a prominent figure on the continent.

Kerry began to act in a way that would earn him points with the pushover Regressor, while also creating a reason to stick around her.

“I may not be of much help, but… I will also assist you in your return.”

“Thank you, Mr. Adventurer!”

“You’re so wonderful, Mr. Adventurer!”

Lina looked surprised, then smiled sweetly.

Yes! I scored some points. Good.

During our short rest, Lina spent most of her time with Natasha. It was obvious to anyone that she was giving her special treatment and wanted to get closer to her.

However, the person Natasha was showing affection to was…

“Honey! Try this. It’s really delicious!”

‘…Me.’

Natasha, who had been talking with Lina, ran over to me and chattered away as soon as she saw me.

Every time she did this, I could see Lina flinch slightly.

Especially when she heard Natasha call me “honey” for the first time, she recoiled in shock, making a strange sound.

“Honey, what should we do now?”

“But Natasha… why do you keep calling me honey?”

Natasha immediately looked dejected at my words. I don’t know how many times I’d told her I wasn’t her honey.

“Mr. Adventurer, are you going to pretend you don’t know after taking my granddaughter’s virginity?”

“No, but that was because you said we should leave behind a descendant, just in case. That’s all it was. We never talked about marriage.”

“What sophistry! It’s common sense that when a man and a woman share their bodies, they are betrothed!”

That was this world’s sensibility. As a modern man with superior sensibilities, I felt that marrying just because we had sex once was overkill.

“We don’t have that kind of custom in our tribe. Unless… unless there’s a baby…”

“…So, if I get you pregnant, you’ll accept me as your husband?”

“…”

Honestly, if she got pregnant, I would have no choice but to marry her, right? The guilt of leaving a child fatherless would be too much to bear.

Besides, Natasha was beautiful and strong. Marrying her would be a huge win for me.
Lina looked utterly shocked by our conversation. She seemed more surprised than I expected.

Was it because Natasha was different from the one she knew in her past life?

The more I talked with Natasha, the more positive Lina’s gaze towards me became.
I even saw her nod slightly while looking at me earlier.

‘Good reaction. Natasha must be a more important companion than I imagined.’

I didn’t know what the Regressor’s thoughts and goals were, but Natasha seemed incredibly important to them.

However, I couldn’t just relax because Natasha was on my side.

‘I need to earn individual points as well as team points.’

Looking at Lina, who was still trying to get close to Natasha, I touched my pocket.
Inside was an orb.

‘This should fetch a good price.’

The Eyes of the Goddess could also identify useful items. The information on the orb in my pocket was as follows:

This was the orb the bandit leader had used to cast magic. I had never heard of an orb that could store magic.

Picking it up from the ground was a stroke of genius.

‘Just selling it at the market would fetch at least a few dozen silvers! No… it’s too precious to sell. If I could only use mana, I might be able to use magic too.’

To be able to use magic, the eternal dream of men!

I came all the way to this other world, and I thought I was going to die swinging a sword without ever experiencing magic.

As I smiled, checking the orb’s information, a shadow suddenly fell over me.

Looking up, I saw Lina looking down at me with a surprised expression.

“That orb…”

‘Shit. I’m screwed. It’s mine.’

“Where did you get that?”

Lina seemed unaware that the bandit leader had it. If I lied and said I had it before I was captured, I might be able to claim ownership, but that wasn’t a good idea.

‘No matter how valuable the orb is, it’s not as valuable as the Regressor. I should be honest.’

“I picked it up from the ground.”

“…Do you know what that is?”

“I don’t, but…”

“…”

Lina seemed lost in thought.

“Those guys weren’t ordinary bandits. That orb is not an ordinary orb. I don’t know if you’re aware, but…”

“I don’t know exactly, but I saw the bandit leader use it. He used it to cast magic.”

“…”

Lina’s expression was troubled. It seemed the orb wasn’t just a simple magic orb; there was something more to it.

“Here… Lina, do you want it?”

‘There goes a few dozen silvers. But she’s the Regressor who killed the bandits… I can’t help it. Sigh.’

“No, I don’t need it. You can keep it if you want. But it would be best not to show it to others.”

‘Generous Regressor! Hooray!’

A Regressor who willingly gives away a few dozen silvers. My loyalty towards the pushover Regressor began to grow spontaneously.
But if I only kept receiving, I might be denied entry to the official Regressor team later.

I had to show at least a minimum of sincerity, to give back as much as I received.

“Thank you for your consideration. By the way, you seem to be trying to get close to Natasha. Is there a reason?”

“…I just think she’s a good person, and I want to get to know her.”

‘She’s a terrible liar.’

“Do you want me to help you become friends with Natasha?”

Lina seemed more receptive than I expected. It appeared she was having trouble getting close to Natasha, her companion from her past life.

“I… I would be very grateful if you could!”

“There’s one surefire way to become close to Natasha. She has a serious concern right now.”

“Marrying Mr. Adventurer…”

“No, no, not that.”

‘She’s not marrying me… damn it.’

“Does she have another concern besides that?”

“Yes. Natasha… wants revenge for her tribe.”

The Regressor looked momentarily surprised, but she quickly nodded.

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