I’m Being Pressed by S-Ranks Volume 1 Chapter 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 1 – Accidental Savior

I followed the Guild Master’s orders and made my way to the appraisal room.

When I pushed open the door and stepped inside, I found that the package he was talking about had already been unpacked. The magic item I was to appraise was on a table in the room.

I took the appraisal crystal from the only cupboard in the room and activated it by passing mana through it.

The Appraisal Crystal is a very valuable item found in every guild in the kingdom. As the name suggests, it can be used to assess the effects of magic items.

I was told that if I broke the crystal, it would cost a sum of money that I would not be able to pay even if I were reincarnated three times.

But was it because I was too preoccupied with the crystal, the most expensive of all?

Or was it a twist of fate?

I didn’t notice that the hem of my shirt was caught on one of the magic items on the table.

As a result, the magic item – a vial the size of my index finger – fell to the floor, made a slight cracking sound, and shattered in an instant.

“-!!!!!!!”

It wasn’t that expensive, but it was still bad enough to make me almost scream.

Goodbye, goodbye, my salary for this month!

But before I could scream, a strangely cheerful voice echoed through the room.

“Cough, cough… Oh, thank you! You saved me from being sealed, didn’t you?”

Muffled pink smoke came from the shattered vial.

And out of the smoke emerged a fairy with a body the size of a palm and butterfly-like wings on her back.

Who are you?

“I am Oriondiehl. I was sealed for 300 years, and now you have freed me! That makes you my savior!”

“You were sealed? Savior?”

“Yes, I have been sealed in this bottle for a long time! I was never allowed to come out… But now that you’ve broken the bottle, I was able to come out!

“Oh, so that’s what happened.

Then again, what is this?

I had no idea that such a lovely fairy was trapped in that magic item vial.

But 300 years? What a terrible thing to do, to lock up such a sweet fairy for 300 years…

“Poor little thing, trapped in such a vial for so long.”

“You pity my circumstances too? Oh, you are so kind.”

“Of course I do. It must have been hard for you to be locked up all alone in that bottle, huh? You can rest easy now.”

“How kind of you! Okay, I’ve made up my mind! Yes, I have decided! Let me repay you, my savior, for saving my life.”

“What? No, you don’t have to pay me back. Besides, it wasn’t even my intention…”

“Not only are you kind, but you are also very humble! But you don’t have to be so modest!”

“No, um, it’s really fine.”

Hm?

Something tells me. This fairy is bad news.

Shedoesn’t listen at all and comes at you in a very aggressive way…

By the way, why was this fairy sealed in the first place?

“Hey, why were you sealed, Oriondiehl?”

“I’ll tell you why! Listen, it’s terrible! A long time ago, someone saved me when I was hurt and crying in the forest.”

“And?

“And in return, the man – he was a human man – I cast a spell on him. I asked him what kind of magic he wanted, and he said, ‘Magic to make me irresistible to the opposite sex,’ so I cast a spell on him that would attract and charm the opposite sex.”

“You can do that? That’s amazing.”

Isn’t she a very high-level fairy?

I mean, magic that makes you irresistible is some kind of mental manipulation magic, right? You would have to be of a very high rank to be able to use it.

“After that, he became very irresistible to women. Yes, he became so irresistible that there were fights among women over him, and violent incidents over him happened all over the country!”

“Hmm?”

What’s going on? This story has taken a strange turn, hasn’t it?

“And then, for some reason, he came to me and said things like, ‘You’ve ruined my life,’ and ‘By sealing you, I’m doing everyone a favor,’ and other words that are hard to understand… and then he locked me in this vial.”

The fairy’s face is sad, and she wipes the tears from her eyes.

Wait a minute.

I know what happened. It’s a famous historical event. I read about it in the Guild Book of Magical Incidents.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful kingdom.

One day, without warning, all the women in the land fell madly in love with one man. And then there was constant fighting throughout the kingdom over this man.

In the end, one of the women who had fallen in love with him committed a forced suicide with him. But even after the man’s death, the spell was not broken, and upon hearing the news of his death, most of the women in the land who had fallen in love with him followed suit by committing suicide as well.

The incident caused the country to decline and eventually die.

I think …… that incident happened about 300 years ago, right?

I suddenly felt a cold sweat on my back.

“Now that I think about it, I just remembered something! I’m sorry, but I have to get back to work!”

“Oh, I understand. Then I’ll start expressing my gratitude right away.”

“No, no, no. I don’t need it! Please don’t worry about it!”

“No, please don’t hesitate, my savior! If you’re in a hurry, I can do it in a jiffy!”

“No, no, no, it’s really okay! Or rather, yes, I’m afraid of women! It’s really okay, seriously! Really seriously!”

“My goodness, Mr. Savior is very modest. I was moved! Honestly, I once held a grudge against humanity for putting me in this little bottle, but with you, I changed my mind! It is not too late to abandon humanity! That’s why I have decided! I will use my maximum magic to make you popular!”

“Like I said, please don’t do that!!!”

Damn it, why?

The more we talk, the worse the situation gets!

Also, with all this fuss, why is none of the guild staff showing up? This is a dereliction of duty, you know!

Maybe this fairy is using ward magic or something?

If so, this fairy is nothing less than an advanced class!

“Fungurui, fugurui, kutugua, nafurutagun, ngaa, gua…”

Meanwhile, the fairy begins a magical chant that I have never heard before.

Or rather, from every angle, it looked like some kind of very scary spell!

“Please, stop! You shouldn’t be doing this!”

I tried to stop her, but there was some kind of transparent wall between me and the fairy, so I couldn’t even get close to her!

And then, because I couldn’t stop the chanting, a magical circle was etched in lines of light at my feet and began to activate….

“So then, my savior. May this bring you a better life”

As the magic circle was activated, my consciousness gradually faded – with the final scene, the innocent figure of the little fairy with a broad smile on her face.

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