A border village in the Fiore Kingdom.
Erza of the Fairy Tail Guild was inside the client's house, listening to the mission details.
"Three years ago, a demon moved into the west side of the village. It torments the people here every day. No one can sleep, and after feeling exhausted, their bodies suddenly recover full energy in just a few seconds."
"The longest any villager has gone without sleep is three years. That must be the demon's curse—it's torturing us humans!"
The village chief, who was already over ninety years old, should have been frail. Yet the chief before her was covered in muscles. If not for his white hair, Erza wouldn't have believed he was an old man.
Erza asked, puzzled, "Why is the longest record only three years? Shouldn't all of you be full of energy and unable to sleep?"
The chief's face darkened. He snorted, "Enough pointless talk. That demon is definitely an evil existence. Isn't the mission of a Mage Guild to eradicate evil?"
Erza closed her mouth. As a member of a legitimate guild, it was natural to eliminate evil forces.
Although there were many contradictions in the chief's explanation, what the so-called demon did was indeed strange.
"Then take me there," Erza said.
The chief immediately revealed a yellow-toothed grin, stood up, and gestured for her to follow.
On the road, many villagers stopped working to look at her with hopeful eyes.
"It seems they really want that demon gone…"
Erza noticed their expressions and understood they were truly suffering.
As a righteous Mage, eliminating a dangerous outsider wouldn't trouble her.
"Everyone, don't worry! This Mage-sama is from the Fairy Tail Guild. She will surely kill that demon!" the chief announced proudly.
The villagers' eyes grew even brighter. A few clenched their fists, trembling with anticipation. Some bolder ones followed behind, wanting to witness the demon's end with their own eyes.
Surrounded by villagers, Erza arrived at the supposed demon's home.
A three-story wooden cottage stood before them.
But the wood had sprouted vibrant green leaves and flowers, and countless colorful butterflies fluttered around.
A refreshing fragrance filled the air.
A demon's house?
Erza found it hard to believe. Shouldn't a demon's dwelling be dark and eerie?
How could it be so beautiful?
"You people really are rotten mud."
Before the chief or the villagers could speak, a magnetic male voice came from inside the cottage.
The chief and the villagers instantly froze. Their throats bobbed as they swallowed hard, then quickly hid behind Erza.
The chief grit his teeth and shouted, "Mage-sama! Destroy the house and the demon inside! Look at this enchanting place—how could it belong to a good person?!"
Erza frowned. The chief was lying.
This voice and this scenery—this hardly looked like a demon's lair.
There must be a misunderstanding.
"Friend, come out. I am Erza Scarlet, an S-Class Mage of Fairy Tail," she announced.
Creak… The door opened, and a handsome man with purple hair and golden eyes stepped out, holding a magic staff.
A human?
Erza glanced at the chief in annoyance.
Did he not say it was a demon? This was clearly a human. Not one of the chief's words had been true.
"You are the Fairy Queen?" Aux narrowed his eyes, observing the red-haired girl.
Yes, she was exactly as he remembered.
He was a reincarnator with a golden finger.
After discovering this was the Fairy Tail world, he longed to learn magic.
He had traveled the world, never expecting to meet a Fairy Tail mage so soon.
It was only X782—the plot wouldn't begin for another two years.
"I want to ask how you offended these villagers to make them unable to sleep for three years," Erza said calmly.
He was clearly a Mage as well. He must have cast some sort of magic that prevented them from sleeping.
"Heh…" Aux sneered. "They're nothing but greedy villagers. Their inability to sleep is something they begged for—kneeling before me, pleading for my blessing."
"Nonsense!" the chief shouted, face red. "We never knelt to you! We only asked you to help plow the fields!"
Erza didn't fully understand the situation. But out of the corner of her eye, she saw a villager look away in embarrassment.
She couldn't help considering that Aux might actually be telling the truth.
"Three years ago, I came here and saw how unbelievably lazy they were. They have fertile land—just a bit of effort and they could live comfortably. But they wouldn't even move."
"When they learned I was a Mage, they all fell to their knees with desperate faces.
I thought they were begging me, so I used Addition Magic and granted most of them the attribute 'Vigorous Energy.'"
"Since then, they've worked tirelessly before dawn. And because of their excessive energy, they can't sleep," Aux explained.
Erza processed his words. It almost sounded like he had forced them to work.
But the chief's reaction said otherwise.
"We never wanted that! We only asked you to plow the fields!" the chief insisted.
Erza showed a look of disgust.
These villagers had some nerve.
Aux was doing them a kindness. For lazy villagers like these, such a lesson fit the crime.
"Rotten mud will never stick to a wall. I haven't even bothered adding anything to you today, so I might as well stop wasting my time," Aux scoffed.
He looked at the cottage he'd lived in for three years, narrowed his eyes, and raised his staff.
"Addition: Wither."
"Ding! Addition Magic detected. Infinite Addition has upgraded the attribute: Wither Lv. MAX."
The magic staff glowed.
Aux's system activated, boosting the added effect to its limit.
Rustle… The cottage rapidly decayed.
In a single breath, the wood and flowers turned to ash.
A gust of wind blew the remains away, and the butterflies scattered in fright.
Infinite Addition System—
That was Aux's golden finger.
Whenever he used Addition Magic, the system maximized the applied attribute.
He had used Addition: Vigorous Energy on the villagers.
With the system's enhancement, their energy reached its theoretical maximum—thus preventing sleep.
Of course, Addition Magic on living beings had a time limit.
The villagers' buff lasted 24 hours, so Aux had to reapply it daily.
"Sugoi!"
Erza's eyes widened.
The building disappeared in an instant—what tremendous power!
Meanwhile, the chief and the villagers paled.
If that spell had been cast on them, they would have died instantly.
_____________________________
Go to my Patreon:
patreon.com/dreamlexi
For just $3 you can read various chapters of novels that have been translated and changed several chapters in advance.
_____
Support me with your Power Stone and Reviews guys °•°
Have a nice day ><