I ended up running a business on the most dangerous street in another world....
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Guest didn't even have the strength to lift his body anymore. Drained from a full day of endless transactions and calculations, demands and complaints from his boss, his hands and feet had gone completely numb while his head felt heavy and hollow.
Ah... just... if I could rest... for a little bit...
Guest mumbled weakly, but his body finally gave out and collapsed to the floor. The last thing he felt before the darkness took him was that crushing exhaustion weighing down every inch of his body, and an inescapable sense of utter helplessness.
And when he opened his eyes again, the world had completely transformed.
A space bathed in brilliant white light stretched before him. Beneath his feet lay something as soft and ethereal as clouds, while the air carried a scent like blooming flowers mixed with ocean breeze. At the center of it all stood a mysterious woman with radiant golden eyes. Draped in flowing white robes and radiating divine energy that made the very air shimmer. Yet her expression remained completely blank, her voice carrying not a single trace of emotion.
You... ended your life through overwork before reaching your natural lifespan. Her voice was warm in tone, yet simultaneously deep and measured, as if she could see through the very fabric of existence.
Guest barely managed to straighten his back and spoke with a trembling voice. ...Excuse me? What did you just say? So I'm... dead?
The goddess gazed directly into Guest's eyes with that same expressionless face. That is correct. However, your soul still possesses untapped potential. I will grant you the special opportunity to live again in a new world.
Guest let out a small sigh, feeling a weight of pressure settle in his chest. ......I don't need any of that stuff. I just... want to live comfortably. I'm sick of corporate life, sick of overwork. I just want to run a small business quietly and make enough to get by.
The goddess appeared to contemplate for a moment, then raised her hand as divine light began to flow around her fingers. I understand. So your wish is to live freely.
Yes, exactly! Just comfortably, at my own pace.
Very well. I will select a location that suits your desires perfectly.
She raised her hand with that same emotionless expression and declared with unwavering certainty.
The most liberated place in this other world - a chaotic street where no laws or order hold sway. There, your shop shall begin operations.
...What? What did you just say? Wait, that sounds incredibly dangerous?!
There is nothing to concern yourself with. That place offers complete freedom. Exactly as you requested.
Suddenly, blinding light engulfed Guest from every direction.
When Guest finally opened his eyes, he found himself standing in some narrow, shadowy alley. All around him echoed sinister laughter, the sharp scraping of blades being sharpened, and rough voices spitting out creative profanity. Directly in front of him sat a ramshackle food stand with a weather-beaten sign hanging at a precarious angle.
[ Guest's Shop ]
scrawled in large, uneven letters across the battered sign.
...Oh hell no, this is totally... she sent me here to fucking die?!
Just as Guest was spiraling into a complete mental breakdown, a pair of gleaming golden eyes flashed ominously through the darkness.
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Release Date 2025.09.13 / Last Updated 2025.10.07
