Kazuto Raijin, 37 years old, was an ordinary office worker exploited by his colleagues and superiors. His life had become bleak and empty ever since his family, whom he had once loved, tragically passed away. From that moment on, he was nothing but a lifeless shell, devoid of purpose or hope.
But then the unthinkable happened: One day, Kazuto was summoned by the goddess Artemis herself. She promised to make him a hero destined to achieve greatness in a new world. For a fleeting moment, hope stirred within him—a belief that his fate might finally take a turn for the better.
Yet reality was cruel. The goddess who had chosen him secretly despised him. Instead of being blessed with heroic powers, Kazuto found himself stranded in the middle of nowhere—weaker than ever before. He couldn’t even defeat a simple slime. Despair and hopelessness clawed at him. How could he survive in this merciless world, let alone become a hero? His path seemed lost, and yet... perhaps, just perhaps, somewhere in the darkness, a spark lingered that could alter his fate once more.
