In the Name of Calamity

Original title: *I Have an Ancestral Shop* Blurb 1: After inheriting her family's shop, the orphan Yi Li arrives with her father's ashes in a horrifying, uncanny side-world ruin, a place of slaughter completely polluted by the energy of ghosts and monsters. At first, everyone thinks she's just a lucky freeloader. Only later do they understand that the ruler of calamity has returned to the world that belongs to her. Survival rules for Calamity instances: 1. No ghost or monster can be killed by human hands. 2. Only ghosts can kill ghosts. 3. When your hate value reaches its peak, the most powerful evil god will cross countless miles and pass through the world's barriers to kill you. Warning: The ruler is still weak and poor. Please be careful and stay alive. Blurb 2: After reaching adulthood, the orphan Yi Li leaves the orphanage. As she pats her empty pockets and wonders where she'll sleep tonight, she receives an inheritance from her biological father, who died ten years ago: A chuunibyou-style skull key, an inheritance contract, and an empty glass bottle. Her deadbeat father's will tells her: Yes, her family owns an ancestral shop. She has no idea what it sells. It's in a very remote location, business comes and goes, and there's a ton of work. Her father gives her three days to decide. She doesn't have to inherit it. Yi Li immediately smacks her handprint on the contract. Yi Li: This is hilarious. Nobody's stopping me from inheriting the family business. I'm running this business till I drop! One day, after struggling to keep the family business afloat, a strange customer comes into the shop. He says he's a god. Yi Li, who'd been digging up graves, smacks him with a shovel: If you're sick, go get treatment! You're getting in the way of my business! Announcement: This book goes premium on November 14, 2025! Come by and check it out! Thank you all so, so much!!! Theme: There's no shortcut through life.