I Will Save This Hopeless World

Elian hung the wooden sign of "Mo Ran Grocery Store" on the door panel. This is the first day of his life for the hundredth time. For the first ninety-nine times, he has been a king, a devil, a savior, a god slayer... This time, his entire dream was to sell the jar of blueberry jam picked from the forest to the dwarf aunt next door for three copper coins. When he was successfully convincing his aunt, there was a commotion on the street corner. A blond girl ran over panting and shouted to him: "Excuse me... Have you seen a sword embedded in a stone? The location marked on my map seems to be your backyard." Elian looked at the "holy sword" he used to dry clothes in the backyard and was silent for three seconds. "No." He said calmly, "You must have remembered it wrong. Do you want to come in and see the blueberry jam? New arrivals, on sale."