Name: I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey
Rating: 4.4 (589 reviews)

Chapter 456: Welcome (End)

Lin Jie, a transmigrator, is the owner of a bookstore in another world. He’s kind and warm-hearted, often recommending healing books to customers who are going through a tough time. From time to time, he secretly promotes his own work too.

Over time, these customers begin to respect him greatly, some even frequently bringing local specialties to repay his favor. They often seek his professional opinion when it comes to selecting books, and share their experiences with this ordinary bookstore owner to people around them.

They respectfully and intimately refer to him using names such as the “Demon God’s Lackey”, “Propagator of the Flesh and Blood Gospel”, ” Corpse Devouring Sect’s Rites and Customs’ Author” and “Shepherd of the Stars”.

Plot

Lin Jie used to be a teacher of a university on his original world and was regarded as a prodigy in his field. He was a compulsive book collector. His greatest wish was to collect all the printed books in the world. Regardless of whether he could finish reading all of them, just the thought of having all those hardcover books arranged neatly in shelves was enough to make him very happy.

One day when Lin Jie unknowingly discovered a weird ritual and a being of eldritch nature, a creature of possibly near omnipotence and omniscience. that could make any wish come true as long as he paid a price which is not being able to go back an possibly more.

Admittedly, Lin Jie was indeed skeptical about the ritual, but he still conducted it out of curiosity and made his sole wish in making the pact was to own every book in the world, a dream which was fulfilled. As soon as he made his wish, he vaguely heard a gentle muttering that he couldn’t comprehend. With a short blink, he suddenly found himself in another world, Azir. standing before an abandoned Bookstore.

Prologue

Lin Jie opened the bookstore’s old wooden door as per usual.

A muffled chime sounded from a bronze bell. Streams of water trickled down the door frame from above, leaving vestiges on the dirt-covered transom window.

The sky was murky. It was pouring heavily outside, the pitter-patter of rain and vapor creating a foggy curtain.

Puddles of water had accumulated outside the store.

“Such a heavy downpour,” remarked the frowning Lin Jie.

He was a little miffed at his shirt and trousers getting wet.

“This heavy precipitation that began last night will continue for approximately a week. The Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow warning, which could rise to red…”

Audio from the neighboring shop’s TV was quickly drowned up by the rain.

It was unlikely that there would be any business for the bookstore under such weather.

“Sigh.”

Lin Jie pulled out a triangular supporting frame and wooden board from behind the door to make a simple step at the entrance before flipping the hanging sign to display “Open”.

It was unlikely for there to be too many customers under such weather. It looked like it was going to be a quiet day for the bookstore.

‘Rather than to open for such lacklustre business, why not go back to sleep?’ This was probably what most people would think.

“But what if someone were to get caught in the rain without an umbrella and needs a place to wait it out?”

Lin Jie took a book from the rental shelf before heading toward the counter. He casually flicked on a warm lamp along the way before placing a towel by the side. After that, he brewed two cups of piping hot tea before finally settling down behind the counter.

He flipped the book over to where he last stopped before pushing a cup of hot tea across the counter, as if passing it to a new acquaintance.

A book and a cup of hot tea.

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