"Prospector’s Attempt at Sourdough Spellcasting" delves into the profound despair and a subsequent metaphysical transformation of Shikara Kaekari. A single retail worker, who is trapped in a monotonous existence after failing to live to her full potential. Her brief interactions with eccentric elderly customers giving only the slightest reprieve. Overwhelmed by a sense of meaninglessness, she walks home through an indifferent city where she stands on a deserted train platform, contemplating suicide as an express train approaches. Will this be an end to the suffering she has had to endure throughout her entire life? Will she finally get a chance to live a new life where she is able to act out her fantasies?

Taking time to explore the questions about the Isekai genre like "Why do people welcome the protagonist to their village with open arms when life in a fantasy world can be so unforgiving?" or "What separates monsters from animals in fantasy worlds where is the distinction?"