Not praying for ten strings

In a world dominated by seven super-corporations, the Longevity Species that always occupied the pinnacle of power didn't allow for the enactment of written laws. The Floating Islands of prisons delimited by lines on the map, where resources would inevitably run out in the future...
People yearned for the birth of a true "Hero," yet they cynically awaited the fall of a Hero from grace.
As long as one was hailed by the media as a Hero, even murder could be forgiven, and every word they said would be adored. Even high and mighty Elves dared not provoke the edge of a Hero.
But if a Hero of the past committed even a minor offense, the moment their image crumbled, the forgiven sins would flare up like an inextinguishable furnace, and the stars of yesterday would instantly become unforgivable criminals...
"—Come become a Hero, Russell."
The most vicious criminal in the world thrust a knife into the boy's hand, whispering a low enticement.
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Solo female lead, Beast Ears, Spiritual Energy, Mechanical Angels, and other elements. Cyber-fantasy. Please refrain if not to your liking.

Tower of Overturn

Russell couldn't imagine why his mother would personally poison and kill her own child... especially after she had called her 'mother' for seven or eight years.


What baffled Russell even more was what followed—


The Inferior claimed, "My mother tried to kill me as an act of mercy. I won't hate her.


"It was then that I realized... the sadder I cried, the happier some people laughed; if I chose to live happily, they would be even happier.


"That's why I must continue to live. Neither laughing nor crying... but living angrily."


Russell wanted to keep asking questions.


It seemed to be to prevent the Inferior from continuing to be angry—she quietly sent Russell a message, saying that they would discuss this matter privately when the Inferior was not around.


Afterward, she assigned a task to the Inferior, instructing him to take Russell to meet the Demon.


Chapter 2: Reconstruction Mechanism