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

Actually, the "stepping onto the chessboard" and "becoming a competitor to the headquarters" plans that the godfather proposed only made Strangulation feel like they "seemed feasible."


In reality, Strangulation was the most pessimistic of them all.


He was willing to support the godfather's plan because he never trusted Malt Wine from the start.


The "Melting Furnace" School and the "Embers" School were always in opposition to each other.


One emphasizes self-transformation into something great through the Painful Hammer, the Flames of Anger; viewing the entire outside world as trials and tribulations, where all joy is false and all pain is an opportunity.


The other believes that everyone will die, even the world will be destroyed, all turning into embers after being burned. Greatness is merely a matter of how many sparks remain hidden in these embers... Indulging while one is still burning is the most correct course of action.


Chapter 22 The Fire of Jealousy and Greed