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

He had always found it odd why Mental Heavy Industry's approach to prosthetics was so bizarre.


The concept held by his mentor, Sally Ruth, seemed perfectly sound to Russell—rely on but not depend upon prosthetics, using their power without forgetting reality or indulging in it. Yet, the approach of Mental Heavy Industry was somewhat overly corrective.


Nominally, it was about "performance first," but such a statement could only deceive those who were ignorant of the industry.


Biomechanics was never a discipline that existed merely for aesthetics.


If performance were truly a consideration, it could never completely detach from the human body... Take, for example, the prosthetic hand manufactured by Mental Heavy Industry.


The singer Russell had seen at Hive Nightclub, her prosthetic hand was styled by Mental Heavy Industry. It was a ferocious mechanical claw.


Chapter 51: The Human Traitor