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

Malt Wine was not in the Lower City District at the moment.


After the criminal organizations in the Lower City District fell apart, her "work focus" shifted to the Upper City District.


Having personally led her troops to a "narrow defeat" against the Angel and been chased down and "annihilated" during her escape, she reactivated her false identity in the Upper City District.


Her current identity was the secretary to the General Manager of Shimizu Media Corporation.


This was no small company. Even among the "first-tier companies" directly controlled by the Tianen Group, Shimizu Media ranked in the top three.


It had been established even before Happiness Island was officially named "Happiness Island."


As a "family business" with a 53% stake controlled by the Tianen Group, the company's executives still share a common "surname" to this day—from the level of general manager upwards, everyone's surname is Shimizu, and they are all related by blood or marriage.


Chapter 42 Wine Does Not Intoxicate a Person