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

When Strangulation had received the task from the godfather, he thought he had misheard.


The executioner of Tianen Group… how could he possibly be persuaded?


His hands were stained with the blood of the Codeless, countless people hated and feared him, he was the nightmare of many in the depths of the night…


After confirming that the godfather was not joking, he began to suspect that the godfather had been deceived by the Inferior.


It seemed likely that the Inferior had received a spy mission from the company, planning to infiltrate, lie in ambush as a traitor, and wait to clear them out once he had grasped all their secrets!


It was not until the godfather told him something else that he started to doubt the defection of the Inferior.


That was… the Inferior could no longer use Spiritual Energy.


Chapter 44: Taming Technique