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

Just hearing this term sent a shiver down Strangulation's spine.


Even if Strangulation himself was a Mage that the company and the Church did not allow to exist... but there were still purity discrepancies between taboos of the same kind.


Whether it be an Elf's eternal life or a giant dragon's eternal life, it was a top-secret matter that could never be touched, one that could easily overturn the entire world.


In a daze, Strangulation felt as if he remembered the first time the godfather had met Tovatus.


Back then, the godfather did not yet have the title of "godfather"; he was still just a "Hairdresser" under his command. That sharp-eyed Elf, Tovatus, took a fancy to him upon their first meeting, harboring the idea of winning him over and promising to grant him "eternal life like that of a dragon."


That was a huge benefit, enough to make everyone present... including Strangulation himself, become greedy.


Chapter 48: People Without Prone-Spiritual