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

The malt wine brought a starkly different answer.


For the board of directors, increasing control over the newly initiated mages was a very reasonable motivation.


Though for those elves who had experienced the Battle of the Laws, the spells mastered by these new mages were so weak that they were utterly inconsequential…


But with the emergence of this generation of Innate Codeless, an increase in the number of mages and a progression in their power were trends of the future.


The company wanted control over everything. Just as they used the Spirit Protection Chips to control the Spiritual Energy Users… Now, as mages became a revitalizing trend, of course, they wanted to control the mages too.


The intelligence from the malt wine indeed matched the actual situation—


Chapter 54 The Godfather Never Falters, Probably