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

After listening to Russell's explanation, the pink-haired girl looked thoughtful, "So it must be someone who has been in contact with me recently, right?"


"And just normal contact wouldn't cause the index values to be abnormal,"


Russell added, "It's your spiritual energy that was contaminated."


"That means, either he used spiritual energy on you, or he came into contact with you in a dream."


"No, Russell. The term 'contamination' isn't quite right,"


Flower Touch shook her head, correcting, "The company uses that term because they inherently define demons as uncontrollable, dangerous beings, but that's not accurate.


"You have communicated with your own demon, haven't you?"


"—Since you have already been in contact with your own demon, why haven't you become a suspected Demon?"


He had indeed never considered this question before.


"So… is it a problem with the redshift?"


Chapter 12 Studies on Demons