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

Even though it was because of work, Cui Que still found herself in the Spirit Pendulum District for the first time.


She usually kept her distance from such noisy places.


It wasn't that her personality was particularly serious or that she looked down on entertainment venues... She had been a student once, after all. Even though Cui Que preferred quiet, or to put it another way, was more of a homebody, she had undoubtedly visited the entertainment spots that students loved.


What she didn't like was the noisy atmosphere of the Spirit Pendulum District.


Her hearing was particularly sharp, and her sense of smell was the same. All sorts of odors and sounds mixed together would give her a headache.


Music of different tastes was playing at every street corner, attracting its own crowd; advertisements that would normally be muted in the Tianen District were projected directly onto the walls of buildings.


Chapter 22 The Busy Market