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

She realized that the truth Russell was pursuing was now within reach.


Alice confirmed, "That serial suicide case on TV before, was that your doing?"


The "prototype" revealed a refreshingly pleased smile on his handsome face, "The manipulation was quite good, right? I was especially careful, didn't leave behind any evidence.


"Even the Special Execution Department couldn't trace it back to me. If you need some spiritual sustenance later on, I could share some with you."


At the same time, she was unabashedly flaunting the "prototype's" talent as if boasting about an accomplished lover, "You don't know how talented 'I' (prototype) am. 'I' (prototype) am particularly adept at destructive erasure. Aside from those few people I've grafted away, the others I consumed didn't even make the news.


Chapter 57 Evil Doctor