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

When the "Grafting Lovers" became angry, the surrounding environment began to fracture and break apart.


In the prototype's room, buds sprouted everywhere.


The fragrant aroma was intoxicating, like a bouquet delivered by a lover.


It was the Demon's "Personal Dream" beginning to invade reality.


—This was by no means a Demon in the "egg" stage.


Instead, it had reached a Red Shift Strength of over six, had completed hatching... a fully developed Demon that could affect the world on a physical level!


Alice simply sat calmly in her chair, sipping her tea as she looked toward the angry prototype.


Even though buds began to sprout on her own body, Alice was not the least bit flustered.


She merely flashed an elegantly modest smile, "I merely said a couple of things, and you're upset?


"Realizing that your desire to be 'loved as a human' will never be realized… does that drive you into Despair?


Chapter 59: The Fire of Freedom and the Fire of Anger