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

Russell felt a strong discomfort upon arriving at God Communication Island.


It was almost the complete opposite of Sun Island, where sunlight was abundant.


This place was simply too gloomy and dim.


Even the narrow and crowded Third Disc would not deprive its residents of sunlight. The idlers who had nothing to do loved nothing more than to bask in the sun on bed chairs by the street.


The Spiritual Energy of Thoth would never rob anyone of their right to bask in the sun. Even the imprisoned criminals could apply to soak in the sun for one or two hours a day as a break. The tradition they left behind regarded the sun as something sacred.


They believed that without sun exposure, people would become ill and trees would decay. Even prosthetic bodies made of metal should be taken out for a sunning occasionally, lest the negative energy clinging to them drive people insane—yes, they saw sunbathing as a way to prevent cyber-mental illness.


Chapter 14 The City Without Light