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

Above the airship, the journey was uneventful.


By the time Russell could see the glittering Sun Island clearly, nothing untoward had happened... finally, he let out a sigh of relief.


It seemed that the "Activity Reprint" he had been worried about probably wouldn't occur. Probably.


"I must say, Sun Island's decorative style is much more luxurious than Happiness Island's."


Admiring the spectacle outside the window, Russell couldn't help but exclaim, "It's opulent, yet there's a sense of sacredness to it..."


If Happiness Island's characteristic was the stark contrast between the Upper and Lower City Districts... the Upper City District under the sunlight, full of greenery and snow-capped mountains, vibrant with life, while the densely packed Lower City District lay in the shadows, separated by a thin line that marked the difference between Heaven and Hell, stirring a peculiar sense of awe like the reflection on the surface of a lake.


Chapter 7 Wandering City Tower of Babel