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

Upon hearing Comb Teeth's words, the control room fell into silence.


As he watched the Emperor suddenly fall silent, Comb Teeth blinked.


He couldn't help but reveal his trademark full mouth of whale whiskers and chuckled softly, "I thought the live broadcast would be cut off after I said that."


Rather than being fat, it would be more fitting to describe the whale-whiskered giant as sturdy. He shrugged his shoulders and spoke in a deep, yet sufficiently loud voice that vibrated others' hearts like a subwoofer: "Everyone knows ridiculing the lower class costs nothing because no one admits they're part of it, and thus no one would claim to be offended by it.


"But offending a director, now that's a different story... Maybe I'd be dragged away in front of the camera, or perhaps silently disappear at home."


Comb Teeth laughed heartily, but this time, no one picked up his thread.


Chapter 2: Exposé