Gloomy Sky Hidden God

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Above The Sky

Three months had passed since the Inspector Knight named "Melodious" mysteriously disappeared in Harrison Port.


Just as Viscount Grant had said, the Imperial Capital did indeed issue a severe warning to Harrison Port at first, but after receiving a recorded video cassette sent by an anonymous passing friend, the expected punishment no longer followed.


At a dinner with old acquaintances, Elder Prude heard the Viscount boast about his well-informed sources—the Imperial Capital and the Western Grand Duke had a slight disagreement. One side believed they had taken on the task of confronting the countries of Fiery Flame Land and urgently needed massive support, while the other side felt that Duke Sorin's demands were simply insatiable. If given what he asked for, what was the difference between that and allowing Duke Sorin to declare himself king?


—Don't build if you don't want to, let's see who ends up panicking!


Chapter 136: The Appraiser in a Rotten World