So picture Earth back then, maybe late 2075? It was a mess, basically. The big super-brain prodigy esper had totally vanished off the grid, leaving everyone scrambling and looking like idiots because suddenly we were just another target for some galactic ganglord or something worse. Total colony vibes going strong.
Han Lang wasn't exactly built to be an esper hero. He was your classic, run-of-the-mill dude – smart in that quiet, no-nonsense way, not flashy, just kept his head down and worked hard. But sometimes, you know? Sometimes life throws curveballs designed purely for frustration. That's what happened.
He kinda stumbled into the dark web stuff after trying to do something incredibly mundane online. It wasn't like he went looking for trouble; it just kind of… found him. He logged onto this massive hyperspace market thingy, and boom! The rest was pure accident. But then again, maybe nothing is *just* an accident in stories like these.
Anyway, while navigating the usual sketchy online deals – yeah, you name something illegal or weird, it probably showed up somewhere on those deep web forums back then – Han Lang didn't just stop at browsing stuff he already knew about. He actually managed to snag one of those esper power crystals for a crazy low price, like finding gold in literal digital cow dung.
Suddenly, this ordinary guy who just wanted his paycheck wasn't just broke or rich anymore; he was *literally* a walking god complex or something? It flipped the script completely and totally changed everything. He went from worrying about rent to realizing maybe Earth is gonna need all the help it can get…