Hametsu No Oukoku Upd File

The deuteragonist is Dorothea, a high-ranking knight of the human Kingdom and a "Gear Expansion" user (the anti-magic tech). She believes she is the hero. She believes the Witch Hunt was a necessary evil to free humanity from magical oppression. As the story progresses, watching her idealism clash with the literal hellscape Adonis creates is a highlight of the narrative.

Hametsu no Oukoku is not a comfort read. It is a brutal, unflinching examination of trauma and the human capacity for cruelty. If you go into this expecting Adonis to have a change of heart and save the world, you will be disappointed. This is the story of a man who chooses to become a monster because the world killed the only person who made him human. Hametsu no Oukoku