I Just Wanted to Be a Galactic Hunter—Why Am I on the Wanted List?

InthenewInterstellarEra,Mr.Laurenhasbecometheepitomeofthecriminalunderworld.Hehasnothirstforwealth.Heholdsnointerestinwomen.Hepossessesnoneofthetwistedvicescommontotheotherdregsofsociety.Hissolepassionisorchestratingactsofterror,fromwhichhederivessincerepleasure.Healwaysappearsinthegalaxy’smostdangerousandspectacularlocations,only...usually,hehimselfisthecauseofthatdanger.TheInterstellarGazetteoncewroteofhim:"Mr.Laurenisarespectableyetmadgentleman,attimesconductinghimselflikeanaristocratofabygoneera.Alonewolf,hehasbecomealivingsymbolofthethousandsofdangerousindividualscastasidetothemarginsofprogress."IfyouareunfortunateenoughtocrosspathswithMr.Lauren,praythatluckisonyoursideandthatheisinhighspirits.Perhapshewillshowmercyandletyougo.Andrememberthemostimportantrule!Undernocircumstancesshouldyoueverattempttouseforceagainsthim.Itmattersnotwhoyouare—animmortal"Cultivator,"aninvincible"MartialArtist,"oreventhedarlingoftheera,a"MechaPilot."TheFederationstronglyadvisesagainstit.ForMr.Laurenisan"Esper,"andhisabilitiesareasmysteriousastheyarelethal.Andhisluxuriousrevolver,asprovedbytheFederation’scountlessbitterlessons,bringsbutonething—despair.*AlternativeSynopsis:[Invincible]+[NoPowerScalingBottleneck]+[NoFemaleLead]+[UrbanSuperpowers]+[InterstellarEra]+[WesternFantasy]+[EasternCultivation]Asan“unlawfulcitizen”intheinterstellarera,Mr.Lorenisconsideredanexceptionalexample—amodelcriminal,ifyouwill.Hedoesn’tcravemoney.He’snotobsessedwithbeauty.Nordoeshehavethetwistedhobbiesofothercriminals.No,Mr.Lorenhasonlyonepassion:actsofterror.Andhetakesgreatjoyinthem.Heisfrequentlyspottedinplacesofextremedangerandchaos—thoughmostofthatchaoswasprobablyhisdoinginthefirstplace.AccordingtoapastfeatureintheInterstellarDaily:“Mr.Lorenisarefinedyetutterlyderangedgentleman.Attimes,heevencarriesthedemeanorofanold-worldaristocrat.”Butasamadgalactichunterwho’salwaysflyingsolo,Lorenalsosymbolizesthecountlessdangerousindividualsdiscardedbythisera.IfanyFederationcitizenisunfortunateenoughtoencounterhim—mayluckbeonyourside.AndmayMr.Lorenhappentobeinamercifulmood.Mostimportantly—donot,underanycircumstance,engageMr.Lorenincombat.Whetheryouareacultivator,amartialartist,orevenamechapilot—oneofthisera’sso-called“favorites”—it’sstronglyadvisedyoudonottrytofighthim.AsanEsper,Mr.Loren’sdangerlevelisbothmysteriousandfatal.Andifyou’veheardtheFederation’stragicpastrecords,you’llknowjusthowterrifyinghisornaterevolvertrulyis…