(Fantasy + fantasy + no system + serious + non-brainless + group portrait)
"Unexpected Land" Series
In this world, power has a clear price tag - the Stardust Crystal Mine allows you to control your magic power at the cost of your life. Every time you become stronger, it burns the rest of your life.
Eleanor, a pure-blooded girl who climbed out of the scrap heap, was chosen by a crown that would swallow the life of the holder. The world calls her the "Devil King", but she only wants to do one thing: find a way so that civilization does not need to rely on burning lives to continue.
And a man carrying the name of his dead companion was already waiting for her at the end of the road.
"Become better than me and let's talk about the future."
