HERO SYNDROME LIGHT NOVEL SC (2025)

Heroes bristle with the power that can protect and save everyone, and these young men and women battle monsters in their dreams, doing their glorious Goddess's bidding.  ...Never realizing that the monsters they fight are actually humans.  Infested by the mysterious being known simply as the Goddess and transformed into unthinking creatures of havoc and slaughter, these heroes of destruction wage an endless war of blind justice. Only Charon, an elite unit led by a young man known as Azuma, stand a chance against these terrifying enemies. So what might happen when a young scientist named Kaguya who joins their ranks wants to save the heroes rather than defeat them...?

Two months have passed since the fight against the Goddess in Akihabara. The members of Charon are in training, still attempting to recover, when a young woman named Haru Takanashi is sent to join their ranks. Haru has clearly been dispatched by the higher-ups to "observe" Charon, but Kaguya remembers her own early days in the unit and decides to extend a friendly hand. Unfortunately, it looks like this new girl is going to be an even tougher nut to crack than Azuma was! Regardless of what Haru says, Kaguya knows that saving people is the right thing to do. More determined than ever, Kaguya sets her sights on the furthest reaches of salvation, where she finds hope, jealousy, cynicism...and betrayal.

A week has passed since Kaguya lost consciousness. She's now comatose, trapped within the mind of a hero; her condition continues to decline, compounded by news of the Director's death. It isn't long before another hero appears, sparking a new battle for Charon. But Kaguya taught them that heroes can be saved, something that is not so easy to forget. There are many kinds of heroes, and not everything is as it seems with the Extermination Bureau. Where did the heroes come from, and why must Charon keep fighting?