The Author's POV

Sunlight filtered through the canopy of trees, gently bathing my body and enveloping it with a thin layer of warmth.

The birds chirped, and a gentle breeze lingered in the air.

It felt nice outside, but as I sat down on a wooden bench in a familiar park, everything around me seemed so intrusive.

"I want it, mom!"

"No, that's enough sweets for today."

"Umhhhh!"

My gaze never left the pair of mother and daughter in the distance. They were quite close to me. About a hundred meters.

…Yet, they never felt so distant before.

"Nola, you better behave. I already told you that you can't have any more candy for today."

"Why!?"

"Because I said so."

I couldn't help but crack a smile as I watched the two of them argue from a distance. It was a sight that had been seen plenty of times before. One to which I have been accustomed for a considerable amount of time.

"Is there something that you need, young man?"

Apparently noticing my gaze, the woman turned her head to look at me.

She looked the same, maybe a bit older than in my memories.

I smiled at the two.

"No, don't mind me. You guys just remind me of my family."

"Oh."

The woman flashed me a smile before patting Nola on the head.

"Is your sister as naughty as her?"

Lowering my head to look at Nola, I laughed.

"…You can say so. Perhaps even naughtier."

"You must have it tough then."

The woman spoke with sympathy before taking Nola's hand. She was currently glaring daggers at me, and I couldn't help but laugh once more.

"It's getting late. We have to go. It was nice knowing you."

"It was nice knowing you too."

I murmured while staring at their departing backs.

I didn't have to wait for very long before I lost sight of the two of them, and when that happened, I leaned back against the bench that I was sitting on.

"This is fucked."

The whole situation was fucked.

"Why did you do this, Kevin?"

I had an idea at first, but it only became clear to me after a while.

was not the world I

where Kevin and I

rather. It's more accurate to say that this is a world where the Demon King

dungeons didn't. The Monolith also didn't exist, and no one had ever heard of

the

but the four great cities having disappeared from the world's map and being

That wasn't all.

here was drastically lower than in the world that I was used to. In this world, the highest power was

Octavius who held such power, but despite my best efforts, I was unable

This world…

made no sense

take

"Huh, yeah, sure."

a little and allowed the person to sit next to

face with my arm, I took a deep

to this world? There must be a reason… and how

did all of this without a reason.

you perhaps wondering why you've

pricked my ears, and my body tensed. The voice… It was somewhat familiar. I just couldn't quite remember

slowly lowered my arm and looked toward my right. Immediately,

was a face that I'd never

as my best friend. The same one that

"M,matthew?"

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Angel Wing Guild.

serious look on his face as he looked at the screen in front of him. Two other men were standing behind him, and both of them were also

room was incredibly

a single word as everyone gazed in the direction of the

over again. It showed a young person with short black hair, and deep blue eyes, looking around

watched, and yet, he couldn't understand how that youth managed to disappear from the

some sort

was that

that did have it were the most

hefty sum to acquire a

be some sort

of the men behind Edward uttered. He had long gray

would've known about it. There's no way our information network would miss someone like

"I agree."

fairly large stomach, dark hair that was beginning to thin out toward the back of

escape from the detection of the captain. Since

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

when he heard their

them. It was practically impossible for someone that young to know a skill and

a finite number of skills in the world, as the most powerful Guild in the world, they would undoubtedly be

been secretly

made him frown, and he

guys have anything on his

"No."

older man

but I got nothing. No family

"Hmm."

frown deepened further at

was starting to seem

absolutely nothing on

"Actually, there is something."

out a tablet and

the base system, we were able

"Oh?"