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.

the world

world where Kevin and I

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

the other races

remembered, with Ashton city still existing but the four great cities having disappeared from the world's map and being replaced by many other major cities all

That wasn't all.

in the world that I was used to. In this world,

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

This world…

made no sense to

I take a

"Huh, yeah, sure."

scooched to the side a little and allowed the person to sit next to

my arm,

is your purpose in sending me to this world? There must be

Kevin did all of this without a reason. There must've

you perhaps wondering why you've been

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

Immediately, my

face that I'd never

whom I used to regard as my best friend. The same one that I had killed a long time

"M,matthew?"

***

Angel Wing Guild.

he looked at the screen in front of him. Two other men were standing behind

room was incredibly

single word as everyone gazed in the direction of the

again. It showed a young person with short

yet, he

it some sort

was that

impossible to get, and those that did have it

sacrifice a hefty

be some sort

the men behind Edward uttered. He had long gray hair and a thick

did have a skill, then I'm sure we would've known about

"I agree."

that was beginning to thin out toward the back of

the captain. Since he boldly entered the place, I'm sure

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

he heard their

for someone that young to know a skill and yet

finite number of skills in the world, as the most powerful Guild in the world, they would undoubtedly be the first to learn of any newly discovered skills in the world, so how could they have missed the appearance of

he's someone that has been

possibility made him frown, and he

you guys have anything

"No."

older man shook his

family history, no DNA, no date

"Hmm."

further at the

starting to seem

absolutely nothing

"Actually, there is something."

man spoke, taking out a

cameras and the base system, we were able to find a video

"Oh?"