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

accurate to say that this is a world where the Demon King never

gates and dungeons didn't. The Monolith also didn't exist, and no

and the other

Ashton city still existing but the four great cities having disappeared from the world's map and being

That wasn't all.

strength of the people here was drastically lower than in the world that I was used to. In this world,

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

This world…

no sense to

take a

"Huh, yeah, sure."

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

with my arm, I took a

world? There must be a reason… and

this without a reason. There must've

wondering why you've

It was somewhat familiar. I just couldn't quite remember

my right. Immediately, my breath stopped, and my mouth opened and

face

my best friend. The same one

"M,matthew?"

***

Angel Wing Guild.

screen in front of him. Two other men were

was incredibly

one uttered a single word as everyone gazed in the

that had taken place in the past were played over and over again. It showed a young person with short black hair, and deep

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

some sort

was that

those that did have it were

sacrifice a hefty sum to

some sort of

uttered. He had long gray hair

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

"I agree."

had a fairly large stomach, dark hair that was beginning to

the captain. Since he boldly

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

frowned when he

agree with them. It was practically impossible for someone that young to know a skill and yet be unknown

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

that has been secretly groomed

frown,

you guys have anything

"No."

man shook his

tried checking his face with the database, but I got nothing. No family history, no DNA, no date of birth, nothing… It's

"Hmm."

frown deepened further

possibility was starting

absolutely

"Actually, there is something."

spoke, taking out a

cameras and the base system, we were able

"Oh?"