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 lived

where Kevin and I never

accurate to say that this is a world where the Demon King

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

the other races

was also very different from what I remembered, with Ashton city still existing but the four great cities having

That wasn't all.

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

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

This world…

made no sense

take

"Huh, yeah, sure."

side a little and allowed the person to

with my arm, I took a deep

in sending me to this world? There

a reason. There must've been one, but just what was that

wondering why you've been sent

my body tensed. The voice… It was

arm and looked toward my right. Immediately,

face that I'd

belonged to a guy whom I used to regard as my best friend. The same one

"M,matthew?"

***

Angel Wing Guild.

Two other men were standing behind him, and both of them

incredibly tense

uttered a single word as everyone gazed in the direction of

it, the events that had taken place in the past were played over and over again. It showed

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

it some

how was that

impossible to get, and those that did have it were the most authoritative individuals

to sacrifice a hefty sum to

some sort of

behind Edward uttered. He had long

I'm sure we would've known about it. There's no way our information network would

"I agree."

had a fairly large stomach, dark hair that was beginning to thin out toward the back of his head, and

escape from the detection of the captain. Since he boldly entered the place, I'm

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

he heard their

someone that

they would undoubtedly be the first to learn of any newly discovered skills in the

he's someone that has been secretly

made him frown,

you guys have anything

"No."

man

No family history, no DNA, no date of birth, nothing… It's as

"Hmm."

further

possibility was starting to seem more

there absolutely nothing

"Actually, there is something."

man spoke, taking out

the cameras and the base system, we were able to

"Oh?"