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

a world where

say that this is a

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

the

I 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

That wasn't all.

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

despite my best efforts,

This world…

no sense to

take a

"Huh, yeah, sure."

little and allowed the person to sit next

face with my arm,

to this world? There

no way Kevin did all of this without a reason. There must've been one,

wondering why you've been sent

pricked my ears, and my body tensed. The voice… It was somewhat familiar. I just

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

a face

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 were also staring

was incredibly

gazed in

place in the past were played over and over again. It showed a young person with short black hair, and deep blue eyes, looking around before

had been about the twelfth time that Edward watched, and yet,

it some

was that

and those that did have it were the most authoritative individuals

had to sacrifice a hefty sum to

be some sort of

behind Edward uttered. He had long gray hair and a

known about

"I agree."

dark hair that was beginning to thin out toward the back of his head, and wore a pair

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

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

he heard

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

there were only a 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

been

possibility made him frown, and he turned his

have

"No."

older man

I got nothing. No family history, no DNA, no date of birth, nothing… It's as if

"Hmm."

further at

was starting to seem

absolutely nothing

"Actually, there is something."

man spoke, taking out a tablet and passing

we were able

"Oh?"