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

where Kevin and I

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

also didn't exist, and no one had

and the other races

I remembered, with Ashton city still existing but the four great cities

That wasn't all.

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

none other than Octavius who held such power, but despite my best efforts, I was unable to find any

This world…

no sense to

take

"Huh, yeah, sure."

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

my arm, I

this world? There must be a reason…

no way Kevin did all of this without a reason.

you perhaps wondering why you've been

tensed. The voice… It was

Immediately,

a face that I'd never

regard as my best friend. The same one that

"M,matthew?"

***

Angel Wing Guild.

as he looked at the screen in front of him. Two other men were standing behind him, and both of them were also staring intently at the screen before

incredibly tense

uttered a single word as everyone gazed in the direction

were played over and over again.

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

some sort

how was

and those that did have it were the most authoritative individuals in the

hefty sum to acquire a single

must be some sort

He had

he really did have a skill, then I'm sure we would've known about it. There's no way our information network would miss someone

"I agree."

large stomach, dark hair that was beginning to thin

of the captain. Since he boldly entered the place, I'm sure he must've had some sort

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

when he heard

for someone that young to know a

would undoubtedly be the first to learn of any newly discovered skills in the world, so how could they have missed the appearance of

been secretly groomed by a

made him frown,

guys have anything

"No."

man shook

with the database, but I got nothing. No family history, no

"Hmm."

further

starting to seem

there absolutely nothing

"Actually, there is something."

plump man spoke, taking out a tablet and passing it

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

"Oh?"