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.

not the

where Kevin and I

to say that this is a

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

the other

four great cities having disappeared from the world's map and being replaced by many other

That wasn't all.

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

but despite my best

This world…

made no sense to

I take a

"Huh, yeah, sure."

scooched to the side a little and allowed the person to

my face with my arm, I took a deep

sending me to this world? There must be a reason… and how do I

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

you perhaps wondering why you've been

tensed. The voice… It was somewhat familiar. I

my arm and looked toward my right. Immediately, my

a face

regard as my

"M,matthew?"

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Angel Wing Guild.

at the screen in front of him. Two other

incredibly tense at the

a single word as everyone gazed in the

were played over and over again. It showed a young person with short black hair, and deep blue eyes,

been about the twelfth time that Edward watched, and yet, he couldn't understand

some sort of

was

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

had to sacrifice a hefty

must be some sort of

Edward uttered. He had long gray

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

"I agree."

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

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

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

frowned when he heard

practically impossible for someone that young to know a skill

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

he's someone that has been secretly groomed by

frown, and he turned his

guys have

"No."

older man shook his

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

"Hmm."

further

possibility was starting to seem

there absolutely nothing

"Actually, there is something."

plump man spoke, taking out

base system, we were able to

"Oh?"