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 world

was a world where Kevin

to say that this is a world where

didn't exist, and no one had

the

city still existing but the four great cities having disappeared

That wasn't all.

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

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

This world…

made no

I take a

"Huh, yeah, sure."

little and allowed the

with my arm, I took a

me to this world? There must be a

a reason. There must've been

perhaps wondering why you've

body tensed. The voice… It was somewhat familiar. I just couldn't quite remember

looked toward my right. Immediately, my breath stopped,

a face that I'd never

belonged to a guy whom I used to regard as my

"M,matthew?"

***

Angel Wing Guild.

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

room was incredibly tense at the

word as everyone gazed in the direction of the screen in front

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

and yet, he couldn't understand how

some sort

how was

have it were the most authoritative individuals in the

a hefty sum to acquire a

be some sort

the men behind Edward uttered. He had long

sure we would've known about it. There's no way

"I agree."

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

used some sort of trick to escape from the detection of the captain. Since he boldly entered

"Yeah."

"Hmm."

frowned when he heard their

practically impossible for someone that young to know a

finite number of skills in the world, as the most powerful Guild in the world, they would undoubtedly be the

that has been

him frown, and

have anything

"No."

older man shook

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

"Hmm."

deepened further at

starting to seem more

there absolutely nothing on

"Actually, there is something."

man spoke, taking out a tablet and passing it

we were able to find

"Oh?"