The Author's POV

"The world looks peaceful, doesn't it?"

While I trailed Matthew from behind, I looked around at everything that was going on around me. The world, as he pointed out, was quite different from the world that I lived in.

People running around with smiles, no gates or demons to worry about…

It was extremely peaceful. Enough to make me jealous.

'Is this how the world would've been if Jezebeth and the demons never existed?'

It was rather good.

"You think too much."

Matthew smirked as he looked at me.

"True, the world looks peaceful, but that's merely what you're perceiving on the surface. Reality is, the world is a lot less idealistic than you'd imagine."

He continued forth, and I followed from behind him. He didn't elaborate further, but he seemed to be hinting at something.

I honestly didn't understand his words. When I looked around me and saw the world, which appeared to be in much better shape than the war-torn world that I was a part of, I had a hard time believing that this world could be as terrible as he hinted at.

'Merely what you're perceiving on the surface…'

Was he hinting that something big was happening in the shadows?

"We're nearly here."

The first thing that caught my eye in the distance was a familiar skyscraper. It was a building that I had frequented in the past, and its appearance in this world was identical to how it appeared in the world that I belonged to.

'The Union Tower.'

"We want justice!"

I heard faint chants in the distance.

'At least, that part of the Union Tower didn't change.'

Be it my world or this world, there'd always be a couple of people protesting there.

The further we went, the louder they got, and it wasn't long before I had a better grasp of what they were yelling.

My expression changed a little.

"Life imprisonment!"

"Sentence those criminals to the death!"

"Kill them!"

Hearing the contents of their words, my brows slowly furrowed, and I looked toward Matthew.

"What's going on?"

Were some big time criminals being persecuted?

The reaction seemed rather extreme.

"You'll see."

Matthew merely smiled at my question and continued moving forward.

though his secrecy was driving me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely and no longer said

"Kill those traitors!"

streets and

"Murderers!"

large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting toward

profanities while waving the banners in the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

cranny of the square beneath the

"We're here."

crowd and stared at the large tower in

I stopped beside him.

you were

The riot?

there something special about

Matthew smiled.

couple of minutes. You'll get an

"Okay."

any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as they all just mindlessly screamed toward the

didn't have to wait too long to

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

opened with a deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in the square became silent as it spread throughout

'…He's still the same.'

world, or the other world. Octavious was

He never changed.

verdict has

voice reached the

silence filled the surroundings as

matter increased, and I couldn't help but

this

He soon continued.

of the evidence, and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion

materialized next to him, and my entire face went completely

Extortion at the highest level. Murder.

had no time to focus on

directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

Keiki, also known as Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki style, and a former honorary member of the

Levisha, also known as Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha style, and

also known as Grandmaster Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and a former honorary member of the

turned his head to stare at the images

the

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

as the sound of cheers reverberated

even fainted from joy, while others started praising the

the sight, and I looked over at Matthew,

you still think

I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it

be the Heroes of my world suddenly become

happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

am I supposed

cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left me clueless as to