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.

me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely

"Kill those traitors!"

hanged in the 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!"

throughout every nook and cranny of the square beneath the Union Tower. It

"We're here."

right next to the crowd and stared

I stopped beside him.

what you were trying to

The riot?

something

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes. You'll get

"Okay."

turned to stare at the crowd in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as they all just mindlessly screamed

I didn't have to wait too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

doors to the tower opened with a deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of

'…He's still the same.'

world, or the other world. Octavious was still

He never changed.

verdict has

the ears of

the surroundings

observing their demeanor, my interest in the matter increased, and I

see what this

He soon continued.

and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come

moment he extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to him,

at the highest level. Murder.

on, but I had no time to focus on it as all the

the images presented by Octavious, I felt my

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

sole creator of Levisha style, and a former honorary member of

sole creator of Graver style, and a former honorary member

their names slowly, Octavious turned his head to stare at the

the three of them will be sentenced to…

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

of cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting one another by crying and

even fainted from joy, while others started praising

at the sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled

think that everything looks

head. I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously

deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly become

that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

supposed to do

me