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.

driving me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely and no longer said a word.

"Kill those traitors!"

in the streets and make an example

"Murderers!"

I stood before a large group of people carrying signs and

while waving

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

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

"We're here."

right next to the crowd and stared

I stopped beside him.

you were

The riot?

something special about

Matthew smiled.

of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be

I didn't have to wait too long

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

the

He never changed.

verdict has been

calm voice reached the ears of everyone

silence filled the surroundings as everyone

in the matter increased, and I couldn't help but keep staring at

what this verdict is

He soon continued.

and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the following three individuals are

pictures materialized next

the

had no time to focus on it as

gaze directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

of the Keiki style, and a former honorary member

as Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha

creator of Graver style, and

to stare at the

I hereby declare that the three of them will be

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated

even fainted from joy, while others

sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled at me like he

still think that everything

what had just happened, but it finally dawned

deemed to be the Heroes of

was definitely something that Kevin wanted me to

supposed to do

The sudden revelation baffled me and left me clueless as