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.

bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely

"Kill those traitors!"

hanged in the streets and

"Murderers!"

large group of people carrying signs

profanities while waving

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

the square beneath the Union Tower. It was so loud

"We're here."

next to the crowd and stared at the large tower in

I stopped beside him.

what you were trying

The riot?

there something

Matthew smiled.

a couple of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

stare at the crowd in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as

have to wait too long to

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

the tower opened with a deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other world. Octavious was

He never changed.

has been

voice reached the ears of

silence filled the surroundings as everyone held their

my interest in the matter increased, and I couldn't help

see what this verdict

He soon continued.

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

moment he extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to him, and my entire face went completely

Extortion at the highest

I had no time to focus on it as all the noise drowned out from my

in the images presented

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

of the Keiki style, and

creator of Levisha style, and a former honorary member of

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

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

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of them

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

been engulfing the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were

joy, while others started praising the Union

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

think that everything

I slowly shook my head. I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously messed up was happening somewhere in

were deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly become such hated

was that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

I supposed to do

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