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.

decided to follow him closely and no longer said a word. I was

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets

"Murderers!"

stood before a large group of people carrying signs and

while waving the banners in the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

and cranny of the square beneath the Union Tower. It was

"We're here."

and stared at

I stopped beside him.

were trying

The riot?

something

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

but there didn't

to wait too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

this world, or the other

He never changed.

has been

the

surroundings as everyone

their demeanor, my interest in the matter increased, and

this

He soon continued.

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

hand, three pictures materialized next

the

focus on it as all the noise drowned out

my gaze directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

Keiki, also known as Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki style,

sole creator of Levisha style,

creator of Graver style, and a

head to stare at the images next to him before

the three of them will be sentenced to…

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

cheers reverberated throughout. People were

joy, while others started praising

and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled at me

you still think

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

be the Heroes of my world suddenly

it was that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted me

supposed

looked at Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left