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.

I decided to follow him closely and no

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets and

"Murderers!"

of people

profanities while waving the banners in

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

the Union Tower. It was so loud that

"We're here."

right next to the crowd and

I stopped beside him.

were trying

The riot?

something special about

Matthew smiled.

a couple of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

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

too long

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in

'…He's still the same.'

world, or the

He never changed.

verdict has

the ears of everyone

filled the surroundings as everyone held their

the matter increased, and I couldn't help

this verdict

He soon continued.

of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the following three

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

the highest level.

to focus on it as all the noise drowned out from my

in the images

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

creator of the Keiki style, and a

creator of Levisha style, and

Grandmaster Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and

Octavious turned his head to stare at the

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

while

began to churn at the sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled

think that

had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously messed up was happening somewhere in this

be the

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

I supposed to do

Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left me clueless