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.

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

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets and make an example of

"Murderers!"

long, I stood before a large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting toward the

of profanities while

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

spread throughout every nook and cranny of the square beneath the

"We're here."

crowd and stared at the large

I stopped beside him.

you were trying

The riot?

there something special about

Matthew smiled.

of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

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

I didn't have to wait too long

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

the other

He never changed.

has been

calm voice reached the ears of

filled the surroundings as

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

this verdict

He soon continued.

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

hand, three pictures materialized next to him,

at the

focus on it as all the noise

the three individuals depicted in 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

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

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

his head to stare at the images

hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting

while others

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

still think that everything looks

process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously messed up

were deemed to be the

happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted me

am I supposed to do

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