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

"Kill those traitors!"

hanged in the streets and make an

"Murderers!"

of people carrying signs and speakers,

shouted all sorts of profanities while waving the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

square beneath the Union

"We're here."

next to the crowd and stared

I stopped beside him.

what you were trying to show

The riot?

there something special

Matthew smiled.

of minutes.

"Okay."

turned to 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

too long to

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

effect of

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other

He never changed.

verdict has been

voice reached the

filled the surroundings

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

this verdict is

He soon continued.

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

hand, three pictures materialized next to him, and my entire face went completely

Extortion at the highest

list went on, but I had no time to focus on it as all the noise drowned out

in the

"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

sole creator of Levisha style, and a former honorary member

Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and a former honorary member of the

to stare at

this day forth, I hereby declare that the

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

stillness that had been engulfing the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting one another by crying and hugging while they screamed in

even fainted from joy, while others started praising the

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

you still think

process what had just happened, but it

could the people who were deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly

was that was happening, was definitely something that

I supposed

me and