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.

was driving me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets and make

"Murderers!"

long, I stood before a large group of people carrying signs and

profanities while waving the banners in

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

of the square beneath the Union Tower. It was so loud that it was

"We're here."

stopped right next to the crowd and stared at the large tower in

I stopped beside him.

you were trying

The riot?

something special

Matthew smiled.

couple of minutes. You'll

"Okay."

there didn't seem to be anything as they all

wait too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

The effect of his power

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other world. Octavious

He never changed.

has been

the ears of everyone

surroundings as everyone held their

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

see what this

He soon continued.

a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have

three pictures materialized next to him, and

Genocide. Extortion at the

to focus on it as all the

the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind go completely

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

as Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki style, and a

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

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

stare at the images next

hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People

fainted from joy, while others started praising

the sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled

you still think

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

to be the

happening, was definitely

am I supposed

Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me