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.

crazy, I decided to follow him closely and no

"Kill those traitors!"

hanged in the streets and make an

"Murderers!"

a large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting

while

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

chants spread throughout every nook and cranny of the square beneath the Union Tower. It was so loud that it was

"We're here."

right next to the crowd and stared at

I stopped beside him.

were

The riot?

something

Matthew smiled.

a couple of minutes. You'll get an idea

"Okay."

there didn't seem to be

I didn't have to wait too

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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 world.

He never changed.

has

voice reached the ears of everyone

surroundings

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

what this verdict

He soon continued.

a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the

extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to him, and my entire face

Extortion at the

focus on

directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented by

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

Keiki, sole creator of the

also known as Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha style, and a

Gravar, sole creator of

their names slowly, Octavious turned his head to stare at the images next to

declare that the three of them will be sentenced

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

been engulfing the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers

joy, while others started praising the Union

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

you still think that

trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that

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

definitely something that Kevin wanted me

supposed to

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