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.

follow him closely and no longer said

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets and make

"Murderers!"

large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting toward the

shouted all sorts of profanities while waving the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

cranny of the square beneath the

"We're here."

stopped right next to the crowd and stared at the large

I stopped beside him.

you were

The riot?

there something special about

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes. You'll get an idea

"Okay."

of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as

have to wait too long to

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

or the other

He never changed.

verdict has been

reached the ears of

the surroundings as everyone

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

see what this verdict

He soon continued.

the Union, have come to

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

Extortion at the highest level.

time to focus on it as all the noise

toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

creator of Levisha style, and a

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

his head to stare at the images next to him

I hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

from joy, while

over at Matthew, who smiled at me like he

you still think that everything looks

I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned

to be the Heroes of my world suddenly become such hated

that was happening, was definitely

supposed to do

baffled me