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

"Kill those traitors!"

streets and make an example of

"Murderers!"

a large group of people

shouted all sorts of profanities while waving the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

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

"We're here."

crowd and stared at the

I stopped beside him.

this what you were trying to

The riot?

something special about

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes.

"Okay."

turned to stare at the crowd in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to

didn't have to wait too long to see a

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in the square

'…He's still the same.'

this world, or the other world. Octavious was still

He never changed.

has

reached the

silence filled the surroundings as everyone held

increased,

see what this verdict

He soon continued.

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

three pictures materialized next

Extortion at the highest level. Murder.

time to focus on it as all the noise drowned out from my

individuals depicted in the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind go

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

the Keiki style, and a former honorary member of the

creator of

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

Octavious turned his head to stare at the images next to him

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

fainted from joy, while others started praising

at Matthew, who smiled

still think that everything

happened,

to be the Heroes

was that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

I supposed to do

me and left me