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.

a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely and no

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets and make an

"Murderers!"

of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting

all sorts of profanities while

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

the Union Tower. It was so

"We're here."

and stared at the large tower in

I stopped beside him.

you were trying

The riot?

there something

Matthew smiled.

couple of minutes. You'll get an idea soon

"Okay."

the crowd in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as they all just mindlessly

have to wait too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in the square became silent as it spread

'…He's still the same.'

this world, or the other world. Octavious was still

He never changed.

has been

calm voice reached the ears of

surroundings as

matter increased, and I couldn't

see what this verdict is

He soon continued.

of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the

hand, three pictures materialized next to

the

no time to focus on

individuals depicted in the images presented by Octavious,

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

creator of the Keiki style, and a former honorary

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

Grandmaster Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and

to stare

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of them will be

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

while others

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

you still think that everything looks

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

who were deemed to be the Heroes

that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

supposed

cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left