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

"Kill those traitors!"

in the streets and make

"Murderers!"

people carrying signs and speakers, shouting toward the Union

all sorts of profanities while waving the banners

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

of the square beneath the Union Tower. It

"We're here."

and

I stopped beside him.

were

The riot?

there something special

Matthew smiled.

couple of minutes. You'll get an idea soon

"Okay."

any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything as they all just

too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in

'…He's still the same.'

this world, or the other world. Octavious was

He never changed.

verdict has been

voice reached the ears

filled the surroundings as everyone held their

interest in the matter increased, and I couldn't

this verdict is

He soon continued.

of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the following three individuals are

hand, three pictures materialized next to

Extortion at the highest level.

focus on it

the three individuals depicted in the images presented by

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki style, and

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

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

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

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting one another by crying and hugging

from joy, while others started praising the Union

and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled

think

shook my head. I was still trying to process what had just happened,

were deemed to be the

happening, was definitely something that Kevin

I supposed to do

me and left