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.

me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets and make an example

"Murderers!"

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!"

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

"We're here."

and stared at the large tower

I stopped beside him.

you were

The riot?

there something

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes.

"Okay."

there didn't seem to be anything as they all just mindlessly

have to wait too long to

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other world.

He never changed.

verdict has been

reached the ears

surroundings

the matter increased, and I

what this

He soon continued.

going through all of the evidence, and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come

three pictures materialized next

Extortion at the highest level. Murder.

on, but I had no time to focus on it as all the noise drowned out from

directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

known as Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki style, and a former honorary

of Levisha style, and a former honorary member of

sole creator of Graver style,

head to stare at

declare that the three of them will

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

joy, while others

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

you still think

what had just happened, but it finally

who were deemed to be the Heroes

it was that was happening, was definitely something that

am I supposed to do

at Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left