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.

I decided to follow him closely and no longer said a

"Kill those traitors!"

streets and make

"Murderers!"

a large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting

sorts of profanities while waving the banners in

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

the Union Tower. It was so loud that it was

"We're here."

crowd and stared at the large tower

I stopped beside him.

what you were trying to show

The riot?

something special about

Matthew smiled.

of minutes. You'll get

"Okay."

but there didn't seem

too long to see

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

to the tower opened with a deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone

'…He's still the same.'

or the other world. Octavious was

He never changed.

has been

the

surroundings as everyone held

demeanor, my interest in the matter increased,

this verdict

He soon continued.

lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to

pictures materialized next to him, and

Genocide. Extortion at the

focus on it as

my gaze directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind go completely

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

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

Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and a former honorary member of the

turned his head to stare at the

declare that the three of them will be sentenced to…

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

joy, while others

at the sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled at me

still think that

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

the Heroes of my world suddenly become such

definitely something that Kevin

I supposed

revelation baffled me and left