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.

was driving me a bit crazy, I decided to follow him closely and no longer said

"Kill those traitors!"

hanged in the streets and make an

"Murderers!"

before a large group of people carrying signs and speakers,

shouted all sorts of profanities while waving the banners in the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

square beneath the Union Tower. It was so loud

"We're here."

to the crowd and stared at the large tower

I stopped beside him.

you were

The riot?

something special

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes. You'll get an idea soon

"Okay."

any clues, but there didn't seem to be

I didn't have to wait too long to see a change

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect

'…He's still the same.'

the other world. Octavious was still

He never changed.

has been

voice reached the

surroundings as everyone held their

matter increased, and I couldn't help but keep staring

see what this verdict

He soon continued.

going through all of the evidence, and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the following three individuals are guilty of

three pictures materialized next to him, and my entire face went

Extortion at the highest

no time to focus on it as

gaze directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented by

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

the

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

of Graver style, and a former

names slowly, Octavious turned his head to stare at the images

that the three of them

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

even fainted from joy, while others

over at Matthew, who smiled at me like he

think that

I slowly shook my head. I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously messed up was happening somewhere

people who were deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly

it was that was happening, was definitely

I supposed

sudden revelation baffled me and left