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.

crazy, I decided to follow

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets

"Murderers!"

stood before a large group of people

all sorts of profanities while waving the banners in the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

nook and cranny of the square beneath the Union Tower. It was

"We're here."

to the crowd and stared at the large

I stopped beside him.

you were trying

The riot?

there something special about

Matthew smiled.

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

"Okay."

clues, but there didn't seem to be anything

have to wait too long

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

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

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other

He never changed.

has

reached the ears

silence filled the surroundings

observing their demeanor, my interest in the matter increased, and I couldn't help but

what this verdict

He soon continued.

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

pictures materialized next

at the highest level.

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

in the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind go completely

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

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

of Graver style, and a former honorary member of the

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

declare that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

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

from joy, while others started praising the

began to churn at the sight, and I looked over at

think that everything looks

happened, but it finally dawned on me that

deemed to be the Heroes of my world

definitely

supposed to do

Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and