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.

decided to follow him closely and no longer said a word. I was a patient

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets and make an example

"Murderers!"

people carrying signs and speakers,

shouted all sorts of profanities while waving

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

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

"We're here."

right next to the crowd and stared at

I stopped beside him.

you were trying to show

The riot?

something special

Matthew smiled.

minutes. You'll

"Okay."

but there

didn't have to wait too long to see a

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

the tower opened with a deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was immediate, and everyone in the square became silent as it spread throughout

'…He's still the same.'

this world, or the other

He never changed.

verdict has been

the ears of everyone

silence filled the surroundings as

demeanor, my interest in the matter increased, and I couldn't

what this verdict is

He soon continued.

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

he extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to

Genocide. Extortion at the

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

individuals depicted in the

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

as Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha

Gravar, sole creator 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

I hereby declare that the three of them

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout.

even fainted from joy, while others started praising the

over at Matthew, who smiled

think

slowly shook my head. I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that

to be the Heroes of my

was definitely something that Kevin

supposed to do

baffled me and