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 and no longer said a word. I was a patient

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets and make an

"Murderers!"

a large group of people carrying signs and speakers, shouting toward the Union

of profanities while waving the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

the square beneath the Union Tower. It was so loud that

"We're here."

the crowd and

I stopped beside him.

what you were trying to show

The riot?

something special

Matthew smiled.

wait a couple of minutes. You'll get an

"Okay."

the crowd in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to

too

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect

'…He's still the same.'

the other

He never changed.

has been

reached the

silence filled the surroundings

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

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

he extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to

Genocide. Extortion at the highest

to focus on it as

the images presented by

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

as Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the Keiki

Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha style,

of Graver style, and a former

head to stare at the images next

day forth, I hereby declare that the three of them

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers

from joy, while others started praising the

churn at the sight, and I looked over at Matthew, who smiled at me like he understood

you still think that

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

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

was that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted me to

am I supposed to

me and left me clueless as