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

"Kill those traitors!"

in the streets

"Murderers!"

large group of people carrying signs and

profanities while waving the banners in

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

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

"We're here."

crowd and stared at the large tower in

I stopped beside him.

were trying to show

The riot?

there something

Matthew smiled.

minutes. You'll get an

"Okay."

in hopes of getting any clues, but there didn't seem to be anything

didn't have to wait too long to see

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

figure with languid eyes. The effect of his power was

'…He's still the same.'

world, or the other

He never changed.

verdict has been

the ears of everyone

surroundings

increased, and

this verdict

He soon continued.

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

materialized next to him, and my entire face

the highest

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

three individuals depicted in the images presented

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

Grandmaster Keiki, sole creator of the

of Levisha style, and a former honorary member

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

names slowly, Octavious turned his head to stare at the

the three

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting one another by crying

joy, while others

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

think

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

were deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly become such hated

definitely something that Kevin wanted me

am I supposed

sudden revelation baffled me and left me clueless as