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

"Kill those traitors!"

them hanged in the streets and make

"Murderers!"

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

of profanities while waving the banners in the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

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

"We're here."

and stared at

I stopped beside him.

you were trying to

The riot?

something

Matthew smiled.

couple of minutes. You'll get an

"Okay."

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

wait too

"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

'…He's still the same.'

or the other world.

He never changed.

verdict has

reached the ears of everyone

filled the surroundings

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

this verdict is

He soon continued.

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 the following

his hand, three pictures materialized next

Extortion at the

I had no time to focus on it as

gaze directed toward the three individuals depicted in the images presented by Octavious, I felt my mind go completely

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

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

known as Grandmaster Levisha, sole creator of Levisha style, and a

Gravcar, also known as Grandmaster Gravar, sole creator of Graver style, and a

Octavious turned his head to stare at the

that the three of

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

been engulfing the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were comforting one another by crying and hugging while they screamed

even fainted from joy, while others started

over at Matthew, who smiled at me like he understood what I was

you still think that everything looks

head. I was still trying to process what had just happened, but it finally

could the people who were deemed to be the Heroes of

it was that was happening, was definitely something that Kevin wanted

I supposed

The sudden revelation baffled me and left