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.

his secrecy was driving me a bit crazy, I decided to follow

"Kill those traitors!"

the streets

"Murderers!"

long, I stood before a large group of people

all sorts of profanities while waving the

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

"We want justice!"

cranny of the square beneath the Union Tower.

"We're here."

next to the crowd and stared at the large tower

I stopped beside him.

this what you were

The riot?

there something

Matthew smiled.

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

"Okay."

but there didn't seem to be anything as they all just mindlessly screamed

have to wait too long to see

"Someone is finally out!"

"Judgment will finally prevail!"

"Justice!"

deliberate pace, revealing a stoic figure with languid eyes. The effect of

'…He's still the same.'

it this world, or the other world. Octavious was

He never changed.

verdict has

reached the ears

surroundings as everyone held their

in the matter increased,

see what this verdict

He soon continued.

the evidence, and a lot of discussions, we, the Union, have come to the conclusion that the following

moment he extended his hand, three pictures materialized next to him, and my entire face went completely

Genocide. Extortion at the

had no time to focus on

the images

"H,how is this possible?"

It didn't make sense.

sole creator of the Keiki style, and

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

creator of Graver

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

I hereby declare that the three of them will be sentenced

"Waaahhh!"

"Wooooooohhh!"

engulfing the square was suddenly shattered as the sound of cheers reverberated throughout. People were

even fainted from joy, while others started praising the Union

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

still think that everything looks

trying to process what had just happened, but it finally dawned on me that something seriously messed up was

were deemed to be the Heroes of my world suddenly become

that was happening, was definitely

am I supposed to

looked at Matthew cluelessly. The sudden revelation baffled me and left me