A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

"I've got it! Twenty-two years ago, a mysterious being who briefly served in the Supreme Blue Sky Society, supposedly a warrior from another world, who made significant contributions to the development of IXA. His name is…"

"Jiang Yang?"

Hearing his name mentioned by the other person, Jiang Yang was slightly taken aback. What the heck? He thought everyone in the Kiva world had superpowers, while people in other worlds couldn't recognize each other just by looking at their suits.

You've reversed things here, haven't you? Yuri already discovered she wasn't Akane Otoya before, and now you're directly revealing my identity.

Ah, the mystery has vanished instantly.

I suddenly miss Faiz's ability to not recognize people through their suits... oh well, never mind, let's not miss it.

Since he had been recognized, Jiang Yang made no attempt to hide it and immediately deactivated his transformation.

Otherwise, should he continue to pretend to be profound? He really disliked that kind of thing, mainly because the other person had already seen through him, and he was still pretending to be profound; that really made him look a bit like that.

The moment the transformation ended, Jiang Yang shrugged.

"I never expected that someone would still remember my existence after 22 years. It seems that Mr. Shima is a man of his word."

"What exactly did you mean by that?"

Nago also deactivated his transformation. He watched Jiang Yang warily, without getting close.

If Jiang Yang really is the Jiang Yang from twenty-two years ago, then it's impossible for him to still be so young after twenty-two years, unless he's not human.

Moreover, disappearing for twenty-two years and then suddenly reappearing, especially during this sensitive period, is highly suspicious no matter how you look at it.

In short, it's suspicious, even highly suspicious.

“A few days ago, of course, a few days ago for me, but for you it should be twenty-two years ago, Mr. Shima Mamoru and I made a promise, a promise about twenty-two years. So, could you please take me to see Mr. Shima Mamoru, Keisuke Nago, and Megumi Aso?”

"How do you know my name?"

“Nago, I just confirmed with Mr. Shima, there really is such an agreement. Tsk, why is it like this again?”

"Hmm? How so? Explain yourself."

Jiang Yang's hearing was pretty good, and he managed to hear what Nago Keisuke was muttering to himself. He smiled and thought to himself that he had only met Nago a few times, but he hadn't expected that Mr. Nago would actually keep his promise.

"What, do you still have any doubts? Do I need to prove my identity? Or are you wondering why I'm here?"

"Twenty-two years. You disappeared for twenty-two years, and now you suddenly reappear, and in your current form. How do you explain all of this?"

Who could disagree? Imagine someone who suddenly disappeared, someone who's been missing for decades, reappearing in front of you looking exactly the same as when they disappeared. No one could accept that.

Like a father and son from a timeless story, separated for decades, when they stand together, it's hard to tell who is the father and who is the son.

“It’s simple. Take me to see Mr. Shima-go. He can definitely tell the difference between the real and fake. The IXA in your hand is an upgraded version, while mine is the original. You don’t need to worry about what I can do under your surveillance. If you still refuse to take me to see Mr. Shima-go after all that, then I have no choice.”

"What do you want to do."

Nago became wary; he wouldn't underestimate anyone, even if they seemed powerless. He had previously underestimated Wataru, only to discover that Wataru was actually Kiva, the one who had beaten him up several times. When he discovered the truth, he felt a real embarrassment.

From that moment on, he resolved to treat everyone equally, regardless of age or gender, and never to underestimate anyone. In any battle, he would give it his all and show no mercy.

"Don't be nervous. The reason you can't believe me is simply because there's too little information about me. You don't know what kind of person I am, and I understand that. But if it were someone else, you would probably believe me."

"Who?"

"You should also know this person, or more precisely, Megumi Aso knows him. He's another person who came to this era with me twenty-two years ago."

Upon hearing this, Aso Megumi, who had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly appeared.

"What you're talking about, could it be..."

"Xiaohui!"

When Mei saw Megumi appear, Mei felt a sudden tension in her heart. Was she worried about her? No, how could that be? She was worried that her presence would be in the way. If she were in any danger, she would have to go and save her.

Jiang Yang was puzzled. According to the plot, Asou Megumi should be with Xiaodu right now. Could it be that some kind of fateful butterfly was behind this?

"Although I don't know who you're thinking of, the person I'm talking about is named Aso Yuri."

"Mother?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Nago's expression froze. Unlike Jiang Yang, all the other warriors of the Supreme Blue Sky Society had their own files, and he had read the files of warriors from all generations.

Therefore, he knew Yuri Aso's identity and the relationship between Yuri Aso and Megumi Aso.

So, did the soldiers from 22 years ago collectively travel to this time?

That's not right. If that were the case, there's no reason why there's no information on Jiang Yang but there is information on Yuri Aso. Besides, if Yuri Aso really came, Xiao Hui wouldn't have been born.

Unless, of course, everyone else went back but Jiang Yang didn't, and he had just joined the organization and hadn't had time to create a file before arriving in the future, which is why I didn't see his information.

It can't be that Jiang Yang's existence is kept under too high a level of secrecy and that he can't see it himself, right?

Things are starting to get a bit chaotic.

While the nurses were brainstorming, Xiao Hui had already started asking Jiang Yang questions.

"Mom, did Mom really come to this time?"

Her face was filled with emotion. In her memory, her mother was a cheerful and smiling person. But in the last period of her life, she had hardly seen her mother smile.

After all these years, will I ever have the chance to see my mother again?

“I have no reason to lie to you. You’ll know whether this is true or false once you meet the person. But there’s one thing I need to remind you: Aso Yuri wasn’t married 22 years ago, which means you weren’t even born yet. That’s all I have to say. How you get along is your own family matter.”

Unlike Akane, Aso Yuri probably wouldn't be able to accept someone who looks only a few years younger than her calling her "mother."

Especially considering that her daughter isn't Akane's daughter, and Akane's son isn't her son, she probably has a hard time accepting it now.

"Where is my mother now?"

"Well, she's gone to find Hongdu with someone else now. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll be going to that coffee shop later. You know what kind of place it is."

As soon as Jiang Yang finished speaking, he saw Asou Megumi take off running. Before Nago could even utter a sound, only he and Jiang Yang were left on the scene.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward, and before one of them could break the awkwardness, more and more infected people were already surrounding them.

The two began their breakout attempt with perfect coordination.

Nago rode the new War Lion to lead the way, while Jiang Yang followed behind on the old War Lion.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or false, everything will become clear once Jiang Yang is taken to see the island's protector.

Jiang Yang was quite looking forward to it. After all, his investment had not only been successful, but he had also made a fortune. Who wouldn't be happy about that?

I wonder what the current limit of IXA is. It shouldn't just be the Ascended form. In twenty-two years, if they really only developed the Ascended form, Jiang Yang would be very happy, but he would also inevitably be somewhat disappointed.