A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

After leaving the Kiba family home, Jiang Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief; it seemed there were no problems so far.

To be honest, he's not the kind of person who uses any tricks. All he can do is squeeze himself into the gaps in the plot and try to find some favorable conditions for himself.

It seems that, at least in Kiba's favorability, he still has a pretty good reputation.

As for Yuka, it's hard to say. Perhaps it's because of her experience of being bullied that she's too wary. With Kiba speaking, she had absolutely no intention of communicating with Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang had originally planned to talk to them about their future path.

After all, most people who have just become Orphnochs are confused and fearful of their unknown future.

Unfortunately, the other party neither speaks nor identifies themselves, so there's nothing that can be done, and it's not up to me to explain myself.

The effect is completely different.

In short, this matter with Kiba is settled for now. Next, it's time to go back to the coffee shop. In any case, I've already damaged the shop owner's property.

Because he had to deal with Orphnoch, this was unavoidable; Jiang Yang would never say such a thing. Otherwise, Aihara Ryu would appear before him one day.

Whether we can afford to compensate is another matter, but let's go back first and check on the boss's situation.

Then, unsurprisingly, Jiang Yang was taken to the police station to give a statement.

It wasn't because of the War Lion, but simply because he was in the store at the time, and someone died there. The police needed Jiang Yang's eyewitness information to investigate this matter thoroughly.

The owner has already given a statement. He went to get spare coffee during the incident, so he doesn't know what happened in the store.

Jiang Yang said that he was knocked unconscious by the explosion, and when he woke up he saw dead people. He ran away in fear, but came back after calming down.

In short, they didn't know who the person who died in the store was, nor had they ever seen them. They also didn't know who the murderer was, nor had they had any conflicts with anyone.

In short, they knew nothing when asked.

Without any evidence, Jiang Yang and the shop owner were released after giving their statements. The coffee shop was temporarily sealed off to preserve the scene.

"I'm sorry, boss, I didn't expect your shop to turn out like this."

The store's main damage was to the facade and a cracked bar counter at the entrance; otherwise, there was no significant loss.

"It's just a little damage. I was planning to close the shop anyway, so it's fine. But you, I really don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for you, I probably would be in that situation today."

The boss felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the death of the customer who was caught in the crossfire. If it hadn't been Jiang Yang, he would have been the one who ended up like that.

"I was just doing this for my own purposes, you don't need to take it too seriously."

The boss shook his head. How could he not care about something like this? A life-saving grace is not something to be taken lightly, and he wasn't the kind of person who would forget a debt of gratitude.

However, he didn't know how to repay the life-saving grace, which was two lives, his own and Qiao's. He owed her too much.

"Although I'm closing this shop, I still know quite a few people. If you need any help, feel free to contact me anytime, and I will definitely not refuse."

Jiang Yang didn't stay with the boss for long before leaving. Before leaving, he heard the boss say that he had already seen Qian Qiao. He told Qiao that someone had saved him. However, because of Jiang Yang's instructions, he didn't reveal her identity.

Although directly telling Qiao his identity would definitely win him some goodwill, it wasn't necessary yet. He could tell the difference between a full stomach and a regular meal.

Qiao's personality hasn't changed yet, or rather, he hasn't developed trust in himself. Here, "him" refers to Qiao himself.

Because of certain events in the past, he has lost a piece of his memory, which makes him feel very insecure. He always feels that he has betrayed someone, and he is also worried that he will betray people he is close to.

That's why I don't want to get close to anyone.

This will take time to change; we'll leave it to Keitaro and Mari.

On his bike ride, Jiang Yang smelled a delicious aroma – it was braised food.

"This smells so good."

I haven't had lunch yet. Although it's already afternoon and dinner time will be soon, I'm hungry.

"That's it for now, let's eat first."

After finishing his meal, Jiang Yang sat down on a bench to rest, satisfied. Although he had satisfied his appetite, his wallet had suffered a lot.

"I need to find a job, or I'll really starve to death. Maybe we should open the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop)."

Opening a general store was something Jiang Yang had only recently thought of. Although the salary fluctuated greatly and was unstable, it would still offer him some freedom.

Most importantly, a Yorozuya like Gintama, please, that's super cool!

Well, the problem is where to find a storefront, and what about start-up capital? The amount he has left is far from enough to rent a storefront.

I really have no choice but to take odd jobs now.

"Speaking of which, wasn't the battle at noon considered a victory?"

Although it only threw one punch, Orphnoch had given up, so why wasn't it considered a victory?

The system still didn't calculate it, so we lost money, but not by too much.

"that,"

The sudden female voice pulled Jiang Yang back to reality and startled him. To be honest, the voice was very pleasant.

The sound came from behind him. Behind Jiang Yang were ornamental trees that were over a meter tall, which would have been just enough to block the view from his seat on the bench.

At the other end of the bushes, there also appeared to be a bench.

"Um, first of all, could you sit next to me?"

"Ah, uh, um, okay!"

The female voice was followed by a male voice, which sounded somewhat shy, probably because it was his first time being asked out.

"Um, actually, I have someone I like."

"Ok!"

Jiang Yang's eyes lit up. This is... his luck with women has arrived! It's actually a girl who confessed first. Lucky boy, get ready to face the judgment of my FFF group!

"My heart races and I feel pain whenever I think about that person, but as long as I see his face and can see him every day, I feel happy."

Jiang Yang's expression froze slightly after hearing these words. For some reason, he felt that these words were very familiar. Park, bench, confession, woman, all these elements combined.

"Probably not..."

"I, I, I like your brother, Dahe Taiyang!"

"Pfft!"

Jiang Yang burst out laughing. To avoid being exposed, he covered his mouth and nose, but his lips twitched, and his expression was extremely strange. He wanted to laugh, but knew he shouldn't. He was in great pain.

"The catalyst was last year's baseball game..."

"Pfft, hahahahahahaha!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yang couldn't hold back any longer. He laughed, and at the same time, he got up and ran away. Seriously, he was laughing so hard he almost died.

This scene was exactly like the one in his memory: the all-powerful bench would attract two destined people to sit on it.

"Seriously, this is hilarious, hahaha..."

However, as he laughed, Jiang Yang's laughter faded. He noticed a flaw: was the events of that time period just a coincidence?