A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

The conversation I just heard was almost identical to a scene from the anime I remember watching, "You're the Only One Who Likes Me."

But why? Isn't this world real? Why is this happening? Could it be that this world is fake? Or is it just a coincidence?

Besides these two scenarios, there is another possibility: the person who sent you here might have ulterior motives, forcibly bringing their own preferences into this world.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yang could no longer laugh.

Although he has a system and he has transmigrated, to put it bluntly, he is just a guinea pig being observed. He has not forgotten why he transmigrated in the first place.

"Don't give me a chance."

He didn't say anything more. That guy seemed to be able to interfere in this world, and he didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

I don't want to think about it too much. I just want to go home, if that place can be considered home.

A scream came from afar, and Jiang Yang instinctively turned around and rushed towards the direction of the scream. Although the distance wasn't far and he was moving quickly, he was still too late.

A woman lay dead in the alley. He only saw the figure of an old man in a gray casual shirt walk out of the alley from the other end.

The screams attracted passersby. To avoid trouble, he rode his bike into the alley and put it away. Then he quickly went to the other end and found the old man who hadn't gone far in the crowd.

After the old man left, he wandered around for a long time. During that time, he went to a bathhouse, took a bath, played a game of chess with other old men in the park, and even went to a nearby dance studio to peek.

It wasn't until evening that the old man finally returned home, satisfied. It was a high-end apartment building, a world of difference compared to the rented building where Jiang Yang lived.

"As long as you kill someone, you can live in a nice house for free and get a lot of money. It's so easy."

On the balcony, Jiang Yang, wearing an ixa, stood behind the wall. Using the ixa's X-ray vision, he saw the old man take a large sum of money out of the safe and heard what the old man said.

To increase the Orphnoch population, the executives of the AI ​​Corporation encouraged them to kill, offering rewards for each kill. Talented Orphnochs were nurtured, and native Orphnochs received even greater attention.

Of course, not all Orphnoch will accept their proposals; such Orphnoch are called traitors, but we'll talk about that later.

In Jiang Yang's view, Orphnochs who accept the proposal to kill in exchange for treatment, like this old man, are beings who have already given up their human identity.

Now that he has abandoned his human identity and become an enemy, there is no need for him to hold back.

With a thud, Jiang Yang took a step. This time, he didn't try to hide his footsteps, and the other party noticed his presence almost immediately.

"who!"

Jiang Yang didn't speak, but slowly walked out onto the balcony and stared at the other person.

Clad in bizarre armor, he appeared silently on the balcony, only noticing when the other person spoke. What if the other person had attacked him directly…?

The old man was sweating profusely as he thought about it, and at the same time, he felt a growing sense of pressure.

"Who are you? What do you want? This is trespassing! I'm calling the police!"

Jiang Yang didn't reply. He didn't think there was any point in talking to the old man. He just walked forward slowly, keeping each step in sync with his heartbeat, as if he were walking on his heart.

Danger, oppression—that's how the old man felt. The other party wasn't there to cause him trouble; they were there to kill him.

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing that Jiang Yang had no intention of replying, and not knowing his background, the old man stopped pretending.

"You asked for it."

The old man's figure began to change; his originally hunched back, which was about 1.5 meters tall, instantly grew to 1.8 meters. And that wasn't all; after transforming into an Orphnoch, the old man immediately entered a state of intense passion.

In this state, the Orphnoch unleashes its power, transforming into some kind of animal form and gaining even greater strength.

Then he saw that the old man had grown taller once again. Although he was taller, he was even thinner. Jiang Yang's first impression of this guy was that he was like a bamboo pole, or more accurately, a stick insect.

But whatever it is, it doesn't matter anymore.

The first thing Orphnoch did after transforming was to grab the safe and throw it at Ixa. However, Ixa dodged the attack with just a slight turn of her head, and the safe embedded itself in the wall.

At this moment, Orphnoch rushed over, its slender forelimbs moving extremely fast, but that was not enough to hit Jiang Yang.

After taking two steps back to withdraw from the attack range, the Orphnoch stretched out its body like a spring again, catching Ixa off guard and hitting her. However, the opponent's strength was not high, and it did not cause much damage.

Jiang Yang had no interest in getting entangled with the other party, and directly took out his whistle. It was at this moment that the Orphnoch actually turned around, smashed through the door, and prepared to run away. He retreated after his first attack failed; this old man was truly afraid of death.

But seriously, if Jiang Yang lets him get away, then IXA can have someone else in charge.

Insert the whistle to initiate reading.

"Ixa Knu-ck-le Ri-se Up!"

The ultimate move in ixa's security mode has two ways to be used. The first is the same as before: use the punch gun as a gauntlet to attack directly.

The second method involves releasing energy from the fist gun into an energy bullet, the instantaneous impact of which will eliminate enemies in front of it.

A red energy blast erupted, hitting the Orphnoch who hadn't yet left the room. The point of impact exploded, severing the stick insect Orphnoch in two, which turned into sand amidst the blue flames.

Jiang Yang glanced at the grenade in his right hand. The recoil from releasing the energy blast was much stronger than the sensation of taking the attack head-on.

Turning my head, I looked at the safe embedded in the wall; the money in the safe had fallen to the ground.

"Consider it my appearance fee."

Jiang Yang silently collected the money and left before the others arrived.

On his way home, Jiang Yang couldn't suppress a smile. He had only intended to kill an Orpheus, but he hadn't expected such an unexpected gain. He admitted that he had taken the money because he was greedy; strictly speaking, it was ill-gotten gains.

But so what? Money is money, and he's not that rigid.

He doesn't believe in the idea that ill-gotten gains are unacceptable or that a portion should be donated; he has no intention of becoming that kind of person.

In any case, following that old man for so long wasn't a waste of time.

In our view, the progress has risen to two percent, and there are still ninety-eight battles left to win. It is truly a long and arduous journey.

At the current pace, even if it's one show a day, I'd have to stay for at least three months. How could something like that possibly happen?

Putting all that aside, I now have the start-up capital, so maybe I can try opening the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop). As for the storefront, maybe I can give that a shot.