A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Since it was the first day of business, Jiang Yang couldn't just leave everything to Qi Taro, so he stayed in the store until noon.

He and Keitaro talked for almost the entire morning.

They say everything.

Because Jiang Yang described himself as a busybody traveler, he told Qi Taro many interesting stories about his "journey".

In one Eastern country, a man waited for his girlfriend for sixteen years after she went missing, and he even raised a large bird for her.

A rooster uses its claws to catch a basketball and shoot a three-pointer; a thief steals to get into jail, and so on.

Keitaro was clearly very interested in these things. He hadn't thought about Jiang Yang lying or anything like that, mainly because he couldn't think of any reason why Jiang Yang would lie.

Of course, Keitaro didn't just listen; he also talked about himself, including about his online partner.

Keitaro cared deeply about Nagata Yuka throughout the early, middle, and even late stages of his life.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yang's lips twitched slightly.

Xu Xian, Ning Caichen, Third Brother, Qi Taro?

Okay, jokes aside, pure love is still worthy of respect.

"Keitaro, you... really like her?"

"Eh? Of course, Yuka is my girlfriend, and she's a very cute and kind person."

"Is she kind?"

Jiang Yang shook the pen in his hand.

He didn't know how to comment on Nagata Yuka. You could say she was kind, and she certainly was. But her experiences were truly tragic, and her ending left many feeling uneasy.

However, it's not necessarily true that she is entirely kind.

However, that's irrelevant to the present situation. Jiang Yang is mainly considering one thing: the lifespan of the Orphnochs. If one day Keitaro and Yuka really do end up together, leaving only Keitaro in the end, could he bear it?

Well, it's too early to think about these things. Everyone has their own fortune, and some things are not for him to worry about.

"Um, Jiang Yang, what would you like to eat for lunch? I'm planning to go to the supermarket and hand out some flyers while I'm at it."

If you don't advertise when you open a new store, how will anyone know you've opened?

"I'll come along too; two people will be more efficient."

"Then let's go together."

After that, Jiang Yang and Qi Taro went out together. They first went to a print shop to make a joint advertisement for the laundromat and the Yorozuya. Then they split up to distribute the flyers.

Jiang Yang had done handing out flyers before, and he had a secret: he knew how to hand out flyers based on who they were dealing with.

It's not that the flyers are only given to specific people, but rather that you choose to speak or remain silent based on that person's first impression.

Of course, there's no need for that now; as long as you hand out the flyer, the other person will most likely accept it.

Because they were being distributed outside, Jiang Yang quickly ran out of flyers. Qi Taro said he would distribute them while selling vegetables. At first, Jiang Yang didn't pay much attention, but now that he thought about it carefully, it seemed that distributing flyers in places like supermarkets required permission.

"I wonder how things are going with Keitaro."

Not long after, he saw Keitaro walk out of the supermarket with a long face and carrying his things.

This guy got reported for handing out flyers at a supermarket and received a verbal reprimand from the police, so he's feeling a bit down now.

"Don't worry about Keitaro. Think about your dream. Will your dream be deterred by this little setback?"

"Of course not, you're right, cheer up, let's continue."

Holding the flyers, Jiang Yang went to the other side, but this time he didn't actively distribute them. Instead, he observed Qi Taro from a distance.

Jiang Yang has a bad habit: he likes to observe interesting things, although he himself is not aware of it.

Keitaro, being a good person, is really easy to be bullied. The key issue is that he also has problems with his own personality, lacking a strong side.

This guy apparently started out wanting to steal the Faiz belt to fight monsters and save the world, which makes sense now. To be honest, this kind of person could easily become one of those gentle, kind protagonists from another world.

Unfortunately, the belts in this world aren't for ordinary people, at least not before the Transformation Strike was developed. And the Transformation Strike isn't something that falls under this category.

After seeing Keitaro's flyer snatched by a taxi driver and thrown on the ground, Jiang Yang couldn't sit still anymore. His initial amusement turned into anger.

He had just taken a step forward when he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and something inside his body reacted.

It was that blank core coin that reacted to Jiang Yang's emotional changes.

With his eyes closed, Jiang Yang could feel the changes in the Core Medal within his body. The originally transparent Core Medal seemed to have gained a touch of color, and at that moment, his left eye began to burn.

As if he had been stimulated, he instinctively covered his eyes and squatted down, a scene that drew the attention of many people around him.

The feeling came quickly and went quickly. When the feeling disappeared and everything returned to normal, he opened his eyes.

In the distance, strands of silk float in the air, and looking down along these strands, you can see that each end is connected to a person.

"What is this?"

Instinctively, he prepared to reach out and touch the threads.

"Jiang Yang, are you alright?"

Suddenly, Keitaro's voice brought him back to reality. He looked up and saw Keitaro asking him with concern about his condition. At that moment, a rope made of countless intertwined threads was attached above Keitaro's head.

Jiang Yang was stunned for a full three seconds.

"No, it's nothing. I've just been a little sleep-deprived lately, it's nothing."

"It's really nothing, why don't you go to the clinic to get it checked out?"

"I'm really fine, I just need some rest. By the way, what happened to you?"

Jiang Yang saw the red phone in Qi Taro's hand, which was clearly not Qi Taro's.

"Oh, you mean this? Someone dropped it just now, and I was wondering how to return it to her."

Flyer, cell phone, encounter—Jiang Yang really did have such a scene in his mind: the initial encounter between Keitaro and Yuka, or more accurately, their offline encounter.

He also noted this down in his notebook, but the timeline was messy because he couldn't accurately remember when each scene occurred.

"You're not planning to just wait here, are you?"

"how do you know?"

Jiang Yang was speechless. What if the other party never comes back? Are you going to keep waiting?

"Why don't you ask your girlfriend about this? Maybe she has a solution."

"This is such a small matter, there's probably no need for it. Yuka seems to be quite busy lately."

Busy? Jiang Yang shook his head inwardly. It wasn't that he was busy; it was that he didn't know how to face you.

As I said before, I suddenly became a monster, feeling lost about my past and future, and not knowing how to deal with it.

"You're so stupid. Yuka is so kind. If you have a problem, she will definitely help you find a solution. She might even come to help you herself. This is an opportunity, Keitaro."

"An opportunity? Well, that's not really a good idea. I actually want something more formal..."

Do you want to see her?

"Of course, I've been thinking about it."

"If you want to do something, just stop talking nonsense and send a message. If you don't even dare to take this step, what are you talking about in the future?"

"I understand, thank you."