A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Chapter 16 Martial Arts School

Jiang Yang truly didn't care about what happened next. Just like he said before, everyone has their own destiny. Only time would tell where Qi Taro and Yuka would ultimately end up.

After leaving, Jiang Yang wandered around aimlessly. So far, he hadn't truly entered the main storyline of this world, so he didn't have much to do.

He was willing to find people like Kusaka and Saya first, but he didn't have the ability. Although he could ask Sensei for help, Jiang Yang hadn't found a good excuse yet.

The main issue is trust.

Jiang Yang, who has played several visual novels, said that trust is very important. If there is no trust between each other, the more he talks, the more likely it is to have the opposite effect.

He wanders around aimlessly, not caring about directions, just going wherever he pleases, but he always has to ask for directions when he gets home anyway.

Treat this as a trip to another world. I've been here for several days now, but I haven't had a chance to properly experience the fun of this era yet.

It would be even better if we could encounter a few Orphnochs, so we could finish charging up sooner and use it to travel through if we encountered any insurmountable danger.

Running away is shameful, but it's useful.

That afternoon, instead of encountering Orphnoch, I stumbled upon a brawl involving a group of delinquents.

Out of boredom, Jiang Yang found a good spot to sit down and watch the game. Such a youthful and energetic scene was a rare sight. At least, Jiang Yang hadn't seen it often.

Although he wasn't exactly a model child, he was also largely untouched by gang fights. It wasn't that he longed for it; he just happened to be there, and he was bored, that's all.

It has to be said that these people really went all out in their fight; those who were beaten felt pain just looking at Jiang Yang.

At this rate, it's hard to avoid someone dying.

Fortunately, the police arrived shortly after the fight began. The ringleaders were taken away, and the others scattered and fled. Jiang Yang left satisfied. Why did the police arrive so quickly? Of course, it was because Jiang Yang called the police.

If it's a fight, why wouldn't he call the police? Does he expect to personally intervene?

Then it won't be as simple as just a few people lying down.

Jiang Yang isn't bragging, but with his current fighting power, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger to take down this bunch of middle school students. After transforming into IXA, he could be punched and kicked by them without breaking their defenses.

He's probably the only one who can so brazenly justify the shameless act of using cheats to beat up ordinary people.

Perhaps it was just luck, but Jiang Yang didn't encounter anything suspicious all afternoon. Not a single thief, let alone any Orphnochs. Aside from that fight, nothing interesting happened.

"Life without a phone to play with is so boring. God, please give me something interesting to do."

Jiang Yang felt a little more relaxed after shouting the words in Chinese. Although he had no problem speaking Japanese, he still really wanted to speak Chinese.

"Got it, target updated, next, find a Chinese person."

The next task is to find a fellow countryman and have a good talk with him.

This is actually not difficult. You can just ask around on the street to find out the direction of Chinatown, and you can even find Chinese residences and shops nearby.

For example, martial arts schools run by Chinese people.

Upon hearing the word "martial arts school," Jiang Yang's eyes lit up. "A martial arts school is great! Perhaps I can learn something there. My current fighting style relies entirely on numerical superiority."

While there's a saying that brute force can overcome all laws, in the world of tokusatsu (special effects) films, numerical values have their limits. If one relies too much on numerical values, they will ultimately be defeated by something with higher numerical values.

Moreover, the world of tokusatsu (special effects) involves more than just numerical values; it also includes mechanics and special effects.

"It's time to improve myself."

Jiang Yang arrived at the martial arts school excitedly, only to find that the school was taking down its signboard. Out of curiosity, he went up to ask what was going on.

The kind passerby then cleared up the confusion.

The owner of this Chen Family Martial Arts School is of Chinese descent. He met his wife, Mieko, while studying in Japan over a decade ago, and the two fell in love. Later, Mr. Chen returned home to inherit his family's martial arts school, and then, for the sake of love, he opened the school here. He stayed.

Master Chen is a truly skilled man. Don't let his slender physique fool you; he can easily take on three or five strong men. Over the years, he has taught many disciples, and many people have come from all over the country to seek him out as their master.

His reputation in the surrounding area is considered quite good.

Unfortunately, Master Chen disappeared more than half a year ago. Since then, the martial arts school has been in a state of decline every day. No one has come forward to take charge, and the people in the school have scattered.

It wasn't until Michiko stepped forward that this happened.

Michiko is Master Chen's daughter.

The passersby didn't know the specifics, only that she made an agreement with a few people in the martial arts school to recruit a disciple with exceptional talent within a month, and then have the disciple defeat them three months later.

In this way, they would accept Michiko's status as her successor.

That's pretty much it.

After the head of the family disappeared, the disciples wanted to seize control of the martial arts school, but the rightful heir stepped in and turned the tide.

No, if that's the case, does that mean we've already lost by taking down the plaque today?

After inquiring, Jiang Yang learned that Michiko and her mother Mieko had also disappeared three days earlier. Moreover, he heard that a strange pile of ashes had been found near the location of their disappearance, just like when Master Chen disappeared.

Because the legal heir died, the shop was taken over by a disciple of the martial arts school when there was no one to inherit it. It is said that it will no longer be called Chen's Martial Arts School, but Extraordinary Martial Arts School.

Jiang Yang grasped the key words: strange ashes, ashes. It seemed this was no ordinary case.

Normally, he wouldn't care, but since this matter involves his fellow countrymen in this world, he can't just sit idly by. Besides, he's the kind of person who really likes to meddle in other people's business.

If you ask him, "Don't you hate trouble the most?"

Jiang Yang will tell you that these are not actually contradictory.

Just as Jiang Yang was about to go inside to take a look, the door opened ahead of time.

Jiang Yang saw someone he hadn't expected.

"Haitang?"

Upon hearing this, the man looked up at Jiang Yang, his eyes filled with unfamiliarity, as if he were deep in thought.

"Ah, a coffee shop waiter!"

Jiang Yang was speechless. This way of remembering things, well, it's not wrong, actually.

"My name is Jiang Yang. I'm glad to see you're alright."

"No, no, no, don't use that tone. We're not that close."

"Before that, Kaido, what were you doing here?"

Jiang Yang's tone made Haitang feel very strange, as if this person had known him for a long time and understood him very well.