A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Hanagata initially favored the Orphnoch, as he himself was an Orphnoch, and the strongest one at that—at least, before the complete birth of the King.

However, during his long search for the king, he saw too many Orphnochs immersed in their own power. Over time, he began to doubt himself, wondering if he was really right.

Should the Orphnoch really exist?

Jiang Yang didn't know what happened in between, but later Hanagata stood on the opposite side of the Orphnochs, believing that the Orphnochs were the ones who should be eliminated.

He sent the belts to the people of Meteor Academy, while he hid himself away to secretly develop a new belt and search for the yet-to-be-born king.

That's pretty much the situation. Hanagata isn't entirely a good person, but he treats his adopted children fairly well, so their survival helps prevent Hanagata from suddenly going insane.

Just in case.

After waiting for a long time in the agreed-upon suburbs, a car finally came into view.

Jiang Yang stood up and waved.

The car stopped about ten meters away from him, and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties got out of the car, along with five or six other men and women.

They were dressed in various ways, some in sportswear, some in casual wear. Their expressions also varied; some were nervous, some curious, and some looked distrustful.

"Nice to meet you, Masuda-sensei. Don't be so nervous. I'm not your enemy, nor am I an Orphnoch. Making that student put down Caesar's belt will kill him."

"What exactly is your purpose?"

"My purpose, I've already said it, I just..."

"Stop saying those meaningless things. Although I don't know what you want, since you've come to us, you must have your purpose. So show some sincerity."

“Alright, then I’ll show you my sincerity. I know someone who can use the Caesar’s Belt, and the belt has a far less impact on him than it does on you. As long as he doesn’t overuse the belt, he won’t die directly.”

"You're not talking about yourself, are you? So you want us to hand over our belts?"

"Uh, that's because I didn't explain clearly, which led to this misunderstanding. The person I was talking about wasn't me, and I have no interest in Caesar's belt. I didn't call you here to steal the belt."

"Then who are you?"

"I hope to get your help. I can tell you who the best user of the Caesar's belt is, and I can also tell you some things you want to know."

"What about the conditions?"

"Help me find one person, no, to be precise, two."

"Who?"

"No rush. Let me first tell you my sincerity. The person who can use the Caesar's Belt is someone you know, Masato Kusaka."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned; they hadn't expected to hear this name.

"Why is it a refined person?"

"Can Kusaka really do it?"

Has any of you seen him?

"I haven't seen him in a long time. He didn't come to the class reunion either. Come to think of it, even though he wasn't there, why are their names on the list?"

For many, there's a question about Masato Kusaka: why did almost no one at Meteor Academy remember seeing him that day, including Kusaka himself, who said he hadn't been there? Yet his name appeared on the message board?

They asked many people, but no one remembered why the name was there. Neither Masato Kusaka nor anyone else knew who had written it down.

"The answer is simple, of course it's because,"

Just as Jiang Yang was about to solve the mystery, he saw Masuda take a step forward.

How can we trust you?

“It’s very simple. First of all, I’ve already said I’m not an Orphnoch, and I have absolutely no interest in your belts, since I can’t use them. I don’t care about the most valuable things you possess, so what else do you have that I would covet?”

"That sounds nice, saying you don't care about the belt. Do you know how many people would die if it weren't for this belt?"

Students behind him shouted, but Jiang Yang shook his head.

"Without this belt, you might not have met Orphnoch."

"What exactly is going on? What do you mean by that?"

“It must be tiring to shout from this distance. I’ve said so much already, you should all be able to let your guard down by now. Have you ever seen an Orphnoch have such a calm and peaceful conversation with you?”

Masuda glanced back at the student.

"You guys just stay here."

He had actually developed some trust in Jiang Yang; many of the things Jiang Yang said were things ordinary people couldn't possibly know. Without a certain status, it would be impossible to know what was happening at Meteor Academy.

He had met most of those people before, but he had no recollection of Jiang Yang.

Of course, he doesn't fully trust him yet.

"Mr. Masuda, I'll go with you."

A seemingly refined young man wearing glasses had a yellow belt around his waist and was holding a mobile phone in his hand.

"Qinggao, go back, listen carefully, you absolutely cannot transform."

Aloofness, Nishida aloofness?

Jiang Yang recalled the first Caesar to appear in the TV series, whose costume was worn by Kiyotaka Nishida. In his first transformation, he directly killed one of the lucky four-leaf clovers, J.

To achieve this level on the first transformation without any combat training demonstrates his exceptional combat talent.

Unfortunately, his Orphnoch mark wasn't deep enough. He only transformed once before Caesar's side effects drained all his mark, and he eventually turned into sand.

The Faiz series includes four belts: Faiz, Caesar, Delta, and Leo Cavalry.

Each of these four belts has its own characteristics.

Delta, as the first belt, boasts the best performance and highest power, while also having the most lenient transformation requirements. Anyone possessing the Orphnoch mark can transform, and there's no record of anyone turning into sand after transforming.

However, due to its excessive quantum power, a portion often remains in the body after transformation, granting the wearer a small amount of special power. Well, that's a good thing.

Its drawback is that non-adapted individuals will become addicted to Delta's power and unable to break free. The wearer's fighting instincts will become stronger, leading to a violent personality as a side effect, and may even cause mental breakdown, which cannot be reversed even after the transformation is deactivated.

Caesar, as the second belt, largely solved the problem of mental influence, but the conditions for transformation became more stringent. Only Orphnochs, or those who possess the mark, could transform, and it would consume the mark. Those with insufficient marks would die.

Faiz, without the problems of the first two belts, comes at the cost of quantum power being adjusted to the most stable state, so all its values ​​are lower than the former two.

Faiz can only transform, or rather, only Orphnochs, when their mark is deep enough. However, the risk of turning into sand immediately after transforming is no longer present.

Furthermore, the issue of low stats is compensated for by its various accessories. There's even an enhanced form.

Incidentally, Jiang Yang wasn't entirely sure what the production order of these three belts was; he was just judging based on their level of stability.

Finally, there's Leo Riders. Leo Riders aren't Kamen Riders, but rather special warriors. Their belts are, in a sense, unfinished products.

The belts in the previous games all had a function that allowed the transformation to be canceled after taking a certain amount of damage to avoid causing excessive damage. However, the Leo Riders do not have this system.

Even if you are killed outright, the Leo Rider won't automatically deactivate its transformation. Furthermore, the Leo Rider's stats aren't high; its only advantage is that it's cheaper to manufacture than other belts and has high versatility.

In the world of Faiz, no matter which belt it is, there is more than one wearer. Among the wearers of Caesar, if we talk about strength, Kusaka is undoubtedly the strongest.

With his excellent physical condition and extensive training in various skills, Kusaka Masato was able to unleash the full power of the Caesar Belt the moment he obtained it.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that he had been preparing for the moment he would don Caesar's armor, or more precisely, for the day he could retaliate against Orphnoch.

After all, he didn't know about the belt before.

After Kusaka, if we're talking about which human's transformed Caesar is the strongest, it's Nishida Kiyotaka. He's definitely the guy everyone remembers.

Many viewers felt it was a pity that this guy had such fighting talent. If they had gotten Delta instead of Caesar, with Nishida Kiyotaka's talent, he might have been able to grow to the point of being able to sweep through the Orphnoch's base.

Jiang Yang remembered that someone online said that.