A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

From afar, Jiang Yang saw someone approaching in their direction. The person was alone, walking unhurriedly, but their purpose was clear: to get to them.

Passerby?

Jiang Yang didn't think there would be such a coincidence. This was the outskirts of the city, and usually no one came here. Yet, after he came, passersby appeared.

Ha, who would believe that?

"then."

Jiang Yang directly handed the ixa prototype to Nishida Kiyotaka.

"This is?"

"The original belt that inspired this one was obtained after a lot of effort. It's the belt with serious side effects that I just mentioned. Now, it's time for you to use it."

As Jiang Yang spoke, he pointed to the people approaching in the distance.

Following the direction Jiang Yang pointed, Kiyotaka Nishida saw a person approaching them. His tense nerves told him that this couldn't possibly be a friendly passerby asking for directions.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he felt his fingers stiffen. Not just his fingers, but his whole body trembled slightly.

"Can I trust you?"

"If you ask me, of course you can, but it's pointless; that's something you should decide."

"I understand, Mr. Masuda!"

Kiyotaka Nishida still didn't fully trust Jiang Yang, but he had decided to use the belt. Before that, he would hand the Caesar belt over to Professor Masuda.

"Nishida, what's wrong with you...?"

Masuda, who had just received the Caesar belt, also noticed the ixa belt in his hand, which surprised and puzzled him.

"Teacher, take them away. I will win."

As he spoke, he walked alone toward the man.

"What on earth do you want to do!"

Jiang Yang prepared to get closer to take a look, but was immediately questioned by Masuda as soon as he got close.

"Don't worry, like I said, I meant no harm. I was just borrowing that belt from him."

Jiang Yang had no intention of giving the belt away directly, at least not yet. Although he couldn't use it himself, he could still keep it as a keepsake.

Most importantly, this belt might have other uses; perhaps it can be used to play with Kitasaki.

Seemingly realizing that it had been exposed, the approaching creature transformed into an Orphnoch halfway through its journey, its appearance somewhat resembling a wild boar from a distance.

As soon as he transformed, that guy charged straight at him.

Seeing the Orphnoch charging towards him, Kiyotaka Nishida took a deep breath, put on his belt, and then inserted his fist gun.

As the transformation announcement was made, a crimson phantom emerged from the belt and gradually matched Nishida's figure, finally flying towards Nishida, attaching itself to his body, and completing its physical transformation.

ixa, the prototype, makes its appearance here.

"You're kidding."

"Nishida... he actually... transformed?"

Compared to the disbelief of others, Nishida was more moved. After the transformation, he could feel the power, which flowed through his limbs and bones.

When faced with the boar Orphnoch that came before him, he reached out and grabbed the tusks on its face, while simultaneously lowering his body and trying his best to stop it.

"This power, yes, I can do it."

Orphino's speed was slowed down until he could no longer move forward, and he stared in astonishment at the creature in front of him.

"Kisama, who exactly is he?!"

"ixa".

As Nishida Kiyotaka spoke, he used his arms to lift the entire Orphnoch up and toss it away like a toy.

"Wow, this is amazing. Is this... IXA?"

If the prototype already possesses such power, what exactly are these belts?

But now is not the time to address that issue.

After throwing Orphnoch away, Nishida pressed his advantage and charged forward.

He didn't know his opponent's weakness, but he knew that IXA's strength lay in her power. He would know this after transforming.

Having never studied combat, all he could do was throw punches instinctively, and every punch was delivered with full force.

However, the Orphnoch was surprisingly thick-skinned, and it even started to fight back while taking damage.

However, the counterattacks were largely ineffective. Apart from the initial counterattack that caught Nishida off guard and caused him a loss, most of the subsequent attacks were dodged.

Even when it did hit, it was always on areas with thick defenses. Jiang Yang was completely dumbfounded by this.

It feels like, how should I put it, that the other person is the one who is right for ixa.

Compared to my first transformation where I just threw wild punches at people, this is real fighting!

Well, whatever the fighting style, as long as it works, that's fine. As it turns out, slapping people in the face is very effective.

On his first transformation into IXA, Nishida was able to directly suppress an Orphnoch, which just goes to show that combat talent is something you can't envy.

Being suppressed repeatedly completely enraged the wild boar Orphnoch, who immediately activated his passion state, his body rapidly expanding to the size of a minivan in just a few breaths.

Its head has two sharp fangs, making it look menacing.

Unarmed and facing a large enemy for the first time, Nishida was momentarily at a loss and was knocked away several times.

Some of the classmates couldn't stand it anymore.

"Teacher, give me the belt, I'll go help."

"No, I can't..."

"So, are we just going to watch Qinggao fight by himself?"

"teacher!"

"What's all the fuss about? Don't you guys trust him at all? Don't worry, he'll win during the newbie protection period."

Jiang Yang said this not because there was any real "newbie protection period," but because he could see that Nishida Kiyotaka was quickly adapting to the functions of the ixa.

Suddenly gaining power beyond one's original level is likely to be impossible to fully control, just like Jiang Yang.

It took several transformations to get used to the power of the ixa, with the help of the ixa's built-in computer.

The prototype didn't have such high-tech built-in computer assistance. Although it had an assistance system, it was too outdated and could only provide basic usage instructions and monitor some data, which was practically the same as not having one at all.

Nishida adapted by relying on his talent.

Orphino charged again. This time, Kiyotaka Nishida did not dodge left or right. Simply dodging would only make him more and more passive.

He leaped up, landed on Orphnoch, and then jumped into the sky again, inserting a whistle in mid-air to read and push it to draw out the fist gun.

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

Orphino was still searching for ixa, unaware that he was about to die—in every sense of the word.

Using the force of the fall, he punched it straight in the head, the immense force slamming half of the pig's head into the ground and embedding it in the mud.

The part on the ground was also mostly pulverized.

The giant Orphnoch died instantly from this attack, turning to ash amidst blue flames.

Nishida turned around and looked at everyone.

"Teacher, I did it! I defeated Orphnoch!"

Nishida's tone was not boastful, but rather one of relief and liberation.

Upon hearing this, the others also smiled, but before they could say anything...

"If I were you, I would deactivate the transformation right now."

Jiang Yang's voice wasn't loud, but everyone present could hear it.

"What do you mean?"

On Nishida's side, below ixa, was a solemn face. The wearer of the Caesar's Belt would die after deactivating the transformation. He wasn't sure if this belt would be the same, so he was mentally preparing himself for deactivation.

Just then, an alarm sounded from the ixa, and at the same time, a tremendous pressure struck, as if my whole body was being pounded by a giant wave, with pain, pressure, and a feeling of suffocation.

In everyone's eyes, ixa twitched, accompanied by a burst of energy release, ixa's transformation ended, and Nishida Kiyotaka slowly fell forward.