A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Although he had recovered, Jiang Yang still stayed in bed for several hours.

According to Keitaro, he had obvious wounds when he was brought back, which is why he was bandaged up.

If he immediately got up and said he was fine, it would probably scare people.

The key point is that there's nothing that absolutely requires his involvement right now, so he can just take a break.

On the other side, Saeko Kageyama was comforting Takuma Itsurou. Takuma suffered a great loss on his first attempt, not only failing but also almost being killed, which shattered his confidence.

If Saeko Kageyama hadn't "just happened" to pass by, he would have been truly doomed.

"Alright, don't be discouraged. The new president also said that it's an unknown belt. This time it's just a lack of information. I believe in you."

He pondered without speaking; his mind was filled with the image of the burning sun for a long time.

"You're right, next time, I definitely will..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.

Where is J?

The four members of Lucky Clover are Takuma Itsurou, Kageyama Saeko, J, and the strongest, Kitasaki.

"I don't know. Maybe they're on a mission, or maybe they're just walking their dog somewhere."

……

If we're talking about who's the happiest right now, it has to be Qiao.

Fiaz's belt was back in his hands, which made him extremely happy. His attitude towards people changed; he even enjoyed his previously reluctant work at the laundromat. He even greeted customers with a smile. Do you know how rare that is?

Mari and Keitaro, who were standing to the side, felt a sense of unfamiliarity as they watched Takumi working with such enthusiasm.

But I understand. If you put yourself in their shoes, you'll know. If it were something you valued that you lost and then got back, you'd probably feel the same way.

However, this also shows that Takumi really cares about Faiz.

Mari watched Inui Takumi working, thought for a moment, and decided to ask him anyway.

"Um, coincidence..."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"About the belt."

Is there a problem with me keeping the belt?

Truth shook its head.

"No, that's not the case. It's just that I'm wondering if things are really going to be okay like this? The Orphnochs seem to be looking for this belt too. What if you get into danger..."

Upon hearing this, Qiao smiled.

"No problem, um, I'll defeat Orphnoch."

Seeing Qiao's confident expression, Zhenli didn't say anything more and just nodded.

Indeed, that's how it is. If Orphnoch appears, all you have to do is defeat him; that's always been the case. Furthermore, the actions of the AI ​​Group have left her quite puzzled.

At the time, he didn't go with Kiba to find him but instead split up with Keitaro to deliver clothes, so he didn't see what kind of person the Faiz holder was.

According to Keitaro, the holder's attitude was extremely bad, and it would be better to let Takumi be the faiz than to let such a person hold the belt.

Since it's all about killing Orphnoch anyway, it doesn't matter who controls him.

The reason we handed over the belt was that it did indeed belong to the company, and they politely requested to take it back. They also said that the belt would be more effective if they used it.

They had no reason to refuse.

But now it seems that the Brainpower Group isn't so reliable after all.

Regardless, she felt at ease with the belt being with Qiao.

As she was thinking, suddenly, Truth's phone rang. She received a message on her phone: a belt, different from both Faiz and Ixa belts.

The letter was sent by Akira Inukai.

As night fell, Jiang Yang got up, intending to get a free meal; lying in bed for hours was really uncomfortable. The worst part was there wasn't much to do.

I can't sleep without my phone to use.

Seeing that he could move normally, the three of them were extremely surprised, but then Jiang Yang noticed that their facial expressions were a little strange.

"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No, it's not."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Well, actually, it's like this."

After the explanation of the truth, another person with a strange expression appeared.

That afternoon, Zhenli received a text message with a picture of a belt. Jiang Yang confirmed that it was Caesar's belt.

The letter was from Shoji Inukai, a name Jiang Yang vaguely remembered; he seemed to be a member of the Meteor Academy racing team.

To his shame, although they had met a few times, Jiang Yang didn't actually know all the members of the racing team. He roughly knew Masuda-sensei, Nishida Kiyotaka, Shindo Takahisa, Tokuda Kyosuke, Inukai Shoji, and there seemed to be two women, one named Reina, and he couldn't remember the other's name.

This isn't Jiang Yang's fault. He's never been good at remembering names and faces. Unless someone is really distinctive, he basically has to force himself to remember them after just one meeting.

Jiang Yang didn't see Sanyuan on the bus, guessing that Sanyuan was still working somewhere else and hiding away.

Then let's talk about Inukai. Inukai sent Mari a photo and asked her to meet him at the water park at 4 pm the next day.

Jiang Yang took Caesar's belt several days ago, so the photo should have been taken a long time ago. But what does Inukai want to do by meeting with Mari at this time?

Could it be that they know the truth and that the Faiz belt is involved?

What is going on?

The real dilemma they're facing now is whether or not to keep the appointment tomorrow; they feel that things aren't as simple as they seem.

"Please wait a moment while I make a phone call to have someone investigate."

As Jiang Yang spoke, he went back to the room where he had been lying and dialed Mr. Masuda's number.

"Hello? This is Masuda."

Is your dog nearby?

"Are you looking for Shoji? He's in the car. Should I call him?"

"No, no need, it's fine as long as I'm not next to you."

Is something wrong this time?

"It's nothing serious. I just want to know if they've done anything strange these past few days."

"Why do you ask?"

"How should I explain this? Never mind, we'll talk about it later. Is Nishida here?"

"Qinggao is resting."

Masuda's tone was a bit off.

"You encountered the Orphnochs?"

"It was Inukai. He encountered an Orphnoch while out. Fortunately, Kiyotaka arrived in time, but the Orphnoch escaped. Kiyotaka was also slightly injured."

"I understand. By the way, Mr. Masuda, who among you has used that IXA belt? What's the situation?"

"This belt, we've all used it once..."

Everyone on the belt used it once, and most of them only transformed to experience the power and side effects of the belt before deactivating it.

Inukai, however, became so overconfident after putting on the belt that he almost overloaded ixa. Although he managed to deactivate the transformation in time, the pressure still kept him lying in the car for several hours.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yang roughly guessed what had happened.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Jiang Yang knew that people in the car, such as Tokuda Kyosuke and Inukai Shoji, had strong opinions about Jiang Yang taking away the Caesar belt.

They just didn't have the courage to voice their opinions.

In their view, Caesar's belt was given to them by their adoptive father so that he could use it to destroy the Orphnochs. Jiang Yang taking the belt away was equivalent to taking away that power.

Although I kept the IXA belt, its side effects were so severe that I wouldn't dare use it a second time without a lot of willpower.

ixa dared not use it, and Caesar had already been handed over to Kusaka. Even if it were in their own hands, they dared not use Caesar, who would die if used.

But what if they want power? Of course, they'll seek other forms of power.

Caesar will cause the wearer to die, and ixa will put the wearer under tremendous pressure. Is there a belt with minimal side effects, so minimal that they can bear it?

At this point, whether by chance or for some other reason, they learned that Faiz was in the hands of Truth.

So they, or rather, Inukai, met with Truth, wanting to get their hands on Faiz.

This possibility exists.

Of course, this is just Jiang Yang's speculation, and there are many loopholes in it. Jiang Yang himself doesn't know how to explain it.

But no matter what, as long as you keep an eye on both sides, there won't be any problems.

He subtly hinted to Masuda that Inukai was doing something dangerous and that he should keep a close eye on him. He also told him to call Masuda if Inukai left the group.

As for why it's not stated explicitly...

Of course, it's because it's pointless. You can stop it once, but you can't stop it every time. People only realize their mistakes after suffering a great loss.