A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

After leaving the laundromat, Jiang Yang continued to wander around the area. He might visit this place many times in the future, so it was good to familiarize himself with the environment in advance.

After driving around for a while, he hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the nearest coffee shop, and then he regretted it.

The nearest coffee shop wasn't far; back in the day, a taxi ride there would have cost at most ten yuan, no more than twelve. But even for such a short distance, taking a taxi visibly reduced the amount of money in his wallet.

"This is outrageous! If I take a taxi again, I'll be a dog!"

If Jiang Yang takes this taxi a couple more times, he might go bankrupt.

He doesn't have much start-up capital; it looks like he'll have to work for someone else.

No, who is this transmigrator, or even a transmigrator with a system, whose first concern after transmigrating is whether they will starve to death?

After getting off the bus, they entered a coffee shop. The coffee shop's name was in English. Unfortunately, Jiang Yang was only half-knowledgeable of English.

The store's layout was quite upscale, so he felt he must have come to the wrong place.

But I still went up and asked the boss if he knew someone named Qiao.

Asking questions without even asking for anything would likely have been met with a barrage of insults from someone with a worse temper.

But the other party was clearly not that kind of person. After learning that Jiang Yang was looking for a coffee shop, the shop owner warmly offered Jiang Yang a glass of cold water and then told him the locations of several coffee shops nearby.

There are still more good people than bad in the world.

He sighed and then continued his search.

Jiang Yang was looking for the coffee shop where Qiao Ye used to work. His goal was simple: to get in touch with Kiba Yuji, also known as Little Ma.

This is his fastest chance to get in touch with the lumberyard. Although he could try to ambush the person at the entrance of the AI, that would attract attention. It would be better to wait where the person is sure to appear.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will soon appear in that coffee shop, and the owner will be killed by the Orphnoch transformed from the New Town team members.

If possible, Jiang Yang also wanted to try to save the boss. If he succeeded, it would definitely boost his favorability towards Master Qiao.

This time he really didn't dare to take a taxi; it was ridiculously expensive.

But he was worried that he wouldn't have enough time if he walked, so he decided to take out the War Lion.

"Hopefully, traffic control isn't too strict during this period. If it really comes down to it, I'll have to run if the traffic police spot me."

If you get caught, your driver's license will be revoked, you'll have to pay a fine, and they might even confiscate your motorcycle. That would be a huge loss.

He visited two more stores, but neither was Jiang Yang's destination. It wasn't until the third store that he arrived, which was about to close.

"I'm sorry, this is a customer. We are closed today."

"I'm not here for coffee."

"Then who are you?"

The owner was a little confused. If the customer wasn't here for coffee, was he here for dessert? No, no, no, the customer probably meant he wasn't there to make a purchase.

"Hey boss, does this name ring a bell?"

Upon hearing this, the boss's expression turned serious, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Shuo, I don't know. I don't know why you're looking for this person?"

Jiang Yang noticed the changes in the boss's facial expression. His eyes lit up; he had finally found it.

"Don't worry, I'm not Qiao's enemy, I'm just doing this for someone else."

"Hey, come in and talk."

Jiang Yang nodded and followed him into the store.

The store isn't very big, but it's very clean. The decor is a bit old-fashioned but not outdated, giving it a unique charm.

"any drinks?"

"Water will be fine, thank you."

After that, Jiang Yang repeated his previous statement.

This time, the boss nodded after only a brief moment of thought.

"It must be Ryosuke. He left Tokyo not long ago. I never expected it to turn out like this."

"Um, may I ask what exactly happened?"

"Jiang Yang, thank you for bringing the news back. Well, it's a long story."

In the past, Takumi worked at this coffee shop along with several other apprentices. Due to his personality issues, Takumi was isolated by the others.

Normally, being isolated wouldn't be a big deal for Takumi; he's always been like this.

Until one day, the boss was not there. When he returned, the money in the store was missing. Without any investigation, everyone else immediately accused Qiao of stealing it.

Ryosuke even came forward to testify that he saw it with his own eyes.

Although the boss believed Qiao, Qiao did not argue at the time, but simply said, "I will return the money to the boss."

Then Qiao left, and today, Qiao came to the store again.

Jiang Yang nodded. It was reasonable that he hadn't had any money to pay the traffic fine because he had "returned" all the money to his boss.

"Thank you."

"I was just doing this on the side. Actually, boss, there's something else I wanted to talk to you about."

"What? I won't refuse to help if I can. After all, I owe you a favor in this matter."

"You might be being watched."

"What's the meaning."

"I suspect that Ryosuke's death was not a coincidence."

"Why do you say that?"

"To be honest, I'm actually investigating those monsters. I met Ryosuke while I was investigating. I suspect that the monster doesn't kill randomly. Boss, you might be being targeted too."

"You mean, a monster has its eye on me?"

"I don't know, this is just my guess. It might not just be you; the former employees of this coffee shop have also been targeted. The reason they haven't taken action yet might be that they want you all to get together so they can take you all down at once."

The boss thought about his appointment with Qiao at the store tomorrow. If it was as Jiang Yang said, wouldn't that mean the monster would make a move tomorrow?

"No, we have to find a way to notify Qiao."

"It's no use. Even if we escape this time, it won't end as long as that monster doesn't die."

"If you trust me, boss, then do as I say, and I'll help you."

Although he didn't trust Jiang Yang much, the boss still agreed to Jiang Yang's plan. He would open for business as usual tomorrow, and everything would proceed according to plan. He also promised not to reveal the plan afterward.

After receiving a positive reply, Jiang Yang exchanged contact information with the boss and then rode his War Lion to go home.

We've done most of what we could today; anything more will depend on how things develop.

As for work, it's already late today, so I'll wait until tomorrow. After finishing my plans with the boss tomorrow, I'll see if I can find a job that pays well and doesn't take up too much of my time.

At the very least, he should be allowed to go out instead of staying in one place all day.

"Or, we could open an Odd Jobs Shop."

Of course, these are all just thoughts. Right now, he's a little hungry.

Now that things have come to this, let's eat first.

Because of financial constraints, he couldn't afford to go to some of the expensive shops, so he decided to look for cheaper roadside stalls instead.

While searching, Jiang Yang saw that scene from afar.

In a deserted, secluded section of road, a gray-white figure splits its palms into several tentacles, suspending a man of about forty years old in mid-air. The man has stopped struggling.

"This is Orphnoch."

Jiang Yang stopped the car, his expression somewhat solemn. It was different from what he had imagined. Seeing Orphnoch kill someone right in front of him, even though he was far away, made him very uncomfortable.

Seemingly noticing that someone was watching, Naphino looked in Jiang Yang's direction.

From a distance, Jiang Yang couldn't tell what this Orpheus was or what it was based on, but that didn't matter anymore.

"Kid, you see that? Then go die. Don't blame me. If you have to blame someone, blame your bad luck."

As Naofie spoke, he charged towards Jiang Yang at great speed, but with the engine running, Jiang Yang still had a chance to escape. However, he didn't need to.

He stepped off the War Lion and took out his belt.

Upon seeing this, Naofino stopped less than ten meters away from Jiang Yang.

"This belt, could it be that you are?!"

"It seems you know something. Unfortunately, this belt isn't from the same series you know. But enough to kill you."

"Arrogant brat, die!"

A cloud of black liquid shot out from Orphnoch’s mouth, flying at great speed toward Jiang Yang, but Jiang Yang had already inserted his gauntlet into his belt.

"Fi-stOn!"

A golden phantom appeared, and the flying object was deflected by the phantom. Then, ixa, the outfit was complete.