A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

"why?"

Kusaka's expression was very unpleasant; he hadn't considered the possibility of being rejected.

"We're clearly partners, aren't we? If you don't help me, are you going to help him?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean? Let me make this clear first: anyone who stands in my way of killing Orphnoch is an enemy, and I will never disturb an enemy lightly."

Despite sensing the threat from Kusaka, Kiyotaka Nishida showed no fear.

"Calm down, Masato, I'm not trying to help him."

"Then what do you mean?"

“You know, he lent me IXA. Without IXA, we, at least I would definitely be dead. I can’t repay kindness with enmity.”

"Nishida, well, never mind. Even if you don't help me, I hope you won't help them either, or I definitely won't let you off easily."

“I know what to do. Speaking of which, Masato, what exactly happened at Meteor Academy that night? Why was your name on the message board?”

"Shut up, don't ask anymore."

"Last time I asked you, you said it was a prank, but you were lying, weren't you?"

Kusaka stiffened slightly, as if he had remembered something.

“I told you, it was just someone else’s prank.”

As he spoke, he pulled a tissue from his pocket and began wiping his palms.

"It's okay if you don't tell me, I roughly know what happened."

"What do you mean? What do you know?"

“Jiang Yang came to me before and asked me to act in a play for him later. When we talked about acting, he mentioned revenge. To avenge us.”

"What did you say?"

"I didn't ask for the specifics, so I don't know what revenge means. But, Masato, judging from your expression, you do know something. Tell me, what exactly happened at Meteor Academy that night?"

"Now is not the time."

Kusa looked in the direction of the car. Masuda-sensei hadn't told them, so there was no way she could say it herself.

However, Jiang Yang did indeed know something. I had guessed before that he knew what happened at the Meteor Academy gathering that night, and now it seems that I was right.

Revenge? Could it be that he found the Orphnoch from that night?

"Did he really talk to you about revenge?"

"Ah."

"I understand, Nishida. Think carefully about what I just said."

After saying that, Kusa stood up.

"Stay and have a meal with us."

"No, I have other things to do."

Refusing to stay, Soga rode his bike towards the laundromat. He had been there yesterday, so he knew where it was.

Cao was moving very fast; he wanted to see Jiang Yang immediately and ask him everything he knew.

Previously, he only thought that Jiang Yang had investigated the Meteor Academy's ordeal, but not that he knew the details. But now, Jiang Yang may know the whole story of the Meteor Academy incident.

He's going to ask, to find out who's behind all this, and then he'll take revenge.

In his haste, he even forgot that there was an option to call and ask.

As he passed a park, he saw someone running out of the park as if fleeing. He stopped his car and looked into the park. He saw an Orphnoch, who also noticed him, and their eyes met.

"Sorry, I'm not in the mood to waste my time on you right now."

Wear the belt and dial 913.

"henshin! (Transform!)"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Keitaro was very troubled.

"What exactly happened these past two days?"

Looking at the mud on his white shirt, Keitaro felt quite unhappy.

"This has been happening for the past few days. When I wash and hang my clothes to dry, someone throws mud on them. Who is doing something so outrageous?"

Should we reiterate Keitaro's dream? It seems not.

"Isn't this great? More dirty laundry means more work."

While ironing clothes, Qiao casually turned off the machine, picked up the clothes, and said, "They're clean and tidy, no wonder he's like this."

His laundry skills are now worlds apart from the first time he burned the clothes.

"This is terrible! I finally cleaned up my clothes and felt better, only to have someone ruin them. Who could do such a thing? Unforgivable! Um, coincidence..."

"Hey, hey, hey, you're not going to say you're going to investigate, are you? Forget it, don't do something so thankless. Nobody's asking you to do it, and you haven't even finished washing the clothes you're doing yet!"

Takumi completely understood Keitaro. He knew what Keitaro wanted to do as soon as he opened his mouth. It was simple and pure, but a little too naive, as naive as a fool.

"But if we leave it unattended, other people will encounter similar heartbreaking events, and their entire day's mood might be ruined."

"It's just that the clothes got dirty, it shouldn't have turned into this."

"Qiao, you're really terrible... Enough, I'll investigate myself."

With that, Keitaro took the clothes he was going to deliver and went out.

"Is this guy still a child?"

Qiao sighed and continued her work. Washing clothes, once you get the hang of it, is truly easy and therapeutic; turning dirty clothes white is really relaxing.

"A man who can't even do something as simple as washing clothes is an unqualified man."

For some reason, I suddenly remembered Keitaro's words.

"This guy should be fine, right?"

The thought of Keitaro's frequent encounters with Orphnochs made Takumi somewhat uncertain.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome."

He still couldn't put his mind at ease.

I packed up the clothes and got ready to go out.

I reached the door and then realized I hadn't brought my belt. I went back to my room to get my Fiaz briefcase before heading out.

Not long after Takumi rode away on his motorized Pegasus, Soga arrived at the laundromat in another direction.

The battle just now didn't take him much time; it was just a minor Orphnoch.

Is nobody home?

Looking at the closed laundromat, Kusa cursed under his breath. Then, seeing the contact information on the sign, he remembered that he had a cell phone.

He called Jiang Yang, and a full half minute passed before the call was answered.

"Who?"

Jiang Yang made a phone call, and besides his voice, Cao Jia also heard the sounds of battle.

"It's me, Soga. Where are you now?"

"what?"

The sound of a sword slicing through something came from over there again.

"Sorry, something's come up here. I'll call you back later."

After hanging up the phone, Cao Jia fell into deep thought. He could tell that Jiang Yang had also encountered the Orphnochs and begun fighting.

Is it a coincidence?

A few minutes later, Jiang Yang called back.

"Kusaka? What's wrong?"

"What was that just now?"

"The two Orphnochs have been dealt with. What do you need?"

"Where are you now?"

"What do you need to talk to me in person? Never mind, I'm exploring the map right now. Tell me your location and I'll come find you."

"Map exploration?"

"Yeah, hey, don't worry about that. Where are you right now?"

Kikuchi Laundry.

"It's a bit far from where I am now. How about this, there's a barbecue restaurant about ten minutes north of the laundromat. Go there and get something to eat while you wait for me. It's on me. Just order me a Set Meal B."

"Forehead…"

Kusaka didn't even have the desire to complain. Did he think of himself as a food ordering machine?