A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

On the way, Akane and Aso Yuri gradually lowered their guard against Jiang Yang, mainly because he did not show any hostility and they could not tell from his appearance whether he was an enemy or not.

Moreover, he has ixa.

Regardless of whether he is a member of the Blue Sky Society, the other world he claims to belong to, he must be connected to the organization. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to obtain IXA.

But neither of them knew the specifics of their relationship.

Speaking of which, what exactly is going on with this ixa? They've never heard of a second ixa. Wasn't it said that there was only this one, and that it was just for testing?

"Hey, Jiang Yang, what am I like in the other world?"

Hongyin also moved closer to Jiang Yang, looking like they were best buddies, about to whisper something to each other.

Jiang Yang identifies himself as a warrior from another world in the future, having heard of the great names of Akane and Yuri Aso, but never having met them in person.

They were naturally interested in this topic.

"Although he's a bit unreliable, he's a reliable and genuine man."

"Really? A reliable real man? That's me, of course, the first half of that sentence is superfluous. Kid, I admire you. Now that you're in this world, just do your job. I'll protect you from now on."

"Oh dear, Otoya, you're going to scare him. I'm sorry, that's just how he is, don't take it too seriously."

Jiang Yang shook his head.

"That's fine, I don't mind."

Yes, it's great. It's like being with friends, without so many formalities.

After only a few words, Jiang Yang learned about the personalities of the two men, just as he already knew.

Upon arriving at their destination, they found themselves at a coffee shop—a place frequented by two generations of the main characters.

Speaking of this coffee shop, one must mention its owner. From 86 to 08, a period of twenty-two years, his appearance remained virtually unchanged, making him almost a monster. Jiang Yang even suspected that this guy might be some kind of immortal JoJo-level creature.

Hongyin also ordered a coffee and some food for Jiang Yang, putting it on his tab. Considering that Jiang Yang came from another world in the future, it's not difficult to conclude that Jiang Yang doesn't have the currency of this era.

He was already somewhat convinced that Jiang Yang wasn't from this world. How should I put it? It was a man's intuition, well, intuition. It definitely wasn't because Jiang Yang had said good things about him.

Another reason is that the money Jiang Yang took out was dated 03, which is more than ten years ago now, and there was also that thing called a mobile phone.

“Mr. Island Guardian should be here soon. Before that, please tell us what happened in the other world and why you came here.”

Jiang Yang knew this would happen, so he had prepared his explanation in advance.

"It was an accident, an accident that should never have happened. In the future, a scientist attempted to extract the power of the Fang Vampires by deciphering their secrets, hoping to transplant that power into himself."

"That guy is an idiot, how could he possibly succeed at something like that?"

Akane also gave a direct conclusion.

"Yeah, I also think he's an idiot. He secretly captured many vampires, extracted their power, and then injected it into his own body. As a result, the experiment failed, the vampires' power went berserk, and the world was on the verge of destruction."

"So, what does this have to do with your coming into this world?"

"Saving the world is too lofty a claim. In order to save some people who didn't have to die, we borrowed some special power to try to go back to the past and influence the future by changing the past. Unfortunately, something went wrong and I ended up in this world instead of the past of my own world that I was supposed to go to."

As Jiang Yang spoke, a mixture of grief, resentment, and hatred appeared on his face.

Of course, he himself believed he had revealed it, but what it looked like in Qi Te's eyes was another matter entirely.

"That's quite an interesting story. Let me ask you, how are you sure you haven't come to the past of your own world?"

"because this."

Jiang Yang took out the ixa punch and placed it on the table.

"What does this have to do with IXA?"

"Of course there is. I've checked the time. In my world, the Ixa in your hand should have been destroyed by this time, but you still took out the Ixa. So these two worlds are not the same world."

That's pure nonsense. It's true that Akane Otoya's ixa was ruined, but that happened in the final chapters, and they don't know that.

"IXA is ruined, what exactly is going on... Stop, don't tell me. Don't tell me the details that involve my future. I should explore my own life, that's what makes it interesting. Even though I'm just another version of myself from another world, my brilliance will not be obscured by something like the world. No matter how far apart we are, we will always be connected."

Jiang Yang hadn't planned to say anything.

Hongyin is also a very free person, so free that she doesn't even want to be bound by her own future. If she knew her future, she would feel that if she followed the same path, wouldn't she be being arranged for?

Of course, if that path represents the future he desires, he will not hesitate to take it.

Although it's the same Minamoto-style storyline, it's clear that the people in this world are easier to get along with than in the Faiz world. This is mainly because Akane is also very easygoing, making it easy to interact with her.

Of course, this is on the premise that he doesn't dislike you and that you're not a beautiful woman.

Otherwise, this guy will drive you crazy.

While eating, Jiang Yang took the opportunity to glance at the mission of this world. He hadn't looked at it immediately before, but after discovering that it was Kiva's world, he estimated that it would probably still be about winning a hundred times.

Unlike Faiz, there are far too many Fang Vampires in the Kiva world, making this mission incredibly easy.

But when Jiang Yang saw the charging mission, he was dumbfounded.

This time, the mission is not about increasing energy recharge through combat; instead, it has become two separate missions.

Task 1: Eliminate ten Fang Blood Demons. Currently, one-tenth of the task is complete.

Task 2: Defeat a legendary puppet beast. Current progress: zero.

"Cough cough cough..."

Jiang Yang choked. Killing the Fang Blood Demons was normal, since the world is full of them. But what the hell is this legendary beast? Damn it, is this the movie version of Kiva?

Kiva the Movie: King of the Demon Castle tells the story of the resurrection of the lord of the legendary monster sealed away by the King of the Fangblood Demons, plunging the world into crisis once again!

This world is a parallel world to the TV world of Kamen Rider Kiva; it has similarities, but it is not the same.

However, compared to all that, there is now a big problem: the legendary beast will be resurrected 22 years from now, not now. In other words, if he doesn't go to 2008, he won't be able to destroy the legendary beast or complete the mission.

He can't possibly find a way to revive the legendary monsters in this era.

It might not be impossible, but what would the consequences be?

The Demon Lord is not someone Jiang Yang can easily mess with right now. If it weren't for Xiao Du transforming into Kiva in his Demon Emperor form, his chances of winning would be almost zero.

The only possibility is that he gets a stat boost from killing the Blood Demon. Whether it's a belt or an item, without those things, he can't do anything.

As things stand, the best option is to hitch a ride back to 08. Who knows when Hongdu will finally travel back in time?