A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

Wait, think about it carefully, something's not right here. There's something wrong with the movie "Lord of the Demon Realm".

The lord's soul clearly awakened and possessed someone in 1986, so why did it wait 22 years to be resurrected? What was there in 1986 but not in 2008, or perhaps it hadn't appeared yet?

Jiang Yang thought for a moment and got the answer: according to the timeline, there was a cuckold king in 86!

King of the Vampires, one of the four executives of the Chess faction. According to the timeline, at this point, King wielded the Dark Kiva and the Demon Emperor Sword, making him arguably the strongest being in this world.

Legend has it that the Puppet Beast Clan was wiped out at its peak, and its lord was sealed away. Now, it is merely a soul resurrected and has no right to compete with the Green Hat King.

The truth is, although the seal was broken, the opponent was too strong to show his face, so he could only sleep, and slept for twenty-two years.

If we follow this line of thinking, then the resurrection of legendary beasts in this era is not a problem, as with the Green Hat King around, the opponent won't be able to cause any trouble.

But there's a problem: what happens to the cuckold after the lord is dealt with?

In this era of cuckoldry kings, Jiang Yang is no match for anyone.

Even if you bring Wataru from the future, it won't make a difference.

Think about how TV won.

King, fearing he might kill Maya, voluntarily relinquished his use of the Demon Emperor Sword. Kiva II, disapproving of King's actions towards Maya, defected to her aid. Akane also transformed with her life on the line, and Wataru used his Demon Emperor form, yet even so, he was repeatedly pinned to the ground and beaten.

Jiang Yang even felt that the fact that Hong Du and Hong Yin were able to win was somewhat due to a miracle.

You're telling Jiang Yang to go fight the Green Hat King now? Let's put it this way: the limb-splitting noble he encountered after waking up in the first level of the Magic Ring has been replaced by a Valkyrie. In Yu-Gi-Oh! MD, he uses the Xiangjian to defeat the fully-formed Pearl Tear; in Jackie Chan Adventures, Inspector Black single-handedly fights the fully-powered Shendu with twelve talismans; in Mysterious Resurrection, Yang Jian faces the Ghost Messenger right from the start.

Forget about winning, even dying with dignity is incredibly difficult.

Moreover, there is another problem: during this period in the movie, the cuckolded king seems to be on a business trip and not in Japan. Even if he knows that the lord has been resurrected and rushes back immediately, it is unknown when. Jiang Yang is not confident that he can hold out until then.

So, let's try to find a way to hitch a ride.

Before long, Mr. Shima, the president of the Supreme Blue Sky Association, arrived at the coffee shop.

Upon entering the store, I went straight to the owner to start the daily comparison of body fat percentages, and then won a round as usual.

Only then did he look at Jiang Yang and the others.

"So, what's going on now?"

"Is such that…"

Yuri Aso recounted everything that had happened since she met Jiang Yang. Upon hearing this, Shima Mamoru had a look on his face as if to say, "Are you kidding me?" It wasn't until Jiang Yang took out the IXA punch that his expression turned serious.

"I'm pretty sure that only one ixa belt was ever made."

Just kidding, the production of this one line has already nearly emptied our coffers. Any extra funds are reserved for research, how could we possibly build a second one?

"You said you come from another world in the future. Can you show me what the IXA will be like in the future?"

This was a reasonable request, and Jiang Yang had no reason to refuse, but he glanced at the store.

"Let's find another place."

If I were to transform into an ixa in the store and activate an explosive mode, I'd probably lose a lot of money. Right now, I'm penniless; I can't afford to lose that much.

"Ah."

Since we've arrived at a remote place, we've confirmed that there are no pedestrians around.

Transform into ixa security mode, then activate burst mode.

"Is this the future ISA?"

When they saw ixa open his eyes and enter burst mode, they already believed the fact that Jiang Yang came from another world in the future; at least, the fact that he came from the future was confirmed.

Because their ixa is still just a prototype, there are still many problems. The biggest problem is the excessive pressure, which people who are not physically strong enough cannot handle.

But the future ixa? It really is just as he imagined.

"What are the side effects of this belt?"

He doesn't pray for absolutely no side effects, as long as they are within his tolerance.

"The side effects have been largely eliminated, and the harm to the human body has been minimized. Of course, this is on the premise that the current state does not last too long, otherwise it will be unbearable."

"This is too, too... cough cough, your name is Jiang Yang, right?"

"Yes, you can just call me Jiang Yang."

"Ahem, um, Jiang Yang, I have a favor to ask."

Jiang Yang was speechless. You yourself said it was an unreasonable request, so why say it?

Of course, he didn't say it aloud; he had no grudge against the other party and there was no need to ruin the relationship.

"You said I'm a soldier too, and if there's anything I can do to help, I won't refuse."

"Um, could you lend us your ixa? To be precise, could you let us copy the relevant data of the ixa? If we have this data, we can eliminate the side effects of the existing ixa."

"Jiang Yang, although we just met, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

The island's mission is to eliminate the Blood Demons. If they could obtain the data for the future IXA now, they could thoroughly research it and make it even more powerful.

As for Yuri Aso, she simply wanted to eliminate the side effects. Because of the side effects, Akane was the one using the ixa, and she was very worried about Akane's health. If the side effects could be eliminated, she would feel more at ease.

Seeing that both of them had asked Jiang Yang for help, Hong Yin also joined in.

"I'd also like to ask you for a favor."

If ixa has no side effects, then Yuri can also wear it, which would make her safer in normal combat.

Upon hearing the other party's request, Jiang Yang's eyes lit up.

Yes, I can just hand the ixa over to them!

Suppose Jiang Yang lends the ixa to the other party now so that they can conduct research, then if he travels to 22 years in the future, wouldn't he be able to obtain an upgraded ixa belt?

Going to the future might be unrealistic in the TV world, but this is a theatrical version, so there's a ride available.

However, simply lending the data is not a safe bet, as it doesn't show enough gratitude. To be on the safe side, it would be better to give the ixa directly to the other party, so that they will remember the favor more clearly.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yang quickly deleted all the information about Orphnoch from ixa, including the battle videos with Orphnoch. It was better not to let anyone else know about these things.

“Of course, I’d be happy to hand over the ixa belt to the organization, but I have one condition.”

Jiang Yang said "exchange," not "borrow."

"You said that as long as it's within our power, we will definitely not refuse."

"I can hand over the ixa belt to you directly, and I don't need anything from you now. What I need is a promise."

"what?"

"With this belt, I hope that for any upgrades you make to the ixa, you can prepare a copy for me as well, if conditions permit. For example, if you create a new form for the ixa, I hope you can make an extra one."

"this…"

The island keeper did not agree immediately. Developing and producing the ixa was extremely expensive, and he was worried about funding if two copies had to be made for each upgrade.

"Of course, I know it takes a lot of effort, so you don't need to make two portions every time. How about this, twenty-two years."

"what?"

Jiang Yang looked at everyone and held up two fingers.

"Twenty-two years, starting from now, in the twenty-second year, which is 08, how about you give me a copy of the latest IVA?"

The island's protector is thinking.

If the latest ixa is produced in 22 years, then the second one will indeed be less expensive than producing two in the middle each time. This agreement seems to be in my best interest no matter how you look at it.

嗏

Why twenty-two years?

Jiang Yang smiled. Why? Because he was about to hitch a ride to 08. Could he tell you something like that?

"Well, this involves some things that are not convenient to talk about. In short, this is all I ask for. Of course, if possible, I hope you will hire me as a soldier. If you could get an advance on my salary for a period of time, that would be even better."