A Knight's Journey Begins in Faiz

When Jiang Yang led Hong Du to Hong Yin Ya Du, he did not see Aso Yuri.

"Where's Yuri?"

"There's a mission. Several vampires that the organization has been targeting have mysteriously disappeared. Yuri has gone to investigate."

Jiang Yang thought of the three Fang Blood Demons he had killed; it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?

"You're really comfortable letting her go alone?"

"Tch, don't underestimate her. She's your senior, and the IXA you handed over to the organization is now in her hands. She's much stronger than the two of us now."

The data was exported so quickly? As expected of an IXA manufacturer, decrypting their own stuff is really no problem for them.

However, it's also good that Yuri is there too. If she were there, there would be an awkward situation where Akane Wataru calls Akane Otoya "Dad" but not "Yuri" (Mom). Jiang Yang doesn't want to encounter such an awkward situation at all.

I was originally planning to find an opportunity to get Yuri out of the way.

"Speaking of which, who's this kid behind you?"

"Hey hey, let me introduce you, this is..."

"Father."

Hongdu stepped forward. He was mentally prepared. No matter what kind of person his father was, he would not run away. No matter what, his father was his father.

"Huh? Jiang Yang, is this some kind of April Fool's joke?"

Jiang Yang shrugged and said nothing, but Hong Du, after calling out "father," felt his emotions getting out of control.

"I long to see you, Father."

He shouted and rushed forward to hug Akane, leaving Akane somewhat at a loss.

"Hey, Jiang Yang, what's going on here? And you, kid, let go of me! I'm not even married yet, where would I get a son? If you don't let go, I'll get rough!"

“Father, I am not lying. I came to this era from the future, from 2008. I really am your son.”

Hongyin was also stunned when she heard this. If it were before, she would definitely have said something.

"Okay, okay, I understand. As your father, I will take responsibility and take you to the hospital to have your brain checked."

But now, with Jiang Yang standing right in front of him, a living example of time travel, he has to consider the veracity of what the person in front of him is saying.

“What he said is true. He is indeed your future son. I can vouch for that.”

"That's not funny."

Jiang Yang is one thing, since we'll have little to do with each other in the future, but suddenly having such a grown son is really hard to accept.

But Jiang Yang repeatedly assured her, and Hong Du revealed some things that only their family knew, such as his ability to walk in that strange posture. Hong Yin had no choice but to admit that this was indeed her son.

Next up was the much-anticipated family reunion.

Seeing Hong Yinye's complicated expression, Jiang Yang couldn't help but want to laugh.

But I held it in. In times like these, just keep smiling and don't actually laugh out loud.

Jiang Yang tactfully gave the father and son some time and space to talk. This was the first time Xiao Du had ever spoken to his father, so it was best not to disturb them at this time.

Anyway, there's still time.

Jiang Yang sighed, pushed open the door, and left. Hong Du saw her father. When would she be able to go back to see her parents?

Ultimately, is it really possible to go back?

he does not know.

Jiang Yang found a place to sit down and started to feel homesick. He wondered what his world had become since he left.

That damned commander-in-chief, if he doesn't handle his own affairs properly, he'll hold a grudge for life.

Don't think about it. The more you think about it, the more unforgettable it becomes. Try not to think about it for now, otherwise you'll just be adding to your troubles.

Shifting his attention, Jiang Yang began to sense the core coin within his body. The core coin, which was originally blank, was now filled with quite a bit of stuff.

To be honest, Jiang Yang didn't know what those things were, whether they were his own desires or something else entirely.

He still can't understand the meaning of those words. Could it be that he was told to imagine some kind of power and then the coin would give him that power?

Obviously not.

Currently, the coin has only improved his physical abilities and given him the ability to sense danger, and then there's Hanzo.

He truly didn't know if there were any other mysterious powers besides that. Perhaps he could investigate when he had the chance to go to the world of OOO in the future.

Or find a trustworthy and capable person to analyze it.

But such people are extremely hard to find. Dan Kuroto, however, does possess that ability; God Dan Kuroto is an extraordinary being capable of developing an invincible cartridge. And this is just his record from the TV series.

He should be able to analyze the coin, but to be honest, Jiang Yang didn't dare let him do it. What if this guy created some kind of incredible belt or did something incredible? That would really be the end of them.

In short, let’s take it one step at a time.

Not long after, Hongdu opened the door and called Jiang Yang in.

"Why don't you chat a little longer? It's not easy for you and your son to meet."

"That's enough. There are more important things to do now."

"I'm already very content to have met my father. Now, it's time to change the future and save the world."

Jiang Yang was deeply moved. Listen to Igarashi Kazuki—what does it mean to sacrifice one's own family for the greater good? He even said that his family was more important to him than the survival of humanity. Of course, it's not about morally blackmailing him into saving the world first; after all, the power belongs to him, and he can use it however he wants.

But if the values ​​you convey in your words are problematic, then you are in the wrong.

What Jiang Yang despised most was not Levi's selflessness in putting the greater good before his own family, although that was indeed incredibly outrageous. The source of that outrageousness was the incredibly outrageous lines of dialogue.

There were clearly better options.

Even if he said something like, "If I can't even protect my own family, what right do I have to talk about protecting the world?", Jiang Yang wouldn't have thought it was so outrageous.

In short, he still doesn't like Levi, at least not on TV; he really likes Beyond Generations though.

"Xiao Du has already told me the general outline of the situation. Jiang Yang, what do you think we should do?"

Seeing how quickly the father and son got into the zone, Jiang Yang nodded in approval.

"Our goal is to prevent the legendary monsters from being resurrected in the future, and Wataru came to this era for the same reason. According to my analysis, the kidnapping of Ms. Kanbara Hisa was just the trigger. Something special must have happened later that caused the ruins to appear. Then this guy named Sugimura Takashi came into contact with the ruins and released some kind of existence, which led to the resurrection of the legendary monsters twenty-two years later."

"Wait, why is it twenty-two years from now? Does this have anything to do with the request you made earlier?"

Jiang Yang was stunned. He hadn't expected Hong Yin to realize it too. Well, the number twenty-two he had mentioned was indeed too sensitive.

"You could say there is, or you could say there isn't, but that's not the point. What we should be considering now is how to prevent the things inside the ruins from being released."

"In the end, why did he have to wait twenty-two years to be resurrected? Shouldn't he be resurrected now?"

Jiang Yang's lips twitched. "Your reaction is too sharp. This isn't a good thing. You're not easily fooled."

"Well, I don't know either. Maybe the time isn't right yet. Our problem now is how to prevent the ruins from being discovered, and if they are discovered, how to prevent what's inside from being released. We also need to consider what to do if that thing is still released. And..."

Jiang Yang listed more than ten possible scenarios in one breath, including what to do if something in the ruins parasitized them.

He completely overlooked one thing: if he really prevented the other party from appearing, then his mission to kill the legendary puppet beast would not be accomplished, which meant that he would not be able to leave this world.