Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

In the boys' dormitory of St. Freya Academy on the morning of February 20th—

"Brothers, get up! It's Brother Mo's birthday today! He's already gone out, so get up quickly!" Long Qiao shouted.

"Huh? Is it Brother Mo's birthday today? Qiao, you remember clearly? I didn't remember at all," Men Mo asked in confusion.

"Damn? You guys don't remember birthdays? I remember all of yours. Get up now, we'll wake Kiana and the others up, then we'll go out to buy birthday supplies and decorate properly." Long Qiao pulled Men Mo out of bed and ran to Zhang Qing's room.

"Damn? You ran really fast, in such a hurry?" Men Mo said while putting on his clothes.

"Zhang Qing, Zhang Qing, get up!" Long Qiao pulled Zhang Qing up directly.

"Holy crap! Qiao Ge, what are you doing? It's only 7:30! Why are you up so early?" Zhang Qing said, glancing at the time.

"Is it still early? Today is Qingmo's birthday. Get up early, then wake up Kiana and the others, and then we'll go out together to buy birthday supplies and decorate the room," Long Qiao said.

"Oh? It's Mo-ge's birthday today. I guess I'll get up then."

"Yes, I've already cooked the rice. We can eat after we wash up."

"Okay, Brother Qiao."

----after a while----

After Long Qiao and her group finished their meal, they arrived at the teachers' dormitory building.

"Teacher Himeko, please open the door. We have something to tell you," Long Qiao said, knocking on the door.

"Coming, coming in. I'll go wake Kiana and the others. I was wondering what's so urgent, Qiao?" It was Mei who opened the door.

"Please, Mei, we still need to buy birthday supplies later."

Birthday supplies? Is it someone's birthday today?

"Ah, today is actually Qingmo's birthday. He used to take good care of me, so I wanted to give him an unforgettable birthday celebration. Luckily, he's currently out training to improve his skills," Long Qiao said.

"Oh, okay. I'll wake Kiana and the others up right away." Mei ran into the room to wake the three of them.

"Hey Qiao-ge, it's only 9 o'clock, isn't that too early?" Zhang Qing said with a hint of resentment.

"Early? Early my foot! If we go shopping now, it'll probably be noon, then after lunch it'll be afternoon, and then we'll have to set up the birthday decorations and stuff, and then it'll be about time. Besides, who told you to stay up so late last night?" Long Qiao said.

"This...it was an accident," Zhang Qing said awkwardly.

"Brother Mo, it's all your fault. If you hadn't kept making Zhang Qing stay up all night playing games, Zhang Qing wouldn't be so listless," Long Qiao said to Men Mo.

"You can blame me for this? Okay, it was indeed me who brought them," Menmo said awkwardly.

"you……"

"Ha—I haven't had enough sleep yet, why are you up so early?" Kiana rubbed her eyes as she walked out of the bedroom.

"Bronya's so sleepy," Bronya said, coming out of her room.

"Ah, it's because today is Qing-ge's birthday, and I want him to have an unforgettable birthday."

"Oh, I see. We'll wait for you then," Himeko said.

"OK, all right"

————A short while later————

"Let's go, everything's ready, my wallet's been itching to get some," Menmo said, looking at his wallet.

"Okay, let's go."

Then, the group, along with Fu Hua who had just been pulled in by Himeko, entered the shopping street in a grand procession.

"Wow, this place is pretty big! Let's quickly pick something out and then go home to set up the scene. I have plenty of money here, so don't worry about spending it all!" With that command from Long Qiao, everyone excitedly dispersed.

As the crowd dispersed, Long Qiao frantically bought things for her birthday and a birthday cake.

To give Qingmo an unforgettable birthday, a group of people began raiding the commercial street like Japanese soldiers invading a village.

————A few hours later————

"Have we bought enough?" Kiana asked, looking at the small mountain of cakes in front of her. Even the cakes were three-tiered.

"Well, that's about it. We can head home now. It's just a shame about my wallet. It was full this morning, but it's empty by noon. Waaah, so frustrating!" Long Qiao looked at the mountain of cash in front of her and then at her empty wallet, saying with a hint of tears in her eyes.

“Oh, what a coincidence, money is something we all possess,” Himeko said.

"Sigh! Never mind, let's go home."

————A short while later————

"Brothers, let's start setting up the scene together. Tonight, we must make sure Qingmo has an unforgettable memory," Long Qiao directed.

"Okay!" x7

Then, under Long Qiao's direction, everyone carried out the work in an orderly manner...

"Hmm, this is really good! When Brother Qing comes back, we'll hide and give him a surprise," Long Qiao said, looking at the scene that had been set up in front of her.

"That's a good idea," Zhang Qing agreed.

"Then, let's wait for Brother Qing to return."

----night----

Then came the sound of a door opening...

"Phew... I'm finally back. I'm a bit tired today. Qiao, do you have anything to replenish my energy? Give me a couple of bites," Qingmo called out towards the house, but there was no response.

"Huh? Where are they? Where did everyone go? And I didn't notice the lights were still off," Qingmo asked, puzzled.

[Heh, have you all forgotten that I'm a detective?] Qingmo thought to herself, [You think you can scare me with such a little trick?]

After Qingmo turned on the light...

"boom--"

Kiana was the first to jump out, setting off a celebratory cannon, shouting, "Happy birthday, Qing-ge!"

"Happy birthday, Qing-ge!" x7

Long Qiao and Zhang Qing unfurled a banner that boldly proclaimed, "Qingmo, Happy Birthday!"

"Huh? Today's actually my birthday?" Qingmo looked at the banner and then at the calendar, feeling touched. "Haha, I didn't expect it to really be my birthday today. I hadn't even remembered it myself, but you all remembered so clearly."

"Actually, it's all thanks to Qiao. If it weren't for him, Xiao Mo, your birthday today would have been ruined," Mei said.

"skillful?"

"Hehe, luckily I have a good memory," Long Qiao said, scratching his head.

"Alright, Qing-ge, blow out the candles. Mo-ge, turn off the lights," Long Qiao said, taking out the cake and lighting the candles.

"You guys are a bunch of idiots," Qingmo said, looking at everyone, and then sat down.

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you..."

After Qingmo blew out the candle, a new day began—

----split line----

(Qingmo's birthday celebration ended amidst everyone's laughter and joy... and a new story is about to unfold for everyone...)