Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

(Continuing from the previous story, after everyone joined St. Freya Academy, the assessment began. What stories will unfold for Long Qiao and his two companions in this installment?)

One month after joining St. Freya Academy—

"Ugh! Another exam? It hasn't even been a month since the last one. Kiana, aren't you guys worried? After all, it's only been a month since you transferred here."

"Worried? I'm a genius! Although I'm not as good as Qiao Ge and the other two, this kind of exam is a piece of cake for me," Kiana boasted.

"Kiana, it's good to be confident, but don't underestimate the Valkyrie Exam," a long-haired girl with red-rimmed glasses said to Kiana as she approached.

Wow! It's Sister Fu Hua!

"Sister Fu Hua is as elegant and cool as ever today!"

"As the old saying goes, 'Arrogance leads to defeat.' Although you are exceptionally talented, you must not be impatient for quick gains. Be careful not to be hasty in your pursuit of success," Fu Hua said slowly.

"Huh?" Kiana didn't understand Fu Hua's words at all.

"I...I know that, of course."

"Is that so? Then I misspoke," Fu Hua said before leaving.

"Um... was she just saying bad things about me?" Kiana asked Mei and Bronya.

"I think she just wants you to take the exam seriously," Mei said.

"Idiot Kiana—" Bronya teased Kiana.

Under assessment —

"Ah! It's been so long!" Long Qiao said, looking at the people around her.

“Indeed, it’s been a long time since we’ve had a real fight,” Menmo said.

"Yes, my hands are starting to itch!" Zhang Qing said excitedly.

"Well, Kiana and the others are done, it's our turn."

With Kiana and the others finished, Long Qiao and her two companions took the stage—

"And tell me, what exactly makes those three so powerful? Kiana and the others all said they couldn't beat them."

"I don't know, and I can't see anything special about it," a group of girls discussed.

"Hey! Qiao, it seems like we're being looked down upon."

"Then let's prove them wrong with our strength," Long Qiao said, looking at the three Honkai Beasts in front of her.

"Henshin!" x3

Long Qiao plugged the Faiz phone into the drive.

Menmo took out the Decade card and inserted it into the driver.

Zhang Qing also inserted the card case into the buckle.

Several flashes of light and sound effects appeared on the field.

"Stending! By! Complete!"

"KamenRide! Decade!"

Kamen Rider Faiz, Decade, and Ryuki make a dazzling appearance!

"Listen up, Honkai Beasts in front! Your death is imminent!" Long Qiao said, pointing at the Honkai Beasts.

"My God! Those three have turned into armored men?"

"Wrong, they don't transform into armored men, they transform into Kamen Riders. Ryuu Takumi is Kamen Rider Faiz, Men Mo is Kamen Rider Decade, Zhang Qing is Kamen Rider Ryuki... Although they're all called Kamen Riders, they're completely different. But they're very strong, and very cool too," Kiana said to the crowd.

"A direct attack is too troublesome, let's just use our ultimate moves and finish them off in one go with the three of us," Long Qiao said, stretching.

"I think it's a good idea, and we can also test the results of our training over the past few days."

"Xiao Qing, let's start the group buy!"

"Received," Zhang Qing said, taking out the Final Descent Card.

"FINAL VENT!"

"Three at once, what a challenge! But heh—prepare to die, Honkai Beast!" Zhang Qing got into position and jumped.

"Not bad, Xiao Qing. Alright, it's my turn." After saying that, Long Qiao installed the Faiz cursor on her right leg and kicked the Honkai Beast in front of her along with Zhang Qing.

"Honkai Beast, die!"

"Crimson Smash"

"You guys are fast, so I can't fall behind," Menmo said, then took out the Final Attack Card and inserted it into the driver.

"Final AttackRide! De-De-De-Decade!"

As the three unleashed their ultimate attacks, amidst an explosion, they slowly emerged from the smoke and deactivated their transformations, marking the end of the assessment.

"It's over, go home and sleep," Menmo said, yawning as he walked away.

"Alright"

Two days later, the assessment results were announced.

"Ah, great, you passed!"

"The results of the practical test were better than I expected."

"Yay! My ranking went up!"

"Huh? Bronya isn't in second place anymore, it's Choji instead? This Choji is pretty impressive."

"And besides Qiao, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth students are all transfer students."

"I'm definitely number one!" Kiana declared, but her composure crumbled the moment she glanced at the person in first place.

"She's in first place?!" Kiana exclaimed in shock, staring at Fu Hua in first place. "Where's my name?"

"Hey, Kiana, your name is here!" Long Qiao said, pointing to the name at the end of the results column.

"Could it be that I did too well on the test and got praised separately?" Kiana rushed over.

The sign read: "Unqualified: Kiana Kaslana"

"How is this possible?!" Kiana exclaimed in exasperation.

“That’s because you failed all the written parts! How could we possibly let you pass? Look, you even got 0 in history!” Walter Young said.

"Ah—Mei, don't look! Give it back to me!" Kiana cried out in a panic.

"Huh? Why did Kiana get 0 points? Even a random guess wouldn't do that," Menmo said, puzzled.

"Moreover, besides that, his combined score in biology, history, geography, chemistry, and physics is only 21 points, which is practically the lowest," Walter Young sighed.

"Holy crap, Kiana, how did you do that?" Long Qiao exclaimed in surprise.

"But 21 points is indeed quite impressive," Zhang Qing sighed.

"Sigh! Kiana will have to retake the exam then," Long Qiao said helplessly.

Everyone gathered in Himeko-sensei's dormitory—

"Speaking of which, Himeko-sensei, is it really okay for you to invite us boys to your house?" Menmo asked, a little shyly.

"That's true, but let's get down to business first," Long Qiao said.

"So, Kiana will ultimately have to retake the exam," Zhang Qing said, stroking his chin.

"A makeup exam?" Kiana asked, puzzled.

“Yes, sometime after next week,” Mei said.

"Honestly, there's a limit to how stupid you can be!" Himeko said.

"Seriously, she's just a small-chested, brainless woman," Himeko said.

"You can't blame me for that, I have absolutely no idea how to do it."

"What are you going to do about your makeup exam next week? If you fail again, you won't be able to become a Valkyrie!"

"Yeah, Kiana, if you can't get past this, you really won't get past it," Menmo said.

"Then... what should I do?!" Kiana said anxiously.

"There's no other way; we have to do special training now," Himeko said.

"Hmm? Special training?"

“That’s right, this is the only way to get Kiana to pass the Valkyrie test,” Himeko said.

"Kiana, you need to study all week, otherwise you'll only be able to do logistics."

"Ah?! No!" Kiana cried out.

----split line----

(In this story, the three not only transformed into Kamen Riders during the assessment, but also achieved top scores. What kind of special training did Kiana mention? Stay tuned for the next episode, Special Training!)