Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

(ps: This chapter was originally written to commemorate Ultraman Jack fighting two under the sunset, and to commemorate Mr. Tokiro Dan, the actor who played Hideki Go, in order to remember our forever Ultraman Jack and our forever Hideki Go brother.)

"Sizzle—" With a flash of sparks, an orange figure flew out of the explosion.

"Ah! Cough cough." Long Qiao lay on the ground, staring silently at the elephant Orphnoch and the white tiger alien in front of him. It turned out that the loser who had been knocked away was Long Qiao. Then, Long Qiao shakily stood up from the ground, connected the hilt of the Musou Saber with the hilt of the Ootengu, and transformed it into a naginata mode.

"Go for it! This is my stage!" Long Qiao glanced at the girl lying to the side, then took the orange-scented lock from her belt and attached it to the hilt of her sword.

[One? Ten? Hundred? Thousand? Ten Thousand! Orange Charge!]

"Take this! Naginata Musou Slash! Hey!" Long Qiao, having fully charged up his energy, unleashed an orange-shaped energy orb at Orphnoch and the Otherworlder, binding the two monsters before rushing towards them and slashing at them.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, let's rewind to an hour ago...

—————Two hours ago—————

"Ha~ I'm speechless. There's not even any food, and everyone's gone out. They really don't treat me like a brother. So what if I slept until 4 PM? Seriously!" Long Qiao complained, looking at the completely empty refrigerator.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going out for a walk. I'm really fed up with these scoundrels, they didn't leave a single thing, I have to go out and find food myself." After washing up, Long Qiao went out grumbling, but she ran into a familiar face on the way.

"Huh? Bronya, why did you come down too?" Long Qiao asked, looking at the girl who was two heads shorter than her.

Bronya lost track of time while playing games and got hungry. There were no groceries left in the dorm, so she went out to buy something to eat.

"What a coincidence! I just happened to be downstairs to buy food. Maybe they were in such a hurry that they forgot about us?"

"Maybe"

"Alright, let's go. What do you want to eat? It's on me."

"Okay, then I want spicy duck neck, lemon pickled pepper duck feet, and so on."

"...No wonder you're called 'Duck'...So you really like eating duck," Long Qiao muttered softly from behind.

"What are you saying?" Bronya turned her head and asked.

"No, it's nothing. I just mean, let's hurry up and get there, or we won't get any seats."

"Oh"

————One hour later————

"Five ants!" Long Qiao exclaimed, mimicking her older brother's manner as she ate the "whole duck feast," "Bronya, all of this is so delicious!"

"Right, right? Bronya thinks so too," Bronya said expressionlessly.

"Are you full? Let's go home," Long Qiao said to Bronya after finishing the last bite of meat.

"it is good"

Just as the two were about to leave, an unexpected event occurred. A series of rumbling sounds came from the ground. When everyone looked up, they saw a giant creature, 7 or 8 meters tall, accompanied by a green-skinned monster.

"Damn it, we actually ran into Orphnochs and Otherworlders here?! Everyone run!" Long Qiao shouted loudly to the surrounding crowd, who immediately reacted and fled the scene.

"Bronya, you leave too. I need to deal with them here."

"Then be careful..."

Then, Long Qiao ran up to the two monsters and said, "You beasts! This isn't a place for you to run wild!"

"Hahaha, kid, you've finally come out! I heard you took care of several of our brothers!" Orphnoch the Elephant sneered.

"I did it, but you all deserved to die! Henshin!"

【Complete! 】

After transforming, Ryuu Takumi walked to the motorized Pegasus, retrieved the Faiz blade, and ran towards the elephant Orphnoch, delivering a diagonal slash to Orphnoch's leg. However, there wasn't even a scar; only wisps of flame remained.

"Huh?! The damage is so low? You're pretty tough, you Babar!" Long Qiao cursed under his breath when he saw that he had dealt almost no damage.

"Hahahaha, a mere scratch! Even if the White Tiger Alien didn't lift a finger, I could have taken care of you!" Then, Elephant Orpheus kicked Dragon Qiao 10 meters away.

"Holy crap! Cough cough, that kick was too much! What's the difference between this and a grandfather beating his grandson? Tsk tsk tsk, it feels like my whole body is falling apart, it hurts a bit," Long Qiao complained as she lay on the ground.

Then, Orphnoch the elephant walked over from a distance and placed its front paws directly on Long Qiao's head, intending to stomp out Long Qiao's brains.

"Tsk, this is terrible." Looking at the huge foot that was unusually close to her face, Long Qiao subconsciously assumed a blocking stance.

Just as Orphnoch stepped down, several grenades struck him, forcing him back several steps. Long Qiao, though shocked by Orphnoch's retreat, managed to escape with two backflips.

"Bronya knew it, that idiot Qiao was definitely going to get beaten up. Luckily, Bronya arrived just in time." Bronya slowly floated over to Long Qiao's side from a distance.

"Ha, Bronya, why are you back? Didn't I tell you to leave?"

"Because Bronya just analyzed it, and coincidentally, your chances of winning are only 30%, while your chances of being killed are 50%."

"Is my chance of winning 30%? Hey, at least there's still a chance."

"(▼he▼メ) You guys think I don't exist, huh? You even dare to be all lovey-dovey there!"

"Tch~ You beast, let me show you what a real man is in 30 seconds, 80 punches per second?!" Long Qiao then put on the Faiz accelerometer and the Faiz camera.

【Complete! 】

Immediately afterwards, Faiz's photon blood changed from red to silver, and his chest armor opened, revealing the energy core inside.

"Watch Lao Tzu's Continuous Flying Fist!"

【Start Up!】

He then leaped into the air and swiftly launched an attack on the elephant. In just 30 seconds, Long Qiao delivered 2700 punches to Orphnoch, truly proving the adage "80 punches per second."

【3, 2, 1, Time Out!】

As the timer ended, Long Qiao reverted to his basic form, but then deactivated his transformation due to his physical condition.

"Ah, this..." Long Qiao and Bronya stared at each other, their transformations gone.

"How did you de-transform?" Bronya asked.

"Um, if I said I was feeling weak, would you believe me?"

"Do not believe"

"Hahaha, so you were just weak all along."

"...You're the one who's weak, your whole family is weak!"

"White Tiger, it's your turn to make a move!" Orpheus the Elephant shouted to the side.

"Understood, understood," the White Tiger alien immediately fired several fireballs towards Long Qiao and the other person with lightning speed.

【Lock On! Soiya! Orange Arms! Ikebana On Stage! 】

At this critical moment, Ryuu quickly switched the Faiz Driver to the Sengoku Driver, transforming into Kamen Rider Gaim to block the attack. However, Bronya was injured and knocked unconscious by a stray fireball.

"Hey! Bronya! Thankfully, she's just unconscious."

"Now, you have no help, so just wait to die, hahaha," Orpheus the elephant mocked.

"Hehe... The words 'waiting to die' don't exist in my dictionary. I have the advantage in a two-on-one fight!" Long Qiao drew the Peerless Military Sword hanging at his waist and assumed the starting stance of the Dual Sword Style.

"Watch this! Jackfruit Slash, Eighteen Dragon Slashes, Turtle Blade Technique, I'll cut you to death!" Long Qiao charged forward and instantly sent the two monsters reeling. Each slash sent sparks flying. Just as the elephant Orpheus and the white tiger alien were stunned, he suddenly pushed the blade-shaped lever on the driver.

【Orange Squash!】

"Great Orange Slash!" Long Qiao then used all her strength to sever both legs of the elephant Orphnoch, but she herself was also knocked away by the alien's attack.

"Ouch! Ouch... cough cough, does it hurt that much, damn it?" Long Qiao shakily got up from the ground. "My body seems to have reached its limit. I need to train my physique more next time. That last hit broke two of my ribs."

"I told you, you're going to die here today."

"Heh...is that so?" Long Qiao looked at the slowly setting sun, as if she had made up her mind. She then picked up the weapons scattered on the ground, connected the Great Orange Pill and the Peerless Military Sword, and combined them into a naginata mode.

"Ahem, from now on, risk your lives! This is my stage!" The masked boy looked at the unconscious girl and chuckled.

"I'll demand compensation when I get back, otherwise I'll suffer a huge loss." The boy then installed the lock-on on the sword hilt.

[One? Ten? Hundred? Thousand? Ten Thousand! Orange Charge!]

Then, he used an energy sphere shaped like an orange to restrain the elephant Orphnoch and the white tiger alien, before wielding his sword to strike the monster. Long Qiao then whispered in the ear of the elephant Orphnoch.

"Sorry, this battle is my victory." He then proceeded to hack and slash the two men to pieces, before turning his back to the setting sun with an upright posture.

"Phew...it's finally over. The sunset was quite beautiful today." Then Long Qiao showed off a bit, pointing one finger to the sky...and carried Bronya away in a princess carry...

----Finish----

Kidding

On a tall building not far from the battleground stood four figures. One of them, wearing a mask and a black robe, spoke to a figure with long, dark hair.

"What do you think of his Faiz gameplay? Is he at your level back in the day?"

"Hmm... he's pretty good at it, but he's still not quite there. His physical abilities can't keep up, so he has to de-transform after accelerating."

"Yeah, that's true, but speaking of which, you two seem to have quite a connection..."

"Oh? What do you mean?" The young man with slightly longer hair immediately became interested.

"Like you, he has the character '巧' (qiao, meaning clever/clever) in his name, suffered from amnesia, and is a hopeless loser. Oh, and he's also an Orphnoch, only his Orphnoch is much cooler."

That's truly fate.

Then the masked man in black robes looked at the shorter youth and said...

Do you think his armor is strong?

"Hmm... He's a little weaker than me so far, but I like his 'risking his life' attitude. Once he fully develops, he'll definitely be very strong. I just don't know if he can escape the fact that using the Golden Fruit will slowly turn him into an alien..."

"If he can't get rid of it, he'll become a double monster, an Ophiga alien, hahaha. What about you? Do you think he meets your expectations?" The masked, black-robed man then looked at the last person.

"Heh... still too weak. His fighting style is still lacking something," the short-haired youth said.

"what is this?"

"First, you need enough self-confidence; second, a fighting spirit; and third, a sufficiently strong physique," the short-haired youth explained, his back to the setting sun.

"then you……"

"However... I acknowledge this little guy's determination, because Grandma once said: those with absolute determination are often the strongest. Don't worry, I will give him my power," the short-haired youth suddenly said, pointing one finger to the sky towards the group behind him.

"As expected of you!"

————End of Special Episode————