Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

(Continuing from the previous chapter, after the three brothers rescued Zhang Qing, the dragon rider, the three brothers became four brothers, and the story of the four brothers has only just begun...)

"Ha—" Long Qiao walked into the classroom with a yawn.

"Let's go, it's time for PE class."

"Um, teacher..."

"What's wrong?" Long Qiao asked.

“We don’t want to go to class with Mei because she’s the daughter of a sinner. We didn’t know that at first, but after yesterday’s news, we found out that Mei is the daughter of such a person…”

“No way! My father would never do such a thing. My father has been completely innocent!” Mei shouted to the people around her.

“That’s right, Mei’s father would never do such a thing!” Kiana chimed in.

"Hehe—we're talking about Mei, what's it to you?"

"me--"

"Hey, wait a minute, what news is it?" Long Qiao asked, puzzled.

"Huh? Teacher, didn't you see that news? Yesterday, Raiden Ryoma from Me-sha was arrested on suspicion of fraud. Hehe, as for Raiden Mei, she's that criminal's daughter!"

"I told you, my father would never do such a thing!" Mei said, tears streaming down her face.

"Since you say your father wouldn't do such a thing, why was he arrested?"

"me--"

For a time, the two were isolated and helpless.

"By the way, how about we ask the teacher to explain it?"

"Huh? Me? I don't know anything about these things. I'm just an 18-year-old boy, and I only know a little bit about them," Long Qiao said helplessly.

“Well, never mind, since that’s the case, let me share my thoughts. First of all, as you just said, it’s just suspected fraud. Without solid evidence, the target is still just a suspect. However, I can believe that Mr. Ryoma would never do such a thing.” Ryoma said slowly, stroking his chin.

"Really? Teacher, you really want to believe my father?"

"Really, don't worry, I expect to be back soon—truth will be judged by others." Long Qiao said, looking at the two little ones in front of her.

"Thank you, teacher. Thank you for believing in my father." Mei wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said gratefully to Long Qiao.

"Bang bang bang—" Three policemen walked towards us.

"Excuse me, are you Qiao?"

"Ah, it's me, what's wrong?"

"Here's the thing, we are members of the Chosen Ones, and we suspect you possess the strength to fight against the Valkyrie, so please come with us." With that, the lead policeman took out a video of Long Qiao transforming into Faiz and handcuffed her.

"I see. But do I still need to be handcuffed? Um, can I say a few words to them first?" Long Qiao asked.

"can."

"That's good." Then, Long Qiao walked towards Mei and the others.

"Teacher, where are you going?" Kiana asked.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to take care of some things, I'll be back soon," Long Qiao said slowly, patting Kiana and Mei's heads.

"let's go."

"Ah."

With Long Qiao's departure, some unpleasant voices began to emerge—

"Hehe—you really are a jinx! First it was your own father, and now it's Teacher Qiao. I wonder who'll be next?"

"Hahahaha—" Several people burst into laughter.

"Don't you think you've gone too far?" Kiana said angrily, clenching her fists.

"Hahahaha, did we go too far? Hahahaha..." said the leader of the group of girls.

"It's not excessive at all, hahahahaha..."

"You—you—you've gone too far! Mei, say something! Hey? Mei, what's wrong?" Kiana said, looking at Mei who was standing there in a daze.

Just now—

Mei stared at Kiana, who was arguing with her, and cried out, "Why? Why did it turn out like this? I didn't do anything wrong, why are you doing this to me? Father... Takumi... they're all gone..."

"Heh—if that's the case, then why not just take care of everything?" A cold voice appeared in Mei's mind.

"Should we take care of it?" Mei looked around at her surroundings.

"That's right, we should get rid of them. Who told them to talk about you like that? As long as we kill all of them, no one will be able to slander you."

"As long as I kill them... as long as I get rid of them... then no one can... no one can slander me again..." Mei was ultimately seduced by this voice and fell into the abyss...

Suddenly, a burst of violent lightning energy erupted, instantly blasting the people in front of them into a cloud of blood mist—

Moreover, everyone around them collapsed to the ground without warning, losing their lives. Purple markings appeared on their bodies, their faces turned pale, and their limbs began to twist and spasm. Kiana was no stranger to this situation; it was a sign of Honkai infection.

With a chilling yet violent aura, Kiana slowly turned her head.

"!Mei?" Kiana exclaimed in surprise, staring at the "Mei" in front of her with a wicked smile. "No, you're not Mei. Who are you?"

“Oh? Human, are you asking who I am? Heh—I am both that coward and the Third Herrscher—” Mei said slowly, looking at Kiana.

"The Third Herrscher?!" Kiana exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Mei.

From this moment on, the Third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder, began to appear—

----at the same time----

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Destiny—

"Hey, can you take my handcuffs off now?" Long Qiao said to the three police officers at the door.

"Of course, and Bishop Otto also wants to see you," the officer told Long Qiao as he unlocked her handcuffs.

"Is Otto going to see me? Okay, I'll be right there." With that, Long Qiao hurriedly ran over.

"Hey! You're going the wrong way. It's on the left. Just go straight." A police officer reminded him from behind.

"...Of course I know, you don't need to remind me!"

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"You're Otto? I heard you wanted to see me? What have I done to deserve the attention of the Bishop of Destiny?!" Long Qiao said slowly, looking at the blond man in front of her.

"No, no, no, my friend, your abilities are quite impressive. You have an unknown suit of armor, I think it's called something like Kamen Rider 555?" Otto said, holding his phone in front of Ryuki.

"What is this?" Long Qiao looked at the video on her phone, which was showing her transforming in the academy cafeteria.

"Sigh! I knew this would happen."

"But my friend, you really looked cool!"

"Thank you for the compliment, but I think I should go now. I can sense that Mei's power is a bit volatile, probably due to the influence of the Herrscher. Let's chat again another time." Long Qiao looked at Otto and took out the Faiz Driver.

"Henshin!" With a flash of red light, standing in front of Otto was the fourth Heisei Rider, a Rider named Faiz.

"Oh, friend, you look even cooler than in the videos!" Otto said excitedly.

"Don't call me 'friend,' my name is Qiao, and I have to go rescue Mei and the others. If there's a chance, you'll have one too..."

Long Qiao walked to the door, mounted the motorized celestial horse, and galloped away—

(Don't ask where the Motorized Pegasus is from; the answer is that the Motorized Pegasus has built-in positioning and autonomous driving capabilities.)

----split line----

(The Third Herrscher has awakened, which means the Honkai is about to begin again. What will the process be like? Stay tuned for the next episode, The Honkai Arrives)