Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

When Long Qiao arrived at the agreed location, Ji Zi was a step late.

"You're late this time~" Long Qiao teased.

"Uh...sorry, I ran into an...old friend on the way, so I was delayed," Himeko said.

“Hey~ a good woman wouldn’t make up such an excuse, Miss Vigilante from Canghai City,” Long Qiao said.

"Ah... but I heard some interesting information."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Long Qiao's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Things have changed so quickly... Never mind, I've heard that lately, there have been frequent sightings of a 'white ghost' wandering alone in this area late at night," Himeko said.

"White Ghost?"

For some reason, Long Qiao was able to connect the two to the white-haired girl she had just met.

"Haha, maybe this is just an urban legend based on hearsay?" Long Qiao suddenly laughed and said.

"It's a serious mistake to confuse the unusual with the mysterious, Ms. Himeko~"

"But the stranger or unusual something is, the fewer secrets it usually contains, Mr. Long Qiao~"

“After all… no one can imagine something that doesn’t exist in their own mind,” Himeko suddenly said.

"That line again... Can't imagine it?"

"Hehehe... That's not necessarily true, Miss Himeko. There are always exceptions, including this one."

Long Qiao gazed at Himeko with his golden eyes, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

"No matter what happens, I will only believe what I see with my own eyes."

After saying this, Long Qiao left. When she returned to her residence, the sky was gradually brightening. The exhaustion from not sleeping all night instantly overwhelmed her, and Long Qiao collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.

Long Qiao woke up the next evening, after being woken up by Himeko's phone call. Long Qiao almost cursed, then rubbed his sleepy eyes and went to the Houmu Happy Restaurant again.

"Hey, Himeko, am I going to investigate the left side again today, just like yesterday?" Long Qiao said, stretching.

"So proactive? Did you discover something last night?"

"Well... who knows? Does being proactive now mean we're wrong?" Long Qiao said.

"Hmph! I'll let you off the hook for now. I still need to continue investigating the rumors about the 'White Ghost,' but... if you're hiding something... you know what I mean, right?" Himeko said.

"talk later."

Just as Long Qiao finished speaking, Ji Zi had already left on her own. Seeing this, Long Qiao shrugged and headed towards the place from yesterday.

The moonlight remained as cold and desolate as ever, and Long Qiao, just like yesterday, summoned five insects to guard and observe the surroundings.

"Huh? Isn't that girl here tonight?" Long Qiao said lazily with a yawn.

"Are you... looking for me?" Suddenly, a voice that sounded exactly like Theresa's appeared behind Long Qiao.

"...It really is Theresa! An isomorph?"

“Yes, that’s exactly what I’ve been looking for…” Long Qiao turned around and was momentarily stunned.

"Damn, it really is Theresa's counterpart!"

The girl looked up, her blood-red eyes fixed on Long Qiao.

"Hmm... this smell is... human. Answer my question. You clearly already knew my identity. Why did you save me last night?" the girl asked.

"Who knows? I'm also looking for the answer to this question. I'm just doing what I feel in my heart. Who knows?" Long Qiao shrugged indifferently.

"That's all?"

"Otherwise what? Should I say that we can't stand by and watch a girl in distress die? Telling the truth is my style."

“…I can’t understand it. Humans…shouldn’t be such naive creatures,” the girl said.

"And you don't smell like a liar."

“I don’t like lying,” Long Qiao said.

"By the way, who exactly are you? Did you do the series of vampire incidents?" Long Qiao asked.

“Human, you have no right to ask questions here, but… well, if it were you, perhaps…” the girl said.

“Human, tell me your name,” the girl asked.

“My name is Long Qiao, and I will not change my surname or identity,” Long Qiao said.

"Let's make a deal, human. I will tell you the story of a girl connected to this event, but in return, you must help me... no, she, to fulfill a wish," the girl said.

"Oh? A wish?"

"Yes, a wish, a longing, or something you even more want to touch yourself, this deal... do you accept?"

"Hmm... how do you know I can do it?"

"I believe you."

"Okay, okay, if I can really do it, I'll help."

"Well then, let me tell you the name of the main character of the story first. Her name is Theresa, and her wish is..."

…………

2006年8月24日，3∶21∶13——

A gentle breeze caressed Long Qiao's face, her long white hair fluttering in the wind, her robes swaying and dancing. Long Qiao and the white-haired girl beside her stood on the rooftop, overlooking the night view of Canghai City, their spirits high.

"Long Qiao, what's that place with the giant Houmu on the sign?" the girl asked.

“That’s Houmu Happy Restaurant. I think… I know someone who works there,” Long Qiao said casually.

Where? In a place with lots of lights?

"I think it was called Houmu Houmu Amusement Park? You can see ships on the sea from the Ferris wheel, but... that name is really tasteless." Long Qiao said, stroking his chin.

"Where is that? Where is that glittering building?"

"That's a video game arcade. There are lots of video game machines in there, but I don't like them."

“A game console… what’s that?” Theresa asked.

“Just for fun.” Long Qiao looked at Theresa in this world and sighed.

"And what about those below us? What about those people with silver bodies?"

“Those are Orphnochs…wait, Orphnochs?”

Long Qiao looked at the five Orphnochs below and a cruel smile crept onto her lips.

"Would you like to see another side of me?" Long Qiao turned to Theresa and asked.

"Another way? Okay."

"Five Orphnochs... Ten seconds is enough, Henshin!"

Suddenly, the Faiz Driver appeared on Ryuu's waist, and the Faiz Phone appeared on his right hand. After inserting the Faiz Phone into the driver, red photon blood appeared on Ryuu's body, and the next second, Kamen Rider Faiz appeared.

"So handsome!"

"Wait for me upstairs for a bit."

After saying that, Long Qiao flipped over and jumped off the roof, landing in front of the Orphnochs.