The man woke up in a hospital bed, his body aching in places he didn't even know he had. The man looked to the side and saw that his arm had an entrance applying serum.
The man decided to sit up and go to the edge of the bed with an attempt to stand up but he felt a little dizzy but ignored the feeling.
He pulled the drip from his arm and threw it to the floor as he got to his feet. The moment his feet hit the ground his stomach rumbled.
"Hungry" he whispered, it looked like he hadn't eaten for days. He licked his lips and noticed they were dry and chapped.
It looked like he had gone days without drinking water too…
He took short, tired steps towards the door. The man felt something warm on his arm, when he stopped to observe he noticed that the place that removed the access in his arm began to bleed a lot.
White
He clamped two fingers tightly on the spot where it was bleeding and started walking again while looking at the ground.
Drops of blood fell as he approached the door. The room he was in was not small, in fact it had several empty beds and he was located on the last bed in the room that was near the window, which made his exit much more difficult in his state.
"Shit… that won't work…" He held onto a metal bar next to the bed with the arm that was trying to stop the bleeding, it had slowed down but it was still bleeding.
Would it be better to go back to bed?, no one would notice the blood on the floor right?
Who he was kidding.
Looking down at his feet, the man noticed a projected shadow. He looks up and sees a woman standing in the doorway.
The woman looks at the bloodied ground and then at the man and gives a half smile as she approaches the man as she says something.
Although…
He didn't understand what the woman in the tight clothes said...
Was it Japanese ?
She stopped in front of him and helped him sit on the bed as she stepped onto the blood-covered floor.
"I… I don't understand you" he said with the hope that the woman would know English, after all it is the world's language.
The woman blinked in surprise and scratched her head as she looked away. It looked like she was hesitating about something.
She looked back at him and gave the most nervous smile the man had seen in his entire life.
"Hello how…doing…you" Ah, now it made sense why she was nervous. Her English was terrible and she had a very strong accent.
"Well, could you tell me where I am ?" he said slowly so the red haired woman would understand.
She blinked again and noticed he was speaking slowly to help her, she thanked him with a smile.
"Osaka, locals… said… you fell… into the sea" the woman in the fancy outfit was trying her best to remember her classes at school and college.
Sea ?...
Ah, that was why he felt like he was drowning for a second. All that was on the man's mind at that moment was the opening was closing.
"Did you bring me here?" Again speaking slowly so that the woman could understand better.
She shook her head in denial, "You… were brought… by… some of the… villagers" the valkyrie was starting to get the hang of it again, even after years without using the language.
He looked out the window with a strange expression on his face and then looked at the woman.
She was wearing some sort of clothing that was more like a second skin with some technological parts in them.
"So… where are you going miss? A fashion show?" He tried to lighten her mood with a joke, but the woman's reaction wasn't what he expected.
Her eyes widened and a gigantic smile came over her face.
"OHOHOHOHOHO… it's just… my normal outfit… but thanks for the compliment… sweetie" she giggled and winked at him and then blew a kiss to him. As if she had performed this action several times. It was really unexpected.
She blinked when she realized what she said, it was automatic before she knew it she had already said it.
"I'm sorry… I'm… here for you… actually" she tried to get straight to the point, at least that's what she expected, with a language she doesn't speak it could take a while.
"Me? What did I do to someone wanting to talk to me? "He got a little defensive at what she said.
She looked at the blood on his arm, it looked like it had stopped bleeding. She took something out of a compartment on her hip, looking like a square box.
The Valkyrie pointed to the man's arm, "I… can I?"
"..." he got a little suspicious, the woman came out of nowhere and was here for him but he offered her his arm.
"Thank you" she thanks and touches the blood on his arm and then opens the box and puts her finger with blood in it for a few seconds.
How odd, she'd never seen anything like it.
"Some problem ?" The man noticed the strange expression on the woman's face.
"No… it's… nothing" she said as she closed the box.
…
The man watched the valkyrie stare at the closed box for a few minutes, as if she was lost in thought.
The woman looked at him and placed her hand on his right shoulder.
The man looked at the hand on her shoulder and then at the woman, and what he saw sent a chill through her entire body.
The woman was close to her face with both eyes closed and the scariest smile he had ever seen in his entire life.
"You… come… with me" she said in a thick accent.
The man blinked, a gear in his head began to turn.
Now it all made sense, the weird futuristic outfit, someone coming to see him quickly, the knowledge of what was going on even though she wasn't there.
Was she from the Government?, from the experience he had, nothing the government wanted from it was good. And what she said wasn't a request, it was a statement.
…
A nurse was walking down the hall with a clipboard in her hand and a little confused by what was written.
"What do you mean there's no name? In fact, there's almost nothing except the blood type. Did the doctor forget to put all the information back in ?" the nurse said in Japanese as she turned down the hall towards the unknown patient's room.
Upon entering the room, the nurse drops the clipboard in surprise at what I see.
The patient was arm-locking the red-haired woman. The floor had blood everywhere and a bed was turned on its side.
The crimson haired woman was using her free arm to try and stop the man from breaking her other arm.
"I'm sorry… I should have phrased it… better…" the crimson valkyrie said in English, she noticed the nurse and blinked in surprise.
"Hm… the day is quite hot today, don't you think ?" The valkyrie said in Japanese, trying to draw attention away from what was happening.
The man looked at the valkyrie not understanding anything she said, but he still didn't let go of her arm.
"What the hell are you two doing?!" The nurse yelled in Japanese.
Looks like it didn't work, really Himeko, you have a gift for talking to guys.
"Ouch ouch ouch… you'll end up… breaking… oye" Himeko complained trying to ease the grip but the man didn't.
Really a gift in terms of interacting with men.
The Tale of the Red Oni and Blue Oni
-2-
After the nurse called security to stop the two fighting, the nurse began to examine the man.
Someone had come to clean the blood off the floor, she had bandaged his arm. She was checking the man's blood pressure.
Himeko was leaning in the hallway outside her room typing something that looked like a tablet. After her 'amazing' words, the man didn't want her around.
The Valkyrie sighed in frustration, the woman's suit opening a compartment into which she placed the device.
The woman sighed in frustration. It wasn't her fault he misinterpreted her words, the woman thought as she stewed out her cheeks.
Maybe she should go back to studying English?, this wasn't the time to think about that. Himeko leaned against the door to watch the patient being examined.
The man displayed a strange signature, in all her years being a Valkyrie she had never seen anything like it, she didn't know how to explain it it was just weird.
Himeko took the moment to notice his appearance better. He had black hair and brown eyes, his skin was tanned and he had scars from his chest to his stomach. It looked like he hadn't cut his hair in a while, he didn't get long hair like the boys at the college she went to who grew bangs even though it was straight, in fact he wore a messier look. He spoke perfect English…but she had doubts if he was American.
The man notices the woman staring at him and narrows his eyes, which makes Himeko look away. She felt nervous and waved, but she just stared at him suspiciously.
The man looked to be in his early twenties from her observation and she was good at identifying people's ages. Himeko saw the nurse hand him something to sign and then she said something the man didn't understand and started to leave.
The nurse waved and walked past Himeko who waved back, she cautiously approached.
"Look, we started off wrong… maybe I should have… explained… better" the man looked at her suspiciously.
He opened his mouth to say something, but his stomach made a loud noise making the man close his mouth.
"Hungry… aren't we?" She said, Himeko wouldn't lie, she hadn't eaten anything until now and it was already approaching midday. Perhaps she should have accepted Mei's offer.
"What do you want here? I don't think someone with advanced equipment like yours would see a random person in a hospital.
She sighed, "I come from St. Freya's is a valkyrie school focused on training the new generation… for the confrontation of… honkais, I was… sent here… to reach the city… of an object… in case you… fell from the your…we thought it was a…honkai" Himeko tried to explain as best as possible and clearly so there was no confusion.
Honkai? What was a Honkai?… he had better not ask from the way she spoke these honkai were common, he didn't want to cause any doubt. And what was a valkyrie?
"I see, so what's the point of wanting to take me out all of a sudden if you just came to check up?" He asked the crimson haired woman.
"I'll be honest… you're making a strange signature and I don't have the knowledge to know what it is, so would you… be so kind… to accompany me and… I never asked… your name?" She said, scratching her head in embarrassment.
"You can call me John" he said and the woman smiled at him.
"Murata Himeko, so just John with nothing else?" The Valkyrie said as he nodded at her.
"John is fine, if that's all it is I don't mind accompanying you as long as they release me to leave later I'm fine with that" John explained to Himeko as she smiled at him.
"Fair enough" the Valkyrie nodded and put her hand to her ear on what looked like a communicator. The man shook his head to the side, not understanding what she said.
Now the question was, how did he end up in Japan?. The man was trapped in his thoughts until Himeko snapped her fingers in front of him, getting his attention.
"The ship will be here in a few minutes so we can leave" she looked up and down causing the man to raise an eyebrow.
"What?" He said.
"We'll have to get you other clothes, I don't think it'll be good to arrive at St. Freya in hospital clothes.
John looked down at himself and realized what she meant, "I think you're right" something came to mind. "Wait ship? Shall we go by water?" He asked.
The Valkyrie smiled, "Not exactly, you'll see"
He wondered what she meant, "Don't I need a doctor's clearance to leave the hospital?"
Ah that, "Well don't worry about it, us Valkyries… we have some perks, I'll let the front desk know… so don't go away sweetie ok?" She winked at him and walked out into the hallway.
"..."
This woman… well at least he was understanding her better, even if the accent didn't help much.
He asked what would happen in that Himeko was referring to as he lay on the bed and looked at the window beside her.
"Well, I can't see the future, I'll have to wait and see, and it's not like I'm going to stay long, after all I have to go back home… my family must be worried" said the man to himself as he watched the people passing by .
-1-
He would have expected everything but not that, when she said ship he thought of a boat or something not a gigantic flying craft.
"Impressive… isn't it, I remember the first time I saw one of these, I had the same reaction… as yours" she gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder, "Come on, i ask the pilot to bring you some clothes" she said while entering the ship.
The pilot was at the entrance of the ship holding a change of clothes folded in her arms, "Miss Himeko please don't ask me to do something like that again, you know it's not part of my job" sighed the pilot.
"Don't be like that, plus I don't think I asked for anything extraordinary, so it's okay" she passed the pilot.
"Let's go… we should arrive later this afternoon if we… went now" she shouted, making the pilot a little confused.
'Why is she speaking in English?' The pilot doesn't want to ask many questions.
The pilot handed the change of clothes to him as he was passing by.
The helmet and clothing she was wearing looked like something out of a sci-fi movie.
"Thanks" John said.
Ah, so that's why Himeko was speaking in English. The pilot waved and entered the ship.
Upon entering the ship John saw Himeko sitting in one of the chairs and was typing on a device. The craft had plenty of space and was most impressive from the inside.
Really something out of a movie.
Himeko noticed him enter and pointed to a room, "There's a room… over there so you can change"
He nodded and followed where she pointed.
Upon entering the room, he took the opportunity and took a look at the clothes he was given, it was a white dress shirt, black pants and shoes with a very simple white sock, they even gave him white underwear, in fact it looked a lot like a salaryman's clothes all that was missing was the suit and tie to go with it.
He sighed, because it looks like I'm going to a job interview. He ignored the sensation and put on the clothes.
…
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Himeko looks at the man fastening his shirt buttons. She never noticed they were the same height, maybe he was one centimeter taller than her.
She hisses, "Look, it looks good on you. It's not… planning to destroy… some hearts, is it?" She laughed.
"I feel like I'm going to a job interview" he said as he sat in the last chair in the row on the other side making Himeko raise her eyebrow.
"Wake me up when we get there" he crossed his arms and closed his eyes.
…
But he heard the sound of someone sitting next to her, which made him open his eyes and look at who sat down.
"Yes?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Why… so lonely sweetie, by any chance… are you ignoring me?" Himeko gave a smile.
"Feeling bored or lonely, miss ?." A smile came across the valkyrie's red lips which sent a chill down the man's spine.
"Just call me… Himeko besides it's a long… journey to , and leaving a girl alone… it's rude" John felt their shoulders touching. She was hot as if a flame was emanating from the inside out.
He sighed, noticing what the woman was doing, "You said this is a boot camp? Like a college?" Himeko blinked at the question.
"Hm… it's more like a middle school… high school rather than a college… since our students aren't eighteen yet… or are about to turn eighteen" Himeko tilted her head to the side and placed her hand on her cheek as she answered the question .
"Girls?" He repeated what she said.
"Ah, yes… is a school… girls' prep… I answered… your question… now it's my turn" she looked at him with a smile that made the man a little defensive.
"Fine, ask" he looked back at the valkyrie.
"So… since you fell from the skies, I don't think… human beings know how to fly yet" she chuckled playfully at the comment.
He blinked and looked away showing a melancholy expression, which was not lost on Himeko.
"I… it's not like I had a choice, they kicked me out or rather threw me away. It doesn't matter, I'll come back whether they like it or not"
"..."
"Expelled… come back? What do you mean? Did they throw you out of a plane or something?" She was confused by what he said.
"I answered your question, now it's my turn, don't you think it's fair?" He gave the woman a half smile.
She nodded in confirmation.
"So the place you're taking me to a little girl training school so you can analyze me is this?" Himeko noticed the man's sarcasm, and he was right to do so since Valkyries worked more in hiding than in public.
"As I said… is a training ground… of the new generation… but not only that… it's also a research and robotics center" Himeko tried to clarify further.
Now he was curious.
"I must imagine that there must be financial incentive from the government right?" The comment made Himeko put her hand behind her neck.
"Well… you're right to a certain extent… we have the best… technologies and tools that the market can offer… not to mention education… but all of that is very expensive so… it's not just the Japanese government but all the countries that left over and private companies… otherwise it would be unrealistic to even think about the idea of… sustaining the cost of all of this" the crimson valkyrie said a little uncomfortably, as the reason the man attacked her was because he thought he would be taken away by the government.
The remaining countries… What the hell is going on in this place? Why didn't he always have the worst possible luck, why wasn't he exiled to a tropical island where the world would be at peace or 'they' would just leave him alone with his family…
It was not the place to think about it now, the woman confirmed the suspicions of the financing of this and in all her experience the government always offered more money in the financing leaving her influence in these types of organizations practically theirs. He had to be careful and leave as soon as possible.
"Don't be like that… I give you my word that our agreement… will be long and when it's all over… we can even go out for a drink, I'll pay sweetie" she tried to take the man's worries away and as a bonus invited him to go out with her. Himeko had to admit that the man was a sight for sore eyes, anyway she expected him to refuse since for some reason she had the worst possible luck with men even though she tried so hard and reading many books on the subject always failed, as if fate refused her to find a partner.
John smirked at the valkyrie's comment and leaned his head back against the seat and said, "~Hm, You may be eye candy Himeko but nice words won't get you anywhere, plus I don't drink so I think my company would be boring for you. Besides, I don't think I'd have a hard time getting anyone's attention~" he smiled as he turned and looked at the valkyrie who widened her eyes in surprise at his comment.
She had a chill all over her body at his husky voice, but what caught her attention wasn't that, it was...
Did he flirt with her?
…
She couldn't believe it, did someone really flirt back or was she just dreaming?
…
No no no… he really flirted with her and she couldn't believe what was happening. A smile started to grow on her face as she continued to stare at him, after so long finally someone flirted with her!
"Himeko?" The man spoke, drawing the attention of the crimson valkyrie. Since her smile was starting to scare him and she wouldn't stop staring.
Himeko put her left arm around the man's neck.
"HOHOHOHO don't worry about it sweetie, just the fact that you keep up… a lady like me is enough I know a great place after they done with the experiments" she chuckled eccentrically as she pulled the man closer making their cheeks touch one of your breasts.
…
Wait she said...
"Experiments?" John's voice caught Himeko's attention and she realized that she should have chosen her words better. Damn language barrier, she really had to go back to school.
"Eh… I guess… I shouldn't have said… that" she didn't know how to say tests in English so she didn't know how to explain better what made the situation worse.
The man gets up suddenly, surprising the woman.
"Ah~" a surprised scream came out of the Valkyrie's mouth. Himeko saw the man look from side to side.
"John?" He looked like he found what he was looking for and walked over to the spot.
He was going close to the exit door of the ship and pressed the button causing the door to start opening.
Which made Himeko get surprised and run to the man.
"I'm not going to be used as a laboratory pig, I'm leaving" he said as he waited for the door to open, a wave of wind began to enter the ship.
Himeko grabbed his arm to stop him from jumping off the ship, "Sorry, sorry I should have used better words again don't do that" she tried to explain as best she could as she pulled the man so he wouldn't jump but with the entry of wind he didn't hear a single word.
The man thought the woman was trying to trap him and get him to do the 'experiments' she said so he did one thing.
Himeko thought the words had been resolved when he stopped resisting however…
She was met with a punch to her left cheek.
…
She really didn't solve it and the punch hurt a lot, she felt like a truck had hit her face.
Himeko really had a gift when it came to dealing with men. When they reached St. Freya the Valkyrie had decided.
She would go back to studying English, so that these situations would not happening again.
…
The pilot looked at one of the tech screens that was showing a blinking red dot. The pilot pressed a button on the dashboard causing the door to begin to close.
The pilot pressed another button making the passengers hear her voice.
"Stop fooling around on my ship or I throw all of you myself, understand ? " she said in Japanese, frustrated with what they were doing on her ship.
-1-
"Ouch ouch you really have a hard punch" Himeko said as she touched the spot where he punched.
He was a bit embarrassed, "Sorry I overreacted" he said as he looked down at his feet in embarrassment like a child who has done something wrong and refuses to look his mother in the eye.
"It's not okay, I should have chosen better words" this time Himeko spoke slowly choosing the right words.
"I'll compensate you if you want" the comment brought a smile to the Valkyrie's face.
"Oh, so would you like to go drink with me sweetie?" she winked at him making the man look surprised at the woman.
"I… I don't drink Himeko alcohol, I don't think…" The valkyrie put one of her fingers in the man's mouth.
"John you said you would make it up to me, I don't care if you don't drink, don't tell me you're lying to a lady?" She smiled as she felt the texture of the lips with her fingers.
John blinked in surprise.
this woman really.
He gently removed her finger from his lips, "Fine, if I said I'd make it up to you that's what I'm going to do. Can you at least tell me where you're taking me?
The man's answer made her smile, showing all her teeth.
"It's going to be a surprise" the valkyrie put her finger in front of her mouth making a 'Shhh' sign as if it was a secret.
Maybe he would regret saying those words, he had a feeling.
Himeko spoke pulling him out of his thoughts, "Don't worry it's almost night and we had a long trip, we'll will see Tesla tomorrow"
Tesla, The inventor?
"Who is this Tesla?" he asked, confused.
"You'll meet tomorrow, it's not something you need to worry about" Himeko got a temporary solution to her communication problem, instead of just answering she decided to speak slowly and choose words better.
"When you say not to worry for some reason I'm getting worried" he narrowed his eyes at the valkyrie.
She laughed nervously, but the sound of the ship landing saved her from answering his question.
The valkyrie got up, "Then let's go"
"Where are we going ?" He asked.
"My apartment, at dawn I'll take you there" she winked at him, the hint of his words…
He sighed, she really this woman...
…
The two went up the stairs towards Valkyrie's apartment.
"Let's go, we're close, it's on the second floor" she says, however she goes up the stairs.
"Why wouldn't taking the elevator be faster?" He asked, walking up the stairs beside the Valkyrie.
"It's good for my health and helps me keep my sweet body" she winks at him and he sighs.
When the two arrived, the woman withdrew a key from a compartment in the hip of her suit.
"Here we are, if it's a mess don't notice ok?" She said hoping Kiana and Bronya hadn't gotten into their morning fights and trashed the apartment… again.
"If it's a mess?" He moved his head to the side trying to see the woman's face.
She giggled nervously and opened the door and luckily for her it was clear.
Thank you Mei. Valkyrie thanked the girl.
"Let's go in, don't be shy" said the Valkyrie holding the door for him to enter.
The man walked in and surveyed the apartment, "Beautiful place" he said.
"Thank you, I was lucky to get this one for an affordable price and help from a friend too of course" she said, imagining a small white haired girl with a single braid of hair and an outfit that looked like a nun.
"I can see that, but haven't you said where I'm going to sleep yet?" Himeko smiled at what he said.
"Are you asking if you're going to sleep with me sweetie?" She blinked at him.
"No… that's not what I asked" she stared blankly at her.
"No fun, you'll stay in the guest room and don't worry, is far away from the girls' rooms" Himeko said heading towards her room, "I'll change clothes, feel free sweetie"
"Wait girls? What do you mean" Himeko stopped and looked at him, "Ah, I forgot to tell you that I'm responsible for three students" and so she continued on her way.
Wonderful…
He sighed and looked around, his eyes landing on the refrigerator.
why not in
…
When Himeko came back after having changed out of her battle suit and into more comfortable clothes, she smelled a smell that made her stomach rumble.
"I should have eaten something," she commented as she walked towards the kitchen.
…
Wait, the girls weren't home and so...
"Here take it" She heard John's voice and saw an ice pack coming towards her, she held it without any problems then looked at the man who was next to the stove.
"I hope you don't mind, I'm making us both something to eat" he said without looking at the valkyrie.
"You cook sweetie ? it's full of surprises," she says sitting down at the kitchen table and placing the ice pack on her cheek.
"You don't? It's a necessary skill when you are living alone" he says without looking at her and is focused on preparing food.
She laughed nervously.
The crimson valkyrie had an impression that she would like the man's stay here, maybe he'd stay a little longer. After all, who could resist the beauty and charisma of Murata Himeko?
the valkyrie remembered something, "John you can make some extra servings, the girls should be on their way, if you don't mind of course"
"Of course Himeko, I don't mind, it'll be ready soon" and so he went back to concentrating on the preparation.
The noise of the door opening caught the crimson valkyrie's attention.
Speaking of the devil he pops in.
"Girls come here I want to introduce all of you to someone" Himeko says with a smile on her face watching the man's back.
Kiana walked in confused as to what Himeko was referring to until she followed her gaze. She opens her mouth and points towards the Valkyrie's gaze, but not a word comes out of Kaslana's mouth.
Bronya just stood there in the corner and blinked.
Mei was the last to enter and simply followed the gaze where Kiana was pointing.
It felt like the air stopped in the Raiden Heiress's throat, she put the hand in place of her heart as she watched the man's back.
But something caught everyone's attention.
"I KNEW!" The sound of Kiana's voice carried through the entire room.
Himeko laughed.
Really his stay would be fun though the Valkyrie.
-A-
Author
Another complete chapter, I intend to use points or references from the original Honkai Impact 3rd story but it will not follow the original story line. Imagine it as an alternate universe or parallel timeline.
Already warning the character that appears in the story (I refuse to call it OC is too Cringe for my taste) is not the protagonist of the story or if you want to see him as the protagonist since the decision in the end is not mine, it's yours will have the story seen from the point of view of the Honkai characters and how they feel or react to the character presented.
This story will be the only one I do from his point of view (maybe in the future I'll make an exception if the story needs it).
I want to do something where in the way of writing he's the 'intruder' and the perspective will be from the characters in the universe rather than his.
Let me know if you like the idea.
Well see you in the next chapter.
The next update will be Grand Order.