A/N: Hey guys, DarkCrisan366 here and this is the second part of The Strangest Things: Purging of Evil. This time it was more focus on the incidents in the real world aside from the World of Tekken. The story is based on the 2015 action and comedy Filipino film "Beauty and the Bestie" and the 2018 film "Crazy Rich Asians". This story takes place two weeks after the first part and it focuses on Rhima Panganiban who was chosen to pose as the rich heiress named Corey Yeun who was currently abducted by a group of Chinese mafia group named "Bloody Lotus" and to participate in a world beauty pageant held in Singapore. Brian Navarro takes the mantle of Jun "Hunyo" Panganiban's temporary leadership when he became more busy over his current duties as the college sports professor and a black hooded figure that looms over the Metro to find Corey which happens to be her boyfriend. Here is the entire second part of the story.

The Strangest Things: Purging of Evil Part 2

This is Jun Panganiban and perhaps you might called me as Hunyo so that you won't be confused between me and Jun Kazama. I was a former paranormal investigator and a sports college professor specializes in Karate and as a infamous vigilante who fights various crimes including terrorism. I'll let Brian to take the baton for leadership while I was too busy dealing my work here as a sports professor following my transfer in UE Manila branch and I let my game partner Lee to assist them while he stayed in the World of Tekken for his robotic works in his own company. It's pretty normal for our game partners to live in the real world because they were the same time as us. And I think... my rival became more stronger since it was the first time he spars with his daughter's game partner who eventually became as his own.

At the vacant lot which it turns into a parking lot, Brian was first seen sparring with Hwoarang since they're both 8th dan of their respective Taekwondo fighting style.

"Not bad, old man... I thought you were getting rusted when you always hanging out with my master."

"Well it seems that your I.T.F Taekwondo moves was improved than the last time. And I sensed that you surpassed Baek in ranking." Brian said smirking over his fighting prowess and taunts him. "Now, Hwoarang... you show me your style."

Hwoarang shakes his head in dismay when Brian was confident to show his moves and states.

"Do I have to do this?"

Hwoarang executes his Rage Art, Sky Burial where he performs a jumping roundhouse kick, followed by three kicks in quick succession until launching his opponent with another kick. Hwoarang leaps up and unleashes multiple spinning kicks to the opponent then knocks the airborne opponent to the ground with a powerful heel drop. Brian eventually blocks his heel drop with both hands which leads them land on the ground and attacks him with a powerful forward kick. Brian finally unleashes his own Rage Art where he performs a powerful spinning roundhouse kick four times, followed by two forward kicks and three reverse uppercut to make him airborne and goes for a powerful left heel drop to knock him on the ground and lands a powerful right drop kick. Brian eventually spares him when he knew it's gonna ruined his taekwondo career as he instead step his right foot into his back gently.

"Whew... I thought you're gonna break me for good." Hwoarang said in relief and Brian tells him.

"If I break your spine, it's gonna ruined your taekwondo career for good. That's why I'm a ruthless taekwondo master in the past."

"By the way, how come you became a ruthless taekwondo master, much like my master Baek?" Hwoarang wondered and Brian finally decided to tell him since he had surpassed Baek in ranking.

"I guess... but it was different... If Baek trashes all the dojos including the Laws after he accidentally killed his own father in their sparring session, mine is much worse."

"..."

"I was formerly a part of the Philippine Taekwondo Association which specializes more on Philippine Taekwondo. But one day, a Taekwondo practitioner named Adolfo Samaniego had murdered the students that I taught them and I discovered what he has done. Here in the Philippines, sports politics is mostly corrupted to any other sports within the commission like in the Philippine Sports Comission." Brian explained to Hwoarang which he was surprised to hear his story.

"So that's why you told my master not to know more about your past, old man. It was horrible..."

"It was really horrible... when they framed me for their murders. As a result of their corruption, I decided to resign and I traveled in Rizal province to start a new job but it ends in failure and soon after I became a beggar and a vagabond who begs for money to come back." Brian said sadly.

"!"

"Until I met Hunyo when he travels in Rizal to find me. I let Baek to battle Lee while he and I we fought each other to the death. But he spares my life, telling me that I still have chances in life. When I learned about their journeys they decided to take me in." Brian said reminiscing in how he met Hunyo. "They actually loved my cooking in noodles soups, that's why Hunyo told me to make my noodles as my business and after that I set my noodle business here in Binondo, which proves successful."

"Old man... I was thinking about what happened to you. Kinda reminds me as how I lost to Jin Kazama in the final round of the preliminaries in the Asian B-block of the eighth tournament. Following my loss, I really decided to help the others since we don't like his evil dad's tyranny and his war games." Hwoarang said reminiscing about how he had lost to Jin and being sided with both Yggdrasil and the UN to fight Kazuya and G Corporation and soon convinces him. "I think you should go back to that taekwondo association, you're in. I'm sure you will be pardoned for what happened in the past."

"I already been satisfied in my noodle business. So there's no need for me to go back." Brian said calmly and Hwoarang happily decided to join with him.

"Hmmm... since my master wasn't around, I think I can help you on your problems. I maybe your daughter's game partner and now I've learned about your problems, I will be your game partner for the time being, what do you think?"

"Since your Crimson's game partner and Baek was not present, all right. You can come along..." Brian said accepting Hwoarang as his game partner for the time being.

"Yesss!"

Back at the noodle house, they heard a news report involving a rich heiress who had visited in the Philippines was kidnapped by unknown assailants and the rich heiress who vaguely resembles Rhima Panganiban and Hwoarang was shocked about this news.

"That woman looks like Rhima... Did Kazama knew about this?"

"She may looked like her, but don't get confused over their exact looks. Sounds like we need to pay Hunyo a visit."

"I thought we're going to that north branch?" Hwoarang reacted and Brian gleefully smiles.

"Hunyo is no longer at the Letre branch in UE. He was transferred to the Manila branch and we're going to see him."

"Oooh... so he was near, huh."


At the Lee's elegant mansion in the World of Tekken, Lee overhears the news referring about the missing rich heiress. With the help of using his cellphone, he tells Hachi about this.

"Hachi... can you show me about this missing rich heiress? Since it was connected within the real world and ours."

"Yes, master..."

Hachi shows the single monitor to see the picture of missing rich heiress who is Chinese-American and Lee was surprised to see the exact look a like of Rhima.

"She looks like Rhima-san..."

"Apparently, master... she was the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Singapore and she was currently visited here in the Philippines before the kidnapping."

"Those kidnappers..." Lee said and stands up because they are like him as Chinese people and states. "They are Chinese people like me, although I changed my nationality as Japanese."

Lee wants to see who they are as he snaps his fingers to Hachi.

"They're from the real world and they are secretly a Chinese mafia group. Hey, Hachi... I must inform Rhima-san or some of Hunyo's friends referring about their new adversary. This new mission will be big."

"Copy that, master..."

Lee decided to contact Rhima on the small robot he had gifted to her, referring about the new mission as he thought.

A lot of people would be confused over Rhima-san's appearance and much worse, Jin Kazama was the only man who is easily confused because of their identical appearances. I think he was spending time with Rhima-san in the condominium she had currently lived.


At the roof top of the condominium of the Mezza II Residences, both Jin and Rhima are now live-in partners and they are seen sparring together with their respective fighting style and moves. Jin wanted Rhima to train more of her current fighting style and abilities until she kicks him to the groin.

"Okay, that's enough for today."

"Finally... I tried so hard to hit you on purpose and it's like I was punching a lot of tractor tires." Rhima said complaining about Jin's strong endurance whenever she hits him as Jin sits down and gets a bottle of Pocari Sweat and drinks it.

"Let me remind you, Rhima-san... Kazuya just beat the crap outta me during our final bout. His hard punch to my gut, really gets into me. But I still endured it."

Rhima looked at the entire view of both Makati and Mandaluyong City since they were at the rooftop of the condominium and she sees someone who was watching her.

"Rhima-san... are you okay? You look so dense." Jin said as he stands up and Rhima replies to him.

"I'm not dense... I sensed somebody was watching me from afar. Seems like he's from a different country."

Jin noticed in the sky where Alisa and Reggie are here to see them for a visit and it was a reunion for them.

"Jin, I'm glad that you're here... Lars and the others are trying to look for you at the Cashimiro Residence."

"Rhima... I'm so glad to see you. So this is where you spar with him." Reggie greets Rhima nicely and answers his question.

"It was the right place to spar and I don't want a lot of people would see us sparring together and the security was very tight."

"But how can you go back to her condo unit, Jin? Since you're no longer have devil powers within you." Alisa asked if how he can go back to Rhima's condo unit which he tells her.

"It was her powers and I'm able to transform temporarily to my angel form and I'm limited to use it."

"I see..."

"So what brings you two here..." Rhima asked both of them.

"Uhm... that device kept ringing so loud on your condo unit and I think someone tries to contact you." Reggie said and Rhima knows its from her small robot given to her by Lee and he was trying to contact her the whole time.

Back at her condo unit and they finally changed to their normal clothes, Rhima clicks the button where the robot speaks and recognizes its voice.

"Mr. Lee... sorry for not responding your contact. Jin and I were sparring for hours at the top of my condominium."

"That's okay... just press at the back of that robot I gave you as a gift and you can see me as a hologram." Lee said nicely and Rhima presses the back switch and Lee appears as a hologram within his mansion at the Bahamas at the World of Tekken, which surprises Reggie.

"Wow... he's a technological genius."

"I heard a news about a missing rich heiress from Singapore who is a Chinese-American and according to their reports, she just visited in the Philippines in order to participate for the beauty pageant." Lee explained plainly. "Her captors are from a Chinese mafia group, and they are seen in the CCTV footages in how she was captured from them."

"I want to know how she looks like?" Rhima wondered and Lee happily smirks on her presence.

"I hate to break it to you, Rhima-san... that missing rich heiress has the exact look as you between face and hair. The only difference between the both of you are nationality."

"How can this be, Lee? You're pinpointing on Rhima-san being involved on this..." Jin reacted while raising his brow and Lee shrugs.

"Rhima-san wasn't involved on this ordeal. The missing rich heiress has the same look and appearance as her and that's why you have to be aware of it. To avoid confusion. You're the only guy who is very protective to Rhima-san, much like how you protect your mother, Jun."

"I think Benzon and his task force group are also being given this new mission. Since she visited here in my home country, I need to know what's her bucket list." Rhima tries to think how she will know about her list of visits and Lee cheers her happily.

"You can do it, Rhima-san... you have a very large head to make your own strategy in this mission. And it seems that your rival and his group might even recruit you."

At the lobby, Jin became uneasy when Rhima was chosen to take on the rescue mission and also remembers that she was watched by someone from a different country as he thought.

We live a normal life and now this... Who the hell is that guy who kept watching Rhima-san? And I don't think it's not from us.

"Jin, they're you are..."

Reggie arrives to see him and he knew that he was sulking when Rhima was chosen to deal this mission.

"What do you want, Reggie?"

"There's no need to be upset, Jin. It's natural for Rhima to take these difficult missions." Reggie said and Jin tries to think about the man she had meant about.

"I have a question, Reggie? Do you know about this man who watches her?"

"Hmmm... I think Rhima was researching about this guy and he really mistook her as his girlfriend."

"Girlfriend? That might be the missing rich heiress. He thinks Rhima-san is that woman because they both had the same look." Jin became disappointed when some guy think Rhima is the missing rich heiress.

"I think that guy was a Singaporean, Jin." Reggie said revealing who it is.

"..."

"That guy is also handsome looking and he has reasons why he was here in our place in the Philippines." Reggie said nicely as Jin sighs while criticizing the man.

"I'm more handsome looking than he is... All the girls including Xiaoyu are crazy over me in my high school days before I became a drop out to focus on my heavy training. How would someone like him would even take his eyes off Rhima-san?"

Reggie noticed that Rhima was on the lobby while she carries her car keys and soon left and Alisa is with her and soon tells him.

"Uhm, I saw Rhima just left to go to the main headquarters of the Philippine National Police."

"We have to follow her." Jin said as he immediately stands up while raising his brow and Reggie warns him.

"Wait, Jin... if you follow her, you would get caught by traffic enforcers for violation. Since you were in the real world and outside of your game you appeared in, you have to follow the traffic rules."

"What rules?" Jin looked to see a Grab rider passing by as he removes his motorcycle helmet. He makes an idea since his motorcycle doesn't have a license plate on it since it is one of Lee's creations from the Vidopnir and tells Reggie. "Reggie, I need your help..."

At the Philippine National Police, Benzon and his task force was given a new task given by their boss regarding about the missing rich heiress.

"The pre-pageant will begin in one week and we still have no leads to any suspects. We cannot let the Yeun family to know that their daughter is missing. If that happens, our mission will be a failure. Unless we can find someone who can pretend as Corey Yeun."

"I know someone can do that. We were once rivals as college students in UP's College of Education and I knew she's coming to see us."

"Benzon, you're being so talkative at times." Rhima arrives while being accompanied by Alisa and the task force including their boss were shocked to see her that she has the exact look as Corey.

"My goodness, she looks exactly like Corey."

"Only one condition... I'm sure you take Benzon and his group to Singapore, I want to include my friends who were penniless to go there."

"All right, we accept your conditions, young lady."

"Okay, Benzon... what bucket lists, Corey has? I wanted to know..."

Rhima sees her bucket list and it reveals that she was participating at the glossy beauty pageant which will be held in Singapore and she realizes that her visit here is to promote along with her competitors in the beauty pageant and her personal activities. Alisa was amused to see the beauty pageant.

"A beauty pageant... wow... I'm sure you can participate, Rhima-san."

"This is Corey's bucket list of activities here. And this is the mission Lee was talking about. While she was missing, I have to pretend as her and I'm sure her captors might watch on live TV. How can I participate if I'm not registered?"

"We can show this to Jin, Rhima-san... But I think we should go to that noodle house and I think your father was there too." Alisa said giving her suggestions to discuss.

"You're right, Alisa... My dad might be at the noodle house right now. Since he has now teaching students at the UE Manila branch." Rhima smiled and Alisa sees both Jin and Reggie arrive so late as he removes the motorcycle helmet.

"You were right about traffic violations, Reggie. I've seen a lot of motorcycle riders like me being caught off by the traffic enforcers." '

"Jin... we have to go to the noodle house. Benzon gave me the list." Rhima said patting him.

Jin nods since she has been driving her car while he was riding a motorcycle and he looked to see the black hooded figure again. He angrily raises his brow to see him leaving the premises.

The hooded figure hides back through the building and removes his hood to reveal a handsome looking Singaporean man and he looks at the picture of Corey as he thought.

Hang in there, Corey... I'm here to rescue you.


Trivia:

*Brian's new Rage Art is a combination between both Jimmy Lee's Senkuu Ha in Double Dragon Neo-Geo and Juri's Kaisen Dankairaku in Street Fighter series.

*The color of Brian's new dobok is now wine red resembling the color scheme of Kabuto's hooded attire in the Shinobi War in Naruto: Shippuden.

*Due to Baek's absence, Hwoarang became Brian's temporary game partner.

*Jin's karate attire was his Tekken 6 Player 1 outfit which is a part of his customization in Tekken 8.

*Corey Yeun is based on Constance Wu who portrayed Rachel Chu in Crazy Rich Asians and her surname Yeun is based on the actor, Steven Yeun in AMC's The Walking Dead.