Christmas Is Coming!

Smack, smack...

Her pink little tongue licked back and forth on the huge candy surface, making it covered with glistening saliva. The little girl tried her best to open her mouth wide and forcefully swallowed the lollipop, which was really too big for her. She then swallowed and spat it up and down, making a big bulge on her delicate face.

Pain and pleasure coexisted; that was her current feeling.

Natasha, who was holding her on the sofa watching "Boonie Bears," felt a little sorry for her. "Little one, if you can't finish it, bite it into small pieces. Be careful not to tear your mouth open with such a big piece."

Pfft~

Luming managed to pull the lollipop out of her mouth, but before she could say a word, Natasha snatched the saliva-covered lollipop away. Enraged, Luming yelled and unleashed a flurry of punches on Natasha's head.

"Damn it! I've only been licking for five minutes!"

"Kids should be careful of getting cavities if they eat too much candy!"

The two, one big and one small, engaged in a fierce battle on the sofa, which ended with the Explosive Raven being adored to death by the baby-like Luming Lady.

After a while—

Natasha sighed and took off the coat from the sleeping Luming, gently placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket. She complained softly, "Honestly, just like before, always running away from home. You only come back when you're tired of playing. Little one, you'll have to make it up to me in the future."

Natasha put the shoes that Luming had taken off at the door into the shoe cabinet, just in case someone suddenly came to her place and noticed something amiss.

Then, Natasha opened the closet, took out the High-definition Camera she hadn't used in a long time and some clothes she had bought before, and tiptoed back to her room.

"Come on, my little Sleeping Beauty, cooperate with your sister for another set of photos~"

——Love Gate——

Fu Hua looked at the Feather Crossing Dust in her hand, then at the red feather floating in front of her, and sighed helplessly.

As expected, Little Xing is so smart that she must have figured out that I would use the connection between the feathers of Feather Crossing Dust to find her location, so she scattered the feathers on passersby in advance and had them take them to various corners of Sky Dome City.

Fu Hua wasn't worried about her child going hungry or encountering human traffickers outside; if her child were going to run away from home, they would definitely bring their wallet and treat themselves to good food and drink first. She was worried about her child's tendency to attract bad luck.

"Hmm, the child can't book a room, so he must be staying at a friend's house temporarily. Ask Little Xuan who Little Xing's friends are in Sky Dome City. That child has never been willing to talk to me much about his private life."

On the other side, Brother Jie was stopped in the city for bringing a large pet, stuffed the Guotie into a ventilated box and sent them home. He then carried Ai-chan, whom he had casually taken with him when he went out, into Sky Dome City.

"Hey, Cabbage, where does that little bird that likes witches live?"

"Uh, do you mean Miss Wendy or Miss Natasha?"

"What do you think? By the way, did you take that tattered belt?"

"What do you want?!"

Memories of Kalpas—

In the Luming's Courtyard, the children who came to play on the weekend sat attentively with Cosmo Kane, their eyes glued to the animation playing on the screen. When the protagonist encountered danger, he calmly took out his transformation device and used the invincibility period to block the villain's ultimate move, making the children shout with excitement.

Kalpas, who happened to be passing by and witnessed this scene, seemed to be deep in thought.

—End of memoir

He beat up Ai-chan before she could transform, stole the Zero-One Driver and the Locust Key, Brother Jie angrily slapped the driver against his waist, but there was no reaction at all.

The electric Ai-chan, utterly dejected, exclaimed, "That's for my personal use! If you want to transform, just tell the lady. It's not like she won't give it to you. Robbing cute Ai-chan, don't you have any conscience?"

Kalpas thought for 0.1 seconds, then poked the spot on her body that was leaking electricity with his finger. "Cute, can it be eaten?"

Ai-chan:...

"Stop talking nonsense and give me the authorization. That woman has some issues. I won't feel at ease without putting on a layer of armor."

"Natasha is very kind to Miss, don't be misled by Rita! Hey, hey, hey, don't cut off Ai-chan's finger! The Zero-One Driver isn't unlocked by fingerprint! Besides, Ai-chan is a robot, she doesn't have fingerprints! If you want to transform, Ai-chan will make you a Rider Belt when we get back!"

—A Kalpas cavalrymen for a thousand tribulations, that makes sense—

Meanwhile, while taking photos of the unconscious Idol Lady, Natasha also gave her a full-body checkup.

"Hehe, the little guy's... tiny and smells so good~"

Director! Cut this scene! It ruins the character's image!

Ahem, sorry, let's try again:

Natasha noticed the black watch with an unknown function on the little girl's wrist and tried to take it off, but found that it was stuck on Luming's wrist. She guessed that it might be a device similar to the Transformation Bracelet, and curiously tapped the watch cover, but unexpectedly triggered the Omnitrix's transformation skill. The black body with green glowing patterns slowly rose up, and a snake-shaped shadow appeared on the screen.

"This is..."

Natasha stared at the rising black pillar and instinctively swallowed. She realized her biological instincts were sending her a danger signal; it seemed she had activated something terrible. She should probably turn it back to normal.

So Natasha carefully pressed the black cylinder back into the Omnitrix, but unexpectedly this successfully triggered its transformation function.

A flash of green light, and the little girl's small body was submerged in the black, unidentified liquid that suddenly gushed out beneath her. Before Natasha could pull her out, she appeared in the black tide in a completely new form.

Long green hair, skin as smooth and delicate as a snake, an aura that is alluring yet harbors hidden danger...

"Mobius?!"

Upon seeing Luming's new form, Natasha's first thought was of the heroic Flame-Chasers with the [Infinity] inscription from the Elysian Realm, but she immediately dismissed the idea. How could the little one possibly be related to that madman? It's probably just that the new form looks similar...

Just as Natasha was about to examine it closely, the Omnitrix device on the snake-skinned loli's chest lit up red, quickly deactivating the transformation and returning her to her original form.

All of this came and went so quickly that Natasha almost thought she was hallucinating, unable to distinguish whether what she had just experienced was her imagination or reality.

The Mobius wrapped around the little girl's ankle sighed helplessly. This little lab rat could only transform for a moment in this form. It was a pity. I thought I could return to human form ahead of time.

Just as Natasha was about to carefully examine the Omnitrix, a loud crash from the door made her tense up. She quickly carried Luming through a hidden door in the room, stuffing her clothes inside as well, then grabbed her weapon from the wardrobe and rushed out.

Holy crap, Kalpas?!

Miss Explosive Raven's face immediately darkened. Even if they just share the same name and look alike, it's ridiculous that an ordinary person could fight her to a standstill when she hasn't activated her Fusion Warrior power.

Kalpas sneered and pulled Ai-chan, who had transformed into Kamen Rider Zero-One Rising Hopper Form, in front of him to block her view. "Enough nonsense, hand over that witch, or else... heh."

This Kalpas is far friendlier than the one I knew, Natasha thought.

She spread her hands, feigning innocence, "Hey, what are you talking about? The little one didn't come here today. Shouldn't she be performing as an idol?"

"Ha, stop playing dumb. I received a delayed message from the witch saying she was in a bad mood today and went out to visit her Sister Natasha for the day. She'll be back before dinner. Where else would she be if not here?!"

Little guy, you sold me...

"Since it's before dinner, isn't it a bit early for you to come out?" Natasha was embarrassed. If she said she wasn't here, she had no doubt that Kalpas would give her a major renovation. Let's talk this out. Don't let that cabbage switch forms. Her transformation costs a whole building.

"How dare you ask?!" Kalpas's tone instantly turned irritable. "That brat told me that the older sister she stayed with before was great, except the cooking was terrible. She was talking about you, wasn't she?!"

Little one, it seems your older sister has been too good to you lately. It's time to discipline you a bit...

"Hey, witch, I've made you a meal and brought it over. Hurry up and come out to eat!" Seeing Natasha lost in thought, Kalpas shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to summon her out in the same way he summoned Luming in the courtyard.

Little one, it seems your maid is right. This is more than just being treated like a daughter; even a biological daughter wouldn't receive this kind of treatment.

"Meow?"

After a while, the sleepy fox-eared loli came out carrying a rabbit pillow, and the moment she pushed open the door and appeared in the line of sight of the two people and the android, the air in the room froze.

Two Jotaro, small white fox ears stood erect on the girl's head, and a small tail swayed slightly with her movements, but what was most striking was the clothing worn on her tiny, god-like body...

After a long silence, Brother Jie turned his head and gave Miss Explosive Raven, who was sweating profusely, a deep look. Damn it, he had too much fun and forgot to change the little one's clothes! As a result, the little one slept too comfortably, and after being forcibly woken up, she was still groggy and didn't remember to change into normal clothes. He felt like a bright red "Danger" warning light was flashing above his head...

"... Hey, your name is Natasha Siola, right?"

"... Um, let me explain..."

"********"

The man had no intention of wasting words. Suddenly, flames erupted from his body, and even the mask on his face collapsed, revealing a hideous face made of flames.

Artificial Honkai Eruption - Kalpas (significantly weakened version), here I come!

PS: Currently, she is in the state of an ordinary person, but Brother Jie forcibly broke a small part of the seal with his anger. Let's pray that Natasha will be able to leave with a complete corpse in the Xing family in the future.

In that instant, Natasha Siola seemed to see her long-dead brother standing on the other side of the bridge, smiling and waving at her, before kicking her back.

"It's so noisy! Let me get some sleep!"

Luming, who was forcibly awakened from her dream by Master Sen's loud shouts, was now also full of anger. She threw Judah and knocked the newly empowered Brother Jie back to his original form, and then went back to her room to continue sleeping.

As Luming slammed the door shut again, silence returned to the room. Natasha slowly moved to Judah's side, leaned down to look at the utterly dejected Brother Jie, and asked, "Um, do you need any help?"

"Roll."

——Robbery Gate——

After painstakingly collecting all the feathers her daughter had scattered, Fu Hua successfully found the place using her mysterious bloodline connection. When she stepped through the violently kicked-open door, the scene before her made her fall into deep thought.

Wearing a chef's hat, Kalpas cursed and berated Natasha, who had a long face, "This batch of dishes is also substandard, redo it!"

"Please spare me, I'm really not suited to cooking..."

"Oh? You choose between being beaten to death by me or learning to cook."

"I'll keep learning..."

Mom Hua politely picked up the door from the ground and closed it again, but Kalpas had already noticed her.

"Hey! You, the woman with glasses, yes, I'm talking to you. Did you step in with your left foot first? Get over here and copy 'I've caused trouble today' five hundred times!"

Note: Brother Jie is very familiar with the children who often come to play in the courtyard. He knows the problems that usually arise when parents communicate with their children, as well as the children's resentment and thoughts of revenge.

Luming is sleeping in the room—

"Hmm... I think I heard someone shouting for help?"

The dazed little girl raised her Transformation Bracelet, transformed into Magical Girl, and flew out the window, completely unaware that her father, Kalpas, was outside avenging her.

Because Luming-chan was in a daze, she confusedly dealt with the enemies that appeared out of nowhere, and then arrived at the giant battle segment~ (Actually, the author, who was writing in the early hours of the morning, didn't want to write anymore.)

A beam of dark light descended from the sky, illuminating the monster's remains and causing it to be reborn and grow to Megamorph.

Luming tapped her dazed head with her staff to clear her head. Looking at the growing enemy, she thought for a second and then raised the Beast Emperor Sword.

"If I remember correctly, that guy was a speed-type player, so let's send out that combination this time. Please, everyone who's not in hibernation—Summon Beasts!"

Five wormholes appeared behind the witch, and the agile GaoLeopard and GaoAntelope jumped out of the wormholes at the same time, followed by GaoGiraffe and GaoDeer, and finally GaoFox.

"A fusion of beasts! The Prairie GaoKing, who uses agile speed, offensive and defensive capabilities, and cunning wisdom to manipulate enemies, is born!"

Author's Note—

Sorry, this chapter ended a bit abruptly. The detailed presentation of the Prairie GaoKing will be left for later, because the next chapter will start with the Movie Version.

Friendly reminder: Did you see the title? The Movie Version takes place around Christmas!

Alright, let's look forward to Lucky's (or rather, Luming's) enjoyable dungeon run. And by the way, I wish Kiana a pleasant journey through the beginner difficulty Lucky dungeon!