Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

For some reason, the "violent energy" that had filled the "Dark Echo" gap in this body seemed to stop temporarily. Having had a chance to catch his breath, Ash finally had the strength to gently lift her off his body.

"So... you know everything, right?"

"I may die, but not truly. Although I will never have the chance to see you again... the end of my story doesn't mean the end of yours."

Ash said as he tried to push the flowers away from him.

"Now, if you stay by my side, who has not yet disappeared, you will definitely get hurt, so..."

"What are you talking about!" Hana, understanding what Ash meant, immediately became angry. "At this point, if you tell me to give up, that's simply impossible!"

"so--!"

In front of Hana, several black shadows flew out from Ash's chest, and after landing on the ground not far away, they turned into the "Genit" mechanical soldier that he had used before.

"How could this happen!" Even Ash was stunned by the sudden appearance of the yellow robots before him. These were originally Time Rangers' enemies. "Why are they here?"

"Ji~~" Shouting a unanimous slogan, Janet aimed the knife-shaped gun in his hand at Ash and pulled the trigger. After a burst of firepower, a bunch of bullets fell in front of Cure Yell who was blocking Ash and waving his wrist to block them all.

Hua, who was in a very bad mood at the moment, rushed forward with a gloomy face. With his unreserved violence, he soon turned these things into useless scrap metal.

"So that's how it is?" While Hua was pulling his arms and legs into pieces, Ash, who put his hands on his chest to feel it, finally understood the reason.

If they can't make me surrender, then these violent energies will reach a consensus with my own dark echoes to create these enemies in my memory. Do they want me to surrender obediently?

Humph, it seems that you are also proficient in the process of "adapting to circumstances"?

"Hua, you saw it too, didn't you?" Ash shouted loudly to the powerful figure behind him. "As long as I'm still alive here, I will inevitably bring disaster to this world."

Now they are just some small fry, but later on, there might be some terrible monsters coming out!

"Then let's find a place where there's no one else!" Hua shook her head, firmly refusing. "If it's just the two of us, there's definitely a way!"

It is unlikely that Precure will give up after seeing hope.

"I've already told you!" Ash yelled at her as he saw another weirdo about to appear beside him. "Leave me alone! Otherwise I'll be mad at you!"

"I don't care. I'm going to take you away even if I have to drag you!"

With red eyes, Hua carried the weak Ash regardless of anything. Bathed in the explosion caused by the monster's firepower, the two of them ran forward desperately.

【Bonus】Case File 103: Leaping and Changing (4K)

"Don't push it, Hana."

Once upon a time, a man roared and fought for a woman! He overcame numerous difficulties and finally got her. This was a good result, but it was not the end.

"What's wrong, Ash? Have you become more observant?"

Just as Ash said, countless monsters that had never appeared before and were originally only in his memory began to appear in this world.

"Ahhhh-"

The roaring woman grabbed Ash's shoulders and knocked the gray soldiers in front of her back into rolling rocks. With the help of the power of Pretty Cure, she forced her way through the growing group of monsters.

Now, women are roaring for men.

In the excessive charge, the weak man, whose strength was exhausted in the fight against himself, rolled and lay on the ground. Not only was he fighting with Grem's soldiers, but he was also tightly entangled by a group of other soldiers. Seeing that Ash was about to be killed after losing his strength, Hua immediately shouted at him loudly.

"What are you doing, Ash? Where's your fighting spirit? Where's the crazy and absolutely arrogant Time Flame I knew?!"

"I won't allow you to escape with everything by yourself at a time like this!"

"Flower...little flower."

The crowded monsters almost drowned Hua Miao's tiny figure. Among the monsters, only one hand was still desperately stretched out towards the man on the ground.

"Survival is also a battle!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!!"

He picked up the DV protector on the ground, and the red beams shot out randomly, melting all the enemies in front of him and around him.

"do not die!"

Ash, who has completed his mission, will die today...

"Don't just follow the established rules for everything!"

Hua pulled Ash up from the ground, and the two of them, looking extremely miserable, ran towards the airspace ahead in pain but still insisted.

The two of them ran with all their strength.

Until, having completely exhausted every last bit of his strength, Ash closed his eyes on Hana's shoulder.

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"Ash~"

"Um...."

Lying in the white and soft quilt, Ash, who seemed to be sleep-deprived, made a humming sound when he felt the touch of a finger on the tip of his nose, stretched out his arms and yawned.

"what."

Rubbing his eyes, the boy, still looking tired, greeted her reluctantly as he looked at the wine-red-haired girl sitting beside his bed.

"Good morning, Mana."

"Hey, wake yourself up first before saying hello to everyone."

After passing by Miyuki who was greeting him with a smile, the boy finished washing up and patted his cheeks with a towel soaked in cold water, but he still didn't feel awake. When he turned around to have breakfast, he saw someone next to him groping in the dark with his eyes open. Reluctantly, he picked up the glasses next to him and handed them to him.

"Lei, here."

"Ah, thank you, Ash!" The twin-tailed girl hurriedly put on her glasses and looked at Ash in front of her, showing a little confusion. "Ash, you..."

"Hehe~ What is Ash going to do today?" Before Lei could finish her words, another girl's voice came from behind Ash. She also noticed the problem and asked in confusion following Lei's question.

"Ash, you look so sleepy. You've never been like this before!"

"Hmm..." The other girl sitting on the upper sofa also put down her book and cast a worried look at him, then gently suggested, "Wouldn't it be better to sleep a little longer?"

"Ha—" With a long yawn, the boy wearily slumped over the table and began fishing with the corner of his mouth. "I think I had a dream... In the dream, I died."

"Huh?" The girls came over curiously. "But, Ash doesn't need to die anymore, right?"

"Is this a nightmare?"

"A nightmare...?" Ash, who had been fishing continuously, felt an overwhelming drowsiness coming over him, almost collapsing on the table. "If it's... a nightmare..."

Why do I feel so happy when I think about it?

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On the cold makeshift bed, Ash suddenly opened his eyes.

"Ah, great!"

The first thing that caught my eye was Hana's surprised expression, the joy that Ash had survived was clearly evident on her face.

"Didn't Ash die peacefully?"

here it is?

The man, smelling the smell of disinfectant, managed to get up with his extremely weak body. He looked around and saw many people in white coats running among the injured passers-by. This was undoubtedly a hospital ward.

"Hospital?" He touched the scrape on his forehead from the fall, which was already bandaged. "You saved my life again... But what about the hospital? What about those enemies?"

"Look here!" Hua pulled open the curtains as if to seek credit, allowing Yaxiu to see the scene outside the hospital where the extremely majestic V rex was biting a giant robot, swinging it into the sky, and then setting off fireworks with a shot.

"At first, there were just some small fry, but then more and more monsters that looked like they were from a special effects movie started showing up."

Seriously, Ash, how many places have you been to?

"It was at this moment that I saw the little dinosaur appear from the opposite side of the crowd! So I brought you to this temporary hospital for monster accidents. Let it protect you and those people."

"I was really scared to death when you suddenly fainted."

"That's it."

Having said that, the two of them looked out the window at V rex with worried eyes. The mechanical dinosaur's originally beautiful red painted armor was now covered with charred color and scratches left by the battle.

After the sub-modification, V rex is extremely powerful in terms of firepower and super AI skills, and has the ability to self-repair through nano factors. But even such a powerful existence, how long can it last in the face of the endlessly refreshing enemy tide?

"Ash, you don't have to force yourself." Hua was undoubtedly still worried about Ash. "You just did that, it's okay to lie down and rest for a while."

"I'm fine, I just had a dream."

"Dream?"

"Yeah, it was a good dream." Ash's expression also turned a bit nostalgic. "In the dream, I was living a carefree life with many new Pretty Cure girls. There were no enemies and no dark echoes. It was really wonderful."

"It would be nice if we could go to the dream together."

"Really? Ash really loves Pretty Cure! And he loves so many people!" After hearing Ash's description, a rare expression of disdain and anger crossed his usually innocent face. "But if Ash wants to go, he can go alone. I don't want to share Ash with anyone."

"Are you angry already? Even if you're jealous, don't argue with the contents of the dream. I can still distinguish between illusion and reality."

Now that he has experienced great ups and downs, made the only choice and was forcibly pulled out of it by Hua, Yaxiu is quite emotional.

"Does Ash in the dream know that they are my dreams, or that I am actually his dream?"

"If all this is a dream, then of course I want to dream with Ash until the end!"

As if to let Ash verify the reality of the world at this moment, Hua pulled the man's face to make him feel pain, then gently held his palm to convey her body temperature to him.

"Whether it's a dream or not, I'm always by your side."

"But showing weakness is so unlike you, Ash."

Hua raised her hand to signal Ash to see everyone in the hospital clearly. Even though the danger had once again put people in a critical moment, the people at this time were looking at V rex's struggle outside the window, but their faces did not have the constant despair like last time.

"The heroes are still fighting, and we can't give up. We have to keep fighting!"

"Yeah, we have Miss Cure Yell and Mr. Time Fire who saved the world, how could we lose to these new monsters!"

There were constant voices of encouragement coming from other people. After witnessing a true miracle, no one immediately looked for traces of despair.

"See Ash? It's not that bad."

What you and I have done is great, isn’t it?

“No matter how small, there is always hope.”

The soft hands held Ash's hands together, gently kneading the calluses on his joints.

"Isn't it the responsibility of those of us who fought to the very end?"

Ash then let go of his hand with relief and lay back on the stretcher.

"I'm sorry, I'm a warrior, but I said something weak."

"No one will blame you....Tell me, Ash."

At this moment, Hana couldn't help but ask him. "Those dark echoes you pursue... and those who chase power and brilliance, even sacrificing their lives for it, what lies beyond all of this?"

"Indeed."

“Having come this far, I’ve realized that I’ve long ago discarded something even more precious. In reality, a person can’t survive on sheer strength.”

In the end, I was attracted to Nonoha. I stopped and wanted to pick it up again, but I couldn't catch anything.

"But isn't that the same for you, Hana?" Ash asked. "Protecting this world completely on your own, continuing a fruitless battle against violent energy, what's the end of that?"

I didn't want you to be in pain, so I did it.

"I don't know..." Hana turned her head away a little, not daring to meet Ash's gaze. "Originally, I thought that even if I fell, a new Pretty Cure would surely appear. After all, that's how the balance of the world works. But..."

I originally had the answer, but now in front of you, Ash, I don’t have it anymore.

"It turns out that I have also sought death like you, Ash." Thinking of this, Hua couldn't help but shook her head and laughed out loud.

"In the end, are we really the same?"

"To this day, all the choices I've made," Ash nodded, covered himself with the blanket, and gave his final answer. "I have no regrets."

"Oh no!" a staff member suddenly appeared and shouted to everyone. "A smaller monster is about to break through the dinosaur's defenses and rush over. Everyone, start moving!"

"I'll go chase those things away!" Hua let go of the man's hand and ran towards the exit without hesitation. "We can't let other innocent people get involved."

I will try my best to lure the monsters to places with fewer people!

"Ash!" Hana, whose back was to Ash, suddenly turned around and stared at the man seriously. "I've changed!"