Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Take your child to the hospital for a checkup. Also, make sure you understand what your child should eat and when. If you can't do this, then don't be a parent!"

After angrily giving a few lectures to the young couple who were bowing their heads and being scolded, Ash no longer had any mood to fight. He returned home in frustration and put away the seal.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you…!”

He left without looking back, leaving behind passers-by applauding for the successful first aid and the young couple thanking him repeatedly from behind.

Ash had not walked far when he turned around and, as expected, saw Rikka following him like a follower with her head down, looking as if she had done something wrong.

"Hey, you didn't try to run away this time but followed me?"

"that...."

Ash interrupted Rikka. "How much did you time me?"

“8, 8 seconds…”

8 seconds... Ash muttered this number, a look of displeasure on his face. "I'm slow. Did I slack off?"

"Ran, is it really just for counting that you asked me to count the time?" Rikka was a little dumbfounded, thinking that she was helping Ash.

"Anything else...huh?"

He was surprised to see that Liuhua's eyes were red and she kept wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, but the crystal tears kept falling to the ground and shattering.

"I, I can't do anything—"

When that child and those parents needed help, I could only watch stupidly and could do nothing.

It was almost, I almost had to watch such a young life pass away in my hands.

This was something that Rikka couldn't accept at all.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, so why are you so anxious?"

Ash was now at a loss as to what to do with the crying Rikka. He couldn't understand why she was crying.

Her voice gradually took on a heavy nasal tone, and Rikka began to tell the story of how she admired her mother, who was a doctor, and thus placed her dreams on becoming a doctor.

"I...I worked hard to realize my mother's dream of becoming a doctor. I studied hard and learned all kinds of medical knowledge, but, but!"

"But when I should have been able to help, I... I could only watch..."

This was a completely different experience from being Pretty Cure, as she usually didn't have that much time to think during battle.

Just now, she was completely shocked by the surrounding environment. It is hard to imagine how such a person can be a good doctor who often faces life and death.

"That's true. In that case, it would be more practical to change your dream."

Instead of comforting him, Ash, who is known for his ease, stabbed him several times. As the saying goes, I don't have dreams but I can destroy the dreams of others... It's better not to say this, otherwise it will be bad if you are hunted down by some three-way five-cross studio.

"But after all, is becoming a doctor really your dream?" He couldn't help but think of the pediatrician in another world, constantly on the go, risking his life to combat the Broken Body Virus. "It's common for children to admire their parents and want to emulate their lives, but admiration doesn't necessarily mean it's their true desire."

There is a saying that goes, longing is the furthest distance from understanding.

"Think about it carefully before you figure it out, while you still have plenty of time."

As he said, after this incident, Rikka is still unsure whether becoming a doctor like her mother is her true wish or just an imitation of her mother.

Speaking of determination, am I really suited to being a doctor?

“Maybe that’s the case…”

"Rikka, don't give up so easily!" Raziel, who had been pretending to be a doll because she couldn't show her face to ordinary people, tried to comfort her. "Rikka will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty and become an excellent doctor!"

But unlike what Raziel said, what Rikka wanted at this moment was not just comfort, but also someone to support her.

Normally, her good friend Ai Ai would definitely be able to take on this responsibility, but now.

Rikka, who was feeling depressed and had red eyes, suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up at Ash.

"Mr. Ash, are you a doctor?"

"The doctor said...I do have this."

In front of Liuhua, he took out a medical qualification certificate from his pocket.

"When I was visiting a hospital, the doctor with a sweet tooth said I was a medical genius that only appears once in a century. He insisted on making me learn a lot of miscellaneous things."

Thinking of how that cold-hearted guy, after discovering his talent, changed his attitude and brought the knowledge he had half-forced to learn, Ash shrank his neck in fear.

However, even he was surprised that he actually learned everything that person taught him. Maybe he really is a genius in this area.

"Then I passed the test easily. It was quite easy."

"That....."

Rikka looked at the qualification certificate in Ash's hand, her eyes flickering, as if she had some idea, but she hesitated to speak.

"If you don't explain it clearly, I won't understand."

"that----"

"Mr. Ash, maybe just like you said, I'm not actually suitable to be a doctor. I'm not sure what my dream is..."

"But I don't think there's anything wrong with striving to become a doctor."

"So, not only Mom, but I can also strive for Mr. Ash, who has a medical license?"

The girl looked at Ash expectantly, wanting to get an answer from him.

Ash's obsidian pupils met the girl's gaze, and after a long moment, he shook his head.

Just when Rikka thought the matter was over, Ash's next words rekindled her expectations.

"If it doesn't interfere with me, it's up to you."

"Then-then I, Mr. Ash!"

Seeing Ash's back as he was about to leave, Rikka shouted out the last question that had been bothering her at the top of her voice.

"Why, Mr. Ash, why did you save that child?"

Ah.

The brilliant sunset shone on his face. In the shadow behind the warm light, the man showed a devilish smile to the girl from the side.

"My pleasure."

That night, it was quickly the night when good children should go to bed. Rikka's friends were all asleep, and even her partner elves were breathing rhythmically. Only the girl was still tossing and turning in her quilt.

why?

Huge doubts lingered in the girl's heart, and she couldn't figure it out.

Why, Mr. Ash can irresponsibly say that he wants to summon a demon that may harm others.

Why, he would save the child without hesitation.

Why on earth are you fighting us, what on earth do you want to do?

Facing Ash, who seemed like a gathering point of contradictions, the girl's simple definition of good and bad, good and evil was of no use at this moment. After all, if her other identity was not the Pretty Cure, there would be no need to think about such things.

For junior high school student Hishikawa Rikka, it is still too early to ask such questions.

"Mr. Ash... who are you?"

Holding the pillow in her arms, the girl unconsciously thought of the person who didn't seem so annoying anymore.

I don’t understand…

I'll ask Mr. Ash later.

For the girl, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

PS: The Heimlich maneuver is a good thing. I learned it, but I hope I will never need to use it.

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ps2: Signing power, I will update twice today to show my support.

Chapter 15: Of course, Rikka also has her own little thoughts

The sunny weather is a good day for students to go to school, but there are always some students who will stop and delay on the way for various reasons, such as these girls whose secret identity is Pretty Cure.

On the way to school, Ai and Makoto passed by the gift shop opened by Joe, and happened to see Ai-chan holding a bottle inside and greeting them. Girls always find it difficult to suppress their love for cute things, so Ai naturally picked up the lovable Ai-chan and teased her in her arms.

Originally, Makoto just wanted to watch and had no intention of actually participating, but she couldn't refuse Ai's constant invitation. In addition, under the attack of Ai's big watery eyes, she fell in love with her before long. It was like she enjoyed the fun of "playing" with children more than ten years in advance.

"Ai-chan is so cute." Makoto held Ai-chan in her arms, holding the bottle in the girl's hand. Seeing Ai-chan sucking hard, Makoto had an expression of being completely touched by the cuteness, which was completely different from her usual calm appearance.

"Hi~ Ai-chan, this is your mom Makoto, and I'm dad Ai!"

“Q~”

Behind the decorative trees in the gift shop, Rikka and Arisu also watched the two people's interaction gradually becoming a little strange.

"Ah, they really look like a loving couple."

After Arisu said this, the situation suddenly became even stranger.

Noticing the small thing Ai-chan had been holding in her arms as a toy, Makoto picked up the full bottle with some curiosity. "Speaking of which, what is this?"

"This is Mr. Ash's stuff. I think he left it here with Ai-chan and never took it back."

Ai is also planning to find a time to return it to Ash himself.

"That person's things?"

Makoto couldn't help but frown when she heard this. After all, as the one who was beaten the worst among the four and was almost eaten by a dragon, her impression of Ash would only be lower than Rika's impression of him before.

Could this be some dangerous item? Thinking this way, Makoto gently rubbed the rotating bottle cap with her fingers, but apart from the tank relief on it, she couldn't see any difference.

Driven by curiosity, Makoto shook the black tank full bottle.

Amid the gurgling sound of the semi-liquid contents inside the full bottle, Makoto seemed to hear the roar of heavy machinery in her ears, and the sound of metal clashing between her fingers.

"Whoa-!"

Makoto was startled by the sudden change in her body. She quickly let go of the full bottle and kept shaking her hands. The back of her swinging hands hit the door of the gift shop behind her. As a result, her hands did not hurt, but the door flew out as if it was hit by a tank gun.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"No, if you're all right ladies."

Makoto accidentally punched someone's shop door and felt deeply sorry. His face flushed and he bowed to Joe repeatedly to apologize.

"Is the horse's mouth okay?"

Aiye came over with Ai-chan, who had a face full of OVO, and grabbed Makoto's white and tender hand, admiring her.

"Wow, Ma Kou P is so strong! He knocked Mr. Qiao's shop door off with just one punch!"

After Ai's unconscious finishing blow, Joe, who was originally not at peace with himself, now felt like crying.

"It's not because I'm strong!" Makoto explained hurriedly, her cheeks burning as she felt Ai's fingers gently caressing her wrist. "It's all because of this bottle. As expected, that person's stuff is very dangerous!"

"I think it's just an ordinary bottle. I can just find Mr. Ash and return it to him later."

"Love, you're so careless."

Before she knew it, Makoto, who was so cold a few days ago, can now talk to Ai like this.

Under the passionate offensive of love, the distance between the two girls is shortened to the extreme, and their friendship continues to heat up.

“What an intimate interaction~”

Even Arisu, who had known Ai since childhood, watched the scene with a smile.

As if she suddenly thought of something, she looked at her other companion beside her.

"~"

Liuhua looked at this scene with a smile on her face.

What a great relationship.

Normally, when I see such a scene, I would feel a tightness or stinging in my heart, but now it is not so uncomfortable.

Maybe, because I also have some secrets that love doesn’t know.

The girl's mood is very complicated. She feels a pang of pain in her chest because her good friend Ai has become very close to Makoto, and the unique experience she had with Ash makes her feel like she has done something bad behind her friend's back.

"It's really rare that Rikka isn't jealous today."