Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Not to mention that if the family knew the identity of the Pretty Cure, "Heartbeat Pretty Cure" might have to disband on the spot today. It would be great if such a situation could be avoided.

As expected, Mr. Ash is not an unreasonable person!

"Mr. Ash--" Ai wanted to say something else to Ash, but this time it was Ash who spoke first.

"Aida Ai."

"Ok?"

Ai tilted her head when her name was suddenly called.

"I wasn't calling you, I was just saying your name." Ash continued to mutter as Aida Ai's eyes turned resentful. "Aida Mana, your name is actually Love, but everyone calls you Mana using the Katakana pronunciation."

"It's strange."

At first everyone thought Ash was up to some crazy idea, but when they heard his true thoughts they couldn't help but feel astonished.

So you care about this kind of thing!

"Wait, how can you say someone else's name is weird?!" As one of the childhood friends, Arisu became dissatisfied when he heard Ash criticizing Ai's name.

Ash ignored the complaints of Yuqi and the others and continued to talk to himself: "Rather than Mana or something, how about I call you LOVE? After all, I used to call someone Luck too."

"No, that's fine. Ash, Rikka, and the others can just call me Mana!"

Ai waved her hands repeatedly. After all, she was used to being called Mana. It was quite strange to suddenly change the name. Moreover, she felt that if she was called Love, this name would overlap with someone else.

"Oh, so our relationship is so good that we can call each other by name?"

“Eh…?!”

What Ash suddenly asked made Ai, who had no idea about this, suddenly realize something. Looking at Ash's smirk, her heart warmed and her cheeks turned slightly red.

"It's not impossible."

Although I wanted to say something else, Kentaro came over with a tray of food.

"Here's your omelet rice, sir."

Kentaro noticed that his daughter, who was hesitant to speak, and the boy who looked like a college student seemed to know each other. The fact that his daughter seemed to be friends with someone older than her attracted the attention of a father.

"Mana, do you know this guest?"

"Ah, this." Ai suddenly revealed a somewhat awkward smile. She knew him, of course. But this was a kind of knowledge she couldn't express out loud. Otherwise, how could she tell her father that he had beaten her severely, but had also saved her? What would he think?!

"Of course, of course we know each other."

Ash didn't rush to pick up his chopsticks, but started chatting with Kentaro.

"I'm trying my best to guide them within my ability."

Ash emphasized the word "guidance" and the girls had different expressions when they heard this. Of course, Kentaro couldn't understand the real meaning.

"Are Mana and the others studying with you, sir?"

"You can think so."

Although he still didn't know what they were learning, in the mind of this simple father, since they were learning, it must be a good thing, and of course he had to say a few good words to their teacher.

"Then I'll trouble you with my Mana!"

"No, it's not a big deal."

Seeing her father and Ash chatting happily, the corners of Ai's mouth began to twitch, and she had an urge to cover her face with her hands.

Dad, don't trust this man!

I would like to recommend a book by a friend in the group, which is also about knights: "I Inherited the Chat Group in the Collapse World"

Chapter 41 The Young Lady Begins to Act

As a mentor, Ash talked about Ai Aida Ai with Ai's father Kentaro, from the girl's strengths to her weaknesses. They had a great time talking, but Ai next to him was sweating profusely, and the awkward smile on her face was almost about to burst.

Dad, why are you so happy talking to Mr. Yaxiu about me?

After all, family members are undoubtedly the most important people to these girls, so if they encounter people from a selfish organization, they will of course be afraid that they will be harmed because they have no power.

But now, his father seemed to be having a very happy chat with Ash, a person he didn't know whether to judge as good or bad.

For a moment, even Ai, who had a strong psychological ability to accept, was confused and didn't know how to deal with it.

"Ah, Mana is really working hard."

Looking at Aida Ai's loss of composure, Arisu picked up the black tea in his hand and took a sip.

After all, what Ash said was not wrong in a sense. He did contact them as a kind of "guide", but this guide was not a good thing, and the girls had no intention of agreeing with his twisted logic.

So to outsiders, what Ash said and what the girls actually thought were two completely different things.

If I put myself in Mana's shoes, I would think, if I were Mana... well, I would probably be quite happy. After all, the person I care about is recognized by my family, so of course I would be happy.

"Mr. Ash..."

Rika, who also didn't know what to say, could only give an awkward smile in response to Ai's complicated feelings at the moment. If it was Mr. Ash chatting with her parents, she probably wouldn't know what expression to make.

Only Makoto was out of the topic from beginning to end. After all, her family was not on Earth now, so she didn't have to worry about this issue.

"Makoto, even though it was Ash who said something strange before, do you really not have a brother?" Rikka poked Makoto's elbow and asked carefully.

"I don't have any brothers or sisters anymore. If I really had a brother named Yizhen, I would definitely let him teach him a lesson!

As he said this, Makoto waved his little fists, looking eager to try.

"I see. Mana has received a lot of care."

After a brief exchange, Ash created the image of a young, promising and hardworking young man, which successfully made Kentaro feel that it was right for his love to make friends with this gentleman.

As Mana heard her father's words, the corners of her mouth twitched again, and the expression on her face became more distorted.

"It's okay, it should be."

Picking up the water cup beside him to moisten his mouth, Ash, who was surprisingly able to chat with this adult man, was able to almost outline the model of a warm family.

A pair of parents who love their work, are kind and contented, and always have a smile on their faces, take good care of their next generation. It is no wonder that they raised an outstanding girl like Ai Aida.

He cares about his daughter, but not in a restrictive way. He supports her in whatever she wants to do. This is the opposite of the often-complex father-son relationship seen in the Knights' Shed.

But these still have nothing to do with me.

Ash took another sip of water.

"Oh, sorry, I accidentally talked so much that the food is getting cold. Please eat it while it's hot!"

Kentaro, feeling somewhat apologetic, quickly stepped back to make room for Ash, thinking that it was a blessing for his daughter to receive guidance from this seemingly capable young man.

Under the gazes of Kentaro and Ai, Ash used chopsticks to cut open the golden omelet on the omurice, revealing the perfectly cooked, plump and rich rice inside. The golden omelet and the shimmering white rice formed a perfect match, and with some ketchup garnished on it, it made people's mouths water just by looking at it.

Ash picked up the rice that was emitting heat and a faint fragrance, wrapped it in the egg roll that looked so sweet, and chewed it slowly.

"How about it?"

Kentaro was full of anticipation. As a chef, it was natural for him to want to be recognized by the diners.

Then he saw Ash only took a bite and put down his chopsticks.

Kentaro's heart sank instantly.

"Guest, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the omurice?!"

Kentaro has been a chef for many years, inheriting the shop and skills from his father-in-law. Even the pickiest diners will give a thumbs up to his omelet rice. Even the fact that his shop has been used as the material for a TV program is enough to show his influence.

Therefore, whether for the reputation of this heritage or for his dignity as a chef, he cannot allow his work to fail to satisfy his customers!

So no matter how excessive this gentleman's request is, as a chef and as a loving father, he must satisfy this customer (his daughter's friend)!

But Ash's request was beyond his expectations.

"Please bring the seasoning."

"Eh?"

"I'm talking about seasonings. Everything in your store."

A few minutes later, looking at the bottles of seasonings that filled the table at his request, Ash began his next step, which was no less than the "ultimate insult" to the chef.

"Could it be?!"

Rika, who had witnessed Ash's actions with her own eyes, changed her expression when she thought about how Ash had been so ruthless to her food before!

Oh no, if Mana's father, a chef, saw this, he would...

However, it was too late. Ash grabbed a bottle of salad dressing and turned it upside down on the omurice. He squeezed it expressionlessly and mixed all the sauce on it without mercy!

"Wait, Mr. Ash!"

Originally, the girl wanted to remind Ash that adding seasonings so randomly would cover up the flavor of the food.

But when Ai saw Ash's next move, she was completely shocked.

Letting go of the dry salad dressing, the evil hand reached out to the ketchup, still mixing it in a disorderly manner, followed by pepper, peanut butter, and mustard. The random addition without any combination was enough to make any chef's blood pressure soar.

By the time a can of spicy miso was completely placed on the rice, the entire plate of omurice had turned into a dark, unidentified object that needed to be blurred out. Rikka, Arisu, and the others standing by all held their noses and retreated.

As for the original maker of this omelet rice, poor Mr. Kentaro, he fainted with his eyes rolled back and bubbles coming out of his mouth when Ash was halfway through adding it.

"father!"

Ignoring the voice of Ai who was frantically trying to wake up her father, Ash picked up another ball of unknown mixture and stuffed it into his mouth. The expression on his face finally changed.

"Yeah, it's quite delicious."

"thanks for treatment."

With his empty and clean plate, Ash picked up the napkin beside him to wipe the stains from his mouth, and walked out under the strange looks of the girls.

"Mr. Ash..."

Facing Ai's eyes that had become full of resentment, Ash crossed his hands and made a pause gesture.

"I'm not here to talk to you today. If you have anything to say, let's talk tomorrow."

"Really, Mr. Ash is so weird..."

Together with his mother who rushed over after hearing the news, he carried his shocked father back to bed to rest. Now, even with a broad heart of love, he inevitably felt some resentment towards Ash.

So your taste is really weird! If you ever get married, how will she prepare lunch for you?

"Okay, okay, calm down, Mana."

"That's what this guy is."

While Makoto and Rikka were comforting Ai, Arisu did not join in. She looked at Ash's back as he left with his hands in his pockets, and a different light flickered in her eyes.

"Phew, it's delicious. Let's go again next time."

After saying some words that were a bit too much for a chef, Ash, who was a little full, walked along the roadside bored, thinking that it would be nice if he could do something to help digest the food.

Just as he was thinking this, an extended black luxury car that looked very expensive drove slowly to his side in the same pace as him.

Ash felt that something that could help him digest his food seemed to be coming soon.

"Hey, isn't this the eldest lady?"

"Although I said I wasn't looking for you today, it seems someone is actively looking for me."

Looking at the girl behind the rolled-down window of the back seat of the car, who was emitting a warm yellow light, Ash didn't even bother to stretch out his hand to greet her.

Hearing Ash's impolite greeting, Arisu did not get angry, but continued to maintain her usual smiling expression and communicate with this dangerous man.

"My full name is Yotsuba Arisu. Mr. Ash can just call me Arisu like Mana and the others."

"Is this kind of thing okay? Or do you have some other purpose?"

"Hehe, actually, I'm the same as Mana. If possible, I also want to be friends with Mr. Ash."

Although Ash had met many guys who were always smiling, and those people usually gave Ash the feeling of a smiling tiger, the equally smiling Yotsuba Arisu he met today gave him a different feeling.

She was smiling, and was very serious, which in a sense was even scarier than a smiling tiger.

"why?"

I remember it was completely different from everyone else, we weren't familiar with each other at all, right?

"Mr. Ash, I have a request for you. Can you accept it?"