Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

A familiar voice belonged to a zoologist.

“Don’t underestimate the care of others!”

After saying this, the warrior took one last look at Ash lying on the ground, and the red figure also disappeared into the air.

"Really."

Holding the No. 40 gear tightly in his hand, Ash lay back on the ground with a melancholy expression. When he turned around, he saw Yotsuba Arisu lying beside him, completely unconscious.

But even though she was knocked down by herself, the expression on the girl's face did not represent the unwillingness to fail.

"Did you overdo it?"

In this world, Ash began to reflect on himself for the first time.

Chapter 50 What is hidden?

"Cough cough..."

Lying in the ruins, Arisu couldn't help coughing. What she did could be described as reckless and without any plan. She almost used herself as a threat to force Ash to make a choice.

However, when she was blown away by the Dark Warrior Dragon, she knew that her bet was right.

The results that happened previously showed that although Ash had a strong desire to fight against them, he had no intention of taking their lives. It could even be said that he valued them to the point of "protecting" them in secret.

Is it just like what Mr. Ash said, he likes shining heroes, so he will never let heroes die?

Although she felt very sorry for Mr. Ash, Arisu still did it because she knew that if she really wanted to open her heart to Ash, she had to do this, even if he might hate her.

"this is..."

Catching a glint of light from the corner of her eye, Arisu reached out and picked up the card from a place hidden under the bricks and tiles. The girl looked at the symbol on the card that was exactly the same as the one on Ryuga, and then saw the surprisingly large number below. She seemed to understand something.

As expected, Mr. Ash held back.

You are not a person without love in your heart, you just hide your heart too deeply.

Rubbing the surface of the card with his fingers, Arisu suddenly realized that this was not a single card, but two cards stacked on top of each other.

Pick out the card at the back, and the true form of the other card hidden under [Final Advent] is a card without any text logo. The only information is the dim wings in the center of the card image.

Picking up the card, Arisu saw some black aura coming out from his body. Different from pure darkness, there were some golden spots mixed in the aura. They all flowed into the card in Arisu's hand, coating the dull wings on it with a layer of dazzling gold. The flames in the background behind the wings also swayed and burned like real flames.

I seem to have done something... I'll return it to Mr. Ash later.

This was Arisu's last thought before his consciousness fell into complete darkness.

When Arisu opened her eyes again, time had jumped from noon to dusk. The first person the girl saw when she opened her eyes was Ash, who was sitting next to her and exploring the golden house of books.

Having just woken up and with his mind still hazy, Arisu felt that the injuries on his body no longer hurt. He subconsciously reached out to touch his face, and felt a roughness on his fingers that was different from his skin.

Is it a Band-Aid? Oh, now I must be looking like the protagonist in the special effects drama after a fierce battle. I have to think of a reason to explain to Sebastian when I go back. What a headache.

The girl's attention began to drift involuntarily to Ash above her head. The title of the book in his hand was "Lost Memory" and the author's name was Kamiyama Touma. Wasn't he an author I had never heard of?

But this bottom-up angle can't be... Oh, could it be a knee pillow?!

Arisu hurriedly got up, and then saw Lance under his neck and the watermelon robot providing support.

"I can't take it anymore, Lance~" The elf Lance, who had been a pillow for a long time, lay face down with a look of despair. On the other hand, the little robot was jumping around in place, looking very enthusiastic.

"[Watermelon Armor ~ Small Watermelon ~]"

"Mr. Ash... could you please stop bullying Lance and the others?"

He picked up Lance with some heartache. After all, he was his transformation device and partner. If he got crushed by him, he wouldn't be able to laugh.

Mr. Ash doesn't seem to like elves like Lance. He is both good and bad to the Pretty Cure, but completely cold to elves, even though they are all very cute.

"It was him who originally proposed this matter. I just followed his idea."

Ash lifted the novel further upwards, completely blocking his view.

What else are you thinking? Are you going to use your knees as a pillow? No way, my knees will get sore!

But just before blocking it, Arisu noticed the red mark on Ash's face, which looked like he had been punched.

What's going on? I clearly didn't attack here. This is so strange.

The two of them stared at each other, and there was a stalemate for a while, but Ash only used a book to block his view, and there was no sound of turning pages for a long time.

Arisu opened his mouth and was about to say something to break the deadlock, but Ash's voice came first.

"Let me make it clear first, you and I messed up that dojo together, so it's not just my fault. Don't even think about asking me for compensation."

Only then did Arisu remember that he had found a dojo under the Yotsuba Group as the venue for their duel.

Turning my head to look towards the dojo, I saw nothing there except ruins. A signboard that was broken into two pieces was placed at the top, and it looked extremely desolate when a cold wind blew past.

It's no longer necessary to call the demolition team. It's more convenient to call the recycling people yourself.

"I really feel sorry for them. I can only ask the Yotsuba family's construction team to rebuild it. Well, let's just renovate it and add another floor."

“It’s nice to be rich.”

After hearing Arisu's speech without any intention of showing off, Ash was speechless for a moment. However, generally speaking, world-class conglomerates like these are hiding shady dealings and appear as the main enemy, such as SB Club and X Group. It is indeed rare for them to appear as decent people to support them.

"Mr. Ash, this is back to you!"

Taking the card from Arisu, he rubbed it up and down with his fingers, and even Ash was surprised to see the one that showed [Survival (Fire)] as available.

Turning to look at the girl, Yotsuba Arisu gave her a well-behaved smile in return.

"Hey... Hey, does your body still hurt?"

"Ah~" Arisu's smile grew brighter. "It's okay. Pretty Cure's protection is very complete. I'm not hurt. But are you concerned about me, Mr. Ash?"

"probably."

He raised his fingers and rubbed his temples. A strange feeling of guilt flowed through his heart, making him uncomfortable, but this discomfort was not bad.

"I thought Mr. Ash would give me a sharp lecture."

"What good would it do if I told you?" Ash closed the book and shoved it behind him. Arisu leaned over to look for a long time but couldn't find where he had hidden it. "Heroes are all idiots who won't turn back until they hit a wall."

"But I do want to ask, facing a cannon like that, are you afraid?"

After all, that was an attack that only grazed the moon and shattered part of it. Ash didn't believe that she didn't notice it at the time.

"No, because I trust you, I don't have to be afraid of anything."

"duang~"

Seeing a big bump on Arisu's head, Ash put away his curled fingers.

"Don't trust others so easily, especially when that person is not a good person."

However, Ash never thought that this person would actually bet his life on whether he would take action. He was actually tricked by this little girl. It's really unpredictable.

"pain!"

The feeling of being hit on the head was more painful than the girl had expected. She had hit her head when she fell to the ground before, and now she was hit again, and the result was that she screamed in pain and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Woo... I can endure pain after transforming, so why can't I endure it normally?

"Hey, didn't you say everything was fine... Sigh."

Seeing Arisu covering her head and looking up at him with tears in her eyes, Ash sighed, stretched out his fingers and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After fighting with the Pretty Cure girls until now, are you satisfied?

The answer is not yet known, so let me continue to watch, Precure.

"Mr. Ash, I understand."

Seeing a black luxury car approaching, Arisu stood up, bowed to Ash, and ran over there.

But the last words she left behind made Ash very concerned.

"As expected, you're the type who can't act without hiding something."

"Hey, what do you mean?"

Ash quickly stood up and wanted to ask more questions, but the black luxury car started up quickly, stepped on the accelerator, and disappeared around the corner of the city, as if it was afraid of being caught up by him.

This time, the one who was left standing and could only watch other people's exhaust was Ash.

"Really? This is what they call karma?"

Chapter 51: Slacking Off at Work

"This is the Mori Sculpture Museum, which houses world-renowned sculptures."

Looking up into the museum, you can see many exquisite stone sculptures with beautiful shapes that show the ingenuity of the sculptors. Of course, there are also some more funny sculptures placed in the corners for visitors' entertainment.

The main reason why Pretty Cure came here was because of the information provided by Makoto. Kenzaki Makoto knew that the princess loved carving very much, and thought that if the other party was also in this world, she would definitely leave clues in similar places.

There was no way. The information Ash gave her about the princess, one pointed to a gift shop opened by Joe, one pointed to an ordinary house, and the other one had no meaning at all. The result of the unclear information was that she had to find it by herself.

Although she felt extremely ashamed and unwilling to call that person "Dad" for such a thing, Makoto didn't want other people to know, which would make her even more socially ruined, so she could only swallow her anger and pretend that she hadn't noticed anything.

So in order to find clues about the princess of the Poker Kingdom, the girls found the largest art museum in Dabei City, which is here.

The princess is the hero who temporarily sealed the Selfish King in the Poker Kingdom, preventing the Earth from being invaded immediately. The girls believe that if they can find her, they will be able to defeat the enemy better, not to mention that the princess is an important person among them, so this matter is naturally even more obligatory.

However, although the purpose was to find the princess of the Poker Kingdom, the happy atmosphere of the girls playing and fighting along the way made it feel more like a picnic.

"Speaking of which, Arisu, that band-aid on your face is...injured?"

"That's what you're talking about." Arisu touched the bandage on his nose and replied to Rikka without changing his expression: "I tried a little too hard, but the result was worth it."

"Could it be that Arisu is working hard even when we can't see her?! So impressive, she's worthy of being a Pretty Cure. Well, if that's the case, I have to keep working hard too!"

Seeing the love that suddenly ignited, Rikka looked at Arisu helplessly, and Arisu responded with a smile that said "It's not bad either."

"Anyway, let's just look around the art museum today."

"Hey~"

Just when love was igniting passion, a familiar voice sounded, like a basin of cold water poured over the head, extinguishing the flame of passion.

The small leather shoes made crisp footsteps on the ground, and Regina approached them with a happy jump. Facing the daughter of the selfish king, the girls had different expressions.

After all, last time, they were chased and stepped on by the great adventurer summoned by Ash under her instructions. If it weren't for the temporary experience card that came from nowhere and allowed everyone to turn the tables, the scene of "Death Penalty! The Four Pretty Cure Sisters" might have been staged.

But this time Regina really didn't seem to be here to cause them any trouble. The bow on her head bounced with her movements, reflecting the girl's mood at the moment. She grabbed her love's hand and looked at them with innocent eyes.

"I'm sorry for what I did to you last time. I'll be a good boy this time, so come play with me!"

Perhaps it was because of what Ai said last time about true friends that made her think more, or perhaps it was because of the subtle influence of Ash, but today Regina did not attack them unreasonably right away, but chose a more gentle approach.

"Wait, Regina, have you reflected on what you did last time? Are you going to attack us again just to please yourself?"

As one of the victims, Rikka is still a little wary of her.

"Reflection....What does reflection mean?"

What they saw was Regina's face with an expression of "I don't understand", and everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I'll teach you the meaning of self-reflection later, Regina. Don't just be friends with me. It would be more fun to be friends with everyone, right?"

"Want to become friends with everyone?"

Talking about this, the girls were also surprised by Ai's proposal, and Regina also looked conflicted, as if she was not sure whether she could make up her mind.

"Just like Regina and Ash, if Regina can become friends with Ash, then she should be able to do something like this with us, right?"

"Ah, Ash is my knight, and that means he's mine!"

Hearing Ai say this, Regina suddenly understood.

"So you all have to become mine? Fine, then I'll grant you special permission!"

"And it became yours..." Makoto couldn't help but twitch her lips when she heard that. Although she was not as resistant to Regina as she was at the beginning because of the influence of Ash and Ai, she still didn't get along with her.

"Mana, the more you explain, the bigger the difference becomes!"

"It's not like that anymore~!" Under her best friend's "enthusiastic" gaze, Ai hurriedly moved her hands and feet, and after a busy period, she finally explained her last set of friendship principles to Regina again.

"In short, being with five friends is definitely happier than being with just two. Friends share and care about each other. Isn't that better?"