Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Damn it... How could this happen?"

Although the royal gem is an important prop that hides clues about the princess, it is far less important than love in the girls' hearts. The girls, worried about love's situation, had no choice but to take out the other three gems.

But just as the regretful girls were about to agree to the exchange, Ash, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and interrupted their conversation.

"Princess, is this really okay?"

Seeing Regina tilt her head at him, as if she didn't quite understand, Ash continued.

“Sometimes, once something is lost, you can never get it back.”

For example, friendship, once you hurt someone's heart, it may be impossible to recover it no matter what.

"A friend of mine with a crew cut once said that compared to tangible things, the most valuable treasure is actually the friendship with the people who matter to you."

Turning Ai, who was a little overwhelmed, to face Regina, Ash pulled up the girl's soft cheeks and made her make all kinds of funny expressions.

"Princess, isn't this idiot also an important person you recognize?"

Ai, whose cheeks were sore and painful, wanted to protest, but the words she uttered were all distorted, so Ash ignored her.

"Wait, Mr. Ash, please don't do this. It's so uncomfortable... It's so weird..."

"What does it matter? You are my prisoner now. But to be honest, this feeling is addictive."

Seeing Ai making different sounds as he moved, Ash couldn't help but rub her face again. Girls' skin is different, completely different from the rough faces of men that I had only touched before!

"Ma Kou P is right, Mr. Ash is a pervert!" Not only was the voice distorted, but a few tears of love were squeezed out.

I must punch him and tell him not to do such unreasonable things to girls again!

Seeing Ash and Ai's playful and intimate interaction, the other three girls finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had no intention of hurting Ai and even helped to speak good words for her. It seemed that the reversal was also part of Ash's plan.

Unconsciously, even as enemies, they began to trust Ash to some extent.

But trust is trust, and the girl still feels that Ash is too much because he doesn't restrain himself at all.

"Mana..." Watching Mana being constantly "played" by Ash, Rikka felt as if something extraordinary had awakened in her heart.

I also want to pull Mana's face, if she could look at me with a cuter look... No, Rikka, you can't think like that!

"Ah, so cute."

"Arisu!?"

This person has spoken out his inner voice! ?

Seeing the girl in Ash's arms almost crying, Regina finally felt a little shaken.

Regina didn't notice the quarrel between the others. Her attention was completely focused on what Mana and Ash were saying. At this time, her bright red eyes began to waver as the girl thought.

Is the Royal Gem really that important to me? Why do I suddenly want it?

Wasn't I happy to be friends with Mana and the others? Why did I trample on this friendship in the blink of an eye?

But why...the desire in my heart, the feeling of only considering myself, keeps flowing out, is it because I am the daughter of the King of Selfishness?

Chapter 59: Dark Acting

"Regina, do you think that plastic gem is more valuable to you than your friendship with them?"

As expected, that unknown effect did not completely change Regina's original intention, or even if it did, it could not completely erase this friendship.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Ash delivered another blow at the right time to speed up the situation.

When the heart is shaken, both good people and bad people are at their most vulnerable.

“I…I…”

I have no idea!

Unable to find the answer, Regina was at a loss for a moment as her thoughts conflicted with her instinctive desires.

“But I really want it…”

Although he didn't convince her in one go, Ash almost understood it because he saw Regina was wavering. Since she was wavering, the next step would be easy.

In order to further stimulate and wake her up, it seems that he has to work very hard. Fortunately, this part of the experience belongs to the combat experience, and he still remembers it.

Princess, you really cause me trouble.

So he loosened his ravaging hands and whispered in Ai's ear.

"Next I will let go of the knife, and you will take this opportunity to hit me in the chest with your elbow."

"Eh?"

Ai couldn't understand why he said that at first, but then she quickly realized what was going on.

By the way, Mr. Ash also has a good relationship with Regina. If it’s not enough for us alone, Mr. Ash’s reaction should be enough!

"Follow my moves, three, two....one."

When he said one, Ash really moved the knife away for a distance. The Pretty Cure's reflexes made Ai respond quickly. As Ash said, she turned around and hit Ash in the chest with an elbow.

However, she did not expect that the effect of this attack would be so good.

“Guwaaaaaaaa!”

The screams from behind made Ai quickly turn around to see what she had done. Then, she and her friends watched in amazement as Ash spun into the air, his chest exploding like a string of firecrackers, and he landed on the ground and rolled fifteen times to undo his transformation. He then lay sideways next to the wire mesh wall of the art gallery, supporting himself with his hands, his mouth open and his eyes closed.

"Mana...?"

Hearing Rika calling his name, Aicai woke up from his dream and pointed with trembling hands at a guy with his mouth open and eyes closed.

"?"

I didn't try hard?

Ai estimated that the elbow she had thrown when she turned around was at most just an attack with the strength of a normal girl. Even if she hadn't transformed into Dragon Fang, Ash would at most have only felt a slight pain in his chest.

Although I guessed that Ash would probably put on a show, the actual performance was surprisingly good. No, it was too good!

Is it really that miserable?!

What's with that aerial spin of yours? Is it that excessive? I'm pink, not a black Pretty Cure. Why are you looking so exaggerated?

And I saw it all, you pulled the card box off your belt yourself while you were in mid-air, so why are you acting like you've been knocked down and your transformation is canceled? Are you filming a special effects movie here!?

However, Ai had to admit that Ash's performance and expression were so well coordinated that at first glance he looked like the old deflated king, just like Mach and Ao Jiao.

If she hadn't thrown the elbow herself, she would have thought that Ash was really defeated.

"Ash!"

Regina, who didn't notice anything unusual, didn't expect such a development. Kamen Rider was killed instantly by Pretty Cure in one move. How could I see such a nightmare?

The desire in her heart kept urging her to seize the gem, but her worry about Ash could not let her feel at ease no matter what.

Under the double entanglement, sweat poured out from Regina's forehead. Finally, the girl made a choice. She trembled and held the gem tightly, unable to let go, and threw it into her pocket. She trotted to Ash and helped him up.

"Ash, are you okay?"

"Ahem, oh my Precure, it hit my old wound and caused it to relapse!"

Ash was lying on the ground with his hands covering his chest, his face full of pain. Even Ai felt a little sorry for him. Anyone who saw him would think he was really seriously injured.

"Loving you is already so strong!"

"Did you overwork?"

Ai couldn't help but twitch her mouth when Liuhua pinched the muscles on her shoulders. How come even you guys were deceived?

"I'm fine, Princess. I can still fight!"

Seeing Ash's pale face and the way he was about to raise the card box to transform again, Regina felt a pain in her chest and finally couldn't stand it anymore. She hugged Ash's arm and interrupted his action of summoning the card box.

"I....Let's retreat!"

Looking back at the Pretty Cure girls, Regina grabbed Ash and teleported away.

"Let's go..."

The depression in her chest relaxed in an instant, and Ai, who had returned to her original self, turned around and saw Makoto, who couldn't help but hold his fists to his chest, looking straight at the place where the two of them left with a worried look on his face.

"Is the old injury Mr. Ash mentioned all right?"

"That's not a slapstick, that's acting."

Just as Ai Aida was explaining to her friends one by one, Joe Okada, wearing the iconic silver armor of the Poker Kingdom, ran over from the other side of the art gallery in a hurry.

"Girls of Pretty Cure, where am I...?"

Joe, who had originally planned to provide quick support, waited until he had changed his equipment before coming over to take a look, but there was no enemy anywhere. There were only four girls with question marks on their faces looking at him, as if they were watching some performance art.

"Hahaha, excuse me, may I ask Miss Regina if they have returned?"

"It's over!"

With an awkward smile, he picked up Ai-chan. Facing the girls with a hundred thousand question marks in their eyes, Joe knew that he probably couldn't continue to be the riddle man this time.

Before the girls could ask all their doubts, Joe quickly dropped the topic and promised to tell them the truth later.

"I'm sorry, ladies. I always like to say some inexplicable things. This time I wanted to save the situation at the critical moment, but I was late. It's so embarrassing, hahaha..." On the way back, Joe, holding Ai-chan, began to express his apologies to Ai and the others.

"I don't think it's Big Brother's fault. Although you always like to fool us, you gave us the love ornaments to help us through the difficult times."

After hearing what Joe said, the kind-hearted Love easily forgave Joe's Riddler behavior.

"You are doing this to guide us."

"Haha, I just want to help you as much as I can. After all, the only one who can defeat the King of Selfishness and save the Poker Kingdom is the legendary warrior - Pretty Cure."

However, when it comes to guidance, Joe, who has too many things to say, considers himself extremely unqualified, and now he thinks of another person.

"I saw your earlier battle with the Dark Knight. The one who guided you, rather than me, might be more suitable for this role."

"Hey, Mr. Ash?"

I have never thought about this kind of love, and I didn't expect there would be such a statement.

"Although his methods are despicable and too much for you, there is no doubt that you are rapidly becoming stronger because of him."

It's like a spring. If you want it to bounce up, instead of simply throwing it into the sky, you should press it down with force. The spring will not break, but will use its own strength to respond with greater force until it bounces up into the sky when you release it.

Even Joe, who hated Ash, had to admit that what he did was right.

Is everything Mr. Ash is doing now to guide us?

Thinking of this possibility, an unprecedented feeling began to brew in the girl's heart.

Chapter 60: A Valuable Bet

In the underground nuclear-proof secret base of Miss Arisu's manor, a unique "interrogation" is taking place.

The armor of the Poker Kingdom Knight was stripped off and placed on the table. Behind the explosion-proof glass window used to prevent the criminals from violently attacking was Joe Okada sitting in the interrogation seat. The expression on his face was as if his soul had left his body. Opposite him sat four Pretty Cure wearing sunglasses and with serious faces, who were in charge of the interrogation.

"Do you know how evil you've done?"

You're having a blast being the Riddler, right?!

Makoto is inexplicably surrounded by a dark aura, and the resentment lingering behind her seems to make people see the illusion of "leniency for confession and severity for resistance".

Qiao, who always looks like a mysterious and smiling man, now lives in Bengbu. Didn’t he agree not to pursue the matter? What is going on?

"Sorry, big brother." Ai, who also had a serious face, took off his sunglasses and smiled at Qiao a little embarrassedly. "Although I don't care about this, everyone does."

Especially Kenzaki Makoto, who was also born in the Poker Kingdom, her face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.

"Tell me, why do you have the armor of the Poker Kingdom Knight?!"

"Ladies, I'm not a criminal—Eyes!!"

The cute blue lion-head desk lamp on the table was suddenly turned on, and the scorching light shone on Joe's eyeballs, causing him to cover his eyes and roll on the floor in excitement.

"Mom in the distance is still waiting for you to come home, why don't you understand!"

"Well, anyway." Arisu brought out a bowl of steaming pork cutlet rice and placed it in front of the tearful cat-headed Joe. "Big brother, you must be hungry too. Finish this bowl of pork cutlet rice first."

"What a clichéd crime drama plot!" Joe couldn't help but complain even though he covered his eyes.