Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Cure heart, to be honest, I'm quite disappointed in you."

Cure Heart, who looked like a bad kid being scolded by the teacher for not doing his homework, raised her head with a pitiful look. She didn't understand what Ash meant by what he said.

"You are the core of Heartbeat Pretty Cure, like a thread uniting those who were once scattered. You originally possessed a strong heart and the power to become stronger."

"So I was wondering, if all your friends, who used to value friends, were taken away, what kind of power would you unleash? And can you let me see the true power of Pretty Cure?"

After all, this was a method he had actually tried out in another world before, and it worked almost flawlessly.

I didn't expect to have an accident with Ai Aida today.

"The result disappointed me greatly. You didn't make my heart flutter at all!"

"Ash, wait—Ah!"

Cure Heart was easily knocked down by the normal Ash, and turned back into her original Ai Aida state.

"I have no interest in people who are afraid of me. Go away!"

Ai Aida opened her mouth wide, watching him take away her most important friend, but she couldn't say a word.

It was not until Ash disappeared around the corner that Ai suddenly leaned forward and knelt on the ground, pounding the ground with her fists that she couldn't fully clench. She wanted to cry but no sound came out of her throat, and only silent tears kept falling.

But in a place where Ai couldn't see, at the next street corner, dark lightning kept flowing in Ash's chest, and the terrifying momentum he had maintained collapsed in an instant. Ash, with cold sweat on his head and pain between his brows, almost dropped Rikka to the ground. At this time, he had to lean his other shoulder against the wall to avoid falling.

"No, this is not my burial place..."

He seemed to remember something, something he had forgotten before.

The memories of what would happen if the Dark Echoes were fully collected but he was still alive.

Although the result was somewhat unacceptable, he was not ready to die easily. He would not attempt suicide. He was no longer the cowardly person he used to be.

He helped Rikka up to prevent her from falling, ignored the increasing number of panels piling up in front of him and the glowing red warnings on them, and walked towards the base step by step with a ferocious smile.

"Where is the hero who can defeat me?"

Chapter 116: Girls’ Questions

On the other side, after Ash, who was restless, went out for a stroll alone, the two cadres no longer wanted to stay here. At this time, there were only two Pretty Cure girls in the base of the selfish organization. If someone who didn't know the facts saw it, they would think that Pretty Cure had defeated the villain's lair.

Although they were prisoners, Ash did not put shackles on them, nor did he restrict their activity area. The main restrictions on them were that they were not allowed to talk to their former friends and had to report here at a specified time. There were no other restrictions. In other words, the entire base was now open to them for exploration.

At the beginning, they would take advantage of this time to search the entire base to see if they could find anything related to the dark and evil game plan. As a result, apart from finding the YGO cards, game discs and robot toys that Ash hid under the bed, they didn't find anything else, let alone the evil plan.

At that time, they thought that Ash was hiding it too well, until one day when they discovered that the majestic figure sitting on the throne with his head supported by his hands was actually someone dozing off, an idea came into the girl's mind.

Could it be that the so-called "game" and "plan" are probably just like the author's book, written on a whim without even an outline?

This made the girl, who had been working hard for a long time, suddenly feel that she might be too stupid.

After completing the feeding and comforting process for Lance and Dabi, who were locked up separately, the only sound left in the empty corridor of the base was the sound of the two girls' soles tapping on the ground.

Finally, Makoto, who had been following Arisu until she could no longer bear it, spoke to her.

"Arisu, have you really... done that to Ash?"

Although Makoto's words were halting and had a hint of riddle, Arisu still understood what she meant.

"No, I don't mean to surrender to our enemy, Mr. Ash. After all, we are Pretty Cure."

However, Makoto now doesn't seem to think so.

"But Arisu, you've completely started to agree with him, right?"

At least to outsiders, Arisu, who always sat next to Ash, was always trying to please him. She always handed him exactly what he needed, lectured him about his unhealthy diet, and offered shoulder massages and other relaxation techniques when needed. She even witnessed two executives handing their purchases to her for review first. If there were any issues with the purchase order, the serious Arisu would even send it back and demand a re-order, but the two of them would just kowtow and not dare to say a word.

This kind of thing was a little too magical for Makoto, who had been fighting against a selfish organization before.

If Ash is the Demon King now, then Yotsuba Arisu is like the Black-Hearted Queen. If Makoto didn't know Arisu's character as a friend, she would have thought that Arisu had completely surrendered to Ash's side.

"Because he's being naughty right now. If you don't want to be constantly embarrassed by him, you have to learn to adapt."

Arisu chuckled.

"After all, Ash isn't usually that difficult to get along with. In fact, he's kind of cute."

"I don't understand."

Makoto shook her head. She felt that if she did this, wouldn't it be the same as surrendering?

"That person has been attacking us with all sorts of bizarre and twisted theories. More importantly... I haven't been able to refute them yet."

Unlike other villains who are outright evil like "I just want to do bad things, all of you humans have to obey me!", Ash's words are full of traps. Even though they, as Pretty Cures, don't agree with those principles, they can't completely deny them, and even... vaguely feel that there is nothing wrong with what he said.

What happened? Could it be that because of him, my heart has also changed?

"Makoto, if you think that, it means you've fallen into his trap." Arisu poked Makoto's forehead with a finger, looking distressed. "He may be right, but that doesn't mean our ideals as Pretty Cure are wrong."

Makoto tilted her head, unable to comprehend what that meant for a moment.

"The four of us... now five, including the elves Lance and the others, Princess Ann, and my big brother, all hope that this world can be filled with more love. We use the power of Pretty Cure to protect this world and make it a better place."

"Ash's reasoning is more... How should I put it? His ideas are more extreme, but it is precisely because of this that the pressure he puts on us forces us to become stronger."

"Arisu, I don't understand what you are saying~" As Makoto, who has a straightforward personality, listened, she was confused by the twists and turns in the words.

"So, the important thing is to stick to your heart. What you should believe in is up to you." Arisu pointed out the core truth of the words.

"For example, Makoto wants to save the Poker Kingdom and Princess Ann no matter what others say, right?"

"Yeah!" When she said this, Makoto's eyes became firm. This was the only belief that she would not waver in any way.

"In that case, no matter what he says, we don't need to pay attention to those strange words. We just need to firmly believe in what we believe in. Our goal will not change."

At this point, Arisu's face lit up with more smiles.

"After all, a heart of love and hope is invincible, right?"

"That's right, Pretty Cure is invincible!"

They reached a new consensus that no matter how other people or other worlds would develop, as members of the Pretty Cure, they would always keep such a beautiful wish.

"By the way, Arisu, what do you think of Ash now?"

"Why are you asking this?" Arisu pondered the question. After all, Ash gave her a contradictory and complex feeling. "How should I put it? Like a child who never grows up, he loves to throw tantrums, but he also has his own persistence."

"And now this Ash has changed. He can still have a good conversation with us as usual, but once the battle starts, he becomes ruthless."

Makoto also agreed with Ash's changes. It would be great if the source of the changes could be found and corrected.

"so...."

"But--" Arisu interrupted Makoto and changed the subject.

"I haven't forgiven him for what he did to me, Mana, and the others, including you. Unless he is willing to sincerely apologize to me, I will not forgive him."

"Who do you want to forgive?"

A familiar sound like thunderclap suddenly exploded, immediately drawing the attention of both of them. The door over there was pushed open, and Ash was standing there against the light, carrying a person.

"Ash....Ah, Rikka!"

His expression changed from dissatisfaction to surprise, and then to anger in an instant. There was no doubt that even Rikka had lost to him.

"Don't look at me like that. I hadn't planned on this originally, but plans can't change. I won this honestly!"

"I already told you that we Pretty Cure aren't bargaining chips in your game... Well, never mind. You wouldn't listen anyway. What happened to Rikka?"

"He just fainted from exhaustion. He did a pretty good job, worthy of the brilliance of a diamond. Please help me take it."

Makoto took the unconscious Rikka from Ash's shoulder. She was unhappy and wanted to take her away from Ash as soon as possible, but she saw his body shaking slightly. She couldn't bear it and asked one last question.

"Are you OK?"

"Oh, what could possibly happen to me? Compared to this, you still care about me?"

"You—huh, who cares about you!"

Treat your good intentions like a donkey’s liver and lungs!

Makoto walked off angrily, leaving Arisu shaking her head involuntarily.

117 Hishikawa Rika get daze

"Come in you!"

The elf Raziel was thrown mercilessly into a small room specially prepared for elves.

It's called a room, but there's nothing inside except a bed. It looks like it was cleaned up from a former guest room. But living here is better than being locked in a cage like a pet.

"Let me out quickly and return Liuhua to me, Rachel!"

The little elf knocked on the closed door, but its small size prevented it from even moving the doorknob, let alone the locked door.

"It's useless, Raziel. That human has no interest in us and won't care about us."

"Darby, Lance!"

When I turned around, I saw that the two elf companions who had been abducted earlier were indeed here. They were sitting on the bed, as if they had accepted their fate.

"But, Rikka has been captured by that guy!" Raziel, concerned about his partner, was almost in tears. "If I can't transform into Pretty Cure now, who knows what kind of cruel treatment Rikka will receive from him!"

"Calm down. Arisu and Makoto brought us out a few times before. That Ash at least kept his promise and didn't do anything extra to them after he captured them."

Now that Ash has become the worst of the enemies, he is at least still adhering to some bottom lines. Even though these bottom lines are really low, it is a blessing in disguise.

Although Dabi was very unwilling, he had to admit that they were of no help at the moment, and blind actions would even cause trouble for the girls.

The focus of our actions now is ultimately on the girls.

"That's right, Lance." The bear-like elf Lance lay on the bed, holding a donut that was almost as big as himself, squinting his eyes and biting into it. "It was Arisu who brought us the food, so it's actually pretty much the same as when we were at home, Lance~"

"You, how can you eat the enemy's food, Rachel!" Seeing his companion looking miserable, Rachel was stunned.

"Want a bite? It's still hot, Lance~"

"Never!"

I, Raziel, would rather starve to death or jump out of the window than eat a single bite of the food bought by this man!

"Hey, but Arisu bought this, Lance."

.....

Since he didn’t buy it, it seems like it’s edible.

Raziel swallowed the half of the donut that was given to him and showed an expression of enjoyment.

"It's so fragrant!"

I really hope Liuhua can eat it too.

As for Rikka, who was being talked about by Raziel on the other side, she had just come to her senses and wanted to call out Ai's name, but her sight was completely occupied by Ash's malicious face.

"Do you understand your situation now?"

"Yes..." The quiet girl lowered her head, and her fingers rubbed the corner of her blue dress nervously, revealing her uneasy mentality.

The surroundings were completely unfamiliar, and Ira and Mam were hiding behind the door, thinking that no one could see them, grinning maliciously. Everything showed her current situation: she had been brought to the villain's base by him.

I lost the battle, and even lost to him. This is just too bad...

"What happened to Mana, Mana?!"

At the end of the memory, he blocked a crucial attack for her and then fainted.

Rikka looked at the man nervously. Even though she was imprisoned, the first person she couldn't help but worry about was Ai Aida. She was really afraid that Ash, who seemed to have lost his humanity, would do something bad to her in the future.

After all, when Ai got into trouble for helping others in the past, Arisu and she would try their best to help her. Now that she has also lost, she can't imagine what Ai's mood will become.

"Hey~ didn't you just have a fight with her?"

"That's another matter." Rikka's tone became more urgent. "This matter is between us, it's none of your business!"

"You have such an arrogant tone, but considering that you two love each other so much, I will forgive your disrespect this time." Seeing that Rikka was defeated by his word "love each other" and his incarnation of Steam Princess, Ash, who was finally amused by Rikka and had his previous depressed mood gone, was happy to tell her.

"Nothing's wrong, but if she keeps that attitude, she'll never be a Pretty Cure again~"

"Mana..." She felt relieved to hear that Ash didn't attack Ai, but when she thought about Ai's failed situation, she seemed to understand her best friend's sad mood. Rikka couldn't help but hold her hands to her chest, worrying in her heart.