Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Mana—Mana!"

Outside the door, Xia Lulu was dragging a dinner plate and knocking on the girl's door.

"It's almost afternoon, why haven't you even had lunch yet, Xia Lu?"

"Yeah, I'll eat it."

When the door was opened and the plates were brought in, Xia Lulu was shocked. These meals were from lunch and were already cold. Could they at least be heated up before eating?

But Ai did not react. She simply pushed the food into her mouth. The delicious food that she used to enjoy with great enthusiasm now tasted like chewing wax. It was more like chewing the food and swallowing it than eating it.

The smile was replaced by silence. Listening to the emotionless chewing sounds in the room, Xia Lulu felt sad and angry. She hated Ash for turning her love into this.

It would be great if I could turn into a Pretty Cure and beat up that bastard... But as an elf, I can only give power to other girls with good hearts, but I have very little power myself. Besides, is there any precedent for an elf transforming into a Pretty Cure?

After wiping off the grease from the corners of his mouth, a dull smile suddenly appeared on Ai's originally expressionless face.

"Xia Lulu, you said..."

"If I go to Mr. Ash now and surrender, will he forgive me?"

"M-Mana?!" Xia Lulu couldn't believe it. She couldn't believe that these words actually came from Ai's mouth. "What are you talking about!"

"Mana, you have done nothing wrong to him. It's not you, but that person who should sincerely apologize to you, Xia Lu!" Now even Xia Lulu, who is usually gentle, finds it difficult to control her emotions.

"And surrender to him or something? Mana is Pretty Cure. Are you serious?"

"Yeah...I'm serious."

Love nodded.

I can surrender to him and give myself to him in exchange. As long as it can give everyone freedom, he can tease me however he wants.

The most important thing is that everyone is safe. There is no need to think about other things. I am already dying anyway. If I give up thinking... I will feel more relaxed, right?

The thought of surrendering to evil forces, which she would never have thought of before, now appeared in her mind.

"Mana, do you think this is okay?!"

The door, which was originally locked, was forced open.

"Regina..."

Seeing her only remaining companion, Ai was finally able to smile again.

"Mana, all your companions have been taken away. Why would you still do this in the end?"

"But I no longer have the strength to fight... There's no other way."

If we fight, I won't be able to exert enough strength to compete with him.

All means of achieving peace without fighting have been tried, and nothing works.

Even if I possess the power of a legendary warrior, I still feel powerless to love now. The more I feel lazy, the weaker my power becomes.

"I... am so useless—!"

Regina looked at Ai Aida, who had once yelled at her about her determination and reached out to her countless times, and now looked so humiliated. She took a deep breath and walked towards her.

Yes, are you coming?

Ai herself knew how embarrassing she looked at the moment, and thinking she was going to be slapped to wake her up, she subconsciously closed her eyes.

But what awaited him was not the pain on his face, but the warmth that spread from his chest to his back.

"Regina...Regina?" Golden hair fluttered in front of Ai, and Regina, who was hugging herself, exuded a reassuring enthusiasm.

"It's okay, Mana, you still have me. And Mana, you don't have to blame yourself for this. Everyone has things they can't do. For example, I tried to make Dad change his mind before but failed. There's nothing you can do now, right?"

"So, Mana, there's no need for you to trouble yourself like this."

"Regina....Ai-chan?"

The elf-like baby Ai-chan also flew to her side, raised her chubby hand, which was not even half the size of Ai's palm, and stroked the girl's forehead, cheering her on in her own way.

"Come on, be good~"

The slurred words made the girl burst into tears instantly. She hugged Regina and Ai-chan with her trembling arms, unwilling to let go for a long time. The two of them also hugged her in their own way with beautiful expressions.

At this moment, no one would want to disrupt such a beautiful scene like in a painting, right?

"I believe that Mana's words will definitely cheer me up again!"

"Before that, it was Mana who helped me last time. This time it's my turn to help Mana! If Mana can't help, then leave it to me, Regina!"

"How can this be possible?"

"Why not?" Regina pointed at herself with confidence. "Don't forget, Ash always calls me princess. He won't make things difficult for me!"

"Don't worry, Mana. Leave everything to me!"

Regina left. For the sake of her beloved friend, she, who had already defected, took the initiative to go to the current enemy's nest.

He looked down at his open palm, then suddenly clenched it.

"Leave it all to me!"

She remembered.

This confident statement was Ai Aida's old catchphrase.

"The result was disappointing. You didn't make my heart flutter at all!"

Thinking of what Ash had said to her before, Ai finally felt a sense of enlightenment and figured something out.

At this moment, she finally understood this person.

"The person Ash pursues, likes, and loves is Pretty Cure, that's me!"

To be precise, it was me when I was Cure Heart. Even if I took the initiative to swear allegiance and offer myself as a trophy, this person would not be happy, because what he really has in mind is not just the girl named Aida Ai.

But something more fiery and more resolute!

"I've always wanted to be with more people... Ash, you and I are the same."

A ball of fire ignited the dried-up heartbeat in the heart of love, and the firewood in the heart gradually burned more and more fiercely until it turned into a huge circle of raging fire of love.

"Ma...Mana?" Seeing Ai standing up again, Xia Lulu vaguely felt that the love of the past seemed to have come back... No, it was the "Aida Ai" who was similar but different from the past who stood up!

"Xia Lulu, I want to fight."

I want to fight, not by recklessly attacking without thinking like I did in the past, but by fighting Ash as the opponent he truly wants.

One last hug for Ai-chan, Aida Ai's fighting spirit is fierce, intense, and explosive, ignited again!

I can't forgive Mr. Ash for what he is now, and I can't forgive myself for what I am now!

"That's right, I will fight, for myself, for everyone...even for him!"

After all, if I can't knock him down, then no one can save him except me, right?

Chapter 120: Partner's Shadow

Mamo, Makoto, Rikka, and Arisu, the four current women of the Selfish Organization, were all gathered together, their attention focused on the table in front of them.

To be precise, it is the table and the poker cards in their hands. At this moment, the number of cards in their hands is less than 3, which is the so-called decisive moment.

"Ace of Spades!"

Makoto threw one out.

"Jack of Diamonds."

Liuhua also threw out a card.

"King of Clubs."

Arisu put a poker on the table.

"Haha, looks like I'm the winner, Little King!"

With only one card left in her hand, Mamo is confident that if she bets on this joker, she will win!

"Sorry, I have the last trump card."

Liuhua smiled and followed her king, and Mamu, who was originally confident, instantly became embarrassed.

Oh no, I forgot that no one has come out to be the king yet!

"Rikka is really good at card games."

"well enough."

Makoto was referring to Rikka's other personal interest besides her dream of being a doctor. Despite her appearance as a good student, Rikka is actually very proficient in various board games, especially karuta. She once competed as an amateur in a karuta tournament against the "Karuta Queen," the highest-ranked professional player in Japan at the time.

Of course, that duel was ruined by the selfish weird combination of Ira who suddenly appeared. Now Ira is being ordered to buy things. The retribution is really lamentable.

During these days as hostages, they have almost adapted to the situation. Originally, they were mainly worried that loving her might cause them to lose their mind, but recently when they saw her from afar, they could see the girl's firm gaze at them, which made them feel relieved.

It seems that even if they are temporarily lost, love hides sadness under confidence and continues to work hard and fight.

These days, in addition to asking them to serve him tea, clean and help him, Ash mainly asked them to bring their own elves to practice with him. The result of the practice was also one-sided failure from the beginning, but now they only lose after a period of competition.

The girls' instincts as legendary warriors began to awaken, and their strength improved rapidly under pressure.

"Come to think of it, Ash has been spending much less time sparring with us lately than before, eh?"

"That's right. It seems that the blows aren't as heavy-handed as they were at the beginning."

This was no secret, the girls nodded, in fact they all had similar feelings.

"But isn't this a good thing? Maybe he's finally ready to repent."

After exercising these days, Makoto has gradually become more optimistic and says that this is all good.

"Really? I feel like something is wrong..."

"Rikka's intuition has always been sharp."

"Really? You little girls, even after being caught, are still so optimistic and speak well of him!" Mamo, standing by, couldn't stand it any longer. She threw her losing hand on the table and began to shuffle. "It's lost, it's lost. Hurry up, next round, next round!"

"Huff." Seeing Mamo's look, they laughed good-naturedly. After temporarily being in the same group as companions, the girls unexpectedly got along well with Mamo and Ila.

"I didn't expect Miss Mamo to be interested in games from the human world, too?"

"After all, the current King of Selfishness is Lord Ash. We officers no longer have the task of collecting evil energy for resurrection. So, what are we to do now that we have some free time but not play cards?"

Mamo, who has been addicted to playing cards recently, has even begun to think that destroying the earth would be a waste.

"I'm done washing, come again!"

"Wow, you're having fun, is it fun?"

After someone approached, the voices of onlookers came from behind them.

"Of course it's fun, playing cards is really fun..."

The rest of the words were stuck in Mamu's mouth, because the owner of this voice was obviously the hanged guy Ash!

Now Mamu is like a corporate slave who was caught playing a web game on the company computer when he heard his boss shouting from behind, "Is it fun?"

“No, I, ah…”

Ash didn't get angry. After all, he didn't stipulate that his employees couldn't play games at work, right?

Of course, the most important point is that Ash doesn't have the energy to cause trouble for her right now, so he just turns a blind eye to it.

"I'm tired... Remember to prepare dinner for me, the rest is up to you."

After stretching, Ash staggered towards his throne, lay down, and closed his eyes without caring about anything else.

"Huh... I thought I was going to be hung at the door again." Mamu, who was not punished, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said that she would never play poker at work again next time... She would never dare to do that again!

"But, Ash seems to be getting more and more sleepy lately?"

"Hmm... Ash isn't like Ai-chan, is he just tired lately?"

But he doesn't have a job, so why should he be so tired?

Listening to the conversation between Makoto and Arisu, Rikka seemed to be lost in thought. She looked at the figure walking away to the other side, then stood up and followed quietly.

"here it is?"

There was no place to stand on his body, left or right, and there was nothing but darkness. Ash opened his eyes.