Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"What are you doing? Forget it."

Ash shook his head indifferently. No matter what the other party planned to do, it would be useless to him who had abandoned the past.

"I am back."

I pushed open the door, and it was still pitch black inside. But my parents had obviously all gotten off work, so why was there no one there?

Is it going to make up a story about the Wayne family walking down an alley and crush me with sadness? Haha, sorry, that kind of thing has no effect on me.

Just as Ash was reaching for the light switch with an indifferent attitude, the light suddenly turned on and illuminated the entire room. The beautiful and warm light hit his face, and the ribbons that almost triggered his fighting instinct also flew to his face.

So bright!

so many people!

So many...smiling faces?

“TA~DA~!”

Countless people, both those Ash could name and those he couldn't, appeared in his house. The originally deserted and uninviting room was decorated with bright lights, looking very cheerful. They surrounded Ash wearing top hats, holding streamer sprayers, and blowing those stupid trumpets in their mouths.

Their faces were filled with happy, joyful and blessing smiles for Ash, and several people hurriedly brought the huge cake they had prepared in advance to Ash.

"Happy birthday, Ash!"

"you...."

Looking at the grand scene of his "partner/enemy" celebrating his birthday, even Ash had never thought he would encounter such a situation. He stood there with his mouth wide open like an idiot.

"Happy birthday to you, Ash!"

"Dad, Mom?"

His father and mother were among them, hugging their son tightly with smiles on their faces that they never showed when they were worried about him.

"Son, you have always done a great job. I am proud of everything you have done!"

"Y-yes?" That was all Ash could answer.

But, what have I done?

Chapter 143 A Happy Dream

"Everyone--!"

Cure Heart fell from his own screen and landed among the others who had been waiting for a long time.

"Really, Mana, it's too slow!"

Faced with Rika's coquettish anger, Ai stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly.

"Sorry it took me a while to say goodbye."

Matthew looked on with a gloomy face as the film of Mana and the others' memories quickly dissipated, which meant that the past could no longer bind these girls.

Facing the five girls who were watching him intact, Matthew could no longer maintain his complacency about being in control of the situation.

"Why did you leave? I worked so hard to prepare a path for you to live forever in beautiful memories..."

"Forever, I don't need it!" The purple girl, undeterred by temptation, immediately retorted. "The road to the future may be treacherous, but precisely because of this, we must overcome difficulties and keep moving forward!" The hearts of the blue and yellow girls had only grown stronger after this experience.

Those who have experienced pain will become stronger, which is something I learned from Ash! Mana was not afraid at all, and her bright eyes looked directly into the eyes hidden behind Matthew's mask.

"This way, we Pretty Cure can share our love with more people!"

"Really? You mean we don't need to live happily ever after?... Hehehe, hahahaha!" Matthew's gloomy face suddenly lifted, and he laughed heartily at the nervous girls. "You think so, but there are people who don't think so!"

He snapped his fingers, and a huge screen appeared in front of the girls. They immediately took up ready positions, but the expected attack did not come.

Isn't this an enemy attack? The girls carefully moved their arms away and found that the screen seemed to be just playing a simple picture.

"Look, you all know this person!"

I know him, of course I know him, how could I not know him!

The girls' eyes were fixed on the people in the picture, never moving away.

"Ash?!"

Ash looked at the scene in front of him as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday. Why, you're surprised to see everyone!"

The energetic young man with a rocket head patted Ash's body, and the wild movements almost knocked him down.

"Indeed." Ash didn't care about it, because his mouth had never closed since he saw this scene.

Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Sentai Ranger, Space Detective and all kinds of other amazing people are in my house, celebrating my birthday?

Did I inhale too much Chijeras pollen? That's not right. Although one of my two Chijeras was inexplicably missing before, that shouldn't make sense.

"We specially hid this surprise for you from you. By the way, this was Xiaotian's idea!"

It turned out to be a surprise, that’s really your style.

"What's wrong, Ash?" Another acquaintance walked up to him. The handsome guy in red and white uniform curled up the corners of his mouth into a smile, as if he was deliberately dressing himself up as a clown just to make him laugh.

"Today is your birthday, and everyone is here. You should be happy, Smileu Smileu~!"

"Come on, Jianwu." Ash waved his hand at the man, feeling rather embarrassed. "I told you not to smile like an idiot all the time, but you were right today..."

We should be happy today, after all, it is a rare moment for us to get together.

The cake with the robot candles on it was pushed in front of Ash. Everyone urged Ash to make a wish quickly. He felt a little embarrassed and closed his eyes, silently reciting his wish in his heart.

"I hope all my favorite heroes can find the happiness they deserve."

"Hey, what wish did you make? Come and tell us." The man in pirate costume casually sat aside and greeted Ash. Ash smiled evilly, took a deep breath, and blew out the candle in one breath.

"I won't tell you, keep it a secret hehe!"

"Then let's cut the cake. As the protagonist of today, Ash will take the first bite."

"Really? You knew I couldn't taste sweetness—hmm!" When he stuffed the cake cream that was given to him into his mouth, the sweet feeling on his tongue made him open his eyes wide.

So sweet and delicious.....cake, a taste I haven't tasted in a long time! I love it!

"Grandma once said—" the man in chef's attire pointed to the ceiling. "True flavor can only be tasted with your heart."

"I'm cooking today, everyone please eat more!" Another chef who grows his own vegetables and runs his own restaurant showed off his skills today. The dishes he cooked were so delicious that everyone almost bit their tongues.

"Oh, delicious! This dish is great, brothers, you should try some too."

"Hiss - Kotaro, you leave some for me!" Ash snatched the skewers from the hand of the cheerful man who looked like a starving ghost, and ran back and forth with the skewers in one hand and beer in the other. He reminisced with old friends whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and quarreled with new friends whom he had just met, and finally laughed and fought with them.

I almost quickly threw all my worries aside and had fun with everyone like a fool.

"Everyone, let's be happy today for Ash!"

"oh------!"

Everyone raised their cups, pushing the atmosphere of the birthday party to its peak.

At the chaotic birthday party, everyone, including Ash, was immersed in a sea of ​​laughter and joy that was out of this world.

Outside the screen, the girls stared at the scene blankly, feeling inexplicably angry.

What's this? We've gotten over the past, so why are you so happy alone?!

"Mana!"

Bellulu quietly broke free from her restraints and jumped into Ai's arms, telling them the story she had seen earlier.

The girls' expressions changed from dissatisfaction with Ash at the beginning to surprise and loss as the story progressed. Seeing the smile that Ash rarely showed in front of them on the screen, sadness and sympathy surged up at the same time.

"Ashtha..."

After hearing about Ash's childhood experiences, Rikka's hands were shaking slightly.

Even just listening to Bellulu's retelling was enough to make people sad.

He has no friends, is a loner, is constantly bullied, and doesn't understand what his parents say.

None of them had ever experienced anything similar. Even Makoto, whose parents died when she was young, spent a wonderful childhood with the same children under the gentle education and care of the Poker Kingdom.

They could not empathize or describe their complex emotions. After knowing the truth, all words and descriptions lost their meaning at this moment.

"How can it be so excessive?"

Mana hugged Bellulu's arm and unconsciously held it tight.

She lives in a beautiful family and a beautiful world where sadness and happiness are the norm in life.

So she found it hard to imagine what kind of past Ash had experienced, a past filled with no happiness but only coldness.

"That's right, I didn't expect that his past was not happy at all. My ability is useless to him, so!"

Matthew raised his hand and pointed at Ash on the screen, who was laughing and throwing cake on someone's face, and also got cake on his face.

"If not, then I will give him a beautiful dream!"

"No one can give up their dreams, especially someone like him who has never experienced a dream before!"

Chapter 144: The Jealousy of the Forgotten

Everyone broke through the ceiling of the bridge and came to the deck above the whale. Looking back, they could still see Ash's smiling face on the screen through the hole.

Matthew also transformed into a ferocious giant dog in front of them. His sharp fangs flashed with cold light, leaving no doubt that he could pierce a hole in their bodies.

"That Ash, actually..."

No one had ever thought of seeing Ash like this, but combined with what they knew about his past from Bellulu, it did explain it, it was unexpected, but also reasonable.

"Indeed, we don't know what Ash's past was like."

In fact, this is not the case. When they were captured and taken to the base, and had a lot of time to spend with Ash, the girls had secretly asked him in a roundabout way, wanting to know more about him so that they could have a heart-to-heart with him.

But every time when the conversation got to the crucial point, Ash would change the subject, or start all sorts of blushing and heart-pounding pranks to force the conversation to shift gears. Now that I think about it, it was probably Ash who did it on purpose.

He refused to understand each other and took the initiative to close his heart.

"So what he's done to us so far is the result of subtle influence from before?"

"I don't know, Makoto. If we haven't truly understood something like this, there's no way we can know."

Arisu shook his head. After knowing these things, Arisu could no longer maintain the fact that he actually had little ill will towards Ash.

Of course, the person who is most worried about him now is another person.

"Mr. Matthew, why?"

"You asked me why, and I also want to ask you—Mana, why?"

Matthew, transformed into a giant wild dog, had blazing flames and jealousy in his eyes.

"What do you mean there's no need to reminisce? He's clearly our enemy, yet you still care about him so much!"

"No, Ash is different!" Ai has no confusion at all. It is precisely because she doesn't want that man to become a memory that she cares so much!

"What's the difference? He is, and so am I! After having him, you completely forgot about me! And you still say you don't need memories!"

Matthew, who was extremely angry, turned into a cannonball and smashed directly into them, knocking them to pieces amid the girls' screams.

"Are you saying that we don't need to consider the feelings of those things that are being trampled upon and forgotten?!"

"What did you say?" Ai, who got up from the ground in pain, was completely confused. Not to mention that it was obviously him who did something excessive as the villain, and do I know you...wait?

Looking up, I saw the golden heart tag hanging on the giant dog's neck, and my expression was dazed.

I just touched this tag not long ago!

"Who are you......!"

Matthew... Marlowe, it was just a change of one word.

Ai's pupils trembled violently, and her voice was full of disbelief.