Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Chapter 158: Simplicity is the Truth

"Ah, wake up!"

When Ai, who was passing by, saw Ash sitting on the bed staring at his palm, she immediately went over to greet others in surprise.

However, someone reacted faster than her. Upon hearing the news that Ash had recovered, a black shadow flew directly into Ash's arms.

“Ugh—”

Ash was hit hard in the chest without warning and almost vomited out the food he had eaten the previous night. When he finally caught his breath, he looked down and saw the red bow fluttering on the other person's head.

"Princess, you are so enthusiastic."

Regina, hugging him with both hands, buried her face in his chest and rolled around, unwilling to let go like a sloth.

"Whose fault do you think it is?!"

Reluctantly looking up at Ash, the haziness in the little princess' eyes seemed to reveal the grievances in her heart.

"Before, Ash went crazy and caused trouble for Mana and the others, and even attacked me! And then after finally turning back, he did something stupid like that again!"

"Really? You said you'd be my knight. I won't let you leave me like that again!"

I am the embodiment of selfishness. I don’t want to lose someone important to me even once!

"Alright, alright." Ash's big hands rubbed Regina's soft blonde hair. This time she only trembled slightly and didn't shy away. "I promise you, it won't happen again."

"I am immortal, I won't die so easily."

"What's with all that immortality? You nearly scared us to death earlier," Rikka said angrily, appearing at the door. "After finally coming back, you suddenly collapsed. If Arisu hadn't noticed you were still breathing, we would have thought... Seriously, Ash, you're a complete asshole!"

"Yes, yes, I'm an idiot." Ash patted Regina's head in his arms until she ran out with a red face. He lay on the bed with a relaxed look on his face, saying, "I don't care."

"Because I've been with idiots for too long, I've become an idiot myself."

"Can't you just say something nice?"

"Alright, alright, Rikka, Ash just woke up."

Arisu continued to make excuses for Ash, and Rikka, who knew what kind of person this guy was, didn't intend to argue further until Ai, who had a happy face, walked over.

"Where is this?"

"It's the Pig Tail Pavilion!" Ai answered the question. "You've eaten here before, that's my home!"

"You actually picked up a man and took him home. You are really something..."

Ash no longer wanted to complain about Ai Aida.

But it is precisely because of this that I was saved by her this time.

"That's not what you said. Ash is not a stranger."

"What about your parents? They can't possibly not care about something like this, right?"

"Don't worry about that," Arisu explained. "Because of the big accident that happened earlier, Mr. Ash fainted on the side of the road, and Miss Mana, who cares about her friends and likes to meddle in other people's affairs, took him home to rest. That was a good excuse."

So there is such a thing? However, when Ash thought about it carefully, if Ai's helpful character is inherited from the same source, then this statement seems to be really acceptable among the elders.

"What are you thinking, you frivolous guy who only thinks about teasing girls?" Makoto also scolded Ash angrily. "Because we are together, with our testimony, uncle and aunt can feel at ease."

"Hey, is that so? Well, I have to thank you guys."

Ash, who was surrounded by girls, did not feel embarrassed at all. He put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the bed with his body relaxed.

"But, it's great!"

Ai took a deep breath to hold back the tears that were about to overflow, and was sincerely happy for Ash, now showing her best smile.

"That's great, what's great?"

Looking at Ai's smiling face, Ash still didn't understand what she meant.

"That's great, Ash didn't die like he used to."

What love refers to is naturally the ending of Riashu in other worlds.

"Indeed, you saved my life, my dear Pretty Cure ladies."

Ash gripped the quilt and unconsciously began to apply force.

Seeing the movement of the man's hands, Ai also sat down on the edge of the bed and gently held Ash's hand.

"Ash, are you still planning on continuing?"

"What's wrong? Didn't I say I won't bother you again?"

"That's not what I'm referring to." Ai shook her head, denying his statement. "Ash, you said it yourself. In other worlds, it's like this, fighting against the enemy you identify until it's all over."

"But, there's no need for Ash to continue like this now, right? Ash, you can't see the end of your life anymore, right?"

......

She was right.

"Probably." Ash sighed. He'd been sighing more and more recently. "What's the end of this constant fighting? No one in this world can survive by fighting forever."

"As for how I'm going to live after this... who knows? I don't even know where the end of the universe is, so how can I know such a thing?"

"Maybe I can't change the way I live, after all, I'm the kind of person I am."

"That's not true!" Ai shook her head like a rattle, grabbing his hand and cheering him up even harder. "Ash's words are so powerful, you can definitely change something like this! It's you who decides this."

"If you can't do it now, you can take your time and make changes slowly."

There was nothing wrong with what he said about love. After temporarily putting everything aside, Ash had plenty of time to make himself feel uncomfortable.

"Really? A mere Aida Ai actually believes in me more than I do." Ash laughed twice and gently pushed her hand away. "It's always been like this. I don't know where this unfounded confidence of yours comes from."

"But it's true that what I have the most right now is time."

He also began to reflect.

Have I been too impatient? I can just take my time.

"Okay, that's enough!"

Ai clapped her hands, ran out, and ran back again, holding a plate of steaming white rice in her hands.

"You must be hungry right now! This is our special spicy rice. It'll instantly give you a boost of energy!"

“I haven’t… yet.”

Ash touched his stomach and felt hungry indeed.

It was fine as long as I could just fill my stomach before, but you made me develop unnecessary feelings.

Ash didn't say much. He picked up the plate, scooped a spoonful of red rice into his mouth and chewed slowly.

Pungent! Spicy! The long-awaited stimulation really makes your tongue tingle. In addition to the heart-pounding spiciness, the even more impressive thing is the sweet aftertaste after the spiciness.

"It's delicious."

Seeing Ash with sweat on his forehead, but still taking one spoonful after another, his hands moving faster and faster, the others couldn't help but think, "So Mr. Ash can do this too." and smiles appeared on their faces unconsciously.

"I've said it before, I'll do it for you no matter how many times."

Chapter 159: Parents' Blood Pressure Continues to Rise

The girls said goodbye to Ash in secret and left him here alone.

However, Ash, who had just gotten out of bed and found a seat at the front desk, was not idle either. Almost immediately, he was greeted by two unexpected people. They were Ai Aida's parents, Kentaro Aida and Ayumi Aida.

"Hello, uncle and aunt."

Ash had a good impression of the parents who raised a good child like Ai, so he greeted them politely. However, he was a little confused as to why the couple was so nervous when looking at him.

Aida Ayumi nudged her husband next to her with her elbow, and Aida Kentaro woke up as if from a dream and turned his attention to Ash.

"Mr. Ash, right?" The middle-aged man, who used to be quite friendly with Ash, now seemed unusually nervous for some reason. "Mana is learning from you, improving her abilities in some way, right?"

"Yeah, and she's learned very well, even surpassing me." Ash took a sip of the tea offered by Aida Ayumi with a calm expression. "There's nothing more I can teach her. You should be proud to have such an amazing daughter."

But if she had to say it, her teaching ability was terrible, and she had to figure out how to become a hero on her own.

"Is that so? Haha, but regardless of whether she's truly amazing or not, Mana has always been the pride of our family!" Hearing Ash praising their daughter, the couple couldn't help but feel delighted. "But I didn't expect such a big commotion to break out in Dabei City, even Mr. Ash got caught up in it."

"Yes, in the end it was your precious daughter who saved my life."

"Then let's not beat around the bush here. I want to know. What is the current relationship between Mr. Ash and Mana?"

"what?"

Ash tilted his head, confused.

What does that mean? Could it be that someone is not keeping their mouth shut and they already know about Pretty Cure and Kamen Rider?

That's not right. If that were the case, I would be even more surprised.

"Does it matter?"

"Of course it's important—" Kentaro almost slammed the table, but luckily he managed to hold back because he remembered he was in front of the guests. "After all, Mana is very concerned about Mr. Ash right now, and as parents, we are of course worried too."

"Is that so? Um...our relationship?"

What is it? I am also looking for the answer.

If I had to say...

"She is my savior... a very important person to me now."

After all, if she hadn't risked her life to save me that last time, I would probably have gone back to the old place to read the bar.

"So what does Mr. Ash think of Mana?"

"I like her very much."

Gordon's answer without any hesitation almost made the couple's hearts jump.

"Cough cough!" Kentaro couldn't help coughing a few times. Although it was a good thing that he didn't hear any strange answers, Ash's answer obviously couldn't make them feel at ease.

My dear daughter, I know that you are very talented and good at this. Good girls like Rikka, Arisu, and Makoto are all attracted to you.

But this time, aren't you a little too strong?

This is different from before. Your parents are "slightly" unable to bear it.

"What about Rikka and the others? Mr. Ash seems to get along well with Ai's friends as well."

Mana, don’t blame your father for asking too many unnecessary questions. This is all to prevent you from recognizing the wrong person so that you can find true happiness!

"Why are you involved with Rikka and the others again?" Ash was silent for a moment and came to a conclusion.

"If I had to say, they should mean about the same to me, right?"

Kentaro slapped himself in the face with a crisp sound, and Ayumi next to him quickly replaced him with a subtle expression.

"Although we adults shouldn't interfere too much in matters between you young people, I still think it's best to restrain yourself a little... So, is Ash a student now? Or is he already a member of society?"

"If I have to say, I'm actually a traveler. I rarely have a fixed job."

Of course, no matter what I do, I am confident that I will not lose to anyone.

"If I have to say my main job, I'm actually a scientist."

Of course, since he only learned one or two tricks from several other geniuses and has no professional certificate, he is just an amateur scientist who rubs the transformation belt with his hands in the basement.

The two men, whose faces were almost as black as charcoal, finally relaxed a little after hearing this.

"Well, one last question!" The idiotic father, worried about his daughter, almost leaned in front of Ash. "As long as Mana is sincere, we won't say anything else, but—"

"You're not just playing around with Mana, are you? You two are in a normal relationship, right?"

"H——————?!" Ash instantly stretched out a series of sounds.

"Why is it related to dating again? I'm not married to her, so why are we dating?"

Could this be another recurring cliché, with a monster specifically targeting newlywed women, and asking me and Ai Her to pretend to be married to lure the enemy into annihilation?

I don’t know if it was the illusion that similar routines in the past had brought to Ash, but what the couple said made Ash misunderstand it. Now his mind was full of the fact that this matter was extremely troublesome.