Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

But now when the other party held her hand, she did not have the urge to throw this reckless guy away as she did in the past.

The girl's naturally cold palms felt a surge of warmth from the touch. Feeling this warmth, she was actually reluctant to let go...

"Friends? Who knows? I don't know how to explain it specifically, but if we're friends, we're friends."

"Humph, that's inexplicable."

Ash, with all the light-falling routines from special effects films running through his mind, continued to instill his own ideas into the Dark Pretty Cure.

"But it's troublesome not to have a name, isn't it? If Cure Moonlight is called Tsukikage, how about you, the one who defeated her, be called Shadow Moon?"

"Hey, if you're not happy with the name, don't hit anyone!"

Ash, who began to find the fun in this "friend game", dropped his hat with the hole in it, turned his head to avoid the girl's cold fist, and made a sound that was half complaining and half joking.

What? Besides fighting, making friends is also fun, especially when you see their funny reactions~

He quietly removed his hand from the Dark Pretty Girl's shoulder, and a dark shadow was drawn out of the girl's body and flowed into Ash's body along the direction of his fingertips.

"If you don't like it, I'll just call you Xiao An from now on, okay?"

Dark Echo, as expected, you have accumulated a lot.

"Don't use this kind of name--" An Mei was halfway through her sentence when she saw the smile under the mask of the masked man. She crossed her arms and turned her head to the side, no longer looking at this guy.

"Hmph, whatever you want."

"Then I'll take it as your consent."

Ash stuffed these echoes into his body with ease, and his strength increased a lot.

[Absorbing the Dark Echo.....]

[Your rewards: Seal of Sin [Mole], Seal Destroyer, Seal Hammer.]

Well, they are all things that are better than nothing. After all, adding icing on the cake is definitely not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, although I just happen to use them.

After stuffing the ghost head seal into his pocket, Yaxiu just happened to see Anmei, who had turned her head away, turn her gaze back to his.

He also saw that the Dark Pretty Girl was holding half a purple heart seed between her fingers.

Coincidentally, Ash had seen the same thing at Lily's place. The other half seemed to have been made into a necklace by Moon Shadow Lily and hung on her chest.

"Timmons, do you think Cure Moonlight is still alive?"

Now, as a cute waiter in a coffee shop, of course, he is still alive~ But this is what Ash knows, Timmons is not aware of this "secret" at all~

"Who knows? Besides, weren't you the one who killed Cure Moonlight? Why are you asking me this question?"

“Because I saw…”

The beautiful girl of darkness raised her head and cast her gaze on the bright moon outside the window.

She was talking about an incident that happened before Timmons came. At that time, she defeated the Pretty Cures transformed by Rei and Erika. When she was about to give them the final blow, Cure Moonlight, who should have been killed by her, reappeared in front of her. As a result, while she was stunned, the two Pretty Cures were rescued by a mysterious man wearing glasses, so she missed the opportunity to kill the Pretty Cures in vain.

"I saw that she was still alive, but Dr. Shabak told me that it was just an illusion. What I have to do now is to defeat the new Pretty Cure."

“I originally thought so, but…”

But she hesitated, hesitated before her creator, who should never have doubted her.

From her perspective, Cure Moonlight was indeed killed completely by her, but she didn't think that what she saw at the time was an illusion.

"That's it."

Seeing the confusion in Anmei's heart under her cold face, the corners of the man's mouth curved into a subtle arc under the mask.

Do you both like to hide your inner feelings behind a cold exterior? You and Lily are really similar, which makes me more and more curious.

In that case, let me do some calculations. After all, no matter how powerful she is, she is just a little girl.

"Xiao An, you've never left this room except when it's necessary to attack, right?"

Leaning against a culture tank filled with an unknown liquid, Ash tapped lightly on the glass with his hand, causing a dull sound.

"..."

Yami didn't answer, but the look in Ash's eyes almost told him that he was right.

"So, Xiao An, let's go on a date."

"Are you teasing me?"

She pulled out her magic wand and pointed it at the man's throat. She had never been someone who was easy to talk to. Even the so-called "friend" would not calm her anger at such a frivolous attitude. If he dared to say anything weird again, she would teach him a lesson.

Even though the weapon was pointed at him, the man didn't look afraid at all. Instead, he maintained that relaxed smile.

"If you stay here, you won't get any answers. That's why we need dates. We need to go out and experience things for ourselves."

"Aren't you very concerned about Cure Moonlight's life or death? Just confirm it with your own eyes. Since you have doubts, find the answers yourself."

Go find the answer yourself...?

"It's so boring to always follow other people's instructions. Don't you want to get to know her? Then go ahead and do it. I fully support you."

Putting away the magic wand, Ash's words barely convinced Anmei, and a tiny flame ignited in her heart in a place she herself didn't know about.

"So, you want to come on a date?"

"I reject."

"Hey! Xiao An!"

The next morning, looking at the man wearing a silver-white suit and a mask on the other side of the street, the Dark Pretty Girl didn't know how to respond.

Why did I really come?

"As expected of you, I have always believed in you~"

"Shut up."

Ash was confident in his predictions. After all, how could someone who had always lived in a single place resist the temptations of the outside world?

When Ash saw the eye-catching Dark Beauty standing on the street and observing everything around her with her one eye, he knew that his plan had succeeded.

After all, if you want to turn someone from the dark side to the light, you have to let her come into contact with the beauty of the bright world outside. If she just stays there stupidly, it is naturally impossible for such a good thing as falling into the light out of thin air to happen to her.

Chapter 17 The Reality of the Story After the Miracle Fades

Severely wounded and completely defeated, Yuri Tsukikage disappeared from her Pretty Cure state, forced herself to stand up, and faced the two terrifying enemies with her fragile yet true form. There was no trace of fear on her determined face.

"The flowers have all fallen, why haven't you withered yet?"

The masked, white-haired enemy seemed to be asking questions of the tree of the heart, the embodiment of the flowers of the human soul, and also seemed to be asking questions of the girl who was clearly defeated but refused to fall down obediently.

"I'm sorry, it didn't go as you wished."

She said this as if she had lost her fear. After losing someone important to her once again, Yueying Lily no longer had anything to fear, even if it was death.

"Even if I fall, the Pretty Cure who protects the tree of heart will surely stand before you again!"

"Then, go die. Goodbye! Cure Moonlight!"

The one-eyed Dark Pretty Girl fired deadly death energy at her. After entrusting her transformation device to the other two elves, Lily used her heart seed to desperately block the enemy's attack.

Until finally, even her heart seed was shattered into two, and the Moon Shadow Lily disappeared in the dark light.

"!"

Yueying Lily, who was awakened from the bed, was gasping for breath, her face covered with cold sweat, and her wide eyes were full of fear.

This dream again?

Today is Saturday, a day off, but Yueying Lily cannot rest yet. In addition to her time after school every day, she also needs to go to Nasta Cafe to work in her spare time so that she can supplement the family income and reduce the burden on the family.

It can be said that Nasta Café has completely occupied her private time.

"Good morning, Mom."

"Good morning, Lily."

The family of three in the photo placed in the center of the living room have such bright smiles, but in this slightly deserted home, no matter how you look at it, there are only two people.

"I'm gonna start now."

Today's breakfast consisted of light side dishes and rice. Lily usually didn't eat much. She knew that if she went early, the boss who liked to stay in bed would have just started eating breakfast, and she could ask him for some cake.

"Lily, how is your work in that cafe?" Seeing Lily's expression, Yueying Chunlai, as a mother, asked the question that concerned her most.

"I heard the owner of that place is also a young man. He hasn't given you any trouble lately, has he?"

"Don't worry, Mom." Lily smiled, a rare moment of relief. "Although Manager Ash has some strange quirks, he's a very good person. He's always taken good care of me."

Lily knew that she couldn't find another shop in the entire Hope Flower Market that could offer such high salaries and flexible working hours. Considering that the cafe's customer base had plummeted due to someone's hobby, she could get this money without having to put in any excessive effort.

At first, I would have refused the remuneration no matter what, but he made it clear to me that "a hero who saved the world deserves such remuneration as a reward, otherwise the world might as well be destroyed", making it impossible for me to refuse.

What's more, my current self, or rather my current Yueying family, really needs this money...

"If that's the case, then I'll be relieved, mom." Seeing her daughter's smile that didn't seem fake, Yueying Chunlai also put her heart at ease.

"You've worked so hard. You should be studying and living your life seriously at your age, but you still have to do this..." The strong woman couldn't help but wipe her eyes when she was moved. "If only I could work harder, Mom."

"Mom, this isn't your fault."

Originally, Yueying's family was just an ordinary family of three in the city. Three years ago, the father, the pillar of the family, suddenly disappeared while on an inspection tour. The shocking news almost crushed the small family. Yueying Chunlai, who was just working in a store near the station, had a meager salary that was only enough to barely support himself and his daughter. Yueying Lily, who had been the captain of the track and field club and had a bright future, had to quit the club and give up everything she had worked hard for.

So mom, this is not your fault, it's all because...

Whose fault is it...

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a pair of familiar yet unfamiliar dishes and chopsticks turned over on the other side of the table. Lily's eyes flashed with an extremely sad expression for a moment.

"Mom, stop setting the table for Dad."

Otherwise, I'll really start to hate him...

"Three years have passed. How could my father, who was once so gentle, be completely silent for three years? Perhaps he has already..."

"Dad must still be alive. As a mother, I just know it."

Her mother's confident smile seemed to dilute Lily's sadness. Seeing her mother maintaining such optimism, Lily smiled again and responded with a smile.

"Since my mother said so, I have no choice but to believe it."

The breakfast time was not a relaxed one, but it ended with a smile thanks to the mutual encouragement between mother and daughter.

"Be careful on the road."

Lily said goodbye to her mother, and the hand that was raised in the air and waving continuously slowly stopped, and finally dragged down weakly.

"You're speaking reluctantly again."

Manager, is it okay if I arrive a little late?

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"Ah sneeze!"

Ash suddenly sneezed loudly, causing the Dark Pretty Girl who was keeping a distance to the side to look over.

"Yeah, there must be an admirer who's talking about me behind my back."

"After all, I'm such an amazing person~"

Ash, who didn't think there was anything wrong at all, rubbed his itchy nose and asked the Dark Pretty Girl next to him to move away.

This person...is actually a fool, right?

"But this dress is really nice."

The dark pretty girl's black dress battle suit was too conspicuous for ordinary citizens. In order to prevent her from being angered by the gazes of passers-by and going on a killing spree, Ash persuaded her to go to a clothing store, and ended up getting her to change into a school uniform.

Looking him up and down, Ash couldn't help but nod.

“Yes, very much so!”

After putting on the school uniforms, although their hairstyles are different in color, they look exactly like twin sisters. They are so similar.

An Mei wanted to ask him what he meant by "like", but she knew that she would not get any serious answer, so she gave up.

"Timmons, is this the human world?"

"Yes, this is the human world, the world that the Desert Apostles are about to destroy with all our might~"