Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

[Number NO. 5, target world [HeartCatch Pretty Cure] transmission begins.]

"Don't stop me. I've made up my mind and I'm going to go! I'm going to do this!"

Ignoring the calls from outside the door, Eddie picked up the box and rushed into the open portal.

"It's up to me to catch the culprit and win everyone's approval! And then—"

Become a new hero worthy of protecting everyone's identity!

“This idiot—!”

When seeing the scene of Eddie disappearing into the portal, some people cursed out loud.

"He's not even wearing a uniform. Doesn't he know? You can't bring anything that's not certified into another world!"

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That is the blazing flame, that is the calm water waves.

Lei saw figures hidden behind the light walking towards her. They passed straight through her and rushed towards the big spider that once frightened her.

“Huh….Huh!”

Lei, who woke up from her dream, adjusted her breathing. The Pretty Cure has the ability to see some key scenes and even the future in her dreams. This is not the first time.

The last time she and Erika saw a spider that almost ate them, they then encountered the powerful enemy Timmons and were deeply troubled by him.

What does this mean? Erika must have dreamed about it too, but...

Lei thought of Yurikei Lily. She claimed that she was no longer a Pretty Cure, so would she still have such a dream?

"Please come in."

The door was opened, and Hanasaki Fumiko, who was sitting on the balcony looking at the moon, saw her granddaughter in pajamas, sitting opposite her holding the equally sleepy-eyed Jishi Fulei.

"Hey, Lei, what's wrong? Can't you sleep?"

"Um..."

Lei, who was awakened from her dream, was not in a good mental state.

Lei didn't want to tell her grandmother about her precognitive dream, so as not to increase her worries as she was also unable to transform, so she changed the question.

"I have something to ask you. Grandma used to fight against the Desert Angels as a Pretty Cure, right?"

"If grandma won in the end, why did the desert apostles make a comeback?"

Hearing Lei's words, Xunzi closed her eyes and began to recall, slowly telling Lei the long story.

"Throughout this world's long history, the Earth and the creatures living on it have been threatened time and again by Desert Apostles and other dark forces."

"Every time at this time, a Pretty Cure will stand up to protect the world. It was at that time that I was chosen to become a Pretty Cure."

"Looking back, every battle was not easy. In the end, I exhausted all my strength and sealed the greatest enemy in the universe before I was able to repel the attack of the Desert Apostles."

Opening her eyes, Xunzi looked at her beloved granddaughter, who was also her descendant, with tenderness in her eyes.

"Time passes, and new Pretty Cure appears."

"That's Cure Moonlight."

Lei tacitly continued her grandmother's words.

"He was very strong back then. I originally thought that this time we would be able to end the battle with the Desert Apostle, but..."

He shook his head, and a sense of sadness quietly spread.

"Dark Pretty Cure, Timmons, I've never encountered such an enemy since I was Pretty Cure. I don't know what kind of changes will happen in the future."

"But it's not all bad things that happen. For example, there are people who can help you with things other than fighting."

"Grandma, what do you mean?"

Lei was stunned for a moment. She thought of how her grandmother and Ash were chatting happily when she came back from buying snacks.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. I can't completely trust him." Fumiko shook her head again, then changed the subject. "But, if you, Erika, and Sayuri are willing to believe in him, then believe in what you believe in and let him become your strength."

"Grandma.....hmm!"

Hearing her grandmother's words, Lei's heart felt warm, and the determination hidden beneath her seemingly weak heart became even stronger.

I must protect this world where my family, friends, and store manager live!

"What will happen next....hmm?"

Xunzi blinked, and she saw a ray of light cutting through the night sky from the direction of the moon.

"Looks like something else is coming."

In the center of the parking lot, a distorted sphere flashing with electromagnetic energy appeared out of thin air. As the emitted energy created a breeze that swept away the surrounding garbage, a superhero-like figure emerged from the dissipating sphere and stood up from the ground where half of the circle had been cut off.

"This is the world of Precure, huh? Well, I'm the one with the best qualities."

Telling jokes that only he could understand, Eddie hugged the box in his arms and turned around to look around.

She must know where she is before she can find that target.

Just then, a middle-aged woman passed by with her car keys in hand, ready to start it. He could ask her for directions.

"Hello, ma'am, may I ask—"

"ah----!"

The other person covered his face and screamed so hard that it almost broke Eddie's eardrum. Thinking it was a misunderstanding, Eddie hurriedly explained.

"Ma'am, I'm not a bad person—"

"Pervert—exhibitionist!!"

"Eh?"

Eddie was stunned on the spot and looked down, then he saw the flat body that he saw every night when he took a shower. The cold wind that blew at the right time made him shiver.

“Eh—!?”

Eddie's mind went blank for a moment, and a voice even sharper than that of the lady covering her face burst out from his throat, breaking the tranquility of the night.

"Mr. Police, there's an exhibitionist here!"

"What, uh--!" The police officer on night patrol was stunned when he saw Eddie standing in the parking lot. Just as the two of them were staring at each other, Eddie reacted first and ran away. The police officer, who was a beat slower, chased after him with his baton.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Holding the box in his arms and listening to the sounds of sirens and whistles behind him, Eddie felt like crying but had no tears.

"Unfortunate!"

Eddie's first night in the new world was spent in a chase with the police.

Chapter 44: Looking for the Newcomer

“What is this…?”

Ash looked at the flyer in his hand with the mosaic-filled photo printed on it and fell into deep thought.

Early on Sunday morning, Ash just opened the door of the shop when he saw a policeman walking towards him. Thinking that his crime of employing child labor had been exposed, Ash hurriedly asked Lei and Erika, who had just arrived, to take off their uniforms. He almost got slapped twice because of a misunderstanding.

What happened was not the water meter inspection, but a serious-looking policeman going door to door handing out flyers to every household and store nearby. He was also explaining the seriousness of the matter to Ash and the others.

"Is this a wanted warrant?"

Although it was a wanted poster, it was difficult for Ash to control his expression when he saw someone running freely with mosaics all over it.

"Hey, is this person a fugitive?"

Rei shrank back towards Erika, a bit frightened. Hope Flower Market, where she lived, was, after all, a peaceful town. Excluding supernatural events like the Desert Angel's attack, the most common accidents were traffic accidents. Even the most serious cases were usually thieves stealing wallets. "Running away" on a wanted poster was both unfamiliar and frightening to Hanasaki Rei.

"Yes!" The dedicated policeman who had been running around to several houses finally stopped to rest. After asking Yaxiu for a few glasses of water to moisten his throat, he continued to explain the whole story to everyone.

"This man was discovered by our night patrol officers last night. He was naked and attempting to molest a woman in the parking lot! He didn't stop even when we shouted at him, but instead chose to run away. I don't know what tricks he used to get away."

"We believe this exhibitionist hasn't escaped Hope Flower Market yet and is likely hiding somewhere. So if you see anyone suspicious, please call the police immediately."

"The world is really going downhill."

Lily put down the wanted poster, and the expression on her face revealed a woman's instinctive disgust. If she ran into this person on the street, she wouldn't mind using her own skills to personally take the person to the police station.

The policeman asked for the menu from Yuri and cast a serious look at Lei and Erika.

"Especially you two little sisters, be careful of strangers during this time! And try not to go home alone after school. It is said that these perverts love to prey on children. You must prioritize your own safety!"

“Y-yes…!”

Hearing the police's serious tone, Lei nodded in response, even though she had only seen the other person's face through the photo.

Although she has the second identity of Pretty Cure, Lei is still more of an ordinary girl in her heart, so she should be afraid.

"That's right, this kind of exhibitionist loves shy kids like Lei~"

Seeing the fear on Lei's face, Erika, who felt like making fun of her, let out a creepy smirk and approached from behind with a "dirty" expression on her face.

"Once Rei leaves the brave Erika-sama, this kind of person will stand in front of Rei with his coat on and then pull the coat open—"

"Wow—Erika—!"

Erika imitated the description and lifted the hem of her coat with a wicked smile. Perhaps because of a certain blue-haired idiot, she had a bad association. Lei screamed like a rabbit and hid behind Ash, trembling.

"Lei is usually too timid~ But it's okay, as long as Erika-sama is around—Awooo!"

"Don't make fun of Rei for no reason." Ash bent his fingers and gave Erika a light slap as a warning. "If you're the type who likes to jump around, you're just as likely to be targeted."

"Hmph~ If anyone dares to attack me, I, Erika-sama, will give him a good beating with my flying kick!"

"Manager." Putting down the menu, the policeman pointed to the name on the top shelf, specially marked in bright red. "This [Mars Power], please give me one."

In an instant, everyone in the cafe focused their attention on him.

"Oh!" Ash patted Rei's little head, and his voice rose as he looked over the bespectacled girl crouching on the ground, clutching her head. "One [Mars Power] coffee, received! Please wait a moment!"

With a look of astonishment, Erika hesitated for a while and felt that it would be better for her to tell others about this matter.

"Hey, Mr. Police Officer, this coffee is... well, how should I put it, it's very bitter!"

"It's okay, little sister, you still don't understand the needs of us adults. I just happen to like bitter coffee."

The policeman sniffed the fragrant aroma of coffee and took a sip, thinking that he had come to the right place.

"......"

Looking at the policeman lying on the table with lifeless eyes, even Lily couldn't help but close her eyes and wanted to complain.

"Manager, is this considered assaulting a police officer?"

"Don't talk nonsense. He just felt that the drink was so delicious that he fainted from the emotion."

Yazheng changed the policeman's posture to make him look tired and asleep, and even thought of an excuse, just in time to see the screen prompt pop up from the corner of his eye.

[It's him.]

"what?!"

Ash's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly moved away from the snoring policeman without leaving any trace.

How could they be so powerful that they could find this place without me noticing? Damn it. If the fight starts here, Lei and Lily will be there too. Wouldn't that completely ruin my plan?

[No, it's him.]

The virtual screen slowly moved in Ash's perspective, and a red arrow popped up, pointing to the blurred person in the wanted poster on the table.

“Wake up the hero, burn~”

Driving the mechanical creator through the streets and alleys, Ash put on his mask again and hummed a song while pressing the clutch to change gears.

"Oh my, I really didn't expect this. This person... is really interesting."

Logically speaking, if they were targeting me, unless they were confident in their own strength, they should have set a trap to lure me in. This is a more appropriate strategy that even I could think of.

So what does this high-profile "appearance" mean? Are you preparing to declare war on me?

I never thought that there would be a day when I would have to confront an exhibitionist. Ash felt that his villain status was lost.

Ash looked around under his motorcycle helmet, searching for suspicious people wherever he could.

However, trying to find a hidden person in a crowd is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, even with another identity, he can still call for help.