Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Ash didn't answer, but shook his head decisively.

"But didn't you abandon us and marry someone else in the end?!"

If we weren't childhood sweethearts, I was the one who came first!

"I'm Ash, who has never even been in a relationship and is still single."

Completely understanding Lily's feelings, Ash remained calm and responded.

"------"

Ash calmly dropped a bombshell, instantly blocking all the words Lily wanted to say.

"Pfft-"

The sound of opening a juice can broke the dead silence.

"Which ring is...?"

Lily asked tentatively, and then she saw Ash casually take off the ring. In the sunlight, there was no metallic reflection on the golden surface.

"I found a new toy. Seriously, I thought it was pretty comfortable to wear on my hand."

"What...what were those words you said before..."

"It was you who misunderstood without authorization. Don't try to put the blame on me."

Listening to Ash's expressionless explanation, Lily couldn't help but lower her head. Her slightly trembling face was covered with a blush, and a feeling of extreme embarrassment arose in her chest.

In other words, now I have completely turned into a self-BOOM truck...

Even Lily had the irresponsible idea of ​​finding that strange demon god and allowing herself to travel through time again.

"Really? I always thought you were the most worry-free clerk, but it turns out you usually don't cause trouble, but when you do, it's a big deal like this." After crushing the empty can, Ash made a precise three-pointer into the three-point basket of the merit game.

"So you were serious about following me earlier and planning to do that?"

"The manager... is angry?"

"Of course I'd be angry about something like that." Ash looked up at the sky, trying to find any trace of the Heart Tree in this time. "Even if you succeed, even if you don't count the possibility, all your memories of us will be changed."

"The fundamental thing from the beginning to the end is just memory. Everyone's existence depends on memory. If you change all this, the connection between you and me, and everyone else, will disappear. Do you really think this is a good thing?"

"I..." Lily was speechless for a moment. Even if she really saved Kolon with this method, but lost everything she had with Ash and Rei...was it really worth it? There was no choice!

"I am a person who often forgets things. Who knows, one day I might suddenly forget all of you."

With a normal tone, Ash was telling a very remarkable story.

"Sometimes, I only recall things when I'm about to die. That's why I feel even more strongly. If I forget about people and what happened, I'll forget both the sadness and the happy times we spent together. That way, it'll be very sad, right? Hmm?"

Ash was talking to himself, and it seemed that he only heard the intermittent voice coming from his ear because there was a listener beside him. At this time, tears had already flowed down Lily's face and she was sobbing continuously.

"I...I don't know what to do..."

"What a crybaby." Ash and the demon Kain hidden in his body reached a rare consensus on one thing.

"Okay, okay, there's actually nothing to worry about. Or do you really think there's someone more suitable for the Pretty Cure identity than you?"

"That's right!"

Just as Ash was comforting her, a third small figure dropped from the sky and joined the conversation.

"Kain....No."

At this moment, this gray little thing must be Lily's dead elf partner, Kolon, right?

"Yes, you are the perfect match for Pretty Cure!"

Lily was so flustered that she couldn't even wipe away her tears. Then she heard the voice she had been thinking about day and night, and once again heard the words that left a deep impression on her.

"I am Kolon, the spirit of the Heart Tree. I ask you to join me as a Pretty Cure to defeat the Desert Angels who are invading Earth!"

Chapter 118 Please Don't Make Me Cry Anymore

"Kolon——"

Seeing the elf falling from the sky, Lily felt extremely complicated when she subconsciously called out the elf's name.

As a companion whom she had not seen for a long time, and also an elf partner who sacrificed for her, she naturally missed him from the bottom of her heart. Especially when she recalled every little bit with Kolon, Lily felt extremely sad, making her want to hug him as usual and confide her inner distress to him.

But at the same time, she thought of the moment when Kolon died in battle, and the identical demon who was born from under Timmons' seal but called himself Kain. She wanted to reach out and hug him, but other emotions that surged up in her prevented her from doing so.

"Hey, what's up, Miss? Do we...know each other?"

Kelong was quite confused about Lily calling out his name. After all, he had never seen her before... No, even so, he always felt that he and she were not strangers?

"No... I don't know him, not yet..."

Shaking her head, suppressing the extremely depressed mood in her heart, Lily took a step back.

"Ah, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm the fairy of the Heart Tree, so I'd like to ask you to become a Pretty Cure!"

Ash, who had been listening, scratched his head. Seeing Kolon making a serious request to him, he grabbed him with both hands and pointed him at Lily again.

"You've got the wrong person. If you're looking for Pretty Cure, she should be the one, right?"

In fact, just as Ash said, it was actually Tsukikage Lily who Koron noticed first. Her words fit Koron's definition of Pretty Cure very well. But when he took a closer look, he found a problem in her, or more accurately, in her heart, so he had to turn to seek help from Ash, who unexpectedly also fit the definition.

"No, I did come to see you because although this lady has extraordinary qualities, her heart...wait, are you a man?"

Kolon, who was explaining, looked at Ash intently, and was stunned for a long time before showing a shocked expression as if he had finally reacted.

"So you didn't see it, did you? Hey, Lily, you know what he meant to you. It shouldn't be like this under normal circumstances, right?"

"Precure originates from the beautiful soul of a young girl and the blossoming heart flower within each of us." She tilted her head as she spoke. "The flower of my heart completely withered on that rainy night."

"Is that so...?" Hearing Lily's words, Ash had an idea, so he pretended to pat her shoulder to comfort her, but in fact, he used the cover of Koron in his hand to secretly throw another demon Kain that was exactly the same as Koron into Lily's body to check on her condition.

After all, a demon who can't lie is the best person to spy on the true heart.

The answer Kain gave back was consistent with what she said. Kain did see a withered lily in her heart, but it was a little different from what she said.

"You said that the originally withered flowers actually have the intention of blooming again?" As soon as this news came out, Ash immediately became interested.

"Yes, as for the reason, it has come to this point, you should be able to guess it, right?"

I see, then all the clues are connected. Ash's eyes suddenly turned into one of complete understanding.

My brain cells are burning at full speed!

"So that's how it is..."

"The Flower of the Heart is a manifestation of the spirit and soul. If that's the case... does that mean Lily really wants to marry me? That's why she was so unreasonable before."

"You actually want to be my bride... Hey, you're really brave. You really feel it."

Ash said with a wicked smile. It's not that he had any bad ideas, but he remembered that when he was in many teams, because of his good looks, he often had fake marriages with pink or yellow female teammates, and the result was often that the girls were kidnapped by monsters. Thinking of this, Ash couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, you guy, how can you say something like this in front of others!" Kain, who was hiding in Lily's heart at the moment, was just planning to remind Ash, but he was shocked to see his boss actually bring up this topic directly.

"! That's not right, I... just like... this kind of thing... I'm not Rei or Erika... I..."

Ash's words also had a significant effect. Lily's face, which originally had a slightly sad look on it, was instantly filled with a large amount of crimson, and her expression was twisted into a ball of shame, anger and sadness. She covered her cheeks in panic and tried her best to deny and shake her head, but considering her previous behavior, her denial was really not convincing.

"Do you like me?" Seeing Lily in confusion, Ash took the opportunity to approach her and asked.

"Like—well..."

Lily almost fainted from embarrassment, and even Ash smiled when he saw this scene.

As if she couldn't stand Ash's teasing anymore, Lily finally let go of the wall of her heart and loudly expressed the feelings that she had been suppressing.

"I...I just don't want Ash to leave me. As the store manager, you're already an important person to us. I can't accept you being taken away by another woman just because of marriage or something like that!"

"I really didn't expect Lily to be so possessive... But even if I did get married, wouldn't it affect my work at the cafe?"

"That's not the case!" Lily, still blushing, became a little anxious after hearing Ash's words. "Aren't you just distancing yourself from us?!"

"Just like my dad, who said he was going to study the legendary Heart Tree, but ended up leaving and never coming back... I don't want that to happen again!"

After all, although she would not show it in front of other relatives, Lily still had resentment in her heart towards the man who abandoned his wife and daughter. So when another person who reminded her of his back appeared in her life, she became so excited about this matter.

"It seems I've been taken out on you." Touching Koron, who was now OvO and completely incomprehensible, Ash recalled something he'd seen at the Desert Apostle Base. His eyes narrowed slightly as he replied. "But Lily, I'm not a replacement. I can't be your father."

".....sorry."

Lily naturally knew what Ash said, but even she couldn't control her violent mood... so much so that even though she knew that Ash was right, she still felt a little disappointed. If possible, she even wanted Ash to hug her... Eh?

Just as she was thinking of this, a warm feeling suddenly spread throughout her body. Lily's body, which seemed unstable due to her excitement, was easily pulled into Ash's arms, and her slightly tilted upper body leaned tightly against Ash's solid chest.

It was as if an invisible energy was injected into Lily's heart, giving her the courage to face the present situation like Ash.

"However, even so, if you need me, I hope to be your spiritual support, not as someone else, but solely as Ash."

"After all, I'm optimistic about you and hope you can become a hero. And as I said before, if you want me to lend you a shoulder to cry on, that's fine too, okay?"

"No need..." Lily gently pulled the man's collar. Although they were in close contact, the blush on her face disappeared and she showed a relieved smile.

"I've shed enough tears for you today... Ash, can you please not make me cry anymore?"

"Hahaha, I can't guarantee that."

Ash laughed out loud twice, but Lily, who was leaning against Ash's chest with her eyes closed, didn't notice it. There was no smile on Ash's face.

Chapter 119: Portalos' Assist

"Damn it! Where on earth did that alien demon god go?"

Tao Taros and others, standing on a high place with binoculars, scanned the pedestrians coming and going below, and searched for possible clues below.

Normally, the alien demon gods who returned to the past would immediately start destroying without having to look for them. However, the alien demon gods who came to this world were like a stone thrown into a pond, quietly sinking to the bottom and no one would hear of them again.

"It seems that without the right bait, cunning fish won't take the bait easily."

Portalos, who always liked to make jokes, noticed Ash and Lily below him, and his interest was immediately piqued.

"Okay, Senior~ I'll leave that Demon God in your care. I'll go see if I can be of any help."

"Wait, you damned old man, you're trying to slack off again... Damn it, this time you actually left me alone and ran off!"

After turning around and posing a goodbye gesture, Potalos transformed into light and flew down amid the shouts and curses of Momotaros behind him.

However, what no one noticed was that the alien demon god they were looking for was actually higher above their heads.

"This world isn't mine... But destroying it is worth it!"

By signing a contract with Lily, the bat demon transformed from dust into a real body, used the wings on its back to fly in the sky and hide in the clouds to avoid being tracked by the train.

When it first arrived here, it was indeed prepared to destroy everything, but it immediately discovered something even more different.

Although this is not its world, the Demon God can sense through his perception of the flow of time that there is something more valuable than anything else in this place above the sky!

“Ah… this is…”

Smelling the scent, passing through the hidden clouds, he peeled off the veil and looked at the giant tree on the floating island in front of him. The alien demon god's originally ferocious face showed an extremely terrifying smile.

The target has been found.

On the other hand, Lily realized what she was doing due to her own modesty, and she was so shy that she jumped up and left Ash.

Lily was very happy that the misunderstanding was resolved, her relationship with Ash was warmed up again, and she was recognized by him, but this did not mean that it was a good ending. Don't forget that they are still in the past.

Lily is now beginning to reflect on the stupid things she has done unintentionally. Not to mention how she is going to go back, if she changes history, the consequences caused by the time paradox may lead to something terrible.

After all, according to the normal development of history, "today" I, who am still a junior high school student, should have a close contact with Kolon who fell from the sky. This is their first meeting. After getting to know each other, I muster up the courage to face the desert monster and become this generation's Pretty Cure Cure Moonlight.

The current Kolon has indeed come into contact with a person named Tsukikage Lily, but the problem is that the future cannot change the past, but the past can change the future. If Lily in this period of time does not become a Pretty Cure, then if things go wrong, Lily will have to perform a "I kill myself" drama.

"Ash, what should we do now? You said the past can't be changed... but it should be the past that I met Kolon, but now?"

"Hmph, don't overthink time. At least this level of uncertainty isn't a problem." Compared to the panicked Lily, Ash, who had already experienced similar situations before, wasn't too worried. "What's important isn't the process itself, but the outcome. As long as Lily and Kolon still meet in the end, then if we cheat on the world line and slightly alter the middle, it shouldn't be a big deal."

Ash then handed Kolon, who was completely out of the situation, to Lily. At this time, Kolon was shocked by the fact that Lily's originally withered heart flower began to bloom new buds again, and was completely stunned.

"Hey, Kelon! What's wrong with you?" Seeing the familiar soft face that she hadn't seen for a long time, the throbbing in her heart made her catch Kelon in a panic. Feeling that familiar hand, the feeling of joy and sadness surging in her heart made Lily look at the other party in confusion.

"Hasn't it been a long time since you last saw your friends? So, while nothing's happened, why not reconnect with them?"