Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"What on earth just happened..."

Although he wanted to learn about the enemy from the severely injured Lily, he didn't know what kind of blow she had suffered, as if she had lost her soul. The once strong Yueying Lily now acted like a soulless puppet, being manipulated by others.

The Pretty Cure's pure power restored Lily's twisted arm to its original state, but it was unable to repair her broken heart.

"Damn it! It's raining so hard today! What on earth are you planning to wash away?!"

Complaining about the weather, they brought Lily to the already messed up battlefield, where they found their best friend in a daze, with his chin raised as if being "teased" by the Red Knight.

"Is that Timmons—and—Ray!"

Compared to the stunned Itsuki, Erika was more stimulated and rushed towards the knight with a roar. After leisurely putting down her hand and pushing Lei aside, Ash made a perfect turn and raised his hand to prepare to deal with the newly appeared enemy.

"I am the shadow spider that spins silk and spreads its nest."

"If you want to dance together on this web, you're most welcome."

The middle school lines in the antique games I played are really embarrassing to say out loud.

Although he was preparing to deal with a new enemy, the actual situation was different. At this time, Ash had one hand behind his back and his feet fixed in place. He only relied on his other hand to move left and right to deflect all of Erika's swift and powerful punches and kicks.

Although it seemed that Ash used his speed and strength to knock away the girl's swinging fists and feet, in fact, in a place where the girl could not see, the spider silk shot out from Ash's ten fingertips stuck to the girl's wrists, and without her realizing it, he freely manipulated Erika's hands and made her hit the air.

"The level of precision is unparalleled, and the strength is top-notch, even spider webs are no problem."

Rather than dealing with the enemy, it's more like playing with guidance.

"You bastard - Blossom already has someone she likes!" Erika laughed in anger and instantly exerted strength on her feet. Her white silk calves, which were soaked in flesh-colored by the rain, made a half circle in the air and kicked towards the knight's temple with a terrifying sound of breaking through the air.

"Like?" His left hand knocked away Erika's high kick aimed at his temple. The sound of the high-speed collision between the two was almost deafening like thunder. "I really don't know about that. Well, it doesn't matter now."

"What are you talking about...!" Erika paused after hearing Ash's words. "Why did your voice suddenly become that of the store manager?! Are you using this to deal with Lily and Rei? Are you trying to pull some sly trick?!"

After the pause, the speed and force of the next attack were far greater than the previous one, and Erika's eyes were red. "Did you, a scoundrel, do something to the store manager? Answer me!"

"Oh, is that what you think?" The other hand was pulled out from behind, facing Itsuki who put Lily down and immediately rushed from the side to join the attack and launched a joint attack with Erika. Ash moved both hands at the same time and the afterimages of the fists and feet waving in front of him made crisp sounds.

According to Ash's careful observation, their offensive was getting stronger and stronger, and their strength was also increasing with their increasingly high spirits.

Before I knew it, their power had grown to a point where I could sigh in admiration. If it were any other time, I would have laughed in satisfaction, but...

In reality, we are still far from it!

The combined attack of the two girls was incredibly fast and powerful! But facing the knight who, with a simple wave of her palms, dodged all attacks with incredible skill, the knight, who rarely moved, felt cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

This feeling was like using a toothpick to try to poke an extremely agile humanoid spider hiding in the shadows. The extremely strange spider's eyes were still glowing blue, and it was trying to turn around and prey on them at any time.

He simply raised his hand and stabbed Erika's arm, and in front of the girl's astonished eyes, like a spider swinging its limbs to hunt, he bypassed the girl's arm at an overly flexible angle and pulled her back to his chest.

"Let go of Erika!"

Wu Mu used his family's martial arts moves faster to try to defeat Ash, but he didn't expect that his right hand was like a leech on his wrist, and he broke all his moves at the first move with an efficiency that shocked her. Before the girl could react, she saw him raise his arm high, and the blade on his wrist reflected a bloodthirsty light under the dark moon.

"—!"

It was chopped down suddenly. Wu Mu, who had no time to defend himself, watched helplessly as the sharp red light cut through his chest, but surprisingly, he did not feel any pain.

But what made the girl's eyes widen was the short battle suit on her chest that was sticking to her chest and exposing her belly button. In a flash, a clean and neat crack appeared in the center. With a tiny "pop" sound, the battle suit helplessly spread to both sides, revealing the orange underwear underneath.

"ah!"

As Wu Mu screamed in shame and covered his chest, Ash was somewhat intoxicated and his eyes were completely focused on the scarlet arm blade on his wrist that reflected the mask stained with raindrops.

"He even managed to cut through the Pretty Cure's indestructible suit, breaking the rules. This is something that was never possible before."

Then, while Wu Mu was extremely embarrassed and unable to move, Ash quickly grabbed her neck and used his other hand to hold her in front of him.

"Let me go! You perverted spider-man!"

"Why, why does your voice sound so much like the store manager's! Timmons!"

Feeling the desperate struggle coming from his two arms, and even Erika biting directly on the wrist, Ash smiled. As his mind moved, the red helmet suddenly cracked along the gaps, and continued to separate and overlap and retract near his neck.

"Isn't that natural?"

"—!"

Even though she had her back to the man, they would never mistake him for someone else because of his familiar scent and the cynical expression he maintained even with his hair wet from the rain.

"Because I'm your store manager, Ash."

"It's always been like this."

Chapter 150 Tell me nowl baby

“Cough cough—cough cough cough!”

As soon as Ash let go, Itsuki and Erika, who were kneeling on the ground together, covered their necks as they were having difficulty breathing and coughed violently.

The saliva on their chins was washed away by the rain. The girls opened their eyes and looked at the man who was the only one with his face exposed in the rain, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"The store manager is... from the Desert Apostles, Timmons...?"

“Always.”

The fingers covered in armor wiped the rain off his face, and the man looked energetic.

Perhaps someone, even after being betrayed, would abandon their inestimable past to fight a friend who has become their enemy.

But this would never happen to a Pretty Cure who relies more on her emotions. Rather, those who can fight without hesitation are extremely rare.

"Erika!"

"Ituki...."

Slowly coming back to her senses, Lei, who had almost tripped over a bump at her feet, came over in a panic, and Lily, who was holding her arm and walking slowly, also came over.

At this point, the Pretty Cure regrouped in an extremely embarrassed posture, and as the light from the thunder in the sky struck, it illuminated their enemy Ash, also known as [Scarlet Timmons].

Ash was wearing brand new knight armor, but only had his helmet lowered so that the girls could see his face clearly. He looked at the sad, painful, confused, chaotic, and angry eyes of the crowd, and his expression was calm.

"So, do you fully understand?"

"Why....."

"Oh, I've heard the word 'why' so many times today that my ears are numb~"

"Why!?" Erika shouted, her face flushed. Rain streamed down everyone's face, making it impossible to tell if it was rain or tears on the betrayed girl's face. "Shouldn't Mr. Ash be our most reliable partner?!"

"Enemy? Friend? Now I prefer to call them..." Slowly raising his right hand, Ash placed a slight distance between his index finger and thumb. "My choice."

"Including, all of this?" Wu Mu, the only one who could still maintain a calm tone, had trembling lips and his eyes were gradually getting colder.

"Of course! Well, actually I still like you guys very much and have high hopes for you." As if they were not enemies in a confrontation, but rather a relaxing afternoon tea conversation, Ash scratched the back of his head thoughtfully.

"But the truth is cruel. After all, love and romance can't necessarily save the world." Ash shrugged with an embarrassed expression on his face. "If it were that simple, my world would have been peaceful long ago."

"If fairy tale methods don't work, we can only use more realistic means."

"As an adult, I also have my difficulties."

"Using adult reasons as an excuse, people like you are not worthy of being a role model for children!"

Erika rushed forward again, shaking her head desperately, her beautiful wavy hair covered with mud and water, and the others followed closely with gritted teeth.

Fight again!

The armored parts on the neck were quickly reassembled into the shape of a helmet, and the goggles on both eyes showed a faint and breathtaking light.

If he just couldn't keep up with the latest version of Timmons, he might not be able to win against Rei and Erika, not to mention the much stronger Goki and Yuri.

Now, using the power of [Scarlet Timmons], Ash was easily fighting one against four.

With his left hand tightly grasping Lei's fist, and with his right hand grabbing Erika's ankle that was kicked in by her spinning kick, he aimed at the open chest, and the power of the light of the sun and the moon bursting out in the rain was determined to knock Ash down!

But... could it be that simple?

"Go, FANG!"

Following Ash's instructions, the two scarlet fangs that seemed to be decorations and placed on both sides of the waist on the thighs suddenly stood up and fired directly at the two attackers!

"what?!"

There was no time to be surprised, as Goki and Lily were hit directly in the chest by the sharp "fangs". The oppressive feeling that almost pierced their chests made them spit out the acid in their throats.

The fang, which was connected to a rope made of tough spider silk on its back, followed Ash's instructions and swung and smashed with great force, directly and mercilessly knocking the two men into the wall and the ground respectively.

"Whoa whoa!"

Lei and Erika were not having a good time either. The two pairs of appendages that were originally clinging to their breastplates from behind suddenly stretched out. Even though Ash just grabbed their bodies and did nothing, the two of them screamed and were pierced by the automatically piercing limbs and flew away.

“It hurts so much…it hurts so much…”

The dazzling pink ponytail on her back was stained with mud and water. If she hadn't been in the transformed state, her chest would have been pierced, and she felt excruciating pain. Lei curled up and lay in the rain with her trembling body.

"Sun--Sunshine Flash!" Wu Mu, who was stuck in the wall, reluctantly raised his hand and drew a circle. Countless golden beams were released forward. When they were about to hit Ash, he gently raised the shawl on his left hand.

Then, under the girls' dull gaze, the attack of sunlight turned into sand and fell to the ground the moment it touched the shawl.

"it's useless."

Facing Erika who was gritting her teeth and punching at him again, Ash shook his head, then swept his shawl across his chest. Then, in the girl's extremely horrified eyes, her own fist actually pierced through Ash's chest, but she saw that the body she had pierced through was actually made entirely of sand.

"See? I can do this kind of thing, too."

The girl desperately tried to pull the fist out of her body, but Ash, seeing how funny it was, swept her into the shape of a boiled shrimp and flung her over to lie down with her companions.

The light representing the loss of power slowly pushed down from the girls. The girls who were lying on the ground gasping for breath had their battle clothes transformed into four-colored particles and scattered. With only a piece of shining base clothing left, they wanted to say something, but they didn't even have the strength to get up.

"What's wrong? Is it no longer possible?"

Looking at the four people lying in a mess in front of him, Ash, whose body was completely covered with steam, walked towards them with a ruthless pace.

"Didn't you say you already got the power-up item? Why aren't you using it? Why don't you seem to be getting stronger?"

"At this level, how on earth are you going to defeat the Desert Apostles?"

Taking a careless step, Ash's fingers lightly stroked the seemingly silent belt.

Ash was waiting for their answers.

Well, if the answer doesn't satisfy him.

He could only use his own method to complete the answer.

Chapter 151 Everyone has their own justice

"Is it over yet?"

Ash slowly squatted in front of Lily, and the crisp sound of slapping his right arm blade made her tremble.

"My pain is still here, please don't let me down."

The rain has been falling.

The cold rain splashed on the girls' faces, and only a layer of shining undercoat was left covering their bodies. They looked at the knights who were striding forward with blurred eyes.

After becoming Pretty Cure and experiencing one fierce battle after another, they actually already had the corresponding awareness. Even if the enemy in the darkness is hopelessly invincible, the heart of the legendary warrior will make them stand up again firmly.

But now, the "Masked Rider" standing opposite them has been standing beside them from the very beginning, supporting them, encouraging them, and guiding them. He is an irreplaceable partner!

The answer was clear during the battle. He was sincere and serious about fighting them.

Asking girls to kill each other with the most important people to them...

"I can't do it..."

Lily was kneeling on the ground, trembling. Her palms could not clench tightly as she grabbed the mud under her hands. She didn't even have the strength and courage to look up at him. A mixture of tears and cold raindrops dripped down her chin and fell into the small pool below, mixing with the sewage.

"Because of you, I was able to rise from the shadow of having nearly lost everything. Because of you, I saw the sunshine that made the flower of my heart bloom. Because of you, I was able to muster up the courage to transform once more and fight once more!"

I don’t know if it was because of the coldness of her body or her heart, but Lily’s face, with her teeth chattering, showed nothing but fragility.

"You are the one who made me who I am, so I believe in you! It was you who picked me up from this place, but now you want to push me back into the hell of the past..."

The powerlessness he felt at this moment was even greater than when he was defeated by the Dark Pretty Cure.

"Now you're giving us some inexplicable, completely incomprehensible reason, asking us to fight you and kill each other... How can I bear to do that..."

"I can't do it...I can't do it!"