Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"But you also saw the expression on Dark Pretty Cure's face when she declared war. It was completely different from when she fought us in the past. It was simply..."

It was exactly like the expression on our faces on the day Zigela grew up, when we were fighting for something we couldn't retreat from.

Lei fell silent and didn't say this.

"Now we just have to wait for Lily to come back...I can't sleep anyway."

Just as everyone fell into speechless silence, the glass window on the balcony behind them suddenly opened, and a few raindrops shot in from the window, falling on the girls' faces and giving them a shock.

"Wow--"

They immediately looked towards the window and saw Cure Moonlight squatting on their balcony window with a calm expression, and a black figure was carried on her shoulders. They looked closely and recognized the other person's true identity, which was the enemy, the Dark Pretty Cure.

"Bai——" Just as Rei was about to shout, Erika and Itsuki covered her mouth. They didn't want to wake up Rei's parents to witness this shocking scene.

"Sister Lily... did you win?"

"Ah." Lily placed the still recovering Pretty Dark Girl on the ground in a very gentle manner, canceled her transformation, took off her rain-soaked glasses, and wiped them with her shirt.

"I won."

In every sense.

"This, this?!" Erika glanced at the Dark Pretty Girl on the ground, then looked at Lily in front of her whose aura suddenly increased for some reason, then turned her head to look back, then turned back again, constantly changing her gaze, and finally, completely confused, she cast a blank look at Lily.

"Is it... a trophy?"

"It's more than that."

Speaking of this, the corners of Lily's mouth gradually curled up, and a perfect smile appeared on her face. Wu Mu, who was watching the whole process, could feel that the sadness that had often troubled Lily in the past disappeared from her.

Right now, Yueying Lily looks extremely satisfied and happy. This must be the feeling of liberation after finally breaking up with her old enemy... maybe?

"Sister Lily, towel."

When she took Lei's towel, she seemed to remember that it was still raining outside. She sat on the chair and wiped the rain off her head with the towel, ready to wait for other people to ask her questions.

But after waiting for a long time, no one asked him. When he looked up, he saw Lei in front of him looking at him with a slightly longing look.

"Sister Lily, is everything really...over?"

Moon Shadow Lily rubbed the towel gently and nodded slightly. "Well, regarding the Desert Apostles, Ash said that except for the last one, Duen."

The rest, we can already handle.

"So, what about Ash?"

Lily stopped what she was doing, and the hanging towel blocked her view. After a long while, she began to ask Lei in a voice that was not apologetic for some reason.

"Lei, you confessed your feelings to Ash, but you didn't get a reply, right?"

"Eh—why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Lei asked cautiously, blushing. "W-What happened? Could it be Ash?"

The hand wearing the scarred ring unconsciously rose to the rosy thin lips, not directly on them, but a few millimeters away, as if touching something that did not exist.

That taste is like the extremely bitter coffee that can only be brewed in a siphon cup that has been boiled countless times, with the inner wall covered with dark bitter grounds. But it is obviously very bitter, but also very soft, feeling like eating jelly, hmm -

"Coffee jelly."

"Eh?"

"I'm sorry, Lei." Lily met her wandering gaze. "It was obviously you who started it."

"Eh?"

Lily leaned her head closer and placed her lips to her ear.

So, Lei suffered from insomnia.

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Chapter 194: Unknown Things Happening in Unknown Places

Today, Ash was wearing sunglasses and a windbreaker vest. He seemed in high spirits, even more energetic and dashing than ever. He drove his motorcycle, its front end adorned with exaggerated floral decorations, accelerating until he braked and spun out to a stop on a long, stairway, gazing up at the dojo looming overhead.

"This is the Goki family's dojo."

After standing for a while under the strange gazes of the disciples at the nearby dojo, Ash picked up the SLR camera with the "Special Mission Department" logo hanging around his neck, pressed the shutter of the camera towards the distant dojo, and then turned around without any reluctance and continued to step on the accelerator to leave the place.

"This is their school. It's not their first time here." It wasn't even time for school yet, and Ash, standing alone at the school gate, looked up at the sign above that read "Private Mingtang Academy." He adjusted the camera's focus and took a picture of the place. "Although it was a spur-of-the-moment date, it was certainly a fun one."

So, it's only natural that I'm looking for some evidence that I've ever lived, right?

Kicking up the tripod, Ash walked completely alone today, leaving the others far behind.

"Elf Teardrop, Erika's family's fashion store. Although it's not to my taste, I haven't been there many times."

Ash pressed the shutter trigger.

"Hanasaki Flower Shop. Although Lei often brings flowers to decorate the shop, I really don't have much interest in flowers."

Ash pressed the shutter trigger.

"Botanical Garden? There are many species, but I don't dare go there now. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be caught and beaten by the old seniors."

Ash stood far away and pressed the shutter trigger.

"The Desert Apostles' base... Well, I don't dislike organizations with a human touch."

"Timmons, you finally showed up! Come and explain why Shabak and Dark Pretty Cure are gone. Aren't you—wait! Hey!"

Ash pressed the shutter, and saw the spider Cargill behind him with a look of astonishment on his face. Before he could even raise his hand to greet him, he immediately turned around, stepped on the accelerator and ran away in one go, leaving no chance.

"This is the island of duels. Has the duel become traditional because of my presence?"

Ash pressed the shutter.

"This is the central square of Hope City. It's so peaceful... I'm sorry there aren't any people who appreciate my cooking, but I do like this city where I can survive without having to think about anything."

Ash pressed the shutter.

"This is, Nasta Café...there's nothing left."

Ash put down the camera and took his hand away from the shutter.

"This is it, Eddie."

Ash pressed the form-changing button on the side of the camera, then swung and pulled it forward with force, and the SLR in his hand flipped and transformed into an energy hand cannon.

“I’m telling you…”

Eddie, who had a hand cannon pointed at his head for no apparent reason, certainly did not look in a good mood. This time he was wearing his clothes properly and he looked at Ash, with full of resentment in his eyes.

"Aren't you nice to those little girls? Why are you so mean to me?!"

"Sorry~" Though it was a completely insincere, slapdash apology, Ash still put away the camera cannon and casually tossed it into the side pocket of his motorcycle. "Because of your, what, time management... No, not that SOUGO thing, what—the Space-Time Management Bureau?"

"I think I had a fight with your people before, and it was a very unpleasant one. It wasn't directed at you. I just hate all of you." Ash nodded and told the truth.

"To be honest, although your performance was terrible at the beginning, your subsequent transformation was pretty good. I'm actually optimistic about you."

"Really?" Seeing the other person approaching and patting his shoulder as if nothing had happened, Eddie was too lazy to complain. "Then I really do thank you!"

"I won't get any money even if you thank me, so there's no need to thank me."

"Alas... What sin have I committed in wanting to say goodbye to you..." Really, Cass could sense that Rei and the others were tired, and Eddie felt like he was about to collapse. "Well, didn't I tell you that I appeared in the world of the heat-averse Cure because of the 'Great Darkness' and that's why I came here to disturb you?"

"Because the target was taken away by your Kamen Rider friend, my mission is over, so I will leave soon. I think you should be very happy, so I came to tell you."

"Ah, I'm really happy. It would be great if you, an intruder who suddenly inserted yourself like the God of Creation, could disappear~" He continued to deal with the other party in a condescending tone, but the events in his words made Ash very concerned.

"That's outrageous! I used to think of you as a friend, but you ended up playing me around like that. Now you're teasing me with such outrageous words!"

"You're welcome for the second time."

After stopping the car and chatting with Eddie, Ash also started to think about the information he had shared.

The "friends" he was referring to were undoubtedly the "Electric King" Momotaros and his companions who had come here. But hadn't they, after helping him, simply left this world with their unlimited tickets? Did they also take with them the Great Darkness? What was that? I'd never heard them mention it before.

If the so-called "great darkness" is the Infinity Ticket... while that ticket is certainly useful for manipulating time, isn't that overstating the matter? Ash could easily find something far more powerful by searching his inventory, and hesitated to mention his own "attractor" of dark echoes.

While thinking, Ash suddenly felt a flash of inspiration, as if a flash of lightning suddenly flashed behind him.

"You mean, the target was taken away by Taotalos and the others?"

"Yeah, I don't know why he left on the train. We've been trying to get the communications person to handle this, but there's been no response."

If Momotaros were to return on the train, where would he return? Of course, the world of 2007's "Kamen Rider Den-O"! And would he bring the so-called "great darkness" with him?

It seems like something is about to happen in the world of Kamen Rider?

"Then, everyone thought that the matter was over, and I would have to write a self-criticism and receive a series of punishments for my unauthorized actions." Ash was a little unhappy when his train of thought was interrupted by Eddie's sudden voice, but when he saw Eddie's even more unhappy expression, he suddenly felt less unhappy.

"But, contrary to what they think, I don't think this is the end of it."

"I think the real great darkness is now in front of me."

tread.

Ash tilted the motorcycle he was sitting on and parked it on the ground. With one foot on the ground, he stared at Eddie with slightly narrowed eyes.

His right hand, like a cowboy reaching for his gun holster, slowly reached for the storage bag beside the car.

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Chapter 195: The Man Who Collects Darkness, Ash

Throughout Ash's past journeys, there had been those who had noticed his actions and, thus, had set their sights on that massive dark echo, attempting to obstruct him or even seize it for themselves. To cite a few examples, it would be a certain dark giant, another dark giant, and another dark giant...

Faced with this situation, the words "sit and wait for death" have never appeared in Ash's dictionary. Generally speaking, there are only two results: either he dies and takes the opportunity to escape, or the enemy is killed and the matter comes to an end.

Although the system didn't mention it specifically, how could Ash allow others to take away the fruits of his labor?

"Young man, you can eat whatever you want, but there are some things you can't say. Saying them out loud will make others unhappy, and then you'll end up in danger of killing someone."

Ash's fingers were already clinging to the edge of the motorcycle storage bag, but he was in no hurry to take it. A smirk hung on his face, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts. The man's fingers were like a pianist gently stroking the keys while performing on stage. The creaking sound made by pressing the bag was even more oppressive.

"Although I have no grudge against you, if you want to come, I can't run away, right?"

“Gurgle…”

Then, on the other side, Eddie's hair stood on end, his back arched like a vigilant cat, and the sound of him swallowing saliva was clearly audible.

So scary...

Eddie, who was being watched, felt like a goat being targeted by a lone wolf that was crouching and gradually approaching from behind, ready to hunt. His eyes did not look threatening, but rather like the eyes of a large predator ready to hunt.

Excessive tension will directly affect the body's reaction. Sweat began to seep out of Eddie's forehead, and his legs were trembling and he almost passed out.

My feeling was right, this guy is a very dangerous person!

However, he did not escape after all, because since he decided to be a hero, a hero would not escape from the battlefield!

His left hand, like the other person's, also began to reach for the small keychain-like accessory on his waist.

"—"

The two people, separated by a motorcycle, started a hand speed competition that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. One side pointed a camera monocular at the person's head, while the other side extended a sword to stab the other person's throat with a dragon sword.

The extremely fast movements made the sword (gun) duel only a flash before the eyes, and it had already reached the stage of confrontation, and the background music engraved in the DNA sounded in the ears.

Sword versus spear, it seems like a standoff between two evenly matched forces, but...

"You're slow."

Ash shifted his gaze from the blade pointed at him, resting his right hand on the camera and slowly rotating it. He raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly critical. "There's nothing wrong with your speed and sword-drawing technique. You did discuss that, but your trembling and hesitation slowed you down by a fraction of a second. It's not so much that you lost to me, but rather that you lost to your own fear."

As Ash finished speaking, Eddie's face turned ugly with gritted teeth. Just as he said, the camera monocular was now mounted on the top of his sword, which was obviously a position where Ash had an advantage.

If he really planned to attack at the same time, Ash was confident that he could blow his head off at the cost of losing an arm.

"Someone once said that the gun is mightier than the sword."

The camera made a crisp click, and the lens that Ash had rotated to a certain position automatically unfolded. A series of energy data began to appear around the lens, and a crisp prompt sound was heard.

"[It's Time For Buster!]"

"But no one knows the outcome until you actually pull the trigger, right? So, a 1 in 50 chance is exciting, right? What do you want to do? If you don't want to choose, I can help you."