Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Thin lines of blood, along with the glass-like shattered magic barrier, splashed onto the steel fixed in mid-air.

Ash's holy sword first shattered the witch Lina's magic barrier with the will condensed in it, and then slashed her directly. The blade cut through the black silk wrapped around her chest. Instinctively made her tilt her neck back to save her life, and the sword that was supposed to behead her was inserted into her chest.

This guy - he's clearly been injured like that, how can he still exercise so vigorously!

Witch Lina opened her eyes wide, fully understanding what was happening at that moment.

Following a burst of sharp pain, the witch Lina, with her eyes wide open, watched helplessly as her chest was cut by a seemingly light knife. Then, blood gushed out unexpectedly like a fountain, and a shocking bloody gash appeared on her chest!

The broken blood-red jade bead slid down the wound, staining the green robe and tight black stockings red, and dripped onto the ground, turning into a gorgeous blood-red flower.

Chapter 46: A Father Who Will Always Protect His Daughter

"Ahhhh-"

The witch screamed in pain she had never experienced before, and blood spurted out like a sword, splashing onto the knight's silver-white grille, adding a terrifying aura of a death-chaser to the already ferocious mask.

"Just keep coming!"

"Get out of my way! Get out of my way!" Even though she hadn't been hit in any vital areas, the witch, who was rapidly retreating, had already lost her composure. She kept punching and kicking, instinctively wanting to push the man in front of her away. However, such a disorganized attack looked to Ash like the ridiculous wheel punches of children fighting.

Completely ignoring the mess and burns left by the lightning infusing him, he forcibly launched his attack on the enemy! Following his own style of swordsmanship, Ash roared with deep pride and rage, both to scare off the enemy and expose more flaws, but also to strengthen his inner courage.

Ash raised the holy sword above his head with both hands like a heroic and heavy weapon, and then the man followed the simple route of facing the enemy and slashed it down madly, repeating the action over and over again. The witch Lina, who was caught in a dilemma, had never seen such a crazy attack before. She was in a mess and could not resist it at all. As the advantage she should have had was gone, and the pair of arms that had been defending were chopped and bleeding.

"I told you to get out of here!" Witch Lina, who had never expected to be suppressed by such a desperate fighting style, ignored the distance that might hurt herself and blasted another lightning chain at Ash with all her strength.

I wonder how you can hide now—what?!

The scene before her eyes instantly changed Witch Lina's expression from smugness to shock. She saw that Ash had no intention of dodging at all. He took the initiative to grab the lightning. While enduring the damage, he held the other sword-holding hand together and forcefully inserted the sword into the ground beneath his feet.

"It's an iron rule that if you repeat the same move twice, it will be greatly reduced in effectiveness!"

The lightning unexpectedly followed the path of the holy sword and reached the ground, acting like a lightning rod. At such close range, Witch Lina was bound to share the damage with Ash. The woman, her body pierced by the lightning until her bones were visible to the naked eye, danced wildly in her spot, crackling.

How could this happen? How could this happen... I was clearly winning this time, but that pile of steel just appeared out of nowhere. What on earth is going on?!

Just when she was confused, the witch looked up with the stimulation of the electric current and saw a fleeting cute yellow color on the platform above her head.

So it's... you?! I heard you couldn't transform anymore, so I had no intention of paying any attention to you... But if you dare to do anything unnecessary, then you'll pay the price for your actions and suffer together!

"What are you shooting at--" Seeing the witch Lina actually shoot a magic bullet towards his head, Ya Zheng, who thought she had lost her aim due to electric shock, was mocking her. However, he also widened his eyes when he looked in the direction of her sight.

How could that be? That bitch, didn't she hear what I said?! No, that pile of steel is—if that's the case, then it's...!

"Kisama!"

Ash understood something instantly and didn't bother to pursue her. He just passed her by, stepped on the ground, jumped up and slashed at the magic bullet in the air.

However, just as his sword was about to make contact, the steel that was suspended in mid-air lost control due to the paralysis suffered by the witch Lina, and fell down and hit him.

Almost, just a little bit!

Ash, with his eyes wide open, tried desperately to reach out his hand, but he was getting further and further away from the magic bullet.

"boom--"

The smoke and dust raised by the falling steel obscured the explosion overhead.

——When Ash was at a disadvantage not long ago——

"Ash..."

Seeing Ash stabbing his sword into the ground, trying not to let his knees touch it, Yayoi bit her lip unwillingly.

You said, is it enough for me to run away and go home?

Yes, I can't help at all, and if I do anything, I might end up getting myself into trouble. From a smart perspective, running away right now is the best option that readers will nod to.

It was he who told me to escape. Now, neither the red demon nor the witch Lina's attention is on an ordinary person like me. If I want to escape, I can definitely escape!

That's right, I no longer have the ability to transform and fight. It's been shown on TV that children with no abilities trying to help will only cause the heroes to get hurt while trying to protect them.

Since I no longer have the power to become a hero, I'll just do as Mr. Ash said and be an ordinary person. It's enough to just let the dream remain a dream. No one will say I did anything wrong. There's no need to be so hard on myself...

But if I run away and go back home, what can I do?

I no longer have the grievance to go home and throw myself into someone's arms and cry.

But, it would be troublesome if I always stayed in my father's arms crying and didn't dare to take a step forward, right?

And now I...

I am no longer the same person I was when I was little!

Yayoi, who was looking for something by turning her head left and right, saw a large amount of steel hanging just below the platform where she was, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

My favorite hero and my dad definitely wouldn't want to see me crying alone!

With determination in her heart, Yayoi grabbed the lever on the platform which had the words "Danger steel, do not touch" written on it, and pulled it down regardless of the consequences.

Steel crashed down from above Witch Lina's head, and was caught by the magic power without a doubt. Then, just as she was about to climb down the ladder, a light bomb exploded on the operating table in front of her, blowing Yayoi off.

"—"

Success, this time, I did it, right?

The girl flying in the air closed her eyes again facing death, but this time there was no sadness or pain in her heart, only satisfaction and tranquility.

"Yayoi, grab my hand!"

As an extremely familiar voice sounded beside her ears, Yayoi instinctively grabbed the hand that was calloused but extremely thick and warm.

"!"

The girl who was hanging in the air by her hand narrowed her eyes slightly and opened them a little, wanting to see who saved her life.

But as the figure wearing a helmet came into her sight, she felt extremely surprised and an indescribable emotion rising up, causing her to slowly open her eyes as wide as possible.

"Ha, Yayoi, Dad, I'll keep my promise to protect you."

An extremely familiar voice came, and my heart stopped beating for a moment, not knowing whether it was because I was too surprised or too happy.

The face of the middle-aged man who was holding onto her, drenched in sweat and with a little stubble on his chin, filled in the face that represented her father in her memory but had become blurred with time.

"dad...."

"dad...?!"

The girl trembled in disbelief and called out the name that she had not called out for a long time.

Chapter 47: Hero, is it me?

Yayoi was blown away from a lifting platform dozens of meters above the ground. She originally thought that she was doomed to die, but unexpectedly, someone grabbed her hand when she was falling from the air, stopping her falling trend and saving her life.

However, Yayoi couldn't understand.

Mom said that Dad died in an accident when I was five years old... Why, why is Dad here now?

“Hmm…”

Having never tried to hold up the weight of her entire body with one arm, Yayoi felt so weak that she almost let go of her hand. Even though she was caught when she was about to slip, she still slid down to the ground little by little.

I can't hold on... I don't have the strength to climb up...

The incomprehensible events before her made Yayoi almost unable to recognize the boundary between reality and fantasy. Sweat ran down her lips as she gasped for breath. The vague fear of heights and the desire to survive made her feel for a moment that even death was no longer a scary thing.

I've actually already fallen and died, so I only saw my dad's expression. Am I currently having a self-satisfied, revolving lantern daydream? Haha, there's a scene like this in comics too...

"Yayoi!" The shocking shout from her father brought back Yayoi's original intention that was almost lost. The man held his daughter tightly with both hands and pulled her up little by little.

"Don't you love heroes the most? If you were a hero, would you give up now?" The father's encouraging shout was like a hammer, hitting the girl's fragile heart. "Yayoi, if you give up here, what about Mom? What will she do?"

Yes, every time she talks about my deceased father, my mother hides her sadness. If I die too, she will definitely be even sadder, right?

No, not just mom, kind-hearted children like Miyuki, everyone, Tangtang, and even Mr. Ash now... will all be very sad!

"Mmm, mmm!" The self-awakened desire to survive injected new energy into the girl's almost exhausted body. Her delicate palms were imprinted on the broad arms, and the girl climbed up with all her strength.

"father!"

Being lifted to the edge of the rooftop, almost the moment her feet touched the ground again, the excited Yayoi flew into her father's arms.

Feeling the same gentle and thick warmth as in her memory coming to her body, Yayoi couldn't help but tears of emotion welled up in the corners of her eyes again.

It feels very familiar, it really is the familiar embrace of mine. This is indeed the warm feeling that only a father can have!

That’s right, Dad is still alive, and I am still alive. This is the truth!

"Dad, you're my real dad, right?!"

It has been nine years since Yayoi's father, Kise Yuichi, lasted for her. However, this period of time has not changed his appearance in the slightest. He still looks exactly like the father in the girl's memory who would protect and comfort her and was extremely reliable.

Kise Yuichi smiled and did not answer her, but Yayoi knew and was sure that the person in front of her was her own father!

"Dad, so the fact that you're a Kamen Rider is actually true, right?"

Yayoi buried her little head in her father's arms, seeking that warm feeling and craving a perfect answer.

"So Dad is really a hero. He has to fight against evil forces to protect us, so he hasn't been able to meet Yayoi all these years. In fact, he is protecting me in secret, right?"

When Kise Yuichi heard his daughter's machine gun-like speaking speed and the answers she had already found for him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I know, Yayoi knows everything. This is the plot in comics and TV shows! In the end, the hero will return to his family and have the best happy ending! Right? Right...right?"

There were stars twinkling in Yayoi's eyes as she looked at her father. The girl longed for a perfect answer, but her father did not agree to her. Instead, he just touched her head gently with satisfaction as usual.

The little girl who used to cry in fear in her father's arms has now grown into an amazing girl who is even better than her father and can do her utmost to protect others.

"Yayoi."

The man's thick hand gently grasped his daughter's weak wrist.

"You are now a hero that makes your father proud."

"Eh?"

The hero...is me?

"Now, what is it that Yayoi is going to do?"

The girl named Kise Yayoi blinked, and seemed to understand something. She wanted to hold back her tears, but no tears came out.

Yes, I have grown up now and can no longer be a crybaby in my father's arms.

Now, what I have to do is...

The fragile eggshell cracked under repeated pecking, and the beautiful light hidden deep in the heart faintly revealed!

At this moment, there was a strong look in Yayoi's eyes that only appeared when she was cheering up again after crying!

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"Damn Kamen Rider..."

The witch Lina stood up from the ground with the help of her arm that was dislocated in the previous battle. She was naturally not feeling well after being hit by her own lightning chain, but when she saw the pile of fallen steel, her mood instantly improved.

Ha, I never thought that knight would actually save her? I heard he was the one who sealed Precure's transformation device, but he actually did something unnecessary like that. Isn't that stupid? What an idiot.

"Hahahahahahaha——" The witch Lina, who had grasped the victory again, raised her head and laughed heartily with great pride. Naturally, she did not see the bright yellow light flashing several times in the pile of steel.

"But this is convenient for me!"

The witch Lina, who had killed herself several times, learned from her experience this time. The magic power flowed along her arms again, and two powerful magic bullets condensed in her palms in a moment.

"stop!"

Just as she was about to fire two shots at once, destroying the steel and the knight below, she was startled by a sudden shout. A small, dusty figure came jogging over, opened his arms and stood in front of the witch Lina desperately.

"Ha, it's you! You're not dead yet?" The witch Lina was momentarily surprised by Yayoi who was standing in front of her, but then her expression turned into a smug smirk, and the magic bullet condensed in her hand began to accumulate more power!

I don't know how you survived from such a high place, but if you don't cherish your life and want to be a hero, then die like a stupid hero!

"Since you really want to die with him, then I will grant your wish!"

When the light emitted by the magic bullet in his hand reflected on the witch, it created an extremely terrifying appearance.