Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Only Ayumi was still muttering the familiar yet unfamiliar name from A's mouth in an ambiguous manner.

This is the real you. If that’s the case, then what is A?

"Wait, in that case!" Ayumi, who didn't quite understand what was going on, still grasped the key words and started to panic. "If you're all a person named Ash, then wouldn't you be—brothers killing each other?"

So, in that case, the previous Kamen Rider who was the same as Kamen Rider OOO was also him?

Why can't you explain this kind of thing clearly?

"Ayumi, you have to understand that this is not only my choice, but also his," A said to Ayumi in a serious tone. "That's exactly what I said before about wanting you to help me defeat the monster, my ultimate goal."

"Maybe... you should think carefully about whether you want to continue helping me."

Ayumi left in a daze again, but this time A didn't stop her. It was always a good idea to let her calm down and think about it.

The boy's gaze fell back on the two dark-skinned girls in front of him, each with a different expression. If they could join this camp, things would be much easier.

"So, if this is my mission, I must stop the other me."

"In that case, I do need your strength."

"Wait, Ash... or A? I roughly understand your situation."

As a person who actually shares the same suffering as A, Regina is also a life created by splitting the original "Princess An's" spiritual heart into three parts. Her words are quite valuable for advice.

"Now A... I'm more used to calling you Ash! The current you is derived from the Ash we all know, right?"

"I don't know if I can say that on his behalf, but it's certainly true."

"Then there's no problem!" Regina smiled, her worries instantly gone. "Ai-chan, Aguri, and I, separated from the Spirit Heart, have been completely cleansed and reborn into new lives with new memories!"

"But you're different! It hasn't been that long, and you have Ash's memories too. Especially since all the growth he experienced is on your side, if everything matches up, then you must be Ash!"

Regina came to a conclusion instantly and smiled as she took the hand that A extended.

"Since it's Ash's request, then I naturally have no choice but to do it!"

It's about defeating another bad Ash, right? Last time, it was Mana who did it, so this time it's my turn! I won't let you down!

"oh oh."

Holding the smiling princess's hand, Lian A was somewhat surprised to be trusted in this way.

"I...can't think of you as another Ash."

As for the dark beautiful girl sitting on the sofa on the other side, judging from the wings flapping restlessly behind her and the conflicted expression on her face, it seemed that she had a hard time understanding such a thing.

The reason for this is also related to her birth. After all, she was originally a humanoid weapon created by her father, "Dr. Shabak", imitating someone.

"I was created to imitate and defeat Cure Moonlight." The girl, seemingly unfazed by her painful past, recounted her story with a deadpan expression. "I wasn't born from a human mother's womb. I was created from Moonlight Lily's DNA. Blood-relatedly, I could be her sister, or even her daughter."

I also wanted to completely eliminate her at one point, whether it was to prove my own worth or to replace her in someone else's heart. For a while, I really wanted to become another Moonlight Angel...

"But I'm not her." Glancing in A's direction, Xiao An's eyes sank sadly. "I'm just myself."

As luck would have it, Regina and the Pretty Cure's ideas coincided with those of A and the other "Ash".

"You don't have to worry about that."

A, with a smile on his face, was lying on the sofa, playing with a cell coin between his fingers, letting it bounce continuously in his palm.

"I am a desireless being born from Ash's desires, but at the same time, the desires of the Pretty Cures who summoned his soul from here through their thoughts also exist within me."

"I will fulfill their wish to see Ash."

After saying this, A looked up at the two of them.

Your wishes are actually here too.

"Then I'll fight too."

Xiao An, who was persuaded, closed his eyes and clasped his hands across his chest. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again and looked at A, who seemed to have accepted everything, with a little worry.

"In that case, what about you...and that woman?"

"Yes."

A stood up.

I...A also has something to say and wants to talk to Ayumi.

Chapter 48: A's "Confession" and Reunion with the Girl (4K)

Ayumi thought of the first time.

The first time, when I was still like a fool and didn’t know much about anything, I met A because of the collapsed house.

Why am I with A?

Why did A, or Ash, who was clearly extraordinary from the beginning, appear next to someone as ordinary as me?

The answer is obvious... Because I have that power that I picked up, similar to Pretty Cure, right?

He took out the artificial makeup box and mechanical accessories from his pocket. After the last battle, huge cracks appeared on the originally smooth surface, which even allowed people to glimpse the electronic core inside.

I may... not have many more chances to transform and fight, and I will soon turn back into that ordinary person again.

Thinking of the expressions on the faces of those girls who were more conspicuous than herself, and the smile on A's face when she looked at herself, the girl held the makeup box tightly in her hands, lowered her head and buried it deeply in her chest as if praying.

But even so, A is still my friend.

I still want to help him!

After thinking this through, the girl suppressed the tangled emotions in her heart and suddenly felt refreshed. After all, there was no need for her to worry anymore.

If only "Pretty Cure" can help A, then during this time, let me be his Pretty Cure! I will devote myself to helping him and accompanying the people who are important to me.

"Well, Ayumi, I've made up my mind! If A needs it... it's like this—"

"What about me?"

"Wow!" The sudden sound from behind scared the girl again. Ayumi probably couldn't get used to this kind of "jump scare" no matter how many times it happened.

"So it's A, stop scaring me, hahaha..."

Just when the girl wanted to continue fooling around with him, she saw him move his body to block her way, looking at her seriously.

Yes, do you want me to give you a clear answer?

Really, they don't even give people a chance to cover up... or retreat.

"I...should I call you A or Ash now?"

Looking down, her fingers kept tangling and touching each other between her two hands, which silently explained Ayumi's mood.

"Just call it whichever you like."

"So...A?"

"Ah."

Hearing the other party's usual response, Ayumi felt refreshed at first, but then felt ashamed of herself for being so cheap.

"Since A, you have already made up your mind, then I..."

"Ayumi..."

A You don't have to worry about it. Hehe, after all, I have already made up my mind.

"Well, I will continue to fight, if that's what you want..."

"Ayumi."

"Anyway, we are friends—"

"Ayumi Sakagami!"

The girl, who was originally talking to herself with her head down, suddenly had her hands held down by the boy in front of her. The blowing sound from behind when she hit the wall made the girl groan in pain. She instinctively wanted to break free but felt an amazing burst of power from A's hand at this time, and she was actually pinned to the wall by the other party.

"W-what!" The girl, blushing and tearful, turned her head away, not wanting to look at him. "You're doing this to me again now? I'm not some random girl!"

"Besides, you clearly already have me, but you're still doing this to A now. That's too much!"

Of course Ayumi knew that she was being completely unreasonable, but if she had to endure it without saying something... I couldn't do it!

"You're right. I can understand if you want to blame me like this, but even so, Ayumi! I still have something to say to you alone—"

"What else is there? You have to tell me!?"

Obviously for me, and for Ayumi who is almost getting used to being alone!

To me, A is an important person who is completely different from others and irreplaceable!

"To A, Ayumi is also different from others and an important person who cannot be replaced!"

The girl's wrist, which had been struggling after being pinned down, slowly stopped moving.

"I was originally just Ash's other half, a useless 'adult'. Even the name A is a false and empty shell."

"But being with you is the only interesting thing in my short life so far... Because of you, I have changed and grown into the A I am today, not just half of 'Ash'!"

So don't cry, I will be sad too.

"That's why it can't be anyone else's, not just anyone, it has to be 'Sakagami Ayumi'!"

Ayumi, you need to be more confident!

After letting go of her hand, when they were face to face again, Ayumi apologized to him with a somewhat aggrieved look on her face.

"I'm sorry, A."

"I just feel that A is my first friend of the opposite sex, and that he is an important person to me... I don't want A to become..."

What you said earlier clearly meant that you were leaving and going somewhere and not coming back...

If A is actually someone else, and wants to live for someone else, that would be too much—

"Ayumi."

The young man smiled and spoke to her in a soothing tone, as if he was just explaining something very ordinary.

"I want you to know that the time I spent with you was not wasted."

"No matter what I become, she will never disappear."

A smiled and nodded gently to Ayumi, who looked very aggrieved, and finally chose to leave the answer to the girl's own understanding.

Seeing that the girl in front of him finally wiped away her tears and looked into her red eyes, A expressed his feelings to her with his eyes, which were gentler than the ocean even though he had accepted everything.

"Life has always been difficult to achieve, leaving only regrets and unresolved feelings."

"What, what?"

As for the poem, I haven't learned it yet so I don't understand it...

"A...I don't understand what you are saying..."

Ayumi instinctively felt that he was talking about something extremely important, but she just didn't understand things that she couldn't understand.

It's as if he's considering me and deliberately doesn't choose to give me a clear answer... Why?

"In fact, fate may have already been determined before we can even touch it. No matter what we do, it cannot be changed. It is meaningless."

A still did not answer the girl's question, but just kept talking to himself.

This also includes the rest of my life. Especially when I have decided to stop another me even if it means risking my life, I should stop dreaming about going back alive.

So, I can't be irresponsible and give you something as corny and romantic as a "love vow".

"Ayumi, although I told you to think carefully and decide what to do...but."

A moved forward and let his forehead touch lightly against the girl's forehead. They hadn't known when the distance between them had become very close, but with this situation, feeling the other person's breath so close to her, Ayumi surprisingly no longer felt shy.

"I want you to help me."

At least in the last moments, I can fight side by side with you, after all, you said so.

We are partners.

"Can you stay with me for a while?"

"Yeah, okay."

The girl then smiled and nodded.