Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

You are a little too extreme.

"Then what do you do to them—"

"Yes!" When Phantom pointed at the Pretty Cures he had sealed, Ash excitedly interrupted him. "I like Pretty Cure, so—I want Pretty Cure! I want it, I want it so badly!"

Ash clenched his fists and sweated profusely. Phantom couldn't tell whether the enthusiasm on his face was an act or what he really thought.

"So, I want Pretty Cure to be my wife!"

"I want to open a super-ultimate Happy Big Big Big Harem full of Precures!!!"

In front of Ash's bold and ostentatious declaration at this moment, which should be considered "shameless" considering the nature of his words, even Phantom, who had been defeated by this man twice and whose favorability was below "disgust" from the beginning, now had a stunned expression of "nonsense, I can't understand." Ash, who was very satisfied with his performance, naturally snorted with satisfaction.

Humph, even though you claim to be old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years, you are still too naive in front of a "young man" like me.

Now that I have diverted your attention, you will no longer have the chance to stare at this "little secret"...eh?

Although it was just as Ash thought, Phantom didn't care at all about what he was going to do in the Pretty Cure Cemetery, but when he stared at Ash after he made the loud declaration, in addition to the original anger and disgust towards this man, there was also a certain defensive vigilance in Phantom's eyes that immediately increased tenfold or even ninefold!

Wait, I'm mad at Pretty Cure and the others, why are you, a Precure villain, being on guard for your enemies here... Could it be that?

And little secrets, like the little secrets of the First Legion?

Seeing Ash looking back at Pretty Cure and then starting to smile sinisterly, for some reason, Phantom felt pity for the Pretty Cure he had defeated.

I thought that as the destroyer of the world and the Kamen Rider who defeated me, you would have some grand speeches at this moment - I didn't expect that you would think of such low-level things that even our Phantom Empire despises!

"The purity is too low."

Ash chuckled and asked back.

"Purity, is it useful?"

"What you want to do has nothing to do with me." The century-old monster was ultimately no match for the "young man" in front of him. After forcibly changing the subject, Phantom really didn't want to talk to him about the front gate and the hip axis, so he chose to skip directly to the key part.

"Whatever you want to do to them... I don't care about it now."

"But if you dare to have any thoughts about the Phantom Queen, I will definitely—"

"Oh, come to think of it, the Queen's dark scent is truly intoxicating." Ash, deliberately treading on the edge of the phantom's line, continued to provoke her bloodshot eyes. "However, whatever I want to do with her...that's a private matter between the Queen and me."

"You, as her pet—dog." He even clapped his hand on the other's shoulder, but Ash immediately shook it off and brushed past him nonchalantly. "When did a mere domesticated dog get involved in its owner's private affairs?"

"and many more!"

Ash stopped and waited with a sly smile on his face, hoping that he could take advantage of the other party's counterattack to give him a righteous beating, and then see him seriously explaining himself.

"Is there anything wrong with me being the Queen's dog?!"

"..."

This guy, is he actually jealous that I'm closer to her now? Is he so happy being a dog?

This is what you care about. I really lost to you.

"Very well, then just be a good dog and follow the Queen obediently."

Of course I will choose the wiser side.

"How dare you talk about the Queen's ass!?" Phantom's eyes, which had been full of hostility, suddenly turned red, and he drew the dagger from Ash's back faster than ever before.

"I won't forgive you!!!"

Chapter 113 People who become friends and people who cannot become friends

"Welcome! Welcome! Welcome our new member, clang clang clang clang! — Hikawa-san!"

In stark contrast to the "newcomer welcome ceremony" where you stab me and I stab you, in the Hikari no Gahara Embassy, ​​which serves as the base for the Pretty Cure, Kei and Yuko pulled out the ribbon launchers in their hands and sprayed festive ribbons to welcome the new members when Iona pushed open the door and stepped in for the first time.

"Everyone, there's no need to be like this..." Iona, feeling a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm, said shyly, "We are actually from the same school, but we are not classmates anymore..."

"Yeah, I've heard everyone say that! They say Iona is a talented woman with both literary and martial skills. Although she looks cold, she's actually very kind and will always lend a hand if someone is in trouble... That's different from what we say. Iona is indeed a well-known person in the school!"

"No, don't tease me like that..."

After hearing Ainoe recount all her glorious deeds with her eyes shining, Iona became even more shy and covered her face tightly, not daring to look at the people in front of her who were all smiling.

"Ala, I really can't tell~"

As they spent more time together, Omori Yuuko, who had gradually realized that Iona wasn't actually aloof, couldn't help but approach and start joking. "Even when she was fighting Ash, she was a Valkyrie-like Pretty Cure, but could it be that, actually..."

"Are you not used to being with good friends like this?"

"Come on, Omori-san, please stop teasing me!" Although it was indeed very uncomfortable as she said, Iona had almost learned to smile happily like them, and gradually she no longer felt embarrassed.

"No need to add honorifics, we've been friends since you chose to rebel against Ash to protect us, so just call me Yuuko."

"Then..." In fact, although her reputation as a talented girl in school was highly admired by outsiders, it was precisely because of the distance brought by this admiration that she had few friends, let alone a true friend with whom she could talk about anything. So now, hearing Yuko's smiling words, the girl was slightly surprised and said seriously: "Then... Yuko, what about Kei?"

"Yes! From now on I'll call Hikawa-san Iona, since we're friends now!"

"You have such a good relationship~ Friends~" An Ran sat aside and watched Iona, Kei and Yuko laughing and talking happily. Snow White, with a pair of delicate feet wrapped in white silk swinging alone in front of the sofa, felt a little lonely. When she was learning to taste the loneliness of being alone, suddenly someone called her.

"Princess?"

"Hmm?" The girl was stunned at first by this name that was rarely mentioned. Then she suddenly remembered the somewhat unfamiliar voice and realized that it was Iona who called her!

"Well...um, what happened?"

There was still some embarrassment in Shirayuki's tone. Although Shirayuki, who had taken the initiative to help and cleared up the misunderstanding, shouldn't be so afraid of her anymore, perhaps because of past reasons, she was still not used to being overly close to Iona like this.

"Princess."

The solemn expression on Iona's face when he called out to Shirayuki-hime immediately made her feel extremely nervous. Just when the tension was about to become unbearable for her, Iona, who used to always speak ill of her, now bowed to her very solemnly.

"I took my sister's affairs out on you... I was really, really too much!" Oh! Now, what made Iona seriously perform the standard gesture of apology in this country was her wholehearted apology to Snow White. "Because of me, you have to bear such pressure, so... So - I'm sorry!"

After saying "I'm sorry," Iona felt relieved. With a gentle smile, he said solemnly, "Also, thank you!"

"It is the courage you have shown that has inspired my confidence."

"Hahaha—well, I don't mean to blame Iona!" Realizing this was an apology, Shirayuki, blushing slightly, waved her hands repeatedly, signaling the other party to stop. She continued to decline with an embarrassed look under the other two's smiling gazes. "Anyway, it's all in the past! So let it go!"

But I never imagined that the once imposing Angel of Destiny would actually apologize to me... As expected! There are no bad people among those who can become Pretty Cure!

"Princess!"

"No, no, there's no need to call me princess anymore. I'm a Pretty Cure fighting for happiness just like everyone else, not the high and mighty Princess of the Sky Kingdom! So just call me by my name like everyone else."

"Ahhh, it's not 'Shimeruda Ondo--'! It's definitely my real name, but it's too long!"

When the girl, who was used to being called by her nickname "Snow White", heard the other party reading out her full name in a serious manner, she suddenly felt goose bumps of embarrassment. Now she understood a little what Ash meant when he asked her to keep her name as brief as possible.

"Then..." After hesitating for a moment, Iona finally nodded happily. "I'll call you Snow White along with everyone else! Princess!"

"Well, then we're good friends now! Iona!"

"That's great!" Ainoe, her best friend, nudged Hime's arm with her elbow, her smile still lingering. "Hime, who used to be so shy she didn't even want to go to school, now has a new best friend! That's great! Let's try to make our 100th friend!"

"That's impossible! Only Megumi can make a hundred friends, right?!" Snow White couldn't help but complain. "Besides, didn't Iona become friends with Megumi as well?"

"Even so." Ainoe was naturally very happy that she could resolve the misunderstanding between the two and become friends with Hikawa Ionari, the angel of destiny and a celebrity in the next class, but she still remembered that there was a problem that always bothered her.

Thinking of this, the smile on Hui's face, which was originally happy for herself and her friends, gradually faded into disappointment.

"The person I want to be friends with the most..."

In the end, I still couldn't even say a word.

Chapter 114 Girls' Party

"What's wrong, Hui? You look so bad?"

"It's okay!" Hearing Yuko's worry, the girl immediately put away the gloomy sadness on her face and turned back into the optimistic girl that everyone loves. "I'm a cute angel. I won't be unhappy during such a festive occasion!"

"Right!" Taking the initiative to bring the conversation back to Iona, Kei's eyes flickered again as she stared at the newly-opened Transformer in her pocket. "So, Hikawa-san's joining our Happiness Charge Pretty Cure is a done deal, right?"

"This matter..."

Iona, not knowing what to do, looked embarrassed and turned her head away.

Actually, I haven’t thought about it yet.

Seeing Iona's indescribable expression, they didn't intend to embarrass her. After a few of them asked her to take a seat quickly, the tea party among the Pretty Cure girls was about to begin.

"Speaking of which, where is the god who is responsible for selecting the Pretty Cure?" Thinking of this, Iona put down the teacup at her mouth and began to look around. The god they had introduced to her usually sat here drinking tea except when he was in the mirror, but now no matter how she looked, she could not find any other men here.

"Mingming, I still have some questions about my sister that I want to ask him." When she said this, there was a hint of complaint in the girl's tone.

"I don't know. I only saw him leave in a hurry after opening the portal for us. I haven't seen his ribbon since then. Do you know?"

"This, that..." The elf floating in the air with an awkward smile didn't know how to answer them for a moment. After all, after being knocked to the ground by Ash's "Compassionate Face-Breaking Punch" and having those words said to him, the Blue God seemed to have become a different person after being stimulated by Ash's words. Now he actually found a quiet place alone and seemed to begin to reflect.

The way things are going... I don't know what to say!

"Mmmmm~" Yuuko used the sound of clapping to distract everyone's attention. She first took out the honey candy she always carried from her pocket. "The God is the God after all. He can't be around us all day. He might be busy with other things right now."

Putting the bright candy into the eager mouth of Snow White, an excited Yuuko simply suggested, "It's rare that the four Pretty Cures who protect Hikari Hill are all gathered here now, so let's hold a party just for the Pretty Cures!"

"That's a great idea, let's do it!"

"Hey, there's no need to force yourself on my part...Okay, just for a moment."

"What a great idea... Oh, so sweet!" Shirayuki, who was echoing the above sentiment, suddenly felt her tongue go numb from the candy's unprecedented sweetness. The sensation was like a stream of sweet steam rising straight to her head. "So sweet, this is too sweet, sweet, sweet! What, what is this, Yuuko?!"

"Oh, sorry~" Yuko apologized awkwardly and explained, "Mr. Ash said he wanted a sweeter candy from me, so I adjusted the ratio of the syrup... but I didn't get the chance to give it to him this time."

"It's about Ash again. Yuuko, you don't like Ash, do you?"

The overly direct question made Hui put down her teacup and cough non-stop. She almost vomited just now.

"That's not what I meant." Facing Snow White's sharp gaze, the girl laughed without any embarrassment. "But his cooking is so delicious that I miss it day and night... Ah, I wish I could eat Ash's cooking every day!"

"Even though he was bullied not long ago... Isn't this another way of expressing love?" Speaking of topics related to Ash, even Iona joined in with a sarcasm.

"..."

Seeing everyone chatting about the same happy topic about the same person, Hui also smiled and said, "Isn't this good?"

"As an apology, let me make you all some delicious fruitcakes!" True to her word, Yuuko turned around, pulled out the light card representing the pastry chef's outfit, and swiped it into the transformation device. "[Sweet sweet sweet pastry chef, cute Lunlun!]"

After changing into a pastry chef's outfit that was both beautiful and practical amid the stuttering sound of the transformation device, Hui and Yuko, who had acquired the skills corresponding to the outfit, immediately began to prepare the ingredients with ease, and then had to stop.

"Not enough!" Hui, who was about to help in the kitchen, shook her head helplessly. "Whether it's flour, eggs, or fruit, the ingredients are definitely insufficient!"

"This can't be made into a cake... What's going on? I remember there should be quite a bit left after I baked the cake last time."

"..." Snow White looked up at the ceiling in silence. After all, it was she who asked Ribbon to make her a cake a few days ago because she was greedy, and now it was hitting her like a boomerang.

"There's an old Chinese saying: 'A good cook cannot cook without rice.' There's nothing I can do." Yuko, removing her heavy gloves, walked over to the other two and quickly wrote down a long list of ingredients and their corresponding quantities on a piece of paper. "Since it's not enough, we'll just have to buy some more."

"So, could you two please go to the shop together?"

"I?"

"And her?"

Seeing the two confused Pretty Cure pointing their fingers at each other, Yuko's usually tolerant face showed an unusual smile.

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"If you look closely, you'll see that making a cake requires so many ingredients."

"..."

"That's great, though. A girls' party? I usually spend most of my free time practicing karate, and I've never had anything like this before."

"..."

Hikawa Iona was walking forward in front, muttering to herself while counting the number on the piece of paper.

Snow White followed behind, holding a ribbon that acted like a doll, listening to the girl in front of her talking to herself but never saying a word.

Although Yuko's intention is to let the two of them work together to repair the "gap" in their relationship.

But in the end, the atmosphere between them was still too awkward.