Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"No, I'm not!"

They are not like that, I—

I don't think about the past that much! I'm not such a weak-hearted person!

"Can you decide something like this?!"

Ultimately, it's not what you intend to do that determines the outcome, but how others perceive the results of what you do.

The pitch-black light cannon gathered from the top of the scepter and blasted out in one breath. The surging torrent washed over Ash who raised his hands to defend himself, forcing him out of "No. 2" and turning him back into the original form of "Decade".

If the bright Pretty Cure can become stronger because of "love", then the dark Phantom Queen can also become stronger because of "hate", right?

"This is my world. Even if I intend to destroy it! Even if I drag it into the worst abyss, this is still my world, the world of Pretty Cure, the world of that god!"

He waved his scepter and pointed it at the knight standing still in front of him, shouting and ordering him to leave.

"It's not the world you use for fun!"

decade, from this world————!

"Get out!!"

Chapter 132 Do you like Ash?

"Mr. Ash? Look, it's delicious honey candy!"

After finding Ash who still seemed unhappy, Yuko Omori took out a specially sweetened honey candy from her pocket and tried to dangle it around his nose temptingly, but what made the girl feel disappointed was that the man's expression did not change at all even though the atmosphere of the syrup was so rich that it was visible to the naked eye.

"Don't tell me you don't like eating?"

The translucent candy reflected a yellow diamond color under the sunlight, but even when Ash rubbed the candy against his lips, he didn't show any intention of opening his mouth, which made the girl sigh in frustration, but immediately a new idea flashed in her mind.

"I see! This is where this one comes in—the light of life in the fruitful land! Cure Honey!"

After the transformed Pretty Cure finished her roll call in front of Ash, she first summoned her Triple Honey Stick and split it in the middle into two cheering sticks in "Sand Ball Mode". She then began to dance to the music that came from nowhere, twisting her waist. At the same time, the girl also danced a cheering dance in front of him, happily shaking the "cheer stick" in her hand to the rhythm.

"Honey Healing Rhythm!"

Seeing the pale yellow halo appearing on his body surface trying to recover his injuries and physical strength, Ash finally looked up at Yuko who was trying to "feed him up" as if he had received a response.

"I'm not injured. This ability is useless to me."

Ash didn't resist after saying this, but the girl could see that he was still unhappy... and seemed a little aggrieved.

"How rare, Ash has the same distressed expression as the recently departed god." Yuuko offered Ash a kind hand as he sat on the embassy steps, not intending to delve into the underlying issue. "But, no matter what troubles you encounter, if you only worry about them by yourself, you won't be able to solve them, right?"

"So, now that things have come to this, let's eat first!"

Without taking the hand extended by the other party, Ash stood up, looked directly at the girl in front of him and suddenly spoke.

I...was relying on my previous experience in getting along with them, but did I end up having to keep them hanging by feelings?

What women like, and what men like.

Is it different?

"Yuuko, do you like me?"

"Eh—?!" Yuko blushed at the sudden question, holding her cheeks in her hands for a moment before calming down. "Yes... I like it."

"Like? What kind of like? What does it mean to like someone?"

"I like it because Mr. Ash taught me kung fu that can make me stronger. I like it because Mr. Ash's cooking is delicious."

"Most importantly, Ash eats in a healthy way, it tastes delicious, and it doesn't waste food, so I like it!"

"..."

Looking at the girl Dai in front of him who was describing her thoughts seriously, even Ash couldn't fully understand what she said... No, he didn't understand it at all.

"I've asked other people the same question." The girl became interested when she heard Ash's next statement.

"Oh, can you tell me what they said?"

"I haven't found Hui yet, so I don't know. It seems like she's been avoiding me for a while." Ash shook his head, a look of nostalgia in his eyes as he recounted the story. "But, as for the others."

"Whether it was for my own good or not, you helped and guided me, yet you became our enemy. I can't judge you anyway. But... I don't hate you."

That's what Hikawa Iona's angel of destiny said.

As for Snow White's, she said.

"I hate Ash!"

"Because Ash always uses those over-the-top methods to train me, it's just too much! That's why I hate it!" During a tea party with her best friend Ainoe's friends and family, Shirayuki stuck out her tongue playfully as she recalled Ash's original question. "That's what I told him, bah bah~ How can a girl get a good answer when he asks her that kind of question right off the bat!"

"Is that so?" The girl's smile gradually faded as she looked at her friend's face with a silly smile. Qing, with a calm expression, took a sip of the bitter tea he didn't like and then gently put it down. "But didn't Xiaoji say that she seemed to like Ash?"

It’s clearly agreed that Pretty Cure can’t fall in love. Is this a privilege?

How cunning.

"If that's the case, just grab it! After all, if we're friends, we'll definitely forgive me—"

Wait, why would I think that?! Am I that kind of person?

Surprised by the inexplicable emotions that suddenly popped up in her heart recently, Hui stroked the ring in her pocket to distract herself while concentrating.

However, the teacup that Hui kept turning in her hand still caused some tree-branch-like cracks in the direction of her fingers.

"Yeah, that's right! Liking someone? It's my first time, after all!" The blue-haired girl blushed and squirmed around the chicken pillow after being exposed. "There are plenty of handsome guys out there. Whether it's Seiji, whose academic ability has skyrocketed to the point of exuding wisdom, or that god-like figure in the pond, anyone would be fine—why did it have to be that guy?"

Why am I attracted to Ash?

"Really—if my husband was Ash!"

In the cold palace, Snow White, despite having become the empress, wore a mournful expression. While the poor empress held her lover's newborn child, her husband, dressed as an adventurer, stood at the window. He said, "You may be beautiful, but you're holding me back." And then he embarked on an adventure, leaving me alone!

Then I waited and waited - I waited until I didn't know how many years had passed but I was still waiting with a passionate heart. One day, Snow White, who was still waiting for her lover to come home, saw Ash pushing the door open in a dishevel, and he hugged me and said, "In the end, you are the only one who won't leave me. For you, I am willing to give you this freedom!" Haha -!

This kind of experience is too extreme and too romantic!

“Ahhhh——it’s definitely going to be like this!!!”

Oh no, I can’t stop my heart palpitations during fantasy time!

"In that case, why?" Kei couldn't help but chuckle at her friend's awkward expression. "You were deliberately saying something sarcastic back then..."

"So, why would you ask such a question right away?" Speaking of this, the girl who had a strong opinion of Ash's emotional intelligence pouted in dissatisfaction. "What are you talking about? I'm a princess!"

"If he had just been more tactful and asked me out in a more relaxed way, like on a date... I wouldn't be unable to go with him!"

What a generous idea.

The girl couldn't help but look up and down at her friend who was saying "it's fantasy time now".

Hui actually knew the reason why Xiaoji liked Ash. She always showed an expression of admiration for men behind Ash's back.

In that case, it was clearly me and the Princess Angel who appeared together at that time.

If I'm obviously stronger, why would Ash choose her?

Chapter 133: Ash? Tsundere!

"Hoohoo, oops~ This is so embarrassing~"

Holding her limp face in her hands, Snow White, with a mixture of joy and distress in her emotions, swayed her soft body to the rhythm of her imagination like a jellyfish swaying in the sea.

Watching the silly face of her friend who was lost in "fantasy time" again, after her friend's reminder, the girl's head was now full of that person. At this moment, the expression on Hui's face returned to calm again.

Everyone around me is becoming happier, so why am I the only one who feels more miserable when I think about my own affairs?

After all, from the very beginning - why do I care about him so much until now?

At first, I just wanted to be friends with Seiji under his encouragement. But I was always rejected... At first, I thought it was my fault, so I kept trying to correct it. Until, I persisted until I didn't know what to do anymore.

It was probably from that time that it started. The more I was "rejected" like this, the more the fighting spirit was aroused in my heart, and I wanted to succeed and connect with him more and more... Until now, I have been working hard and have been influenced by him. I almost don't recognize myself from the inside out.

"Ahem, sorry!"

After having a tantrum, Xiao Ji remembered that her best friend was still here. Seeing the loss on her face, Xiao Ji thought that she had made Hui unhappy, so she quickly found a topic to talk about.

I heard that if you care about someone, you'll always be thinking about them. Wouldn't that make me seem particularly attached to them? Ahem—I'm a princess, this can't be right! Liking someone is such a hassle.

"In that case... does Kei have someone he likes?"

"like?"

The first person that comes to mind is naturally Ash, who I have been thinking about all the time... But, do I like him?

Am I attracted to him?

Maybe there is. His handsome looks, multiple transformations, immense strength, and his attitude of being both an enemy and a villain make it hard not to focus everyone's attention on him. But none of this seems to have anything to do with me... After all, he interacts with people other than me more often.

"Maybe. But he doesn't seem to like me. He seems to like someone else."

"Hey, in that case, wouldn't Kei be heartbroken?" Unaware that she'd been involved in such a scandal, Xiaoji immediately jumped in to defend her friend. "Evidently, Kei cares about him, but he doesn't respond—this is too much!"

"!"

This word woke Hui up from her dream, and she suddenly understood why she cared about him so much.

I have had a very optimistic and cheerful personality since I was a child. Even adults say that the energetic and happy energy I exude will definitely help me make many friends - and this is indeed the case.

In the past, my passion for wanting to be friends with someone always helped me achieve my goals! But when I met Ash, my passion was like a spark thrown into the sea, easily drowned and without any response.

I like to help others. When I see their happy smiles, I feel happy as if I have been recognized. So I want everyone's recognition!

As for me... I'm willing to sacrifice myself to protect others just to get everyone's response and recognition of happiness! And Ash, who has never recognized me, has unconsciously become the only thing in my heart that can make me recognize my own existence.

Is that so? Let’s not talk about whether it is “love” or “liking” for now.

Has Mr. Ash become such an important person to me?

"Don't be sad. As for me...even if I can't make the other person fall in love with me, I still hope that he can be happy."

Unfortunately, it seems my friend Xiaoji is the one who likes Ash... As a friend, there is no chance anymore. I can only watch over their happiness, right? Now, no matter how regretful or unwilling I am, I can only give up.

“In that case, just take it away—”

No, this is not my wish!

My wish is that everyone in this world can be happy - but now I feel like I can't be happy because I'm struggling with reality. How can I feel?

This kind of thing is really difficult.

"That's not the case, Megumi!"

This time, it was Snow White's cry that interrupted the girl's process of extinguishing the flame in her heart.

"Everyone has the right to be happy!"

"Success, rejection, whatever his response is, it's fine, but if Kei is the only one hiding the scars in her heart, that would be too much!"

"Maybe that—" Feeling her friend's questioning gaze, Shirayuki, momentarily flustered, subconsciously brought up her own issues. "That person, actually, really cares about Kei, so he's deliberately distancing himself from you. Just like I said before, I'll also say the opposite to Ash to get him to come!"

"This might just be like in Japanese cartoons! Maybe the more arrogant someone appears, the more shy they are in reality!"

Ah—what am I talking about! This is such a mess, forget about the logic, it doesn't make any sense at all, how could Hui possibly understand?

“…”

"..."

"!"

Snow White, who was originally still in distress, felt that Hui's head opposite her seemed to be gradually raised, and the originally gloomy eyes bloomed with the usual happy energy and light became brighter and brighter!

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is—Princess!" someone suddenly shouted, startling even Hime. "Did Ash ever tell me what kind of Pretty Cure he likes?!"

Huh? Why are we suddenly talking about Ash again?!? The girl, confused and unable to sort out the key points in order, just answered the question subconsciously. "I remember him saying that he liked the frenzy of battle, and... yeah, he liked strong and powerful Pretty Cure—really, how can a man's mind be filled with these things!"

However, when Snow White complained, Ainoe's eyes, which had regained their vitality and clarity, sparkled even more brightly!

Add this element to the mix! It matches, it all matches!!

"I see. If that's the case, then everything fits in!"

Ah, what did I say?