Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

What should I do? Now that I am not in school, I have to return all the knowledge I learned to the teacher. Otherwise, should I ask Xiaoji and Youzi to help me with my homework?

Wait, if it's Ash...

She turned her head cautiously and quietly, but saw Ash's "dead horse" face, and then turned back immediately. Remembering the excessive intensity of special training that Ash had created with a jeep in order to make Xiao Ji stronger, Hui was sure that Ash was not good at "teaching others".

"If I don't see a score above 90 next time." Ash had placed the Dark Decade Driver on the table at some point, tapping it with his fingers. It echoed in Hui's ears like the approaching toll of Doomsday. "I'll destroy this world like this."

"Don't do this kind of thing!"

My grades will one day be tied to the fate of the world? This kind of thing is so annoying!

While the Pretty Cure and Kamen Rider who saved the world were still "troubled" by a test paper, a "new contact" with darkness quietly unfolded.

"Is this the Land of Dolls?"

With the help of the tiny human figure in his hand, he crossed the barrier of the world and came to the blue-black giant in front of a huge stage, and paid a gentleman's salute to the countless puppets on the stage.

"who are you?"

"The one behind this." Undeterred by the simultaneous noises of the countless puppets, the giant simply suggested to the person behind them in a seductive tone, "Than manipulating these puppets here."

"I wonder if you're interested in manipulating the fate of more people?"

Chapter 152: The Dark PY Transaction in the Dark

Black Fang, a cadre who was banished to another world by the Phantom Queen due to past disagreements, is now observing the Giant of Light, who is hiding his sneer behind a twisted mask, with scrutiny through the eyes of his puppets.

"Excuse me, Mr. Giant, who has come uninvited..." The puppet slowly raised its head under the control of the strings behind it. "Mr. Giant, who has come uninvited, what are your plans?"

Originally, I had finally managed to deceive the princess of the "Puppet Kingdom" in this other world and was able to gain power behind the scenes. I had been thinking of slowly accumulating strength so that I could one day attack the Phantom Empire and seize the throne of the queen. I didn't expect that a strange guy would appear at this time, which made me unable to stop thinking about it.

"Nothing, just... a passing Ultraman." That sinister yet amusing tone really made Black Fang lose his trust. "I'm just here to give you the opportunity you need."

To be honest, the chaotic reaction of the giant opposite with a mixture of light and darkness in his body really made Black Fang, a pure bad guy, unhappy, not to mention the voice that sounded like he was plotting against him, which made him want to kick the other person out immediately.

But the key point is the "gift" the other party brought. If I'm not mistaken...isn't that the Earth God who has always been against the Phantom Queen? Now it has fallen into its hands!

"Oh, so you want to give him to me?"

After the countless puppets on the brightly colored stage took over the half-dead "god" from the blue-black giant, they passed them one by one to each other and finally to the depths behind the stage curtain.

"I remember that the Earth side is the Phantom Queen's territory, isn't it?"

Compared to her, she chose to seek cooperation with me, an exile?

"It can't be helped. After certain events, the Queen never rose again. She must have been completely broken and useless." The giant shook his head with a deeply compassionate tone, as if pitying his friend's tragic end. "She can't play the villain in this state, so I think it's time for someone more deserving of the role to appear."

"You're right!" The puppet's voice, which had previously held some lingering concerns, finally gave way to a wave of praise, a wave of confidence. "But for the illustrious God of Earth to have met such a fate, huh, huh, how unfortunate..."

"But if Pretty Cure still exists."

"It's okay, they don't pose any threat now, hehe~"

The iconic sinister laughter came from under the giant's mask, and even Hei Ya, who was controlling the other end of the puppet, got goosebumps.

"Don't worry, I'm the villain's partner. I'll help you make things worse."

After all, I also want to set up a stage for my "old friend" to give it his all.

In this case, it would be impossible not to make it a little more gorgeous, right?

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Apart from mathematics, which you just can't do, sometimes people won't know where their limits are unless they push themselves.

"Hmm." After reviewing the fourth set of papers he had Kei copy, and seeing that the answers, though messy, barely met the passing rate, Ash finally revealed a satisfied expression. "What? Isn't this something we can do?"

"Even though I did it..." Feeling like she'd been humiliated by four incredibly evil beasts, Ai Noe lay sprawled on the table, unable to even lift a finger. She felt a surge of sorrow. "But it still feels so awful."

Hui guessed correctly. Ash, who had no idea how to teach, simply used the simplest and crudest cramming method to cram all the knowledge on the test paper into her head regardless of whether she could digest it or not. The girl looked as if she had been abused from head to toe and was in great pain.

"Although there are many voices in my world who advocate that learning is useless, the truth is, whether you learn something or not, learning is the best way to advance your career." A merciless voice stabbed the limp Hui in the back a few more times. "You don't want to be a homeless person when you grow up. If someone asks you what you do, you say you're a Pretty Cure, right?"

Don’t learn from those unemployed people in the Heisei Knights’ tent. If you want to learn, learn from the people in the next team.

"but..."

Looking at Ash who was finally a little satisfied, Hui put away her arms that were dangling casually on the edge of the table and placed them under her head as she lay on her side so that she could continue to watch Ash.

"You're amazing, Ash. You're both talented in literature and martial arts. It seems like there's nothing you don't know."

"I wasn't born knowing everything." Ash put down the test paper, his expression gradually becoming serious. "But if I had to say what the most important lesson I learned is, it's that no one can be alone forever."

Even for someone like me who often cruelly "abandons" friends, there is someone who will always stay by my side until the end.

[......Ash.]

"So Hui, you must remember that you are also..."

"Mr. Ash, do you have any special reason for helping us besides wanting to see us become stronger?"

"If I have to say, no."

"So, just like what Mr. Ash said, it's because we really like Pretty Cure, right?"

The girl lying on her side on the table let her pink tassels cover the table and then slide down with gravity. At this moment, Hui, who only had eyes on Ash, this usually carefree and energetic girl also exuded a hint of delicate charm that seduced men.

"Just take it as it is. I just want to do this for you guys."

Ash, who was suddenly interrupted in his sermon, didn't seem angry, but simply shook his head in denial. However, Ash, whose eyes were always fixed on Kei, after a moment of silent determination, opened his mouth and partially revealed his heart to her.

"I'm sorry, Kei."

Ash didn't look away from Hui, didn't avoid her, and didn't run away. He really apologized to her in the face of Hui's surprised expression.

"Because of the vitality you display that can heal people's hearts, and your love for helping others, I look forward to seeing you as someone else."

Huiren, lying on the table, opened his mouth, letting his hair spread out behind him slide down the table and hang in the air.

"It wasn't until I forced you to become something so unlike yourself that even I was frightened that I realized what I had done."

"Maybe I don't understand you at all."

After he finished speaking, as if he had finally cleared up his inner troubles, a long silence flowed between the man and the girl who was looking at him sideways.

Chapter 153 Now I want to hug you who is looking at me

The man was silent.

The girl was also silent. As long as they didn't understand each other, she wouldn't know what the man was thinking. But Hui knew she was puzzled, puzzled about herself.

What's going on? If it were the warm-hearted, helpful, and unyielding Ainoe I know, she would have frantically explained to the person in front of her that she didn't need to apologize, only to cause more trouble. After all, Ainoe is just that simple, energetic girl who has no concept of love at all.

But now, after Ash admitted this, as my heart feels heavy, what I want more is to hear what else he wants to say to me?

It's so strange. I never feel this way when I'm with Hime-chan or Iona, but I have this strange feeling when I meet Ash. Am I...learning bad habits?

If thinking about my own "girlish heart" is considered "bad", then please allow me to be a "bad girl" for a while when I am not free as a Pretty Cure.

After a long stare-down, Ash finally turned his gaze away from Hui.

It's not because I'm embarrassed, but when I think about the hurt I unconsciously caused her, I really can't look directly into the innocence in those eyes anymore.

"Giving you such undue expectations and then asking you to bear them is truly... a mistake that is difficult to mention."

The girl blinked slightly and seemed to see a different figure in the peripheral vision of his pupils as he looked up at the sky.

To be honest, she didn't really care who the person Ash was talking about was, because compared to the past, the person sitting in front of him now was none other than herself, right?

But now she has solved the mystery. It turns out that the child's color is the same as mine. Is it also pink?

"So, disappointed Ash feels I'm no match for the person I once was." Hui's words nearly gave Ash a heart attack. "Have you given up on expecting me to do anything for you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" The man almost jumped up and grabbed the girl's arms with both hands. "You are you, she is she - and you don't need to do anything more for me as long as you are doing it for yourself!"

"Hoohoo, hehe~?"

When Ash was about to speak frankly with her in an excited tone, he heard laughter coming from the lowered head in front of him. It was not until she raised her head and showed him a smiling expression that Ash realized what was going on.

"Haha~ Ash, you really do care about Hui!"

"Tsk, I actually got fooled by you one day." Ash shook his hand and sat back on the bed, feeling a sense of shame and frustration for the first time. "Shame on you, I got fooled by an idiot, now I'm even worse than an idiot—"

"Then, as a response, let me also give some testimony...about my heart?"

With the same determination, Hui also spoke calmly about her heart.

"Actually, after realizing that Ash's crush was actually a powerful Pretty Cure, something I couldn't understand before, I actually thought that if I could defeat him in one fell swoop, Ash would definitely accept me and stop ignoring me. Would he come to my side like everyone else?"

"Even though I knew from Xiaoji that she had some feelings for Ash, I didn't want to give Ash to anyone else at all."

Obviously, everything else is easy to talk about. Obviously, I have never had such selfish thoughts that I don’t want to share with others before.

"What's going on? Those thoughts that keep lingering around me, that I can't shake, call it jealousy...or whatever, it doesn't seem like a Pretty Cure's thoughts at all, right?"

"Mei..." The mouth that called out the name paused for a moment before continuing. "Thinking about yourself is something everyone naturally does. You don't need to feel extra ashamed of it. I'm someone who thinks about myself all the time."

"Don't worry about comforting me. I'm not used to Mr. Ash now, even after he became so gentle~" Hui pretended to be relaxed and wiped the corner of her eyes with her sleeve. "Anyway, after a series of events, I realized that my true thoughts were so despicable."

Her other left hand was in her pocket, fiddling with the ring inside. She could even feel the "illusion" of an unusual heat from it because of her shame.

Maybe I'm really starting to become less and less like myself?

"That's why I said that Mr. Ash is really amazing, just like a hero. He is completely different from me who can't even protect my own heart..." With a bright and longing smile, Hui continued to speak innocently, almost making Ash pale in comparison.

"Mei, this joke is not funny."

I have always been a person who only acts according to my own ideas. It is really an exaggeration for me to be called a hero.

"You obviously know this, right? All the Pretty Cure's in the world have been beaten up by me for some unknown reason."

"I would deliberately instigate the theft of Shirayuki-hime's transformation device for her growth, and I would provoke Iona in front of her important sister for her awakening. And you, too. For my own selfish desires, I would deliberately ruin all your good intentions, and even betray your friendship and jump to the Phantom Empire."

"I am a man who is far from your idea of ​​a hero."

So please stop saying things that embarrass me.

"What are you talking about?" The girl, smiling brightly, offered her compliments without hesitation. "Didn't Ash fight hard in every important battle? I even heard from Iona that he defected to save everyone at the Pretty Cure Cemetery."

"A Kamen Rider who is willing to bear the infamy of defeating evil—isn't that what a hero is?!"

do not talk.

My soul denies this inappropriate statement.

"Also, even though Ash did some excessive things to us, wasn't the reason precisely to make us stronger faster so we can deal with the next crisis?"

The same goes for me, as my relationship with Ash has finally cleared up!

"If that's the case, then Ash is actually a kind person who cares about us in every way!"

do not talk.

"So, I think that Ash, who is able to strive to do this, is the hero I want to be, capable of spreading great love—"

As she spoke, Hui sat up from the table and felt a solid warmth approaching from behind. Before she could react, the man's wrist touched her skin again, and finally he crossed his arms in front of her and hugged her with his chest.

Please, stop talking about it.

"A...Ash?"

Unlike the way she had acted coquettishly towards him before, this hug that reduced the distance between them to zero was initiated by Ash. After realizing this, Hui's ears turned red as his hot breath brushed against her cheeks.

"I don't know why I'm doing this now." He didn't express his inner resistance to Hui, but simply hugged her tighter. "I don't know the reason, but I did it instinctively."

"So I'm counting on you, Megumi..."

Please push me away, otherwise I will feel even more attached to the world and to you, and that would be terrible.

"..."

Feeling the warmth on his shoulder, Hui gently stroked the hands clasped in front of him and did not choose to push them away. Instead, he continued to hold his hands and stretched out his fingers until their ten fingers intertwined.

Ash, you clearly said that my feelings for you are obsession, not love or liking.

if it is like this.

Why, my current mood is like this——

Such freedom?