"I'm sorry... Ash." The girl folded her arms and slowly turned around. Her expression, like an abandoned animal, would be heartbreaking for any normal person, let alone Ash, who still had love in his heart. "I did such a cruel thing to you, to everyone else... I disrupted your journey and left you with so many painful memories."

"It's okay, I've been through worse." So all we have to do is face it.

"I know you have feelings for someone else's child, yet you still try to take advantage of the situation... I have no right to dictate your actions by interfering like this."

To be honest, I don't know when I became obsessed with you. I just thought it was a random impulse of a fool with no reason. I just wanted to continue this good mood, but it ended up leading to the worst possible outcome.

Ash didn't say anything. He sat quietly in front of the girl who was about to cry, waiting for her to continue venting her emotions.

"I fell in love with you out of my own conscious will. Until I was completely defeated and wanted to take it one step further, I despicably deceived myself and you, even wanting to replace them in your heart and let you be influenced by my colors... I hope you can respond to me in the same way."

"Until my outburst of love led me to commit such an irreparable act!"

Drops of water kept dripping down her smooth chin. Hui bent her knees and hugged herself, burying her head deeply in her arms.

"It's so important to Ash... It's all my fault, it's all my fault... What have I done..."

If I had maintained my original intention and kept my distance from the beginning, then everything wouldn't have developed like this, and things wouldn't have been so awkward between you and me.

It's all my fault...

The past time can never be returned...

"This is everything to me... Beneath the Pretty Cure's skin lies an ugly, possessive soul..."

So, give up on me, Ash.

I am not worthy of your love——...?

Tears blurred her eyes, but at this moment she felt a pair of hands that were a circle larger than hers covering her palms. The slightly cold palms on the outside transmitted the surging heat in the center to her.

"I appreciate you saying this to me."

Even with this story, aren't you doing it all for me and wanting to help me?

"This isn't all your fault. If you must define this tragedy, let us both bear the responsibility."

The system also said that you are not as strong as me, but I forgot such words in my anger.

So I must have made a contribution to this mistake.

"A...Shu?"

"Back then, on the stage, I said, 'I like you.'"

“Now, it’s still not fake.”

A truly sincere smile appeared on Ash's face.

Feeling the person in his arms trembling all over, Ash hugged him even tighter, and soon, he felt his shoulders getting wet.

"Wow-Wow! I like you... I love you...!"

I want to continue, holding on to this love. I don't want to forget, nor do I want to be forgotten by you.

"Speak out, Kei."

And, for what I'm going to do next...please lend me your courage as well.

"Ash..."

Well, I can give you everything I have.

"Help me!"

When the pure white light and Ainoe in his arms were all shattered, Ash, who was expelled from the spiritual world, ran head-on into the fist of the extremely angry cute queen.

"Don't just casually—enter other people's hearts!"

What the hell did you see?

"!"

The pain on his forehead caused Ash to lose an eye in an instant.

The armor of the complete form shattered on the spot and returned to the original Decade form. The mask part of the helmet was shattered in an instant by Hui's angry counterattack, and the flying fragments pierced into his forehead, revealing his right eye that had lost its sight under the shattered mask and was also immersed in a sea of ​​red.

The new world created by the lovely queen is constantly collapsing along with her gradually dissipating anger.

The two people who were free falling came into their sight amid the exclamations of the people below who had been paying close attention, until they stepped on solid ground again, until Ash, standing on a high place, looked down at where Hui was.

"It's over with Kei, I've taken the high ground!"

If "Dark Echo" is a polymer that absorbs all the negative emotions and evil thoughts in the world!

If the system requires the "Dark Echoes" I have been collecting, it is to save all the heroes!

If only I could bear this "dark echo" that contains countless heavy causes and effects!

I know, I know what to do.

"You underestimated everything about me—!"

The "Lovely Queen", who was also at the end of her strength, took off her ugly clothes and turned back into her "Unlovely" appearance. As she was covered in wounds and still forced herself to charge towards him, Ash was finally able to smile with ease.

"After all, you said you wanted me to save you."

If you are a man, how can you break the agreement?

"Ash."

The lightsaber, burning with the final darkness, was aimed at the Kamen Rider in front of him.

"We really can't go back, right?"

"Who knows?"

The ever-flashing Driving Card Box Sword was aimed at Unlovely in front of him.

"You decide your own affairs."

The end result of a sword-to-sword confrontation was a clash of weapons. Knowing this, the two men summoned their last remaining strength, risking their will and everything in their mid-air collision.

Without the special power to destroy the world, the two men put all their will into the sword and began their respective attacks.

After Ash's and her own efforts, Hui is now perhaps a little more sober... and has regained her senses.

"I finally understand what Ash has been doing."

When the power of the evil god and the power of hatred were combined in one body, Ainoe, who felt the same way to some extent, finally understood Ash's previous behavior by piecing together clues.

Take away the dark evil thoughts collected from various worlds and then die to purify everything, so that the heroes of those worlds can change their originally unfortunate future to obtain non-existent happiness. Ash, is it you or the system who intends to do this?

Now, please, Ash, kill me, the villain who has gathered all the darkness in this world, and let everyone, including you, be happy!

In the clash of swords, Hui quickly fell behind. Ash easily deceived the girl and simply swung his sword in front of him to deflect her attack, forcing her to open her up.

"That's great..."

You also hate me because of that system, right?

It’s true, I envy Him... I envy Him for being able to walk with you forever.

And I'm very sorry, it was my ignorance that ended all your beautiful things.

But now, after I die, your love for me might become your eternal regret? An unfulfilled promise, a regret that even death cannot let go. If I do this, I can even slightly catch up to the System's place in your heart, right?

Haha, if you think about it this way, death isn’t that scary.

Looking into the calmness in the blood-stained eye and facing the sharp blade held high in front of her, the girl was finally able to close her eyes with a sense of peace of mind.

Until, she heard Ash's voice.

"This sword will not take away life, but will cut off resentment!"

She saw that after Ash's sword completely cut through her body, she did not feel any pain, and there was not even a wound or blood.

That’s not all.

She saw the dark colors flowing from her body into Ash's body along the light of the sword.

She felt as if she had lost something essential, even her hair color had turned back to a dazzling pink.

Then, her instinctive response in battle allowed her to swing the lightsaber in her hand.

a bit.

No.

Two times.

No!

The burning lightsaber cut an equally burning and hideous wound on the inverted cross breastplate. When the flames rising from the fierce explosion confused the vision of the two, Hui originally used the action of a suicidal attack to let her clench the hilt with both hands for the last blow and stabbed the lightsaber with all her strength towards the knight's belt!

"Pah."

The card box sword in his hand fell naturally from Ash's hand, making a crisp sound when it collided with the ground.

"Crack!"

The piercing sound and the shattering sound destroyed the world in the girl's heart.

"...!"

Hui followed closely and caught Ash who was about to fall.

"why."

"..."

"Did you...already plan this?"

After the driver with sparks constantly exploding slid off the man's body, Ash, whose transformation was released, looked at the girl who was already in tears with his only intact left eye.

Are you back? Welcome back.

"Again..." the girl murmured, something only she and Ash knew. "It's like this again, just like before."

When she learned of Ash's purpose, perhaps it was this matter that made her despair even earlier than the fact that she was hated by Ash.

The saddest thing is when you meet someone special but know you can never be together. Sooner or later, you have to let go.

"How could it be, is Ash going to leave me in the end? No, no, why must Ash die..."

Liar...Liar...

I wanted to scold him for his ruthlessness, but I couldn't open my mouth.

"I'm sorry, Hui, no matter what it's for, no matter what the reason is."

"I really did mess up your life."

"Don't apologize like that."

Knowing Ash's feelings, Hui suppressed the pain in her heart and forced a smile on her face that was uglier than crying... No, she was indeed crying, letting the dripping tears continue to mix with the bright red blood.

"Megumi... You've always wanted to fight for their happiness, even sacrificing yourself for others, right? So it's been that way until now."

“…” Looking into Ash’s eyes, Hui nodded without escaping.

"Well, listen to this selfish advice I've come up with after traveling through those worlds."

“If you don’t make yourself happy, you can’t make others happy.”

"is that so?"

After listening to Ash's words, Hui remained silent for a long time while holding back tears in her red eyes.

Is it to remind me not to forget true happiness?

"...Hey, why? Why, aren't you a real bad guy?"

If you were a bad guy, then everything wouldn't be that complicated. You're about to die, you're about to be killed, why don't you say anything... Why...

"Megumi... I'm not making this sacrifice for anyone."

I am only doing this for the sake of responsibility and promise. Yes, so no matter what the consequences of my actions are, I will definitely shoulder this responsibility that belongs to you.

I also have some things that need to be confirmed.

So next...it's time for me to fulfill another promise.

“My trip...”

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