Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"[You're curious about something too, right?]"

Nan was stunned at first when he heard the inexplicably calm voice, but then he immediately realized that it was indeed true.

If I could actually go to the Kingdom of Night and see it with my own eyes, maybe I could learn something!

It's the same whether it's the method of defeating him or the possibility of understanding things related to him!

"But... aren't you from his side?"

Why, you want to help me?

"I want him to be happy." The little bat flapped its wings, flew around the girl, and then flew back into the portal. "If I could let others know more about him, and make you like him more, I'd like to hear more about him."

“[I’d love to.]”

"You're...ah, gone."

Without hesitating for too long, the girl mustered up her courage.

It said it was for Ash's happiness, so trusting him to have a good relationship with me? But...if even that little bat can do it on his own, then so can I!

After figuring it all out, the girl mustered up her courage and took her first step to the other side.

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"ah!"

After passing through the portal, the girl, who had clearly prepared herself mentally, was frightened by the unexpectedly stable feeling under her feet and almost stumbled and fell to the ground. After she finally got up, she noticed the huge shadows cast around her.

"Is this the castle?"

A fantasy scene like a medieval castle in a movie unfolded around Nan. At this moment, Nan, who was in the dragon of Delan Castle, looked at the surrounding environment and marveled at the luxury and beauty of this place just like Nanase Yui who was visiting for the first time.

"but..."

Influenced by the high-end environment around him, Nan, who was walking in the corridor, unconsciously began to concentrate on maintaining the etiquette of his steps. Strolling alone in the dark hall, passing by the bright red candlelight on both sides, some new ideas appeared in Nan's mind.

"It's obviously black everywhere here."

The huge castle always gives people a sense of oppression, but surprisingly, it does not give people a sense of "isolation".

Could it be that Ash looks two different ways inside his castle than outside? Hmm...it's not impossible that this would appear on TV.

"this is?"

Standing in front of the huge picture frame, looking at the picture of Ash (shirtless and muscular) showing off his might in the oil painting, even the girl who was quite experienced in appreciating art couldn't find words to describe it. She could only feel the corners of her mouth twitching.

"It's really clear how proud I am of it."

In this regard, he should be completely consistent in his words and deeds, but I was thinking too much.

"The food that Master Ash brought back for us last time was really delicious."

"Yes, as expected of Master Ash!"

"Haha, I'm hungry too."

The approaching sound from afar made Nan realize that elves were coming this way. Without thinking too much, the girl hid under the floor-length curtains on the side, wanting to try to listen to what they said privately about Ash.

"Ash actually brought back gifts for the people down there... Wow." Seeing the familiar pastries in the unicorn pony's hand, the girl suddenly remembered. "Isn't this the leftover snacks from Family Day a while ago?"

I was wondering who took the initiative to clean up the leftovers, and it turned out to be you? Aren't you the king? Why did you even take advantage of this? Is this some kind of no-waste principle?

But it doesn't seem right, after all, he called himself a school worker at that time.

"I'm so full...I feel like I need a rest."

"Now that things have come to this, let's go to sleep."

Sleeping? Thinking of the wonderful time when he played with Puff and let her fall asleep in his arms, Nan couldn't help but smile, thinking that he would see another healing scene.

Sure enough, no matter how strange they look, these elves are still cute elves.

"Indeed, it's a bit tiring to keep this posture."

Then, when the girl saw the pony reaching towards the back of her neck with its hooves, she was completely stunned.

Wait, did I just see that?

Is that... a zipper?

Chapter 42: Xiao Wei's promotion and Xiao Nan's escape

"I've been wearing this for too long and it's really stuffy."

“Squeak!”

The elf with the appearance of a cute unicorn pony grabbed the hidden zipper on the back of his neck with his hoof and actually pulled it all the way down.

Then, an extremely shocking scene was played out in front of the girl. After several elves opened the hidden zippers one after another, the originally soft flesh became soft as if it had leaked air, and in the soft leather case, several ghostly will-o'-the-wisp with faces like those of the living floated up.

"Ah, if I keep wearing the suit, I'll forget that I'm actually dead."

"Yes, yes." One of the will-o'-the-wisp flew around a few times after escaping. "It's still as comfortable as before, but I feel like I'm streaking!"

"We elves don't need to wear clothes, right?"

"That's exactly what happened."

Just as these "ghost fires" were floating freely in a corner of the hall, a trembling voice came from behind.

"Ghost....It's a ghost?!"

The sudden sound startled several will-o'-the-wisp flames. When they turned around in confusion, they saw a blue-haired girl standing under Ash's portrait, trembling all over and with a look of shock on her face.

"You are... Oh! The future queen!"

You know, when Ash fell in love with Pretty Cure and decided to establish a queen, the whole country was in turmoil. After all, since the beginning of the Elven Kingdom, the queen and princess have been another "symbol of hope" opposite the king. How could they not be happy when hearing such a thing?

Therefore, the appearance characteristics of the three Pretty Cure girls had already been spread in advance by the elves. It can be said that there is no one in the entire Kingdom of Night who does not know them.

I didn't expect even the Queen would be here... ahem! I must leave a good impression on her and make her realize the beauty of our Kingdom of Night!

"Ahem!" With a noble and serious belief, the will-o'-the-wisp with a smiling face came closer under Nan's increasingly terrified eyes and said, "Excuse me, what's wrong? Are you lost? If there's anything we can help you with, please feel free to ask!"

Haha, Lord Ash will definitely reward us!

“No, don’t…”

"don't want?"

It's a pity that the polite voice of the elf soul, coupled with the performance of the soul fire floating in the air, sounded like a ferocious bell from hell to the ears of the girl who was extremely afraid of ghosts, as if it was a bloody mouth wide open, ready to suffocate her at any time.

"Ghost... I've been a good kid since I was little! Ghost, don't come over here...!"

"Ghost? Where are the ghosts?"

After hearing this, the will-o'-the-wisp looked around hurriedly, and finally followed the girl's trembling fingers and locked onto...themselves?

"Right." The few will-o'-the-wisp flames nodded after reacting. "We've gotten used to it and forgotten about it. We are indeed dead, hahaha..."

“It really is a ghost ahh ...

The princess of Noble Academy, the responsible student council president, the daughter of the Kaito Group, and the legendary Pretty Cure.

Without even a moment's hesitation, he fled without looking back.

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"Hehe, Yui-chan, you've been doing really well in your studies these days!" Seeing the bespectacled girl in a maid outfit emerge from the locker room, Lan, the cleaning supervisor, nodded in satisfaction. "As expected of an apprentice maid studying with me, you learn quickly!"

"From now on, I'll be asking you to officially clean Master Ash's room!"

"I understand, but..." Wei awkwardly tugged at the hem of her skirt, which barely covered her thighs, looking very embarrassed. "If it's a maid outfit, why is the skirt so short?"

It's not formal at all, like this.

"Well, this is a special rule set by Master Ash! Maids' skirts must be short enough, that's what the King said!"

Unfortunately, I'm in charge of cleaning and laundry, so I have to wear an apron, so I never get to wear such a short skirt. Or maybe Weicai got such a heavy-duty job right from the start. Master Ash really thinks highly of her... Ugh, I'm so envious.

"But if my current self was created by Ash-sama as the Washermaid, then Yui-chan's is Kuro... Uwaaa, why? Now if we compare them in terms of class, Yui is even higher than me! So bitter!"

"But, Lord Lan is still my senior."

Seeing the young elf with dragon horns struggling alone, Wei also responded with a good-natured laugh.

Wei, who had been a bit worried during the days leading up to the Kingdom of Night, gradually began to feel relieved. Her worst thought, that the king would physically assault her, hadn't happened. He'd simply come over occasionally to monitor her progress before rushing off again.

As an apprentice maid here, it is more like playing with everyone than practicing. During these days, she naturally became good friends with the elves, including Xiaolan.

In addition, the painting skills she learned from the court painter, the Radish Elf teacher, also helped her dream move forward step by step.

Although there are so many elves with strange looks and personalities in the Kingdom of Night for some reason, the only thing that can be confirmed is that they are all good people!

"I'm able to gain everyone's recognition." Nanase Yui, suppressing a smile beneath her glasses, nodded politely, remembering how she'd seen the washerwoman fumbling around in such cute ways these past few days. "This is all thanks to Lord Lan."

"No need to call me sir, just call us by our names, just like we call you Yui-chan." Although she said this, Xiaolan still looked very pleased with the compliment. "But having said all that, I still have to take you to meet the people who are responsible for the King's guards and security."

"Come, come, come!" Enthusiastically, Wei, who was still a little reserved, was pushed in front of everyone. Xiaolan and the elves also greeted her enthusiastically. "After all, you are the first human brought back by Master Ash. Everyone is a little curious about you!"

"Is... is that so?" Having never experienced such a star-studded feeling before, Wei felt a little shy. "I don't even know anyone yet."

"What's so difficult about this?" As they spoke, various elves with different styles appeared. "This is Bunny, this is Puppy, this is Thunder, and this is Forebarrel Dragon!"

"Hello everyone, my name is Nanase Yui!" Facing the "adorable" elves who greeted her, the girl tried her best to introduce herself with the same enthusiasm she'd used at school. "I'm a student at Noble Academy, and I'm currently the king's apprentice maid. My hobby is painting, and my dream is to become a picture book illustrator!"

I feel like it's easier for me to say this kind of thing now.

"Don't come over here!"

Hmm...what's this sound?

Student council president?

Classmate Nan?

Chapter 43: Can I take a look under your skirt?

"Minami-san?"

Wei, who was introducing her new elf friends to each other, didn't expect to see other familiar people here. She continued to look in the direction of the screaming sound. The girl took off her plain glasses on the bridge of her nose and rubbed her eyes to see clearly.

"Wait, Your Majesty! It's our fault. We shouldn't have scared you!"

Several ghostly balls of elf fire were chasing desperately from behind, while the girl, whose expression was almost melted by fear, was running just as desperately in the front. The more they chased, the harder the girl ran.

"Don't come over here, I shower every day so I'm clean. It doesn't taste good!"

"You are the king's man! How could we dare to touch you?"

Although they said so, the girl whose fear was touched would only try her best to escape further.

"It's really true..."

He had once fought monsters like the Castle of Despair without flinching, but now he was being chased by several will-o'-the-wisp fires. This was the first time she had seen the once-heroic student council president running away in such a state of panic.

And those ghostly will-o'-the-wisp lights look a little familiar...Garsis, Haunter, and Gengar? What? Aren't they cute? Why is Minami so scared?

"Could it be that the president is actually really afraid of ghosts?"

A little bit, a little unexpected?

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"Your Majesty, Miss Nan, one of the queen's reserve officers, is currently wandering in the right hall of Delan Castle. She seems to be frightened!"

"Oh, let's not talk about how you got in first. You only feel scared after you got here?" Ash slightly put down the handheld game in his hand that was playing the heroine's portrait and text. He sat up from the diagonal golden throne and felt refreshed after listening to his subordinates' report.

"I think she's quite strong. After encountering setbacks, she's no slower than Xiaoyao in getting back on her feet. I thought she had nothing to fear."

She clearly didn't react this strongly during the battle against Castle Despair, or even when I forced her earlier. I thought she was some serious, dignified older sister type. This is truly... how can the contrast not be interesting?

Gently touching the little bat standing on his shoulder, the man rubbed his chin with great curiosity as he watched the scene of Kaito Nan fleeing in the castle projected from the bat's eyes.

"Let's not even talk about how she got here, but she actually developed fear in my castle?"

This expression couldn't have been acted.

"What did she yell as she ran?"