Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"what?!"

Under such a level of attack, a typical Castle of Despair would have been temporarily unable to recover and could only wait for purification, yet this Castle of Despair seemed unscathed. The surprised girl carefully observed this painter-like Castle of Despair, who had "inherited" Wei Mengxiang. As it dipped its brush into its palette and waved it, the portrait painted above the girl's head gradually solidified into a physical form.

"what?!"

Faced with the constant rain of nails and bombs from overhead, the girl frantically tried to gain more distance. "The things I drew actually became real. Is there such a power?!"

It wasn't this bad the last time we dealt with it... Oh, and I remember Wei saying she found a painting master in the Kingdom of Night and seemed very happy learning from him. So, is it because her dream has advanced a step further, and so has the Castle of Despair, which has blocked and tarnished that dream, become stronger?

Nan, who was dodging, twisted her body again with an ugly expression on her face. Her slender waist, which was tightened by her skirt, narrowly avoided the huge fist behind her. However, even though it just brushed past her, she felt as if she had difficulty breathing.

Not only that, the energy response of this Castle of Despair itself is also much stronger!

"Hahaha, what a mess, Cure Mermaid! You're completely devoid of your former elegance!" Looking down at the girl, who was completely overwhelmed by the constant attacks, Chat scoffed. "Like you, after being defeated, I also tried various methods to change the situation. This strength I have now is the power bestowed upon me by Lady Despiah!"

There is no doubt that the enormous power I have obtained is the beginning of my change!

"Don't think that becoming stronger is just a privilege for you Pretty Cure girls!"

Seeing the girl struggling below, Shat's smile became more and more radiant. After I defeat this mermaid angel, I will take away her disguise key. In this way, Lady Disbia will definitely think that giving me more power is the right choice. Soon I will become the leader of the "Three Gunners"!

"This time, there's no King interfering!"

"That's not necessarily the case."

"What?!" The inexplicable voice made Xiat break out in a cold sweat. As he retreated at a speed that even surprised himself, he saw that the place where he was originally standing was burning fiercely out of thin air.

Chapter 48: The Girl's First Enrage of Ash

"You actually dodged it?" The man who emerged from the shadows quickly turned a slight surprise into a smile. "I really want to praise you."

"You are--"

"Dark kiva!"

Seeing the scarlet bat-armored humanoid figure, both the good and evil sides became nervous at the same time.

The strange thing now is that both Shat and Nan had been beaten up by Ash in this posture, so when he appeared, it was hard to say which side he was on because it was unclear who was the enemy.

Anyway, Xia Te instinctively used his escape method and was ready to run away at any time.

Could it be... that he was planning to go back on his word and take the key back? This thought suddenly occurred to her mind for some reason. Just as she was feeling uneasy and secretly on guard against injury, it was Ash who took the initiative to greet her.

"Hey, Nan, you look really gorgeous this way."

"It's beautiful. It suits you very well."

She dressed like the most mysterious and noble lady at the party, keeping a low profile while letting others discover her beauty. This kind of Nan really suits Ash's taste.

"Eh?" The girl was stunned for a moment before realizing she was talking about the current mermaid angel. "Thank...thank you?"

Although she was praised verbally, the girl had an inexplicable feeling. She felt that Ash's real attention was not on her.

It's as if, for him now, there are other things that are more important?

"so."

As the girl expected, Ash's gaze soon shifted to the Castle of Despair on the other side.

"Is this the guy who took away Yui's dream?"

Originally, Ash had no intention of taking action.

After all, it's incredibly rare to see a Pretty Cure overcome her own psychological trauma and then pick herself up and become even stronger. How could he possibly interfere with such a beautiful performance?

"This is the thing that dares to attack my people?"

But now, he has changed his mind.

"..."

"I." Princess Nan's magic wand appeared in the girl's hand, gleaming with crystal light. "I was just planning to rescue Xiao Wei."

"is it?"

The knight, with his heavy steps, stepped between the two with the sound of crisp metal. When he fell into a strange silence, even Despair Castle, who had no higher emotions and acted only on instinct, stepped back beyond the limits of his instinct.

"You guy..."

My people are props that belong only to me, they are my gears!

So, how dare you touch my things?

"How dare you do that?"

So it's natural that I would be angry, right?

boom--! ! !

An invisible air wave blew up the hair on Ash's forehead. A blood-red color floated on the bright red armor that was obviously empty. Both the Pretty Cure and the Castle of Despair subconsciously raised their hands to block the wrath of the King of the Night.

"W-what is this guy!"

On the other side, Xia Te's eyes widened in disbelief. This display of power...could it be that the power this guy displayed last time wasn't even his full strength?!

Anger and concern, for the first time, the girl truly saw Ash's "anger", which was released together with emotions that she had originally thought had no connection.

"It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson."

On the other side, the aura that was actively released was even suppressed in front of the Castle of Despair, which was unable to move. After Ash finished speaking, he suddenly appeared there the next moment without his movement track being visible at all.

"You guys won't learn your lesson, will you?"

Compared to the building-sized Fort of Despair, Ash, barely human-sized, gently clenched his fist towards the monster overhead. The next moment, the light of ascension would be deeply engraved in the hearts of everyone who witnessed this scene.

The feel is wrong. It is much harder than the bug that was stepped on to death last time.

"Even as a monster invading the world, didn't your mother teach you not to touch other people's things?"

But it just happened to be that I was worried that if it was too fragile, I would break it in a few seconds, which would not be fun.

Ash, in mid-air, appeared above the Castle of Despair at an even faster speed. He clenched his fists one by one, emitting a faint glow, and then countless merciless fists exploded with dull collision sounds.

"Oh, I forgot, you don't have a mother."

He turned around and kicked from top to bottom, knocking Despair Castle into the ground again. When Ash slowly landed on the ground, he saw Despair Castle waving a paintbrush at him.

"Boom boom boom——!!"

Through the power of the Castle of Despair, countless bombs, traps, and other dangerous objects suddenly flew towards Ash. However, before Nan could worry, Ash, seemingly unharmed, slowly stepped out amidst the smoke and dust.

"Fort Despair—"

As if he was very angry at Ash's indifferent reaction, Despair Castle waved his brush wildly, vowing to draw a being that could defeat this arrogant man.

"No, we have to stop it—"

Just when Nan felt something was wrong and was about to take action, Ash put his hand on her shoulder, stopping her from moving.

"Don't be so tactless."

Pointing at the Castle of Despair, where paint was splattered crazily, Ash sneered and said, "If you want to paint, just let it be painted."

"Just try to see what you can draw. What can you draw that can defeat me, Ash?"

“…”

"What's wrong? Your paintbrush stopped." Ash pointed to the mess of colors in the sky with amusement and couldn't help laughing: "Could it be that you can't even imagine defeating my imagination? Haha, I'm actually looking forward to it."

"Fort Despair!"

The paintbrush thrown by the frustrated Despair Castle was caught by Ash and thrown back along the same path, just inserting into the keyhole on the door, and the impact caused the small hat on its head to be pulled to the ground.

"what happened?"

When the knight's feet lifted from the ground, each step left a burning footprint on the grass.

"That gesture of yours was snatched from Wei's dream—I'm quite optimistic about her, and I even found her a teacher!"

Is that so?

Looking at Ash who was now so angry for Wei, Nan's opinion vaguely changed.

"So, don't fall down so quickly."

"Are you trying to insult the heart of that girl who didn't even flinch and admit defeat when facing me?!"

Chapter 49: This Villain is Such a Failure

"Hey, hey, I'm the one who's obviously angry, right?"

"Despair..." Despair Castle, lying on the ground and groaning, was still struggling to get up. "Despair Castle?"

"Tsk!" Faced with the opponent's failed performance, Ash, who couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, almost lost the will to fight.

I had originally just wanted to vent my frustration on Wei's behalf, but I didn't expect the opponent to fall before I could even finish my move. Hey, now it looks like I stole the kill that originally belonged to Nan, making it my fault?

To be honest, Ash was very disappointed. It wasn't that he had any problem with Nan, but rather he was disappointed with the Castle of Despair.

Standing in front of Despair Castle who was wailing in pain after being stabbed in the keyhole, Ash looked extremely heartbroken for him.

"I know you have no self-awareness and can't understand what I'm saying...but aren't you being too weak?"

The righteous Pretty Cure and the evil Distack represent two opposing sides, each with its own will. Just look at this perfect juxtaposition, a perfect match that hits Ash's G-spot. Not to mention that Distack acts as both pressure and motivation from the enemy, constantly "training" Minami and the others to make his princesses shine even more. How could Ash not like this development?

But after several attempts, Ash was faced with a somewhat disappointing reality. The "small monsters" Destark had sent out were actually quite limited in strength. While they might have been fine against only the Pretty Cure, they would have been incredibly vulnerable if he had gotten involved.

Otherwise, he could only watch as a bystander. Once he got involved, the original plot would quickly collapse. Such a tangled situation tortured Ash's momentum for a while.

"How can someone so weak be qualified to be their enemy?"

"this person?"

Seeing Ash's distressed expression, the girl, who thought it was over, was filled with confusion. For a moment, she didn't know what he was doing.

Is he worried about me or the enemy? It's hard to follow his train of thought.

"Let's just kick Destark aside and let me be the test case for the Pretty Cure..." Just as Nan was breaking out in a cold sweat, Ash was the first to shake his head in disbelief. "No! I clearly told you I won't attack Earth until they become worthy princesses whose dreams shine, until they become my queens. Damn it... The king's word is his bond, and now I can only watch? That's too much torture!"

"..." There's no need to be so final. I actually hope you can revoke the part about us identifying her as your designated wife.

At least.

"At least if you really like me, start with ordinary and serious pursuit..." The girl realized that she had said something unconsciously and quickly covered her mouth. She was relieved when she saw that Yaxiu on the side was entangled in other things and did not hear it.

However, there was also some regret.

"You appear as an enemy of Pretty Cure."

Seeing that he couldn't convince himself, Ash turned his attention back to the Castle of Despair, and even tried to convince it to become stronger again.

"It does seem more powerful and evil. How can a soft monster with just a padlock on it be scary?"

No, as an enemy, it's impossible for us not to feel terrified when Pretty Cure fights a monster the size of a building.

As he spoke, an inexplicable emotion arose in his heart that made Ash want to say more.

"You have to understand—as the opponent of the messenger of justice! As a villain, your existence must be difficult for the hero, and as an opponent, you must be stronger than the hero!"

For some reason, looking at the now useless Castle of Despair, Ash, who had clearly only come here to vent his anger and had no such thoughts from the beginning, suddenly felt a surge of excited thoughts related to this from the bottom of his heart.

"As a villain, you must be stronger than the heroes. Only then are you worthy of being defeated. Only then can you become a towering obstacle that the enemy must overcome! Only then can you prove the hero's strength!"

As for the attitude of the villain after being defeated and what he should do afterwards, how can you fail in just two moves?

"What kind of words would you give if you collapsed so quickly?"

You clearly took away Yui's dream, didn't you? If that's the case, you'll shine even brighter and appear even more powerful!

But unlike Pretty Cure, no matter what he said, the Castle of Despair opposite him would never become idealistic.

"Precure Bubble Ripple!"

He turned the key he had gotten from Ash to open the slot on the top of the magic wand. The power released from the small wings that spread out from the back of the magic wand turned into a huge bubble. The bubble that kept splitting from it was like a formation that tightly sealed and surrounded the Castle of Despair.

"The Castle of Despair represents the despair of a place where dreams have been taken away. It will never shine."