Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

But you, what you just said seemed to be very much looking forward to us encountering difficulties and suffering from our enemies... Is this also part of your so-called pursuit of brilliance?

"I just want to see you guys being more active."

After all, when I think about the fact that you will become my queen in the future, as a king, I certainly hope that you can become more powerful in all aspects.

"That doesn't have to be like this..." After ensuring that Despair Castle was completely restrained, the girl facing Ash couldn't help but get angry. "Are you supposed to be pursuing us?"

But this method is far from what we know. After all, using fists and kicks to enhance feelings doesn't sound like a way of pursuing someone, but rather like the beginning of kidnapping.

"Does our experience have to be full of difficulties? Can't we just be happy and relaxed?"

"But I'm not interested in comedic, everyday stories anymore." Ash shook his head in boredom. "No joy in defeating a powerful enemy, no courage to forge ahead, not even the light of enlightenment? If that's how it goes, it's too boring!"

Otherwise why would I like you?

"As a story, it needs to have a variety of intense plots to arouse the reader's interest!"

"But, if it were the characters in the work, they would definitely choose a third-rate comedy over a first-rate tragedy, right?"

"That's indeed the case... huh?" The voice that suddenly interrupted the topic made Nan, who was deeply in agreement, react. She immediately looked up at Nanase Yui who was trapped in a cage. The girl in the cage was smiling at her embarrassedly.

"President Nan."

It seems that his relationship with Ash has improved.

"only?!"

Chapter 50: The Girl's First Heartbeat

"Wei, you woke up on your own?!"

The princess magic wand in her hand almost fell down in shock. Nan rubbed his eyes and confirmed again and again that the person greeting him from behind the birdcage was his friend Nanase Yui.

"I never knew it was possible—how could it be done?"

Not only is Pretty Cure unaware of this, but even Aloma and Prince Kanata haven't heard of it!

Those whose dreams are stolen by Distak's officers are locked in a cage of despair, trapped in an endless coma as if their souls have been taken away. Only when the Pretty Cure defeats and purifies the Castle of Despair, and then uses the key to open the inner "door" to their dreams, can the victim be awakened... This is usually the case, which is why Nan was so excited after seeing this.

After all, Disdak's goal is to take away the dreams of all intelligent life and plunge everything into absolute despair. Taking away the dreams of a person is like taking away the heart of a person. Can you imagine that a dead person can still stand up and talk to you?

"Well, I don't know either..."

However, this wasn't the case for Nanase Yui today. She had originally been reduced to a despairing fortress after realizing the awful feeling she'd felt, and then Shat attacked her for the third time. However, in her coma, she seemed to be able to see Minami's figure through her eyes, which had inexplicably cleared up, even with her eyes closed.

Then, amidst a series of collisions, she slowly opened her eyes, like someone who was sleeping soundly and was awakened by the noise outside.

"Ah... I guess since it wasn't my first time, I've gotten a little used to it. That's why I tried to wake up after you defeated Castle Despair."

Is it possible to get used to this kind of thing?!

"Is that so?"

Seeing that not only Nan was open-mouthed in surprise, but even Ash beside her was looking at them with a rather surprised expression, the girl gradually felt shy and covered her face, which was beginning to turn red. "I don't know how I did it... Um, at least say something?"

If Nan and Ash stare at me together, I will definitely be nervous!

"Oh!" Ash reacted and immediately gave the girl a thumbs up. "As expected of my maid, you're amazing! It's only natural that you can do this!"

"It's not that exaggerated..." Although she was still a little shy and modest, judging from the two pigtails swinging next to her covered face, she must be in a pretty good mood.

"It's not an exaggeration! You just need to be more confident." Seeing her whining, Ash reluctantly encouraged her. "Since you belong to me, you should believe in yourself just like I do. Anyway, I never thought I was wrong about you."

"No, stop talking!"

For the first time, the girl did not feel disgusted or uncomfortable with Ash's emphasis on the fact that the things belonged to him.

At least at this time, if you trust him, you will feel very safe.

"Could you try to open the cage?"

"I'll try." Hearing Nan's suggestion, the girl tried to push the cell door in front of her, then shook her head helplessly. "Sorry, no..."

"Kacha."

The man standing in front of Wei ignored the cage that exuded a pitch-black aura and tore it open as if it were nothing. He tore it open like a bag of potato chips, then stepped half of his body into the cage with one foot and moved closer to Wei.

"As a maid, you should be serving the king."

Is this what despair feels like? It feels like nothing's a big deal.

He tapped the girl's nose with his raised finger and took off her glasses. Then he turned around and opened his palm to wait in front of her.

"But before that, I was the one who saved you first. So, I'm a bit of a maid disqualification."

"..."

If possible, as a fan of orthodox plots, the only person I would hope to save from the cage of despair should be a kind-hearted Pretty Cure, or a chivalrous knight in a picture book.

But at this moment, looking at the dark devil with one hand on the door and the other hand casually stretched out to the front, looking at the silver cloak fluttering in the wind behind him, looking at the ferocious armor that exudes power in every inch, the girl began to think that such a development of "evil ways" seemed to be quite good?

Obviously, he is a kidnapper of a vicious nature in principle, and he is the Bat Mask that she always thought was very scary... The girl's heart started to beat fast, but she found this inexplicably handsome posture more and more pleasing to the eye.

"sorry."

The girl, with some invisible barriers in her heart, carefully took the man's hand.

"Why are you apologizing to me? It's not your fault. You're the victim."

Of course, Ash didn't mean to blame Wei. Rather, it was beyond his expectation that Wei could wake up in such a situation. This made him have some other little ideas.

Not caring about the hesitation in the girl's hand at all, Ash grabbed the girl's soft and slender little hand, and amid the other's exclamation, he took her in a princess carry and slowly stepped down from the birdcage.

Wei, who was lying dizzy in Ash's arms, had her pigtails swinging as she landed on the ground, just covering the girl's wandering eyes.

Everyone in the castle said that Ash only had a soft spot for Pretty Cure.

"But I, I'm not Pretty Cure..."

"But who says you can't become as powerful as Pretty Cure?"

I thought she was feeling inferior because her dreams had been taken away and she was now in a castle of despair. Thinking back to his previous thoughts and Yui's recent performance, Ash made a decision. Since she's my maid, it would be fun to train her to have a heart that rivals Precure's, right?

"Ash...sir..."

The girl, who didn't have the ability to read minds, naturally had no way of knowing what Ash was thinking. At this moment, she was completely immersed in his words, staring at the profile of the Kamen Rider with his bat wings spread out.

It's so strange. Ash hasn't changed at all, he's still the same carefree guy. Why can't I even look him in the eye? I'm not scared at all, but why is my heart beating so fast?

It seems that Ash looks quite handsome like this?

Chapter 51: The person in my heart is throbbing and changing

"Precure!"

She pushed aside the cross emblem on the perfume bottle and entered the "elegant mode" of concentrating her strength. With her legs wrapped in a high tight skirt, Nan Zhen directed the bubbles in her hands like a swaying mermaid standing on land, and these bubbles gradually formed splashing water on her palms.

"Mermaid Ripple!"

The condensed floating water droplets eventually turned into a swirling and splashing water tornado, and the darkness and scars on the Castle of Despair were washed away like a detergent, and the expression of pain on its face turned into one of relief.

"Gui'an."

The dignified and elegant mermaid princess loosened the hems of her skirt and looked expressionlessly at a certain king who had deliberately held her in the air in a princess hug for a long time.

"You're the king, yet you're persistently harassing even Yui-san...even your own maid. Aren't you ashamed of this?"

I don't know why, I know he is this kind of person and I shouldn't bother with him...but seeing him "teasing" Wei so wantonly, Nan got angry to the point that even he was surprised.

"Shame... shame..." Wei, who seemed to still be clinging to that tenderness, was put down by Ash. When she heard the words that Nan originally used to blame Ash, she blushed first without knowing what she was thinking. Even in front of her friends, she covered her increasingly red cheeks and did not dare to let go.

Bats and Ash, who were once terrifying and ferocious, somehow seem to be getting more and more handsome now. Wait, am I serious? What's wrong with me? My head is spinning...

"Wei, what's wrong? Why are you making that sound? Are you feeling unwell?"

Why do you have to cover your entire face? Did he do something to you? Confused, Nan reached out to his friend, but he panicked and moved away.

"No, no!" The more she faced Nan's concern, the more embarrassed she felt. She didn't dare to take her hand away. "Nan! You can't look at me now..."

"Hey, why?"

"My expression must be weird right now..."

Because, now my mood is also super weird!

"...?"

After thinking for a long time but still unable to figure it out, Nan, with several question marks popping up in his head, finally turned his gaze to Ash. Anyway, it must be his problem that Wei became so strange!

"What a lovely look! What? Were you moved by my actions for the people just now?"

Ash had always been indifferent to such glares from the "Queen." Rather, it was rather adorable that she could only watch, too embarrassed to actually say anything.

It's just a shame I didn't clean up properly this time. That Chat disappeared right after I showed up... Yeah, it's decided. Next time, next time, it won't be them who come looking for me, it'll be me who goes looking for them.

"What's so cute about that...who's attracted to me? I'm not that crazy!"

However, this kind of Ash is indeed better than the tyrant who oppresses the people at will that I thought at first... but not just a little better, he is still just as wanton and reckless.

"Excuse me, please call this my true feelings."

Ash, who had just made up his mind to train a group of Wei to test their quality, raised his nose even higher. He was now feeling good about himself.

On the other side, Wei, who had just recovered from his violent mood, subconsciously tried to cover up his embarrassment by pushing his glasses, but he poked the air twice before remembering that his glasses were taken away by Ash.

"Mr. Ash! I strongly disagree with your idea of ​​treating others as your own property."

"Oh, jealous yet?"

"Who would be jealous of such a thing!"

As for Ash, who was still bickering with Nan, he began to find this kind of thing interesting... or perhaps he inexplicably missed it.

Dannan is still working hard as always. It is obvious that you always talk to yourself whether it is our business or Wei's business.

"It's okay, you won't think like that anymore."

"after?"

"Yes, you won't think so after I completely get everything from you."

Even the silent girl could feel the man's pure confidence, although this purity was based on such things.

Being able to follow his own desires or wishes to such an extent, Nan couldn't even say that he hated him anymore. He just felt very, very...admired him.

"You..."

"Minami-san." As the two sides seemed to be arguing fiercely, Wei, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly spoke up. "I think, while it's hard to say what their motives were, at least Ash was a good guy this time, helping us through this difficult time...at least this time."

Can you please not blame him?

"You..."

The blue-haired girl who had undone her transformation shook her head helplessly again.

"Ash, you really have changed Yui."

At least, if it was the Wei I knew before, who didn't like club activities and always stayed in her room drawing alone, she wouldn't have said such words.

"No, there's another person here who was changed by me." Ash pointed his finger at the blue-haired girl opposite him who had just finished speaking. "Nan, aren't you the same?"

"I?"

"It's nice to always be wearing the dignified and noble vest of being the student council president, but at least I think now you can show a more relaxed attitude in front of your friends and complain freely."

I don't really like the way you're always tense. You're clearly acting like a Pretty Cure, so how about relaxing a little?

"It's surprisingly cute."

cute...

"This is the second time you've praised me like this."

If I want to be specific about someone, this is the first time someone has said this to me.

The girl, standing on the damp, dewy lawn stained with the previous "mermaid ripples," couldn't help but blush at the compliment.