Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Thank you."

He didn't try to hide it anymore but laughed out loud. His previously confused attitude towards Ash was now completely gone in front of the girl.

"I've also changed my mind about Ash."

Whether it is a change in view of the Kingdom of Night after actually seeing it, or a change in view of such a king - you, Ash.

"I've decided that I must truly defeat you and prove you wrong."

"That's really great."

The more serious you are about this, the happier I will be.

Will the "shine" that I like and the "shine" that the Kingdom of Night needs be revealed more in you?

Chapter 52 Qiluo: Is there something wrong with the way I played this game?

"However, compared to the brilliance you've been hoping to find in us through change, why don't you try to change yourself?"

"Change?"

"Exactly, just like we changed our minds about Ash. Why don't you try to pursue your own sparkle, too?"

The shining light that belongs only to me, what is that, is it something related to Pretty Cure... As Ash was pacing and thinking about this suggestion, he happened to come in front of Wei and realized that the other's glasses were still in his hand.

But speaking of this matter.

"You're no longer nearsighted, so why are you wearing plain glasses?"

I deliberately injected the Demon King's power into your eyes to change the internal sequence error.

"I've been used to this since I was a kid, so without glasses I always feel like my face is empty and uncomfortable..."

"really weird."

The only thing I don’t want is for Ash to say you’re weird... After complaining about her thoughts, the girl, who always felt burdened, couldn’t help but ask him again.

"Ash, don't you like the way I look with glasses?"

It was the same last time, and it was the same this time. If you took off my glasses, could it be because of your hobby, Ash?

"Do not."

To the girl's surprise, the man took out her glasses and put them on her ears.

"Glasses are almost your defining feature, just like there's a label for girls with glasses. I'm not above doing something so tactless as to deliberately destroy another character's attributes."

But why?

"As for me, I prefer to see things as they really are." He used his fingers to slowly push her glasses back up her nose, grinning happily at her flustered expression. "I originally thought you'd find it troublesome and be grateful for my help, but it seems you're only part of the real Nanase Yui when you wear glasses."

"It's quite beautiful even though it's like this."

Does that mean the real Ash wants to see the real me?

"Thank you!"

Wei smiled, a smile from the heart.

Now she is smiling happily.

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"Wei-chan! Princess Xiaoyao! Minami-chan! - and of course my beloved Kirara. It's been a long time since we last met, all four of us!"

"Wow wow wow--" Seeing Ash coming up to give her a hug while speaking in a cheesy language, Qiluo got goosebumps all over her body and hurriedly escaped from the direction of his capture with her friends.

"You speak like that, are you some drunkard uncle from somewhere?"

Not only does he add a cute nickname at the end, he even deliberately adds reduplicated words to his name...

"Don't look so disgusted. Qiluo is obviously used to this kind of cute name. We are exactly the same, right?"

“It’s definitely different!”

I do call Haruka "Haruharu" and Nanase-san "Weiwei," but those are just affectionate names between good friends! And both of them are so cute, what's my relationship with them? What's the relationship with you always getting close to me?

"I get it. You must be shy and embarrassed to keep challenging me!" Temporarily putting down the broom he was sweeping up fallen leaves, Ash proudly opened his chest to the girl again. "I don't dislike roses with thorns, so if you want, come on. My arms, fearless of thorns, are always open to you!"

Although I met Qiluo and the others who had just finished their classes during the working hours of the school workers, it doesn’t matter. I had anticipated this possibility and had already finished the work at hand. What I was waiting for was this moment to seamlessly switch to the identity of the king and build relationships with the queens!

"What a joke!"

You always act so high and mighty, yet you act as you please... It's like you're pretending to be cool, but you're really just being a scoundrel, aren't you? I, Amanokawa Kirara, hate men like you who are so self-centered and don't consider other people's feelings!

"Stop arguing." At the crucial moment, it was Haruka who came over with a smile to help smooth things over. "Qiluo, don't be angry. This is probably Ash's special way of showing goodwill."

At least after spending time with Ash, Haruka was convinced that while Ash's lack of boundaries and his tendency to wander off into other places were indeed a real headache, he never took a wrong step despite having so many opportunities. Perhaps it was because, as a king, he saw the bottom line more clearly than even us Pretty Cure.

"How else can you explain it? Haruka, you're so kind to speak up for him!" Qiluo, who couldn't get angry at her friend's smile, kept shaking her head. "It's better to explain why you can still treat him so normally when he's been treated so harshly."

I'm not a masochist. If I lose because I'm not as skilled as my opponent, then I lose. But if I were to be knocked down again and again and then forced to stand up and fight again... I would never forgive such an excessive guy in my life!

"Why?"

I thought about it, because he did keep his promise to acknowledge and respect my dream, and I could feel that his view of dreams was not bad. After all, the brilliance he pursued from us was the color of our "dream".

"Well... because I think Ash isn't such an extreme person."

Although sometimes overly bold actions can scare people, and sometimes sudden perverted words are indeed very vulgar and annoying...but I also have a feeling that this is not what Ash really means.

"So I want to try to get along with the (real) Ash?"

The girls fell silent after hearing Yao's series of speeches, so Chunchun, what are you talking about?

"If you ask me, it's all because you're so kind, Chunchun."

So we gave him the illusion that we could easily take him down.

"Nan, can you tell me something too?"

"Well, I don't think this is necessarily Xiaoyao's problem."

"Nan...Nan?" The brown-haired girl's bow trembled with shock. Qiluo was now looking at the serious Nan in disbelief. "Qiluo, I feel like if I keep wearing those glasses, I'll never see the truth."

Of course, if I hadn't seen the attitudes of the elves in the Kingdom of Night and his reaction when Wei got into trouble, I would probably have continued to think so.

"If you can only think of the bad side of others, then you will only see the bad side."

Is that even possible? Wait, aren't we supposed to be enemies? How... why are you guys acting like you're on friendly terms with him?

Qiluo, who inexplicably felt a little lonely, cast a searching look at the last person, Nanase Yui. "Weiwei, you were kidnapped and forced to be his maid. This sounds terrible just by hearing about it. You definitely wouldn't like it, right?"

"..."

Looking at Qiluo, whose eyes were filled with desire, and then at Ash, who showed no sign of repentance, the bewildered girl finally moved her body behind the man, not daring to look anyone in the eye.

"I think... quarreling is bad."

“…”

What's going on? It feels like I'm the only one who's not capable of this?

Could it be that...it's my fault this time?

As a young model who exudes confidence all the time, Kirara Amanokawa is now caught in a vortex of self-doubt for the first time.

Chapter 53: The Princesses Are Getting More and More Mood

"My Princess, please wait a moment."

The man walked past Qiluo, who was in the midst of self-doubt, took off his baseball cap, took something out of his pocket, and put it into the hand of the girl, whose expression was gradually becoming surprised.

"This is back to you."

“This is…!”

When the others who were a little curious carefully stretched their necks to see the piece with someone's portrait printed on it, they all suddenly showed the same surprised expression as Yao's face.

This is a batch of banknotes, real money!

"Are you planning to bribe me with money?"

For some reason, Yao suddenly thought of this kind of thing.

I always feel that it’s so vulgar!

"If I truly want something, I'll get it with my own hands," the man retorted without hesitation. "So this is just a matter of borrowing and returning. Don't get the wrong idea."

"Borrow and repay...?"

"Ha, you obviously paid for it, and you forgot?" Ash, incredulous, covered his face with his hands in a boastful manner. "Last time, we went on a date at the amusement park, didn't we? You even defeated a Castle of Despair there, and you've forgotten?"

I thought you were just as unforgettable about this date as I was, but... well, it seems I was just being overly sentimental this time.

“That’s what happened!”

In Yao's heart, the memories of the date were completely filled with the "joy" of having fun and the "satisfaction" of having her dream acknowledged. It was not until the man mentioned this matter that she suddenly remembered it.

"But how can I accept it? Since it's just the two of us on a date, there's no need for Ash to do something like this, right?"

Being able to establish a preliminary relationship of trust with Ash at that time was already an unexpected positive development, not to mention that Haruno Haruka valued such friendship from a "king" very much. If possible, she would certainly like to maintain this friendship for a while longer.

"What are you talking about?" Unlike what the girl expected, Ash was the one who got angry when he saw Haruka trying to refuse. "I'm the King—I might be a janitor sometimes, but I'm still a man. How dare you pay for me?"

I can't accept anything you can accept!

"I understand, but since we bought the parfait together, I can only take half of the money!"

"Really? You didn't even give me a chance to repay your kindness...Okay, this is enough."

Mei Kai Er wiped his eyes. Kirara Amanokawa, who had always thought that Haruka was being fooled by the other party's sweet words, once again refreshed his cognitive expectations. At least judging from the attitude of this good friend towards the other party, this relationship is definitely not false.

Also, she was able to talk about dating so easily? Is this still the cute Chunchun I know who gets shy and yearns when she hears about love?

"Wait...something doesn't feel right..."

I looked cautiously at the embarrassed Haruka and the somewhat helpless Ash. Their current relationship did seem pretty good, but it just didn't have that sweet feeling of love. It was more like...hiss!

This King of Evil said that he wants to conquer us and make us all fall in love with his princess, but where does he start this strategy?

Is it that I am the only one who cannot understand?

"Nan, how are you doing lately? I tried my best to be patient and not go to Disdak to steal your experience points."

"Thanks to you." After shedding her "noble" persona as student council president in front of her friends and simply being Kaito Minami, she gradually began to understand the hidden meanings in Ash's words and even managed to crack a few jokes back. "It seems like Distack hasn't dared to come over lately. He doesn't even care about the fight we used to have with him over the costume key anymore."

With the key we got from you and several other keys from everyone, we are getting closer and closer to our original goal.

"That's great!" The man felt relieved, observing the girl's relaxed demeanor and the still reserved Nanase Yui beside him. "Your dream is to become someone special and help others, right? If you want to become stronger, feel free to come to me anytime. I'll definitely help you."

I've recently started training Yui in all aspects, a process known as "maid training"! It would be really fun if someone like you could join in.

"If necessary."

In order to protect the people around me and the things I can do, maybe there will come a time when I really need Mr. Ash's help?

"Since you're still so concerned about our Shining, does Ash care about his own affairs?"

"Who knows?"

After all, the "shine" you suggested to find belongs only to me, and now I have no idea what to do.

All I can gradually remember is that I was a "genius" but lived a very boring and ordinary life until I was 12 years old. Who knows what kind of person I became after that.

However, since I am respected and loved by so many citizens of the Kingdom of Night, I must have been loved by many people for a long time, hahaha——

But what if it isn't?

"Who knows."

Yaxiu was enjoying the pleasant time with the "princesses" and "maids", but there was one princess who was vaguely excluded. No, there was no intention of her coming in at all.

“…”

Qiluo still hated Ash from the bottom of her heart, and now her expression showed a sense of grievance.

"Well..."