Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Ash confidently opened his wallet as he spoke, revealing the fullness of the money inside that made Qiluo's eyes widen.

Although Qiluo is a youth idol model who often appears on magazine covers and also receives a lot of remuneration from various activities through the agency, she has never seen such an amount of money... Is it really the amount that can be earned by working part-time?

"Another point."

"My fellow citizens, aren't they also made up of countless and varied jobs like this?"

"...?"

Isn't it natural that the world is made up of different people? Why are you asking this suddenly?

Qiluo couldn't understand, and Ash had no intention of letting her understand.

"Just think of it as a spur of the moment thing."

In the past six months, Ash has rebuilt and led the Kingdom of Night from the grave of the Elf Kingdom, taking in so many citizens and gaining their loyalty. This is indeed a remarkable thing in itself. At least that's what Ash's bat "half" said.

But Ash still had something he wasn't happy about. Although he had been very powerful over the past six months, he had only done one thing: sit on his throne, radiating the majesty of a king. There were no other options.

If they are props and gears that belong only to me, then the existence of Ash is now driven by countless "gears" that mesh with each other.

They need a king, so I will be the strongest and undefeated king.

"I want to know, too."

But when I look back, I find that I don’t seem to understand how the gears actually work.

"About the real truth."

It can be said that this situation did not continue until Ash discovered the Earth, and until the battle with the Pretty Cure activated something dormant in Ash's heart, allowing him to discover the so-called "shine" from them, and also made him change his original idea.

It was just like he, as Dark Kiva, had broken into the battleground of hope and despair that originally belonged to this world, disrupting everyone's original life trajectory.

In a sense, aren't these princesses also people who have intruded into his world?

"As a king!"

He is a human, and except for the newly recruited Nanase Yui, all the citizens were once "elves".

There is a difference between the two after all.

So that's what Ash wanted to see.

“It’s natural to understand everything about the people, whether it’s hard work or not.”

I want to see people other than the "King", whether it's Pretty Cure or my own people.

Greedy and eager, wanting to see more of the "scenery" in their eyes.

"So...what about us?"

Opening the can of orange juice in her hand, the girl asked him another question as if possessed by a mysterious force.

"you?"

"Haven't I been working hard for you all? To make you shine, to find your brilliance."

Wait, this is too straightforward!

If it was an enemy, would it be necessary to care so much...? The can, opened and pointed at her lips, was raised high, just enough to hide the girl's slightly lewd expression.

"Haha."

Thinking of her own changed face, Qiluo couldn't help but laugh out loud due to the shyness in her heart. Now she seemed to understand Yao and Nan's thoughts.

Everything he said, whether it was about liking the Pretty Cure and wanting to possess them, or calling his own people tools, was probably completely true to him.

But, that's why.

Because he likes them so much that he wants to possess them, he also wants to help them, support them, and help them realize their dreams and become more shining, even if his unique way of doing things may make others unable to understand him.

Precisely because the people are their own "props", they will protect them extremely and will never allow outsiders to get their hands on them. Precisely because they are their own "gears" they will want to understand them even more.

You are doing good things with a bad mentality and achieving bad results. When you want to do good things, will you be misunderstood in a bad direction?

What's going on, this king?

Chapter 58 Ash's "Game of Life"

Kirara Amanokawa could sense that her mood, and her feelings towards him, had quietly changed.

Perhaps it was because she saw too many different sides of Ash today, so even though some dissatisfaction still lingered in her heart, the girl no longer found it difficult to adapt.

Even the extreme disgust that had always lingered on Ash began to reverse and melt little by little after the girl got her first glimpse of his true self, just like milk melting into a cup originally filled with ink.

What's going on? This feeling...

For Qiluo, who was born into a performing arts family, precociousness seems to be a natural word. Otherwise, she would not have been so proactive and set out towards the goal of becoming a model so early in her student days.

This kind of feeling seemed too early for Qiluo, who had a "mature" heart.

As night was about to fall, a man and a girl at the two ends of the bench were chatting casually, each holding a can of drink in their hands.

"I remember you seem to be living in the boarding school. Can you please go back quickly?"

"I've already said hello to Mrs. Platinum. I can go back later today."

"Hey~ Do you need me to keep you company when you're lonely? For example, I can lend you my warm chest anytime~"

Ah, here it comes. Ash is casually saying those obscene pick-up lines again.

"Why do you think I'm lonely? I have friends."

In the past, I always thought that you were deliberately provoking us so that we would reveal our weaknesses and then take advantage of us.

Now...I'm beginning to doubt whether you even understand what this means.

"The friend you mentioned~could it be the same person I'm thinking of?"

Ash knew that Kirara, who was always busy after class, didn't really have many friends. That's why, after his relationships with Haruka and Minami improved, she acted even more annoying and anxious.

But that feeling has disappeared now. Why did she suddenly change her mind? I was expecting to hear so many hateful words from Pretty Cure.

"So what?"

"Friend, don't I count?"

I clearly saw that the situation on your side was very good today, and I thought that your strategy was successful!

"No, of course not."

Not yet.

"it's a pity."

Seeing Ash "once again", she just shook her head and gave up decisively. The can in her hand rang softly along with the girl's heart.

She's usually so persistent, but after being rejected, she doesn't give up, and instead gives up easily. It's like a turn-based game where once you've finished your turn, it's the other person's turn. It's just...

It's simply not a human reaction.

"If it's not Precure but Amanokawa Kirara, then am I really that unattractive in your eyes... (falling tone)"

Just try it out a little bit.

"As for the money, you've already paid it back to Chunchun, so it's more than enough, right?"

"What are you going to do with the rest? Are you going to squander it?"

"You're kidding! This is the first reward I've ever earned after all my hard work!" Ash put his wallet away angrily, feeling misunderstood again. "To call me squandering is too harsh! I have my reasons for spending anything!"

"With these rewards, the people will offer praises to the king, and the king can respond!"

To be honest, I also want to buy some local specialties to bring back. I believe they will love me even more in the future!

"Haha, what a surprise." Qiluo, the daughter of an actress, offered a fitting laugh at the right moment. "As for Ash, I thought you were the type to just grab whatever you wanted. In your words, it's the plunder of the king."

"Bingo! You're worthy of being my queen."

Sure enough, you would answer like this.

It's like a collaboration between actors, or a fixed CG plot in a game. When something related to the "king" is mentioned, you will happily agree.

"If I were to continue my 'conquest' of Earth, I would simply take whatever I wanted and needed. Seizing resources from my adversaries would be a triumphant act of conquest and plunder! It would be a glorious deed that would be sung across the world!"

But who made me admit that I wouldn't attack the Earth before conquering you?

"So if we continue to do this now, it will go from being an upright conquest to being a petty thief stealing the property of the common people. That would not be very cool for a king."

As expected, as expected, it was Mr. "Ash" who played the king.

"That's really what the [King] does~" The girl smiled steadily. Ash, who would have definitely noticed it normally, didn't feel anything was wrong at all.

"Yes, this is the king!"

That's it, this sense of distance.

Because he calls himself the king, he is extremely obsessed with this identity like a role-playing, always talking to himself and not caring about what others think.

Unlike me who once refused to be a Pretty Cure with them because I thought it was too much trouble for me, this person is not a king, a school janitor, or someone who wants us to like him. Rather, he is a "player" who controls the character named "Ash" and constantly tries different ways of playing!

This person has completely mixed up his real self with his false self.

"My next job is almost up, so I'm looking forward to seeing Kirara-chan open her heart to me the next time we meet!"

Instead of this, how about you open your heart first?

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it."

In this situation, how can I talk about changing him? There is absolutely no hope!

Just as Ash was leaving, Qiluo, who was left alone, sat on the bench and sighed alone. She happened to see the red plastic bucket left under the chair where Ash had originally sat.

Isn’t this the bucket he carried when he was collecting dust?

Could it be that he had put it here in advance because it was inconvenient to work in the cafe, and then he forgot about it just now because I was so happy? Is this such a coincidence?

"this is?"

In the red bucket filled with various ordinary measuring tools, only a book that was neither thick nor thin was so conspicuous, and judging from the girl's estimation, he had probably read it not long ago.

What book is so precious that he even wants to read it when he sees me as “dating” me?

"One Hundred Clever Sayings to Please Girls, by Hong Yinye...? I've never heard of this name. Is it a third-rate novel?"

After flipping through a few pages out of curiosity, the expression on the girl's face gradually changed from confusion to shameful realization, then it turned red and purple, and finally closed with a trembling and forceful snap.

"I see..."

Don't you call yourself Kamen Rider?

I completely understand your mask!

Chapter 59: The actual bad "harassment"

It was another new day, an ordinary day for both the girl and Ash. Ash continued to "harass" the princesses as usual.

"Uh-huh!"

The man looked down at the girl's gentle face, carefully observing even the slightest change. It wasn't until she blushed and turned away that the man nodded in satisfaction.

"Princess Xiaoyao, I am very pleased to be the only one who did not give up my gift."

You are worthy of being the first person to accept me!

It's really nice to have a different vision than others.

"Who would just stare at someone's face without saying a word right from the start..." After a little bit of a rant, Haruka finally answered Ash's truth. "After all, this gift from Ash was a thoughtful gesture, after all."

I couldn't just throw it away like Qiluo did, so I just tried it out and it turned out to be really useful! For some reason, even my eyes became incredibly bright after applying mascara.

"I originally thought you would make fun of my thick eyebrows."

"Hmm." The girl's low murmur didn't escape Ash's ears. "That's what I originally thought. After all, thick eyebrows would ruin your appearance, and after all, you're going to be queen one day."

"original?"

The girl, who had already automatically learned to block keywords, was now even more confused about what Ash was talking about.