"Damn it! It's in the way...!"

Some things only work the first time. So, I haven't even done anything yet, and this great opportunity has already been snatched up by some fool...

But well-planned things are always interrupted by unexpected events. In fact, this is so common that people are used to it.

"But it's still a bit annoying..."

Is it necessary to let such an annoying existence live?

"Saya-san! You...?"

Just when Wei was about to greet his companions after breathing a sigh of relief, he turned around and found that the girl who was supposed to be behind him had disappeared from the spot where she was alive?

"Saya-san! Kuroro, have you seen her, Kuroro?" Yui called out loudly but got no response and had no choice but to ask the elf in her arms. However, when she lowered her head, she saw it trembling in her arms, looking extremely scared.

"What's wrong, Chrollo?"

The trembling movement on the tiny body could not stop.

"very scary!"

Just now, when he felt the sudden emergence of the ink-black existence, Kuroro was so frightened that he curled up into a ball, not daring to speak or even raise his head.

“It’s really scary!”

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The bright red color gushed out like a fountain, and the intense pain from his palm made Xia Te scream.

"Ahhhhh!!"

He hurriedly tried to pull out the sword, but as soon as he touched the handle of the Demon King's sword, the backlash force immediately turned into lightning and split it into pieces.

"What is this?!"

The Zanvat Sword only allows those who are recognized by it to use it, so he can't even do something of this level now.

There is a price to pay for taking other people's things, especially Ash's. Shat has personally verified this statement.

"Destroy, destroy the castle! Kill them all, ahhhhh!"

The energy of despair can greatly strengthen these negative creatures of Disdak. Therefore, after absorbing the extreme "despair" in Shat's heart, the Doomburg, which was greatly strengthened again, roared, and its still expanding body actually directly squeezed the barrier that was holding it.

"It looks different from the Castle of Despair. It's really not that simple."

After absorbing such a high-intensity power of despair, the size of the Castle of Doom continued to grow as if there was no limit. Seeing that it had already become a small hill, a huge existence that even the Round Valley Shed next door would sweat at the sight of it, the Pretty Cures nervously swallowed the saliva in their throats.

"Fort of Destruction——"

Its entire body was enveloped in an excess of dark mist, and an unsettling roar loomed through the thick fog. As darkness enveloped the entire world, its full-strength strides carved a massive gully into the ground, and it rushed towards them with an earth-shaking impact!

"Precure Princess Engage!"

Haruno Haruka, who was equally nervous, clenched the keys and perfume bottle in her hands and shouted the extremely familiar lines for the umpteenth time.

Standing in front of the monster's charging path, the key representing miracle turned the princess's perfume bottle, vowing to stop the despair with a new miracle, and then -

"Kacha."

Nothing happened.

"Eh?"

There are no flashy special effects, no bright lights of hope, no gorgeous, glossy battle suits.

"why?"

There is only an unbelievable Haruno Haruka here, who is unconvinced and keeps turning the key in her hand over and over again.

Haruka's pupils trembled violently as she continued to spin the key to dress up in her hand. However, nothing happened except for the sound of clicking.

"Why!"

Change quickly! Change quickly! Am I not a princess? Why can’t I change?

It was as if an invisible hand was strangling her throat, bringing her a desperate feeling of suffocation. No matter how much she prayed in her heart, the keys and perfume in her hands were like a Bandai DX toy without batteries, not even the sound, light or sound effects responded.

Why is there no response? Why didn’t it transform?

"Chunchun!"

Qiluo and the others realized that something was wrong and rushed over to pull her away, but the distance between them and Yao was so great that they were still a step too late.

Amidst the exclamations, he transformed all his strength into a giant mass weapon and charged straight at Haruno Haruka, who had not yet transformed.

"remote--!"

When she finally woke up from her dream, it was too late. The girl, who was approached by huge wind and waves, could only watch the giant keyhole getting bigger and bigger, gradually filling all the dark scenes in front of her eyes.

Is my dream going to end here?

"remote!"

The scene before his eyes shifted, and amid the crowd's exclamations, Ash, holding Haruka in his arms, used his right shoulder as a fulcrum to strike the head of the Doomburgh, creating a violent spark.

"Ash!!!"

Amidst the vibrations caused by the violent collision, Ash groaned and spun like a top in his arms. Haruka, who had been embraced by him, finally transformed into a flower angel from under the embrace of petals.

The two people hugged each other and rolled away, creating a big hole on the ground and splashing endless smoke and dust. Haruka coughed twice and realized that she was now on Ash. Combined with the series of things that happened before, her face changed drastically and she worried loudly.

"Ash! Ash!"

The extremely anxious girl kept calling out the man's name, hoping for a response. She couldn't understand it, she couldn't figure it out! Even she didn't know why she could change and then not. Now she just hated herself for suddenly failing at this critical moment and causing such trouble for Ash!

"I'm sorry! I don't know why—why is this happening!?"

If something happens to Ash because of my problem! No, I'm already causing him trouble—

"It's okay." He touched Haruka's panicked head with his free hand, swung his loose arm vigorously, and with a sound that made people's teeth ache, Ash returned to his peak state. "I won't die so easily."

"I'm the strongest king! You think there's something wrong with me? That's a joke."

You're clearly injured, but you're pretending to be indifferent for my sake... Really, Haruka, what are you doing! Even before, you were still hesitant in front of Ash!

"It's okay~" Ash remained relaxed despite Haruka's distress. "Everyone experiences unexpected setbacks, right? So it's not your fault. You just need to be strong and become a princess!"

So Yao, you don’t need to worry. If anything really happens, just continue to rely on me.

But what even Ash himself didn't know was that the more relaxed he appeared at this moment, the more concerned the girl, whose "strong" heart was now showing cracks, would be.

I am such a disgrace.

I'm really useless...

Under the attack of guilt, suspicion, and heartache, she recalled the denial from Saya in the past, and she was becoming more and more unable to refute it.

"Princess, it's obviously my dream."

Looking at Ash's back as he immediately ran to the other side of the battlefield after comforting her, Haruno Haruka stood up with difficulty and couldn't stop muttering about the loss in her heart.

"Am I really not getting further and further away from being a princess now..."

The negative emotions accumulated in her heart made Yao more and more silent, and her pink and white battle suit seemed to fade slightly.

A tiny seed seemed to take root in the girl's heart.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Since he couldn't pull out the sword at all, Chat, who was nailed to the wall, could only pull his hand off against the sword. Covering his bloody and completely distorted right hand, his eyes filled with hatred and confusion glared at Ash who was slowly walking towards him.

"Why is this happening? I'm obviously the most beautiful and charming one!"

Why can't I defeat these fake princesses? Why did I let this dark guy snatch my Lady Twilight away?

"Why do I always lose to you?!"

You are obviously a monster too, aren't you?!

The obsession born of failure sent his despair raging, and with it, Shat's fully unleashed power revealed his true form. The hair that surged with his size tore through his once elegant attire, his pupils bulging, his claws savage. At the foot of the Castle of Doom, Shat, fully revealed through the energy of despair, roared and lunged at Ash!

"beauty?"

The crossed arms blocked the claws' grabbing attacks with fireworks, and the knight's feet were pushed backwards under the continuous huge force.

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself first?" Not intending to let him continue his presumptuous behavior, the sharp edge of his heel landed heavily on the ground where he was standing. "How can you be beautiful in this state? Don't assume that every cat is cute."

He raised his arm and blocked the falling claw, then followed it up with a decisive headbutt! Taking advantage of the opponent's dizziness, Ash rushed into the open chest without hesitation, and his fists danced like shadows and rained down like crazy, hitting the opponent's flying hair all over the sky!

In terms of pure strength, an opponent who sacrificed all their strength might indeed be superior to him, but combat wasn't simply a matter of numerical superiority. Speaking of pure combat prowess, he wasn't being modest; every enemy that appeared in Distak was as easy for him to defeat as using karate on a kindergarten baby.

Apart from the masked woman whose name I didn't even know, her words did make me feel dangerous.

"W-What's wrong with me?!" Shat, struck hard, fell right in front of a puddle. Staring at his hideous, hideous reflection, his heart shattered, he went mad. "A monster like this is actually mine? Ha, ha ha ha... You're all monster flowers, and you're clearly a monster now, too. Why?"

Why do these Pretty Cure girls like Twilight still fall in love with you?!

"As for so-called beauty, no matter how strongly you believe in it, it's just narcissism. Only the recognition in the eyes of others can be considered true beauty, right?"

But I am different, I have my people and the wonderful relationships I have built with them~!

"Even though this Dark Kiva may seem a bit dark and scary to little girls now, in their hearts he is still the most handsome and beautiful knight."

Because they all know that the transformed person inside is me.

"Ah ...

"Even if you were the villain, you wouldn't resort to such clichéd lines." Seeing Shat's defense broken by his words, Ash couldn't help but hold his forehead and raised his other hand towards him. "If you really want to do it, this is it."

I'm not a Pretty Cure, and I don't have any intention of saving my enemies. More importantly, if you dare to attack my people, you've completely pissed me off.

and so.

"Judgment is passed upon you by the king's command."

A pitch-black king-like pattern appeared on the back of Ash's hand. At the same time, a huge KIVA emblem composed of pure Demon King power emerged from under Ash's feet and flew straight towards Chat!

The emblem arrived at Chat's feet almost in the blink of an eye. When it flipped from under his feet and appeared behind him, the incomparable power instantly sucked him firmly onto the bat-shaped emblem, making him unable to move!

"What is this?!"

He couldn't even move at all. Is his power really that terrifying?!

"death penalty!"

With a slight hook of his finger, the huge repulsive force emitted by the emblem pushed Shat out without any resistance. The dark knight standing opposite raised his foot and kicked him back to the emblem that was surging with destructive energy, vomiting blood.

“Guwaaa!!”

Still unsatisfied, Ash pushed him forward and kicked him again, then repeated this process several times, sending him relentlessly back. The destructive force emanating from the emblem eroded Shat's despair like an ant beneath his feet.

"Next is the final execution."

He flipped the emblem over again and pressed down on the motionless monster lying on the ground. When the red light of the explosion lit up, only a lone flame remained burning.

"Escaped?"

"No, I'm dead."

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I won't die! I won't die!

Throwing away all the elegance and beauty in his heart, with only the desire to survive in his heart, Chat ran forward regardless of anything with only the tattered cloth left on his body, until he finally stopped when he bumped into something.

"Are you... that Katherine?"

"Greetings, Senior." Still wearing her Noble Academy uniform, her once-smooth skin now visible due to her physique changes, the woman looked at the hideous Chat lying on the ground with a fox-like smile. "You look quite good indeed."

"Help, save me! For the sake of Lady Despiah, save me!"

"No~ don't~"

She raised her foot and kicked him to the ground again, and Catherine's sharp heel stabbed into his chest bit by bit.

"I don't care if you want to attack them, but you want to kill that Haruno Haruka, right?"

I saw the movements of that Fort of Destruction. You almost scored a brace and ruined my plans again.

"No, I'm about to take away something that's more important to her than her life."

Drop by drop, bright red blood gushed out from under the feet of the unconcerned Catherine.

"So, to make amends to me, could you please die?"

“No, don’t—!”

"Kacha."

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