Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

He was also looking forward to Regina's answer.

"You're so bold to say that in front of others, Ash."

Just like the CSM belt displayed at the top of the toy section, it is so expensive that it makes it more desirable. Faced with such self-centeredness, Regina wants to get Ash more and more.

"I like you. You are no longer a squire. From today on, you are my Lady Regina's personal knight!"

Regina did not get angry on the spot because of Ash's disrespect, but instead happily gave him another promotion.

Regina proudly announced this while pointing at Ash's nose with an impolite gesture. Ash just shrugged helplessly at her words.

"I've been a knight for a long time."

How come Kamen Rider isn't a knight anymore? Remember when Number One also rode a horse and fought Shocker?

But looking at Regina's smug look, he felt that he seemed to like this little brat a little.

After all, who doesn't like ATMs?

"We've almost finished playing with the fun toys in the human world. Ash, is there anything else interesting?"

"If there's anything interesting, there are some."

Ash, who has traveled to so many worlds that he couldn't even remember how many, has collected a huge number of items, both useful and useless. Because of his Hamster Party and Junk Man attributes, the number of items he collected was even so many that he had forgotten about it at one point.

Because of this, he was once targeted by a treasure-stealing knight. As the saying goes, you don't fear the thief stealing, but you fear the thief thinking about it. After being targeted for a while, Ash put that guy at the top of his blacklist together with Wang Xiaoming, who had killed him several times.

Leaving all that aside, at Regina's request, Ash began to search through his collection.

The spare underwear Ying Si sent, the coupons for the colorful snack shop, the pudding Yao Hui hid in the cracks of the refrigerator, the remains of the fake Peace Star powder, the magical tools left behind by some deceased Lord of the Rings Knight...

There doesn't seem to be anything interesting here... Hmm, what is this?

While rummaging through his inventory, he found a bunch of things he had forgotten in a corner.

Suddenly, a "vicious" freeloading plan came to mind.

"Princess, would you like to see this?"

Facing Regina's expectant gaze, Ash carried out all the things.

"Crash, lala, lala -"

He cupped his hands together and pulled out a large pile of gears from behind his back. There were so many of them that some of them even slipped out from between Ash's fingers, falling to the ground and colliding with each other, making a crisp sound.

"what is this?"

Regina took out one of the gears with a dark purple shell. There were numbers written on the gear and a portrait of an unknown person in the center.

"This thing is called the Dark Sentai Gear. It's a magical tool that compresses the great power of super squadrons from different parallel worlds. However, since there's no energy left in it, it can't be used."

"So, Princess."

He picked up a gear with 30 and an adventurer's portrait painted on it and slowly pushed it in front of Regina.

"Can you do me a small favor for your loyal knight?"

Not caring whether the identities of the two parties helping were mixed up, Ash used a strange tone to lure Regina into the trap.

Chapter 23: The Target is Purple Pretty Cure

Regarding such a lavish spending, Ash once asked Regina where she got so many evil thoughts to squander, and the answer she got was that her father, the Selfish King, gave it to her, so she was so wasteful without any regret.

After knowing this, Ash's behavior of taking advantage of her became even more ruthless and more justified. This time, he even took the opportunity to ask her to charge the Dark Team's gears for him.

Although Ash himself can use Dark Echo to charge those gears, the consumption is not proportional at all and it is really a loss.

So now is a rare opportunity to get something for free, why not take it?

If successful, Ash's combat power and the convenience of handling various matters will be greatly improved.

"My dear Princess, you have worked so hard."

So now that he has gotten what he wants, Ash's gratitude is genuine.

When Ash pushed the gears in front of Regina, he specifically told her to just do her best. The girl, easily fooled, patted her non-existent chest, saying that she could fix these small gears in just two or three moves.

As a result, Regina, who tried to infuse evil energy into the gears, was immediately frustrated. The evil energy she put in disappeared without a trace, and she learned the harm of talking too much.

Regina, who was struggling with the gears with gritted teeth, seemed to be even more inspired to fight after seeing Ash's "concerned" look. She tried her best to output energy to the gears, which was so intense that it was bleeding for her.

So after being exhausted, she successfully repaired several of the forty-four gears for Ash.

"Ugh, what's this..." Regina, with dark circles under her eyes, looked like she hadn't slept well that morning and pouted in frustration. She extended a limp hand towards Ash. "What are you standing there for, stupid knight? Can't you see I'm tired? Carry me and take me to rest~"

"Yes, My Princess."

The satisfied Ash naturally met her small request. He bent down and let the girl's slender arms wrap around his neck. He stretched out his hands, passed them under her armpits and knees, and picked her up steadily.

It is very appropriate to hug the princess in a princess hug.

After taking off the round-toed leather shoes on Regina's little feet and putting her on the bed, he covered her with a quilt. Just as Ash could no longer contain his excitement and was anxious to leave to try out the new toy, a small hand passed under the quilt and pinched the back of Ash's clothes.

"You've done something so outrageous, are you just going to leave like this?"

Princess, what you said may easily lead to misunderstanding, even though the FBI can't beat me.

Of course, he wasn't stupid enough to say what was in his heart, so he turned around and looked at Regina, whose eyelids were beginning to twitch, on the bed, and was about to say something.

"So, Princess, what do you want me to do?"

"Do something... Hmm... Let me think... Ah, that purple one...!"

Regina's eyelids began to twitch as soon as she lay down on the bed, and her voice was groggy, like she was talking in her sleep, but Ash still caught an important message from her, which was the color purple.

When talking about the color purple in this world, the first person that came to his mind was the girl named Kenzaki.

Kenzaki, the symbol of spade, and the name of the battle is sword. When I think about it, it gives me a lot of déjà vu.

"That purple one was when I was talking to Mana... Yawn—talking nonsense, so bold..."

"Ash, you taught her a lesson for me... huh..."

"Hedian Chengzhi."

Regina, who was "drained" without being able to hear Ash's answer, let out a soft snoring sound and fell into a baby-like sleep.

By the way, the "Mana" that Regina just mentioned is referring to Ai Aida, right?

Ash suddenly felt that things were beyond his expectations. He calculated that the other three Pretty Cure were all acting around love, especially Rikka, who seemed to have some feelings for her beyond friendship. Looking back, he found that even Regina was hooked up.

Looking back, when he was doing Regina's daily routine at the Selfish Organization, he did see her say that she had met some interesting friends after she came back. After thinking about it carefully, Ash found that it did seem to match.

That Cure Heart, isn't it too powerful? If she were a man... Ash found it hard to imagine.

Stopping thinking about these trivial things, Ash began to target another Pretty Cure, Kenzaki Makoto.

"Since you have taken advantage of others, you have to do things for them."

Picking up one of the gears, with his back to the slightly dim light above his head, he could see through the surface the clear lines inside the gear that recorded the great power.

"That's great. Let me give it a try."

On the other side, after saying goodbye to the invitation from her friends to treat her to dinner, Kenzaki Makoto set out on the journey home alone.

In addition to being an exile from the other world "Poker Kingdom" and a Pretty Cure, Makoto has another identity, that is, a popular idol who is now at the peak of her career as soon as she debuted.

Idols are admired and have millions of fans. Although it seems to be an enviable status, only Makoto knows the hard work behind the position of idol.

As a popular idol, she needs to show her best side in every smile and frown in front of the public. At the request of the agency, she often needs to attend various activities. She uses the time when her peers are resting and playing to practice her bel canto.

What's more, she takes her responsibilities as an idol very seriously and holds herself to stricter standards than the industry average.

Makoto aims to be an idol who brings smiles to everyone's faces with her singing and presence, and she has put in extraordinary efforts behind the scenes.

But precisely because of this seriousness, Makoto now feels a hint of fatigue in his soul.

Recently, at the request of her agency, she took part in a movie based on Snow White. Entering as an idol, she was directly cast as the heroine. However, due to her amateur level, she was instantly defeated by the veteran actress who played the Black-hearted Queen.

If she were an average idol, she'd probably be proud of her amateurishness and act badly, even using her popularity to demand the entire crew's cooperation. But Makoto, always dedicated to her work, only pushed herself to be even more serious. She seemed to have hit a wall, unable to improve herself no matter how hard she tried.

Even her fellow Pretty Cure girls were worried about her, not to mention herself.

Makoto encountered obstacles in her career, and her experience in her other identity was not very smooth. As a member of the Earth's companion world, the "Poker Kingdom", she loyally served the princess of the Poker Kingdom. However, when the entire kingdom was invaded by a selfish organization, the princess took the lead in covering her retreat and sent her and several elves to Earth. This led to the story of Pretty Cure.

Makoto, who always believed that the princess was fine, was very eager to find that adult, so she often searched for news of the princess under the cover of night. Her figure dancing under the moon also left an urban legend of a mysterious heroine for Dabai City.

Among the high-rise buildings of Dabai City at night, Kenzaki Makoto, who has transformed into Cure Sword (Sword Angel) today, keeps shuttling back and forth, looking for any information related to the princess.

It’s a pity that there was no harvest today. It seems that there is no trace of the princess anywhere.

“No, there’s nothing there…”

The double setbacks in her career and beliefs hit the young girl hard. She had been staying up late to practice her acting skills recently, and waves of fatigue came from deep within her body. Her feet were numb as she walked, and she lost her balance. If Makoto had not hurriedly grabbed the railing on the roof, she would have almost fallen down.

Princess, where are you?

"Makoto, you're tired. It's time to rest, Dabi."

Makoto's partner, the elf Dabi, reminded her at the right time, but Makoto just shook her head to indicate that she didn't need to worry and that she could continue.

"I'm fine. As long as we can find the princess soon, all my hard work will be nothing!"

But Dabi, who has always been observing Makoto's diligence, knows that this is no longer just a hard work for Makoto. In order to achieve her goal, she is too serious and is actually exploiting herself.

"Princess, I'm sure you wouldn't want Makoto to push herself like this!"

Finally unable to bear it any longer, Dabi brought up the princess who was very important to Makoto as an explanation. When Makoto heard the princess's name, he finally stopped.

In Makoto's memory, she was more like a friend than a noble princess, and she was someone who would kindly remind her not to force herself.

"You're right, Dabi... Let's call it a day for today—hmm?"

The clenched hands slowly loosened, Makoto sighed and was about to give up today's exploration when he unexpectedly saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

The man in black walked under the street lights at night, leisurely and contented, his hungry eyes seemed to be searching for something, but it seemed that nothing he saw was what he longed for.

Makoto remembered—it was him! The guy named Ash who could transform into Kamen Rider! The annoying guy who had inexplicably beaten up Pretty Cure and almost eaten her with his dragon!

Why did he suddenly appear? Was it really a coincidence?

"Could it be that they want to deal with Pretty Cure...Mana and the others?"

When Makoto thought that his friends might be in trouble, he could no longer sit still. He imitated the sneaking behavior of the thieves he saw on TV and followed them secretly.

On the other side, Ash, who was strolling on the street at night, bumped into a little girl who rushed out from the corner. He just felt his stomach shake, and the brown-haired girl sat down on the ground in front of him.

“It hurts, it hurts… ah!”

While she was rubbing her butt, she was picked up by the collar like a kitten. When the girl looked up, she met Ash's gaze.

Far from being afraid, the girl mustered up the courage to look Ash in the eye and glared back at him with her own eyes.

After this subtle temper lasted for a while, Ash finally put the girl down. She was just an ordinary elementary school student passing by, so there was no need to make a fuss about it.

After all, if it comes to ordinary people who are not heroes or villains, Ash is neither able to nor willing to find fun in them.

"It's so late, go home quickly, or your mother will spank you."

After letting go, the girl ran away. When she was some distance away from Ash, she turned around, made a face at him, and ran away as if escaping.

"What an unlovable little brat."

He picked up the girl's student ID card that had fallen on the ground, read the information on it, and walked towards the deserted alley beside him.

Madoka Akuri... there's a fourth-grade elementary school student named that.

Ash couldn't help but smile nostalgically when he recalled that when he was in fourth grade, he was still arguing with the class next door about whether Ultraman would win in seconds or Godzilla would win in seconds.

Just remember the name, put away the student ID, and shouted to the empty space behind him.

"What's wrong? Are you enjoying it?"

"Now that we've come this far, isn't it your turn to take the stage next?"

P.S. Those who have read the original novel may find the plot line a little confusing. You are not mistaken. I adjusted the order of some events in the original novel.

Chapter 24: Talking Without Pain

Discovered? !

Ash's sudden turn around startled Makoto, who was hiding in the dark, and her heart skipped a beat. As the one who had been beaten the worst in the previous encounter and was almost eaten by the dragon, Makoto must have suffered a huge psychological trauma from him.