Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

And now, Miss "Gentle Angel", who was pressed against it with her skin and was caught by her younger sister, looked even redder in the face.

"Anyway, as you can see, this is what it is~"

Not long after, a terrifying scream pierced through the entire castle from inside to outside.

"Hah?"

To be honest, when the scream sounded, Ash still had a sleepy face, as if he hadn't slept yet, and had no idea what was going on.

Then when he saw Maria "so close" in front of him and Iona kneeling on the ground next to him with a "despair-filled face", he was so frightened that all sleepiness disappeared.

When Maria said she wanted to date me yesterday, I even rejected her considering Iona's feelings.

Who would have thought that the dignified Pretty Cure would actually have such a sneaky trick!

"As you can see, I've been rejected again. It's the first time I've felt moved, but it ended like this. Isn't that too much?"

Maria, who was surrounding Iona, acted pitifully, knowing that she had indeed gone too far this time.

"So if I can't get it through normal means, I can only try some direct methods. After all, Iona, you said that's how you did it."

"I don't know, and I'm not such a mean sister! Just wait and explain to Kei and the others later!"

"Don't, don't!"

Come on, look at this! Is this a big deal?! Maria, gradually petrified, was left stranded there. Iona, her mood suddenly disturbed, stormed off in anger.

"Iona! I really didn't do anything!"

Maria was not the only one who came to explain. Ash, who was putting on his clothes while running and being careful not to fall behind, almost crawled to catch up.

"I was really just sleeping, I didn't even notice anything was happening!"

If it were the old Ash, with his beast-like intuition that did not allow for hibernation, even if a harmless being approached, he would be awakened from his state of being unable to be attacked immediately.

But this is also the old Ash. Now, after being healed by these "messengers of light", he finally no longer needs to be vigilant all the time, and can choose to truly sleep peacefully... Then he was taken advantage of by Maria who took him by surprise.

But Ash could swear he was a very deep sleeper, and she hadn't been that "direct" yet! At least the part that was too crucial to be included in the main story hadn't actually happened yet! At most, it existed in some extra story...

"snort……!"

She knew that Ash was not lying, but she just didn't want to pay attention to him!

Iona, who was still in a bad mood, glanced at A-san, put her hands on her hips and walked away with a cold face.

"At this time, let the child be alone for a while."

Maria, who knew a lot about how to deal with angering her sister, also came to comfort her.

"So what did you do..."

There seem to be more and more unusual Pretty Cure characters lately. Is it my illusion?

"Ha... not yet."

You don’t even need to tell me, if we had really done that, the situation wouldn’t be like this now!

"so."

After glancing at the figure that was leaving in a rage, and then looking at the disheveled Ash and Maria, Ash and Nanase Yui, who had straightened their heads that had tilted to their shoulders, quickly came to a conclusion.

"If something like this happens again next time, just handle it yourself and don't call everyone out."

No! Kids, I didn't do it!

"As for the rooms, choose one for yourself. There are quite a few vacant ones."

Seeing that the two of them were doing the arrangements as if they were familiar with the process, Ash, who was originally caught off guard, now felt a little confused.

"No, I didn't say she was going to join—"

"Great!"

When Ash thought about how this matter was finally decided in such a muddled way, he wanted to roll his eyes.

"Because they know I won't beat anyone up just because I'm angry. In the end, no one will listen to me."

"Haha~ That just shows they trust you very much."

Looking at Ash standing opposite with a face full of complaints, Jing, who had now turned back into a shrine maiden, covered her sleeves and chuckled.

This shrine, hidden deep in the mountains and ancient forests, once housed a deity, but has now been forgotten by the world. Aside from the occasional Pretty Cure visitor, the only person who comes is Ash.

So just looking at him made Jing happy.

Very, very happy.

"Snapped!"

Throwing the coins in his hand into the coin box, Ash placed his clasped hands solemnly in front of him.

"I hope the next person I meet will be Guangmei who will make me less worried, and I also hope that there will be fewer stomach-ache Shura Field plots in the future."

"That great god probably doesn't have any extra power to protect you, Ash."

Picking up the imperial coin at hand, Jing no longer had any excitement in his voice, and now there was only calmness in his tone.

"That's fine. I know enough gods anyway. It's reasonable to just worship one with whom I have a close relationship!"

"No, such a broad visit is useless from the perspective of sincerity."

Despite saying this, Kagami waved the imperial coin in her hand. With impeccable movements, she performed a dance that seemed to be a blessing for the visitors.

As gentle as water, as beautiful as flowers.

"Well, I do feel much better now."

After feasting his eyes, the man felt a lot more relaxed and said goodbye to her.

"Thank you so much for coming to support us in time. Now, let's meet again when everything is peaceful."

"and many more!"

Just as he was about to leave, her hand reached out and grabbed Ash's sleeve as he was about to turn around.

"If you're not in a hurry..."

"Can you stay with me for a little while longer?"

76

Chapter 76: Love does not distinguish between good and bad!

Tomorrow, Ash planned to set sail with his team and head to the next world where their traces might exist.

So that means, if it's just today, he can still make time.

"As long as you don't plan on keeping me here forever."

Of course, I don’t mind coming with Jing.

Although sitting upright is a tradition in this country, Ash felt awkward and unaccustomed to it no matter how many times he tried. He kept adjusting the seat cushion and finally chose to sit with his legs spread out, which was more comfortable.

"Haha, now I don't plan to be the Phantom Queen again."

Jing, who brought tea to greet Ash, didn't say anything rude to him. She just smiled at him gently.

"I thought destroying everything that upset me like that would make me happy, but it turned out to be just a nightmare."

"I remember that you hated me very much back then, didn't you?"

Ash picked up the cup.

"Seeing you around them, I thought you were another Blue."

Jing lifted the hair hanging by her ear and took a sip of tea in sync with the man's movements.

"But you are a human, and he is a god who knows everything except emotions."

"Well, in fact, I made a mistake at every step."

Thinking back to when Jing was on the verge of death and begged him not to let her tragedy happen to Hui again, although Ash did it out of power, he was also risking his life in a literal sense.

"It's good enough if you can admit your mistakes and correct them."

No matter what he had done in the past, he was now working to correct those mistakes, wasn't he? This was why Jing had changed his mind about him.

"How tolerant, Your Majesty."

"Now, I am just a shrine maiden named Mirror."

Unlike the evil queen who once had only malice in her eyes, the current, or rather the one in the past, Jing Zhen is an incredibly relaxing presence. Just thinking about this, Ash felt fortunate that he had "risked his life" to save her.

At least that kiss that caused such a strong reaction from everyone was not in vain.

Putting down the warm cup, Ash couldn't help but look around the shrine with curiosity, and became even more interested when he saw the empty "throne".

"I remember that when you were a miko, you were the one who worshipped the Blue God, right?"

"Yes, I was raised as a shrine heiress by a miko from a young age. I had nothing but infinite admiration for that god. Being chosen by him as the Precure to save the world was truly a dreamlike fantasy for me at the time."

So it's the same as continuing to like that guy who is actually gentle to everyone.

"Until now, he will never appear again..."

So you replaced him.

"Who is enshrined in this shrine now?"

"Well?"

After being reminded like this, Jing realized that he had never thought about this and was stunned for a moment. It was not until he looked at the man in front of him that he suddenly had an idea.

"Hmm...how about changing the object of worship to Ash?"

If that's the case, I'll pray for Ash every day~

"That sounds like an attractive proposal."

Such a special offering made Ash nod repeatedly.

"Then wait until I die, and then do this!"

"Then I still don't want it."

Among the Pretty Cure girls now, no one wants Ash to die, probably because such things have happened too many times in front of them.

Now that they are no longer lonely in the shrine hall, the two people who are alone again are no longer in the relationship of "winner" and "sinner". Ash and Jing are now just chatting about daily trivial matters.

Ash was deeply troubled by the difficulties he encountered in dealing with them, and his complaints about the funny things made Jing, who was standing beside him, burst into laughter. Jing, on the other hand, recounted to him the peaceful days he had led since his retirement, and even when the stories were plain and uninteresting, Ash would listen quietly.

"This way of living isn't bad, is it?"

Ash was also quite emotional about this question in the mirror.

"The more this happens, the more I realize that the free-spirited me of the past was truly omnipotent."

For example, he would beat up anyone he disliked, and he would do anything for fun, not even caring about his own life. How cool does that sound? "Now I'm so relaxed playing with them, and I often get frustrated. In the past, I would just call this weakness."

"but."

I thought Ash was reminiscing about his past self, but then he changed the subject.

"What's incredible is that just being with them makes me happy and peaceful even when I don't have to fight anymore."

"Yes, this is them..."

Looking at the man in front of him who was sighing, Jing also made up his mind.

"Ash, take me with you!"

"?"

In the blink of an eye, the distance was shortened, and a firm determination was revealed in the close-up mirror eyes.

"You said this was a potentially dangerous battle!"

"Yeah, why do you still-"

"That's why! In my past life as the Phantom Queen, I brought pain and sorrow to countless people and committed terrible sins!"

And in the world after the Red God and Tregear were defeated, there was no need for me in the peaceful world. But in the end, I... could do nothing.

"So take me with you!"

Please let me at least play a little more of a role, let me at least atone for my sins by dedicating my strength to the heroic cause of protecting the world!