Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"So that's what he meant. We can just enjoy it with peace of mind~"

"I see."

After hearing Erika's explanation, Goki nodded and understood what she meant.

"It seems that Ash has shown his foresight this time. I wonder what he is busy with now..."

"I don't know, but I saw him going to the kitchen."

And at this moment, Ash, who was being talked about all the time, slowly opened his red eyes, cleared his throat, and put on the uniform he hadn't worn for a long time.

"Miss me, what's the matter?"

"Ash...ah."

When they saw his long-lost outfit, the four people who captured Xin Guangmei were stunned for a moment.

No, at times like this I kind of want to call him by another name from the past.

"Store manager?"

161

Chapter 161 If you are not Ash, who are you? !

After Ash left, the "Nasta Coffee Shop" which had been destroyed and rebuilt once was divided into the common property of the five of them through a series of operations.

This café, carrying so many memories for them, holds a crucial place in the hearts of the HeartCatch Pretty Cure, both in practical and sentimental terms. Therefore, it's primarily run by Lily or her mother, with the occasional guest appearances by Rei and the others as shop assistants or the proprietress, just as it was when Ash was still around.

With good business planning and gimmicks like "the cool and beautiful boss lady" and "the young and pretty waitresses", the "Nasta" business has gradually regained its reputation in the Hope Flower Market. It is ten or even nine times more popular than when it was in Ash's hands!

After all, the customers who originally came with the intention of consuming drinks all went in vertically and came out horizontally, which was really beyond imagination for a coffee shop.

However, when these regular customers were about to arrive as usual today, they found a notice hanging at the door saying the place was reserved. Among the customers who were sighing in regret, some old customers looked through the window and saw that the person standing at the front desk today was actually a man. Their expressions suddenly changed.

Today's Nasta is actually this person's? Go, go, go—quickly go!

"Hey, I didn't expect Ash to have such an experience in the past."

"I opened a coffee shop and started raising pretty girls I found..."

But no matter what outsiders thought, when they saw Ash coming out wearing an apron, they started whispering to each other.

"Hmmmm!"

In response to the girls' nonsense, he raised the corner of his mouth in a strange way and shook his finger as if in dissatisfaction.

"Don't say it so harshly. This is called rational investment in the people you value!"

"The result is still the same!"

Although they kept arguing, the Guangmeis, who were very excited about this "store manager limited" version of Ash, couldn't help but look at them with envy. The one named Yongyuan even raised his hand out of curiosity.

"Um...if it's the store manager, can I take the order?"

Yes, I’m really looking forward to it when I think about it!

"Of course~"

So, under the horrified gazes of Lei and others, Ash, who was enjoying being surrounded by such gazes, flipped over the modified sign next to him and replaced Nasta's menu selection with the style of a few years ago.

"Whether it's Saturn, Jupiter, or Mars—"

"I can satisfy you all!"

"Wow, I'm so excited!"

Seeing them suddenly become interested, they chattered and crowded in front of Ash, vying to place orders. The "HeartCatch"s who were about to say something behind him also hesitated to speak.

What else can I say? They're such brave and fearless Pretty Cure girls.

"Hey...Manager, give me a cup too."

"Hey, Lily-sister?"

While Erika was so shocked that she sat up from the sofa, Yuri waved her hand to indicate that nothing was wrong.

"I just want to try some cooking skills after a long time."

And about Ash who was squinting his eyes and tilting his head...she always felt that something was wrong?

"I'm starting~"

But, after drinking it, it will bring a stimulating impact to the taste buds on the tongue like a star explosion... Looking in awe at those people who had no idea what was going to happen next and drank the contents of the cup while maintaining laughter, Lei and the others swallowed their saliva inexplicably empathizing with them.

They drank it, and they really drank it without spitting it out!? And then this reaction was...

“It’s delicious—!”

Anyone who drank from this cup would let out a long sigh of satisfaction as if they were ascending to heaven, and then slump their heads onto the table.

Wait, what's this reaction?

Just as the others were dumbfounded, with the sound of the cup breaking when it fell to the ground, Lily instantly transformed into "CureMoonlight" and pointed the moonlight magic wand in her hand at Ash.

"Who are you?!"

There was no hesitation in Yueying Lily's voice when she asked, only anger and seriousness in her voice.

"You didn't drink it, you just tasted it?"

Ash, who was being pointed at, didn't react at all, simply spreading his hands nonchalantly and pacing among the fallen. The other three, who had been thrown into such a tense state from the initially cheerful atmosphere, were completely stunned and didn't even react.

No... What, what happened? Isn't it normal for someone to get drunk from a drink made by Ash?

"Although it's really hard to drink...but he taught me how to make it himself during that time, so I'm pretty much used to it."

As she spoke, Lily gritted her teeth and held the magic wand in both hands, her hands trembling from the exertion.

"And what I just drank...how come it tasted so good!?"

Not to mention Miyuki and Haruka, the younger generation, who were caught off guard by drinking your drink and being thrown into the water! If you were our enemy, wouldn't this be a super advantageous development?!

Lily now only hates herself because she discovered it too late and hurt others!

"Oh, wouldn't Ash be sad to be told this by his own staff?"

"You're not Ash, you're pretending to be him or possessing him. Who are you? Come out!"

Through Lily's angry words, the other three people gradually understood what was going on and quickly reacted. They also transformed into Pretty Cure with serious expressions and pointed their weapons at the current "Ash".

In any case... it's okay if you just attack them, but if it involves Ash, don't think they can calm down easily now!

“I was actually seen through…”

"Ash", who was locked in front of him by three magic wands and a tambourine, knew that he could no longer pretend, so he untied the apron on his chest and walked towards them with a crisp clicking sound when twisting his neck.

“That’s right…!”

As the person who was originally facing away gradually turned back, the flickering red light that shone through the fingers covering his face, coupled with the increasingly presumptuous smile underneath, gradually outlined an extremely terrifying picture.

Boom, boom, boom! They were so nervous that they could even hear their own heartbeats. Even though they had already adjusted their weapons repeatedly, clenched their hands until they were trembling, sweat still continued to flow out and wet the gaps between the weapons...

"I am—"

162

Chapter 162: The guy who wants to possess Ash.

"Yes...I am——"

"Kain da!"

"???"

When this person suddenly turned around with an expression of "Can anyone else do this?!", the four Pretty Cure almost couldn't help but let their Heart-shaking Symphony hit him in the face.

No, what do you call this?!

"Kain?!"

"Yes, it's me!"

She lightly brushed across the black ahoge sticking up from the top of his head in a very coquettish manner. The man, who was very satisfied with their surprised expressions, almost wanted to dance on the spot.

"Don't be so weird. I'm his demon. It's normal for me to possess him, right?"

And as a demon, I can imitate the original body to perfection~!

"As for Ash, wait a moment."

When he closed his eyes slightly, a small elf emerged from his chest, and as soon as he opened his eyes, it turned around and played around him as if announcing good news.

"Hahaha~ I knew it! They really would be scared like this, right?"

Look at how worried they were about you just now, it seems like they were more than just scared.

"Okay, you win."

"Great!"

As the man and the demon clapped their hands in mid-air, Lily and the others who were holding their magic wands on the opposite side were so embarrassed that they almost exploded.

"Wait, wait, then—then why did they collapse after drinking the coffee?"

"Because I'm a demon, there's a certain degree of rebellion and opposition between me and my human self."

Continuing to rub the soft hair on his head, Kain explained as a matter of course.

"For example, Ash's hobby is to create the ultimate excitement that contains almost all flavors, so it is also extremely unpalatable; if I were to make it, it would of course be the ultimate delicious."

As for my eyes being a little red... well, maybe I've been staring at the screen for too long lately, so I need some eye drops.

"That……!"

After making this association, Erika, who was almost drooling with greed, quickly shook her head to come back to her senses.

"Why did Hui and the others still fall down?"

"Because coffee is a refreshing drink, and you'll feel refreshed once you drink it, right?"

"kindness?"

"So if a devil like me makes it...it will become a sleeping aid, something that makes you sleepy after drinking it!"

No, what is this?!

"Puff puff……"

Lei, who had nothing to say to these two guys, pouted and kept looking at Ash and Kain with contempt behind her round-bottomed glasses as a protest.

"So, Ash wasn't doing this for that reason... He was just trying to trick us."

What am I saying? Is this what everyone is brought here for?

"Do not."

Just when everyone was speechless, Ash took out a strange fan-shaped device and a badge from his hand and said seriously.

"The story about someone trying to possess me is actually not fake."

"what?"

-

The story goes back to not long ago.

Ash took the parasitic life form from Hui and was about to take it to the kitchen to deal with it, but was suddenly bitten on the hand by the thing that jumped out of its corpse state.

As a "parasitic life form" that spans several universes, Cerebro loves to stir up trouble in the "civilization self-destruction game". Its strongest point is not its ability to possess or its scheme to stir up trouble, but its trick of escaping every time!

After all, it's been caught quite a few times, but it always manages to escape and then go on to commit even greater crimes! Including this time, when it attempted to possess the legendary warrior Pretty Cure, but it didn't expect the chosen individual to have such an unfathomable darkness in their heart. It was blasted out of the possession and met a tragic end.

So it decided to go all out, pretending to be completely killed and then lurking around until it got the perfect moment to attack Ash!

If it were in the past, it certainly would not choose Ash as its target, because there seemed to be someone protecting the depths of his mind, and there was no gap to get in and control it. Of course, don't ask him how he knew.

And now... he could feel that the existence that had protected him in the past had now left - so if he didn't take action now, when would he take action?

"Ah~"

In the back kitchen, "Ash" with red eyes was holding his twisted neck and sighing amidst a series of crackling sounds.

"This is Ash's body... How, how powerful it is!"