Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

You don't have to tell me.

S.B.A. had come to a complete standstill, but the collapse from the outside to the inside showed no sign of stopping. Knowing what this meant, Ash immediately rushed towards the others without stopping.

"Ash...!"

"Let me save one more!"

One, two, three - realizing that only one was missing, Ash squeezed Mana and the others into the only escape pod. When he aimed at the Earth and was about to press the launch button, he saw the girl desperately slapping the window in front of him.

"Ash, at this point, you absolutely must not think about sacrificing yourself—"

"Ah, I know!" Ash showed them the ring on his finger with a resolute expression. "We agreed. After I bring her back, I'll go home with you!"

"You have an appointment? You must have an appointment!"

"Ah, it's an appointment!"

After watching them fall into the blue planet, Ash, who was finally able to relax, immediately searched for his original friend in the body of the demon god who had lost its main support and was on the verge of collapse - and found him!

"Finally—System, you're here!"

"[Ash...]" The girl, who had replaced Dust and placed herself at the center of the scene, looked at the approaching man with an indescribably complex expression. "[You did it, Ash. You saved the world once again, just as you always have.]"

"Alright, let's talk about old times later." The core room, despite the clanging noise outside and the incredibly stable interior, gave Ash the opportunity to carefully observe the escape route. "How do we leave?"

"I can't go with you this time." Seeing Ash's stunned expression, System/Ash, unable to contain her laughter, continued patiently explaining. "If you separate me from it now, all the power stored within will be released instantly. Your efforts will be in vain."

And also, in order to prevent this terrifying power from being exploited by others with ulterior motives in the future, I must let my remaining strength cancel it out, and together with it... enter eternal rest...

"[Besides, I used you and betrayed everyone, ultimately causing such disastrous consequences... This is the sin I must atone for...]"

"But, everyone and the world were saved by a miracle, right?"

But unexpectedly, Ash, who had always been quite sensible before, was inexplicably obsessed with this at this moment.

"Remember you said before that human will can bring disastrous consequences? But the facts have proven otherwise! People's will can also bring about absolute miracles!"

Endless heroes and endless inheritance.

"Yes, there are endless heroes. But isn't this just endless disasters—it's also endless stories of suffering and finally sweet success?"

Hero stories are always like this, don't just see the bad side, okay?!

"[I am also... a being that has inherited countless wishes.]"

So... it's the same?]"

"Not only that, but we are the same!" Ash took a step forward, trying to catch her watch. "If there is a fault, then let us come together and atone together!"

“[...]”

"What do you mean by one person shouldering everything? That's clearly my word! And this S.B.A. thing... Anyway, there are so many friends I know here. If we all work together, we can always find a way!!"

“[...]”

"Besides, you've seen it, right? There are so many new Kamen Riders and new Pretty Cure coming out—we can go on so many adventures together!"

"[Ash.]"

The system, or rather Yaxiu, suddenly smiled with relief.

He had once been mired in endless regret, his actions negated by the very people he was trying to save, and his actions became the pretext for his immense evil deeds. Wouldn't his efforts have been meaningless and pointless in that situation?

But now, looking at Ash like this, He could confirm that his journey wasn't completely meaningless. At least... at least he had changed and saved a soul named "Ash," who had been so lonely in the past. And he had gained an irreplaceable friend.

"I'm sorry, Ash, I can't leave with you.

Because just like you have somewhere to go back to, I have mine to go back to.]”

Next, it’s time for me to complete my mission.

It was not powerful, but it was extremely firm, and it loosened Ash's hand little by little.

"But if that's the case, then what are we doing...all for nothing? Taking care of you is also my mission—"

"Chirp~"

I was finally able to do this.

"[You have already completed this mission perfectly.]"

The cherry pink lips she kissed away the tears that had unconsciously flowed down the man's face. Seeing him hurriedly trying to hide his feelings, she chuckled like an ordinary girl.

"[You taught me the heart of a human being... the courage to protect what's important to me... and you taught me what love is...]"

Thanks, Ash.

"[I....I'm so lucky to have met you, to have met you.]"

So, Ash.

"[Go home,]"

Farewell, Ash... the one who protected me... Kamen Rider... Ash Frederica...

"[Go home, Ash... go home where someone is waiting for you.]"

Ash didn't cry. He was no longer a child, so he would never cry even if it was the night he had to say goodbye to his friends.

"So you want to go back to where you started?"

"[No...Ash, it's back to your heart.]"

Forever.

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"boom----!!"

When the huge firework exploded from the outer space, even though they supported each other, many Pretty Cure girls still fell to the ground with some pain in their hearts.

"Ash!"

While waiting, anxiously wishing to return immediately to rescue Ash, a huge explosion occurred outside the earth without giving them any chance. No one thought that anyone could escape from such a disaster.

They sobbed so hard that they covered their mouths to stop themselves from crying out. They clearly said they would come back, but—you big liar! !

"Ash, you bastard, bastard! Bastard!"

Goki, Akane, Qiluo...these people were so excited that they knelt on the ground, imagining the sand under their feet as his punches, until their tears wet their trembling hands.

"Why do you always make me worry so much? Why do you keep making us feel at ease?"

You say all these nice things... but without you, how can it be considered a happy ending?!

"Miyuki...?"

When others were almost crying, the figure who was still standing upright and taking the initiative to stand in front was so dazzling.

"I don't believe that person would die like this."

The light from the setting sun shone on her tearful face, but Miyuki still managed a trembling smile for everyone.

"So we will definitely wait for him until he comes back!"

"Yeah...think about it, wasn't it always like this?" Ai, who walked over and wiped the tears from her eyes, was also in the same mood. "Every time, when we let our guard down, she would appear as if nothing had happened. Then she would say something strange just to see our strange reactions..."

"That's it!"

Haruka tore off a strip of cloth from her princess dress, wrapped it around the wound on her foot, and limped to her feet. "No matter how long it takes, we will find him! Until then, we must make sure he protects this world and his smile... Prim, what's wrong?"

"Huh?" Prim, who had been looking towards the sun, turned back when she heard the sound. Everyone noticed that she seemed to be the only one who hadn't cried. "I... um... let's go, Puka. Let's go tell Ayumi and the others."

"Wuwuwu--eh?" The little rabbit, suddenly freed from his sorrow, was pulled by the ears before he could react. "What's wrong? What's wrong, Puka?"

"Of course it's a good thing."

Fly away... Just when everyone was feeling a little lost, that voice sounded from behind.

"Why do I hear you guys yelling about me dying when I come back?"

"!"

What was that voice?! The sudden interruption of the voice froze everyone who were still encouraging each other in place, their expressions of grief frozen in place.

They turned their necks in disbelief and looked to the other side...and saw a man with his back to the setting sun, his clothes blown by the sea breeze, walking towards them with his hands in his pockets and a very cocky pace.

"Have you forgotten? I told you."

Because the sunset was too dazzling today, I borrowed sunglasses from someone before coming, so I arrived a little late. Ash stood there, showing a bright smile with white teeth showing as they gradually turned from sadness to joy.

"I am immortal."

"A...Shu...?"

"it's me."

“Woooahahahaha!!!”

Needless to say, there is no need to explain the following scene.

The one who laughed excitedly, the one who was angry but kept it a secret and ended up crying while talking, the one who cried with joy, and even the sunglasses he wore to look cool were scraped to the ground by someone's hand, and he started wiping his tears and snot on the dirty coat.

"Hey, wait, we're both injured now, wow wow wow wow——!!!"

Naturally, Ash, being held by so many people at once, couldn't possibly hold on any longer. Finally, with cries of pain, they all hugged Ash and collapsed onto the ground like a giant ball, letting the sand and dust from the beach smear them all over them, leaving everyone in a state of disarray.

But now, even Kirara, who cared most about her appearance, didn't care about these issues. Instead, she laughed out loud with everyone, pointing at each other's kitten-like faces, and at Ash's face, which was droopy as Rei and Kei hugged and started to rub against him.

"Hey, Ash! You should have let us know when you came back!"

Not only them, but other heroes also came over in large numbers after hearing the fact that Ash had returned, shouting his name.

Everyone had a lot to say... After this great battle where justice once again defeated evil, and it ended happily, the inevitable celebration had already been hastily prepared, waiting for the protagonists to enter.

“Ah…”

Sitting on the ground, surrounded by the Pretty Cures who were chattering as if they had countless things to share, Ash didn't feel it was noisy, he just wanted to sigh.

"Sure enough, something has changed..."

"[Yes, Ash.]"

He is Ash, an "ash" that cannot be completely burned after being burned countless times.

He stood up countless times without a care in the world, and was thrown into the fire countless times for the same goal, until even his humanity and soul were burned away. He had doubted before that everything he and the system did was meaningless...

But now, looking at the crying and laughing faces in front of me, listening to the voice calling my name in the distance.

He could confirm that the flames formed by countless ashes were indeed emitting a warm light that was different from the past.

Looking at those smiling faces that were more precious than any treasure in the world, Ash made a decision.

"Everyone."

So, the man showed them his smile for the first time in his life, a smile without any superfluous ingredients, a smile made up purely of happiness.

So everyone responded with the same smile.

"Ok?"

[This is a story about the ashes left behind after a fire has burned, but not sublimated.]

"I am back."

[But it was true on that day.]

"Welcome back."

[Many sparks of light rose brilliantly from the ashes.]

"Ash!"

~Fin~

The ending is far away, and we move on to the future: the dream of talking about the day after tomorrow is enough

dream.

Everything behind this word is the reason why they eventually become Pretty Cure who fight against despair.

Chasing the fairy-tale dream promised in childhood, the dream of yearning for an ideal existence and wanting to surpass it, the dream of following the steady footsteps of predecessors, the dream that was once denied and lost, but finally found again.

After experiencing one arduous battle after another and finally facing unimaginable evil, they finally defeated despair and regained hope for everyone, and the girls became princesses.

"Of course, all of this is inseparable from the credit of King who protected their dreams~"