Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Ash had originally intended to try to bind his boss's power within the seal, synchronizing it with his belt as a traditional demon seal to unleash its immense power, but it had been a complete failure. If the seal's power, representing the Desert Apostle's power, had been forcibly increased, Ash could almost foresee the consequences. He'd be lucky if he'd killed himself on the spot before transforming, or if the seal's energy triggered a chain reaction that killed him. If his power output was restricted, then his attempts at cheating would have been pointless.

"Hey, what's the situation in there?" After patting the outer casing of the driver, Kain crawled out from the panel after a while. The exposed head showed the same expression of annoyance as Ash.

"Really? If you keep ordering me around like this, I'm going on strike!"

Even if I'm a demon, at least I'm your own demon! You're asking me to crawl in there and help you calibrate the seal and driver's synchronization, don't you know that this is like throwing a newborn Kuuga into Gurongi's game? It's like asking for death!

"Even if you are my weak spot, I don't think I have any weakness, so I have to do everything I need to do well."

"Hey, what happened to the idea that humans need demons?!"

"That's what the bathhouse guy said. I just didn't express my gratitude, but I never said I agreed." Even as he said this, Ash continued to pet Kain's little head with his increasingly skilled elf-stroking technique. "Thank you so much for this. I'll let the other Pretty Cure help you cheer up later."

"Hmm, that's pretty good~"

After receiving the promise, Kain was finally satisfied and began to report the situation inside.

"Anyway, the power inside is definitely not comparable to that of Keef. It's at least on the level of Ultraman." After Kain completely crawled out, he sat in front of Ash, looking obedient and licking the ahoge on his head. "Slurp, anyway, unless you can find a power that is opposite to this darkness and won't harm you, to neutralize it, you'd better not think too much about it."

"Ha—it's easy to say, but it's not that simple."

"Manager!" Just as Ash exclaimed, a knock on the door behind him nearly made him jump up. "We've already changed. Manager, are you there?"

"Manager, you didn't really come down here to peek, did you?"

"Here it comes." Shaking his head, he put these troubles aside for the time being, grabbed Kain and threw him into his body, then swept the disassembled seal and other miscellaneous parts into the refrigerator at his feet. Ash then opened the door of his room on the second floor of the cafe.

"Why, it fits me well, doesn't it?" Erika lifted the hem of her cute dress and proudly turned around to show herself to Ash. Behind her were Rei and Itsuki, who were wearing the same cute uniforms but were a little shy and didn't dare to show themselves.

Yesterday, Erika finally managed to persuade Ash to change out of her waitress uniform. As someone whose family owns a clothing store, Erika, influenced by her surroundings and possessing a passion for beauty, considers herself a fashion icon. Her dream is to one day exhibit her work at the Paris Expo. With Ash's permission and funding, she designed this perfectly fitting and beautiful uniform for everyone in practically a single day.

"Yeah, it's really beautiful." Even Ash had to admit Erika's fashion sense. Seeing the staff become even cuter, Ash smiled bewitchingly and said sincerely, "She's worthy of being a Pretty Cure. I can hardly take my eyes off her."

"Well, really...ah." Hearing Ash's words, Lei, with slightly red cheeks, was about to come forward, but was blocked by Erika's body. The girl had no choice but to retreat aside again with her rosy cheeks.

"Hehe, there's nothing I can do. After all, Erika-sama is just so beautiful~"

"It's inappropriate for a little brat to imitate an adult's speech." As usual, Erika punched the top of her head with her fist to punish the overly proud girl. "If we're talking about prettiness, I think the newcomer Itsuki is more fresh this time than the two of you."

I really hadn't noticed it before, but women with short hair can look pretty good if they dress up. She's worthy of being the most exposed part of the battle suit, Cure Sunshine!

"Gugu..." Lei, who was about to speak, was suddenly devastated when she heard this. She slipped back behind Wu Mu with tears in her eyes.

"I'm still not used to the fluttering skirt...eh?" Wu Mu waved her hands when she was suddenly mentioned. "Mr. Ash, stop joking. I don't look good in skirts at all!"

When Goki came to Nasta Cafe originally just for the gimmick of the Secret Base of Pretty Cure, she had no intention of joining in, but she was unexpectedly attracted by the elegant and relaxing atmosphere here. In addition, Erika and the others tried every means to "tempt" her, and Goki finally agreed to come here to help with them during their breaks.

But there was another reason she didn't tell anyone. When she saw the store manager who always read comics and called himself "Ash", for some reason, she always felt that he was not a stranger.

Of course, it would be nice if the manager's coffee wasn't so terrible... This is a coffee shop, right? This is just too weird!

“But I do think it’s quite appropriate.”

"Um, Lei..." Wu Mu quietly put his face close to Lei's ear. He thought it would be a good idea to ask Lei, who was his "senior" in a double sense. "The manager, he's not the kind of person who would casually attack his own employees, right?"

After all, I don’t want the manager to send me to the police station to eat pork chop rice as soon as I arrive here. That would be so embarrassing.

"I can rest assured about this. The store manager definitely has no such intention." Lei answered this question in a weak voice. After all, if he had such thoughts, her girlish heart would not have to suffer so much.

Chapter 78: Ash's Failed Expectation for Maid Outfit

"Mio, wake up!" The blue-haired girl was about to cry as she pushed her pink-haired friend who was lying on the seat next to her with a desperate look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Could it be that there is some poison in the coffee?!" The yellow-haired girl at the side looked at the steaming coffee in front of her, and her eyes suddenly showed fear.

"No... This coffee is terrible!"

Tongue...the tongue is about to die.

"Can it be so hopelessly hard to drink?!"

"Ah... I saw my deceased grandmother waving at me from a bridge. There were beautiful red flowers on both sides..."

"Ah! Mio-chan, don't go over there!"

Seeing another person who was curious about the taste of coffee and tried to taste it fall down, Yueying Lily sighed. She had clearly told Ash in various ways, explicitly and implicitly, but this person only gave her a perfunctory smile every time and just did what he wanted every time. It seemed that he had no intention of changing his behavior.

The coffee at Nasta Café remains as awful as it can be, and even gets more and more intense with each passing day, like a schoolboy trying to compete with someone. It makes you wonder why he even opened the place in the first place.

In this way, the monthly income of the store is not enough to cover the water and electricity bills, and even her salary is not enough. Although she wanted to say so, after taking pictures of the store decoration with her mobile phone and learning the actual prices of these, she chose to remain silent.

If Ash really had no such intention, she would have suspected that this man was some rich second-generation who was specifically targeting her and Lei, and that the cafe was just opened for fun... The latter might be true.

"Oh, what am I so anxious about?"

He himself is not in a hurry, so why am I so anxious?

"Hey, Lily!" Ash slid down the second floor on the handrail and was delighted to see Lily, who was also wearing a new uniform. "Erika has good taste. The skirt is very beautiful."

"Manager, this is business hours." Lily held the tray to her chest, her eyes obscured by her reflective glasses. "Please don't harass the staff during business hours. I'll call the police."

"Hahaha, Lily, you're quite the jokester, aren't you?" Ash leaned towards Lily and patted her shoulder, his natural instincts etched in the increasingly disdainful gazes of the girls behind him. "How could that be considered harassment? After all, it's truly what I'm thinking right now. Just take it as a compliment!"

"Manager, your upturned nose is about to fall off."

"I'm not Pinocchio."

Seeing Ash really touching his nose, even Lily couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth into a smile.

After a few rare female students who came to try the new things fled, everyone started to clean up the store as usual. Since there was no need to clean today according to the shift schedule, Erika sat down on the soft sofa with an expression of comfort that was softer than the sofa. Ash, who also guessed that no one would come, sat opposite Erika with his legs crossed and once again expressed his "unique insights" on uniforms.

"Although the one Erika picked is indeed quite nice, if you ask me, I still prefer the maid outfit."

In fact, Ash has always felt regretful about the maid outfit being rejected by everyone, and he would bring it up whenever he had the chance.

"Well...a maid outfit is indeed quite suitable." Echoing Ash's words, Erika pulled out a fashion magazine from the bar. The page she opened showed a traditional long-skirt maid outfit.

"This traditional maid outfit is quite nice. The apron outfit, which has been popular since the 19th century, has a simple black and white combination that gives people a different feeling. The simplicity and elegance it brings are indeed very fashionable. If it were a Japanese-style maid outfit from the Taisho period, I would really like it, but..."

Erika, whose cheeks were gradually turning into the color of an apple, turned to the next page and threw the miniskirt maid outfit in front of Ash. At this time, the two people who were cleaning, except for Goki who had just arrived, also knew about this and turned their heads away with varying degrees of shame.

"Why did you have to choose this kind of maid outfit? The skirt is too short, it can hardly cover anything. This, this, this—" Even the shameless Erika felt unbearable shame when she remembered how Ash had once held this kind of outfit and righteously said he wanted to change everyone's clothes. "Isn't this just trying to please you?"

"That's right. How can I satisfy the guests if I can't even please myself?"

"That's ridiculous! Why are you so obsessed with giving us maid outfits?"

"Hmm..." After putting down his crossed legs, Ash, with his hand on his chin, thought for a while and then gave Erika an answer.

"I once saw someone wearing a maid outfit and showed it to me. She was really beautiful."

"So I want to see more, oh more!"

"Idiot! Don't speak so naturally, you rude store manager!"

Erika was furious and grabbed the magazine in her hand and threw it over. As expected, Ash dodged it by turning his head and grabbed it in his hand. He then started to read the comic book that he was almost tired of reading.

I really should find an opportunity to call the police and have him arrested...Ah, no, no, Lei will be sad.

"Really? He's so handsome, he could be a model, but why is he such a pathetic adult?"

"Because I'm not the type to make a living by my looks."

"You're so shameless to praise yourself like that."

I really don’t know what Lei thinks is so good about you!

Oh yeah....

A spark ignited in Erika's mind, but some ideas, once sparked, cannot be easily suppressed.

If you think about it carefully, the store manager Ash is indeed quite handsome. Although he is different from the common idol type, he is a liberal with a wild air. Although he always wears leather jackets or windbreakers that are not fashionable, his capable temperament gives people the feeling of a mature handsome guy from the last century. And his slightly explosive and upright hair, especially the jet-black hair color, is really rare, which is a plus!

And even though he seems unreliable, at least he is willing to support our Pretty Cure. That alone is worth praising.

Although he didn't give us a salary, we could eat snacks as much as we wanted. He also helped comfort Sister Lily when she was hurt. If we went to him when we had troubles or difficulties, he would unexpectedly provide a lot of useful help.

If you think about it this way, there are many advantages.

After all, although Lei is easily infatuated with others, it is not so easy for her to just be with a handsome guy.

"Now that I think about it, he's surprisingly a pretty good guy... No! Erika, what are you thinking?"

Erika suddenly realized who she was thinking about and quickly patted her head to clear the image of the man. Why did she start thinking about him for no reason?

"jingle."

Just when Erika was feeling at a loss, the sound of a bell coming from the gate gave her a chance to escape, but when she opened the door to greet the visitor, she was surprised by the other person's eyes widened.

"Welcome—ah, sister!?"

Chapter 79: Hai Taoxiang's "Hostility"

"Hey, Erika, it's my sister~"

Taking off the sunglasses used to conceal her identity, the visitor was none other than the super popular model "Lai Hai Tao Xiang" who is currently trending in fashion magazines. After shaking off the paparazzi who were following her on her rare day off today, she took many turns and came to the Nasta Coffee House, where Mars Coffee doesn't care how deep the alley is.

"I thought you were just talking, but I didn't expect you to really be working as a waitress." Taoxiang was quite surprised when she saw her round-faced sister wearing a beautiful uniform, with a signature melon-shaped face, whose appearance far surpassed hers.

What a pity, the boss is quite handsome, but it turns out to be a perverted lolita who likes to prey on school students and employ child laborers.

"Erika is unexpectedly cute in her uniform, yoshi yoshi~"

"Hate it, Sister Momoka!" Erika slapped away the hand that was randomly touching her head and puffed up her chubby cheeks. "I'm not a child anymore, stop touching my head like you did before!"

"Wow, Erika has become unlovable! Lily, come and comfort me." Momoka, who was pretending to be very sad, immediately brightened up when she saw Lily, who was also wearing a uniform on the other side. She opened her arms and rushed towards her best friend.

"Wait, Taoxiang." Lily, who was caught off guard and suddenly hugged, almost lost her balance. Looking at the oval face of her best friend who was so close to her, Lily, who was not used to such intimacy, turned her face away with "disdain".

"I'm still cleaning, don't hug me so suddenly."

"Now Lily won't go back with me. It's a rare opportunity to be with a close friend. What's wrong with that?"

"Okay, okay." Lily, who actually knew that this big model loved to act coquettishly in front of her friends, sighed slightly, put the broom aside, and gently patted her on the back with her hand.

"Hehe~!"

She began to think that this coffee shop seemed quite good. At least everyone here was familiar with her. She could let go of her idol image and relax for once!

"Miss," she thought, a somewhat disheartening male voice echoed from behind her. "Please do not harass my Lily staff. It's still business hours."

"Really, that's annoying." Taoxiang pouted in dissatisfaction and had to let go of her hand.

Well, now she was starting to dislike it a little bit again.

"If Lily didn't work here, I wouldn't be here."

Although her best friend and sister work here, Taoxiang Lai Hai doesn't like it here at all. It's not that she doesn't like this cafe, but she doesn't like the manager of this cafe, Ash.

At first, she just knew that her best friend had started working and didn't feel anything. But when she learned about the capitalist's lenient conditions and abnormally high salary, she almost immediately smelled something unusual.

Momoka naturally knew about the situation of the Yueying family that was missing its pillar. Needless to say, such conditions were very attractive to her best friend. It was precisely because of such an unreasonable ratio of input and output that she became suspicious. As the saying goes, "If someone is too nice without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief." Momoka, who was unaware of the existence of Pretty Cure, could not think of any other explanation that was correct.

This person was definitely attracted by Lily's beauty and temperament, and was planning to use compensation as an inducement to make Lily do shameless things for him!

Momoka, who once thought so, rushed to the coffee shop and prepared to observe the manager's character in person. As she expected, she saw some naked "desire" in Ash's eyes. When this person looked at Lily, there was a kind of "expectation" in his eyes, and Momoka saw it clearly.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I don't believe that Lily didn't notice that this person had some strange feelings towards you. Why didn't you react at all?!

Isn't it just good-looking, good at talking, and rich?! Don't think you can just do whatever you want to a girl just because of that! If you're just playing around with lesbians, I won't let you do anything to her. I'll protect my best friend!

Taoxiang had originally planned to do so, but was knocked out by the first cup of coffee, and Lily thought that she was so relentless in blackmailing him because of the coffee. It can be said that she died before she could accomplish anything.

"It's not enough for you to target Lily, are you also planning to target the neighbor's daughter and my sister?"

Although this person hasn't done anything so far, who knows if he will do something in the future that will make Yuri and Erika feel painful and sad!

Faced with Lai Hai Momoka's provocative questions, Ash was not embarrassed or angry. Instead, he responded with a very provocative statement.

"I usually don't fail to get what I want."

Ash guessed that she must have misunderstood something, but Ash was too lazy to understand the thoughts of someone who had no potential as a "warrior", and it was quite interesting to see such a mortal getting angry.

"You, you, you - humph!" Faced with the provocation, Taoxiang, who was about to explode, finally held back. After all, she didn't catch any flaws in the other party, so she couldn't say anything.

"But is this how this shop treats its customers?" Taking a deep breath, Taoxiang changed her tactics, transforming herself back into the rare position of a customer. "Don't they say the customer is king? With this level of service, I wouldn't trust Lily to work here."

"Sure." Facing Momoka's statement, Ash stood back behind the front desk with a calm expression and snapped his fingers to summon his staff. "Erika, you come and serve the guests."