Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Right, right? This is a crisis that threatens the entire Earth and the existence of all humanity. It's a life-or-death crisis, so it's only natural that I set up the Qijiela, right?"

Rather than saying that he had slightly deviated from his original goal, it would be more satisfying to instill his ideas into others at this moment, Ash said loudly without restraint.

"If even the Pretty Cure who protects the world doesn't have confidence, is there anything wrong with me setting this trial for all of humanity?"

While speaking excitedly, Ash quickly stepped forward, grabbed Lei's arms on both sides with both hands, and shook her drooping little head.

"That's it, Lei! You showed me your will, so I don't think of you as a weak coward."

"But now, no matter how weak or strong you are, if you can't defeat the enemy, everything will be in vain!"

"What—in that case, is it necessary to go to this extent?!"

"Of course, look!"

Ash waved his arm generously, and as he opened the part of himself that was covering his body to let people see his back, the girls' pupils shrank slightly because they were too shocked.

"In the past, faced with the same thing, people chose to sink into despair."

Another group of people chose to resist to the end with their last bit of will.

"If it were you, what would you do?"

Chapter 159: Qijiela's Dream

Qijiela retracted its dancing tentacles and buried most of its roots back into the ground. Only the flower bud on its head was trembling slightly. It suddenly changed from its original ferocious plant-beast form into a larger plant.

In contrast, more small Zijella flowers are in full bloom, even covering the Desert Apostle Base hidden deep in the desert.

"~~" Snatch, a soldier made simply of sand and cloth bags, collapsed on the ground with a silly smile on his face. Not only that, but even the three cadres were rolling on the ground, some lying or crawling, with smiles from the bottom of their hearts.

"Fight! Fight, fight!"

"No one can rival my beauty!"

"Hehe, I am the King of the Desert Apostles~"

Needless to say, the performance of the three cadres with clear actual desires was excellent. Even Dr. Shabak, who had just walked out of the laboratory, was tricked. Pollen flowed into his mask through the gaps, and it seemed that some memories were awakened as well.

With a head full of pain, the soothing effect of the pollen instantly dispelled all thoughts of suffering and dug out the thoughts deep in the heart.

"Ah~ Lily... Chunlai... I... am back..."

While muttering someone's name, even Shabak saw the person he missed in his dream.

Following Ash's gesture, the girls finally realized that they seemed to be missing someone?

"Hahaha~ That's amazing~"

Under the confused gaze of Itsuki and Yuri, Erika held her slightly flushed cheeks with both hands, humming soothing music with an unprecedented sensual posture, her feet constantly stepping in the pace of a catwalk.

"Erika, now's not the time for this!"

"Wait, sunshine, Erika seems like!"

As Lily pointed it out, Itsuki also noticed something was wrong, she saw Erika foolishly put the smaller Zigela on her head, without even the sadness she showed in the previous battle with Ash, at this moment no one could see anything but true happiness in her eyes.

"Hehe~Ash~Really, you're so mean~" Muttering strange words, the young girl in love wanted to show her beautiful side to her dream lover. She gently lifted up her petal-like skirt, and the girl danced like a swan and spun around.

"I'm so beautiful now~"

This!

Even though Erika is a little weird and silly in her daily life, at least she has never failed in serious matters. She wouldn't suddenly start daydreaming in a situation like this... probably.

"What on earth did you, Ash, drug Erika with?!"

"No, this time it wasn't Ash who did it, but the Zijella that bloomed all over the land. It has the ability to make people enter a happy dream."

Kain appeared on the street lamp nearby at some point, holding something in his arms, and explained to Ash how he was trying to instill his ideas into Lei.

"You said... these are from Zijera, the effects of pollen!"

After hearing what Kain said, those who were still awake quickly looked further away, and saw small flowers blooming in the cracks, and passers-by sleeping with smiles on their faces on the roadside.

"!"

The three people instantly understood what the trial Ash had mentioned before was, and flames of sadness and anger immediately ignited in their hearts.

"Erika, wake up!"

"it's useless."

No matter how Itsuki and Yuri shook or patted her face, Erika, who was immersed in her dream, still had that shy smile on her face.

"I modified the young Zijera plant I obtained, adding the ability to spray pollen at night while removing its physiological addiction. However, can the human spirit actively break free from the most beautiful dream?"

If I were to fall into a beautiful dream, I couldn’t guarantee that I would be able to actively escape from the beautiful waking world.

"If one's spirit is as strong as steel, or even actively rejects beautiful dreams and chooses painful reality, perhaps one can wake up."

"If I could have stood up and told Zijera and me that I was not going to do it...it seems like that's not going to work."

In fact, according to the reconnaissance data fed back to Ash by the armor, people became addicted faster than he thought.

What a pity, I was actually looking forward to the possibility of losing.

“Once you go to the dream world, no one wants to come back.”

"You!" Anger could no longer describe Lily's mood at the moment. She stepped forward and grabbed Ash's collar. Her almost choked throat seemed to want to say something, but she couldn't utter anything.

"You're playing tricks on us with this kind of evil humor, and you're spreading this excessive malice to everyone. You're even more despicable than the real Desert Apostles!"

"No, Zijella isn't malicious, nor is it a weapon." Ash's calm words caused Lily to stop what she was doing. "It's actually just a native plant from another Earth. If you weren't wondering why the Heart Tree didn't react?"

"Or perhaps it's a gift from Earth to mankind?"

Hearing Ash's words, Lily's faith was like being dealt a heavy blow. She let go of Ash's collar and stumbled back.

Does humanity need Zigela or Pretty Cure right now?

I don’t know...or rather, I don’t want to know.

"When faced with despair, courage is the ultimate resort. But what about when faced with pure beauty?" Ash shook his head. "It seems that living in an overly gentle world, while cultivating a pure heart to resist evil, also makes one lose the ambition to escape the dream."

"But maybe this is a good thing. After all, you have absolutely no way to deal with Duen, right?"

If you, humans, can survive this trial, perhaps you can even trigger a miracle like a shining giant of light, but now...

"If we're going to die anyway, wouldn't it be better to be comfortable?"

"I cannot... agree..."

"what?"

There was a slight tremor in his hand, and Ash frowned as if he heard something. Finally, he raised his tearful cherry eyes again and faced the Kamen Rider in front of him with that weak yet determined expression.

"For something like this, for the sake of the result! Is it really okay to trample on everything in the process, including everyone else's and your own precious past?"

"We're all working hard, Yuri, Itsuki, too. We're all bonded! Every time we fight, we risk our lives to protect this world, and you're going to deny all of that?!"

Faced with Lei's questioning, Ash remained silent.

"What qualifications do you have to set trials for humans? How dare you tarnish our memories? When did you become someone who only looks down on everything?"

"I absolutely won't agree with this kind of thing!"

Finally, Lei, who had a little clue about what was going on, and who had never even spoken loudly to anyone in the past, almost roared out her unbearable feelings towards Ash, who was in front of her with a feeling of emptiness in his heart.

But what he got in return was Ash's rage and even louder roars.

"So that's all you want to say? You want to say that this is all my fault?"

The claws that gripped the girl's arm tightened as Ash's rage grew uncontrolled.

"Lei, you have to understand that if you just leave everything to a miracle, thinking that as long as you try your best there will always be a way, you will fail one day!"

Therefore, you must exert your full strength and not just wait and expect, but actually control the miracle!

Chapter 160: Intentions and Jealousy

"Is that the reason?"

After hearing what Ash said, not only Lei who was facing him felt excited in a trance, but also Goki who thought of his own experience.

After all, it was Timmons who extended a helping hand, helped and guided him on a new path, and then he personally severed this relationship.

"Just to pursue our own strength..."

Now the result is clear, Ash is Timmons, which means...

"Is it because of this that you, Timmons, are so gentle to me?"

"Ah, of course, because I saw that you have an incredible talent. Since you have the potential to become a Pretty Cure, I can't just pretend not to see it, right?" Ash answered truthfully.

I felt a little sad because I couldn't accept that Ash actually saw me like this.

But... I was also a little happy because I knew that Ash's feelings at that time were not false.

"That's why you were so happy when I transformed, even though I was your enemy... You, really are!"

With his hands on his flat chest, Wu Mu's sad expression kept trembling.

At the beginning, when Ash chose to reveal his identity, the one who was least shocked was Wu Mu, who was still able to control his own mind. After all, unlike the others who had a deep bond with Ash, although Manager Ash was also a respectable person, the one who first entered his heart was the unreliable knight: Timmons.

But on the other hand, Mingtangyuan Wumu is also the most unfortunate. After all, unlike other people who suffered a one-time severe blow to their hearts, Wumu was betrayed twice by this man.

It seemed that her overly excited reaction caused her to inhale pollen. The scene in front of Wu Mu's eyes became increasingly blurred, and her thinking became gradually dull. Although her head was becoming more and more dizzy, she did not feel any discomfort, but only a sincere sense of happiness.

"Goki, there's no need to try anymore."

Ah, is that you, brother?

Although she heard the voices coming from her extremely close blood relatives, Wu Mu, who was holding her head, could not go to them immediately, because she had something to say to the guy in front of her who had given up his gentleness and instead plunged into the abyss!

Questioning, doubt, distress, relief, happiness, excitement, peace of mind, all the emotions I experienced with him, everything, thousands of words finally turned into one sentence -

"Stupid man."

What I actually saw in the end through my blurry eyes was his smile?

"Oh, I'm obviously a genius—"

After Erika was caught in the trap without realizing it, even Itsuki followed in her footsteps. Now, the only two people still holding on in the entire Hope Flower Market are Lei and Yuri.

"I know... I know what you mean, Ash..."

The hands in front of her were firmly grasped by Ash's sharp claws, even piercing into her skin, but Lei still had no intention of giving up.

"Ha, if you knew that, then why did you refuse?"

"Because I know this, I can't accept your violent behavior no matter what!"

Or do you want to say something like, this is all for my own good?

"You are just bullying me and everyone else. It's too much and too cruel!"

Tears were still flowing in the girl's eyes, but they never fell.

"Is that all you have to say?"

"You possess talent, otherwise you wouldn't have made it this far. Instead of hesitating in the face of the pain I've caused you, you might as well work harder to hone yourself and try to surpass me!"

"Listen carefully. Feel with your whole body, think with your head, and judge with your heart! Then you will understand everything!"

Because he used too much force, even Ash didn't notice that his sharp claws pierced the skin on the girl's arm, and bright red blood flowed down her white arm.

Blood flowed across the elbow and fell to the ground, dyeing the small yellow flower that had appeared at the girl's feet a bright red.

It hurts, it really hurts. My arm was scratched and stabbed so deep that tears are about to come out! But it's still bearable because I don't want to back down here.

I don't want to lose to him, because he only believes in the power in front of him!

"enough!"

In the end, it was Yueying Lily who pushed the two people away.

Looking around, she found that Lei was the only one left among her teammates, and the pale yellow pollen visible to the naked eye was gradually moving towards the people in the center driven by the wind. Their situation was like they could not escape even with wings, and they were doomed.

But because of this, Lily, who had lost her way to retreat, took the initiative to approach Ash who was crossing his arms. If this was the last time, she wanted to uncover the mask that this bastard was hiding himself no matter what!