Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"What are you going to ask?"

"How far are you going to go in bullying Lei now?" Lily's tone was icy, but it wasn't the coldness she'd used to when she'd complained about the manager's strange behavior. It was as if she had truly put the past behind her and considered Ash a mere enemy.

"Until it's all over."

"Aren't you pursuing our strength? Then what about me! Now that I've truly lost everything, isn't that enough for you?!"

"I've seen it before. Pretty Cure isn't someone who can accomplish miracles on her own. You're just too paranoid. Instead of worrying about her, you should think about your own situation, which is about to lose its balance."

The same attitude appeared on Ash, as if he didn't even care about the person in front of him. It was as if he had lost interest in Lily and his tone was just calm and indifferent.

Lily would only become more angry at his "pretentiousness".

"Whose fault do you think this is? Who do you think is paranoid?"

The Moonlight Magic Wand had already pierced the gap in the armor and was pressing against Ash's chest. If Ash didn't use his ability to ineffectively attack in time, he would probably be seriously injured by Lily's next move.

"You were pretending to be a good guy in the past, weren't you? Do you think you can manipulate others at will based on your own thoughts? If you want to create props to satisfy your evil tastes, aren't I and your chosen victim, Itsuki, enough?!"

Lily didn't believe that Ash was completely unaware of Lei's feelings. She definitely didn't want Ash to casually involve Lei in his game!

After a moment of silence, Ash held up two fingers.

"First, maybe at the beginning, but as time went on, I realized that my kindness towards you as the store manager was not fake."

"!"

Lei's ears twitched slightly, and Lily shook her hand, and the power gathered in the magic wand immediately dissipated.

"Two." With only one finger remaining, Ash's somewhat inexplicable gaze shone through the red and blue eyepieces. "Lily, are you jealous of Lei? If so, it's too embarrassing."

"—"

Lily wanted to protest loudly, but for some reason, her mouth was wide open and she couldn't close it for a moment. Not a single word came out of her dry throat. Her hands and feet were so cold that they seemed to have lost their control. She watched helplessly as Ash pushed her towards the pollen ball behind her.

"How pitiful! In that case, wouldn't it be better if you also went to the dream world?"

Chapter 161: Anticipation, Your Possibilities

Yueying Lily fell faster than anyone else.

“Huh…Huh…Huh~”

Lily's rapid breathing gradually calmed down in the sweet scent of pollen.

The transformed state on his body was lifted in the light, and his soft body fell backward into Lei's arms, as soft as if he had no bones.

"Sister Lily...Sister Lily!"

Yueying Lily naturally did not respond, but her tall body, which was in stark contrast to Lei's, curled up in the arms of the petite Lei.

The sound of a faint mosquito buzzing came from her slightly open lips, as if she had seen something beautiful that made people sad. The dew squeezed out from the corners of her eyes also left a wet mark on Lei's battle suit.

"Dad...Ash...don't leave me again..."

"lily...."

This was the first time that Lei saw the strong Yueying Lily so weak in front of them.

In other words, is it true that she always pretends to be strong in front of us?

"Compared to the powerless reality, dreams have everything."

Ash came out of nowhere with someone in his arms. The sleeping dark beauty had one hand on Ash's neck, and the bat wings behind her were naturally folded together. The words she muttered in her sleep were surprisingly similar to Lily's.

"Doctor...Ash...It's great that everyone is here..."

"..."

They found a soft and clean place and placed their sleeping companions there. Now sleeping together, their faces were filled with satisfaction and peace.

"Everyone's faces look... so reassuring."

But why, seeing their expressions like this, does my heart feel so sad?

"Because they are now in their happiest dream."

Ash came back and in front of Lei, he took off his belt and canceled his transformation, revealing the figure of a man wearing a black leather jacket. The only difference was that the armor on his lower jaw was not removed, covering his nose and mouth to prevent himself from being affected by Zigela.

“For those who live in darkness, beauty is their light, and they naturally don’t want to give it up. But for those who already live in beauty, they will pursue an even better future and won’t want to stop.”

A muffled voice came from below through the mask.

Having lost the reason to fight, Lei silently canceled her transformation, and holding on to her glasses, she tried to look for the elves. After a while, she saw three elves sleeping soundly on top of each other on a big tree nearby.

At this moment, Lei faced Ash, feeling neither excitement nor anger, only sincere sadness.

"Aren't you sad, Mr. Ash?"

"For me, once I've made a decision, I won't regret it. So what does it matter if I'm sad or not? Sadness...is truly an emotion only the weak express."

"Can't you be sad? This is really... a sad thing."

This time it was Ash's turn to fall silent.

"Ash, can't you just try to understand people?"

"No, it's boring."

It’s not so much that he can’t understand, but rather that he doesn’t try to understand. After all, if he understood this kind of thing during his journey, he would probably lose the courage to continue.

"Don't say that again."

After hearing what Ash said, Lei seemed to see a pair of ears drooping down on top of her head.

Oops.....

For some reason, in this world where only he and she were left, looking at Lei's hurt and unwilling expression, Ash actually felt a little...happy?

The hero's expression of being hurt but unwilling to give up when faced with desperate difficulties... No, no, I'm not that weak-hearted to think of him feeling happy! That's too superficial!

"Come to think of it, Lei, you haven't gone to the dream world with everyone yet, have you?"

Ash changed the subject a little abruptly, but it worked quite well for Lei, and even she noticed it herself.

"this."

Although the transformation was clearly canceled, the human Lei did not react at all. She looked at the pollen floating past her eyes and could smell a fragrance when she stretched out her nose.

Pollen was indeed everywhere, but even so, Lei had no intention of falling asleep.

"Is it because you're a trainer that Zijera deliberately avoids you?" Ash rubbed his iron chin, guessing the conclusion. "Or is it because of your long-term caring contact that you've developed antibodies to Zijera?"

Whatever the reason, now in the entire Hope Flower Market, the only two people still awake are probably Lei and Ash.

"Everyone is clearly in a beautiful dream, but perhaps this is actually painful for you?"

"No! It's just...it's just..."

Looking at other people's sleeping faces, Lei no longer needed to maintain her strength. Unable to suppress the emotions in her heart, she finally burst into tears.

"Why, why me!"

"Compared to everyone else, I'm the weakest Pretty Cure in history. Compared to everyone else, I don't have any moments that can be called shining!"

"Why...why me!"

She seemed to understand what Ash said. It would be too painful if she stayed in such a world.

But just as Lei was complaining to herself, the man in front of her hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and placed it heavily on Lei's shoulder.

In a trance, she seemed to be back in the coffee shop, when Ash was encouraging her.

"Lei, to be honest, I think you are someone with extraordinary potential."

Even if you lack courage and are weak, being able to stand up at the critical moment and fight against any enemy is undoubtedly the coolest heroic act!

"You and the other three are absolutely right for this combination. You will definitely become the best partners. Even if you deny it, the answer is right here!"

"But I, but I!"

It seemed that she didn't expect to be encouraged by Ash at this time. Lei hurriedly wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

"I believe in your possibilities, so you should believe in yourself too!"

"Then, stick with yourself like this and let me see you!"

And in a place where they didn't notice, the demon Kain, who was not affected by the pollen, jumped down from the street lamp. After groping around on Wu Mu's body for a while, he dragged out the "Heart-shaking Phantom Mirror" with great effort and placed the special heart seed he had previously obtained from Lei's grandmother into the central slot.

"Okay, that's about it..."

He pushed the mirror, which was as tall as himself, until the mirror reflected the three people lying on the ground. Then he struggled to push the turntable in the center, allowing the pure power to begin to manifest.

"I'm his demon, which means I'm looking forward to it just as much as he is. Let the demon see the possibilities of Pretty Cure."

Chapter 162 The Final Trial in a Dream

The "Heart-shaking Phantom Mirror" is a prop that can reflect the essence of a person's soul and the flower of their heart. At this moment, it also reflects the dreams of the three sleeping people without reservation.

"Why, am I beautiful like this?"

Standing on the T-stage of the Paris Fashion Show, wearing the latest fashion of the season, the supermodel Erika, whose whole outfit was so dazzling that it was almost unrecognizable, walked with an elegant catwalk. Amidst the flashing lights and the cheering screams of the audience, she quietly made a heart in a certain direction, and a burst of enthusiastic cheers immediately broke out in that direction.

"Erika—!"

"I love you! You're the best!"

"She's looking at my side, definitely my side!"

"Erika-sama, please let me be your dog!"

"It's so cool, so cool!"

Standing in the crowd, Ash, who was the real target of the "love", put down the SLR camera in his hand, smiled and raised his thumb to respond to Erika on the stage to show her approval.

“Ah—perfect!

"As for Erika, it seems that she is looking forward to this kind of thing." Although he didn't know why some strange remarks seemed to have mixed in with the audience, Kain didn't dwell too much on this small problem, and then switched the scene in the dream to Itsuki.

This is the dojo of the Mingtangyuan Ryu, which has expanded from its original small dojo to the level of a major dojo worldwide. On the spacious tatami wooden boards, countless young students in Taoist uniforms are following the eldest brother Mingtangyuan Goki, practicing the moves in a methodical manner, practicing the martial arts of the Mingtangyuan Ryu seriously, and sweating profusely.

"Okay, that's it!"

After practicing a whole set of martial arts with great pleasure, the heroic girl crossed her hands in front of her and then brought them back to her sides, exhaling the foul air in her chest.

When Wu Mu took off her uniform, she returned to her normal state. At this moment, she was happily chatting with her big brother who was extremely strong but still had a handsome face. In her arms was the life-size doll given to her by Ash.

When she's serious, she's the eldest brother of the Mingtangyuan School. When she's back to normal, she's a little girl who enjoys cute things to her heart's content.... Well, it doesn't look that different from usual?

"Wuki, come and see who is here to see you?"

"Ah, Ash!"

Wu Mu looked towards the gate with surprise.

The one who opened the door at this time was Ash, who was brimming with muscles, had an afro, and wore an orange open-chested uniform with the word "天" written on the back. What was even more strange was that Ash here had a passionate and cheerful expression on his face like the red warrior, which was so inconsistent that it made people wonder if he had been replaced by someone else.

"Hey, Goki, let's have a passionate fistfight today, and then we can go eat sukiyaki together!"

"Ah, I couldn't ask for more!"

Looking at the extremely discordant boss and Wu Mu "holding hands" and "exchanging feelings" in the mirror, as well as the two of them laughing heartily side by side, Kain's expression became a little awkward when he knew it was a false dream.

"It's not that I can't understand... What about Lily's?"

At Tsukikage's residence, Lily's parents stood on either side, each with a mysterious smile on their faces. Even Momoka looked as if she was about to applaud after watching the final episode of EVA. Ash, dressed in a high-end, polished suit, knelt on one knee before Tsukikage Lily, then solemnly pulled a small box from his chest.

Until the moment it opened, an overly dazzling light shone through the gap in the box.

"I gave you half of my life, so I want you to give me half of yours!"

"This is my one and only request in my lifetime, Lily, I love you! Please marry me—"

"Okay, enough tasting."

Looking at Lily in the mirror, surrounded by applause, with an expression of shyness and happiness like the heroine in the finale of an urban drama, covering her mouth with her hands, Kain couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

Although I know that this is how dreams work~

But why is there this guy in every dream!