Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Shabak, who was originally ready to kill Ash, showed visibly signs of trance after Ash said the word "truth".

"Ash... Timmons..." Unable to help but support his head, which was beginning to ache again, with his free hand, the red light flickering in the eye sockets of the Shabak mask flickered. "Did you cause that strange pollen earlier? Is this also your attempt to completely betray Lord Doon? And who is this brat..."

Damn it, the memory that popped up in my mind earlier, I was clearly Professor Shabak, who swore everything to Lord Dune, including loyalty—but why, why did the image of that girl and that woman that made me feel so painful appear in my mind!?

In the picture, he, who didn't have white hair yet, was hugging the purple-haired girl with a happy face and waving his hand happily to the woman.

But, I'm clearly a Desert Apostle, how could this be possible?!

I don’t know! I clearly don’t know, but why does it give me such a headache when I think about it?

"I'm sorry, but I never swore an oath of allegiance from the beginning, so it can't be considered betrayal."

"You two-faced traitor, your fate is death!"

Ash simply closed his eyes and turned his head away before others were ready to help. Shabak's attack grazed the hair on his ear and blasted through the empty construction site behind him, but did not cause any damage to him.

But it’s not so much that Ash dodged it, but rather that the man with trembling hands missed the target himself.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, but the God of Death will probably only come when I'm ready."

Ash maintained an indifferent attitude towards Shabak's threat, and while they were bickering, Lily, who had already quietly completed her transformation, was staring at Shabak, who was in a bad condition.

Of course, Lily had a reason for doing this. After all, this Shabak was the one who defeated him together with the Dark Pretty Cure, and he was also the murderer who delivered the final blow and directly killed Koron!

What's more, he now wants to kill Ash. Although Ash has done a series of treacherous things, it is not your turn to judge him, so is there any reason for you to let him go?

Lily has been thinking about him for a long time in various senses, but he is rarely seen coming out of the base, and Pretty Cure can't find a chance to contact and defeat him.

And now Shabak is covering his head, it seems that he is influenced by Zijera, which means... it is a rare opportunity!

At this moment, the Dark Pretty Cure, who was sandwiched between Shabak and Ash and was completely panicked and didn't know what to do, happened to see Lily gathering strength into her fist.

Not good, Dr. Shabak!

"Kolon's revenge—!"

Let me settle all the new and old grudges here!

Facing Lily's attack, the Dark Pretty Girl, with her whole body tensed and eyes wide open, wanted to stop her but it was too late. However, there was someone closer to her and naturally acted faster!

Ash quickly pulled out and assembled the "Revice Saw Blade" from the Four-Dimensional Chrysanthemum (inventory), and raised his hand to block the sword in front of Shabak.

"clang----"

The long sword made a crisp and ear-shaking sound, and the special alloy sword body was irreparably bent on the spot. A steaming fist mark appeared in the center. The Revice saw blade, which carried huge kinetic energy, spun and flew away and stuck into the wall beside it.

Ash caught Lily's fist, which was still powerful, and blocked it in front of Dr. Shabak, who seemed to have not yet reacted.

"Ash!" The happy voice of seeing Ash offering a helping hand naturally belonged to the Pretty Cure of Darkness.

"Ash?!" The surprised voices came from the other girls who saw Ash go back on his word again.

"A-Ash...?"

After feeling confused, astonished, and puzzled, Lily gradually became filled with resentment for being deceived in the past. Lily, feeling itchy, cast an extremely resentful look at Ash.

Why, why are you trying to stop me!? The murderer who killed Kolon is right in front of me. What are you planning to keep secret this time, Ash?

Just like what that guy said, are you so complacent that you're unwilling to give up on anyone and think you can play between black and white with ease?!

However, Ash, who understood the meaning of Lily's eyes, did not say anything. He just shook his head, twisted Lily's fist to the side and then put it down.

Really, if it weren't for the hidden story, who would care about the life and death of the guy who tried to kill me before? So I'm really worried about you guys. It's really to the point that even Hayata and Hongo Kazutsu would smile when they see this, right?

"Lily, you said before that you wanted 1% of my trust. That's not right. In fact, I trust you more than you do yourselves. Don't even mention 1%, I can give you 1,000%."

"But now I want you to believe me, even if it's just one percent of the truth."

As he spoke, Ash quietly crumpled a ball of paper-like substance into the girl's palm.

Chapter 177: Clang, the shocking truth

"Ash, are you going to toy with us again?"

You want me to believe you, then why don't you show even one percent of your sincerity! You bastard who even tries to beg for mercy when speaking the truth!

Lily naturally didn't believe it. Rather, how could she believe it? How could she appreciate it?

After all, the story of the boy who cried wolf is only worth playing once.

Lily withdrew her gaze from the smoking sword and questioned Ash with a visibly worsened expression. However, this time Ash did not choose to evade the question, but his answer was far beyond her expectations.

"If you don't want to be branded with the traits of a parricide, I advise you not to do this."

"What...what do you mean?"

Lily subconsciously opened her mouth, looking confused, and the others who heard it also looked completely confused.

"Lily, An, and Shabak." Ash's call immediately drew the three's attention to him. "Now is the time to uncover the secret. I think you're all eager to see the truth."

What's the meaning?

Of course, no one paid any attention to Ash's words. However, Ash didn't intend to explain. He simply pulled the "Seal Breaker," one blade still intact, from the wall. He spun the seal-shaped muzzle twice in his hand before aiming it at Shabak. As everyone watched in shock, he pointed it at his face and pulled the trigger.

"Peng—"

The loud gunshots continued for a long time.

"You, Ash!" Xiao An, who had just been happy that Ash had saved Shabak, was almost going crazy with anxiety. The girl with bloodshot eyes pulled up Ash's collar, and judging by the bulging veins around her eye sockets, she was almost about to shed tears of blood.

"What the hell are you doing!?"

"Open your eyes and look carefully!"

Ash did not take Xiao An's hand away, but continued to point the top of the seal at Shabak, who was half-kneeling on the ground, covering his face with one hand and trembling all over.

For the Desert Apostle, Ash's shot was not enough to kill him, but the mask that had been worn on the man's face and had never been taken off was damaged and fell to the ground with a "click".

"Ah....I....what am I doing...?"

Although it was the same person, the voice Shabak made at this time was completely different from the mechanical and cold voice in the past. Confusion, bewilderment, and helplessness filled the eyes of this white-haired middle-aged man. At this moment, the memories in his brain seemed to be in conflict, so chaotic that it seemed as if there was a juicer stirring inside. He raised his head and glanced at everything around him blankly.

It was this one glance that allowed Lily to see the true face of this enemy that had been hidden all along. The girl, whose expression was originally inexplicably gloomy, opened her eyes wide in an instant, and her trembling hands could not help but cover her open mouth.

The moment I recognized that strange yet familiar face, a huge shock rushed from the soles of my feet all the way to my forehead like an electric current. The uncontrollable emotions made my legs go weak and I sat on the ground in a duck position.

It was a face I hadn't seen for many years, a face I only saw in dreams and in photos in the living room at home. At that time, his face was full of a warm smile.

"Dad... Dad?"

Tears, not knowing whether they were of joy or sadness, trickled down her cheeks, and she instinctively called out the name of the person that reflected her relationship to her.

When everyone heard Lily's whisper, the entire chaotic scene quieted down, and everyone except Ash showed an expression of disbelief because of Lily's words.

Hearing Lily's call, Shabak, whose brain was still trembling... no, now it should be the middle-aged man named Yueying Yingming who cast a puzzled look at Lily in front of him, and then immediately showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Lily... is it Lily? You've grown so big...?"

He failed to immediately associate the crying girl in front of him with his own cute and well-behaved girl, because his mind was probably still stuck in the past few years.

"S-The Desert Apostle's Shabak—it belongs to Lily—"

"F-father?"

Lei and the others saw Lily's behavior at this moment. They were stunned for a long time before they realized what was happening in front of them.

"Dr. Shabak...?"

The dark beauty, who also saw Shabak's true face for the first time, looked at everything happening in confusion, and didn't know where to put her hands that were hanging in the air.

What they mean is that Dr. Shabak is the father of Cure Moonlight... But, but I was created by him, so I should be his daughter!

"Dr. Shabak! Dr. Shabak, what on earth is going on?"

Expecting a negative answer from the person concerned, the Dark Pretty Girl called out the name loudly. However, the man who was once "Shabak" was now completely focused on Lily and did not respond to her at all.

Could it be that this is the truth?

But if that's the case, Moon Shadow Lily is the daughter of Shabak, then who am I?

Feeling the foreign object that Ash had handed to her earlier, Lily quickly took it in front of her and opened it to examine it. She then discovered that it was a photo, which was the evidence that Ash had prepared earlier, that Shabak and her father Yueying Yingming were the same person.

"Yes, I once searched through the Desert Apostles' internal records." Ash's voice, explaining as a voiceover, echoed among the stunned crowd. "This Dr. Shabak suddenly appeared within the Desert Apostles several years ago. He immediately became Dunn's representative on Earth, the Desert Apostles' second-in-command. His disappearance coincided with your father's disappearance."

"In other words, your father is not missing, but has been brainwashed by that mask and has become one of Dune's lackeys."

The dark beauty standing beside him opened her eyes wide because of the shocking fact. She seemed to have realized something and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably. But even so, Ash did not mean to be euphemistic and spoke directly.

"So... then who am I?"

Even though he vaguely guessed what was going to happen, Xiao An still gave Yaxiu an expectant look.

"In fact, Xiao An, you were created by Yueying Yingming, who had become Shabak, after he was brainwashed, in order to defeat his daughter, who was his enemy!"

Ash had no intention of hiding anything, but told the whole truth.

In an instant, the Dark Pretty Girl felt that at least half of the scenes in her short life had turned into fragments.

It was after learning about the existence of this matter that Ash began to despise Shabak openly and secretly. Even compared to his misleading behavior, it was Shabak who thought everything was under his control but knew nothing, right?

"That's right." Facing the two's increasingly grim expressions, Ash chose to continue telling the truth. "Xiao An, you are Lily's sister in the bloodline sense!"

This is probably what is called a shocking fact.

“This kind of thing—”

"This can't be true... This can't be true..."

The shocking facts hit Lily and Xiao An at the same time. At this moment, they hoped that this was just a nightmare. However, in the face of the truth and facts, it was useless even if they kept repeating words to deceive themselves.

Lily witnessed the truth today and learned that her father did not disappear while investigating plants, but was brainwashed and became an enemy cadre who wanted to kill her.

It was as if the seasoning jar in her heart was overturned. Salty, bitter, sour, spicy, all kinds of indescribable feelings hit Lily's heart, making her want to say something but unable to say a word.

The Dark Pretty Cure was also feeling despair. At this moment, she was as desperate as Luke when Darth Vader told her that she was his father. The only difference was that the positions of good and evil were reversed.

The existence he believed in the most, the person who gave him orders and meaning of existence, his creator, was actually deceived into becoming what he is today... In other words, if he was deceived from the beginning, then was the fact of his birth also the result of this deception?

Was my existence... born from a mistake from the very beginning?

“What is this—what the hell—!!”

"I'm sorry, although it's sad." Looking at the Avici Hell he had stirred up before him, Ash pressed his index finger against his equally painful brow. "But this is reality."

Rather than leaving it to the future where he might unknowingly kill his own blood relatives, it would be better for him to expose it himself now by turning into the reckless wind that sweeps away all the haze. At least that's what Ash thought.

If it were his old self, he might have sat back and watched it unfold with joy, but now... he felt that neither Xiao An nor Lily should bear such a fate.

Chapter 178: Reunion in the Present and Sins in the Past

Faced with the situation where everyone on the field was "shocked to the point of their jaws dropping to the ground", Ash, the only one who was not wearing a mask of pain, could not help but fall into deep thought with a sense of déjà vu.

Come to think of it, I've experienced this kind of thing a bit too much...

Last time, Jieren's dad was captured because of his awesome skills and was put in armor to become "Destruction Caesar" to fight his son. The time before that, Magic Red's dad was too powerful and was controlled and painted black and purple and beat up his five sons and daughter.

Others include the Galaxy Crown Prince beating his own father with a club, the filial son and the father... And then there's the more serious Knights, with their Signal Axe and the insignificant Moon Fist. Even the Showa-era villains would kidnap your entire family, transform them into monsters, and then fight you to the death. Every villain in the organization is killing people and destroying their souls. It's just outrageous.

Even Ash couldn't help but think that this special drama for children being so "father-friendly" would have a bad influence on teenagers... Ash didn't care about the bad influence. Anyway, before he traveled through time, he enjoyed watching this kind of plot!

After all, from Ash's (previously) perspective, his biological father was so ordinary that even though he often got angry at him condescendingly because of work and other reasons, he didn't feel anything at all, and only felt that he was boring and ordinary.

So for him, the unique scenes of tokusatsu, where newcomers challenge the authority of veterans, and the spiritual and physical clashes between different philosophies, these things that can't be seen in real life, really make him scream with excitement when he sees them! As a mere spectator, he can only transform into a bloodthirsty Autobot and feel that the smell of blood is not enough.

But...

I've never seen such a development before except for the three of them. Not to mention the little guy who was completely dumbfounded, Shabak who was shot in the head by himself was completely confused, and the parties involved, Lily and Xiao An, had expressions that were worse than each other... Well, if I were to read from the perspective of an audience other than the animation or novel, I would definitely laugh out loud here.

But now that I've gotten to know them and have become someone with whom I have a complicated relationship in many ways, even I can't be happy... Ha, I won't admit that I'm actually a little happy, because that would be too embarrassing, so I definitely won't do that!

"Pretty Cure... Lily, Lily, have you become a Pretty Cure?"

"Um...um...it's me, Lily!"

The crescent-shaped bangs on her forehead kept shaking. The trembling Lily nodded slightly, and in front of her father, she removed the transformation, revealing a tall and graceful girl who looked more like a beauty to the men than the little girl in their memory.

"I've earned the recognition of the Heart Tree, and with the help of my partner, I've become the legendary warrior, Cure Moonlight." The remaining half of the Heart Seed in the girl's palm reflected the light above. "Now I protect my mother, and I've always protected everyone and this world. I worked hard, and so... I did it."

She once held the naive idea that as long as she worked hard, her missing father would come back. However, after abandoning this idea for a long time, she picked it up again today.