Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"At that time, I was friends with both of them, so I couldn't help either of them. I could only watch Yingyue, who represented his younger brother, die. Even at the last moment, the transformed younger brother did not forgive his older brother."

Ash calmly narrated the story called the past, and the Dark Pretty Girl just listened quietly to his meaningful narration.

Chapter 181 Fateful Duel

Both sense of sight.

I have emphasized this so many times that it almost seems like the word count has been inflated.

Created as a clone and a fighting machine, its purpose is to defeat its original self. Apart from this, its existence has no other meaning, and it has no chance to experience any joy in the world. In the end, it dies at the hands of its original self.

Perhaps it was because similar things happened too many times, so Ash said that he could empathize with her loneliness, and that was why he found a sense of déjà vu in the Dark Pretty Cure.

"And once again, in order to defeat the hero named Blue Beet, a cloned 'shadow' named Black Beet, a dark warrior, was created to fight him to the death. This is an existence that is almost identical to you."

"Even though there were countless opportunities to turn back, Shadow never regretted it once. In the end, Light and Shadow perished together in battle. Shadow, born as a clone, died a meaningless death."

Ash paused with a heavy breath, as if for emphasis.

"Except for me and his mortal enemy, Blue Beet, no one remembers any trace of his existence!"

"That's when I realized that neither Shadow Moon nor Black Beet deserved to die!"

Even if as a soldier you are destined to die on the battlefield, you should never die like this!

After hearing what Ash said, Xiao An seemed to feel an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, and subconsciously hugged the doll in her arms. Because of her strength, the cotton leaked out from the crack of the patch again.

"Little Dark... No, Dark Pretty Girl, just listen to me. I can certainly continue to make up all kinds of excuses to deceive you, so that you will fall into my trap again and be tied to a boat with my name on it without knowing why."

As he spoke, the man couldn't help but reach out and hold her face, gently lifting the girl's soft dark green hair with his fingers, allowing her beautiful heterochromatic eyes like a Persian cat to look into his.

"But you are my friend, not my enemy. It would be too unfair for me to plot against you just for helping Pretty Cure."

"After all, I've said it before, right? If you don't believe me, you can stab me in the heart from behind anytime." The man said, laughing. "I'm still alive now. Since you believe me so much, I have to believe you too."

"So I told you everything, including my boring mental activities, and left the choice to you to make. No matter what the decision is, I will not interfere, but will witness it."

Ash's tone contained neither an order nor a request, but rather a rare sincerity.

"My actions from the beginning to the end have all been based on my own arbitrary decision-making. Although I don't consider myself a lunatic, I'm definitely not a normal person either. So, Xiao An, it's completely fine if you don't believe me."

"But--"

The first thing I felt when I heard Ash say that was a burst of genuine joy.

Then, there was a feeling of extreme panic that came from the depths of his heart, something he had never felt before, even in the fiercest battle, and—

Scared.

Various small matters are not within the scope of discussion, so let's skip them for now. After she was born as the Pretty Cure, almost everything she did was in compliance with orders, including Ash becoming her friend and then becoming the only two important people in her life, all of which were decided by chance.

There has never been anything like this since the beginning when I decided to do something based on my own will!

The dark pretty girl cast a desperate look at Ash, as if she was seeking a life-saving straw in panic.

"Do you think it would be better for me to be with you? I don't want that... but I also don't want to pretend I didn't see anything and just stand aside!"

So please, tell me, tell me I can do it, I can do it! Then I will have the courage to do it!

"No, this is the only thing I won't tell you, Xiao An. You are no longer just a fighting machine, but an independent person."

Unlike the extremely confused girl, what was burning in Ash's eyes at this moment was a strong determination.

"So, what you are going to do this time must be decided by you!"

The girl, who had never been so scared before, curled herself up in her arms, and her favorite doll kept making more and more shrill squeaking sounds.

"I don't know what you mean... If you ask me to choose, I have no idea what to do!"

“I don’t understand…I don’t understand…”

Facing Xiao An who was almost pushed to the limit by his own actions, Ash was silent for a while and finally spoke.

"If you really want my opinion."

"If you have any doubts, don't act. At least... you'll still be alive."

There were light grey tears in the girl's eyes.

———The dividing line of Pretty Cure———

"Sister Lily, are you okay?"

"I don't know..." Moon Shadow Lily sighed, exuding fatigue, as if she had just fought a fierce battle with countless Desert Apostles. "When Dad came back, Mom didn't ask anything. She just hugged him silently, crying and saying, 'It's good that he's back.'"

"Your family is finally reunited, isn't that great? So why?" Lei felt that things were not that simple, because Lily's frown had never relaxed at this moment.

"The key is the Dark Pretty Cure." Lily wasn't sure whether to express anger or sadness when she spoke of this topic. "The Dark Pretty Cure is indeed a clone created by my father during his time as a Shabak, using my DNA. She is my half-sister."

After running away from home for many years, he came back with a younger sister who was almost the same age as his daughter. Lily's mother did not get angry and kick him out on the spot. It can only be said that they really loved each other deeply as a couple.

"And my father certainly didn't see her as a mere tool without self-awareness, so now I..."

Lily couldn't help but hold her head in her arms, feeling extremely painful.

Koron, Ash... Please, someone tell me how I should face this former enemy, who is now my other self!

"Crack-!"

Just when everyone was worried, a crow feather shot in from the window, pierced through the glass and stuck next to Lily.

"This is!"

Everyone almost jumped up in fright, especially Lily, who already looked unhappy. Her expression became even uglier after the crow feather was pulled out.

"This is the breath of the Dark Pretty Girl. She left a message on it, which means..."

When the other Pretty Cure heard Lily's words, they quickly gathered around her. As the interpretation continued, Lily's ugly expression became worse and worse.

"Cure Moonlight, sharing is unnecessary for both of us. This is fate!"

"The time for a showdown has arrived. Tonight at dusk, XXXX, two of us, you and I. In the end, only one person will survive, and everything will be won!"

'Come on, Cure Moonlight! Moonlight Lily!'

Yueying Lily couldn't help but clench her palms.

"She wants to challenge me to a fateful challenge..."

Isn't it said that a being named Dune who will destroy the Earth is about to appear? At this time...

The broken feather slowly floated down from Lily's palm.

Chapter 182 Witness before the Final Battle

A black shadow flashed by at the edge of the distant corner. Seeing the crowd in an uproar because of her provocation, the Dark Pretty Girl couldn't help but clench her fists, making a creaking sound.

Not only your father and mother, you also have so many friends who truly care about you. In comparison, all I desire is the love of Shabak and Ash.

I already have so much of you, but you are still not satisfied. Do you want to take away all the remaining shelter I have?

Unforgivable... Unforgivable... Unforgivable... This is too much...

Thinking of how she had once cornered Lily, defeated her to the point where her Heart Seed was shattered and she couldn't transform, and even her partner was killed when they became her enemy, the Dark Pretty Girl sneered.

Is this some kind of karma?

"People who are too similar will repel each other... As expected, the fact that only one of us can exist is fate."

"Ash, that story you told me... You said the dark warrior who fought the hero died meaninglessly, that he left no trace of having ever lived in this world. That's definitely not the way he should have died."

The sneer on the face of the Dark Pretty Girl gradually turned into a sad smile.

Perhaps this choice, which is completely opposite to what you expected, really disappoints your expectations of me.

"But for me, as long as you and Dr. Shabak still remember my words, then the meaning of my existence is enough."

So I must defeat Moonlight Lily! As long as I defeat Moonlight, I can move from darkness to light!

By becoming the only absolute existence, I can become my true self!

Then...I will be able to truly find a safe place beside you and enjoy the same scenery with you.

On the other side, after Lily learned about the declaration of war from the Dark Pretty Cure, an uproar immediately broke out among the other Pretty Cure. After a heated discussion, the others, including the elves, reached a consensus on their opinion.

"No, we can't go. This is definitely a trap!" Wu Mu immediately made the decision. Although she trusted Ash and even Timmons, she didn't have a good face towards the other people of the Desert Apostles, especially the Dark Beauty who had disgusted her for a long time. She always had the attitude of killing the evil ones.

"That's right!" Lily, who had once protected her behind the Heart Tree and witnessed her defeat of Siflei and Cofla, had tears in her eyes. "This is definitely the same as last time. It's a trap set by the Desert Apostle to completely defeat you, Lily. We can't trust the bad guys!"

Of course, this was also a very difficult choice for Lily. After all, if she didn't know anything at the time, she would have just used all her strength to kill her as before. But now that she knew the connection between the two, the girl was left with only a painful and difficult choice.

The noisy environment around her was like the chirping of birds in the trees. Lily closed her eyes and finally made her own decision.

"No, I must go."

Lily's decisive words silenced the entire room. When she opened her eyes again after a moment's hesitation, her eyes were filled with determination.

"There's no place for her around me... It's been like this since the beginning. There's always going to be a fight between her and me. I have this sense of destiny!"

Everyone wanted to say something, but seeing Lily's determined eyes, they couldn't utter a word.

"Then at least we're together..."

"She said that just the two of us, her and me, would be enough."

Even though it was a roundabout strategy, Erika stopped talking when she saw Yuri's gloomy eyes.

After a moment of silence, everyone gave their answers in unison.

"Then go ahead!"

There was no excessive hesitation, and his eyes revealed a trust in Lily that did not require words.

They chose to support Yueying Lily's wish.

"While you're gone, we will protect the Earth and the flowers in everyone's hearts!"

Lei, who had lost some of her past timidity, walked up to Lily and gently held her hand, as if she wanted to pass on her courage to her.

"If there really is a destiny between you and her."

Emitting a warm glow like the sun, Wu Mu smiled and extended his hand.

"Then let us help shoulder all the burdens except for fate!"

Erika, who was making a lot of noise, also put her hand on it.

"We will all be waiting for you!"

"Thank you, everyone!"

Lily took out the pot lid's transformation device from her arms and headed towards her target without any attachment.

Now is the time for me to fight without reservation, and then... I will definitely return to you all safely!

Pushing open the door of Erika's clothing store, a loud sound of tires rubbing against the ground was heard in front of Lily.

"Ash!?"

Lily lowered her arm that was in front of her to block the dust and made a surprised sound. Obviously, Ash appearing in front of her on a motorcycle at this time was not within her expectations.

Before she could ask anything, she heard a "pop" sound, and another helmet hanging on the handle was thrown at her.

"Get in." Ash pointed to the empty back seat.

Without any hesitation, Lily put on her helmet and climbed onto the seat. She stretched out her arms and wrapped them around the man's waist, pressing her flat upper body tightly against Ash's back.

I always thought that just standing beside him and watching him from a distance would be enough, so this kind of close contact is indeed the first time...

On the highway came the roar of a super-scientific motorcycle that did not belong to this world. The motorcycle carrying two people, under the control of the rider, turned into a flexible light and shadow that kept shuttling between the traffic and sped towards a small island outside the city.

"Ash, which side are you from?"

"Me? Ha." Ash laughed to himself at the question coming from behind. "I'll probably be responsible for collecting your two bodies, so don't give me the chance to do that, you hear?"

"I know, I will win!"

"That's not it... well, forget it."

"Ash..."