Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

But if it's not...

Erika, with her arms folded across her chest, shuddered for no reason. Hmm, she thought of a possibility, but she didn't want to think about it any further.

"Calm down, Erika."

The faint fragrance coming from behind and the weight on the shoulder woke the girl, who was already feeling terrified, from her imaginary nightmare.

Another clean, piercing blow dispatched the Desert Demon. Lily landed gracefully, placed her hand on Erika's shoulder, and looked up at the seemingly endless meteor shower. "There must be a way, and we Pretty Cure must find the only path to victory in this crisis!"

"Well, if all of us Pretty Cure lose our composure," Lei, who had just gone out of her way to bring her friends, family, and even the citizens who hadn't yet crystallized, to safety, dropped by Erika's side and gave her an encouraging look. "Who else can save this world?"

"That's it... But—ah, come on! It's not like me, Erika-sama, to be secretly distressed!" Unaccustomed to this kind of uncomfortable feeling, Erika simply let out the frustration suppressed in her heart and yelled without caring about her image. "For someone who casually interrupts everyone's happy festival like this, even I, with a heart wider than the sea, can no longer tolerate it."

Everyone still hadn't given up, but if you looked closely at their well-proportioned, slender thighs, which were slightly dusty from the battle, you could see that their ankles were trembling slightly as if they were cramping.

After a long period of all-out fighting, even the strengthened body began to feel genuinely tired.

A huge black shadow suddenly fell, completely enveloping the place where the four people were. Instantly reminded by the sense of crisis that pierced their temples, the girls turned around at the same time and saw an extremely huge desert demon, estimated to be hundreds of people tall, walking towards them with heavy steps, with its blood-red eyes firmly locked on them.

"boom--"

The giant desert demon's fist, as big as a mountain, smashed down, but it didn't smash directly into the ground. Instead, it was first held up by four pairs of girls' palms. As the spiritual light overflowed from the four Heartcatches' bodies, they shouted in unison and pushed hard. The desert demon weighing tens of thousands of tons was pushed back by the girls who were not even as big as their own fingernails.

The huge body smashed into the office building behind it. The reinforced concrete structure of the human body was like a soft cake under it, and it broke into pieces at the moment of contact. Countless short circuits and explosions were caused in the building due to squeezing and collision. With countless huge sparks flying in the debris around it, another monster fell to the ground with a bang.

"Pretty Cure Shiny Fortissimo!"

Not giving the enemy a chance to breathe, Cure Sunshine raised her tambourine and used the "Golden Powerful Cyclone" to form a huge ball of light above her head. The remaining three people simultaneously used the "Flower Energy Super Sound Wave" and passed through. They were immersed in golden light and turned into balls of light. They instantly pierced the huge mountain in front of them, leaving only a heart-shaped hole in their chest after being taken away. After the desert demon exploded, petals bloomed all over the sky and fell into the ruins.

"No...if this continues, we'll really be defeated!"

Wu Mu, kneeling on one knee, breathed in the fresh air deeply. It was obvious that the previous move had consumed a lot of her physical strength.

"I don't want to. I don't want to lose to the Desert Apostle at this time!" Lei's reaction was the most intense. The more someone gains, the more unbearable it is to lose. "My sister... or maybe my brother hasn't been born yet! I haven't become a big sister yet, and I haven't made his heart bloom again yet. How could I possibly fall here!"

"If the enemy fell from the sky, then the real enemy is outside the Earth!" Lily looked up at the sky above, which was completely shrouded in darkness, without a single star or moon. She almost gnashed her teeth. "But... what should I do?"

Although the cloak allows flying, the elves are not adapted to the cosmic environment without the Heart Tree, so they are limited to the atmosphere. How can they go into the universe?

Even if they could fly up, what would happen to the people still on Earth? Would they just let the desert demons wreak havoc on Earth? What if their families were also attacked and turned into crystals?

"If we could have backup.... Support?"

Just when Lei felt she was trapped in a dilemma that made her grit her teeth, she caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye and seemed to see a very familiar pink streamline.

Among the wandering desert demons that attempted to turn the world into desert, a ray of light left several crisscrossing pink streamlines in the air. The light jumped between them at an incredibly fast speed, and every time it jumped, a heart-shaped wound of moderate depth would be left on the desert demon's chest, causing its huge body to fall down with a bang.

Lei couldn't help but turn her head and look with her eyes wide open. The light was not as dazzling and charming as when they gathered together, but it was faster and more decisive than theirs!

Moreover, this pink light was so similar to the petals that fell along the way and finally landed on her fingertips... No! With this sense of déjà vu, Lei instantly realized that it wasn't her who was similar to her, but I who was similar to her!

In this case, the true identity of this being rapidly approaching this side is obvious, it is none other than——

"grandmother?!"

"Cure Flowe?!" After hearing Lei's voice, the other three reacted instantly and shouted out the name of the person who came. It was the previous generation of Pretty Cure, the "Flower Angel" that Duen was in love with.

Her long pink hair and white skirt stretched down to her waist like a winding waterfall, and the light yellow wreath on her head swayed gently in the breeze. She did not show any signs of aging from the nearly 70-year-old woman she had been before the transformation, and her youthful skin and face were still as beautiful as spring, as if indicating that time had not taken away any of her charm after the transformation.

"Yo~" As if her heart had become younger as her body had become younger, this beautiful lady with granddaughters naturally greeted her younger generations.

"I heard you needed support, so I came."

Chapter 209: The Seniors

The image that was once borrowed by the Heart Tree to communicate with Ash, the previous generation of Pretty Cure, the true identity of the master who sealed Doone and made him miss her decades ago, the legendary warrior named [Cure Flower] (Flower Angel), now truly appeared in front of her stunned juniors.

"Is this really him?!"

As Lei's senior, Lily, who had learned more about the old senior's deeds from the elves, widened her eyes regardless of the character's collapse, simply because the scene before her was too shocking.

After all, warriors from decades ago, whose existence could no longer be reproduced in theory, stepped out from the pages of legend and were ready to fight alongside them.

And this pose... what's going on?! Lei's grandmother, though incredibly fit thanks to exercise, still has the inevitable signs of aging on her face and body. But now, after her transformation in front of them, she still maintains her youthful beauty at its peak. It's truly amazing—I mean, it's truly astonishing, isn't it?

Hearing Lily's uncertain cry, the woman in front of them smiled and struck a pose they were very familiar with, crossing her hands and raising them to her chest and making them bloom like a flower, which was the sign of Heartcatch's roll call.

"A flower shining in divine light, Cure Flower!"

A blind desert demon was attacking Cure Flower, and before anyone else could call out to warn it, a green furry creature came crashing down and knocked it over. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the same creature, "Kop", the grandmother's elf partner who used to be a pillow mascot to comfort the young girl in the botanical garden with a dull look in his eyes.

In the past, when they encountered a strong enemy, were bullied by Ash to the point of tears, or simply felt tired and wanted to rest, the girls would come to their grandmother's botanical garden, hug the furry Cope tightly, and bury themselves in the moving fur. The extremely comfortable feeling healed the girls' cute hearts, so no one ever thought of this "big cute creature" in terms of fighting.

But now, Ke Pu has changed the cute and adorable furry image that the girl once had in mind. He is capturing the enemy in front of him with fierce and sharp eyes like a beast. His big sausage mouth is full of fangs in his roaring mouth. He raises and waves the two furry claws that he usually uses to hug and heal them, and tears the enemy in front of him alive with sharpness and great strength.

"Mr. Kop is so handsome!" The partner's voice came from the cloak on his shoulders, and it woke the girls from their dazed gaze. After all, the scene in front of them was too counterintuitive and shocking, just like a history geek in your class suddenly telling you that he is the Demon King and completing the transformation in front of you.

"Is this the true strength of Master Kop..." Lei only knew that Kop could transform into the handsome appearance of her grandfather when he was young, but facing his ferocious appearance now, she could only sigh from the bottom of her heart, saying that he was worthy of being the elf who had partnered with her grandmother for decades.

She patted her partner's fluffy shoulder naturally, and when she saw its hair sticking up, she also looked quite nostalgic.

"When you were still in your mother's belly, I was already protecting this world. Don't forget."

"This is what Lei's grandma looks like after her transformation... So handsome!" Erika stared at the tall, beautiful and handsome Cure Flowe in front of her, imagining how "handsome" she would be in the future, her saliva almost dripping from her open mouth.

"But, but, didn't grandma exhaust her power and lose her ability to transform when she sealed Doon decades ago? Why now?"

Lei quickly took over the topic without letting the question go off topic, and at the same time she asked the question that everyone was most curious about.

"Of course it would be like that normally, but today is different." Lifting the round necklace hanging from his chest, he could see the indescribable darkness wriggling and crawling within. "All my strength has been used to seal the power of Dune here, but only on a time like Christmas today, miracles often happen."

"The joy generated by the festival caused the Heart Flower to bloom even more abundantly than usual, which fed back into the Heart Tree, allowing it to flourish and also gave me extra energy for transformation."

She transformed and ran over the moment she accumulated energy, but even so, she was still a step too late.

"Grandma!" Looking at the grandmother in front of her who looked so much like her, Lei's eyes suddenly turned red. She threw herself directly into her grandmother's arms, and was patted on the back affectionately by her. "You really love to act like a spoiled child... What's wrong, Lei?"

"We fought the enemy diligently and brought everyone we could to safety, but—!" Looking up at the mature woman before her, Lei, with hope in her heart, bravely held back her tears and sought answers from her. "No matter where we go, we can't find Ash!"

"I don't believe that someone like him would collapse silently somewhere!"

People like Ash, even if they die, will definitely make a big fuss while shouting slogans and then die laughing!

"Xiao Lei..." Holding his granddaughter in his arms, his fingers slid through the gaps between her pink hair and felt her feelings. Cure Flowe couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards the "culprit".

Not only my Lei, but the four modern Pretty Cure all cast their eyes in my direction.

Really, the atmosphere of Heisei is really different from that of Showa. Moreover, this guy actually "stole" everyone's heart flowers in one breath and didn't treat them well. He even did so many things that were unfair to them, and dared to pretend that he didn't see anything and acted on his own.

I don't know whether you did it intentionally or not, but you are the biggest and worst enemy of Pretty Cure!

"Lei - I know it may be cruel, but I want you to prepare for the worst." While comforting everyone with his hands, he poured a bucket of cold water on everyone with his mouth.

After all, their opponent, Duane, has absolutely no kindness at all. It is more likely that he will use Ash's matter to stimulate them and induce their flaws.

"But if he is really still alive." Perhaps feeling something in his heart, Cure Flowe looked up at the dark sky.

"He's definitely somewhere, maybe in the enemy's lair—doing some solo trick!"

As the Pretty Cures' hearts were burning with flames, the former Dr. Shabak, now Yueying Yingming, put on the coat he wore as his former enemy and silently put the weapon into his arms.

Just as he was about to push the door open and leave, he felt his waist being hugged from behind. This feeling was exactly what he felt towards his wife, whom he felt the most sorry for. He could feel her tears of reluctance wetting her clothes on his back.

"Are you still leaving me?"

"Sorry, even if I can help it, I don't want to." After a moment's silence, the man, who had finally managed to escape the darkness and return to shore, personally pushed back the hand that was reaching out to him. "But my two daughters are out there. As a man, as a father, I can't just stand by and watch!"

"Then we have to come back, everyone, for sure!"

Without hesitation, he let go of her hand tenderly. Yueying Yingming nodded vigorously, and only took out the revolver again after he walked out of the door and the tenderness completely disappeared.

"If you left this thing here on purpose, it must be useful."

"If someone has to die, I hope that person is me, not you."

Chapter 210 Successors

Ash, as the guy who made her granddaughter cry several times, the Flower Angel had naturally studied this guy carefully. If this man who was simply the embodiment of contradiction did not show up at such a critical moment, then there was only one possibility, that he must have taken a long detour and bumped into her again for his own unilateral decision!

If you're still alive... then be prepared! I'm definitely going to teach you a lesson. After all, you've caused so much trouble for my family's Lei and the younger generations, mostly because of your awkwardness. I won't let Lei and the others spoil you like this!

As your elder, I won’t be able to swallow this anger if I don’t let you learn a lesson!

and so--

Stay alive, boy!

The situation on the battlefield quickly reversed with the addition of one person. Although Cure Flowe was no longer able to unleash precure's signature purification ability, with her rapid attacks and strong guidance, everyone finally had a chance to breathe. After quickly clearing out the surrounding enemies, they held an extremely tense combat meeting regarding the current situation.

"Without a doubt, this intensity of attack means we will now face our final battle with the Desert Apostles!"

Cure Flowe raised his index finger and pointed it at the sky above everyone's heads.

"You must have heard that our worst enemy from the past, the Desert King, Dune, is definitely watching us from out there!"

After all, it was she who sealed Duan into the depths of the universe, so it was obvious that he came to seek revenge.

"Fortunately, the Heart Tree, the source of our power and the most precious core of the Earth, has not suffered excessive attacks. The fact is that we are still able to transform."

"But it's impossible for Duan to not attack this existing weakness after returning to Earth. This means that something must have hindered it, preventing it from destroying the Heart Tree in one breath."

Having said that, Cure Flowe paused for a moment and then seemed to have an epiphany. She seemed to understand where the "missing" Ash had gone.

But looking at the expectant eyes of the children in front of her, she decided to remain silent and not tell them about this possibility.

"Although she has saved our most important rear, the Heart Tree itself lacks the strength to fight. She can only do her best to support us with the miraculous power of the Earth."

"I understand!" Erika slammed the table in front of her, practically climbing onto it, her eyes gleaming. "Since the Heart Tree is so important, we have to fight a war of attrition around it, right?!"

Cure Flowe shook her head. If they did that, even if the Heart Tree could support them from behind and supply them with endless energy, it would become an endless war of attrition with no end in sight. Even if they could withstand it, the people on Earth would not be able to withstand it.

"Duan chose to use the sea of ​​troops tactic in order to tire us out from the attacks of the desert demons. But as the saying goes, whatever the enemy wants us to do, we have to do the opposite of what they want! Only then can we best strike the enemy's target!"

"So we have to do the opposite. We have to abandon our defenses for now and defeat Dunn, who hasn't reached his peak yet, in one go. Let's put an end to this!"

This was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous, suicidal method of combat, so Cure Flowe scanned the eyes of everyone present with an extremely stern gaze. What comforted her was that only determination burned in the girls' pupils, without a trace of retreat.

Everything they have been through has become a part of their incredibly strong hearts.

Truly admirable successor.

"But if the enemy is in space, how are we going to get there?"

"Siflei and the others are too young to do that, but Kopp will take you up there."

Just when everyone was thinking that maybe it would work, looking at grandma's gentle smile, Lei suddenly felt something tighten in her heart and asked hurriedly.

"But if that's the case, what are we going to do on Earth?"

What if, after a fierce battle, they finally return home to find that everything has turned to sand? Wouldn't they have lost regardless of whether they defeated Duan or not?

"I'm the only one who can hold it off, so I'll stay on the ground and try to figure out a solution."

"No, grandma!" Lei shouted immediately after hearing this. She knew clearly that although grandma was strong enough, this time she was relying entirely on the power borrowed from everyone during Christmas. It would not be surprising if her power was exhausted and the transformation was suddenly lifted.

If this happened during a battle... Lei no longer dared to think about the consequences.

"Cure Flowe, please make a decision on this method!"

"That's right! There's no need to let grandma take risks. There must be a way to have the best of both worlds!"

"Woo--" Kopp never spoke, but just made a whimpering sound at this time.

"No, time doesn't allow us to waste time!" She abruptly stood up, and everyone could see the long-awaited realization in her eyes. "If we keep dragging this out, who knows what will happen to Duen. Time is something we must fight for, and we have to hurry no matter what!"

And if I stay on the ground, Dunn will definitely find a way to distract himself in order to seize my power. Once distracted, whether it is a human or a ghost, they will make mistakes, and then it will create opportunities for Lei and the others!

"Besides, don't worry about me. Even if the worst does happen..." Cure Flowe looked at the four juniors before him, his eyes softening for a moment. "Being able to watch Lei grow up, and even seeing her become my successor, is already completely satisfying. I've lived long enough, and I have no regrets."

"grandmother----"

At this moment, the sound of approaching footsteps attracted everyone's attention. They almost immediately changed direction and prepared for battle, but they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the person coming.

"Shabak—no, you are!"

"Dad!" Lily directly called out the identity of the visitor. As soon as he appeared here, Yueying Yingming took out the "gear-sealed gun" that Ash had given him and had finally repaired, and placed it on the table.

“There is a way to have the best of both worlds!”