Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Ash! You think it's funny to die alone and leave us with regrets for the rest of our lives? Come back—come back right here, or I, Marine, will give you a good beating today for everyone!"

"..." Hearing Erika's naughty but heartfelt crying, Yuri lowered her head and said nothing, but just helped the unconscious Hanasaki Fumiko to the hands of Kepu who arrived late.

She had already said all the useless things she wanted to say and the words she would say after she had become strong and determined. Was she going to say them again? Or was it better to just put on a forced smile?

She didn't want to say anything or do anything now.

Lily didn't know, she just recalled certain times and wished that such times could last longer.

The moonlight that shines down is a sad light.

"He must have sensed something, maybe his own, maybe his enemy's." Wu Mu, who is usually calm and optimistic, now seems powerless in the face of sadness. He raises his hand from time to time to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes with his drooping fist.

He has been hiding a lot of things from us, even if he doesn't want us to be hurt by his things, but Ash, do you think this is okay?

"That's why he disappeared without a word after having such a happy gathering with us that day. He didn't want to implicate us, and he would fight even if he never saw us again. He's an awkward guy who only uses such roundabout ways to express his love and tenderness."

I hate this kind of tenderness!

It's obvious that if we all work together, no matter how difficult it is, there will definitely be a way out, definitely! As long as there is love, definitely...

Wu Mu couldn't help but punch the remaining wall panel in front of him, smashing it, and opened his trembling palms to try to grab something, but he couldn't grab anything.

"Men who make girls cry are the worst..."

After venting their emotions that had nowhere to go, they all looked at Duen, who was punched into the ground by the Heart-Shock Symphony. There was no joy in their hearts after defeating a powerful enemy and returning victoriously. There was only the remembrance and sadness of the deceased, nothing more.

"Really, is it all over?"

"Probably—no, everyone, back off!"

Lily, who was standing at the front, had a drastic change of expression on her face and quickly pulled everyone back. In their incredulous eyes, the huge iron fist of the Goddess of the Symphony of Sorrow was actually lifted up by a hand underneath, until it was completely pushed away, and the pure white figure completely disappeared.

Lei's mouth dropped open as she stared at the growing figure before her.

"Everyone - look at his chest!" Everyone immediately looked in the direction the elves pointed. Duane, who was slowly crawling out of the pit, had a heart-shaped gap in his chest that was created by the girls' previous super-strong sound waves. The gap gradually began to crack downwards, revealing a deeper hidden wound.

"That's - could it be the wound caused by Ash?!" Lily seemed to understand. No wonder in the previous battle, every time she aimed at his chest, he would reveal a flaw. In other words...

The necklace that sealed Dune's dark power was now covered with cracks on its surface, hanging in the air on the heart-shaped gap. The girls' faces turned ugly when they remembered the crisp shattering sound they had heard when it pierced Dune before.

It seems that there is no time to be sad enough to commemorate the dead.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The cracked seal completely shattered with Dunn's action, and what appeared before them was the greatest evil in the universe. The dark destructive red light continued to be injected into Dunn's body, which was extremely chaotic due to the overlapping injuries. The man's originally handsome face was violently distorted along with the frenzy of his whole body, and his body, which was originally dozens of meters long, became even larger.

"Could it be that—Duen!"

The three elves hid behind the girls and trembled as they watched Doone roaring madly and arrogantly.

"He's gone berserk?!"

Chapter 221 Goodbye, Kain

Ash opened his eyes.

Am I still alive? Am I still alive? Are you kidding me?

Just like a person who just woke up and was still not quite awake, he glanced around with a slightly confused look, and saw the dark beautiful girl covered in blood but still holding on, and the blue dragon sword king standing in front of them to block the heat for him.

"Xiao An..." The soft call received no response, and then I realized that the dark beautiful girl had actually supported herself and passed out in shock while standing.

“It has actually reached such a level…”

He instinctively summoned the system panel and wanted to say something, but the flames burning from the edge rushed up and burned the words on the panel in front of him until they were blurred.

"Qi, damn gravity--" Eddie cursed inwardly. Ever since he sneaked onto the planetary city and defeated several desert monsters in the desert that were used to prevent him from escaping, he followed his induction of the magic bullet key and finally dug Ash out of the sand after great effort.

As a result, before he could call the Pretty Cure above to pick him up, he was pulled down to the earth below along with the ground beneath his feet.

"I didn't expect that the person who came to save me in the end would be you. This is really something I never expected. As the saying goes, you never know what will happen in this world."

"I'm so sorry I'm not pretty—damn it, why did I even come to save you?" Thinking Ash was mocking him, Eddie, who was in no mood for a fight but was about to break through the atmosphere, was so anxious he was almost crying. "The Magic Bullet Warriors have equipment that can be used for flight, but I don't! Now, I'm going to die with you, a time traveler!"

"Then just leave us behind. With the Dragon Sword King's jumping ability, you should be able to jump to a place where they can notice you alone, and then you can be saved." Ash, who had a broken arm, said weakly.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I saved you, how could I abandon you?"

"Heh." Ash laughed at the answer and casually tossed the Blizzard Shark Bullet Key from his inventory to him. "If you're a hero too, don't ask me to teach you this."

"I've already said that my Dragon Slaying Sword doesn't even seem to have a Magic Bullet Dragon, so how could I possibly summon one..."

"Are you talking about me?" At this moment, a strange voice suddenly came from the dragon head at the center of the sword in Eddie's hand. "It seems that I was awakened by your courage to never give up."

"Magic Bullet Dragon—is this the final moment?"

Ash seemed to be able to see the astonishment on Eddie's face under the helmet, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Isn't a hero someone who can pull off a miracle at the last moment? So, don't ask me to teach you all these things."

but--

"Thanks, Eddie."

"You're welcome." Eddie smiled, feeling some kind of recognition. "Isn't it a hero's duty to help others?"

"Blizzard Shark, summon!"

Standing on the Beastmaster Blizzard Shark, which was like a skateboard, and with the water continuously sprayed out from the bottom as coolant, the three of them stepped on the burning flames and returned to the earth's gravitational circle. Under their feet was the familiar Hope Flower Market.

"I'm back, now—"

"Let's go there now." Ash let go of Eddie's hand, stood firmly on his own, and pointed to the island hidden in the distant clouds.

Stepping onto the familiar land, Ash looked up at the Star Guardian Giant who flew away at high speed after seeing him, and continued to hold the Dark Pretty Girl on his back with one hand, and walked towards the tree of heart with unsteady steps that seemed like he would fall down at any time.

"Are you just going to watch?" The Magic Dragon, which turned back into a waist pendant, asked his new partner curiously.

"No, just watch now." Eddie shook his head. He hadn't noticed it before, but now, facing Ash's back getting farther and farther away, he reacted.

Dark Pretty Cure survived thanks to her inhuman physique, so how did Ash survive? The answer is obvious.

"As a last resort, I want to witness the last of this man."

Ya Xiuxing walked on this not-so-far road, but he felt it was more tiring than any long-distance chase he had ever experienced.

The severed right hand has lost its sense of pain, the body's temperature has also disappeared, and most importantly, the chest has stopped beating. The body's slow reaction is as if the soul is about to leave this body at any time. So, who is the person who is moving now?

Am I...really, still alive?

But the reason I am still alive and able to exercise is...

"Ash."

Hearing the voice, he turned around and found that a person who looked exactly like him was walking side by side with him on the same road. However, this "Ash" did not have the usual cynical look in his eyes. Instead, he revealed a gentleness that was rare in him.

"Kain."

Although Ash almost made a mistake at first, he finally realized that this was not the doppelganger in urban legends, but a real "devil" of his own.

"After all, the elf's appearance was borrowed from someone else. I returned it when I got here."

"So this is how it is... That's right, you are my demon."

"Boss, do you remember?" Cain, walking at the same slow pace and without any hurry, began to talk to Ash. "Using the power of the devil requires signing a contract with the devil."

"Yes, when I got the Timmons Driver, I just thought that the contract was casual. As long as it gave me power, everything else would be fine. So let me see what my demon looks like first. I didn't expect it to be you—"

Ash suddenly realized that as a contract, Kain gave him countless demonic powers. In addition to the life points he had been paying, he also paid a corresponding price... right?

"You've already paid, a long time ago." Seeing Ash still looking confused, Kain realized. "That's right. If the devil dies, the memory of the contract between the contractor and the devil will also disappear."

"But if the demon dies, the price he took will also—" Ash suddenly realized, staring at his other self. "Is that so? You used this mechanism to return the life you sucked away earlier, so I can continue."

But why, you are a devil?

"No one says that demons have to be bad, or that villains can't be companions of the protagonist, right?" He took the same steps as Ash, but now feathers began to fall from his back, one by one. "This is the principle you taught me, Boss."

"It seems." Ash was silent for a moment, not knowing what expression to show. "Am I bothering you again?"

"You should be asking how many times this has happened." Seeing Ash fall silent again, Kain smiled gently. "But it's okay. I'm happy this time too. Boss Ash, you've always pushed yourself too hard."

"Try to rely more on the strength of others. It's not shameful, like this time, even though it's the last time." Kain looked up at the gradually growing figure and red light outside the sky.

“Try to be their light.”

"That's all for now. Farewell, Boss." Kain's face, his entire body transformed into black feathers and gradually vanished, showed no trace of gloom. Instead, he smiled and waved goodbye to Ash. "Next time you need me."

"Call me again."

"..." Ash was silent. When his other self disappeared, it was also his final farewell to an old friend. For a moment, his throat was choked.

"?" Feeling the tears running down his cheeks, Ash felt strange again.

No, why am I crying?

It's strange. Didn't I decide to help them one last time? I have already prepared myself to go on the road countless times. Why do I feel so bad? I'm obviously not afraid of death.

"but..."

Ash finally stumbled and seemed to be crushed by his own weight. And within his reach was the "Dark Evolver" that had been planted under the tree of heart long ago.

"Become their light?"

That’s exactly what I meant!

Chapter 222 Even if it costs my life!

"Become their light?"

Although I don’t know who said this...but this is exactly what I meant!

"It's okay, Xiao An." Ash half-knelt in front of the big tree of heart. The man who could be called gentle placed the beautiful dark girl next to the tree roots, letting the light spots floating down from the tree merge into her body.

Although you were born from darkness, you are also a product of the purest Precure, so you will not be harmed by light, you will be healed, because you still have a future.

"And my future... Dark Echoes has long since been fulfilled. It's almost time to go back and meet up with my old friends." Feeling the same light drifting towards his shoulder, Ash shook his head and swept the light away from him. "It's useless. I'm already dead. You can't bring the dead back to life."

I'll probably just go and... not come back.

"Shasha~~" The dense branches and leaves of the big tree in my heart kept shaking, making a sound like the wind blowing through the treetops, but such overlapping sounds seemed like a light cry coming from the tree.

"No need to be sad." Facing the death that was approaching... no, it was already approaching, Ash endured such terror with a calm expression. He had already realized it in his heart.

"This is exactly what I wanted."

He found it a little funny. He never thought that one day he would be moved by a tree and even want to comfort her.

We must keep the seedlings of hope alive.

When Ash pulled out the half of the "Dark Evolver" stuck under the tree, he discovered that the empty shell that had exhausted its energy and turned into a Bandai DX plastic toy now had a transparent crystal feel, with several brilliant lights flowing through it.

"What is this?" This prop, devoid of any dark aura, left Ash perplexed for a moment. It wasn't until he focused on the constantly shifting light that he suddenly understood and opened his cloudy eyes. "Really?! I see!"

In the past, when Ash used the Dark Evolver to transform into [Dark Mephisto], one of the tasks assigned to him by his boss "Fried Chicken" was to plunder Ultraman's light. As a subordinate with many thoughts, Ash naturally had no intention of handing over all the light.

Now, as the darkness within has been completely absorbed and purified by the Great Tree of Heart, the light flowing within is...

"Jun, Rei, Captain Nishijo." Ash forced himself to straighten his stiff facial muscles. "I didn't expect to have to trouble you guys even across studios... Thank you."

He gripped it tightly, and several cracks appeared on the transparent shell. As the fragments scratched Ash's palms, several images appeared in his mind.

I had witnessed with my own eyes the miracle caused by four beautiful figures, defeating the originally invincible giant enemy, just like what Lei and the others were doing now, exactly...

"Arisu, Rikka, Kenzaki—Love (Mana)!" Ash's heart truly followed the flow of light and began to beat again! "Light is a bond... I see, I understand!"

Even though memories may fade with time, and the feelings passed down may be erased, but! The stories of the past will never disappear, and the love born from the bond will never be forgotten!

“Uooooooh ...

Raising the Dark Evolver in his hand above his head, he turned his wrist so that the tip was facing downwards, and then thrust it forcefully into his chest.

“This is——!”

Seeing that the Dark Pretty Girl was seriously injured, Yueying Yingming flew up urgently and stood with Eddie, looking at the person kneeling under the tree with shock on his face, whose whole body began to emit brilliant light.

“This is——!”

The most shocked person was Eddie. His whole face was illuminated by the golden light and he looked at everything in front of him in disbelief.