Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Can we really push this asteroid away?" Akane watched the screen, its temperature rising as the force was applied, terrified, her face a look of complete disbelief. "But didn't you say it was impossible... Speaking of which, can't we just use this Gokai-oh weapon to shatter it?"

"This planet is already in Earth's orbit." Ash, still working, answered Akane's question with a single-minded focus. "If we shatter it now, the scattered meteorites from the explosion will be captured by gravity, and humanity will end up like the next dinosaurs."

"Of course, King Gokai's power can't push this asteroid away, but at the same time, this is gravity-free space, so what I need to do is not to push it away, but to change its original trajectory."

The previous calculation data was that Ash chose the best place to attack, and chose to exert force from the side or even the back to push the planet out of its original orbit.

The force that had been pulling the asteroid toward Earth had clearly weakened. This must be attributed to Miyuki and the others on Earth, right? Well, as a proud SSR-level character, I should praise them when I get back.

"I-Is that so? Hahaha! What a brilliant plan!"

Qian seemed to have suddenly understood and nodded as if to say "I see", but in fact she didn't understand a word. However, Ash seemed to be in a very happy mood after hearing her praise.

During the conversation, seeing that Ash was so happy that he even turned the steering wheel a knot faster, Qian, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't help but ask the question that was bothering her.

"Um, Ash, how on earth can you control the entire body of a giant robot with just a rudder?"

"Don't meddle in the affairs of the Super Department."

Qian had originally thought that arriving in space would be an exciting adventure! After all, this was a major event concerning the fate of the entire Earth. However, the screen was filled with nothing but the constant rock-pushing scene, and the time passed rather dully. Even her original chance to see the vast universe was blocked by the rock.

But Qian didn't mind. She simply sat cross-legged next to Ash, watching his steering movements, and gradually overlapped Ash's shadow with the images of those handsome captains on TV who steered the ship in the storm.

Isn’t it a bit handsome?

The girl started chatting with him casually, and the rift between them, which had been so incompatible not long ago, was simply and naturally dissolved at this moment.

"So, you really do know those heroes on TV... No wonder Yayoi is becoming a bit adoring and clingy to you."

"Of course, who do you think I am?"

Ash tore open the package of the Super Sentai Food Toy Biscuits he had stolen from Gai's room, cut it in the middle, and handed half to Akane behind him.

Chewing on the crispy cookies from another world, Qian suddenly thought of the time when Ash stole their snacks.

"Ash, do you like eating?"

"It's not about whether I like it or not, it's just been a while... now that I have the chance, I don't want to let it slip away." Ash nodded, recalling the long-lost taste he had just tasted, his tongue licking his dry lips. "But I do want to explore it a little more. After all, it's human nature not to want to let go of something once you've grabbed it."

"Is that so... Well, Ash! It's a deal!"

Qian didn't understand what Ash meant, but she thought this sentence should be the answer to "I want to eat". Suddenly, a little excitement appeared in her heart. Qian raised her little finger to send a small signal of agreement to Ash.

"Come to my house next time, and I'll treat you to some homemade okonomiyaki. I guarantee it'll be delicious!"

Then come and use my strength! I will definitely surprise you by making a big plate of yaki that will make you want to swallow your tongue!

"Please...don't say that at this time, okay? It's unlucky when we're about to push the rock."

Ash hushed indifferently and stretched out his hand to hook it with hers.

"What?! We made up our minds to invite you—"

"Click——"

Suddenly, a sound resounded throughout the body of the Gokai King, coming from the chest joint of the body, shocking Ash so much that he had to let go of her hand.

"What, what did you do?"

Before Ash could respond, Qian, who was covering her ears, just sat up from the ground, and the next moment, the lights above their heads went out!

"ah----!"

The sudden darkness made the girl scream instinctively.

His whole body sank, and even his arms were restricted, Ash could only move to the side like a crab. Following his memory, he estimated that he came to the energy box and kicked it.

Crackling electric sparks jumped onto Ash's trouser legs, and the girl, whose skirt was almost on fire, was unable to shake Ash. The ceiling above his head continued to flash again and again, and finally the light returned.

He pulled at the girl who was clinging to him like a sloth, but he couldn't pull her off.

"Are you alright?"

She opened her eyes cautiously, looked up and saw Ash looking at her with a subtle "???" look in his eyes. Her cute face instantly warmed up and she used her hands and feet to crawl away from the ground.

"That's not it!" Akane, with her warm breath above her head, gestured wildly, but her explanation only became more and more confusing. "I don't want to hug you, no! It suddenly turns black, and anyone would be startled! Right? Right!"

Ash didn't say anything, but just touched the switch next to him with his right hand and pressed it again, plunging the room into darkness.

“Ahhh! Huh?”

When the darkness returned to light in an instant, Qian was so embarrassed that she almost found a hole to hide in, looking at the smirk on that person's face.

Haha, isn’t it quite feminine when you are cute like this?

Chapter 65 Trap!

Although I still want to admire her cute appearance for a while, the most urgent thing is to find out the reason why Gokaiou stopped.

"[Damage to the joints has been detected. Basic settings are incorrect. Continuing to move will worsen the damage. Dangerous. Repairs are required.]"

"I'm going to go out for a moment." He inserted the Evil Dragon into his belt and, as the standby tone sounded, Ash said to the person behind him, "I'll leave this to you. Don't touch anything and don't run around."

"I'm going to buy an orange and fix a robot. Stand here and wait for me to come back."

"But, there's no air outside, you!"

Ash didn't say anything, but made a "look at Dyna" gesture to her, then walked out without looking back, locking the door of the cab before leaving.

Looking at Ash's departing back, Qian had no choice but to put down her raised hand. Her mouth opened and closed but no words came out.

Ash pushed open the decompression chamber and stood on King Gokai's chest. Above his head, facing the shadow cast by the ten-kilometer-long asteroid, even King Gokai, who was big enough to be called a giant mecha god for ordinary people, seemed insignificant.

The vast and infinite universe, the infinite dark space is filled with many stars, but this asteroid does not hit other planets, but insists on taking away their only home. How can Ash allow this?

After all, this is the planet he "loves".

"Really... After the power weakened, I was almost able to push it out."

However, the Pretty Cures right now must be fighting for their own world on Earth, so I have to be a hard-working knight too.

Although Wang Jian's armor is a fantasy system, its sealing is not a problem and is sufficient to maintain movement in such an extreme environment.

Stepping lightly under the solid armor of the machine, Ash, who was floating in the air, adjusted his landing posture and arrived at the location where the damage was reported.

"This is... huh?"

Ash finally found the culprit that caused the machine to stop, but this did not make him feel happy at all. He saw that the energy center in the chest of the machine was actually opened and locked by humans, and there was even a sparking rapier stuck in the middle, which was obviously the culprit of the accident.

"Good evening, Mr. Wang Jian~"

Even though it was a space without air flow, the Joker's pretentious voice still came from behind.

"I'd like to know how you figured it was night time now?"

After pulling out the rapier in front of him, Ash suddenly jumped up without warning and swung it backwards! However, the flying rapier missed. The Joker was not at the place where the sound had been made, but was standing on the fragments of another asteroid and grasped the rapier's handle.

"Because, if we want Mr. Wang Jian, the great enemy of the Kingdom of Tragedy, to be able to close his eyes in peace~" He stretched out his abnormally long tongue from his mouth, licked the joker of the slender rapier, and let another piece of fragment float past it and then disappeared from its original place in an instant!

"I think it has to be a night deeper than darkness!"

When he appeared again, he was instantly behind Ash. With a grin on his face, Joker raised his sword and stabbed it fiercely at the back of Ash's heart!

Ash opened his arms as if there was a flash of lightning behind his head. In the blink of an eye, Ash used his arm to clamp the sword that had pierced his armpit. The sword that was clenched in his right hand and was aimed at the joker was also clamped by the opponent's hand.

"I told you, didn't I? If you think you have the ability to take my life."

The rapier and the long sword collided silently between the two men, and the fierce impact pushed them both backwards.

"Then let's give it a try!"

"That's perfect! I don't mind trying new things. So, Mr. Wang Jian, please play with me again!"

A longsword blazing with dark energy, a rapier twisted with sorrowful will. The two men, now like pirates dueling on a gangplank on the deck of a ship in the Age of Exploration, King Sword and Joker, perched on the skull and crossbones pirate flag on King Gokai's chest, shifted their steps, dancing a waltz of death, a fierce clash unfolding between them.

“Waaaaa——W-What’s going on?!”

Qian, who had been waiting, suddenly saw a series of explosions and short circuits erupt on the energy route above the cab. Flashing sparks kept splashing in the space inside the house, forcing Qian to jump up and down around the control console to avoid being burned.

"[Damage, worsening]"

Wasn't Ash going to do some repairs? Why did it explode again? What's going on out there? What happened?!

While dodging, Akane slipped and was about to fall. She instinctively reached for the control panel beside her, but her supporting fingers happened to press the button to switch to other monitors, making the screen focus on the scene right at Gokaiou's chest!

"Mr. Ash!"

In the picture, Ash, who was half-squatting on the ground and looked a little deflated, blocked his sword in front of him. For a moment, he was suppressed in place by the constantly flashing jokers.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Haven't you noticed, Mr. Wang Jian, that this star of destruction is now surrounded by fragments of stars everywhere!" It was in such a group of fragments that the extremely flexible joker kept shuttling through it, sometimes disappearing in an instant, and sometimes reappearing. He did not follow the laws of physics at all. He regarded this place as his hunting ground and suppressed Wang Jian, who had rashly entered and lacked adaptability to the universe.

"How are you going to defeat me again when you've completely fallen into my trap?!"

The last time, he succeeded by surprise attack with complete deliberate intention. But now, facing the joker who seemed to have some real skills, it was not easy for Ash, who was trying to multitask, to defeat the opponent.

He raised the dragon's arm armor to block the incoming sword, and the flying sparks knocked Ash into the air. He even spun twice in a row before he could stabilize his body.

He found the right opportunity to replace the last broken cable in the energy center. Seeing the green light come on again, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xia, can you hear me?"

Ash's voice came from the radio in the cockpit.

"I have a little trouble here right now, so I can't come back for the time being. I need you to light the fire again!"

"But I don't know how to do it!"

While instructing Akane, Ash unilaterally implemented a defensive tactic of retreating to deal with the attack of the joker.

But the joker was not so easy to fool. He just accelerated the tricky attack angle and further squeezed Ash's living space.

"I'll tell you what to do—you asked me what was wrong?"

Deflecting another sword strike, Ash said without hesitation: "I'm fine, nothing happened, just some minor problems, no need to worry! But you better not get yourself into trouble!"

Liar!

Watching the knight on the screen inserting his sword into the gap and engaging in an extremely difficult battle, Akane bit her lower lip and clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into the flesh of her palms, causing them to bleed.

"Don't be afraid." Not hearing a reply, Ash continued to encourage her, thinking she was retreating because she didn't know how to feel fear. "Akira! We can only rely on you now!"

"just me..."

Bright red blood flowed from Qian's hand, dripping along her fingertips onto the silver-white control panel, blooming into bright red "snowflakes". However, Qian, who suppressed her sadness and powerless fear, did not notice the pain at all, but instead focused her eyes on the rudder that controlled everything.

There's still something I can do...

Chapter 66 It’s just a stone!

"What's wrong, what's wrong, Mr. Wang Jian!" The Joker, who had the home advantage and was in the limelight for a while, looked at the Kamen Rider who had made him feel suffocated before, but was now suppressed by his offensive. The happy smile on his face became more and more presumptuous, and the movements of his hands became faster and faster.

"Didn't you ask me to give it a try? Apparently, you're not as strong as you say!"

In order to prevent himself from being blown away from King Gokai by the impact of the attack, Ash simply blocked the attack and inserted the dark sword into the gap in the armor as a fulcrum. Facing such a violent rain of swords, he still called out the name of another person in an unusually calm voice.

"Listen carefully, Qian, first you have to do this-"

Since it is the "Designator Operation" designated by me, it must not be abandoned halfway in my hands!

Seeing that King Gokai had lost his power and was gradually being pushed towards the earth by the planet, Ash, who was at a disadvantage, chose to first support Akane's actions with all his strength.

Having seen the difficulties the man faced, the girl followed Ash's instructions with all her strength. After restarting the corresponding switch on the console, she grabbed the rudder that seemed to be stuck and tried her best to pull it down.

"Move, why don't you move!"

As Qian exerted all her strength, the steering wheel, which seemed to be stuck in the mud, finally began to turn in the direction of her efforts.

Just when she was happy, there was another small explosion behind the control panel in front of her, knocking her down. The thrusters that had just started to heat up again were shut down again. The impact that penetrated her whole body knocked Ash on the screen to the ground and hit him hard again.

"no!"

Faced with the mistake, Qian finally understood how foolish and reckless it was for her to rush into King Gokai just to "prove herself". No matter what she wanted to do to prove herself, now all she could do was watch and, as he said, she could do nothing to help and could only hold him back.

Am I really not qualified to be a Pretty Cure as he said?

“Calm down—!”

Ash, who was originally on the defensive, suddenly attacked, finding the right opportunity, and rushed into the gap created by the opponent's all-out attack. He drew his sword and flashed like a ray of light piercing the darkness, but the dark sword passed through the Joker as if it were nothing. Ash cried out in his heart and retreated quickly, but the Joker, who was laughing, had already stabbed the sword through Ash in front of him.

The sharp rapier pierced through Ash's protective suit, and the sword penetrated Ash's body, leaving a small hole in his waist. The blood that spurted out the moment the sword was pulled out froze instantly in such an environment. The loss of internal and external pressure also made Ash's face look several times uglier.