Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Lying on his back, Ash, having scraped more than ten meters away, forcibly twisted his direction in a way that would have made Newton leap from his coffin. He flew close to the ground, toward the direction of the Pegasus crossbow. His eyes, nearly bloodshot from beneath his mask, stared intently at the arrow in the air. He drew his holy sword from his chest, aiming directly at the center of the arrow.

“Z—”

After the arrow split into two and flew past the crowd, it caused two more huge explosions inside the ship, which already had a hole in it!

"What do you mean by very capable, little brother? Why did you always hide your incompetence before?"

The ignited flames spread along the combustible materials and formed a circle around them. Stepping in the water that had already reached his calves, Gagu seemed to want to light a cigarette for himself as a habit, but when he touched Yaguru at his waist, he realized that he was still in the transformed state, so he had to give up.

"It's hard to imagine someone like you acting like that. If you weren't joking, what were you worried about? Why are you acting so scary? Are you actually trying to be a hero like the savior of the world?"

It seems that I was wrong. If I want to provoke someone like you, it will be useless to start from yourself. If I want to do it, I have to use indirect methods, right?

"Hero? Are you kidding me!" He stood up again and swished the water on his sword into a stream of beads. "You say it so lightly, but people like you have no idea what a true hero is. What a hero is—"

The biological mask that was integrated with Gagu's face tugged. He sensed something from the unreserved declaration, and the sound of calculations began to click in his heart.

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you!"

"[Evil King Dragon!]"

After pressing the pages hard, several golden dragons made of magical power flew out from the breastplate. They drew countless graceful trajectories in the air and attacked Jiagu directly. After two of them were shot down by the Pegasus crossbow, the remaining parts bit his hand hard.

"[Sure Kill Lead]! [Jaaku Hedgehog] (Evil Hedgehog)!"

Just as Gagu was trying to grab the blade of the Dark Sword with his backhand, sharp spikes pierced out from all parts of the Dark Sword and forced him back. At the same time, Ash infused his strength into his attack, so Ash, the holy sword like a mace, was hit again and again by Gagu, who did not dare to take it head-on.

"You know how to fight Kuuga, don't you, bro?"

"This isn't my first time!"

Nonsense, if I let you find the right opportunity to transform the Dark Sword Yue An into the Titan Sword, then I would just transform directly into Contact Send? Don't treat your opponent as a fool!

Ash used his sharp reaction and experience to constantly interpret Gagu's counterattack intentions, allowing his sword to accurately strike from the opposite direction of his fist. In the golden light stream that was swung, Gagu was defeated step by step.

The originally tilted outcome of the game began to reverse from this moment. Gagu, who was constantly being forced back, struck hard, breaking everything under his feet. The splashing water blocked Ash's vision.

"Successful!"

Gagu exerted all his strength on his feet and charged forward with his shoulders, but he hit nothing as he passed through the water curtain.

As the enemy suddenly disappeared, Gagu felt a sense of oppression coming from behind. He cut through the space and the sword light flowed. The dark sword in Ash's hand pierced into the opponent's vest like lightning. Gagu dodged the attack, but the teeth of the holy sword pierced into the exoskeleton of his shoulder, and blood splattered instantly.

"Ha! You're really getting stronger!" Gagu exclaimed, pulling his shoulder free from the sword, blood and flesh slicing through the barbs. "Is this your true self? No, it doesn't feel like it... Why aren't you using it to your full potential? Are you afraid of your own strength?"

"No, there's no fear in your eyes." He denied his own answer, tapping his heels and jumping back to distance himself from the sword tip that slashed across his chest. Jagu's fingers brushed over the Z-shaped wound, his tongue licking the blood. "You're suppressing this power, limiting it... or rather, preventing yourself from becoming that person. Why? Does it hold any special meaning to you?"

"Are you the kind of person who always needs a reason to fight?"

You ask why? Because that's the promise I made to them! Besides, even without Dark Echo, I, Ash, am more than just pretty!

The dark sword swung in a circle in front of Ash. Gagu jumped back quickly and did not see any new scars on his body. Just when he was about to laugh, he felt nothingness under his feet when he stepped on the ground. The ground was cut into a circle, and he fell backwards without any support.

"The winner is decided!" At this moment, a burst of overload spread across the scorching engine room. Ash's foot stepped on the prone Gagu's crotch, and the dark sword Yue An thrust downwards, pressing against Gagu's throat. "I am the real Kamen Rider."

Ash had no intention of saying more to him. After all, he wouldn't hesitate to kill someone like him. He thrust his arm forward, about to decapitate him. Then, on that hideous, twisted mask, Ash saw a smile that reminded him of Daguba.

"Super transformation."

"—!"

The sharp tip of the sword seemed to have pierced something immovable, and it brushed along the curve of the throat, leaving sparks on the side of the neck before piercing into the steel plate next to it.

No, it’s useless?!

Ash retreated at a high speed to put some distance between himself and Gagu. Gagu did not chase him, but just twisted his neck, stood up by supporting himself with the hot boiler next to him, and blew up the generator of the ship with one punch, causing it to sink completely.

Amidst the violent explosion, "Kuaga" appeared even more distorted as his entire exoskeleton shell flashed red, green, blue, and purple. However, the most eye-catching thing was his golime-like claw on his left arm.

"[Tsukiyami Iaihe]!"

His left foot swung backward, sending a series of sparks flying through the burning engine room. He sheathed his sword and channeled all his strength, the magical power from the book, and a moment's will into the next move of the holy sword. Even if this strike couldn't kill him, if he could repel him, there was still a chance!

"[Learn a flash]!"

The golden sword light flashed in the inky blackness, instantly blocking out the light in the engine room shrouded in flames!

"Kacha!"

The alien-like "Kuaga" opened its silver-grey fangs and bit the front end of the dark sword Yue'an in its mouth, as if the stunning slash before was just an illusion. Now, the power coming from the sword seemed to fix the space, and it was impossible to move even a little bit.

The raised clawed left arm opened and slammed heavily on the guard of the holy sword.

"Bang!" The jagged purple guard on the holy sword shattered and flew out in the direction of the force.

I can’t let go! I can’t let go of the sword in my hand!

"Boom!"

With another blow, the protective suit at the base of Ash's sword-holding palm completely exploded with a crisp sound, and blood spurted out from the broken palm.

This power is enough to rival the amazing form - no, it is even greater than that!

At the very end, Gagu raised his left arm and opened his palm towards Ash who was unable to let go, and a dark light flashed from his palm.

When the spirit stone from outer space coexists with living things, the ultimate ability it can achieve is supernatural ignition.

The raging fire that strangely ignited all over his body entangled the protective suit and flesh on Ash's body and burned them together. Countless flying book special effects exploded from the Evil Dragon Armor that could no longer be maintained. Ash, who lost consciousness and was thrown backwards, was thrown out of the hole that was smashed open.

"what."

Standing at the entrance of the burning ship, looking at the turbulent river waves below in the dark clouds, thunder and lightning weather, there was no trace of Ash except the lifeboat that had sailed away.

"That's not good. I almost went too far and killed him. At least I should have gotten that darkness..."

Luckily, he's tougher than I thought. Well, if he survives this time, as long as he's not beaten stupid, he'll definitely think about his own affairs. I hope he still remembers our appointment on Friday.

If worst comes to worst, I'll give him one last helping hand, anyway.

"You saved your life, Ash."

Chapter 170: Yayoi's Story and the Increasingly Heavy Rain

"Miyagi-sama, I'm truly sorry for being disrespectful to you earlier!"

In the classroom, Kise Yayoi stood still, looking at several male classmates in front of her who were performing 90-degree movements with sorrow and regret on their faces. She had to keep a very forced smile on her face to prevent herself from breaking the spell.

Even though these boys were always the most mischievous in the class, looked down on the girls and were so flirtatious they'd even driven their teachers to tears, they were still just students. After experiencing the tragedy of "no offspring," even though she had lost her original sneer, when she saw Yayoi again, her legs still shook like sieves.

Therefore, we must serve this girl well no matter what, so that she will not attack us again! Thinking of this, the leading boy put the snacks he just bought in front of Yayoi, whose business smile was almost bursting with anger.

"These are our tribute to you. We are truly sorry for having the audacity to criticize your comics before. Please forgive us no matter what!"

"Please forgive us!"

"Please forgive us!"

What on earth did Ash do while he was using my body?!

Putting aside the fact that Yayoi's inner "little self" was complaining wildly and was about to give her a social anxiety attack, and she wanted to find a hole to hide in immediately, she still maintained a "calm" smile on the outside and pushed the snacks in front of her back.

"Please don't be like this. We are classmates after all. Besides, I am not angry anymore."

"Will you really let us go?!"

"I said I'm not angry anymore... although I did feel a little wronged at that time... (lower tone)"

So when I was apologized to, I felt surprisingly refreshed.

"Hahaha, Yayoi is so awesome!" Seeing these usually naughty boys change from fear to full admiration, they couldn't help but laugh and walked to Yayoi, and patted the girl on the back with surprise.

"These people usually only bully those who are more timid than themselves, so they need to be taught a lesson! But I didn't expect that it was Yayoi who won them over in the end. I really haven't seen such a brave side of her before. How about I give you the title of 'female boss' as well?"

"Haha..." Yayoi laughed dryly and almost fell to the ground after being slapped by Zhi. "It's not a big deal."

"What a cool sentence!"

Seeing that the other person hadn't said anything about swapping bodies with Ash, she didn't tell her friends about the incident with Cure Peace. After all, while it was embarrassing and annoying, it was also a precious memory for "Onii-sama" and Yayoi.

"Speaking of which, Yayoi." Akane, who was sitting next to them, heard their conversation and came over. "That manga submission you showed us earlier, that you've been working on, how's it going to end...?"

"Yeah! Although it was very hard to stay up all night and work hard, Yayoi finally finished it before the deadline!"

"The editorial department has approved it, and we're just waiting for the awards! So I did it!" The girl's waving hands were a sign of joy. "I'm so glad I didn't give up in the end!"

"Of course." Lihua, who was sitting behind him, looked pleased with her companion. "After all, she is our most adorable and powerful Yayoi."

"Don't say that, Lihua. I'd feel embarrassed too."

"Huh..." Miyuki pouted, supporting her chin with her open palm. Sitting in the second-to-last window seat, she exhaled a breath of hot air towards the window next to her, and the glass was covered with a layer of hazy white mist, just like her mood at the moment.

Time always flies when girls are chattering about something. After everyone except the dazed Miyuki has left, Yayoi takes out the "story" they are going to create together and spreads it out in front of them.

Now it's my turn! But what should I write? Just as Yayoi was worried, she caught a glimpse of the comic manuscript exposed from the half-open zipper of her schoolbag, and suddenly an idea came to her.

Yes! I'm not good at writing, but I can draw! Let me draw something and add words to it.

Thinking of this, Yayoi immediately got to work! Even without any professional tools, relying only on a pencil, the girl still painted a vivid illustration on the next page, which was exactly the scene where she was bullied by Ash and ran away crying.

"[Ash is a very annoying person.]"

"[When I first saw Ash back then, I was genuinely surprised and delighted. After all, a hero I'd only ever admired on TV had transcended the barriers of reality and truly appeared in our world. How could I not be excited? But it was precisely because I had such high expectations that I was so disappointed when he unhesitatingly acted as a villainous knight. I thought he was insulting the hero in my heart, didn't I?]"

As she wrote and drew, Yayoi felt her hands becoming more and more energetic.

"[But later on, he helped me, acknowledged me, and enlightened me. With his help, I was even able to see my father again, fulfilling my old wish... Really, as I've grown up, I really want to be grateful for his care. That's why a shy person like me can call him 'Onii-sama' as a matter of course. This is something I can only do for him.]"

Now I still like to cry, but I am already trying my best to make him feel proud and to be someone who sticks to his decision!

"[In the past, I always thought that Ash was someone's imaginary character, and that was why he was the character I admired. But later on, I understood.]"

At the end of the article, the deft Yayoi drew a Q-version of Ash holding hands with herself.

"[He is not just anyone, Ash is Ash.]"

That's why he is my big brother.

"Ah." Miyuki, who was sitting in the front row and had not participated in the conversation, suddenly made a sound, feeling inexplicably depressed. It turned out that raindrops were hitting the window where she had been distracted.

"It's raining."

It’s getting dark so quickly today, and the rain is getting heavier. Maybe it will thunder next.

If there's thunder, will it rain even harder? If that happens, the water level will rise, and what will happen to those who go out without an umbrella or shelter if they encounter such a downpour?

I'm really worried.

"Pala—"

A bright red palm pressed against the bottom of the bridge pier. The owner of that hand, holding up his arm covered with large black scars and blisters, slowly rose from the rain and water that formed a white ribbon.

The rain had stuck his bangs to his face, obscuring his true features and expression, making it difficult to see clearly.

"what--"

Scalding hot steam gushed out from both sides of his mouth like a mechanical heat vent. Now he was supporting his body which was so shaky but never fell down.

One step left a footprint and walked towards the shore.

Chapter 171 From Warm to Cold in Just a Moment

Today's extremely cold rain did not stop for anyone, and continued to hit the exposed, charred bodies of people in tattered clothes.

The cold rain always brought an unbearable trembling pain when rolling over the burnt scars and blisters, so the man tore off the things on his upper body that could not be called clothes and threw them into the trash can beside him, then casually picked up a tattered khaki long gown that was dropped by some homeless person and put it on casually.

The figure holding the sword on the ground like a crutch walked into the heavy rain that seemed to merge the sky and the earth into one, and walked towards a certain direction.

Persistently, walking towards someone's direction.

----

"Miyuki."

I felt some touches coming from behind. It turned out to be Yayoi Shouya handing me the notebook with her name written on it. The notebook left Miyuki's hand, circled among her friends, and returned to her hand.

"I've already finished mine, what are you going to write about Miyuki?"