Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Dong, because we're acquaintances, we can't recognize each other. Ahem - otherwise, who knows how big a mess it would cause, and..."

I'm even a little scared. If I were to meet people I used to know, would I end up looking like someone I didn't even recognize?

Otherwise, why would I choose a stranger Pretty Cure as my partner?

Ayumi, who was confused, glanced at her from behind with a hint of sadness, then immediately changed her expression and pretended nothing had happened, and A also started talking about business.

"I need actual strength now, and you, being inexperienced, need experience."

"In short, in order to end this battle and for you to become a true Pretty Cure, we need to pair up like the classic duos in the game, supporting each other and working together to unleash our true power."

Although I am really not good at it, but even if I haven't eaten pork, I have seen pigs run. The worst that can happen is that I can just learn other people's combinations.

"I do understand the principle." After establishing a preliminary trusting relationship with A, the girl naturally asked him. "But how do we do it? You said we should start with the most basic enemies, but this street is peaceful, there are no enemies at all?"

"No, no, no, darkness lurks beneath the shadow of light." A's fingertips gently traced across, pointing in certain directions. "Even though I have no power now, I can still smell the scent of evil with my eyes closed."

Okay, we're on the right track here.

So what is Ash preparing to do now?

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"what...."

Ash, who was slumped on the throne, let go of the prop in his hand and let out a long groan from his throat, which was as deep and hoarse as if he had throat cancer.

After absorbing the power of thoughts (desire) that the girls placed on the three items, this body composed of the "assassin matter" from the mixed world was restored to the point where it could fight against the several Pretty Cure girls on its own.

No, including the part called "Ash", he is now much, much stronger than the assassin who was once beaten by the Pretty Cure! Very fucking strong!

What's more, now there is the power of the girl's thoughts (desire) coming in continuously, pushing his strength to new heights.

"strength..."

The desire that gave birth to "Ash" contained the figures of those Pretty Cure girls. He wanted to get closer to them, for what? Anyway, it didn't matter to me now. Anyway, as long as I could snatch those Pretty Cure girls to my side, this desire would be realized!

However, in order to force them to satisfy this desire with overwhelming force, I need strength, and the strength I have now is not enough!

Now I really want power, more and stronger power!

"call...."

Like the scorching, burning air above magma exhaled from between sharp canine teeth, Ash's body was stirring.

"Well, Ash-chan, be patient." This was the woman's voice, as sweet as honey laced with poison. "In this respect, our goals are indeed the same, so of course I will help you."

"Hmm, this self-proclaimed title feels awkward. If the Pretty Cure's Heart-to-Heart gathering really rushes in, we'll tragically become stepping stones to highlight their beauty. Anyway, for now, let's just be patient and wait."

Ash glanced at Yaxu. The pink-haired woman who was of the same origin as him had a smile on her face as beautiful as a flower. She possessed a power that made people want to love and believe in her.

But this has no effect on Ash now. She calls herself Pretty Cure and does have a precure form, but it is not within her defense range.

However, now, as she said, for the sake of the future, I must wait and lie dormant...

Female fox....

"..."

The hotter breath almost refracted and distorted the air. The man rubbed a few golden coins between his fingers, and the "OOO Driver" exactly the same as A's was also hung on his waist.

Just as he was feeling bored with the current situation, he caught a glimpse of three props that were casually discarded beside him after use. Logically, these things should be thrown away as they were no longer useful to him, but when he thought of Yaxiu's words, an idea came to his mind.

"You said you needed a chance, right?"

A portion of the power of the assassin's substance was injected into it, and the mysterious power belonging to the dark side of the Pretty Cure world wrapped around the prop and lifted it up. The dark light infected it, and three human figures that would make Miyuki and the others exclaim in surprise slowly stood up from nothing.

"[Advent] (Advent of the Covenant)!"

"[Decide up!]"

"[Dark Sword Moon Dark]!"

The reflection in the pitch-black mirror was [Kamen Rider Ryuga], the [Kamen Rider Timons] engraved with spider patterns, and the evil dragon-clad swordsman [Kamen Rider King Sword]. The three knights that Ash had transformed into walked out of the dark atmosphere, and now stood in front of Ash in a strange situation.

"Pa pa pa~" The sound of applause echoed in the claustrophobic air. It was Yaxiu, with a smile as beautiful as a flower, happily offering her own applause. "You did a good job, you did a good job!"

"But I'm surprised that the old suit hasn't been taken by O Ying and modified into a new knight?"

"You are the ones who fought the Pretty Cure." Ignoring Ash's playful remarks, he scanned the three knights in front of him in the flickering red light behind his bone mask. "Then go, the goal is to find your Pretty Cure!"

This will give them some stimulation, right?

The three knights lowered their heads and half-knelt on one knee in front of Ash, gladly accepting the order.

"Mana..."

Relaxing himself and sitting back on the brass throne, feeling the endless essence of the power of longing, Ash actually murmured her name.

"Aida Ai...Cure Heart..."

His gaze instantly penetrated the countless steel bars and concrete barriers, and enveloped Ai Aida lying on the hospital bed from a long distance.

"..."

"want to...."

Chapter 15 Ordinary Girl Ayumi Sakagami

"This should be their hiding place."

Following A's winding footsteps, Ayumi found it somewhat unbelievable that they actually found a passage leading to the underground in a place that seemed to be a dead end.

After asking A, she only got some strange words like "villain groups like to build their bases in places like this, it's an old tradition." This was the city where she lived, but it had such an unknown side that made the girl feel unprecedented fear.

"Gulu."

Although she was full of confidence at the beginning and said that she would use the power of Pretty Cure to fight alongside A, when she really stood in the passage and faced the endless darkness in front of her, the girl swallowed the saliva under her tongue out of fear and made a loud sound in the claustrophobic space.

"What's wrong? You're not leaving?"

Hearing his voice, the girl behind A stopped moving and began to speak hesitantly and discouragingly.

After all, she is not yet a warrior.

"Actually, I wasn't a Pretty Cure like them from the beginning..."

"I...I'm just an ordinary person who gained powers by accident."

"Is this really, really okay?"

Even though she gained superhuman powers, the girl's lack of courage deep in her heart remained unchanged.

She just watched A disappear into the darkness ahead, and a feeling of being abandoned suddenly rose from the bottom of her heart. Just when she was alone and standing there in a daze, about to be swallowed by the loneliness and darkness around her, the boy's voice came slowly from behind the darkness ahead.

“No one jumps out of their mother’s womb as a hero.”

"Eh?"

A did not blame herself for retreating as she thought, and her tone also seemed as if she was used to similar situations.

"Those heroes who saved the world in the end said the same thing at the beginning."

The light of the turned flashlight shone from the depths of darkness onto Ayumi's face. It was obviously a bit dazzling, but looking at the figure next to the light, Ayumi simply squinted her eyes without looking away.

"Besides, we're all on the same page now. Isn't it too late to think about quitting now?"

“Eh—is that so?!”

Doesn't that mean I'm on a pirate ship?!

Ayumi, who was a little flustered, followed A's footsteps again, and this time her movements were less aloof than last time.

Perhaps it was this feeling of being trusted that gave me a little courage.

After looking up to confirm that no such embarrassing incident of identity exposure would happen here, A patted the girl's shoulder and said.

"Transform, Ayumi."

"Hey, transform now? There aren't any enemies coming out yet."

"You mean wait until the time comes to transform? Tsk... your Precure enemies will just watch and transform, but that'll just teach you a bad habit."

"Ahem—listen up, don't rely on the enemy's softness for such a good thing!" A, who had a rare opportunity to lecture others, put his hands on his hips and gave the somewhat clueless Ayumi a small lesson. "You may not know that even those experienced transformers can't guarantee that they won't be defeated. Unless you have a transformer welded to your waist, it's best to prepare in advance."

Someone didn't even bring his battle suit for a date and almost got his Hope Flower burned. Another person was so anxious that he didn't even transform and was almost stabbed to death. Not to mention someone who liked to spin in circles and had to be kicked by me several times before he finally learned the correct way to transform.

Unless you are from the Space Criminals, they have been specially trained to ensure that the transformation time will never exceed 0.05 seconds. You are just starting out.

"Do you think that when you transform, the enemy will just watch you transform?"

"Eh, isn't it?" Ayumi's matter-of-fact question left A stunned. "Just like when people greet each other, you shouldn't interrupt them. Isn't it rude to interrupt someone else's transformation?"

"Tsk, this isn't something that's been recorded since ancient times... Alas..." A, who was trying hard to hide his face, finally waved his hands helplessly at Ayumi, who looked puzzled. "Anyway, just change, just change!"

"oh oh."

What? You look so anxious, but time isn't that tight, right?

Ayumi, who reacted hesitantly, finally took out the unpainted white mold-shaped "Smile Makeup Box" and the "Artificial Healing Accessory" that was shining with mechanical light from her pocket. After taking a deep breath, she placed the accessory into the slot in the box and shouted the transformation command.

"P——Precure Smile Change!"

I clearly didn't set up any voice-controlled transformations, but I ended up using Miyuki and the others' transformation commands... Did I learn them from them?

A silver-gray storm mixed with energy particles swirled out from the unfolded structure of the makeup box. A hurriedly raised his hands to block his eyes and stepped back. After all, he did not have the wonderful stance of the real Mitsumi when she transformed. This storm centered on Ayumi could be regarded as a kind of built-in protection mechanism.

Inside the makeup box that received the transformation reaction, the ultra-miniature energy furnace began to decompose the shape-memory cosmic metal into microparticles, which were fixed on the surface of her body, forming a pure white girl's protective suit that seemed light but was actually quite protective!

"W-what, this Pretty Cure me... Ugh!"

Seeing that she had successfully transformed again, Ayumi, who was initially a little excited to show off to A, noticed that his earnest and meticulous gaze was scanning her whole body. For a moment, she felt a little embarrassed and grabbed her long golden hair on both sides to block herself.

"Say, say something..."

Don't just look at me! It feels like I'm naked in front of you, so embarrassing!

"Well, it's really amazing."

The hair turns from brown to gold because of the reflection of the metal particles attached to it. Similarly, the surface of the exposed skin that does not seem to be protected by the protective suit is actually flowing with colorless photon blood that is invisible to the naked eye.

A, with his eyes narrowed, couldn't help but nodded again at the current Ayumi. He had put a lot of effort into restoring the Pretty Cure's transformation system in a "scientific" way, and had used all the transformation techniques he knew that could be used.

However, the makeup case he finally discarded was still incomplete. While the other items could be replaced, it still couldn't restore the Pretty Cure's signature cleansing and mind-activated miracles beyond pre-determined abilities. It was essentially a work-in-progress, unusable, yet now Ayumi Sakagami has successfully used it to transform?

“It actually works?”

A muttered to himself as he walked past the girl, leaving behind a remark that made her feel unsure whether it was a compliment or a mockery.

"I'm afraid you're not as ordinary as you say you are, girl."

"W-what do you mean?"

A didn't reply, but just left her with a meaningful smile.

"I mean."

The boy who had stood behind Ayumi at some point patted her shoulder from behind.

"It's your turn, Ayumi."

Chapter 16: There are three "resurrected" Ashes!

"Mana should wake up tomorrow."

Since it was on their way, Rikka and Aguri walked back home together. However, due to the fusion of the worlds, there were many unfamiliar roads, so they took a long detour and walked until they reached a deserted place.

"Okay Rikka, I know you two have been childhood sweethearts, so it's normal for you to worry about her, but it's too ugly to keep doing this! You and she are both Pretty Cure!"

"I understand, Aguri." Facing Aguri's irresistible lecturing, Rikka nodded repeatedly but couldn't help but let out a wry smile. "But Mana isn't the only thing I'm worried about now."

Both Mana and Ash are important friends to me. Now that problems are arising on both sides, it is really difficult for me to calm down...

"Are you talking about the possibility of Ash appearing? Hmm... I think what Senior said actually makes sense!" The more serious the impish Aguri looked, the more he wanted to be hugged and pampered. "Anyway, if he wants to do bad things again, we'll teach him a lesson and make him change his ways!"

If I can correct him once, I can correct him a second time!