Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Some viewers may not know this, so please allow me to explain. The Kamen Rider series, a heroic special effects drama that has been broadcast on television since 1971, is a long-running series that has been serialized for decades! And it is precisely this hero that exists on TV, unlike Precure, who actually—actually!"

As the host, who was both passionate and experienced, spoke in a rhythmic voice, the people watching seemed to understand just how astonishing this discovery was. "This hero, who once existed only in fiction, is now—actually—right next to us!"

"It is the tenth knight of the Heisei era, Kamen Rider Decade———!" Ash's face, still wearing the belt, has now been broadcast to thousands of households through this program with the highest ratings in the world, and has been known to countless people at the same time, including in front of several nervous or curious girls.

After all, the program was originally dedicated to introducing young heroines like Pretty Cure, but today a man appeared... Isn't this shocking enough?

"Crossing the barriers of time and space, the Kamen Rider who appeared before us is indeed just like on TV, full of justice and fighting against the evil Phantom Empire!"

When did a scholar have such a thing as a sense of justice... Well, he used to be really serious about things, but after that, that's all.

Following the host's guidance, the picture on the other side of the TV also switched to the previously secretly filmed scene of Ash beating up the evil beasts and cadres. Although not everyone can accept this violent output method that is completely different from the normal purification tactics of the Pretty Cure, the novelty of it makes others feel excited!

But Ash was not in such a good mood. It seemed that when the accident happened before, you didn't flee with the passers-by. Aren't you afraid of being splashed by AOE?

"It seems like the journalists I know are the type who are willing to sacrifice everything for the truth of the news."

Listening to the lines that Masuko Miyo described to the audience, Ash's expression and feelings at this moment were extremely subtle.

So am I famous? But what is this? Did someone else's legend make me famous?

There are so many Pretty Cures from different countries, and even promotional figures appearing in the news, and now I've been inexplicably recognized... All of this makes me a little unhappy.

"Can I interview you, Mr. Kadoya? You seem quite different in real life than in the drama?"

Facing the microphone that was brought in front of him, Ash could see that the other party was nervous, so he simply snatched it away and spoke.

"No, listen up, all you people who are putting so many labels on others, take note!" While pointing at the audience on the other side of the broadcast, Ash announced his name. "My name is Ash! Not that guy Shi—I'm the current Kamen Rider Decade!"

This is really annoying. If that’s the case, I will use my own way to make the name Ash equally famous!

"Ash. His name is Ash!"

As the name "Ash" spread to thousands of households, the pink-haired girl who was watching TV and taking notes nodded thoughtfully. On the other side, the blue-haired girl who was looking at the address on her mobile phone clenched her fists as if she had made up her mind after hearing the name.

Besides these two girls who had come into contact with Ash, there were other girls who had also noticed this name.

"Ash..." The purple-haired girl muttered the man's name, with a subtle and ugly expression on her face. She took out the "Light Changing Mirror" from her pocket with a sense of empathy. She lowered her head and stared at herself in the mirror.

After I inherited the transformation device from my disappeared sister, I also inherited her responsibility to protect the world. Now.

"Destroyer of worlds....should I fight you too?"

"Hey~ Ash?" The blond girl, who was helping out in the kitchen for her parents at her family's restaurant, looked up at the TV that had captured the attention of the customers. A man on the other end of the line announced his name, and a smile broke out on her face. "What a cool name."

I feel like he should be a gentle person.

"Ash... Really? We—"

"I have to say it." Ash interrupted the other party's conduct and took over the initiative of the interview. "You are really smart people."

If the entire process was filmed, you would not have missed the scene where I fought with the girl named "Ainoe", but you didn't mention it at all and only broadcast the scene of my battle with the Phantom Empire and chose to conceal what happened afterwards.

Is he trying to curry my favor, or use public opinion to sway me towards the "partner of justice" persona? Humph, a mere reporter is really working hard to help Pretty Cure.

"No, no, no!" After being exposed, Masuko Midori immediately became visibly panicked. "That's not what I meant. We also hope that you—"

"Don't tell them the truth? As viewers, you have the right to know the truth, or do you choose to lie?"

"....." After a moment of silence after hearing this, her ethics as a reporter made her choose to put the microphone in front of Ash.

"Excuse me, do you really want to destroy this world by appearing here?"

The title of world destroyer is still a little too scary for ordinary people.

"Listen up, Pretty Cure in front of the TV, yes, I know there must be a lot of people watching you, so listen up."

Ash, standing in front of the camera, flashed Decade's Knight Card across his hand like magic, and displayed it before him, declaring to everyone once again.

"If the Phantom Empire stands in my way, I will certainly defeat these blind fellows as well. But at the same time, I am now also your enemy and rival!"

I don't know who just casually created this Pretty Cure, but it seems like they didn't consider the problems involved... It makes me unhappy.

Since I'm a little upset now, let me vent.

"I will judge the world in my own way."

With his voice gradually rising, the extremely "arrogant" Ash raised his hands and declared war on all the Pretty Cure girls on the earth!

"Pretty Cure, if your brightness doesn't satisfy me!"

If I don’t say this, you won’t be able to cheer up, right?

"I will destroy this boring world that can't even let go of love!"

Chapter 18: Ajita who does all the bad things

"If this world can't satisfy me."

No one knew what kind of mood Ash was in when he said such words to the whole world.

"I'll destroy her!"

Watching the man's extremely arrogant declaration on TV, the blue-haired young man sitting in the Hikari no Oka Embassy crossed his hands in front of him and frowned in thought, as if he was lost in deep thought.

"The destroyer of the world....Kamen Rider."

It's not just from the Phantom Empire, but now there's another existence like this. And with the powerful power he possesses... Is he a friend or foe?

"Decade... How should I deal with you?"

Is your purpose to destroy my world?

With Ash's self-introduction and "declaration of war" in this global live broadcast, this short interview video quickly went viral through various channels such as television and the Internet. Someone edited it and uploaded it to an international video website, where it garnered hundreds of millions of views in just a few days.

After all, people who live in a world of "light and beauty" and take peace for granted all year round have never seen such an arrogant and "abnormal" self-existence.

"What are you talking about? This guy—isn't he just trying to show off how great he is?!"

As the targets of such nonsense, of course not all of the Pretty Cures responded calmly. Rather, most of them became enraged by the challenge.

"That's outrageous! He thinks he can criticize me just because he's from the WHO!" In a park in San Francisco, three energetic young women were discussing a recent incident. "He's so arrogant, like he's so proud of himself... Hmph, I think he's gotten carried away after defeating the new Precure guy from Japan!"

Especially for the hot-tempered girls, how could they be in the mood to talk nicely when someone is bullying them?

"That's right! If he dares to come here, we, the "Amei Look" girls, will give him a good beating!"

"Bad beast--!" Just when they reached a consensus, the voice of the invading bad beast from the Phantom Empire sounded at the right time. The girls who saw the situation not far away immediately transformed and rushed to stop it, but saw a golden light falling from the sky like a sword falling from the sky!

"[Kamen Ride! AgitΩ!]"

"drink--!"

The man's loud shout pierced through the smoke and dust caused by the falling object hitting the Evilmon. When the three Pretty Cures lowered their arms that were blocking their way, they saw the dead Evilmon and the Yellow Knight who was pulling the flaming saber from it.

"What's going on—wait, look!" Before the other two could react, Precure, with a bird feather stuck in his headdress, had already pointed at the knight's belt.

The same Light Transformation Mirror as ours... but it's attached to the belt, and there's a white card box next to it! Could he be the destroyer of that world?!

"That's not right...it's supposed to be pink, so why is it a yellow horned knight now?"

And didn’t the sound effect just now say something like “Agito”? Who is Agito?

"It's not pink, it's pink...Okay, now it's definitely pink."

It's strange, though, that I didn't hear a single gunshot when I came here. Even with the added bonus of the Mei-inspired worldview, is this still the country I know?

The knight raised his hand and brushed the flaming saber, making a crisp clang sound. He then slowly walked towards the girls under their warning gazes.

"There are three of us." He glanced at the cowboy-styled red-haired and blonde girls, then with a touch of surprise, he fixed his gaze on the last one, who had a distinctly Indian look. "So, in this world, people really understand and live in peace? Hi... It's truly a gentle world for girls. I'm so envious."

"So you are the Pretty Cure of America? I roughly understand—"

"Wait, don't come over here again!"

"What's wrong?" Hearing their warning, "Agito" continued to approach without paying any attention. "Didn't you say you were going to give me a lesson? You're already the fifth group, so don't let me down again."

"Or do you think it would be better for me to destroy this world?"

"Hmph, if you're really coming, then we won't be polite!" Hearing this, the girls, enraged once again, took on a fierce fighting spirit. "We won't let you destroy it. We, the 'Bomber Girl Pretty Cure', will be your opponents!"

That's right, this is how you look like a Pretty Cure.

"Come, let me see if you have a heart strong enough to face a torn future."

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"[Final AttackRide! AAAAgito!]"

"Guwa!"

When the knight's kick infused with the power of light exploded between the girls, the three American girls screamed and rolled to the ground wrapped only in a base coat of light after they undid their transformation.

"It hurts, how can he be so strong...Agito!"

"What's wrong? Is that all you can do?" Ash, having untransformed, walked over to them and leaned over. He did nothing under their terrified gazes, only looking at the trembling freckled girl with a hint of disappointment. "In terms of willpower, you're certainly stronger than that disgraceful woman, but your strength is still too weak. Willpower alone can't protect anything."

"Gu..." Not sure if it was because the man's words touched his heart, but Ash just looked into the girl's tearful and stubborn eyes. He had seen similar eyes too many times in the past few days.

"If only one of them is like this, I will have no choice but to destroy this world."

"Click--" He raised the magenta camera hanging around his neck, pointed it at the girls and pressed the shutter. When the sound of the flash rang out, the three girls finally couldn't hold back their sobs and tears fell like rain.

“L-Lost, waa ...

After listening to the crying, Ash took one last look at them, then turned around and left without any regrets.

That’s right, cry, continue to be unwilling, remember this humiliating failure in your heart - and then transform this unwillingness into strength to become stronger!

After all, there are so many Pretty Cures in this world, and it is impossible for me to protect all of them. Moreover, if I want to become stronger, I can only rely on myself.

It’s okay to hate me, you can hate me as much as you want.

That's all I can do for them.

Chapter 19: Ash, the Cheating Master

If Ash from the first volume saw me now dwelling on such unnecessary things, he'd probably grumble, "Gah! I don't need a reason to fight when I want to. And I'm the one who's become so fussy in the future! This is bad luck."

However, after just a moment's thought, Ash no longer felt dissatisfied when he recalled the stories he had experienced with the girls from three different worlds not long ago.

After all, even if he changed, it was not for others, but according to his own wishes, without any regrets or dissatisfaction.

Change is a good thing.

However, there are still some characteristics that are good at causing trouble for others, and Ash probably can't change these bad habits no matter how many times he dies.

"Since I've already invited you to suffer."

He pulled out the photos he had just taken from the camera, and looking at the "defeat CG" of the three girls with tearful eyes and humiliation, the man hummed a song happily while pulling out a photo album from behind his back.

"Then I'll accept this as a reward."

When the album was opened, the contents inside were really speechless and shocking. The album was filled with photos of different Pretty Cure girls who were humiliated and defeated, and these pitiful appearances were captured by Ash in time after the beating and became his CG collection!

"China's 'Flying Dragon Angel,' Russia's 'Kidisha Angel,' and then England's 'Land Angel,' and France's 'Earl Angel.'" Counting his collection during this period, recalling the joyful times he'd had playing together, Ash placed the photos he'd just taken on the latest page.

The Pretty Cure who burst out of the school's iron gates, wearing not a bun-haired cheongsam but a blue and white tracksuit with martial arts etched into her DNA, who gave me a good beating, the Pretty Cure whose immense strength lifted me up and slammed me against a tree, the Pretty Cure who I knocked down without spilling a single drop of her tea, and the first Pretty Cure who surrendered mid-fight...

"Well, I'm really looking forward to what new things the other Pretty Cure girls will do!"

"[What's the point of this?]" To the enthusiastic Ash, the words on the system panel seemed a little puzzled and speechless.

"Of course it's because——"

"I'd love to!"

Oh, when I went to other worlds in the past, I could always find something to collect in the system inventory, but in this world of Pretty Cure, there's really nothing worth taking... As a final commemoration, I'll keep this record "medal" as a personal collection~

"But we can't let Wu Mu and the others see this kind of thing." But there won't be another chance in the future.

Listening to the crying voice behind him that gradually faded away and seemed to become stronger, Ash, who was fiddling with the light-changing mirror, thought of the poor girl who he had almost "taken away everything" from... No, there was still a light in her eyes at the end, so I gave her a chance.

"Come to think of it, your name is Snow White, right?"

So--

"Can you unexpectedly make my heart palpitate again?"