Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

"Don't—" A burst of purple light suddenly erupted from his entire body, sending Ash flying. "How can you look at others like that?"

It’s too much to arbitrarily divide others into different levels!

I originally thought you and the Phantom Empire were different... but you're still pushing others into this "bad" world at your own whim!

"If that's the case!" The sound barrier as her legs, slightly bent in her boots, suddenly straightened sent the angry girl flying over the knight's head. "You think I'll forgive you?!"

The girl rushed forward with a burst of energy, taking a standard stance. She started with a Shun Tu in the Qi He style, followed by a front kick and a side kick, then a close-range knee strike followed by a hand knife. Each of her strikes was as smooth and graceful as a dance, which was enough to show that the girl had studied it carefully and put in a lot of effort.

The rumored title of the strongest purple in Hikari no Makoto is actually well-deserved. If Hui is the kind of person who can be more sensitive to danger and respond quickly under pressure, he has a beast-like fighting instinct.

The Angel of Destiny in front of her was a "bucket" player with no shortcomings in experience, combat skills, strength or speed. The girl became more and more adept at fighting and was on par with Ash.

"Karate? Another fighting girl, I like her." Maintaining minimal movement and using two palms like doors, Ash took all the attacks from all directions. "It reminds me of someone I know... well."

Let me compare the difference between the two.

Amid the gentle hum of the engine, the man pulled out a new knight card from the card box at his waist.

"If I were to fight you, it would be better to use this card."

Chapter 22: Rocket Playing with the Stars

The new knight card was reflected in the mirror of the belt. The thruster nozzle that appeared out of nowhere above Ash's head spewed out a huge and rapid airflow, forcing Iona in front of him to protect herself with her hands in front of her and was pushed far back.

I've seen it on TV... This knight can use similar cards to transform into various forms to deal with different battle situations, even more than the different costumes of our Pretty Cure's "Light Cards". So now!

“It’s changed again!”

"[Kamen Ride! Fourze!]"

"Universe—" Ash, transformed into a pure white Rocket Knight, couldn't contain the inexplicable urge in his heart. He raised his arms high and shouted towards the blue sky. "Here it comes—!"

As expected, if I don’t shout something when I transform into this, I always feel like something is missing, so I can’t help but shout like this, right?

"Yu..." Iona, seeing Ash's new form, couldn't help but grumble at his overly distinctive appearance. "Astronaut?"

I haven't seen any special effects... Is this also Kamen Rider?

"That's right." The rocket helmet swished past his smooth head. "Your Cure Fortune is a starry-themed Pretty Cure, right? In that case, a Kamen Rider who specializes in dealing with star disciples is the most appropriate opponent for you."

"Is that what you said?" Ash pounded his chest and pointed his fist at a certain Miss Mitsumi, who had a grim expression on her face. "Kamen Rider Fourze, let's have a good one-on-one duel!"

"What did you say!" The angry girl used her most commonly used and proud move to jump onto the man's head again, and launched a powerful attack from top to bottom.

It sounds so easy, but I... don't feel happy at all!

"Bang!" A dull sound suddenly exploded like smokeless gunpowder, and the girl who had attacked proudly was sent flying back from where she came from.

“Woo-waa ...

The man drew a perfect circle with his hands in front of him, and with a sharp war cry coming out of his mouth, the bullet and the punch suddenly exploded on the girl's shoulder.

"Ahem!" The girl clutched her shoulder in pain, watching Ash's movements with uncertainty. "This move, Jeet Kune Do...!"

"Originally, this guy probably wouldn't be able to do that." He raised his hands and toes, moving them through the air with incredibly slow and graceful movements. This casualness didn't give his opponent any reason to doubt his explosive power. "But his friend is an expert at it, and I could use it myself."

After all, I have learned so much, and I only know a little bit.

"From what I've seen so far, the effect is quite good."

The girl felt a little embarrassed. "When I use karate, you use jeet kune do?" It's simply—

When the moves and momentum integrated into the girl's movements were simultaneously attacked by Ash, she would always be hit by the opponent's fist that exploded like a bomb in advance and hit her unfinished moves - the current fighting skills really made it difficult for the girl to get any benefits.

But as the battle continued, the girl, who had become accustomed to the man's actions, gradually realized something.

"Something...wrong?"

When the two men put their arms together and wrestled with each other, the perceptive girl noticed something wrong with their hands compared to before.

How come even though his form has changed, his strength is still so much less?

"Have you ever experienced that feeling?" Ash, gradually being overwhelmed by the pressure, thrust his piercing eyes towards her. "When you've already completed every level of a game and even the highest difficulty isn't enough, don't you create some obstacles for yourself to add a different kind of challenge?"

"Don't give it to me - you're looking down on me!" The calmer Ash's voice became, the more furious the girl became. She swung her fists at Ash with a burning purple light even faster.

Does this arbitrary fighting style come from confidence in one's own strength?...!

"Is it so amazing that you have the ability to transform at will?!" With anger rising in her heart, the girl's strength also increased. She threw her fists behind Ash, raining down punches on the knight's chest. "Do you think you're special? That's why you always look down on others and act recklessly in this world!"

Those who talk about destroying the world are simply using this earth and the people on it as props to fulfill their own desires... huh?

After venting his dissatisfaction with a flurry of high-speed punches and verbal attacks, Iona realized the problem. Countless punches had just exploded on his body with muffled sounds, but after the fight, his protective suit was still as good as new. Only his casual action of patting the dust off his chest was proof that she had done anything.

How could it be... My fists didn't cause any effective damage to him at all?

"No, I can't break his rules. Everything is within his expectations..." The clenched fists and back teeth creaked due to excessive force, and the girl's proud and cold face was temporarily filled with anxiety.

"Excuse me, but we could be in danger of disasters in space, so saving our lives is our top priority. And—" Another card was pinched between my fingers. "Do you know another characteristic of Fourze?"

"I...how should I know!" Oh no, I should have watched the special effects program about Kamen Rider on TV in advance!

"Of course it's this~"

"[AttackRide AstroSwitch!]"

After pressing the switch that appeared in his hand, an orange-yellow rocket appeared on Ash's arm, and an arrow emitting propulsion flames swung towards Iona.

"Rocket!?"

Why is there such a strange thing!

The girl was suddenly faced with a huge impact and screamed, then was pushed away irresistibly. After she calmed down the discomfort in her body and landed in a hurry, she saw Ash on the opposite side waving at her with various switches between his fingers.

"This is necessary to cope with a variety of unknown situations. It's precisely because humans can make and use tools that they evolved from apes into humans. I believe this is a manifestation of evolution."

The more relaxed Ash appears, the heavier the pressure Iona feels now.

What he said about letting people off the hook is disrespectful... Is it because he has the luxury to do this?

Although there is a sense of incongruity in his fighting, facing such an unfathomable opponent, sister... can I really do it?

Chapter 23 Ash is worried about you

"[Pen On!]"

The sudden itch on her face brought the girl back to her senses from her depressed thoughts. When she looked closely, she saw the man in front of her writing and drawing on her face with the brush on his foot.

"Look at you, you're being disrespectful to me by being distracted during a fight."

"Wow!" The girl, totally unaware that her momentary distraction had caused the other party to do this, jumped back with a scream, her face flushed and her body hot with embarrassment. When she tried to wipe off the paint on her face with her hands, she saw that the OO and XX painted on her eye sockets actually jumped down and ran away by themselves.

"If you want to fight for something, just come at me!"

If you want to fight, just beat me down like you beat other people on TV. Why... why do you always have to tease me like this? Do you think it's fun!

"Pretty Cure!" Spinning the "Light Love Bracelet" on her hand to gather purifying power, the embarrassed and annoyed girl gathered a large number of purple light bullets with both hands and fired them at Ash. "Star Stream!"

"[Shield on!]"

Pushing aside the pitted and overlapping shield in his hand, Ash blew up the light bullet and blew away the smoke and dust around him. He casually pulled at his collar and spoke calmly.

"Who told you to wrap your true self in a thick shell and refuse to see me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the girl, who was still in the firing position, froze in place as if she had been told.

"If I can't loosen you up a bit, I probably won't be able to see the true appearance of the strongest Precure in Hikari Hill."

Look at me, I've started to be a psychological counselor. Sigh~ Compared with the increasingly unorthodox new knights nowadays, where else can I find a kind-hearted knight like me?

"Shut up—" The girl, turning into a swift stream of light, roared and punched Ash with a force that surpassed any punch she had ever delivered. "Don't say that. You act like you know everything."

"No." Ash took two steps back and dropped the shield on his arm, which shattered into pieces. "I just understand."

After seeing similar things many times, or even experiencing them many times yourself, you will of course understand.

Also, you are showing yourself to be stronger and stronger now - that is also what I want to see.

“[Ste alth On!]”

Ash suddenly disappeared in front of her, causing Iona to lose her target for a moment. As she looked around eagerly trying to find the enemy's target, a faint light swaying left and right in the air immediately attracted her attention.

"Where is it—Wow!"

"[Flash On!]" The girl who followed Ash was hit by a "Sun Fist" at close range without any surprise. For a moment, the girl's eyes went blank and she waved her hands in the air in a daze. Suddenly, two sound effects that made her scared rang out.

"[Water (water gun) Freeze (refrigerator) On!]"

The sudden damp and cool feeling on her body made the girl scream again. After Ash kicked open the faucet of the water pipe at his feet, the rushing water soaked the girl thoroughly.

"Hate it!" Iona felt embarrassed and uncomfortable as her wet hair and clothes clung to the girl's body, highlighting her figure. The girl, completely soaked like a drowned rat, raised another objection when Ash opened the refrigerator component on her other leg.

"——!" An extremely cold air swept towards the girl from the refrigerator, and her only reaction was just one word.

Cold! Really fucking cold!

Before the girl, whose teeth were chattering from the cold, could react, the water droplets soaking her body quickly condensed into ice crystals under the cold wind.

"Let me go!" While Pretty Cure's physique allowed her to shiver in such cold temperatures without catching a cold, she couldn't break free from the thick, heavy ice crystals clinging to her body. "Aren't you going to fight me?!"

This isn't a fight at all, they're just teasing me!

"That's not all, girl." Ash shook his head as if he was a little disappointed with the girl in front of him. The sadness hidden in her anger reminded Ash of the same look he had seen before... Yes, Yueying Lily had shown him the same expression.

A cute angel, a princess angel, an angel of destiny—the strength that grows stronger with each battle, a heart that feels shameful yet not completely shameful, and a look that seems to be carrying something on its shoulders… They look alike, so alike!

I was wondering what this feeling of déjà vu was that made me unable to let go and couldn't help but pay more attention to this small place called Hikari no Oka. Am I still so young but already at the age of nostalgia?

"You're fighting Pretty Cure while also opposing the Phantom Empire!" This utterly illogical turn of events led the girl to her own conclusion. "Could it be that you want to defeat both sides and rule the world?"

"I can certainly do it if I want to."

As if recalling a memory, Ash slowly pressed down the keys one by one, his voice as relaxed as if he could actually accomplish anything if he tried. "But I've already been the king of the world a few times before, and besides, I'm not good at ruling, so I'll let it go this time."

"Guwuwu..." Iona, who was frozen in the ice, glared at the pure white knight in front of her and realized that he deliberately did not aim at her vital parts during the battle.

Including this form of Ash, he used non-lethal items to deal with me, even though he had no reason to do so...

In this case, isn't it the same as when we took away the Princess Angel's transformation device and let the cute angel go?

Oh right, I finally understand what that feeling of disobedience is.

Unlike the people from the Phantom Empire, although their actions were vicious, they didn't have murderous intent... Was he the type to consider the other party?!

Why on earth did this person do what he did? I... I just don't understand him at all!

"Whatever you want to do—it's all just self-satisfaction in the end!"

"That's right." Ash blurted out a certainty that immediately suppressed Iona's subsequent anger. "You call this self-satisfaction, of course, because I can do it now."

Self-satisfaction... Well, this word does fit my thoughts. It is precisely because of this "self-satisfaction" that...

"I'm worried about you."

Ash stated the fact in a tone that was neither warm nor romantic, which shocked the girl.

Chapter 24 Girl Analysis

Hikawa Iona felt a sense of absurdity from the bottom of her heart.

First, you knocked me down and then wantonly "humiliated" me, and now you're saying you were worried about me. What does worrying mean? Do you really want to tease me that much?!

The girl, with only her head exposed, was frozen in the ice and couldn't move at all. She could only watch the other person stretch his hand out in front of her with a vigilant, helpless and embarrassed look.

"Gu..."

The slight fear in her heart made the girl instinctively close her eyes, but after a moment of darkness, she did not feel the bad situation she had expected, so the girl finally chose to carefully open her eyes again.

What is this person...doing?

What the girl couldn't understand was that Ash just used his fingers to pick up a strand of purple hair on the corner of his forehead and rubbed it gently on his fingers as if with affection.

But this feeling is so strong. I actually know why... Is he missing someone? But I'm Pretty Cure, so who would he miss?