Kamen Rider is playing the villain in Pretty Cure

Chapter 34: Things Ultraman Wouldn't Know

Ash suddenly closed the distance between himself and Cure Heart in front of him, and the tips of their noses were almost touching. However, no one cared about the atmosphere at the moment. The "flame" that spewed out of the man's terrifying eyes was about to burn the girl's face.

The feeling of being stared at with a certain sense of oppression made her break out in a cold sweat, but the girl, Ai Aida, still had no intention of backing down.

She believed it, or rather she seemed to be able to feel it.

Ash was not as indifferent to her as he said, otherwise he would not have fought alongside her that time, let alone taken her to school.

"Don't act like you know me so well. To me, you're just a little brat!"

I've seen more heroes than you've transformed into, and I've died more times than you've defeated enemies!

"Haha—Mr. Ash, who only gets angry for no apparent reason and lets his temper run its course, is more like a child, isn't he?"

"My pleasure!"

The quarrel between the two was so intense that no one else had a chance to intervene.

"Mana is usually very mature, and Mr. Ash is a serious adult, but now when they meet, it feels like two children quarreling."

"Comparing who's older is a common trick used by children."

Arisu and Rikka were complaining to each other in low voices, but Makoto, who was holding Ai-chan, still couldn't get a word in edgewise.

"Q ratio?"

"Ai-chan, don't learn these two things, you'll become a bad person."

Makoto covered the eyes of Ai-chan who kept poking her head over there out of curiosity. After all, the bad influence of such a scene on minors is immeasurable!

"Don't you understand yet? You're a Pretty Cure, and I'm a fake... I'm a knight. It's not just the systems that are different, the reasons are different too."

Legendary warriors, Pretty Cure fight to protect everyone. They want to save everyone within their sight, even if that person is an enemy, and will not give up as long as there is still a possibility of correction.

Ash simply uses his power wantonly, whether it's collecting dark echoes for the system or simply fighting heroes or villains for fun and excitement, he can say it's all for himself.

The two are completely opposite.

"Or is it that what you believe in is so fragile? Do you already think what I say is right?"

If this is all your realization, I'll be disappointed, Cure Heart.

"Ah."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ai nodded in front of him without any confusion, and Ash almost couldn't breathe.

"I still can't agree with what Mr. Ash said, but it's not necessarily all wrong."

It wasn't a categorical denial, but it wasn't a complete acceptance either. Ai Aida was simply stating her own thoughts.

"Mr. Ash, you asked me something before: you asked me if it was fun to do this, and now I have the answer!"

"That's right! Being best friends with Rikka and the others, and being a Heartbeat Pretty Cure, is one of the best decisions I've ever made!"

"I was happy when I defeated the selfish monster and saved people's holy hearts. I was also happy to see the originally destroyed environment restored to its original state after the battle. I would be even happier if I could help the bad kids turn over a new leaf! That's right, for me, helping others is a very interesting thing!"

Neither denying nor confirming, Ai Aida cunningly explained Ash's statement with another set of facts.

When one is sure of what he should do and gets into the state, even fear and terror will be thrown behind.

Now, facing the love that Ash could finally express, as each word came out, new courage gradually filled her heart. She began to look directly at him, staring into those dark pupils without flinching, until he looked away and turned to pick up the helmet on the motorcycle.

"Everyone says this, whatever you want."

Anyway, the reason I said those things was not because I really intended to change their minds.

Otherwise, he would be doing more than just talking big.

No matter what Ash said, it was largely because he simply wanted to say it.

"Mr. Ash, you're fighting for your own happiness, so you've done what you've done so far, right? Me too. I want to help many, many more people than before. I want to pass on this overflowing love to even more people. That way, I'll be very happy too."

"Mr. Ash, perhaps we are the same existence."

Ash paused, his pale hands pressing on the helmet on the back of the motorcycle.

On a beautiful moonlit night, under the silver veil cast by the moonlight in the sky, Cure Heart and Ai Aida are showing their true heart and perfect smile to Ash.

"Because of this, we should be able to become particularly good friends."

Ai reached out to Ash again, and Ash suddenly remembered something. This was not the first time or the second time, but a scene he had seen countless times.

Have you ever grabbed the same hand in the past?

Ash didn't answer, he just lowered his head and muttered some meaningless words.

“But when you gain something, you will eventually have to let it go…”

"No! I'll grab everything I can and not lose anything!"

This is what I really want to do, and that's why, Mr. Ash, I want to help you too!

The goggles of the motorcycle helmet reflected the girl's gentle smile, but only blocked the changing look in Ash's eyes below.

Twisting the throttle, just like when they first met, Ash drove away silently on the roaring Diego Swift Motorcycle.

But this time when he left, he seemed to be missing some emotion compared to last time.

"Let's go."

Regina left, and Ash also left.

After being rejected again, Ai, who had returned to her original self, looked at the back of the departing knight and inevitably felt a little sad.

"Ai really cares about Regina and Ash-san." When talking about others, Rikka's words seemed to carry a hint of strange emotion. "But, if Ai wants to be friends with her enemies, is she sincere?"

After all, Ai's relationship with Makoto became strained because she took the initiative to contact Regina. Even if Makoto has changed her mind now, it does not mean that Ai's choice is automatically justified.

There was still considerable confusion among her companions about the matter.

As for Ash... well, the girl didn't really want to talk about him, so let's not talk about him for now.

"I find it strange myself, but looking at Regina's smile, I don't think she's that kind of bad kid."

Ai once put aside their opposing identities and played on the street with Regina just as friends. Although she was still as self-centered as ever, she could at least listen to Ai's advice.

The smile on Regina's face when she went shopping, played, and tasted delicious ice cream with her made her look like a cute and innocent girl. It was hard for Ai to imagine that such a Regina would really become her enemy, so she tried her best to become her friend.

"Of course, I know Makoto would be mad at me, but I figured I could at least try."

"Even if she becomes Ai's friend, I won't forgive her so easily." Thinking of the country and people he had lost, Makoto still couldn't let it go. It was only after this joint battle that Makoto was able to slightly perceive Ai's feelings.

So now that Ai is telling her true feelings, Makoto also responds with her own true feelings.

"That's what I think. As friends, we shouldn't hide things from each other, okay? But I'll also try to understand Mana's feelings—wait, don't rush over like you're touched! I'm still dirty..."

Love, moved to the point of tears, immediately rushed over and quickly became friends with the other two under their smiles.

"So, what about Mr. Ash?"

Arisu's quiet question quickly froze the three people except himself.

"Mr. Ash, how should I put it? It feels like you're...hiding yourself and being awkward?"

I can't find any other adjective to describe love, so I can only find a similar word in my dictionary to describe how Ash looked when he left.

"I don't think he takes complete pleasure in being our enemy, as he says he does."

Ai had met Ash before. Beneath his smiling face, besides a little non-hostile "malice", he seemed to be hiding other, complicated thoughts.

Only once before, after the light appeared, he smiled happily while fooling around with Regina briefly. That was a rare time when the man showed his true heart without carrying an invisible burden.

It was then that Ai Aida realized that the man named Ash, in addition to his bad temper of finding fun from others, must also have a warm side that is not usually seen.

Why do you hide your true self?

"And everyone felt it, right? The light that emanated from Mr. Ash at that time, that warm glow, he definitely wasn't a real bad guy."

"I want Mr. Ash, who has hidden himself in darkness, to bask in the sunlight."

"Then, put on a real smile!"

When Ash returned, he saw Regina lying on the sofa, digging into the ice cream in her hand, her sharp fangs constantly biting the edge of the spoon.

"Ash, you know what? This ice cream was introduced to me by Mana when we went out together last time. It's really delicious."

"But for some reason, even though I can eat more alone, I feel happier when I eat with her."

Biting off the spoon in her mouth, Regina finally asked her question.

"What exactly is a true friend?"

Even after she came back, she kept thinking about this problem.

But I still haven't figured out the answer.

"Is it probably the kind of thing where you can trust them with your back and die for them? The guys in the Super Sentai or Ultra Defense Force would know better than asking me about this."

Do you have any true friends? I think I have, but I can't remember.

So who knows the answer?

Regina was clearly not satisfied with the answer, so she asked again.

"So, what is true love?"

This time, Ash didn't answer. He lay lazily on the sofa next to him, took out a tattered and repaired guitar from the system's inventory, plucked the strings with his fingers, and started soloing alone.

"WOWWO What is Dyna Justice? Dyna~?"

"What is true love? Ultraman Dyna~oh~!?"

ps: There is no doubt that the various twisted ideas that Ash says in his daily life are simply trash talk and have no actual meaning.

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ps2: I wrote this chapter on Sunday, right after a day of overtime. I felt dizzy and numb when writing, and the quality has dropped a lot.

Chapter 35: Spend Money Rationally and Avoid Impulsive Consumption

The selfish organization is still loyal to the selfish king who is constantly collecting evil energy.

The Pretty Cure girls are still thwarting evil plans time and time again, purifying the hearts of the spirits that have been polluted into selfish monsters.

Where there is light, there is shadow. The struggle between justice and evil continues to unfold. It is basically the same in any world, so there is no need to say more.

But during this time, Ash touched her, and touched her thoroughly.

It's not because the heartfelt words of love he received in the previous chapter made him turn over a new leaf, but because it's so comfortable to earn Dark Echoes without having to run errands or lie in bed like before.

After all, not every world has the tangible dark energy of evil thoughts. In other worlds, most of the time he has to run the entire field in person to collect dark echoes, not to mention that now he can get kickbacks without fighting.

However, Ash still reflected on his recent attitude towards the selfish organization and Regina. He wondered if the overly relaxed environment had eroded his will as a golden traitor, and whether he had been too flattering.

After some reasonable self-examination and perfect speculation, he finally came to the conclusion: increase the intensity!

Nonsense, I can slack off comfortably, "bully" my colleagues when I have something to do, fight with little girls when I have nothing to do, and pet the princess's golden retriever when I have free time. This life is so cool, okay?

Not everyone likes to be in a state of life and death. Moderate pleasure is good for the brain, but excessive pleasure is harmful to the body. Ash admits that his taste is a bit weird, but it is definitely not as crazy as Asakura Takeshi.

So, with Ash's diligent daily work and the gains from the last huge battle, Ash's collection of dark echoes has once again reached a level where he can withdraw cash from the system.

[Absorbing the dark echo....]

[You get a reward: Space-time Drive!]

"Aren't good things coming now?"

A black and white spinning belt appeared out of thin air in Ash's hand. After pressing the unlock button on it, Ash calmly turned the slots on both sides of the belt, turning it into a high-speed turntable. The belt immediately made a propeller sound that would arouse fear in the Viet Cong.

I have to say that the real thing feels better than the toys from Consortium B. The DX belt's bearings broke due to Ash's violent play, and it needs to be repaired.

"But surprisingly, there are some good products. What day is today?"

Ash is still somewhat aware of his luck.

Not to mention comparing with the luckiest person in the universe, in fact, Ash's luck is bad enough compared with ordinary people. Although not as good as a certain "God of Purification and Demon Slayer", he is also the kind of person who gets kicked out by the team leader every time he touches corpses in a team. If he could not lose face, he would like to learn from a certain adventurer who wishes to keep his name and put on a whole lucky suit.

However, this time he believed that his luck had turned, and he actually drew the time and space driver in one go. Don't think that this thing is a mass-produced product that a certain person can make as many as you want, but it is actually the best platform for matching various knight powers. You only need to find a dial, and then mastering the corresponding power will be a piece of cake.

It can't be said to be a timely help, but at least it is icing on the cake.

Speaking of the dial, I remember that I have one... Thinking of this, Ash began to target the dial and search through his inventory warehouse, which was so big that no one knew how big it was.