A girl who hasn't wiped the cream off her mouth is really unconvincing.
"No, I've already told you, right? This cake is your reward for protecting the world before Mana arrives."
Because of this, I only had the opportunity to fight with them after I came to this world. If I think about it this way, I really have to thank the primary school student in front of me.
Aguri stared at Ash with a somewhat suspicious expression. Although he wanted to find evidence from his face that represented other thoughts, no matter how you looked at it, this person seemed to have no intention of lying.
It's so strange... It's so strange. Although I fought voluntarily to protect the world in the past and never asked for any substantial reward, my achievements in protecting the world were actually rewarded by a villain.
A ridiculous and wonderful feeling began to spread from her chest, and the feeling of pounding her heart made Aguri couldn't help but cover her heart. She seemed to understand why the four Pretty Cure had no way to do anything to this person.
"But... if one day you seriously show up as an enemy, Pretty Cure will still defeat you!"
"At that time, just come."
Whether as an enemy or as a friend, this person doesn't know how to deal with it!
"Oh, here comes something interesting."
Ash suddenly made a sound that startled the girl. Aguri followed his line of sight and saw a masked man wearing a peaked cap holding a bag in his hand and running out from a corner sneakily and nervously.
"Is this...?"
"Catch the robber!"
A shout startled the passers-by around. Behind the masked man, an aunt with heavy makeup was panting and pointing at the man. Her limping steps left her far behind, and the culprit that slowed down her speed was the broken high-heeled shoes on the soles of her feet.
When the passers-by heard about the robber, they suddenly showed some scared expressions. The robber himself also sped up to escape after being yelled at. Unfortunately, there were no patrol officers around, and the aunt couldn't catch up with him because of her heels.
Seeing that the robber was about to run away, Aguri pushed her chair away and went to stop him. However, faster than her, an equally small figure stood in front of the robber.
"STOP——!"
"Who are you!?"
The thief who didn't expect to be stopped was so frightened that he sat on the ground. When he quickly got up, he saw that it was a girl who was at least an elementary school student who stopped him.
"You're just a primary school student, get out of the way!"
Unexpectedly, he would be frightened by a primary school student. A feeling of humiliation filled his body. The angry robber yelled in a rough tone at the child who was half a body shorter than him.
"Hey..." The elementary school girl who was yelled at trembled all over, her legs and feet were shaking as if she was about to run away, but she still stood firmly on the spot and pointed at the robber.
"I am not a primary school student! I am also a member of Precure. Yes, I am the cure queen who fills my whole body with courage!"
"Precure?!"
Not only the robber seemed to be bluffed, but also Aguri, who used to be the real Precure, was surprised to pronounce this name. She did not remember that Pretty Cure existed with this fighting name.
Take a closer look at this person's face. Good guy, isn't this an acquaintance you know?!
"Ruri-chan?"
"Hey, is this someone you know?"
Ash appeared next to him unknowingly. Aguri, who was almost used to it, looked at him and answered the question.
"Well, she is my classmate Sasaki Ruri. Why, is she also Pretty Cure?"
Ash squinted his eyes and carefully observed this elementary school student's classmate. It seemed to be an elbow protector that came with a children's bicycle, a toy plastic helmet on his head, and a somewhat messy combat skirt that looked like a dog-gnaw-level result that the elementary school student had cut out with scissors.
"How can there be such Pretty Cure? What, it turns out to be Delusion Warrior."
Chapter 71: Delusional Warrior
Delusion Warrior, to put it simply, after seeing the actual heroes, ordinary people wear their own COSPLAY-level costumes and claim to be heroes to join the battle.
In fact, whether it is Rider or the world of the team, there are many people with a chuunii atmosphere and explosive action. The "Taiyaki Rider" made by a certain undead beast is this thing.
Compared with the real fighters with different actual situations, these Delusion Warrior usually have no abilities, and the so-called transformations on their bodies are only at the level of paper armor. They are just the product of ordinary people's overconfidence and insufficient strength. Generally speaking, they are useless except for comedy.
"But..."
Looking at the purple-haired little girl wearing protective gear, Ash couldn't help but sigh. Now Delusion Warrior is no longer good. The last time I saw someone wearing a motorcycle helmet and a holster, it was much better than this.
Delusions cannot come true unless they are serious delusions.
"Delusion Warrior? Are you saying that Ruri-chan is pretending to be Pretty Cure?"
"Ha, Madoka, do you think it's true?"
After hearing Aguri's words, it was Ash's turn to be dumbfounded.
While they were still talking, another primary school student had already summoned the courage to rush up and hug the robber's thigh.
"You are not allowed to steal other people's things, ah!"
"Qi...!"
Seeing the little ghost who called himself Precure hugging his thigh, the robber was heartbroken and used a little strength to push the girl aside while she screamed.
Just as he was preparing to continue escaping along the planned route, another figure stopped in front of him.
"Give me a moment!"
Aguri opened his hands and stood in front of him without hesitation.
"Another brat!?"
Mr. Robber's expression gradually became distorted under his mask. He did not expect that he would be stopped twice by other people during the guard change when the police patrolled the block. He did not expect that he would be stopped twice by other people, and the people who stopped him both times were elementary school students!
He is not alone at this moment. There are all kinds of unlucky thieves and robbers. The spirit of the Phantom team and the founder Ram is with this robber!
"Drink-!"
A ball of energy suddenly flew out from behind Aguri. The ball the size of a table tennis ball hit his heart. The unsuspecting robber screamed and flew out in a funny way. His whole body fell into the trash can on the side of the road, and his eyes turned into mosquito coils before he fainted.
"Ruri-chan?"
Aguri looked back in disbelief. The fake Precure raised his hand and pointed it at the robber's original position. It was obvious who sent the energy ball.
Surprise, excitement, desire, fear, all kinds of expressions surged on the face of this primary school student.
Ash also narrowed his eyes. This Delusion Warrior... seems to be more than a simple delusion?
"D-did it!"
Looking at her palm in a daze, after confirming that she had indeed defeated the enemy, Ruri cheered and jumped with joy. At this time, she also spotted an acquaintance Aguri beside her, and quickly waved her hand and came over.
"Aguri, did you see it, I did it!"
"I've really become a Precure!"
Ordinary primary school students can't do this kind of thing. Is Ruri really the new Pretty Cure?
Strange things and strange developments. Aguri, who did not expect to see such a thing, frowned and instinctively felt that there was something wrong in this matter!
"What do you think...?"
Originally, Aguri wanted to discuss it with Ash, but as soon as he turned around, the person was gone. There was no one around and he didn't know where he was hiding.
Hey, you are Kamen Rider but not Batman, what's up with this ability to turn around!?
There was no other way, Aguri had no choice but to try to solve the mystery in front of him alone.
The proud primary school student in front of him, calling himself the new "Precure", is indeed an acquaintance of Madoka Aguri.
Her real name is Sasaki Ruri, and she is also a classmate of Aguri. Because she is timid and timid, she makes a fool of herself every time she attends physical education classes and other activities that require physical exercise. As a result, she is often teased by some of the more naughty students in the class.
Elementary school students usually don't have such complex thoughts. They just laugh when they see others making a fool of themselves. They do not and will not consider the inner feelings of the victim, so Aguri took the initiative to stand up for her and lectured those students so that they would stop teasing Ruri.
"Ruri-chan, what is this power?"
"Well, this power is so powerful!" He didn't seem to see the worry in Aguri's eyes. He took off the plastic helmet, and Ruri's eyes were full of unstoppable excitement. It was like she was lucky enough to take out the first prize from the packaging bag when buying snacks, and happily showed off to her good friends.
"I just defeated the thief who stole other people's bags, and BIU—— defeated him in one fell swoop. In this way, I am also a warrior of justice and a hero!"
"Ruri, can you tell me what's going on?"
Under Aguri's repeated questions, although there was some hesitation, Ruri finally stumblingly told her story.
It turned out that although Aguri stood up to speak for her after being bullied, the class quickly forgot about her embarrassing incident, but she knew in her heart that if she could not change her timid personality, she would make a fool of herself again next time, and she would feel uncomfortable even if no one made fun of her.
Sometimes, the person who can't forgive you the most is yourself!
But as a timid primary school student, Ruri really did not have the courage to change. When the girl was alone at home and distressed, she accidentally saw a report on the urban legend "Pretty Cure" on TV.
Seeing Pretty Cure, who has been secretly fighting Jikochu on TV, who is strong, beautiful, gentle, and always protecting everyone, Ruri fell into heartfelt admiration.
"So handsome... so beautiful...!"
If I also call myself Pretty Cure, will I also gain courage?
So the girl put on a homemade battle suit, made up a false war name, and decided to start with small things, such as helping an old lady cross the road or helping carry things.
"It turned out that I couldn't even do this at that time..." When she said this, her voice was a little bitter. As a primary school student, she sometimes couldn't even help others carry things. Her weak physical strength and cowardice made her unable to do anything.
Although the passers-by never made fun of her, but only smiled kindly at this strange and enthusiastic primary school student, Ruri felt dazzling when looking at that smile.
"But, that's when things took a turn for the better!"
"I met a strange man. He gave me a bead, saying that if I do this, I will gain power beyond human beings, and I can become Pretty Cure!"
Ruri took out a glass bead from his pocket. The inner pattern of the bead was dark, as if there was something hidden.
Sure enough, someone is up to something! Seeing this glass bead, Aguri frowned. It was hard for her to imagine who could do such a thing and deceive Ruri who wanted to be a hero!
Is it that person... or another Selfish Organization guy?
"With the power of a hero, no one will look down on me anymore. I will impress everyone!"
After defeating the robber, her inner satisfaction instantly swelled, and even all the timidity in her body disappeared. However, Aguri only felt that her friend had become a stranger.
Seventy-two Just watching Ash
"Ruri, is this what you think now?"
"What's wrong with this?!"
Ruri responded without any sign of weakness, with a hint of gunpowder in his tone.
Aguri felt worse and worse. Although the Sasaki Ruri she knew was a bit cowardly, he was indeed a good child who was very gentle to everyone and could think for others. From her self-description, she cosplayed into Pretty Cure with the intention of helping other people at the beginning.
However, now, with such an arrogant and self-centered look, there is no trace of the Ruri that I know.
"So, what do you want to do after you gain such power?"
"After that... By the way, I'm going to defeat more bad guys, and those Jikochu and so on, and surprise my classmates, even teachers and parents!"
This is even more wrong. Ruri She will definitely not be someone who likes fighting or hurting others!
And...
"Ruri, do you really understand that power is not just used to show off one's greatness, and heroes don't fight just to show off themselves!"
Aguri stared at the bead, his teeth itching fiercely.
Sure enough, this strange thing affected Ruri!
"You are not qualified to be Pretty Cure!"
After hearing what his friend said, which he originally agreed with, Ruri was suddenly startled, and his expression became very embarrassed.
"Ruri You don't know what it takes to become a warrior. Throw that thing away quickly. You have definitely been deceived by that person!"
Seeing Aguri's gaze coming over, Ruri hurriedly stuffed the beads into his pocket.
"Wha, what! You said it so nicely. I can see clearly that Aguri is jealous of me and wants this bead!"
"You, why do you say that!"
"Is there something wrong with what I said? I think the selfish person is clearly you!"
Looking at the two elementary school students who were already arguing on the ground, Ash couldn't help but sigh.
"One self-righteous fool versus another self-righteous fool. What a classic."
I always feel that I have seen similar scenes ten or even nine times in other worlds.
In fact, Ash noticed something was wrong the moment Ruri took action. As his mission was to collect Dark Echo, he had an extraordinary sense of smell for the power of darkness.
However, Ash was too lazy to play pranks with primary school students on finding the truth. He chose to follow this dark power to find the source. He was better at solving the problem than solving the problem.