"What are you doing again? Forget it."
Ash shook his head indifferently. Anyway, no matter what the other party planned to do, it would have no effect on him who had abandoned the past.
"I'm back."
When I opened the door, it was still dark inside, but now my parents were obviously off work, so why was there no one there?
Is it planning to make up a story about the Wayne family walking down an alley and beat me down with sadness? Haha, sorry, this is of no use to me.
Just when Ash touched the light switch with an indifferent attitude, the lights suddenly turned on and illuminated the entire room. The beautiful and warm light hit his face, and the ribbon that almost triggered his fighting instinct also flew to his face.
So bright!
So many people!
So many... smiling faces?
"TA~DA~!"
Countless people Ash called by name or by name appeared in his home. The originally deserted and impersonal room was decorated with bright lights, which made it unpleasant. They wore top hats, held ribbon sprayers in their hands, and blew stupid trumpet curlers in their mouths and surrounded Ash.
With smiles on their faces that felt happy, happy and blessed for Ash, several people rushed to deliver the huge cake they had prepared in front of Ash.
"Ash, happy birthday!"
"You..."
Seeing the big scene of his "partner/enemy" celebrating his birthday in front of him, even Ash never thought that he would encounter such a situation. He opened his mouth like an idiot and stood there blankly.
"Ash, happy adult birthday!"
"Dad, mom?"
His father and mother were also among them, with smiles on their faces that they never showed when they were always worried about themselves, and they hugged their son tightly.
"Son, you have always done well. I am proud of what you have done!"
"Yes, yes?" Ash could only answer like this.
But, have I done anything?
Chapter 143 Happy Dream
"Everyone-!"
The cure heart falls from your own screen and lands on other people who have been waiting for a long time.
"Really, Mana, it's too slow!"
Faced with Rikka's coquettishness, Ai stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
"Sorry, it took me a while to say goodbye."
Matthew watched with a gloomy expression as the film transformed into Mana and their memories quickly dispersed, which showed that the past could no longer restrain these girls.
Facing the five girls who were watching him intact, Matthew could no longer maintain his complacency in controlling the overall situation.
"Why did you leave? I have obviously prepared a way for you to survive forever in the beautiful memories..."
"Forever or something, there is no need!" The purple girl, who would not be easily confused, immediately refuted his statement. "The road to Mirai may be dangerous, but because of this, we must overcome difficulties and keep moving forward!" The blue and yellow girl's heart will only become stronger after this experience.
People who experience pain will become stronger. This is also something I learned from Ash! Mana was not afraid, and his bright eyes looked directly at Matthew's eyes hidden behind the mask.
"In this way, we Pretty Cure can share our love with more people!"
"Really, do you mean that even if you were happy in the past, you don't need it... Hehehehe, hahahahaha!" Matthew's gloomy face suddenly raised, and he laughed at the nervous girls. "You think so, but some people don't think so!"
He snapped his fingers, and a huge screen appeared in front of the girls. They immediately made preparations, but the expected attack did not come.
Isn't it an enemy attack? The girls carefully removed their arms and found that the screen seemed to be simply playing pictures.
"Look, you all know this person, right?"
Of course we know each other, how could we not?
The girls' eyes are fixed on the person on the screen, never leaving.
"Ash?!"
Ash looked at the scene in front of him like a dream.
"Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday, why, you must be surprised to see everyone!"
Rocket Head's energetic young man patted Ash's body, with wide and wide movements that almost didn't knock him down.
"Indeed." Ash didn't care about it because his mouth never closed since he saw this scene.
Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Sentai Rangers, Space Sheriff and all kinds of other amazing people are celebrating my birthday at my home?
Did I inhale too much pollen from Kijira? No, although one of the two Kijira plants in my collection was inexplicably missing before, this shouldn't be the case?
"We specially prepared a surprise for you without telling you. By the way, this time it was Xiao Tian's idea!"
It turns out to be a surprise, it's really your style.
"What's the matter, Ash?" Another acquaintance walked up to him. The handsome man in red and white uniforms raised the corners of his mouth into a smile, as if he was dressing up as a clown to make him laugh.
"Today is your birthday, everyone is here too, you should be happy too, Simai Lu Si Mai Lu~!"
"Come on, Kengo." Ash waved his hand to the man with some difficulty. "I told you not to laugh like a fool all day long, but you were right today..."
It is indeed time to be happy today, after all, it is a rare moment for everyone to get together.
The cake with the robot candles was pushed in front of Ash. Everyone was cheering Ash to make a wish quickly. He closed his eyes a little embarrassed and silently recited his wish in his heart.
"I hope all my favorite heroes can get the happiness they deserve."
"Hey, come and tell us what you wish for." The man in pirate costume casually sat aside and greeted Ash. Ash smiled evilly, took a breath, and blew out the candle in one breath.
"I won't tell you, it's a secret hehe!"
"Then let's cut the cake. As today's protagonist, Ash will take the first bite."
"Really, you know clearly that I can't taste sweetness - ugh!" When he stuffed the cake cream he was assigned into his mouth, the sweetness on his tongue made him widen his eyes.
So sweet and delicious... the cake has a taste I haven't seen in a long time! I like!
"Grandma said-" The man dressed as a chef raised his finger to the ceiling. "The real taste can only be tasted with your heart."
"I'm cooking today, everyone should eat more!" Another chef who grows his own vegetables and runs his own restaurant showed off his skills today. His cooking skills made everyone almost bite their tongues off.
"Oh, it's delicious! This dish is great, brothers, come and try some too."
"Hey - Kotaro, you guys, save some for me!" snatched the skewers from the hands of the cheerful man who was starving to death, Ash rushed back and forth with the skewers in one hand and the beer in the other, catching up with old friends whom he hadn't seen for a long time, quarreling with new friends and ending up laughing in the end.
Almost quickly throwing away all the worries, he got high with everyone like a fool.
"Everyone, please be happy today for Ash!"
"Oh——————!"
Everyone raised their cups, pushing the atmosphere of the birthday party to its peak.
At the chaotic birthday party, everyone including Ash was immersed in this ocean of laughter and laughter that transcended the world.
Outside the screen, the girls stared blankly at this scene, feeling a little angry for no reason.
What is this? We have gotten rid of the past, how can you be happy alone?!
"Mana!"
Beruru, who quietly broke free from the restraints, jumped into Ai's arms and told them the story he had seen before.
The expressions of the girls were dissatisfied with Ash from the beginning, and gradually turned into surprise and disappointment as the story progressed. Looking at the smile on the screen that Ash rarely showed in front of them, sadness and sympathy came up together.
"Ash He..."
Hearing Ash's childhood experiences, Rikka's hands were trembling slightly.
Even just listening to what Beruru said is sad enough.
He has no friends, is withdrawn and is constantly bullied, and his parents don't understand him.
None of them had experienced something similar. Even Makoto, whose parents died when he was young, spent a wonderful childhood with the same children under the gentle education of the Poker Kingdom, and with care.
They were unable to empathize or describe their complicated feelings. After knowing the truth, all words and descriptions lost their meaning at this moment.
"How could it be so excessive?"
Mana hugged Beruru's arm and hugged him tightly unconsciously.
She lives in a beautiful family and a beautiful world, with sadness and happiness, which are normal in life.
So it was hard for her to imagine what kind of past Ash had experienced, with no happiness and only coldness.
"That's right, I didn't even expect that he had no happiness at all in his past, and my abilities are of no use to him, so!"
Matthew raised his hand and pointed at Ash who was laughing and throwing cake in other people's faces on the screen. He was also photographed with a cake on his face.
"If not, then I will give him a beautiful dream!"
"No one can give up his dream, especially someone like him who has never experienced a dream!"
Chapter 144 Forgotten Ones's Jealousy
Everyone penetrated the ceiling of the bridge and came to the deck above the whale. Looking back through the hole, they could still see the smiling face of Ash on the screen.
Matthew also transformed into a ferocious giant dog in front of them. Its sharp fangs flashing with cold light made people have no doubt that it could pierce a hole in their bodies.
"That Ash, actually..."
Everyone never expected to see Ash like this, but combined with the past knowledge from Beruru, it can indeed be explained, unexpected and reasonable.
"Indeed, we don't know what Ash's past is like."
In fact, this is not the case. When they were caught in the base and spent a lot of time with Ash, the girls secretly made insinuations and wanted to know more about him, so that they could have a heart-to-heart understanding with him.
But every time the conversation got to a critical point, Ash would change the topic, or start playing all sorts of embarrassing pranks to force the conversation to change. Now that I think about it, Ash probably did it deliberately.
He refused to understand each other with them and took the initiative to close his heart.
"So what he has done to us so far is the result of his subtle influence in the past?"
"I don't know, Makoto, if we don't really understand this kind of thing, it's impossible for us to know."
Arisu shook his head. After knowing this, Arisu was even more unable to maintain his actual little malice towards Ash.
Of course, the one who is most worried about him now is another person.
"Mr. Matthew, why?"
"You asked me why, and I also want to ask you - Mana, why?"
Matthew, who transformed into a giant wild dog, had blazing fire and jealousy in his eyes.
"You don't need to remember what you said. He is obviously an enemy, but you still care about him so much!"
"No, Ash he is different!" Ai didn't have a trace of confusion. It was precisely because she didn't want that man to become a memory that she cared so much!
"What's the difference? He is, and so am I! With him, I have completely forgotten about it! You said you don't need to remember it!"
The extremely angry Matthew turned into a cannonball and smashed directly into them, knocking them to pieces amidst the screams of the girls.
"Do you mean you don't need to think about the feeling of being trampled on and forgotten?!"
"What did you say?" Monk Ai stood up from the ground in pain and was confused. Not to mention that he had done something excessive as a villain, and do I know you... Wait?
When he looked up and saw the golden love tag hanging on the giant dog's neck, Ai felt in a trance.
I just touched this tag not long ago!
"You are...!"
Matthew... Marlowe, obviously just changed one word.
Ai's pupils were trembling violently, and his voice was filled with disbelief.