But now when the other party held her hand, she did not have the thought of throwing this wanton guy out as before.
The girl's naturally cold palms felt an extra warmth due to the touch. While feeling this heat, she actually didn't want to let go...
"Friends? Who knows? Anyway, I don't know how to explain it specifically. Anyway, friends are friends."
"Hmph, that's inexplicable."
Ash, who was running through various special photo film light fall routines in his mind, kept talking and continued to pour his own ideas into Dark Precure.
"But it's troublesome to not have a name, right? If Cure Moonlight is called Moon Shadow, how about you, the one who defeated her, be called Shadow Moon——"
"Hey, if you're not satisfied with the name, don't hit me!"
Ash, who began to realize the fun of such a "friend game", dropped his pierced hat, turned his head to avoid the cold fist swung by the girl, and made a sound that was half complaining and half joking.
What, besides fighting, making friends is also fun, especially when you see their funny reactions~
Quietly taking away the hand that was leaning on Dark Precure's shoulder, a trace of black shadow was pulled out of the girl's body and flowed into Ash's body along the direction of her fingertips.
"If you don't like it, then I'll call you Little Dark from now on?"
Dark Echo, as expected, you have accumulated so much.
"Don't use this kind of name -" Anmei, who was mid-sentence, saw the smile under the mask of the masked man, crossed her arms and turned her head to the side, no longer looking at this guy.
"Huh, whatever you want."
"Then I'll take it as your default."
After stuffing these echoes into his body with ease, Ash's power increased a lot.
[Absorbing Dark Echo...]
[You get rewards: Sin Stamp[Mole], Stamp Breaker, Stamp Warhammer. ]
Well, these are all things that are better than nothing. After all, the icing on the cake is definitely not as good as providing timely assistance, even though I happen to be able to use it.
Stuffing the ghost head seal into her purse, Ash happened to see Anmei who turned her head and met her eyes again.
He also saw that Dark Precure was holding half a piece of purple Heart Seed between his fingers.
It just so happened that Ash had seen the same thing at Yuri, and the other half seemed to have been made into a necklace by Tsukikage Yuri and hung on his chest.
"Timons, do you think Cure Moonlight is still alive?"
Now, as a cute clerk in a coffee shop, of course she is still alive~ But this is something Ash knows, but Timons doesn't know this "secret" at all~
"Who knows? Besides, aren't you the one who killed Cure Moonlight? Why are you asking me this question?"
"Because I saw..."
Dark Precure raised his head and cast his gaze on the bright moon outside the window.
She was talking about an incident that happened before Timons came. At that time, she defeated Lei and Pretty Cure, who had transformed from Erika. When she originally planned to give them the final blow, Cure should have been killed by her. Moonlight reappeared in front of her, but while she was stunned, two Pretty Cure were rescued by a mysterious man wearing glasses, causing her to miss the opportunity to kill Pretty Cure.
"I saw that she was still alive, but Dr. Sabaku told me that it was just my illusion. What I have to do now is to defeat the new Pretty Cure."
"I originally thought so, but..."
But she hesitated, to her creator, the one who should never have doubted her.
From her perspective, Cure Moonlight was indeed completely killed by her, but she did not feel that what she saw at that time was an illusion.
"That's it."
Seeing the confused heart underneath Anmei's cold face, the corners of the man's mouth curved into a subtle arc.
Do you all like to cover up your inner feelings with a cold appearance? You and Yuri really look alike, which makes people more and more curious.
In this case, let me make some calculations. After all, no matter how powerful you are, you are still just a little girl.
"Little Dark You have never left this room except when necessary, right?"
Leaning against the culture tank filled with unknown liquid, Ash gently tapped the glass with his hand, causing a dull sound to come from there.
"..."
Anmei didn't answer, but Ash could almost tell by the look in her eyes that she was right.
"So, Little Dark, let's go on a date."
"Are you teasing me?"
She directly pulled out her magic wand from her hand and pointed it at the man's throat. She had never been a talkative person. With such a frivolous attitude, even a so-called "friend" would not stop her anger. As long as he dared to say something strange again, she would teach this man a lesson.
Even though the weapon was pointed at him, the man didn't look afraid at all. Instead, he still maintained his relaxed smile.
"If you stay here all the time, you won't get any answers. That's why you want to go on a date and go out to experience it."
"Aren't you very confused about the life and death of Cure Moonlight? Use your own eyes to confirm it for yourself. If you have doubts, then find the answer with your own hands."
Go yourself... and find out?
"It's boring to always listen to other people's orders. Don't you want to find out more about her? Then go ahead and do it. I raise my hands to support you."
Putting away the magic wand, Ash's words barely convinced Anmei. Unknown to her, a tiny flame ignited in her heart.
"So it's a date, do you want to come?"
"I refuse."
"Yo! Little Dark!"
On the morning of the next day, looking at the man on the other side of the street who was wearing a silver dress but still wearing a mask, Dark Precure didn't know how to respond.
Why did I really come?
"As expected of you, I have always believed in you~"
"Shut up."
Ash is confident in his prediction. After all, how can a person like this who has always lived in a single place resist the temptation of the vast world outside?
When he saw the eye-catching Dark Precure standing on the street and the way she observed everything around her with her single eye, Ash knew that her plan was successful.
After all, if you want someone to return from the dark side to the light, you have to let her come into contact with the beauty of the bright world outside. It is impossible to have such a good thing happen to you if you just stay stupidly.
Chapter 17 The real story after the miracle fades
Tsukikage Yuri, who was severely injured and completely defeated, disappeared from the state of Pretty Cure, forced his body to stand up, and faced the two terrifying enemies with his fragile and real figure, with a face full of determination but no trace of fear.
"The flowers have fallen, why don't they wither?"
The white-haired enemy wearing a mask seemed to be asking Heart Tree, the collective flower of human souls, and also seemed to be asking the girl who was defeated but refused to fall obediently.
"It's a pity that it didn't happen as you wished."
She said this as if she had lost all fear. Tsukikage Yuri, who had lost an important person once again, had nothing to fear even if it was death.
"Even if I fall, Pretty Cure, who protects Heart Tree, will definitely stand in front of you again!"
"Then, go to hell, goodbye! Cure Moonlight!"
The one-eyed Dark Precure launched fatal death energy at her. After entrusting his transformer to the other two elves, Yuri desperately blocked the enemy's attack with his own Heart Seed.
Until the end, even her Heart Seed was broken into two halves, and Tsukikage Yuri disappeared in the dark light.
"!"
Tsukikage Yuri woke up from the bed, breathing heavily, with cold sweat already covering his face, and his wide eyes full of fear.
Is it this dream again?
Today is Saturday's rest day, but Tsukikage Yuri can't rest yet. In addition to school time every day, she also needs to go to work at Nasta Café in her free time, so as to subsidize the family and reduce the burden on the family.
It can be said that Nasta Café has completely occupied her private time.
"Good morning, Mom."
"Good morning, Yuri."
The smile of the family of three in the photo in the center of the living room is so bright, but in this slightly deserted home, no matter how you look at it, there are only two people.
"I'm starting."
Today's breakfast consisted of slightly light side dishes and rice. Yuri usually didn't eat much. She knew that if she went early, the boss who liked to stay in bed would have just started eating breakfast, and she could ask him for some cakes.
"Yuri, how is your job at that coffee shop?" Seeing Yuri's appearance, as a mother, Tsukikage Harurai asked the question she was most concerned about.
"I heard that the boss there is also a young man. He hasn't given you any trouble recently, has he?"
"Don't worry, mom." Yuri showed a rare relaxed smile. "Ash The store manager has some strange habits, but he is a very good person. He has always taken good care of me."
Yuri knows that, and she has searched all over Hope Flower City and can't find another store that offers such a high salary and free working hours. Considering that the coffee shop's customer flow has plummeted because of someone's interest, she can get the money with almost no excessive effort.
At first, he refused the reward at all, but in the end, he couldn't refuse on the grounds that "heroes who save the world should be rewarded with such reward, otherwise the world might as well be destroyed."
What's more, the current me, or the current Yueying family, really needs this money...
"If that's the case, I'll be relieved, mom." Seeing her daughter's smile that didn't seem to be fake, Tsukikage Harurai also let go of her hanging heart.
"It's really hard on you. At your age, you should study and live seriously in school, but you still have to do this..." Speaking of the emotional part, this strong woman couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes. "If only I could try harder, Mom."
"Mom, this is not your fault."
Originally, Yueying's family was just a family of three who wanted to be ordinary in the city. Until three years ago, their father, who was the backbone of the family, suddenly disappeared during an inspection abroad. The shocking news almost crushed the small family. They only worked at the canteen near the station. Tsukikage Harurai, a working man, had a meager salary that was barely enough to support himself and his daughter. Tsukikage Yuri, who was originally the leader of the track and field club and had a bright future, had to quit the club and give up everything he had worked hard for.
So mom, this is never your fault, it's all because of...
Whose fault is it...?
From the corner of his eye, he happened to glance at a pair of familiar yet unfamiliar bowls and chopsticks turned over on the other side of the table. Yuri's eyes showed an extremely sad expression for a moment.
"Mom, don't put daddy's dishes on the table again."
Otherwise, I will really start to hate him...
"Three years have passed. How could such a gentle father have been completely silent for three years? Maybe he has..."
"Dad, he must still be alive. As a mother, I know that."
His mother's confident smile seemed to dilute Yuri's sadness. Seeing her mother who remained optimistic, Yuri smiled again and responded with a smile.
"Since my mother said so, I have to believe it."
The breakfast time, which was not a relaxing one, ended with a smile as the mother and daughter encouraged each other.
"Be careful on the road."
Yuri Farewell to her mother, the hand that was raised in the air and waving continuously slowly stopped, and finally dragged down weakly.
"You said something forced again."
Store manager, is it okay if I arrive a little later?
"Ah sneeze!"
Ash suddenly sneezed so loudly that Dark Precure, who was keeping a distance from the side, couldn't help but look sideways.
"Ah, there must be an admirer who is thinking about me behind my back."
"After all, I am such an amazing person~"
Ash, who didn't feel anything was wrong at all, rubbed his itchy nose and asked Dark Precure to stay away.
This person... is actually a fool, right?
"But this dress is really nice."
Dark Precure's jet black dress and battle suit were too conspicuous for ordinary citizens. In order to prevent her from being irritated by the gaze of passers-by and leading to a killing spree, Ash managed to take her to a clothing store, but she ended up changing into a school uniform.
Looking up and down, Ash couldn't help but nodded.
"It's very similar!"
After putting on the school uniform, although the hair color is different, they look exactly like twin sisters. They are so similar.
Anmei wanted to ask him what he meant, but as soon as she thought about it, she knew that she would not get a serious answer, so she gave up.
"Timons, is this the human world?"
"Yes, this is the human world, Desert Apostles, the world that we are about to destroy with all our strength~"