"Who wants to betray you?"
I actually said such outrageous things. I obviously dressed up specially for today. I cried... As expected, the agitation that day was just an illusion!
When Erika's air pressure continued to drop, Ash's gaze also shifted to her hands, to be precise, the two uncolored "Enhancement Device Units" held in her hands.
"Ah..." Sensing Ash's gaze, Erika also picked them up. "What is this? I feel like I have seen something similar somewhere."
Having said that, Erika actually remembered that I had indeed seen a similar style device somewhere, it seemed to be that...
Oops, no, I didn't expect you to turn this thing out, but I can't let you know where it came from!
"Compared to this." Ash quickly approached Erika, held her hand, and threw the two devices aside. "You're hurt."
"Hey, ah, yes, this is too sharp, and there's nothing I can do if I scratch it."
The first thing I noticed was this, hehe, it's not bad...
The warm feeling from the hand restored Erika's spirit. When he saw the fingers held in the opponent's palm and the pair of staring eyes, he seemed to have seen them somewhere before. Even though the feeling made the past events vivid in his mind, Erika's face boiled up.
He, he, him! Is he going to hold my finger in his mouth like last time??
Although Sister Tao did this to me when I was scratched as a child, and saliva does help disinfect, so it is reasonable for the store manager to say this... No Erika, what are you thinking!?
"No, it won't work, manager, this, this will never work! Lei, Lei, she——"
"Well, what did you say?" He picked up the Yunnan Baiyao spray and applied a layer of medicine to the wound. As the girl's shy voice turned into a cry of pain, Ash put a band-aid on her finger.
"That's fine, but what did you just say have to do with Lei?"
Ash I don't understand, Lei is not around, she won't come to you if you suddenly call her, or is this some hidden communication method of Pretty Cure that I don't know?
"Haha, of course it has nothing to do with Lei." Looking at the band-aid on his hand, Erika tilted his head to one side in an inexplicable discomfort.
Ahhhh, no, Erika! Why are you starting to have random thoughts? Don't be swayed so easily!
Ash's gaze swept across the whole room. She originally just went out to buy some materials and came back with something like Erika. She really didn't expect that. Although she hasn't noticed it yet, it would not be good if she continues to find something. It is best to end it quickly.
"But, aren't you here to see me? If you have anything to do, I suggest you tell me now."
That's right, Erika, take advantage of this opportunity and quickly use the means of insinuation to help Lei ask what type of person he likes. Only in this way can he be called a good flirt!
"I said, you..."
Erika, whose fingers were covered with band-aids, gently picked up the scented tea handed to him by Ash in front of him. When the hot air lingered and licked his chin with a comfortable temperature, Erika asked his question.
"What do you think of me?"
Chapter 84 Erika in his eyes
'Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! '
Erika, who looked calm on the surface, was shouting silently in her heart. She was so shocked that she even subconsciously drank the flower tea in her hand that she didn't intend to drink.
Oops, wrong question!
Lei-!
"Uh--?!" His tongue stirred the taste in his mouth, making Erika stare at the cup of light red scented tea in his hand in disbelief.
What's going on? Is this really something created by the store manager?
"Delicious... delicious?!"
"What's that expression on your face? If I think about it, what do you think I can't do?"
"But..." Erika felt a twist when he thought of the ghostly taste of Mars Coffee he had tasted before. He thought of the customers who had avoided this street after coming here, and then looked at the playful smile on Ash's face. Erika opened his eyes wide and came to the conclusion. "In other words, you did it on purpose!?"
"What do you mean on purpose? I did it on purpose." He picked up his scented tea and took a sip. Ash frowned slightly. The right amount of sugar was too little for him and he couldn't taste it at all. "Those coffees are indeed carefully prepared according to my taste. Is it someone else's fault that they can't appreciate my taste? What can I do wrong in wanting to promote more of the coffee I like?"
"Have you made a mistake? Have you understood that this is for sale?"
"Yes, so do I need to accommodate others?"
"People like you are annoying..." Even though he had known it for a long time, Ash's unique egocentric temperament still made Erika dislike him, and he reacted suddenly.
"No, you haven't answered my question yet!"
Anyway, he has asked the question, and there is no way to recover the water that was thrown out, so why not see what his answer is?
"Well... that's what you said."
Speaking of which, it's normal for them to be curious.
After all, I took the initiative to help them and used this place as Pretty Cure's base. After spending time together, they would naturally want to know my thoughts from me instead of listening to me change the subject.
So, ask yourself, what do I think of the four people in the store?
Lei's words were timid, and her blushing look was quite funny, but the same kind of person dared to oppose me head-on, and never felt confused by my outrageous remarks, so he was considered a potential stock.
Itsuki is excellent in all aspects, both as a store clerk and as a warrior, but she seems to be constrained by something. If she can be more open, she will exceed her limits.
Yuri's words are a bit worse. Although I helped her, I can see that the knot is still in her heart. Unless I can help her again, there is still a big gap between her chance to shine again.
Uh-huh?
Ash, who was thinking and recalling his past with the girls, suddenly paused, and his face that gradually tightened closed up the smile that had been raised at the corner of his mouth for some time.
Unknowingly, these girls seem to have occupied a considerable part of his heart.
In the beginning, Ash really had the intention of imitating Evolto. Regardless of what happened later, according to what Ash saw with his own eyes, the period when he served as Sento's life mentor was indeed It is actually very conscientious, and it can even be said that Kamen Rider bulid's desire to fight for love and peace was guided by it. In the end, the fruits of love and peace, the extent to which human beings can achieve it, even surprised themselves.
So Ash followed the same example and used the coffee shop manager as a springboard, preparing until the moment of revelation, drawing out all the previously accumulated emotions as a strong rebound, presumably turning them into their strength to achieve the power he pursues.
But Lu, he just thought like this, obviously he didn't deliberately get closer to them, but when did he start...
Have you become so concerned about them?
"What's wrong? Are my affairs so difficult for you?"
"Okay, okay, let me think about it for a while."
He touched the little head of Erika who was angry and thought he was being ignored, and kept running his fingers through the blue ponytail that he had tied up specially today. To his surprise, Erika didn't yell and slap his hand away this time.
Erika, who put on new clothes today, can be said to be eye-catching. Although she still can't hide her sense of liveliness, her maturity is well integrated into the girl's cuteness. Ash guesses that today's dress must have taken a lot of effort on her part.
It was a bit unexpected. She always looked carefree and I didn't think of her as a woman. I didn't expect that if I looked closely, she turned out to be quite beautiful.
"So who is Erika in my eyes?"
The man tipped his chin up and slowly came to a conclusion.
"Smelly brat."
"Pfft——gaahha!"
Erika spit out the scented tea in one sip on the spot. Ash picked up the tea tray and held it in front of her.
It feels like this isn't the first time.
"Why, why! I'm obviously no longer a child, but this time I'm wearing a mature style like my sister!"
"If you're a brat, you'll still be a brat no matter how old you are." Looking at Erika's figure swinging crazily in protest with a calm face, Ash replied in a few words. "I admit that she is beautiful, but her personality is too bad."
"Gu————!" Gritting his teeth, Erika squeezed out the sound of boiling water from his throat.
I know I do have some problems, but as a man, you are too straightforward!
Without any intention of stopping, looking at Erika who was now dressed in a mature style, Ash subconsciously compared her with another blue figure wearing glasses.
"He's careless and noisy. He always makes a lot of noise when I'm taking a nap. He has brains but he never thinks about charging. He looks ugly and doesn't look like a lady at all. He's flat-chested and short at the same time. He's too noisy for a woman." Ash clapped his fingers and pointed out all the shortcomings of Erika like a treasure trove.
"This, this, is this what a man can say?!"
"It's just because I'm a man that I say this."
Gu...Erika threw himself weakly on the table, and two tears sadly dripped from the corners of his eyes and stuck on the lenses.
He also said that he wanted to find out for Lei. Is there any need for such a boring straight man to find out?! Why is it so easy for everyone to be attracted to this kind of person? I'm so reluctant...
"But..."
However, Ash's words are still going on.
"You became Pretty Cure just to be with Lei, right? You have always been supporting her weakness with your own courage." Ash's words made Erika stop squirming unwillingly. When the girl turned her head towards the man, she met a pair of serious eyes.
"You did it for others, right? I think it's amazing."
"Although you are a front-runner during battles, you are always the first to open up the situation. Although you are noisy, you are also lively and cheerful. Maybe you haven't noticed that Lei and Itsuki are both affected by your positive influence."
As he talked, Ash smiled.
"I quite like this type."
Originally, Ash was planning to say some weird things on purpose to tease her. After all, it's quite fun to tease a type like Erika who has a big reaction.
But unknowingly, while talking and looking at the two "aquamarines", Ash unconsciously spoke out what was really in his heart.
It was only then that he realized what he had said.
Hey... what's going on? I've always been nice to them, but somehow I've become soft-hearted?
Erika blinked blankly while listening to Ash's words, and even ignored the reason why Ash knew him so well when fighting.
What did he say?
He said, do you like it?
DOKI——DOKI——
Erika subconsciously covered his heart, because a different rhythm began to beat here again.
Until Erika's stunned nerves realized what Ash had said, a blush quickly appeared on the girl's fair round face, occupying the color of the girl's entire neck upwards like a rapidly ripening persimmon.
Chapter 85 You are my goddess of luck
"Don't... don't..."
The girl who waved her hands in front of her face and turned her face to one side as she didn't want others to see her expression at this time, but her movements just aroused the joy that Ash had been hiding. Ash, who was rare in the store manager state and became interested, leaned over without caring.
"What's wrong?"
Oh, that's interesting. I've never seen other people react like this when I say that to them before. Please let me know!
"Don't..."
"Don't?"
"Don't suddenly act cool after becoming so popular!!!"
Do you know that this makes me feel very embarrassed?
Erika suddenly burst into a roar, and the sound hit Ash's unprotected ears. The man, who was completely dizzy from Erika's roar, sat down on the bed again.
Why are you shouting so loudly?
"You must be tricking me... I won't be fooled!!"
The circle-shaped mouth kept shouting outwards. Erika turned his arms vigorously and assumed the posture of Train Fist to "attack" Ash. Then he was stopped by a hand on his forehead.
"Why don't you feel happy when I compliment you a few times?"
"Uh oh oh oh oh oh -"
"Okay, stop boxing here."
After a while of jumping around, Erika finally stopped and looked at each other in silence at the two people sitting together. At this time, a soul question came to Erika's mind.
Okay, I've finished asking my questions, now it's time to...
Ah, hey, what am I here for?
"Is there anything else?"
"No, it seems to be gone."
I seem to have forgotten something, but if I forget, it means it's not important. I'm such a smart guy!
"It's okay if it's gone. Since you're here, don't just watch and help me."
After saying that, Ash stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and handed Erika a broom as well.