"Pain helps you remember better."
Of course, these were all typed by him himself.
Here again I have to praise the protective power of Pretty Cure's suit. Next door, Rider and his team were hit hard. When they were beaten to the point where they were beaten to the point of opening their mouths and closing their eyes, it was a miserable match, especially the injuries on their faces, which were like being hit by a fragmentation grenade at close range.
And Pretty Cure is much better than this! Erika, who was still rolling on the ground wearing only a blue ray of light, was hit by a fatal flying kick, opened his mouth and closed his eyes, but his nose was scratched by a stone while rolling. Other than that, he was completely fine after resting for a while.
"You forget to fight on the battlefield, this is what you will end up with." Ash poked Erika's cheeks that were bulging out like Mudkip out of dissatisfaction. He couldn't help but poke a few more times because of its soft and elastic feel. "If Itsuki hadn't appeared in time and beat that person away, who knows what would have happened."
Yes, who knows, he definitely doesn't know anyway. (laughing)
Today's Erika did not jump up to refute as before. She just nodded to express that after hearing it, she glanced at Ash from the corner of her eyes, and then quickly turned her blushing cheek back, leaving Ash confused for a moment.
What's wrong? Could it be that I was exposed or there was something strange on my face?
"How's it going? Do you still want to sleep?"
"Really, how can you still sleep after being beaten up!" The blushing Erika quickly slapped Ash's hands away and covered his cheek. "I will never forgive that guy for kicking a lady in the face!"
Ash smiled softly when he heard this. There are so many people who say this to me.
"We must learn a lesson next time and not be soft-hearted when dealing with the enemy."
"Anyway, I understand... don't lecture me like this, I will change it."
After receiving the promise, Ash finally nodded. Since you can learn a lesson, then I might as well kick you. You are really a teachable brat.
Although I don't know why, Erika is so obedient today.
Stare————
It's not an illusion.
From just sneaking glances from time to time, to looking at it for a longer time, Erika is now staring directly at Ash's side face.
Of course, Ash ignored this line of sight as always. One of the qualities of being a villain is to learn to be thick-skinned. This is one of the key points of survival——
"You saw it!"
The blush on Erika's cheeks could not dissipate. Suddenly he spoke, breaking the pretense of tacit understanding between the two and breaking the tranquility.
After all, Erika didn't know how to endure when she was in such turmoil at the moment.
"Ah, what?" Ash, whose shoulders were shaking slightly, reluctantly replied.
"You already knew, I've been watching this thing about you!" Erika, who finally broke out, suddenly changed back to the way he was when he was messing around. The cheeks of the girl who was waving her fists up and down were already filled with apple blush. "You found out a long time ago and you still pretended not to know anything. Just forget it and you're still laughing!"
The agitation in her heart could no longer stop, she must say it out now! Here it is!
Finally, after the outburst, Erika blushed and waved his fists, and began to make a very loud noise regardless of the situation.
"Obviously we have been fighting very hard, but you always like to say sarcastic things about me and Lei! It is obvious that you don't understand anything about our mood and our efforts!" After the explosion, Erika also said everything that had been blocked in his heart in one breath.
"I care about Yuri-nee very much, and I'm also very interested in the new Itsuki, and he always likes to tease us and make us happy! Do you know that we will also care about you in the same way!" Erika hurriedly wiped his nose and tried his best to suck up the snot, but it still dripped on Ash's clothes.
"You are so kind to everyone. Because of this, people can't figure out what you are thinking and what you like!"
You keep doing these things to us, why don't you say you don't understand anything?!
"It's all your, it's all your fault!" She waved her fist and kept hitting Ash's chest. However, she had not transformed at this moment, and she was not strong enough to even hit Ash on the back. Ash just looked at Erika who rushed towards her in shame and anger. "It's all because of those strange words you said that I couldn't sleep without worrying about them all night!"
"Ah, what did I say? Besides, why would a little girl like you think so much?"
"Why not!"
"Obviously - obviously, I am also a girl, but -" As if she couldn't bear it anymore, Erika's cheeks turned even redder, with a tear falling from the corner of her eyes, and the small fists that kept hitting Ash's chest softly stopped. "If you say such strange things to me, even I will have random thoughts!"
Since you guys dare to say such amazing things, you should be even more amazing and take responsibility for me!
"It's so hot... but I finally got it!" After queuing for a long time in the hot summer, I finally helped Erika buy today's limited edition Strawberry Daifuku, but Lei, who was sweating profusely after working hard, smiled.
After all, it's for her relatives and friends, so it doesn't matter if she sheds a little sweat. Moreover, Erika's situation has been a bit weird these days. I hope this can cheer her up!
It's a pity that I don't know what the store manager likes to eat, otherwise I should pack some for him.
With a simple vision, Lei opened the door in front of her.
"Erika, store manager, I'm back!"
Chapter 88 Sorry, Lei
"Are you saying I did something wrong?"
After listening to Erika's words, she originally thought that the store manager would say some weird words to brush off her bad behavior, but she didn't expect that Ash actually seemed to start to reflect.
Ash thought about it carefully, because he liked the heroic side of Precure very much, and he was even more eager to witness the miracles that no one else could do except them, so from time to time he would use various techniques he had learned before to tease them and inspire them. For some unknown reason, he would be very happy when he saw their shy and embarrassed look, and he would naturally want to get close to them to see more of them.
But what if the emotions caused by these embarrassments attract their attention too much and hinder their growth?
Not only them, but he also seemed to have been affected by this. While attracting them, he was also attracted by their "brightness", which undoubtedly made him weak.
Now that he has figured out the key points of the problem, Ash has nothing to worry about. The last few times he thought like this, he was interrupted by them. This time, he must take it seriously!
"Indeed, doing this will not be good for your growth." Hearing that Ash actually planned to correct it, Erika's eyes widened in disbelief. "Although I don't intend to apologize, I will never..."
"No!" Erika suddenly spoke loudly, interrupting Ash's words. In Ash's surprised eyes, the aquamarine that concealed the girl's feelings on the flushed cheeks stared directly at Ash's pure eyes.
"That's not what I want to say - I, I am..."
"I... I!"
Ha, that's not what you want to say. Are you here to accuse me?
"If you don't tell me properly, no one will understand."
After listening to Ash's words, Erika finally broke the string called reason and shouted loudly to Ash.
"After you hugged me and said those things, even Erika would make me feel lonely and want to act like a spoiled child!"
"You idiot store manager!!!"
Ah, finally, I said it.
"..."
At this moment, the blush on Erika's face had turned redder than a fresh apple and redder than a monkey's butt. After listening to the full text, Ash opened his mouth in disbelief and blinked subconsciously.
What, after saying all this, do you just want to act coquettishly to me?
Even though he is a servant of Ash, he will not be punished by Erika.
"You..."
"I don't understand what you are saying, hug me!"
"I said..."
"It's so noisy! I want to be hugged. Hug me tightly now!"
Ash sighed and put the potion bottle aside.
"Oh, okay, okay, I lost to you, how old are I?"
[It's true that you didn't behave similarly when you were her age, but I think it's not her who is the problem. ]
"You ran out at this time?"
Opening his arms, Ash hugged Erika's smaller body and crossed it behind his back. He sighed, "It's so light" and then picked him up gently.
"..."
Erika hugged Ash like this. She originally thought she would faint immediately because she was too close to the male, but unexpectedly, the throbbing mood in her heart slowly began to calm down.
What's going on, this feeling?
However, even if we don't find out what's going on, it doesn't matter.
The girl's petite body burst out with a different kind of enthusiasm than usual, and her eyes looking up at Ash seemed to flicker like she could suck him in.
Erika tried to smile as usual, but still couldn't hide the blush on his face.
Ash lowered his head to meet the "soft" gaze like the ocean, and was actually fascinated by it. It was an expression that he had never seen or imagined.
Ash The arm that passed under the girl's armpit moved.
"Are you too close? Don't you like that I'm so close...?"
Erika's eyes were cast to the ground, with a lonely expression on his face. Ash could only shake his head at her coquettishness.
"Hey, I won't hate it, it's great!"
Can Erika also make such an expression?
Oops, what's going on? It's just Erika. Why does it feel inexplicably cute?
Looking at the girl's smiling face, for some reason, Ash felt his heart relax, as if some kind of "persistence" he had been carrying had been lifted from his shoulders, making him feel more relaxed than ever before.
"Huhu... hehehe, hehehehahaha!"
Leaning her cheek against Ash's arms, feeling the man's broad and powerful chest, Erika snickered.
"What's wrong? What's so funny?"
"Hahaha, they are hugging each other so inexplicably, they are like idiots!"
"You still know, really, who is the idiot?"
"It's not me anymore!"
"That's definitely not me."
Erika laughed happily, without any of the previous expression of silence.
"Store manager...Ash-sensei, Ash, have you been hiding something from us?"
"You... what do you mean, where?"
Hearing the words Erika said with a smile, Ash's heart was suddenly shaken as he temporarily lowered his defenses.
When was it exposed? This blue color usually looks silly and dull, is it all just an act?!
Ash, who would have just laughed it off even if he was exposed from the front, now became panicked in a rare way.
"Well, don't look at it like this, I just don't study as seriously as Lei and Itsuki, and I'm not really an idiot!"
Although I can't remember clearly because of the huge shock at the time, there is no doubt that Ash was doing something behind their backs.
"But can you tell me why? Even if it's just a reason?"
What's the reason... what else could it be?
"Does there have to be a reason? If so, I hope you can continue to shine and continue to become stronger. Only such Pretty Cure is worthy of the name you are talking about."
Erika, who was leaning in Ash's arms, once again uttered two sounds that shocked his whole body.
"Liar."
At this moment, looking up at the expression on Ash's face that seemed to be enduring something, Erika, whose brain was much better than usual, could feel that he was hiding and carrying something unknown alone.
Seeing such an expression, how could anyone not want to help him?
"Huhu, don't use such a surprised expression. I can understand it. Ash is an adult. Adults will hide things from others. Ash Don't say anything you don't want to say. Erika will not argue with you anymore."
"But it's very tiring to be patient all the time, right?"
Erika grabbed the little hands behind Ash's back tightly, as if he wanted to rub his body into Ash's arms.
"Ash, it doesn't matter if you become less strong..."
"When we were Pretty Cure, we were stronger than Ash-sensei. That being the case."
"I will protect you then!"
"When the time comes, let me protect you!"
Someone once said this to him, not just one, but two or three. People who were his friends, many people who could not even remember their names, had said this to him!
This sense of sight and familiarity turned into an unprecedented shock, shaking the soft part that was always protected under his iron heart.
"Erika..."