I don't know why, but I feel relieved after seeing that the store manager's coffee is also useful for them.
"That's so rude, Brother Tao!"
"It's not my problem!" Momotaros quickly wiped the coffee that leaked from between his teeth, and almost threw the cup at Ash's face. "What kind of coffee is this? It's incomparable to Mami's. Is this something people can drink?"
"That's not what you said. After all, you are not a human being, are you?"
"Nani?!"
Momotaros was so angry that the recharge reached 1000% in an instant.
The taste of Imagin is different from that of humans, so according to Ash's calculations, the taste of Mars Coffee just matches their taste. It's just that Momotaros personally put more ingredients in this cup.
The moment Momotaros, who is very sweet, drank this cup of coffee, he immediately felt as if he was thrown into a sea of juice squeezed from bitter melon and began to swim. The bitter taste that could make Imagin almost die from bitterness almost overflowed from his mouth!
"Ash, did you do this on purpose?!"
"No, I did it on purpose."
Seeing Momotaros jumping around, the corner of Ash's mouth curled up.
Chapter 109 The second "murderous case" caused by the ring
Really, what's going on with this situation where elementary school students are quarreling with each other?
Even if they didn't say it themselves, the thoughts of the three of them were still reflected on their faces.
"Ash-sensei, you can really surprise everyone anytime."
Itsuki's summary instantly received unanimous high agreement from everyone.
"What are you talking about? Can you be considered a good friend like this?! I think you are still rebelling - wuwuwu, little bear, let me go!"
Ash took a step back calmly, Momotaros's fingernails just scratched in front of him due to the urgent pull from his companion behind him.
Seeing the humiliation of these guys, Ash felt inexplicably refreshed.
"Calm down Brother Tao, but are you so exaggerated?"
The other hand that wasn't grabbing Momotaros picked up the cup in front of him, and Kintaros took a sniff. Didn't you feel any strange smell?
"Really, senior? This cup tastes good to me."
Looking at Momotaros who continued to dance, Urataros enjoyed his coffee with peace of mind, and at the same time, he sorted out the ins and outs of the invitation in his mind.
After all, the previous senior blackmailed Ash for a lot of pudding. Although Ash is not the type who likes sweets, he is not a broad-minded person either.
"Reckless fish don't need bait. After all, they are seniors, and they just bit the hook sent by Ash."
"What--okay! Before I teach Ash a lesson, I'll take off the shell of you stinky turtle first."
"Oh, seniors should stop being violent in front of girls!"
"Oh, I know what's going on!"
Just when Imagin were about to have their second internal conflict, Lei suddenly made a loud noise that attracted everyone's attention. She gently adjusted her glasses that shone with wisdom, and Lei made her own judgment.
"It must be because the store manager likes special photography very much, so he hired an actor wearing a leather suit to give us a surprise!"
The recent store manager has been telling us about Kamen Rider, but apart from being very interested in Itsuki, Erika and I still prefer magical girl works like "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" to the somewhat scary Rider. After all, it is very interesting to occasionally make people empathize with it.
So in order to give us an advantage, the store manager specially hired leather actors to act out this play for us - which makes perfect sense! The store manager really put a lot of thought into it.
"Well, although what you said is outrageous, Lei." Erika, who was next to him, knocked his palms with his fists and made a sound of agreement. "But since it happened to the store manager, it makes perfect sense."
Uh-huh, look, store manager, what else do you have to say——
"Well, generally speaking, your judgment is correct." Momotaros, who was in a state of confusion and baring his teeth, put him down on his forehead, and Ash responded calmly. "But how do you explain the previous possession?"
"S-Screwed!" Unable to explain, Lei, who failed to judge, squatted in the corner in despair and drew circles sadly.
Ash walked up to Hanasaki Rei, who was "constantly sad", and gently patted his shop assistant's cute little head.
"Wait, wait, store manager... don't do it in front of so many people..."
Lei shyly retracted her neck into her collar. Ash likes to use "poisonous hands" on soft and cute things. All the clerks know that usually one of the three elves will stroke him here and there when he has nothing to do. If not, If it were, it would be the case that everyone except Yuri would be brutally murdered. Erika had lost his temper several times over this matter. Until recently, he didn't respond but started to enjoy it... huh?
"It's okay, I know you don't want to see a few of them fighting, so I plan to liven up the atmosphere." Ash, who witnessed Lei's bright spot, had a satisfied smile on his face, and his hands were a little stronger.
"Even if they have been possessed, you don't want to see them having conflicts or anything like that. He is such a good boy. He is so good and well-behaved. He has worked hard."
Under the smile of Itsuki next to her and the dissatisfied look on Erika's cheeks, Ash rubbed the soft girl's head with just the right amount of force.
In the past, this would have been an experience that would have made her faint from embarrassment, but now Lei would hold her hot smiling face with her hands.
"Yes, I have worked hard..."
Lei is a good kid, so he will slowly let the store manager realize how good Lei is, and then it comes down to his feelings... huh?
It seems like there's something hard hitting the head... Huh?
"Store manager, show me that hand now."
After speaking, Ash took off the palm of his head and placed it in front of himself without waiting for an answer.
"What's wrong... eh?"
"Ring."
For a moment, Lei's strange silence attracted the attention of others again, and when she uttered that word, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
"What's wrong, Little Bear, why has the atmosphere suddenly changed?"
"I don't know, Brother Tao, I don't know either if you ask me."
"Shhh-" Looking at the two girls who were gradually approaching Ash, Urataros quickly raised his fingers and made a sound. "Everyone, it's best not to say anything at this time."
"The ring worn on the ring finger of the left hand... means..." Erika, who carefully looked at Ash's fingers, said every word. But what "horrified" Ash was that her original aquamarine-like eyes gradually began to get closer to the previous Yuri's eyes.
Then he looked at Lei, who stood up in front of him. Well, his eyes had lost their highlights and were dead!
"Ring, what happened to the ring?"
Ash lowered his head and looked at his ring again. No, this is really just an ordinary ring, not a power-up item. Why do both you and Yuri look so shocked? Hey!
Why do you all care so much about rings? You guys didn't use rings to transform, so what happened to the rings?!
"Ash-sensei... Congratulations..."
"Congratulations, what are you planning to congratulate me all of a sudden?" Touching his ring, hearing the originally gentle voice turn into a emotionless voice, even Ash would feel horrified.
But then, the creepiness suddenly turned into a feeling of terror.
"Store manager, you big liar!"
Ash's reaction from behind made him duck down and catch the flying toy belt. There, Erika, whose face looked as sad as if it was about to melt, was being stopped by the panicked Itsuki from her rampage.
"Wait a minute, Erika, calm down!"
"Itsuki Don't stop me. Obviously, obviously something like that happened between me and Lei, and my friendship with her was almost destroyed. Now isn't it completely meaningless?!"
A woman in an angry outburst is very scary. Itsuki, a master practitioner, could hardly stop Erika from going berserk.
"We have always - I always thought that you, the store manager, would be waiting for me. Why, why are you already married!"
Ha!?
Erika's words made Ash froze in place with Yan Yi stunned, so much so that he couldn't even avoid the next book before he was hit in the face.
"Who is it? Who is she married to?"
Facing the two people's questioning, Ash took the book off his face and gave a rare embarrassed reply.
"What are you talking about? I'm still a virgin!"
You guys are the ones, what are you thinking?
Chapter 110 Precure Rider forms a mixed team and attacks!
"So, wearing a ring on the ring finger of your left hand means..."
Among the three Imagin present, the only one Urataros who happens to be very good at emotional matters raised his hand as a demonstration.
"Wearing a ring on the ring finger of the right hand means that you are in love with your lover and have plans to get married." Then, Urataros took back his right hand, grabbed and lifted Ash's left hand, and the wooden golden ring on it was shining brilliantly. "Wearing a ring on the ring finger of the left hand means that you are married, and it symbolizes loyalty to love and marriage, so it is understandable that the ladies are so excited."
I understand a hammer! What are you so excited about? Do you want to marry me? Shit, is this a funny plot from some unit? Hey! It's not the classic pretending to be married.
Could it be that... ah, I understand, I understand, it's like marrying your father when you grow up... It feels like this is not the first time you hear something like this.
"So what does this mean?" Stroking his fingers, Ash's expression was subtly distorted. "Isn't it just a ring? Wearing it on different fingers has different meanings. What a joke?"
I see that the magician who wears the ring doesn't wear rings on himself and others every day when he has nothing to do, and he doesn't have so many twists and turns.
I can wear it on whichever finger I want. When the time comes, I will be happy to wear the Lord of the Rings with all rings on my ten fingers!
"After all, it is precisely because feelings are invisible and intangible that people create many symbolic things." After finishing his work as a teacher, Urataros nodded with complete satisfaction. "It is precisely because feelings are so fascinating that I am addicted to them instead of Imagin's mission~ Well, it's really hard to extricate myself!"
"Tsk, after all that, aren't you still a pervert!"
"Senior, how rude~"
Ignoring Imagin who started to fight again, Ash turned his attention back to Lei and the others. After clarifying the misunderstanding after the previous quarrel, the faces of the two girls who gradually realized what they had done were gradually flushed with shame.
"So Ash! Does the store manager really have no marriage partner?"
However, in this case, doesn't it mean that I also... While they were thinking this, Ash interrupted their thoughts.
"If you don't study well, you worry about my affairs? Huh, I don't have such boring plans!"
I know that marriage is a graveyard of passion, and I don't want to get married!
"I don't think I will fall in love with anything..." Just as he was saying this, a touch of pure white silk gauze that made people's hearts throb suddenly flashed in his mind, and Ash paused in his heart and continued as if nothing had happened. "Strange thing... I haven't had enough fun yet - I have very high standards and I don't have anyone to marry now, but you guys... Why are you reacting so bigly?"
If it were another protagonist, he might have been fooled by such a funny atmosphere and feel that he was at fault. But I wouldn't. I am always the only one who messes around, so who else will get it?!
"You are students, right? If students don't study hard, they will think of something wrong!"
Ash's words made the two girls stunned. Obviously you are the most unlearned and unskilled person! Is it okay for you to say this now?
"Even so, even so...!" Lei, who had her hands clasped in front of her face like a little rabbit, mustered up the courage to say loudly! "Even I am a girl! Girls will always long for marriage no matter what their age!"
"Obviously it was the store manager who told me not to misunderstand--wuwuwu!"
Looking at the increasingly excited Lei, Ash raised his slightly clenched fist and rained justice down from the sky!
"You are a pink light idiot who thinks too much and doesn't want to imitate other people's strong arguments. Reflect on this!"
"Ooooh... it hurts so much, I'm sorry..."
Seeing Lei kneeling in the miserable state of introspection, Erika, whose face turned slightly pale, took a few steps back, and then bumped into the chest of Itsuki, who had a subtle expression on his face and smiled.
"That's it, Itsuki, don't let her run away, then Miss Erika... what do you have to say?" Squeezing out of several intersections with his head on his head, Ash put his smiling face towards Erika, who was feeling increasingly bad.
"I, I support Lei! Can such an ignorant store manager be a good supporter of Pretty Cure?!"
"... What does the supporter have to do with understanding people's hearts?" Then, the second fist shook out all the tears from Erika's eyes. "And if crying is of no use, the police will be of no use!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Can you still call the store manager who made such a prank an adult?!"
Unconvinced, Erika retorted loudly, then received a second fist and started crying even louder.
"The annoying store manager is an evil spirit!"
"Is this the reason? It's just your own wild imagination!"
Really, even though the children on TV even dare to drive robots to fight against evil monsters, they don't ask whether they are available or not. Why are these robots in my house so weird?
Ash, who gave one or even two violent shocks to each of the two troublemakers, looked at the two little ones squatting on the ground and covering their heads and starting to reflect on (physics). Ash, who nodded with satisfaction at the punishment result, began to ask Itsuki about another important question.
"You are coming from outside, right? If so, have you seen Yuri?"
"Yuri-nee? This really doesn't exist..."
"Hey, I'm talking about you." When Ash was asking about Tsukikage Yuri's whereabouts, Momotaros's questioning voice came from behind and interrupted the questioning. "I said you guys, have you seen Imagin?"
"Isn't that what you are?"
"No, what I'm talking about is that kind of - Imagin, bad Imagin!" Momotaros got angry as he spoke, pointed at the nose of Kintaros next to him and cursed. "This stupid bear! I obviously caught Imagin and scattered it, but I forgot to let it run away! I don't know where it is now!"
"Huh-?"