"That's right, this is a big crisis that threatens the existence of the entire earth and all mankind, and life hangs on a thread. So it's only natural that I specially set up Gijera, right?"
Rather than deviating slightly from one's original goal, it is more satisfying to instill one's ideas into others like this at this moment, Ash said loudly without restraint.
"In this case, if you don't even have confidence in Pretty Cure to protect the world, is there anything wrong with me setting up this trial for all mankind?"
As he spoke excitedly, Ash quickly stepped forward, grabbed Lei's arms on both sides with both hands, and shook his drooping little head.
"That's it, Lei! You showed me your will, so I didn't regard you as a weak coward."
"But now, no matter whether you are weak or strong, if you can't defeat the enemy, everything is in vain!"
"What - in this case, is it necessary to do this?!"
"Of course, let's see!"
Ash waved his arm generously, and as he pulled away the part he was covering so that others could see his back, the girls' pupils shrank slightly in shock.
"In the past, when faced with the same thing, people chose to perish."
Another group of people chose to use their last will to resist to the end.
"If it were you, what would you do?"
Chapter 159 Gijera's Dream
Gijera put away its dancing tentacles and pushed most of the roots deep into the ground again. Only the buds on the top of the head were trembling slightly, and it suddenly changed from the original ferocious-looking plant beast into a relatively large plant.
In contrast, more small Gijera flowers bloomed, even in the Desert Apostles base hidden deep in the desert.
"~~" The miscellaneous soldier Snaqi, who was simply made of Gummy bags, staggered and collapsed on the ground with a silly smile. Not only that, even the three cadres also rolled on the ground with smiles from the bottom of their hearts.
"Fight! Fight, fight!"
"My beauty is unrivaled!"
"Hey, I am the king of Desert Apostles~"
Needless to say, the performance of the three cadres with clear actual desires goes without saying. Even Dr. Sabaku, who had just walked out of the laboratory, was also affected by the trick. Pollen flowed into it along the gaps in the mask, and it seemed that some memories were awakened along with it.
Holding my painful head, the soothing effect from the pollen instantly dispelled all painful thoughts and unearthed the thoughts deep in my heart.
"Ah~Yuri... Chunlai... I... are back..."
Reciting someone's name, even Shaback saw the person he missed in his dream.
With the gesture of Ash, the girls finally realized that they seemed to be missing someone?
"Hahaha~so awesome~"
In the confused gazes of Itsuki and Yuri, Erika held his slightly flushed cheeks with both hands, humming soothing music with a sentimental attitude he had never seen before, and kept stepping on the catwalk on the catwalk with his feet.
"Erika, now is not the time to do this!"
"Wait, sunshine, Erika looks like her!"
As Yuri pointed out, Itsuki also noticed something was wrong. She saw Erika stupidly pinned the smaller Gijera to her head. She didn't even show the sadness she had shown during the previous battle with Ash. At this moment, she could see no one but real happiness in her eyes.
"Hey~Ash~It's really, so bad~" murmuring strange words, the girl in Huaichun wanted to show her beautiful side to the lover in her dream. She gently lifted up her petal-like short skirt, and the girl stepped on the steps of a swan and spun around.
"I'm so beautiful now~"
Even though Erika is usually a bit off-kilter and silly, at least he has never stretched his hips in serious matters, so he wouldn't suddenly start daydreaming under such circumstances... probably.
"What kind of drug did you, Ash, give to Erika!"
"No, this time it is indeed not Ash, but Gijera that has spread all over the earth. It has the ability to make people enter happy dreams."
I don't know when he appeared on the street lamp nearby, holding something in his arms. Kain was explaining to Ash who was instilling his thoughts into Lei.
"You said... these are from Gijera, the effect of pollen!"
After listening to Kain's words, the people who were still awake quickly looked further away, and then saw Kotori full of cars in the cracks, and passers-by sleeping on the roadside with smiles on their faces.
"!"
The three people who instantly understood what the trial Ash was talking about before immediately ignited the flames of sadness and anger in their hearts.
"Erika, wake up!"
"It's useless."
No matter how Itsuki and Yuri shake or slap their faces, Erika, who is wandering in a dream, still has that shy smile.
"I have improved the Gijera young plant I obtained, adding the ability to spray pollen at night and removing the physiological addictive function. However, can the human spirit take the initiative to break away from the most beautiful dream for him?"
If you fall into a beautiful dream, there is no guarantee that you can actively escape from the beautiful waking world.
"If your spirit can be as tough as steel, and you can even actively reject beautiful dreams and choose painful reality, you might be able to wake up."
"If you can stand up and express your rejection to me and Gijera... it seems like it won't work."
In fact, according to the reconnaissance data fed back to Ash by the armor, people become addicted faster than he thought.
It's a pity, because I was still looking forward to the possibility of losing.
"Once you go to the dream world, no one will want to come back."
"You!" Anger could no longer describe Yuri's mood at the moment. She stepped forward and grabbed Ash's collar. Her throat was almost choked and she seemed to want to say something, but she couldn't.
"You use this kind of evil to play with us, and you pass on this excessive malice to everyone. It's simply worse than the real Desert Apostles!"
"No, Gijera is neither malicious nor a weapon." Ash's calm words made Yuri stop what he was doing. "It's actually just a native plant from another Earth. Don't you think why Heart Tree doesn't respond?"
"Rather, maybe it's a gift from the earth to mankind?"
Listening to Ash's words, Yuri, whose faith in his heart was hit hard, let go of Ash's collar and staggered back.
Now, do humans need Gijera or Pretty Cure?
I don't know... or rather, I don't want to know.
"When faced with a desperate situation, the last resort a person can use is courage, but what about when faced with pure beauty?" Ash said, shaking his head. "It seems that colleagues who live in a world that is too gentle and have a pure heart to resist evil have lost the ambition to escape from the dream."
"But maybe this is a good thing. After all, you have absolutely nothing to do against Duen, right?"
If you, humans, can survive this trial, you might be able to trigger some kind of miracle like the shining Giant of Light, but now...
"If we are going to perish anyway, wouldn't it be better to be more comfortable?"
"Can't... agree..."
"What?"
Ash felt a slight tremor in his hand, and frowned as he felt that he heard something. Finally, he raised his lowered, tearful cherry-colored eyes again, and Lei once again faced Kamen Rider in front of him with that weak yet firm expression.
"For this kind of thing, for the result! Everything in the process, including the actions that can be trampled on everyone and your own precious past, is it really okay?"
"Obviously we are also working hard, Yuri is too, Itsuki is too, our bond! Every time we fight, we risk our lives to protect the world, but you want to deny all of this?!"
Faced with Lei's question, Ash remained silent.
"What qualifications do you have to set up trials for human beings? How dare you tarnish our memories? When did you become a person who only views everything in a superior way!"
"I will never agree with this kind of thing!"
Finally, Lei got some clues about the matter. The girl who had never even spoken loudly to anyone in the past almost roared and poured out her unbearable thoughts, rushing towards Ash, who had an emptiness in her heart in front of her.
But in exchange, Ash was ignited with anger and roared louder.
"Then that's all you want to say? What you want to say is that I did all this wrong?"
The sharp claws grabbing the girl's arm became harder with Ash's uncontrolled anger.
"Lei, you have to understand that if you just expect to leave everything to a miracle and think that as long as you try your best, there will always be a way, you will fail one day!"
Therefore, you have to exert your full ability, not to wait and expect, but to actually control the miracle!
Chapter 160 Intention and Jealousy
"Is that the reason?"
After listening to Ash's words, not only Lei, who is face to face, but also Itsuki, who is reminded of what happened to him, will feel excited in a trance.
After all, it was Timons who extended a helping hand to help and guide him on a new path, and then personally severed this relationship.
"Just to pursue our strength..."
Now the result is very clear, Ash is Timons, that is to say...
"It was the same reason at the beginning, so as Timons, was that why you were gentle to me?"
"Ah, of course, because I saw that you have a great talent. Since you have the possibility of becoming Pretty Cure, I can't pretend I didn't see it, right?" Ash answered truthfully.
I'm a little sad, because it's really unacceptable that Ash sees himself this way.
But... I'm also a little happy, because I know that Ash's intentions at that time were not false.
"That's why you are so happy when I transform, even when I am your enemy... You are so true!"
Putting his hand on his flat chest, Itsuki's sad expression was trembling.
When Ash chose to self-destruct his identity, the one who suffered the least impact was Itsuki who could still control his own mind. After all, he had deep friendship with other Ash. People with strong bonds are different. Although the store manager Ash is also a respectable person, the one who entered his heart first was the inconspicuous Rider: Timons.
But on the other hand, Itsuki Meidoin is also the most unfortunate. After all, unlike other people whose hearts have been severely damaged all at once, Itsuki was betrayed twice by this man.
It seemed that she was inhaling pollen due to her overly excited reaction. The scene in front of Itsuki continued to blur, and her thinking process gradually became dull. Her head was obviously getting dizzy, but she did not feel any discomfort, only a sincere feeling of happiness came out.
'Itsuki, there's no need to work hard anymore. '
Ah, is it Onii-sama?
She clearly heard the voice coming from an extremely close blood relative, but Itsuki, who was holding her head at the moment, could not go to them immediately because she had something to say and wanted to say it to the guy in front of her who had given up on gentleness and instead took the initiative to plunge into the abyss!
Questions, doubts, distress, relief, happiness, heartbeat, peace of mind, all the emotions I experienced with him, everything, thousands of words finally turned into one sentence——
"Stupid man."
The last thing his blurry eyes actually saw was his smile?
"Oh, I'm obviously a genius -"
After Erika was unknowingly recruited, even Itsuki followed in her footsteps. Now in Hope Flower City, only Lei and Yuri are still holding on.
"I know... I know what you mean Ash..."
The hands in front of her were firmly grasped by Ash's sharp claws, which even penetrated her skin, but Lei still had no intention of giving up.
"Ha, if you actually know, then why do you still refuse?"
"Just because I know it, I can't accept your violent behavior no matter what!"
Or do you want to say that this is all for my own good?
"You are just bullying me and everyone else. It's too much and too cruel!"
Tears were still flowing in the girl's eyes, but they never fell.
"Is that all you want to say?"
"You have talent, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to make it this far. Instead of hesitating in the face of the pain caused by me, you might as well try to hone yourself harder and try to surpass me!"
"Listen, feel it with your whole body, think with your head, and judge with your heart! At that time, you will understand everything!"
Because of the excessive force, even Ash didn't notice that the sharp claws pierced the skin on the girl's arm, and bright red blood flowed down her fair arm.
Blood streaked across her elbow and fell to the ground, dyeing the small yellow flower that appeared at the girl's feet a coquettish bright red.
It hurts, it really hurts, my arm was cut and stabbed so deep, it hurts so much that I almost shed tears! However, it's bearable because I don't want to back down here.
He doesn't want to lose, he only believes in the power in front of him!
"Enough!"
The one who finally pushed the two away was Tsukikage Yuri.
Looking around, she saw that only Lei was left among her teammates, and the light yellow pollen visible to the naked eye was gradually moving closer to the people in the center driven by the wind. Their situation could be said to be impossible to fly, and they were already doomed.
But just like that, Yuri, who had no way out, took the initiative to approach Ash, who had his arms folded. If this was the last, she would want to uncover the mask that this bastard used to hide himself no matter what!