"That's right... I was so obsessed with what was in front of me that I accidentally forgot about what I was really puzzled about." The trembling fingers quietly lifted up to cover his face, Ash seemed to really regret it.
"For a hero, what is needed may not be absolute victory, but the gestures and ideas revealed in the battle are what truly shine."
I must have used dark means, and even if it really resulted in a so-called good ending, it would definitely be a farce that is not even a third-rate story that people are too lazy to read.
"Besides, in front of your innocence, you can't even understand my sword."
"Then, Pretty Cure!"
Holding Dark Sword in their hands, Ash climbed up from the ground and stood up. When the man straightened his back from his hunched posture, the girls realized at such a close distance that this man was so much taller than themselves.
"My name is Ash!"
Ash?
"As long as you don't give up." Pull out Dark Sword from the ground, flip your wrist and dance an elegant trajectory, then put it into the storage sheath on your waist.
"I am willing to wield my sword for you when tragedy strikes."
"What do you mean?"
"Ah." In front of the girl with twinkling stars in her eyes, Ash nodded solemnly.
"I'm joining."
"Great!"
Putting aside the reactions of others, Hoshizora Miyuki is sincerely happy about this.
When the girl jumped up in cheers, her face was stained with dirt and she was smiling unabashedly. Even Ash couldn't help but smile.
So beautiful...
If it's for that smile, my future hard work will be worth it, right?
Chapter 31 Ash wants to be a partner of justice!
Ash, who believed in his own arbitrary actions, once again lost to the miracle caused by the innocent girls. Thinking about it later, this did not surprise him.
Originally, even though he lost to the power of miracles and made Ash recognize them, it was not enough for him to believe in them. In fact, his stubbornness was unexpectedly high.
But the result was unexpected. The pink Pretty Cure: Hoshizora Miyuki's almost stupid and sincere heart moved his even hopeless heart.
Acknowledging your mistakes and failures and using them as lessons for the future is also an important part of leading to a good end.
So after being told the truth, not as a partner, but as a comrade on the same front for the time being... Ash originally thought that this would be very difficult for him. After all, he was used to taking the evil route to obtain Dark Echo, and he had never tried to join the team so early. But then he unexpectedly discovered that being a good person... seems to be quite refreshing!
"Is this a new clown again? They are really hard-working guys. They want to send them a flag on behalf of their boss."
In a deep purple "tragic ending" barrier space, Ash, who was not affected at all, walked through the slumped and fallen people around him as if nothing had happened. Like a crawling dragon in the shadows, after several leaps in the shadows between buildings in a way that ordinary people could not imagine, he stood on the edge of a high place that was very suitable for a leap of faith.
At his feet now is the familiar werewolf who died from overwork. Below him are the special effects of the two Pretty Cures who are transforming and the clown monster who is waiting for their transformation to end.
"Clown!"
The sky is blue and the fields are vast. Tragedy Kingdom's original plan to resurrect Emperor Pierrot is almost completed, but because of Darkness Emperor's Tragedy Energy The Tragedy Kingdom cadres, who were almost done because some unscrupulous thing stole their "electricity", now have to summon clown monsters from scratch to fight with the Pretty Cures to collect energy.
Anyway, when they heard the news from Guipai and knew that all their previous efforts were in vain, the three cadres of the Tragedy Kingdom all turned into Sima-like faces, not to mention how much energy they had.
After observing for a while, due to his own reasons, the battlefield changed from five against one to two against one. Ruju looked away from the werewolf below, and Ash nodded with his fingers on his chin.
"It looks like, that is to say, now it's my turn, Kamen Rider, to appear."
Wolfurun felt like there was something dirty around him, and all the hair on his body stood up.
"Miyuki!" Reika jumped back to avoid the attack of the clown monster's huge red fist, and Reika gave instructions to his companions. "Next, let's attack it from the left and right together!"
"I'm coming!"
Having received the promise of support from Ash, Miyuki, who was full of confidence, deliberately made an action to show off the non-existent muscles on his thin arms, then swung his arms into windmills and rushed towards the monster at a fast pace.,
There is no need for Ash-sensei, now both of us can defeat the clown!
"Drink, drink, drink - ugh!"
Just when Miyuki was about to hit the clown monster at full speed, a "cannonball" was spit out from the monster's mouth and directly hit the girl whose path was too clear, causing her to go back to where she came from.
"Miyuki——!"
Reika, who was anxious for his companion's defeat, quickly looked in the direction where Miyuki flew away in shock. Unexpectedly, the clown monster just caught the flaw, and Reika, who was originally outstanding and was not caught, was also knocked away because of such an accident.
"Uh-huh..." Miyuki sat up from the ground, rubbing the back of his head where he had made a big hole in the road when he landed. "It hurts... but it doesn't seem to hurt that much anymore."
I have to mention here that in order to defeat Ash, she had to use the sharpness of the holy sword to defeat him, and her body was almost bled by Ling Chi as if it was cut with a dull knife.
After the battle ended and he realized his miserable reaction, Miyuki cried loudly and almost fainted from the pain. Although he received treatment from Ash, when he returned home, his mother saw the miserable state of being wrapped as a mummy, which almost scared her and sent her to the hospital.
Since the battle with Ash, if nothing else, at least in terms of pain tolerance, the girl has made great progress.
"Miyuki, can you still fight?"
"It's useless, so what if we can continue! There are only two of you!" Seeing that he had gained the upper hand again, Wolfurun threw his annoying intuition behind his head and instantly entered a state of triumph. "Three less than the usual five. Do you think you can defeat my clown monster with this kind of fighting strength?!"
"Don't look down on others with your wolfish eyes, even if it's just me and Beauty!" As a person who can make Ash fall with her innocence, the pure Miyuki was not affected by Wolfurun's ridicule at all. She patted her skirt and jumped up from the ground and pointed at him with one hand. "For the sake of others, we will continue to fight against you Tragedy Kingdom!"
As the saying goes, never give up easily are the basic qualities of the pink Precure, the red Sentai Rangers, and the protagonist's Kamen Rider. With only the strength of the two of them, the girl once again fights with a clown the size of a small building.
"After all, it is an idealistic state. Is it impossible to maintain it normally?" Thinking that he had caught a glimpse of the figure like a goddess with wings on its back, Ash shook his head helplessly. "Well, after all, it's not uncommon for this kind of situation to develop. You have to learn to get used to it. Next..."
"Uh-"
The strength of the clown monster was overwhelmingly stronger than theirs, and Reika, who had not found any loopholes in the enemy, had to catch the heavy blow that hit her for Miyuki. Although her arms that trembled with the strength confrontation withstood the funny red gloves that were hit like a steamroller, in the face of the huge force, both of Reika's slender thighs were inserted into the ground.
If there are only two people, is it still too much? That Ash-sensei... said he joined us and would fight side by side. Now the enemy is coming. Where are you? You were not on the battlefield at all. Where were you?!
"Ah——Ash-sensei!"
Miyuki's exclamation not only brought Reika out of his thoughts, but also interrupted the rhythm of the battlefield. At this time, both the two people and the clown monster looked in the direction of the girl's exclamation, and then saw an extremely embarrassing scene.
Wang Jian, who had already transformed, touched the back of Wolfurun at some point. Dark Sword Tsukuyomi was clearly placed on the neck of the werewolf who was doing a French military salute with all the hair on his body standing on end.
"Listen to the little clown down there!"
"Give me a sweet word, surrender or not!"
Chapter 32 Can this be considered a righteous partner?!
Ash, suddenly I figured something out.
That's right, the suit he drew this time using the "Lottery Ticket" is the suit of "Dark Sword Tsukuyomi" and "Jaaku Dragon" Wonder Ride Book, which allows him to transform into the powerful Rider and Kamen Rider Calibur who use the power of the evil dragon!
No matter how you look at it, the role he needs to play this time is another villain Rider who believes in doing evil and stands on the opposite side of the righteous protagonist. However, after careful consultation, Ash found that this is not the case.
Although there are not many memories left about the world of holy blades, according to the "Invincible Great Sword Man" who only has light, "Dark Sword Tsukuyomi", as one of the two first holy swords forged, is a real sword that saves the world, and Kamen Rider King Sword is also a hero that undoubtedly saves the world.
The reason why he became the Riddler villain who fell into the dark side of the swordsman is because the swordsmen chosen by King Sword in the past were all real men with a sense of responsibility. So after seeing the bad end of Mirai, generations of swordsmen have chosen the Dark Temple... I mean the Riddler's path to save the world.
In this case, it means that I am not actually positioned as a villain this time, but a decent series with a hidden character burdened with heavy past experiences from the beginning!
Not to mention, even the hero of this world, Pretty Cure, recognized me and even invited me to join him!
Somehow, Ash, who finally came to this conclusion, made up his mind.
"From today on, I, Ash, will be a partner of justice."
As for Ash, who has been a villain for who knows how long, how can he be a partner of justice...
"You, you, you - you despicable -"
Faced with Wolfurun's wide-eyed and trembling accusations, Ash wordlessly raised the sword a little higher, and the overly sharp blade of the holy sword shaved off the hair on the werewolf's neck with just one touch.
"Wait a minute, I have something to say... I have something to say!"
Wolfurun, who was performing the French military salute, never dreamed that he would have a rare opportunity to suppress the weak Pretty Cure. He was singing with his Q baby, and he was about to win the victory, but he was robbed halfway!
The problem is that he is obviously a cadre of the Tragedy Kingdom, a bad guy! Generally speaking, he is the one who robs others!
"Little clown?"
As a monster, the intelligence is not enough to understand everything in front of him. Seeing his master being held hostage and speaking like an Ash gangster, the clown monster fell into a whirlpool of confusion.
Ash deliberately shook the holy sword that was scratching Wolfurun's neck. The poor werewolf looked at his neck that was about to be shaved clean and almost cried without tears.
"Don't you care what this werewolf turns into?!"
"Wait, wait!"
The situation was completely disrupted by Ash. Not only Wolfurun and the clown monster, but also Miyuki, who was equally confused and almost had his eyes popping out, rushed over while waving his hands.
"What's going on? Ash-sensei, what are you doing?"
"What am I doing? Trying to be a good person, as you can see?"
"Good guy... who is the bad guy?!"
"What are you talking about, cure happy?" The contemptuous eyes pierced from behind the mask made Miyuki feel like he had become a fool. "The bad guy is of course Tragedy Kingdom, my now righteous partner."
"But -" Although Miyuki is an idiot, he is not a fool after all. Ash's statement and atmosphere do not make him look like a good person. "Using people's lives to threaten others like this, isn't this what a completely bad person does? Isn't he a kidnapper?!"
Even if it is to defeat the enemy, how can Pretty Cure accept this method!
Although I hope you can join us and try to become a good person, can this also be considered a good person?!
"Ha, what stupid words are you talking about?" Ash, who felt that a child cannot be taught, shook his head, only feeling that Miyuki was really stupid. "Firstly, he is not a human but a cadre of the Tragedy Kingdom. Secondly, he is a true partner of justice who can use despicable means for the sake of justice without caring about the infamy."
Speaking of this, Ash himself was moved.
All this is for justice, I think even the first generation will nod to me when they see it!
"Although this sentence sounds very reasonable and very handsome." Now that he stopped, even Reika couldn't bear to look at Ash's performance and held his forehead. "But I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the right thing to use here."
"The blue think tank is sometimes too rigid in its formality. Don't be so rigid, Reika-chan~!" As someone who has seen a lot of characters like her, Ash reminded Reika in a tone of experience.
"Your personal labeling behavior goes too far. Also, don't call me Jiang!"
Now even Reika, who had always been calm and reserved, had no choice but to get angry.
"Okay, stop showing off!" Driving the Wolfurun in front, Ash took this as a threat. "The guy below, either you will be purified, or you will watch him be purified!"
"No, please help—!"
The two people from Pretty Cure achieved the strangest victory in the battle so far.
"You guys!" Wolfurun, who had tears in his eyes, was like a primary school student who was bullied by a school bully. His tearful eyes glanced at the guilty girl and the man who held his head high, and ran away with his tail between his legs and a high-pitched voice. "I will come back again!"
"Well, this line is really suitable for a werewolf~" He defeated the enemy before it was his turn to fight with a real gun. After Ash pulled out Rider Book to cancel the transformation, the holy sword picked up the Cure Decor that fell on the ground after purification. "Here, what, I am a very powerful extra warrior, right? The best, right? A genius, right?"
After no longer having to maintain the atmosphere of the Dark Riddler, Ash felt relaxed all over, especially when he used "justice" to bully evil in a serious way. It turns out that being a partner of justice is such a good thing.
Miyuki took the Cure Decor with subtle eyes. Although in terms of the result, it was indeed Ash as their companion who helped them win the battle, but why... does it feel so uncomfortable? Even the Cure Decor on my hand seems to have become heavier.
"Ash-sensei, please!" Miyuki, who felt very uncomfortable, grabbed Ash's hand with tears streaming down his face, and his words were almost pleading. "Please don't fight in this weird way again."
Otherwise... even the originally glorious identity of Pretty Cure will become weird along with it!
"Why, you didn't say you couldn't do this, right?"
"Normally you wouldn't do this, right!?"
Chapter 33 Conflicts that have not yet been settled
It is different from girls' simple black and white view of kindness and the world.
Ash doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong from the bottom of his heart. In fact, because he has been playing the role of "villain" for a long time in the past, he has not yet fully adapted to the identity change. He is completely using evil means to carry out justice, which is why he has such a bad intention to do good things.
"Everyone!" After the barrier disappeared, the other three people who had lost the ability to transform came out of their hiding place, shaking their hands to join Miyuki and the others.
"How are you? Are you injured?"
After all, in the past, the five of them had to advance and retreat together to fight the enemy, but now only two of them could fight the clown monster, so they couldn't help but worry about the reduction in combat power.
As for the extra one, Ash, who said he would wield the sword for them... I can only say that Miyuki trusted him, but it didn't mean that other people who still vividly remembered the despair of the past could abandon their past prejudices and trust him wholeheartedly.
"No problem. If you have a hidden UR-level person like me who has a super hidden route to join you, what's the problem?" Ash, who felt refreshed after bullying others, boasted easily in front of his face. "Actually, I alone am enough. I can defeat an entire team by myself, a whole group of Pretty Cure!"
Ash only felt funny when he thought of the Tragedy Kingdom cadre who ran away with his tail between his legs and a drowned dog expression on his face after being tricked by Ni himself again.