"It was Miyuki who moved my brother and changed him back then, wasn't it? Of course Miyuki is still the best person for this!"
"Even if you're alone, you can do it." She patted her astonished friend on the shoulder twice, her eyes filled with encouragement. "No, you definitely can do it, right? After all, Miyuki likes Ash-sensei that much."
There was no extra time for the girl to brood or hesitate—or rather, Miyuki was not that kind of person. In less than half a second, surprise turned to fear, then determination. Without saying a word, Miyuki gave a small nod and sprinted at full speed in the opposite direction.
"Stop right there!" The Three Executives naturally wanted to stop the pink-haired girl from slipping away, but when the other four lights stood before them like a wall, their expressions grew even more irritated.
"Finished whispering? If you are, then—die!"
"—!"
The deafening booms of fierce battle kept erupting behind her, alongside the shouts of friends and enemies. Miyuki fought back the urge to look back and accelerated toward the distant place where explosions had not sounded for some time, until her body became a pink flash bringing a different color to this dark land.
"Everyone... it's not just Ash-sensei we have to save."
Her nimble, light figure leaped continuously through the jagged, twisting terrain of the Tragedy Kingdom. With a sharp cry, she gathered a pink sphere of light between her hands and fired a barrage like machine-gun fire at the Joker monsters rushing up from below, blasting every obstacle from her path.
Unable to stop herself, Miyuki remembered the booklet she had secretly taken from the bamboo at the Incredible Library out of curiosity, the one containing Ash's wish.
[To die a spectacular and cool death.]
Miyuki could