From here, you can see the entire Nanairogaoka City. At this time, the city is completely shrouded in deep darkness and all light has been hidden. The dark castle in the city center just stands there, quietly demonstrating its existence.
I don't know what Ash is thinking, but Reika hates this kind of scenery. The town where he has lived for decades seems to have become unfamiliar for a moment, and it even lacks the vitality of the past.
"What are you looking at? There is obviously nothing left."
"There's just nothing left, so I have to look more."
Ash's eyes kept scanning every street and corner, and he could see bits and pieces of memories hidden in them. For example, Yayoi once met his father's chemical factory, and on the other side of it was the movie city where he almost got married to the person next to him.
When did the memory of something that was originally only sad become beautiful?
"Ash... If this night is the last one as you said, and it ends with me and not other children, does it matter?"
Reika regretted it as soon as she said this. She couldn't find someone who was serious, so she was cautious and scared, afraid of getting a positive answer from Ash.
"It's okay. Responding to your feelings is also very important to me. After all, we have agreed that you will tell me what happened later, right?" Seeing through her little thoughts at a glance, Ash revealed her white teeth from the curvature of her face. "Besides, you look worried and have your problems written all over your face. Wouldn't it be more difficult for me to ignore you?"
"Ah...!" The "Water Fairy" was so moved that a blush fell on her face. "Thank you, thank you very much."
"Reika." Ash let go of his feet and sat down cross-legged. "Are you still struggling with the outcome of that incident?"
"Yeah." The joyful mood just now fell down again before it lasted long. "Ash at that time was really terrifying... It behaved like a killing machine. It was as if it wanted to kill us and then kill everyone in sight."
"It's really, really scary..."
Hearing this, Ash nodded. What Reika deduced was actually quite different from the situation at that time.
"So I was afraid that Ash would hurt us and Nanairogaoka City's other people, and -" While speaking, Reika pulled his sleeves and wiped his eyes, and immediately wetted the cuffs. "If anyone really dies in front of me, I will definitely collapse! So..."
"At that time, I really wanted to strike first against Ash! I was really - I'm sorry!"
"Okay." He put his hands on the shoulders of Reika who was kneeling on the ground to prevent her from bowing to him. "There is no need for you to apologize to me. Your choice at that time was undoubtedly the right one."
"But it was everyone who rescued you back then! I was the only one who was causing you pain!"
"Listen, although you are warriors of miracles, you don't have to rely on miracles every time." He pressed on the trembling shoulders without letting go, and the man did not let her ugly expression at the moment be exposed in front of him.
"Aoki Reika, you have a stronger sense of responsibility than anyone else among you. While you work hard, you are equally strict with yourself. At the same time, your gentle heart allows you to still care about your companions without showing it. So when no one could react at the time, you took the initiative to stand in front of me. This is what you can do."
"You just did what you thought was right. That's right. It's the same as what I taught you. This is the right way."
"But, I don't want to do this!"
Many people who have lived for hundreds of years still don't understand the difference between what is right, what is just, and what should be done, and it is even more confusing for Reika.
But no matter which one it is, if Ash's sacrifice must be the result as my "way", that would be too cruel!
Ash understands that as a very serious and rigorous person, once she has someone or something she cares about, she will fall into a deep whirlpool like she is now. To a certain extent, she is very similar to herself.
There was no doubt that he was the one being cared about.
"Reika, there is no one else but me now. I want you to tell me your true feelings." He pressed her shoulders and slowly relaxed until they were sitting opposite each other. "After all, you have occasionally called me 'Dana' before, right? Or is this fake and that I was tricked?"
"Gu..." Reika lowered his head and made a strange sound. Ash guessed that he was probably shy. "Too cunning..."
She remembered what Ash had said once, that it was best not to get too close between them and him. The gap that was raised by him on his own initiative had to be eliminated through everyone's efforts in the end. This is how it should develop.
And the look in Ash's eyes at that time was like going back to the time when we didn't know each other at the beginning, the look in Ash's eyes that didn't care about anything was so cold that it couldn't fit any of us.
"Ash like that is really terrifying! Woo——"
In order to comfort the girl who was crying after she was completely let go, Ash took the initiative to reach out and hug her into his arms.
"Okay, okay, the beast in my heart is gone. It's gone, driven away by your efforts."
The man patted the girl's back comfortingly, letting the big tears wet the clothes on her chest.
Maybe it's me who should say thank you to you.
"Thinking about it now, it's clear that Ash is working so hard for Miyuki and us, but I can't believe Ash because of my uneasiness."
"Now that things have happened, I even wonder how could I do such a stupid thing..."
"I don't care."
Rather, when I think that I can actually occupy a place in her heart and monopolize such concern from her, I feel like I am about to jump for joy.
"Besides, nothing has happened yet." Ash happily raised his fingers and flicked them on the forehead behind Reika Princess's cut bangs. "Want to forgive me painfully? You are not qualified yet, hahaha!"
"Woo!" He covered his forehead and glared angrily at Ash with his still red eyes. "The sudden attack hurts, Dannasan!"
"Ah, the title has changed to 'Dana' again. Are you so happy when you are with me?"
"Don't say it on purpose..." His fingers unconsciously lifted up the hair that was pinned by the hairpin and wrapped it around her face. The girl's face that turned away could still see the red glow from the corner of her eyes. "You just like to tease me!"
"I don't think this is a joke, and if you keep calling me this way, the person who is bothering you will soon be me."
"I don't know, I don't care! Just keep bothering you like this...!"
The two of them loosened their arms in unison and sat together calmly in a world filled with only darkness.
"Ash, last words, can you stay with me for a while longer?"
If this will be the last.
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
No one wants to leave any regrets.
"Well, for example, things about my parents and my brother, things about Miyuki, things about everyone..."
The girl raised her head and looked up at the sky. Even in the starless night, only a silver moon could still vaguely see its stubborn silhouette hanging behind her.
Just like someone's heart.
"The moonlight tonight is Mami."
Chapter 202 Precure and Rider, bet on the world
After bidding farewell to their families, friends, and important loved ones, the six warriors came from their respective directions and gathered together under the hazy local line.
"Everyone is here."
"Isn't it natural to ask knowingly?" Nao Midorikawa took out Smile Pact with everyone. Now that he was actually standing in front of the final battlefield, he no longer felt nervous. "Do you think any of us would run away at a time like this?"
"Oh, that's right."
Even without prophecy, I can guess what you are thinking now.
Walking on the land where reality and illusion meet, the opened and closed [Evil King Dragon] was inserted into the belt buckle and let it make a low standby sound. He raised his head and swept all the way from the castle gate to the top of the tower. He reached out and pressed the heavy door and pushed it open with a harsh roar, exposing the scene of hell to the girl without any cover.
"Well, what is this!"
Miyuki, who stepped into the castle first, immediately realized she had stepped on something through the strange feeling under her feet. When she raised her feet, she found that a dark and viscous liquid was sticking to the soles of her shoes. These once highly concentrated Tragedy Energy pigments were used by the cadres to create barriers, but now they were randomly scattered throughout the castle like small ditches everywhere.
"?"
Not only Miyuki, but also others felt the wetness coming from their faces. Yayoi raised his hand and crossed it, and as expected, saw the exact same paint on his fingers.
"It's raining continuously, which means——"
"That's right, Piero's plan to include the entire world's Tragedy Energy in the book is almost completed."
Ash As soon as he finished speaking, as if to confirm his words, countless strange pitch-black figures with red noses stood up from the paint pool. As soon as these monsters similar to clowns appeared through instinct, they all turned their attention to the only group of people in the castle who were not yet desperate.
These monsters born from pure Tragedy Energy seemed to have no end in sight and crowded in the open space of the castle. They rushed towards the intruders with the same purpose and without saying a word. As guests, Ash responded in the same simple and direct way.
"Precure Smile Change!"
"Henshin!"
The dark wave quickly drowned out the light, but not long after, a more dazzling light burst out with a dazzling momentum that directly threw several monsters into the sky. Led by Rider who wielded a holy sword to kill the enemies in front of him like melons and vegetables, Pretty Cure with full firepower followed closely and continued to open up the road in front of him.
The continuous punches and kicks of the girls left invisible afterimages on the monster. Now, as the final battle, they exerted their full strength without any reservation and reached the peak with their belief! The twisted air and the sound of the air and enemies exploding simultaneously with every punch and kick are proof of this!
Another person who has also become stronger is Ash. Since absorbing those fragments, the fully repaired Dark Sword Tsukuyomi has become extremely sharp, not to mention that after being fully strengthened, it can even be said to be the ability to predict Mirai.
When Ash transformed into a humanoid meat grinder, a monster rushed over from behind, aiming at his space. Ash saw this scene through the prediction of the holy sword, but inexplicably did not react.
Just when the monster was excited and thought it was about to succeed, an ever-expanding fist was stamped firmly on its forehead. In an instant, the paint exploded from mid-air and splashed equally on the surrounding people.
Ash smiled. Sure enough, he was really trustworthy.
"The little girl who once only knew how to dream and be romantic is now a qualified warrior."
"If you want to say that, it's all thanks to Danna's work."
After last night's unforgettable Midsummer Night's Dream with Ash - a night of sharing each other's troubles, Reika, who was in high spirits, maintained a smiling expression even during the battle. Then she clapped her cold hands in front of her face, and countless chaotic ice crystal cylinders exploded from the ground, piercing the enemy and clearing a buffer space for them.
Reika's upright performance combined with what she said now made people confused whether she was scolding or praising Ash.
Taking advantage of the opportunity given by Reika, Ash shouted and passed the half-moon arc through the enemy formation in front of him. The next moment, a row of big heads rose into the sky and turned into a pool of inorganic paint, clearing the key path for the obstacles in front of him.
"Yes, I have always only considered my own thoughts, and it is natural that the world will revolve around me." The look in Ash's eyes recalled a very long time ago. "But thinking about it, this kind of approach of treating others as idiots is the most stupid thing, so."
All the friends I have met in the past, as long as they treat me as a friend, do they want to change or save me?
"Sorry."
Now, I can say this without any psychological pressure, so everyone's efforts have not been in vain, right?
"Ah... ah? Ah!" Akane, who released flames with her hands back to back to cut off everyone's back, subconsciously agreed after hearing this. It wasn't until she realized what the man said in a daze that she let out a series of extremely shocked sounds, which almost burned her own eyebrows. "Did you really say that?"
Really fake! You apologized so decisively. Wasn't there any awkwardness? You... are you really Ash? Could it be that he is actually someone pretending to be it?
"Ha." Perhaps seeing the impolite thought in her eyes, the man squeezed out a mocking smile from the other half of his face.
If you wear a mask for too long, it may no longer be a mask.
"Now!" Facing the seemingly endless enemies, Yayoi, whose hair was blowing up from behind, channeled all the electricity, forming a jumping lightning chain that electrocuted the monsters in front of him. Then the football player kicked several blast balls with his feet to clear the field for everyone, and everyone filed into the depths of the castle.
Stepping into the narrow room without even turning on the lights, he quickly closed the door behind him with his backhand, and gave himself a chance to breathe for the people who were more or less injured all the way.
Lighting a pink holy light from his hand to illuminate everyone, Miyuki lowered his head and patted his soft chest, which had changed from A to C, and asked a white-haired dumpling to come out from under his neck.
"Kuru!" Tangtang, who was almost blushing after being brought all the way by Miyuki hidden in her chest and collar, finally found a chance to poke her head out and breathe fresh air. "Have you finally broken through? Great, the next step is to find Piero and knock him down in one go——!"
"No, it's not that simple." Ash walked up to him without resting, but raised his hand and pointed the weapon into the darkness. "It's not over yet. If I finally show up again, there's no reason why I would just disappear like this."
"So, as the mini-boss before the Gate War, come out now."
"Crack!"
Ash As soon as the voice fell, the candlelight in the room automatically lit up, illuminating the front of them, and the four cadres who had been waiting there for a long time walked down the dark spiral stairs to the front of the candlelight, staring eagerly at these bold intruders.
Chapter 203 Believe in Mirai and the Promise
"Pah, pah, pah——"
Possibly to praise Ash for his prediction, the leading ghost player applauded and walked up to them in a four-on-six format. He glanced at the nervousness and seriousness of the girls and the seriousness and indifference of Ash with a satisfied expression.
"What, you want to catch up with me?"
There was no response to Ash's provocation. After the second resurrection, only Piero's cadres were in sight without even saying a word. They all took out their weapons and blocked the way forward for Pretty Cure, and silently confronted them.
"Let's talk...Ash." It was during this tense confrontation that Akane quietly came over to whisper to him. "Can't you see Mirai? Then secretly tell us what will happen next."
"What else can you do? It's almost like it's trying to make me give up. Everything it shows me is your bad end." Ash, who tightened the hilt of the sword in his hand and gave this answer, shook his head helplessly.
"Oh, if there is only failure... then you don't seem to be worried about us?"
"Because, compared to the so-called Mirai." When he said that, even Ash himself couldn't help but laugh. "Now, I believe in your own possibilities even more."
I believe you can use your own hearts to describe a new story for the blank Mirai.
"Humph, yes." After hearing his words, Akane lost her nervousness and returned to a confident smile.
"If you are believed in this, then please leave this place to us!"
After quietly listening to Ash's seemingly unintentional words, Reika, whose heart dropped heavily, took the initiative to stand up. Behind her, Akane, Yayoi, and Naoya came to her side.
"Let us develop our Mirai with our own hands!"
Without saying much, Ash nodded and took Miyuki's hand and ran towards the steps in front of him.
Hearing this, Miyuki wanted to say something, but he hesitated and closed his mouth. Reika and the others' consciousness was already very obvious. For everyone and to change the predetermined tragic ending, the most important thing now is undoubtedly to defeat Piero to stop his actions.