Hojo Hibiki, who had released his transformation, picked up a coin that fell from some of the monsters after the battle, and repeatedly looked at the animal-shaped coin in his hand. Even the girls who had fought and defeated "Noise" couldn't help but feel confused.
Was it Assassin Matter who did it again this time? Why do such unnecessary things?
However, compared with the confused seniors, the faces of some girls showed thoughtful and even unattractive looks.
"Ash."
Reciting someone's name, he slowly squeezed the coin Hishikawa Rikka in his hand, and a painful and confused melancholy suddenly passed through his eyes.
"Are you among them this time..."
Chapter 9 Poor Ayumi is being played with. jpg
"You are Pretty Cure, right? No, no, there is no need to quibble. The expression you pretend to lie is too young compared to my performance." A shook his finger to push back Ayumi's quibbles, and continued to use his eloquence. "As for how I know, that's another matter. Maybe I will tell you later. Now I want to borrow your power!"
"When the two of us are together, it's like what? The dynamic duo of Shuke and Beita and Gaia and Aguru!"
These words sound nice, but in fact, the body is as thin as a piece of paper and may collapse at any time. To be precise, if I want to get rid of my fate... I must get help from Pretty Cure.
"So girls, mutual trust can lead to miracles. Our seniors have experienced this for us many times, so there may not be any chance of defeating that little brat!"
"Wait, you, you said you want to punish the mastermind behind the scenes?! This...?"
Unlike A, whose weak face was full of confidence, the girl who heard this waved her hands repeatedly, and a ridiculous fear surged out of her heart.
Ayumi, who had just become fond of A's performance not long ago, was ready to listen carefully when he heard the "contract" he so solemnly emphasized. However, when the man really said it seriously, the girl's first reaction with her ears buzzing was that she had heard it wrong, right?
Although there is no elf partner who can forewarn the dark power like others, Ayumi learned about the monster legions attacking the streets in time from TV. If A wants to fight these monsters with her, Ayumi is also willing to lend this power.
However, from the very beginning, it was said that we had to deal with a BOSS-level opponent. Wouldn't it be too difficult...
"To say something like this all of a sudden... besides, shouldn't it be the more powerful Pretty Cure who came here?"
Thinking of this, Ayumi nodded repeatedly, believing that he was right. Not to mention that he had seen Five Lights of Hope who pushed back the black holes in the dark world, but simply to talk about the Pretty Cures who were seen on TV and were active, each of them obviously performed better than she actually did...
Although it is hard to talk about it, after receiving the unexpected power until now, except for the one special attack she fired in the dark that day, she has basically zero actual combat experience. What's more, hearing the word "the mastermind behind the scenes" has triggered the timidity in the girl's heart again.
"Obviously, it's someone else's..."
"No, others can't do it!" Ayumi's girl's heart was about to enter the vortex of inferiority again, when an angry shout that was completely different from the lingering voice suddenly awakened the girl's consciousness. "Miss, you are the only one who can do what you need to do at this moment. The help I need must be from you!"
"Eh...?"
Because they are two-faced, he knows very well that that guy must have planned some conspiracy to target the Pretty Cure on the surface. If he plans to cooperate with them, whether the expected results will be achieved, let alone whether he can maintain full contact with them despite being hunted all the time, there is no telling.
Therefore, the girl in front of him was the best choice at this time. After all, even his original self didn't notice that there was such a "Pretty Cure". As an "accident", it couldn't be better!
It was precisely because of all these coincidences that A felt that his encounter with her was like fate.
"So girl, as Pretty Cure, you will help me, right?"
Of course, A knew that with such a weak body, it was almost impossible to defeat a half-body full of tiles with the combat power obtained through half-truths, but he had no choice.
"Hmm... ah."
I don't know when my arm was pinched by the other party, but Ayumi didn't feel disgusted. I just responded blankly and was immersed in his last sentence.
Among so many Pretty Cures, did he choose me who we only met once... Am I feeling happy in my excited heart now?
"Then, do it."
Sakagami Ayumi's heart was boiling like never before. She had never experienced such a feeling of being trusted by someone, and the girl's heart was beating so fast that she wanted to respond to him immediately.
Did he actually value me so much?
"Okay, you are indeed someone I value."
At this moment, in A's eyes, the light of thinking is flowing. In order to get the existence of "Ash" back on track and prevent myself from doing more wrong things, girl, don't blame me for being despicable.
As long as it can be used, you should use it yourself.
"Let me reveal to you some of the worst information, girl. Pretty Cure is definitely that guy's hunting target, and mine is my priority target to kill my own traditional arts. In other words, if we don't cooperate, neither of us will be in a good situation."
Seeing that Ayumi seemed to agree with him as he started to keep up with the rhythm step by step, A nodded with a "little boy can be taught".
"As for me... I have some connection with that guy, so I have to defeat him in the end, and I need your help."
Looking at A sitting across from him talking eloquently, it was obviously very important information, but Ayumi just stared at his mouth, unable to look away for a while.
"Then, let's get to know each other again. I am A. From today on, we are partners."
"Ayumi..." The girl who was still in a daze instinctively stretched out her hand. When she held the boy's hand together, the cold feeling from her hand made her come back to her senses.
What these hands have to say is so cold.
"Sakagami Ayumi, as for Precure's battle name... for now, I haven't thought about it yet."
"Okay, then Ayumi, the contract is established!"
They still reached an opinion by talking to themselves, but this time Ayumi didn't refute, just stared blankly at his side face.
"You came with me as a favor to kick that totally self-centered brat's ass!"
"In return!"
A learned to remember the appearance of Miyuki, and tried his best to smile gently at Ayumi.
"How about I be your friend?"
Sakagami Ayumi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stood up suddenly, which even shocked A.
"So what should we do now? Find the culprit enemy right away?!"
"Why do you look so excited all of a sudden?" Although it was a little strange that the girl who was originally timid had made the mistake of becoming so active, this did not hinder what he was going to say next. A reached behind his back and took out something, then put the only thing he had time to take with him on the table.
"Coming forward now is like giving away. Rather than waiting for the enemy to show his trump card first." In Ayumi's curious eyes, the young man fiddled with OOO Driver, which had three jacks in front of him. A, who thought of something, still looked optimistic. "Besides, some people quite understand what the other me is doing, and they won't give in."
Maybe it can give him some unexpected surprises!
"So what do we do now, partner?"
Ayumi seems to like this title.
"The first thing we need now is..."
Picking up the driver and pressing it on his waist, the buckles that popped up on both sides automatically tightened the belt around his body.
"Power!"
Chapter 10 Do you know Ash? You also know Ash! (4K5)
Before the official departure, Miyuki said something in the elevator after opening the skylight. Even if some of them were still unwilling to admit it, most of the people present realized something from the girls in front of them who had only met each other once.
It's just that no matter how many questions they have, they can't ask them clearly on the spot. They can only rush to the battlefield with each of them with a heavy heart. They don't breathe a sigh of relief until they see their seniors Pretty Cure who are waving at them and their companions who have nothing to do.
"Are you Pretty Cure too? It's okay, all the enemies have been beaten away, we can sit back and relax!"
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Arisu, Lei, Miyuki and others who arrived belatedly thanked the seniors who had helped sincerely, then chatted with their companions who had experienced actual combat, and then their eyes widened in front of the inexplicably familiar props.
The silvery gray scattered on the floor was occasionally mixed with colorful coins, inexplicably familiar small cards, small books whose covers were stuck by chains, and strangely shaped dark and pale seals. Some things are familiar and some are unfamiliar, but one thing that can be confirmed is that according to the identification of Yayoi, who was so excited that he almost couldn't help himself, these "toys" dropped by killing monsters are definitely not Pretty Cure style things!
"Thank you for helping my companions, but... we also have something we want to know."
Initially seeing the sad faces of these new children, Momozono Love thought they were worried about their companions, but as soon as he stepped forward to comfort them, he did not see the heaviness in their expressions fade away. Not only that, but other people began to show the same silent melancholy atmosphere, which immediately confused this well-developed girl.
What... what happened?
It should have been an occasion to celebrate victory, but with heavy hearts, several girls who had something in common in every sense of the word sat together and exchanged wide-eyed glances with only hesitant words.
The girls had more or less noticed something was wrong during the interaction, and after Miyuki directly exposed the fact in the elevator, anyone who was not a fool could vaguely guess the story behind it.
"Why isn't everyone laughing?" But there are also people who don't understand at all, such as the pink croissant who caused all this. "Smile~Smile~" He raised the corners of his mouth and made a funny look. Miyuki seemed to be trying to make others laugh, but most people couldn't laugh, and they swallowed tears straight into their stomachs.
"That's right." Nozomi Yumehara, who was filling his mouth with healthy steamed buns, also puffed up his cheeks and looked confused at the silence present. "Aren't we here to celebrate new friends and victories? Come and eat."
"Shhh-" Hojo Hibiki, with a face full of shock, ignored the whining and struggling, and clamped the two guys who couldn't understand the atmosphere with their armpits, one on the left and the other on the right. He turned around and looked at the scene of the collision of three huge "reiatsu" behind him with a hint of fear. "At this time, let's not talk anymore..."
Other girls who didn't know the truth also wanted to come forward to mediate with them, but as long as they approached, they would be "forced back" by the inexplicable wet and heavy atmosphere at the scene.
The Pretty Cures, who once faced the monsters attacking the city without even taking a step back, now fell into a kind of silence due to the awkward atmosphere.
"What's going on? Is there a dinner party for junior high school students today?"
On the seats provided in the park where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, the girls sat in a circle, but no one was embarrassed to be the first to speak. The passers-by who didn't know the truth made suspicious sounds, and were soon pointed out by their friends next to them.
"No, you didn't see there's a high school student there."
"They are all girls... Could it be that they are waiting for someone to date?"
"Who knew... to receive so many beautiful girls, whose child would be so blessed?"
Hearing the whispers of passers-by, a few of the thin-skinned people turned away with blushing faces, while more of them were silently shouting at the embarrassing atmosphere in their hearts, but they were too embarrassed to actually express it in front of everyone.
Who comes and saves us? Under such silent shouting, the "savior" of Pretty Cure appears!
"Sorry everyone - we are late this time, eh?" The "Max Heart" group, which had not participated in the previous battle for a while because of the strange darkness in their school, also arrived late. As soon as Misumi Nagisa, Yukishiro Honoka and Kujo Hikari appeared, they noticed the awkward atmosphere that was inexplicably crowded in the place.
"Everyone seems to be in a heavy mood?"
As the reincarnation of a certain big boss, Guang could detect the joy but also the incredible sadness in the hearts of these strange girls. This complex emotion made her feel very confused for a moment.
"Are these children the new Pretty Cure?" Honoka, who came closer, asked in a low voice to Misho Mai next to him. "What's going on?"
"Could it be that he was frightened by the facts about other Pretty Cure like us before?" Not only Honoka, but also Nagisa, who was more outspoken, looked puzzled.
As the first people to become Pretty Cure, through the annual world fusion phenomenon, they also discovered the fact that the number of Pretty Cure is also increasing. Although most newcomers will be frightened by this fact at the beginning, the joy of meeting new friends will soon make everyone get along harmoniously.
After all, there are no bad people among those who can be called Pretty Cure. Isn't it a joy to see the number of comrades who symbolize the beauty of the world increasing?
Nothing like this time. Not only did the newcomers act too calm, but they also looked like they were not happy at all.
"Isn't this battle the same as last time and we won again?"
Why did you act like you were worse than the loser?
"We did defeat the enemy together this time, but..." Mai and her friend Hyuga Saki described what happened at that time with Nagisa and the others. "These don't look like Assassin Matter's enemies. They seem to be related to people they know. That's why they feel so concerned about them now."
"Oh, I know!" After hearing this, Nagisa's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that his smart brain, which once occupied the high ground of IQ, had found the answer. "This means it's the same as last time! It's obviously an enemy that I defeated before, but the result is that it's going to be detrimental to the world again!"
"!"
The few people in silence suddenly became energetic when they heard this. Even the eldest ladies like Arisu and Reika stretched their necks and opened their ears regardless of the image. They moved the chairs under them and leaned as close as possible, hoping to get a glimpse of the wisdom of their predecessors.
If you are a senior, you must have a great way to deal with it, right?
"This is just like your former enemies, Lady Water Spirit and King of Muscle who were resurrected last time." When Nagisa was chatting with her friends, her carefree attitude did not notice the several pairs of eyes staring at her. "No matter how many times they come again, the invincible Pretty Cure will definitely beat them back to where they came from!"
As for the enemy, just defeat it. Why are you so sad?
"..."
Several people turned their gazes away, and their once-down mood even made the silent attitude become more solemn.
"Light...Pretty Cure turns out to be such a violent group?"
Muttering quietly for fear that the careless brown-haired girl would hear what she was saying to herself, Yayoi carefully took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Ah, can you lend me that handkerchief?"
"Ah... ok."
Taking the handkerchief from Yayoi who was inexplicably panicked, he spread it out and saw the hand-embroidered sunflower mark on it. Itsuki's eyes suddenly became sharp.
This handkerchief is still the handkerchief I gave to Ash when he and I were eating lunch together at school when he was "Timons".
"Did someone give you this handkerchief?"
Somewhat reluctantly, he returned the things that were clearly his own, and Itsuki paused and asked.
"My brother gave it to me..."
"Brother?" Itsuki, who repeated the word, raised his voice unconsciously.
Ash, are you playing such a role this time?
A little, a little angry...
"So, do you have someone who supports you in your fight?"
"No... how to put it." Makoto, who was obviously both purple, but felt ten or even nine times more pressure from the other party, stumbled over his side of the information. "He did help us, but he also did unforgivable things to me! But in the end, he brought our regrets... He is a nasty person."