"Okay, okay." Pressing down Light Transformation Mirror on the hand of the girl who was about to cry, Ash nodded to her with understanding. "Sometimes what can't be done just can't be done. It's okay, I already understand."
Besides, things like the transformer suddenly losing its response... haven't they happened in the past?
"No, it's different!"
But such a result is indeed the ultimate tragedy that can bring a serious blow to the current Aino Megumi's heart. The girl who had never shown any timidity in the previous full-out battle with Ash who no longer held back, now had trembling pupils, shook her head in disbelief, and then fell to her knees weakly.
"Liar... how could this be like this..."
Yuko I won't talk about it first, but Kohime! Iona, Lord God——and Ash, I got to know each of them unforgettably only after becoming Pretty Cure!
If I can no longer transform...
"It's obviously not easy to reach this point with everyone. I became Pretty Cure, gradually getting stronger... and finally gained the power to protect others and fight!"
Ash didn't think it was a big deal, but in Hui's case, it was like the sky was falling.
"I can't satisfy Ash and everyone anymore. It's useless..."
At this time, Aino Megumi recalled that before he had gained his power, he could only watch Pretty Cure's active self on TV with envy and admiration.
I have been a fan of Prcure since the beginning. At that time, I would cheer for their victories and feel the same sadness for their defeats.
When I first helped others when I was a child and saw their smiles, the full beauty in my heart turned my desire into wanting to protect everyone's "happiness"! So when I watched them cry in front of the TV after their defeat, I secretly swore that if I had the chance, I would never let something like this happen again, and I would definitely help and save everyone within my power!
If I were also Pretty Cure, how many people would I be able to help... and would I finally be able to pass on my happiness to more people, right?
So when I transformed for the first time that day, I would be so happy in front of Shirayuki-hime after gaining the power of Pretty Cure.
If I am no longer Pretty Cure... I will no longer be the comrade fighting side by side with Kohime, no longer the trustworthy companion of Iona, and no longer able to help Ash come in handy - in that case, I will just be an ordinary little girl who can be seen everywhere!
In no mood.
Don't want this...
"I don't want to go back to Aino Megumi who could only watch but couldn't help everyone at the critical moment!"
Seeing Light Transformation Mirror falling on the ground and the girl who collapsed and cried for a moment, Ash frowned instead of letting her act coquettishly.
"Aino Megumi, are you going to give up like this?"
"But if you can't transform, how can you fight against the Phantom Empire... Unlike us who have a mission, why does Ash-sensei fight?"
Ash did not answer her question, but frowned and clenched his fists tighter and tighter.
Slightly, a little angry.
"Unlike the free Ash, we have something we must do."
What?
Are you thinking about this kind of thing now?!
"Now I... have no power... so I can't do anything..."
"Crack!"
Amidst the harsh and crisp sound, the girl's disappointed expression paused on her face.
A loud slap sounded on the face of the girl who was talking to herself. The girl who was suddenly slapped felt that her head was tilted to one side and her head was buzzing. She looked up reluctantly and saw Ash, who was holding up his palm and glaring at her with serious and angry eyes.
Ash.. Hit me?
"What's wrong with me hitting you!"
It wasn't until Ash shouted angrily that she felt a burning pain spreading on her cheek. This physical pain and the psychological damage caused by a big competition, mixed with a sense of shame, made her feel aggrieved.
"Not even my... not even my mother ever spanked me!"
Blurred tears have accumulated in my eyes for some time.
Chapter 146 Is that Lovely Angel such a weak person?!
"What's the matter with you looking like that! Snow White who trusted you, and those Light Hill passers-by who respected you before, were they saved by such a weak person?!"
Ash is angry... no, not just angry, it can be said to be completely crazy.
Ash, who had previously accommodated her in front of the gossiping passers-by, didn't actually take it to heart. It was almost as if he was soft-hearted and gave her some benefits. After all, he was indeed "deliberately ignoring" and became the culprit that caused her to get into trouble. Even Ash couldn't be too harsh on her to this extent.
But saying so much is definitely not the reason why she can be so weak! This not only denied his past, but also insulted the experiences of her companions. How could he bear this kind of thing!
That's why the slap given by Ash was so merciless.
"It is precisely because you have never been beaten that you are so willful!" Ash was so angry that he even laughed angrily and turned around and swung his palm. Now he was even so angry that he felt that it was not worth it for the other hand that was injured as a result of the reaction due to his forced stop of the previous attack. "Only those who have suffered will know what can and cannot be said, what should and should not be done!"
Why?
I don't understand, waka no yo!
Ash's continuous barrage of orders hit Aino Megumi's brain, but she couldn't react. Only her face still maintained a slightly painful and confused expression, and her inner thinking circuit was completely stuck. Of course, she could only keep repeating some words to express her confusion.
"It's human nature to show off when you encounter difficulties, even if you want to give up." The other hand pressed on the girl's shoulder at some point, forcing her to look at him unavoidably. "But you are different - you are Pretty Cure!"
If you give up like this, then what does your obsession with fighting me mean when you fight desperately? Do you even plan to insult your own obsession?!
"If you don't do it, who will do it? Is it Banjou or Kasin?!"
I originally thought you were the strongest warrior among you, a hero that I and I know, a woman as strong as Mana, Lei, Miyuki, and Ayumi! It's my choice to be the one who can fight me in the final battle!
"In the end, I really made a mistake!"
"No-no!"
It wasn't until Ash's disappointed voice thundered in her ears that the exclaimed girl finally realized how depressing she had said earlier. It was as if... it was as if she only had eyes for herself and that without her, everyone else would be meaningless.
I just, I just feel too lost from the "failure" here at Ash. I... if I don't get recognition without response, will I be such a weak person?!
"Do you really want me to praise your past achievements and let you continue to act like a baby? Will you be able to satisfy your obsessive obsession? Will you be able to vent your feelings and feel happy!"
"Am-am I such a mean person?!"
Such a strong insult made the girl's originally blurry eyes turn red, but Ash felt no pity at this time, only the anger of hating iron for not being able to become steel.
"Is it the belt or the person inside the armor that controls Kamen Rider? Is the real power of Pretty Cure the power of purification or the girl with the dream behind it?"
Please give me a good reflection!
"Then if you lose your ability to transform, your friends will not recognize you... Will your friendship be so fragile?!"
After these cruel words that were beyond the girl's normal sense were uttered, and the girl who finally realized her "gaffe" wanted to shake her head in denial, Ash was extremely disappointed and just threw away her outstretched hand without holding back and turned around to leave.
The girl, who was holding her stinging cheeks and watching her back getting further and further away, was trying to follow him.
"Wait, Ash-sensei!"
"Wait for me!"
Of course, it is impossible for Ash, who is about to be completely disappointed, to give her any response. Of course Hui herself knows this, so if she wants to make any changes——
"Change quickly!"
I have to prove myself!
Repeating the transformation action over and over again, the girl stood on tiptoe and Light Card's palms even showed a bright red mark between her palms due to repeated tossing.
"Change!"
"Why doesn't it change!?"
When I first received "Crystal of Love" from Kohime, didn't it mean that I had the spirit of "spreading the great love of the world" and that's why I turned into a transformer? Why doesn't it change now? The me now... the me now...
Now that I am only thinking about myself, this selfish person, how can I still have the slightest intention to spread "love"?
Did I almost give up hope because my hopes were overwhelmed by the feeling of being in vain?
"But I..." The girl kneeling on the ground hugged Light Transformation Mirror tightly to her chest, and the tears she had been holding back for a long time finally fell straight down through the gap between her closed eyes. "I don't want to give up on Kohime and the others. I want to be with them. I want to help them. I want..."
"I still want to help the dark Ash-sensei."
"!"
The place where the girl's heart was close to the transformer gradually shimmered with magenta light.
The monster ring in the girl's pocket also echoed the impure light group at this time.
The light continued to flicker until it gradually expanded into a cocoon of light that enveloped Hui's entire body and began to expand.
"Ash-sensei——!"
When the man turned around with a powerful shout and a voice approaching quickly from behind, Cure Lovely, which flashed again, had already used the most direct expression to hug the man's chest.
"I did it, I did it!"
I'm not such a selfish person, I am——Pretty Cure!
The troubled girl carefully raised her head to observe the expression on his face, until she saw the curve of the bird showing no tolerance towards her, and finally plunged her head into Ash's arms with tears in her eyes.
"Heh, I thought you would hate me?"
As a result, isn't it possible to do this if you want to?
"I won't... I absolutely don't want to lose to Kohime and other Pretty Cure in Ash-sensei's heart!"
Ash The movement that originally wanted to comfort Hui hovered behind her for a moment.
"That's how I thought about everyone, and in the end, I really did it... Could this be the help of God?"
"Don't think too much about everything, Hui, this is your miracle."
Did he just call my name directly?
"Can I, too, have such a miracle?"
"Didn't you just create it with your own hands?"
After wiping away the tears of grievance on her face, the girl returned to her strong self and gently held Ash's seriously injured arm. After a light pink light slowly merged into the bridge they held, Ash actually felt that the originally unconscious arm was now as warm as the spring breeze.
"I... want to spread love and protect everyone's happiness."
"Then Ash's happiness, what is it?"
"My happiness is when you grow up."
Although the previous battle was meaningless, the current situation was not going the way the girl wanted.
But the distance between the two did seem to be getting closer.
Chapter 147 Someone escaped!
"Honey Healing Rhythm——Well..." He carefully put down Ash's arm that looked extremely miserable from the outside, and Yuko shook his head in frustration. "No, I can't use my strength... Sorry, I can't help Ash."
Worried about the delay in returning, the others traced the source by asking passers-by and finally found the two again. However, they only realized the seriousness of the matter after a brief meeting. Not just Megumi, but all of them have lost their ability to transform!
"Megumi, listen to me. We originally wanted to chase the thief with Kami-sama, but the suit suddenly disappeared not long after we transformed!"
"The problem is that I was still flying up into the sky at that time. If I hadn't fallen into the water, I would have been dead... Wow, Hui, please help me comb out my wet hair again!"
While complaining to her friend, Snow White directed the busy Hui to help her take care of her soaked hair. Of course, the "water gun" dropped by the thief who missed the second time has also been collected by Ash, and she is ready to entertain him again when she has a chance.
"I don't need to worry you in this regard, besides." After releasing some props for reconnaissance in advance, Ash used a towel to wipe the remaining blood stains on his hands, which made Yuko feel relieved. He turned slightly and looked back at Snow White, who was combing his hands with a comb. Megumi shouted. "Someone has already helped me."
Although it is not very pure light, I just don't pick it.
"?"
When the impressed pink-haired girl turned back to look at him, all she could see was the back of Ash's head.
"Oh hoo~?"
Yuko, who was still worried about Ash, was confused at first when he saw the two people's reactions to each other, and then immediately made a funny sound with his eyes flashing. It seemed that before they knew it, what "DokiDoki" secrets secretly happened between the two?
Could it be said that Hui's wish finally succeeded?
It's not Kohime, it's not Iona. Was it Xiaohui who was the first one to cross?
Hui, you did a good job! You did well!