What should I do? Now that I am not in school, all the knowledge I have learned has been returned to the teacher. How about I ask Kohime and Yuko to teach me how to make up for my homework?
Wait, if it is Ash...
Cautiously and quietly, he turned his head to see Ash's "dead horse" face and then immediately turned back. Remembering the excessive intensity of special training that Ash had created with a jeep in order to make Kohime stronger, Hui was convinced that Ash was not very good at "teaching others".
"If I don't see more than 90 points next time." Dark Decade Driver, who had put Ash on the table at some point, was tapped bit by bit with his fingers, as if the doomsday bell was approaching, lingering in Hui's ears. "I will destroy this world like this."
"Don't do this!"
My grades will one day be bound to the fate of the world? This kind of thing is so annoying!
While Pretty Cure and Kamen Rider, who had saved the world, were still "agonizing" over a test paper, a dark "new contact" quietly unfolded.
"Is this Puppet Kingdom?"
With the help of a tiny human figure carrying strings on his hand, he crossed the barrier of the world and came to a huge stage. The blue-black giant gave a gentleman's salute to the countless string puppets on it.
"Who are you?"
"This is the string operator behind." The giant was not frightened by the simultaneous voices of countless puppets. He just suggested to the person behind them in a seductive tone. "Compared to fucking these dolls here."
"I wonder if you are interested in manipulating the fate of more people?"
Chapter 152 The secret dark PY transaction
The cadre "Black Fang" who was once exiled to another world by Phantom Queen due to different opinions in the past, was currently observing the "Giant of Light" who covered up his sneer with a twisted mask through the eyes of his puppets.
"Excuse me, this uninvited..." The puppet slowly raised its wooden head under the control of the string behind its back. "This uninvited Mr. Giant, what are your plans?"
Originally, I had finally achieved the ability to take charge behind the scenes by coaxing Princess, the "Puppet Kingdom" in this other world. I originally thought of slowly accumulating strength so that one day I could kill Phantom Empire and seize the queen's throne. Unexpectedly, a strange guy appeared at this time, which really made me unable to stop thinking about it.
"It's nothing, just... Ultraman who was passing by." That sinister and smiling tone really made Black Fang unable to trust him. "This time I'm just here to provide you with an opportunity when you need it."
To be honest, Black Fang, a pure bad B, was not happy with the chaotic reaction of light and darkness mixed in the body of the giant opposite him. Not to mention the sound of someone trying to plot against him made him have the urge to kick him out immediately.
But the key point is the "gift" the other party brought. If I read it correctly... isn't that the Earth God who has always been against Phantom Queen? Now it has fallen into its hands!
"Oh, you mean to give him to me?"
After countless string puppets on the bright stage took over the half-dead "god" from the hands of the blue-black giant, one after another they were finally delivered to the depths behind the stage.
"I remember, isn't the Phantom Queen territory on the other side of the earth? What?"
Instead of hers, did you choose to seek cooperation from me, an exile?
"I can't help it. The Queen never got up after experiencing certain things. She must have been completely broken and no longer useful." As if feeling pity for his friend's tragic end, the giant shook his head in a very "compassionate" tone. "She can no longer play the role of the bad guy like this, so I think someone more worthy of the position should appear here?"
"What you said is right!" The slight worries that still existed in the doll's voice also gave way to confidence after a compliment. "But the majestic God of the Earth ended up like this. Hum, it's really ugly..."
"However, if Pretty Cure still exists."
"It's okay, they don't pose any threat now haha~"
The iconic sinister laughter came from under the giant's mask, and even Black Fang, who was operating the puppet at the other end, had goosebumps all over his body.
"Don't worry, I'm the villain's partner. I will help you make things bigger."
After all, I also want to set a stage for my "old friend" to give him a try.
In this case, why not make it more gorgeous?
Except for mathematics that you just don't know how to do, people sometimes don't know where their limits are unless they push themselves.
"Yes." After reviewing the fourth set of papers that Hui Fu was asked to write, Ash finally showed a satisfied expression after seeing that although the writing was messy, the answers barely reached the passing rate. "What, isn't this possible?"
"Although I did it..." Aino Megumi, who felt like he had been finally insulted by four top Bad Beasts, lay on the table and couldn't even lift a finger. His sadness flowed backwards like a river. "But it still feels so annoying."
Hui's guess was correct. Ash, who didn't know how to teach at all, used the simplest and most crude cramming method to cram all the knowledge in the test paper into her head, regardless of whether she could digest it or not. The girl seemed to be humiliated and miserable.
"Although there are many voices in my world advocating that learning is useless, in fact, regardless of whether you have learned something or not, learning is the best way to rise in class." The ruthless voice added a few more cuts at the back of the limp Hui. "You don't want to be a vagrant when you grow up. When people ask you what you do, you say you are Pretty Cure, right?"
Don't be like the homeless people in the Heisei Rider shack, but also be like the team next door.
"But..."
Looking at Ash who was finally satisfied, Hui put away the arm that was dangling casually on the edge of the table and pillowed it under her head, so that she could continue to look at Ash.
"It's so amazing Ash. It seems like there is nothing you don't know about someone who is capable of both civil and military skills."
"I'm not born knowing everything." The expression on Ash's face gradually became serious as he put down the test paper. "But if there's one thing I've learned the most, it's that no one can be alone forever."
Even though I am a person who often "abandons" my friends so cruelly, there is someone who will always be by my side until the end.
[...Ash. ]
"So Megumi, you have to remember that you too..."
"Ash-sensei, is there any special reason for helping us besides wanting to see us become stronger?"
"If I have to say it, no."
"Then, just like Ash-sensei said, it's because we like Pretty Cure very much, is that us?"
The girl lying on her side on the table allowed the pink Rousseau to cover the table and then slide down with gravity. At this moment, only Ash was looking at Megumi. This usually carefree and energetic girl also exuded a trace of delicate charm that seduced men.
"Just think of it like this, I just want to do this to you."
Ash, who was suddenly interrupted from his lecture, didn't seem angry at all. He just shook his head in denial at her. However, Ash, whose eyes were always on Hui at this moment, opened his mouth and opened part of his heart to her after a period of silent determination.
"I'm sorry, Megumi."
Ash did not deviate from Hui's gaze, did not avoid it or ran away. In Hui's somewhat surprised expression, he really apologized to her.
"Because of your energy that can heal people's hearts, and your loving side that likes to help others, I look forward to you as someone else."
Huiren, who was lying on the table, opened his mouth and let the loose hair on his back slide down the table and hang in the air.
"It wasn't until I forced you to look so different from you that even I was shocked that I noticed what I had done."
"Maybe this way, I don't understand you at all."
After he finished speaking, as if he had finally cleared up his inner troubles, a long silence flowed between the man and the girl who looked at him sideways.
Chapter 153 Now I want to hug you who is looking at me
The man is silent.
The girl was also silent. Girls who haven't understood each other yet don't know what the man is thinking, but Hui knows that she is wondering, wondering about herself.
What's going on? If it was the "Aino Megumi" that I know who is enthusiastic, likes to help others, and never gives up, he would be anxious and panicked at this time explaining to the person in front of him that he didn't need to apologize but would cause a lot of trouble, right? After all, Aino Megumi is such a simple energetic girl who has no concept of love at all.
But now, after Ash admitted this, as my heart feels heavy, what I want more is to hear what else he wants to say to me?
It's really strange. It's obviously not like this when you're dealing with Kohime or Iona, but why do you have this wonderful mood when you meet Ash? Am I... a bad learner?
If thinking about my own "girly heart" is considered "bad", then please allow me to be a "bad girl" for a while in my spare time as Pretty Cure.
After looking at each other for a long time, Ash finally turned his gaze towards Hui.
It wasn't because I was embarrassed, it was just that when I thought about the harm I had done to her unconsciously, I really couldn't look straight into the innocence in those eyes anymore.
"To give you such undue expectations without authorization and then ask you to bear it is really... an unmentionable mistake."
The girl who blinked slightly seemed to be able to see a different figure in the corner of his eyes as he looked up at the sky.
To be honest, she doesn't really care who the person Ash is talking about, because compared to the past, the person sitting in front of him now is none other than herself, right?
But now she has solved her doubts. It turns out that the color of the child is the same as mine, is it also pink?
"That is to say, the disappointed Ash feels that I am completely inferior to the person I once was." As soon as Hui spoke, Ash almost had a myocardial infarction. "Don't you expect me to do anything for you anymore?"
"What are you talking about?" The man almost jumped up and grabbed the girl's arms with both hands. "You are you and she is her - and you don't need to do anything more for me just to be good for yourself!"
"Huhu, hehe~?"
Ash, who sounded excited, was about to spread out and explain to her, but he heard the sound of laughter coming from under the low head in front of him. It wasn't until she raised her head and showed a laughing expression to Ash that she realized what was going on.
"Haha~Ash, indeed someone still cares about Hui so much!"
"Tch, I will be deceived by you one day." Ash threw away his hand and sat back on the bed, feeling shameful frustration for the first time. "It's shameful. I was deceived by an idiot and now I'm worse than an idiot -"
"Then, in response, let me also tell you some... testimonies about my heart, right?"
Infused with the same determination, Megumi also spoke his heart out in a calm tone.
"Actually, after I understood that Ash actually liked the powerful Pretty Cure, which I couldn't understand at first, what I thought was that if I could defeat him at once, Ash would definitely recognize it and stop neglecting me, and would come to my side like everyone else, right?"
"Obviously I also learned from Kohime that she likes Ash, but I don't want to give Ash to anyone else."
Everything else is easy to talk about, and I have never had selfish thoughts that I didn't want to share with others before.
"What's going on? The thoughts that haunt me and can't be avoided. It might be jealousy... or anything else. It doesn't sound like Pretty Cure's thoughts at all, right?"
"Hui..." The person who called out the name paused for a moment before continuing. "Thinking about yourself is everyone's natural thought. You don't need to feel extra ashamed about it. There are people like me who think about themselves all the time."
"There is no need to comfort me. After becoming gentle, I am not used to the current Ash-sensei~" Pretending to be relaxed, Hui wiped the corner of his eyes vaguely with his sleeves. "Anyway, after a series of things sobered up, I realized that my true thoughts were so despicable."
The other left hand in her pocket was flipping through the ring inside, and she could even feel an unusually hot "illusion" coming from it because of her own shame.
Maybe I really am starting to look less and less like myself?
"That's why I said that Ash-sensei is really amazing. He is like a hero. He is completely different from me who can't even keep his own heart..." With a bright and yearning smile, Hui continued to speak innocent words that almost dwarfed Ash.
"Hui, this joke is not funny."
I have always been a person who only acts according to my own ideas, and being regarded as a hero is a bit too much for me.
"You obviously know that, right? All Pretty Cures around the world have been beaten up by me inexplicably."
"I will deliberately instigate Snow White to steal her transformer for her growth, and I will provoke Iona in front of her important sister for her awakening. Including you, Megumi, for my own selfish desires, I deliberately let all your good intentions go to waste, and I can betray your friendship and jump to the Phantom Empire at will."
"I am - a man far from the hero you think of."
So please don't say such embarrassing things to me again.
"What are you talking about?" The girl who didn't stop and kept smiling brightly praised her without hesitation. "Didn't Ash fight hard in every important battle? I also heard from Iona that he jumped to save everyone in Pretty Cure Graveyard."
"Kamen Rider, who is willing to be infamous in order to defeat evil - isn't he a hero?!"
Stop talking.
My soul is denying this unfair statement.
"Furthermore, although Ash has done excessive things to us, isn't the reason behind it just to make us stronger faster to cope with the next crisis?"
Including me, whose relationship with Ash has finally "cleared the clouds and finally seen the light of day", is the same!
"If you put it this way, Ash is actually a good person who cares about us!"
Stop talking.
"So, I think Ash who can work hard to this extent is the hero I want to be who can spread great love——"
Hui, who was sitting up from the table as she spoke, felt a solid warmth approaching from behind. Before she could react, the man's wrist lightly touched her skin again, and finally he crossed his arms in front of her and hugged her with his chest.
Please, stop talking.
"Ya...Ash?"
Different from her previous actions when she acted coquettishly towards him, the hug that reduced the distance between the two to zero at this moment came from Ash's initiative. After realizing this, Huier's face turned rosy as the hot breath brushed against her face.
"I don't know why I'm doing this now." After all, he didn't tell Hui the negative resistance in his heart. The man just hugged her tighter and tighter. "I don't know the reason, but I still did it instinctively."
"So please, Megumi..."
Please push me away, otherwise it will be terrible if I feel more nostalgia and reluctance for the world and you.
"..."
Feeling the warmth on her shoulder, she gently caressed Hui's hands that were wrapped in front of her, and did not choose to push them away. Instead, she continued to hold his hands and stretched out her fingers until their fingers intertwined.
Ash, you clearly said that my feelings for you are attachment rather than love and liking.
If that's the case.
Why, my current mood is like this——
What about such freedom?