"So it's normal for you, who have lived in a normal world until now, to think that only a special ability like Phantom Empire can help you when you encounter a situation where you are helpless."
"However, do you know who is standing in front of you? Am I, Ash, a weakling who is inferior to them!"
I just can, I just can!
"Ash! I cannot agree with your statement!"
It was not Yu who protested first, but Hui who was standing by with an ugly expression.
"If what you say is true, then there is no need for us Pretty Cure, heroes who help others and protect the world, to exist!"
I don't want Ash to become a result-only person. Of course, the results with power should be used for everyone, so...
"Ah, I know, because I hate this statement too." Before Hui could finish speaking, he stretched out his hand in front of her. Ash denied the statement himself.
I don't hate consequentialism, but how can a story with only an ending be good?
"...?" The girl, whose palms met, clenched her generous hand, and Hui stood up from the ground with a face full of doubts. If you don't agree, then why are you suddenly saying this... ah, is it to make Kozumu wake up?
"But Hui, your previous statement was too naive."
Sometimes people just encounter things that they can't do even if they try their best. Whether you give up or persist, at that time, I just hoped that you could still maintain the same heart as you do now.
"Innocent, Ash, do you have any good suggestions?"
"No, this kind of truth is meaningless if you don't understand it yourself."
Probably because they couldn't stand the leisurely discussion atmosphere between Ash and Hui at the moment, the Bad Beasts, who had been knocked over by Ash with one punch and two cakes, were stacked in a ball with their teeth open and wanted to pounce.
However, Ash, who was now giving lectures, had no intention of playing with them anymore. He didn't even raise his hands. With the double typhoon rotation at his waist, he extinguished them all with several tornado spin kicks. Ash showed with practical actions that he really didn't care about the so-called resurrection of enemies of this level by Mugen.
"But unlike you who are powerful, what can I do as an ordinary person——"
On the other side, Yi finally found an opportunity to express her dissatisfaction in the gap. After all, before Black Fang found her, the girl who couldn't get the answer despite her efforts was almost desperate. If she didn't believe it, what could she do?
"Are we the only ones who are strong?" The girl who felt that Ash was looking at her with a playful look felt unusually uncomfortable. "But that's right. After all, sometimes the thing people can't see most clearly is themselves."
If someone who can "create" an entire world is considered weak... ha, that's even funnier than if scientists don't have as much power as they do.
Understand... what do you understand?
"Actually, there are many ways to help you stand up." Ash suddenly changed his tone and almost made them change their minds. They saw him clasping his fingers and starting to count all the treasures. "Science, magic, science fiction, fantasy, magic."
"Whether your problems are simple internal and external injuries, neuroscience with a bit of metaphysics, or even special energy and soul problems, you can always find a solution if you look for them."
"Then-"
"But even if I could do it, why should I help you?"
The surprised girl raised her hand to feel the ignition of hope, but she lowered her hand in front of Ash's words.
"I have no obligation to help you, and the reason why Pretty Cure and Hui want to help you is not for other reasons."
"It's just because they are good people."
You, who was not a bad guy in the first place, was just temporarily blinded by desire. At this moment, before Ash's main argument, his conscience was suddenly stung greatly.
"So... it was me who was wrong for repaying kindness with evil..."
It was the same for me before... Megumi, who had become a friend, obviously wanted to help me, but I only thought about my own affairs and trampled on this friendship?
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Ash..." Rider felt his arm being pulled. It was the way Hui shook his head after seeing the frustrated You. "Stop talking about Ash, what she did may indeed be wrong..."
"But I also think she just pulled the last straw in order to be able to stand up."
I don't quite understand what Ash wants me to do, or what kind of person it wants me to be.
However, I think there is nothing wrong with wanting to try to help others.
Chapter 167: Solution to the Trolley Problem
"If others repay kindness with kindness, you should repay kindness with kindness. Hui, do you want to become a saint?"
"I just think that this kind of thing... can't be completely blamed on her!"
Megumi, who was still struggling at first, gradually regained her firm expression as she talked to herself.
"I just wanted to help her."
She said that if nothing can be done, stop saying cruel words like "Leave it all to me"... I want to change her thinking!
I want to prove to her that I can do something too! After all... didn't I do the same thing to Ash earlier?
If I give up halfway after my second setback here, how can I continue on as Pretty Cure!
"However, the enemy who should be defeated and the enemy... must choose between the two. Isn't there a better way?"
For example, the best of both worlds?
"Hui." In front of the troubled girl, Ash asked her a question in a serious voice. "A madman tied five innocent people to the tracks of a trolley. An out-of-control trolley was heading towards them and was about to crush them moments later."
"But you are right next to the track control bar at this time, and you can let the tram drive to another track. However, the problem is that the madman also tied up a person on the other track."
"Megumi, if it were you, would it be better to pull the lever? Or would it be better to remain indifferent?"
"This kind of thing - too cruel?!" Hui's wide-eyed reaction was very intense. "To compare the lives of five people with the life of one person is too much for them!"
People's lives are quantified and compared as numbers. Just listening to this kind of thing, Hui's anger ignited in her heart. If such a thing happened in front of her, she would never spare the mastermind of such a thing!
"Life should be an equal existence——"
"That's not the problem. The question is, would Hui pull the lever if it were you?"
"This..."
Confused, puzzled, sad, and entangled, the girl who walked gently on the spot finally shook her head to Ash in despair.
"I don't know."
Sorry Ash, I let you down again.
"Hui, let me tell you!"
To the girl's surprise, this time Ash didn't look disappointed with her as expected, and even touched her head inadvertently and said something serious.
"When it comes to this trolley problem, it's metaphorical."
If it is Ultraman, it can pick up the tram at will. If it is Super Sentai, the tram can transform itself into a robot and jump over the hostages.
"Do you know what Kamen Rider would choose?"
"How, how?" Hui couldn't help but hold her breath and concentrate, wanting to get an answer from Ash, who was rarely gentle at this moment.
Are you finally able to guide me?
"That's of course until the train comes and everyone else flips the switch."
The Card Case gun was suddenly raised and aimed at an open space behind the lost Yi. He fired several shots. There was another sound of broken glass, and a deep figure slowly emerged from the place looking slightly embarrassed.
"First, let's take out the tram and the madman who planned the kidnapping case and beat them up!"
"The puppeteer who is always manipulating the threads off the stage is better than the puppeteer who is manipulating everything behind the scenes."
After Card Case Gun turned his hand twice and put it back to his waist, Ash waved to the unexpected figure who actually invited him actively.
"Why don't you come down and try to join the stage yourself? Will it feel different?"
"I promise it'll be fun."
"Mr. Black Fang...?" He was surprised that the figure that suddenly appeared was the Phantom Empire cadre "Black Fang" who helped him. Was it always beside him? But if that's the case... why does it just look at it and not take action at all?
Isn't it... someone who wants to help me despite being a bad guy?
"How could it be?" Hui looked at the masked man in black with his mouth wide open. He obviously fought there not long ago, why didn't he notice it?
"Didn't you say that Hui? We need to find out the main contradiction." Rider, who was full of pride, let his fingers slide through the girl's pink hair and gently rubbed it, making a soft sound. "So, you still have to observe more."
You are right, at least it is right to find the best of both worlds before complete failure.
"Damn it..." Seeing several dazzling bullet holes on his cloak, Black Fang, who was wearing a mask, grinned with gritted teeth from the only exposed mouth. "Why do you know about me!"
My hiding is obviously perfect!
"Hey, do you still need to ask such an obvious question?"
You can use the question of choice to force Pretty Cure into a spiritual dilemma. Just thinking about such a wonderful scene will make people feel itchy, right?
If it were me, I wouldn't miss it.
"Also, I can smell the smell of your bad seeds from two hundred meters away?"
Do you think that I, who overheard your conversation, would relax my vigilance against you? joke!
"Hmph, it's just that those who have the upper hand are getting carried away here..." Black Fang, who endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, suddenly showed a proud smile on his face after seeing You kneeling on the ground.
"Kozumu, as I said, they are 'bad people' who will be harmful to you - Sa, come to me quickly!"
As long as this little girl named "Orihara Tsumugi" is still with me, I can find as many ways as I want to make these heroes of justice stand up to their enemies!
Now that she looks so lost, it's just convenient for me to control her better!
"But... I feel that such a thing should be wrong..."
The teary-eyed girl's tangled eyes kept beating on both sides. If it were her previous self, she would probably choose to help Black Fang without hesitation, but after being refuted by Ash's arguments, and having her conscience deeply stung by Hui's kindness, she has begun to hesitate now.
This kind of thing is wrong!
Damn it, she was clearly easily manipulated and deceived in the past, but now she hesitates? This Kamen Rider gave her some kind of ecstasy!
"Kozumu, compared to the world that tortured you, this is the only world where you can jump forever, right?"
I know, you are actually a quite selfish child~
"I... I!"
While she was still torn between her desires and her conscience, Ash's deliberate coughing clearly interrupted her thoughts.
"You say it so grandly, are you really a good guy?"
Ash has no intention of going around in circles with them.
Now he is going to "explode" everything!
Chapter 168: Simply open a box
"Orihara Tsumugi, born Light Hill in 2002. He studied at Light Hill school. His biggest hobby besides ballet is collecting various dolls and toys."
"I suddenly lost my legs two years ago due to unknown reasons. Oh, you don't have to look at me with such a horrified expression. I took the time to check it out before."
"?!"
If Orihara Tsumugi had been shaken by Black Fang's words before, then when Ash disclosed all her personal information in detail, her heart was filled with fear and horror.
"Why do you know this? Why do you know it so clearly even after checking it?!"
"The sudden death of a former ballet genius has been in the news. Plus, if you even know the name, isn't it normal to be able to find him?"
It's not like there are "super agents" patrolling the network intensively here. Isn't it a simple matter to open a box in this ancient network where no one can stop my hacking skills?
"I know you have a lot to ask, but the first thing I want to tell you is this."
"Orihara Tsumugi, you suddenly fell into an unexplained coma in Light Hill Central Hospital 3 months ago. Your father and mother are still worried and crying all day long."
"Do you remember this?"
"3 months ago... that was when I came into this world...?!" After hearing this incident, especially the news about her parents, the girl didn't even have the heart to feel fear anymore, and was only filled with confusion and confusion.
I remember that day when I opened my eyes in my sleep and suddenly came to this Puppet Kingdom, and then Mr. Black Fang appeared and said that I could live freely in this world and didn't need to worry about other things... Could it be that I didn't wake up at all that day?!
"I-isn't this the world that Mr. Black Fang created for me to save me? Why - is it like this!"
I always thought that I would be free if I could dance freely with my puppet friends living in this world. But in fact, am I actually in a coma and worrying my family?
How come I didn't know about this?!
I know, that's not the case at all!
"Looking at you, you don't know about this, so there's only one thing that can explain it."