"Caught!"
After a lot of hard work, Maria, who still didn't give up after 36 attempts, finally grabbed Ash's arm and used his skillful movements to backhand him to the ground.
"Ah, defeated."
Ash, who was finally knocked down by the girl once, heard her gasping for breath even more tired than him and declared that he was "defeated" in a completely awesome tone.
"Huh-ha!" Looking at the man's current boredom, the girl, who felt her energy was almost exhausted, was still panting loudly in embarrassment. "Where, where can anyone be so careless!"
You promised to give up, but in the end you completely gave up taking the initiative and chose to passively dodge and let me take action... Really, you should at least pretend a little bit. This kind of non-acting method is really hurtful.
"I can't help it. I'm not good at this kind of thing. If you insist on letting me go, I can only do this... huh?"
Ash, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed and his hands behind his head as if enjoying the coolness, was responding to each other when he suddenly felt a warm and moist feeling coming from his face.
"Um... what's wrong?"
Ash opened his eyes again and saw the face of Hikawa Maria who was standing in front of his head and was shaking a little while talking. He was sweating so much that it moistened the girl's body. Even through the drops of sweat that outlined the perfect arc, it was dripping down along the girl's troubled expression.
Tick, tick...
From Hikawa Maria's serious face, more "pearls" dripped down the man's nose and eyelids.
Completely, it looks like you have finally achieved results after hard work.
"Suck it." More of the smooth feeling of rain came from his face, and he instinctively licked his tongue a little and ran it along the side of his mouth.
A little salty...
"Maria."
"Huh?"
"Are you pretty?"
"Um... Oh! Sorry, rude!" The girl who was stunned after being praised finally realized what she was doing, ran to the side and picked up the towel again and wiped her face randomly. Although her back was turned so that Ash couldn't see her face at the moment, the hot breath coming from the top of her head still exposed her mood.
However, this embarrassing moment did not last too long. It seemed that after a period of inner self-encouragement, the girl wiping her hair kept moving her butt all the way until she happened to sit next to Ash.
"Ash-sensei."
"I'm here."
Under the nervous gaze of the four girls who were peeping close to the door, the scene of Maria placing his palm on the back of Ash's hand was completely presented in front of them.
"Thief girl, we were obviously here first!"
"Hui, Hui, calm down——"
While the girls were all panicking about what was about to happen, Maria on the other side followed the emotional climax and let go of Xiao Jiujiu's inner tangle, and spoke out generously.
"Ash-sensei, I like you."
"Why, because I saved you?"
"Well, because Ash you saved me from such a dark abyss of darkness." Taking a step closer and leaning her shoulders against him, Maria tried to put her fingers in the interlaced position between his fingers. "Later on, you specifically encouraged and inspired me for this. I would fall in love with Ash. There is nothing strange about it, right?"
"So, I like Ash, can Ash like me?"
I also want to have a boyfriend to experience the feeling of falling in love.
"..."
Even the noisy girls outside the door were holding their breath and concentrating when Ash finally pulled his hand away from Maria.
"Sorry, I can't respond to you."
After all, unlike other people, I haven't had such a wonderful experience with you through so many stories. An awkward person like me can't fall in love easily.
"Really, but I'm so happy to get a response~!" Maria, who felt regretful, simply made fun of himself. "Can I ask why? Is there someone else you like?"
"Just treat it like this."
There are quite a few that I like.
"Really..." Maria, who could almost guess it, finally smiled and let go of his hand. "Of course, I won't give up easily! But before that, you have to treat my sister well!"
"Is-is this really true!?"
Finally, it could no longer be concealed. Under the surprised eyes of Maria, sounds of surprise burst out from Iona and the others who were huddled together outside the door.
And there are other people who like it... who else could this belong to, of course it's us!
"So that's it, we are actually liked like this by Ash~ (low key)"
"Sister, you can't compare to us!"
"Really, I'm still trying to put in a good word for you, my sister who was just dumped!"
Hearing such disrespectful words towards his seniors, Maria was so angry that he clenched his fists and wanted to teach these little guys a lesson for waiting for his own fun.
"You are still making fun of me. It seems I have to teach you a lesson about respecting the elderly and loving the young - ah, don't run away!"
Seeing Maria chasing several girls all over the floor and tickling them in the dojo, Ash felt that today was another peaceful day and took out popcorn to enjoy the chase.
This was the last happy time before that battle.
Chapter 188 Phantom Empire's Final Battle Announcement
"Well~ It's such a happy day."
I recall the way everyone used their own unique tricks to seduce Ash, the way they were chased around by the "angry" sister Maria because of her rude remarks at noon today, and the way they had a lot more strange daily routines since the appearance of Ash. Just recalling these Omori Yuko can't help but smile happily.
In fact, unlike Huaichun's Kohime, and different from Hui's heaviness, Yuko doesn't have any particularly serious views on love. It's just that the feeling of having fun with everyone is really interesting, so interesting that Yuko can't help but want to continue to protect such daily life.
All this is also thanks to Ash-sensei~
"Although I am not a child... but the story after Ash joined in is quite interesting."
Although he has repeatedly emphasized that to them he is just a passenger passing by in life, Yuko feels that Ash should be more confident. He is obviously a very important person to us...
"Huh?"
Yuko, who interrupted his memories, found that the lights in his room were turning on unusually at this time. Obviously his parents had not gone home at this time today... Could it be that he was a thief?!
"Oh, it's you."
Seeing the owner of the room, Omori Yuko, pushing in the door from behind, Kaito, who put down his pistol, just pretended that she didn't exist and continued to rummage around as if nothing had happened.
"Ah, is it really Mr. Thief?"
But why did you come to steal my home? Nothing of value is left at home.
And I have gone home, do you have to continue stealing in front of me?
"What's wrong with you?" Under Yuko's somewhat nervous gaze, Kaito helplessly shook off the dinner roll in his hand and put it on the table. "Why is there only this treasure? Where are the treasures belonging to Pretty Cure?"
Aren't there any useful props like those that were broken by gods in the Shinkenger world last time?
Although the existence of Ash makes him not want to be violent with them now, but as long as he recalls the humiliation of being plotted by her last time, Kaito Daiki will never give up easily if he does not take revenge!
"Mr. Thief, aren't you here to steal money?" Hearing his question, Yuko took the initiative to put down the cell phone he was holding on to dial the police call.
"Don't confuse me with that kind of robber! My real goal... is a valuable treasure!"
"If that's the case... Mr. Thief, please wait for me!"
The girl trotted into the kitchen with Kaito's doubtful eyes, and soon brought out several hot rice balls.
"This is...?"
Rice balls? What is this going to do?
"This is my treasure." After saying these words that made Kaito unbelievable, Yuko handed the rice ball to him without any hesitation. "As for me, I hope that everyone can be happy with a full stomach, so these rice are my happiness and my treasure."
"Since Mr. Thief wants it so much, please take it. If you are still hungry in the future, you can come back to Omori Bento Shop at any time. You will definitely be full!"
"Yes, it's a treasure. Of course I will accept it..."
Kaito, who couldn't help himself, picked up the rice balls with discomfort all over his body. What made him even more uncomfortable was that she really seemed to think so.
What does this mean? Doesn't this mean that I am unilaterally accepting charity?
"But you must not waste the rice... eh?!"
Just as Yuko was about to teach her about the principle of "everything is hard work", a sudden change outside the window immediately attracted her attention.
She saw countless huge dark crosses suddenly falling from the sky. The huge shock even made her fall and sit on the ground. When she looked up again, she realized that the familiar and warm Light Hill had now turned into a place like a ghost cave and a demonic city. Countless dark and strange miasmas filled the areas around the crosses. Ordinary people affected on the road were sealed in the mirror coffins, and countless Bad Beast grew out of their sealed hearts and showed off wantonly.
"Dad, Mom!"
Yuko even saw that her parents who were about to go home were also sealed away. She was quickly stopped before she could rush out of the house anxiously.
"Calm down! It's useless to rush forward at this time. Think about it, who should you go to at this time?"
"Ya...Ash!"
After spreading Aurora Curtain's backhand and throwing the still flustered Omori Yuko in, looking at the Bad Beasts approaching the house, Kaito Daiki squeezed the rice ball that was still warm in his hand.
"Are the villains of this world going to have a final battle with the heroes? Humph, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me."
"But." He carefully wrapped the rice ball and put it into his pocket, and the rotating New Diend Driver and Rider Card also appeared in his hand. "This treasure is already in my hands. I can't let you unreasonable guys destroy it casually!"
"Hensin!"
"Yuko, how did you get here?"
"After I gave the rice balls to others, a kind person sent them to me."
When Omori Yuko, who almost fell when he landed again, got up again in embarrassment, he discovered that other people had gathered in the embassy early in the morning. In front of Ash, who had a serious face, scenes from all over the world were being directly broadcast to his computer through the small props he had placed everywhere.
"How could..."
The scene in the broadcast was very bad. Whether it was America or France, whether it was in the Arctic or Iceland, there were traces of the Phantom Empire everywhere. The same thing happened equally on the entire earth.
"This is different from the Phantom Empire's previous invasion operations." Seeing Bad Beast everywhere in the video, Iona's expression was also very ugly. "At this level, they are finally going to launch a general attack!"
"Finally we took action." Ash calmed down and spoke slowly. He was not too surprised by Yuko's appearance. "Toregier... the unknown Red God... but it turned out that the first one to take action was the original Phantom Empire."
"Humph, it's finally here? It's so boring that I'm almost impatient to wait."
"There is only one person who can achieve this level - that Phantom Queen!" While Hui was chewing the name through gritted teeth, he suddenly looked to the side, Ash, and remembered something. "Speaking of which, Ash once joined Phantom Empire... Could it be that for that queen...?"
"No, I have no intention of bringing selfishness into the battle." Ash shook his head, interrupting Hui's worries. "But since you are going to have a decisive battle with the Phantom Empire, before that."
Standing in front of the girls who trusted him wholeheartedly, Ash looked towards the depths of the embassy.
"There's something you need to know."
"Follow me."
Chapter 189 The truth three hundred years ago! Who is the real unfortunate person?
"What should we do with Light Hill now? If we are going to the Phantom Empire, does it really not matter here?"
"Don't worry." He casually adjusted the screen on the computer, which showed another Rider with blue stripes constantly pulling the trigger on his hand, while summoning other Rider to fight and retreat while fighting fiercely with a group of Bad Beast. "Although I don't know why, it seems that the former thief finally remembered his name Rider... Oh, he woke up."
Following Ash's reminder, everyone's attention was also focused on the god who had been unconscious for a long time and finally woke up.
A certain "Blue God" who had the power of a god taken away by others and was even turned into a doll finally recovered gradually after a period of cultivation.
"Are you awake? I have some bad news for you. Your Phantom Queen is now fighting with all his strength."
"Really?" This was the news when he opened his eyes for the first time. Blue God, who was so bitter in his heart and felt even heavier on his shoulders, shook his head helplessly. "In the end, it turned out that she still had no intention of waking up... Is this the result?"
"You treated her like that, do you think she will understand you?"
"You already know... everything? From her?"
Ash said nothing, but continued to stare at him with a sharp gaze that could kill someone.
"Ash, calm down and don't do this." Hui, who was worried that the two of them would quarrel, decided to be a peacemaker. "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, no matter what conflicts there are, we shouldn't have trouble at this time."
"I don't have any conflicts with him. It's just that you probably won't be happy after knowing the whole story." Without too much explanation, Ash placed the "Aksia" box that was returned from the transaction on the table.