"I'm sorry...Ash." The girl turned around slowly, holding her shoulders. Her expression as if she was an abandoned animal was enough to make any normal person feel distressed, let alone Ash, who still had love in her heart at this time. "I did such an excessive thing to you and everyone, disrupted your original journey, and left you with so many painful memories."
"It's okay, I've experienced worse." So all we have to do is face it.
"I know clearly that you have feelings for his child, but you still want to take advantage of it... I don't have the right to tell you what to do if you interfere like this."
To be honest, I don't know when I became fascinated by you. Let's just regard it as the whim of an idiot with no reason. I just wanted to continue this good mood, but it ended up leading her to the worst ending.
Ash said nothing. He sat quietly in front of the girl who was on the verge of tears, waiting for her to continue to vent her emotions.
"I fell in love with you out of my own consciousness. Until I was completely defeated, I wanted to go further with you. I despicably deceived myself and you, and even wanted to replace their position in your heart and let you dye my color... I hope you can respond to me in the same way."
"Until my violent love made me commit such an irreparable thing!"
Water drops continued to drip down her smooth chin. Hui bent her knees and hugged herself, burying her head deeply in her arms.
"Obviously it's so important to Ash... It's all my fault, it's all my fault... What have I done..."
If only I could maintain my original intention and keep a good distance from the beginning. Then everything wouldn't develop like this, and there wouldn't be such embarrassment between you and me.
It's all my fault...
The past time can never go back...
"This is everything to me... Under the skin of Pretty Cure, there is such an ugly soul full of exclusivity..."
So, give up on me, Ash.
I am not worthy of your love——...?
Tears blurred her eyes, but at this moment she felt a pair of hands that were slightly larger than herself covering her palms. The slightly cold outer palms conveyed the heat pulsating in the center.
"I appreciate what you said to me."
Even with this story, don't you do everything for me and want to help me?
"This is not all your fault. If this tragedy must be determined, let the two of us bear it together."
The system also said that you are not as strong as me, but I forgot such words in my anger.
So this mistake must be my fault.
"Ash... Xiu?"
"I said 'I like you' when I was on stage."
"Now, it's still not fake."
A truly sincere smile appeared on Ash's face.
Feeling the person in his arms trembling all over, Ash hugged him harder. After a while, his shoulders felt wet.
"Woah - woah! I like... love you...!"
I want to continue and hold this love. I don't want to forget and I don't want to be forgotten by you.
"Say it, Megumi."
Then, for what I want to do next... please lend me your courage as well.
"Ash..."
Well, I can give you everything I have.
"Help me!"
When the pure white light and Aino Megumi in his arms were all shattered, Ash, who had been expelled from the spiritual world, ran into the fist of Queen Lovely, who was extremely angry.
"Don't just-enter other people's hearts!"
What the hell did you see?
"!"
The pain on his forehead caused Ash to lose an eye in an instant.
The armor in its complete form was shattered on the spot and returned to its original Imperial Cavalry form. The mask part of the helmet was instantly shattered by Hui's furious counterattack, causing the flying fragments to pierce his forehead. The right eye that had lost vision and was exposed under the broken mask was also soaked in red.
The new world created by Queen Lovely is constantly collapsing with her gradually collapsing anger.
The two people in free fall came into their sight amid the exclamations of the people below, until they stepped on the solid ground again, until Ash, who was standing high up, looked down at Hui's location.
"It's over Megumi, I've taken the high ground!"
If "Dark Echo" is a polymer that absorbs all the negative emotions and evil thoughts in the world!
If the system needs the "Dark Echo" I have been collecting to save all the heroes!
If "Dark Echo", which contains countless heavy causes and effects, is something that only I can bear!
I know, I know what to do.
"You underestimate everything about me-!"
"Queen Lovely", who was also at the end of her strength, also shed her evil attire and returned to her "Unlovely" posture. In front of her body covered in wounds and still charging towards her, Ash could finally show a relaxed smile.
"After all, you said you wanted me to save you."
If you are a man, how can you break the agreement?
"Ash."
The lightsaber burning with the last darkness was aimed at Kamen Rider in front of him.
"We really can't go back, right?"
"Who knows?"
The ever-flashing Ride Booker Sword was aimed at Unlovely in front of her.
"You decide your own affairs."
The result of confrontation with swords is that the weapons will eventually collide with each other. Knowing this well, the two of them used their last strength, risking their fighting spirit and everything to collide with each other in mid-air.
No longer blessed with the special ability to destroy the world, the two of them put all their will into the sword and started their own offensive intentions.
After the efforts of Ash and herself, Hui may be a little more sober now... she has regained her feelings.
'I finally understand what Ash has been doing. '
At that time, when the power of the evil god and the power of hatred were gathered into one body, Aino Megumi, who felt the same way to a certain extent, finally understood Ash's previous behavior after piecing together the clues.
Take away the dark evil thoughts collected from each world and go to death to purify everything, so that the heroes of those worlds can change their original misfortune Mirai to obtain non-existent happiness. Ash, is this what you or that system intends to do, right?
So now, please Ash kill me, the villain who has gathered all the darkness in this world, and let everyone including you be happy!
In the duel between swords, Hui quickly fell behind. Ash, who easily deceived the girl's eyes, just turned the blade in front of her and deflected her attack, forcing her to open the door wide.
'That's great...'
You also hate me because of that system, right?
Really, I envy Him... I envy Him for being able to continue walking with you.
Then I'm sorry, it was my ignorance that ended all your wonderful things.
But now after I die. Maybe your love for me will become your eternal regret? The promise that cannot be fulfilled and the regret that cannot be relieved even after death. If you do this, I can catch up with the position of the system in your heart, right?
Haha, if you think about it this way, death isn't that scary anymore.
Looking at the blood-stained eye with total calm, facing the sharp blade held high in front of her, the girl was finally able to close her eyes with some peace of mind.
Until, she heard the voice of Ash.
"This sword will not take away life, but cut off resentment!"
She saw that after Ash's sword completely cut through her body, she did not feel any pain, and even no wounds or blood appeared.
Not only that.
She saw the dark colors flowing from her body back into Ash's body along with the light of the sword blade.
She felt as if she had lost something essential, and even her hair color had turned back to a dazzling pink.
Then, she waved the lightsaber in her hand as she instinctively did in battle.
one time.
don't want.
Two times.
don't want!
The burning lightsaber cut the same burning and ferocious wounds on the inverted cross's breastplate. When the flames rising from the fierce explosion confused the eyes of the two of them, Hui originally used a suicidal attack-like action. She clenched the hilt of the sword with both hands for the last blow and stabbed the lightsaber with all her strength in the direction of Rider's belt!
"Crack."
Ride Booker Sword, which was swung down from the hand, naturally fell from Ash's hand, making a crisp sound as it collided with the ground.
"Click!"
The piercing and breaking sounds destroyed the world in the girl's heart.
"...!"
Hui followed closely and caught Ash who was about to fall.
"Why."
"..."
"Did you... have it settled a long time ago?"
After the driver, which was bursting with sparks, slipped from the man's body, the transformed Ash looked at the girl who was already in tears with her only intact left eye.
Are you back? Welcome back.
"Again..." The girl murmured something that only she and Ash knew. "It's like this again, it's the same as before."
After learning about his purpose from Ash, perhaps it was this matter that made her despair earlier than the fact that she was hated by Ash.
The saddest thing is when you meet someone special and realize you can never be together. Sooner or later, you have to give up.
"How could it be possible? Will Ash leave me in the end? No, no, why must Ash die..."
Liar... liar...
I wanted to scold him for his ruthlessness, but I couldn't.
"I'm sorry Megumi, no matter what the reason is, no matter what the reason is."
"I did make a mess of your life."
"Don't apologize like that."
Knowing Ash's mood, Hui endured the pain in her heart and forced a smile on her face that was uglier than crying... No, she was indeed crying, letting those dripping tears continue to mix with the bright red blood.
"Megumi... you have always wanted to fight hard for their happiness, and you are not willing to sacrifice yourself for others, right? That's why you still do it until now."
"..." Looking into Ash's eyes, Hui, who would not escape, nodded.
"Then, let's listen to some selfish advice I came up with after walking through those worlds."
"If you don't make yourself happy, you can't make other people happy too."
"Is... is that so?"
Listening to Ash's words, Hui held back the tears in her red eyes and remained silent for a long time.
Do you want me not to forget true happiness?
"... Why? Why aren't you a real bad guy?"
It wouldn't be that complicated if you were a bad guy. He was obviously going to die, he was obviously going to be killed, why didn't he say anything... why...
"Hui... I didn't make the sacrifice for anyone."
I'm just doing it for responsibility and promise. Yes, so no matter what the consequences of my actions are, I will definitely shoulder this responsibility that belongs to you.
I also have some things that I need to confirm.
So next... it's time for me to fulfill another promise.
"My trip..."