"My name is Ash, and I am the king of the Black Night Kingdom!"
He casually threw over the delicate shawl that was rustling on his left shoulder. The man who walked out of the darkness wearing a dark red leather jacket was none other than Ash with a solemn face. He gave his name without hesitation.
"With this declaration."
When the girls couldn't help but clenched their fists, Ash set foot on the land called Earth for the first time with an extremely familiar mood.
"This world will also submit to my conquest!"
Chapter 4: The idea of the country, you are all cogs!
"W-What are you doing?!"
After Kurozu pulled himself out of the ground in disgrace, as if he had been hit by a big truck, he looked at the little ones who even started to line up excitedly after getting out from the other end of the door. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Wha, what, these are elves?!"
Let's not talk about why there are so many elves... but with the courage of the elves, how could they not be afraid at all or even be extremely excited when facing my Fortress of Despair!
The instinct of doubt made him follow the path that the elves moved out of the way and set his sights on Ash, who had an unusually ferocious aura.
Black Night Kingdom... What is that? Never heard of it!
From this point of view, both Kurozu and Pretty Cure look equally confused.
"What's going on, what's going on, what's going on! You all look shocked by our boss!"
At this moment, a little red beast among the elves jumped excitedly in front of everyone, held up the microphone in his hand and started to explain openly.
"If your eyes are still there, just keep your eyes open and watch!"
"Put your ears up and listen if you can still use them!"
"If your brain can still think, then immediately fall into madness!"
When the UFO suspended above the head shone brightly like a searchlight, Ash, who stood in the spotlight as the commentary continued, completely stole everyone's attention.
"This is exactly the savior of our elves, the conqueror of the world, the only and eternal most powerful king of the Black Night Kingdom——"
"Lord Ash——!!!"
I have never seen such exaggerated ones. Are they really the same elves as us?
Amidst the bombardment of countless sudden messages, it was not only the Princess Pretty Cure trio who were completely confused, but even Puff and Aroma, who had arrived late, had their mouths wide open, feeling that their world view was being crazily impacted.
The elves they know are kind-hearted people who are born to live in beauty... will there be such a version?!
"Okay..."
"What's wrong Roma!"
"So handsome Puff!" Looking at the group of elves of "Hundred Ghosts Night Parade", Puff, with twinkling eyes, stepped out on his four soft short legs and wanted to play with them happily. "Puff wants to play too~ah woo!"
"No! Puff will turn into a bad boy's Roma!" In order to prevent his sister from learning bad habits, the poor parrot desperately hugged his old sister's eyes and rolled them into balls.
"Black Night Kingdom's... King?"
The three girls, who whisper the name praised by the elves, are "Princess Pretty Cure" themselves, and are working hard to achieve the goal of the Hope Kingdom's legendary "Grand Princess (Royal Princess)". For the time being, they still have some illusions and concepts about the existence of the royal family.
However, their imaginations and impressions were completely useless compared to the boasting of the "king" in front of them.
"A little." Even Nan, who was always the most serious, felt his cheeks cramping at this moment. "Isn't it a bit too exaggerated?"
"No, Minami, I don't think this is a little bit."
It's definitely gone too far! Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?
Of course, neither the elves Ash nor Dark Night Kingdom responded to the whispered suggestions between them, and the latter was even more excited.
"Then, whatever stands in front of him next is light or darkness!"
The elf in charge of the commentary raised his hand and waved past Pretty Cure and Fortress of Despair. His casual attitude in speaking made Kirara, who wanted to ask it what to write, clenched his fists angrily.
"What follows will be proof that he has conquered another world!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!" When the commentary reached its climax, regardless of whether the original good or evil sides were twitching at the corners of their mouths, the elves, large and small, dancing in groups, stamped their feet to cheer for their king.
"A-A-O——! A-A-O——!"
Sigh... These idiots just put me on the fire. Listening to the sincere cheers from the elves behind him, Ash felt so tired that he wanted to cover his face with his hands.
However, there is no way.
They give everything they have to respect and love me, and I want to make my subjects feel proud from the bottom of their hearts. This is the responsibility of a king, isn't it?
"That's right!"
There was no cover at all, and the momentum like a downpour was approaching from Ash's body in all directions. They almost mistakenly thought it was some kind of attack and had to raise their hands to cover their faces. Their extremely arrogant and straightforward eyes were chasing Pretty Cure on the opposite side.
"Legendary warrior, Precure... I've heard your story. It's truly a shining legend."
Ash, who was in the middle of praising her, suddenly changed his tone.
"However, can the fluorescent light of your rotting grass compare to the bright moon in the sky? The advice I can give you is that you will never be my opponent."
The arrogant man casually threw the broken branches in front of them. "But if you can show your loyalty to me here, I can't..."
"How is that possible!"
Ash, whose speech was suddenly interrupted, looked at the panting pink with some displeasure, and followed her sad gaze and turned around to see the elves behind her who were tired and pressed under the sedan.
"I don't know about the Black Night Kingdom... but!"
Is it really okay for you to do this...?
"Oh? Are you looking at them instead of me?"
I already said it wasn't necessary, but after discussion, these idiots still said that they should use the traditional etiquette of the Fairy Kingdom to let me appear and earn enough face. Obviously I weigh hundreds of times as much as they do. If they hadn't resided in the body I created through their soul bodies, it wouldn't be impossible for several of them to die from exhaustion. It seems that I have to teach them such bad habits when I go back.
"They are your citizens, right?!" Whether it was his longing for the king in his dreams or his simple sense of kindness, Haruka felt angry at the other man in front of him who called himself "the king" and everything about him. "How could you let them do this for you just to show off your power!"
"If you are obviously a king, do you ever care about their feelings!?"
You still want us to swear allegiance to you? How is that possible!
Fart, it is our honor to be able to contribute our efforts to the King!
"You——" After hearing what Haruka said, the elves in the commotion who were about to sternly retort to Haruka were stared back by Ash who was afraid that they would do something else. Of course, this behavior was more like a violent threat in the eyes of the girls.
"Fu☆fu~" At the same time, after saying his heartfelt words, Haruka was turned around and pointed back at him with a strange laugh, which aroused goosebumps all over his body.
"Seeing you care so much makes me want to laugh."
"What do you think Black Night Kingdom is?"
"?"
"Of course it's me! I, Ash, am Black Night Kingdom myself!" The leather boots that were lifted up and dropped heavily crushed the dead branches at his feet into fine powder. "The place where I stand is the territory of the Black Night Kingdom, and the place where my sword can reach is my kingdom! Everything about me is everything about the country!"
"I am the country!"
"What you call citizens are just gears and props that belong to me!"
Chapter 5 The angry girl, Dark Kiva appears!
"..."
In front of Ash's "National Gear Theory", the elves belonging to the Black Night Kingdom stood silently like bleak reeds without making a sound.
'The line just now is so cool, shouldn't we cheer for King? '
'Didn't you see the look in King's eyes just now? The king has his own considerations. For now, let's just follow the order and say nothing. '
Through the communication between their eyebrows, the female monster Qili, the strange blue dinosaur and other elves quietly exchanged their experiences with each other in silence. But their silent exchanges, in the eyes of Pretty Cure, are simply a manifestation of the fear of the elves and the domineering and terrifying will of Ash!
Strong, gentle and beautiful, these are the principles that belong to Princess Pretty Cure, let them proudly become Princess in the fairy tale as the light of hope for everyone. Similarly, their kind hearts yearning for hope made them feel extremely angry before Ash's "violent remarks" at this moment.
How could there be... such an unreasonable person?
How could there be... such a self-righteous guy?
How could there be such a cruel and unkind being called a king?!
Haruka thought of the "king" who was even willing to sing a gentle song to the little girl in her dream not long ago.
What is in front of him is another "king" Ash who treats the people like nothing, is indifferent to his subordinates, and is arrogant.
The anger is unbearable.
"A person like you is not worthy of being a king!"
In their anger, they even forgot about their fear of spider Fortress of Despair, who was still afraid of them before.
The three people who would have accepted Dress-Up Keys to become Pretty Cure took over this responsibility just to protect the lives and dreams of others. The same heart made them reach the same unanimous anger of separation in front of Ash.
"Kirara, I want..."
"Needless to say, I still have Minami, I must be in the same mood now!"
Protect everyone's dream and retrieve the other 13 lost Dress-Up Keyss to become the legendary "Grand Princess". In addition to these two items, they have another goal.
We must... defeat this tyrant named Ash!
Rescue the elves living in dire straits!
"Not only did you not realize your situation, but you chose to show your fangs to me?" Seeing the hostility coming from the three girls, Ash smiled happily. "Yes, it seems that the legend I was looking forward to is not so disappointing."
It seems that this time the expedition will not be boring!
Although they seem to have some misunderstanding... but it doesn't matter, it's more interesting this way, I'm sure!
"Speaking of which, Doran Castle seems to be missing some decorations?" The inexplicable glances made the three girls feel a chill behind them. "So be it, if I win."
"You shall become mine."
"What are you talking about!"
This time the naked words made the angry girls even more angry and embarrassed.
He actually defeated us and wanted to steal a woman. Is that so? No matter how you look at it, he is the kind of tyrant who must be defeated in the story!
"Then, let me show you my conquests - Come on!"
What is that?! They were so dazzled that they almost didn't see clearly. It seemed that the bat that had been hanging upside down under the opponent's shawl spread its wings and soared to Ash's raised hand.
Is that his elf?!
"[Be honored, the time has come to conquer.]"
As if he was still not used to speaking, a low and neutral voice lacking emotion came out from the mouth of the blood-red crescent bat.
"[I bite!]"
The "bat" suddenly turned around and bit Ash's tiger's mouth, startling the girls. When they were still wondering why they suddenly fell out, they saw that as the dark blood was injected into their hands, tooth-like lines like enamel Ruri emerged from the skin of Ash's face.
"Hensin!"
When the bat's "elf companion" was hung upside down on a belt made of chains, ripples greener than the woods shattered the thick stained glass covering his body, revealing again the extremely gorgeous blood-colored armor named "Dark Kiva" beneath it.
"He actually does too!"
The turquoise compound eyes lit up under the Helmet Heads, which looked like a bat with wings spread. The blood-stained bright red was smeared on the surface of this luxurious armor, and the countless complex inscriptions engraved in the gaps also shone with an unsettling light as the magic stones on the chest lit up one by one.
"Transformed?"
If the previous Ash just made them feel uncomfortable, the posture of wearing armor now made them really feel what he said before about how powerful he was.
"But do you really want to fight us?!"
"Hey, girl." Just in the middle of speaking, Ash suddenly disappeared from in front of them, startling several people. While they were searching anxiously, the voice coming from behind them made people feel cold all over. "Aren't you showing me your hostility as an invitation?"
Ash, who appeared behind the girls at some unknown time, threw off the silver cloak behind his back and pressed his jade-cold knuckles lightly on their exposed necks with a very intimate movement.
"Now that you are asking me this kind of question, how should I answer it~?"
I didn't see his movements at all!