"What?!"
Obviously after being attacked to this extent, the ordinary Fortress of Despair should be able to recover temporarily and can't just wait for it to be purified. But this Fortress of Despair seems to be okay? The surprised girl carefully observed the painter-type Fortress of Despair, which had "inherited" Wei's dream. When it dipped the paintbrush in its hand onto the palette, it waved the portrait above the girl's head out of thin air and gradually solidified into a physical existence.
"What?!"
Faced with troublesome things such as nail boards and bombs that kept falling above her head, the girl who hurriedly dodged tried to get even more distance. "The drawn things actually become physical. Do you still have this ability?!"
Obviously the last time I dealt with him, he wasn't at this level... By the way, I remember Wei said that she found a painting master in the Black Night Kingdom, and she seemed very happy to learn. Is it because her dream has taken a step further, and Fortress of Despair, who blocked and tarnished this dream, has also become stronger?
Nan, who was evading, had an ugly face and twisted around desperately again. Her slim waist with her tight skirt almost brushed against the huge fist behind her. However, the feeling of brushing against her made her have difficulty breathing.
Not only that, the energy response of this Fortress of Despair itself is also much stronger!
"Hahaha, you are so embarrassed, Cure Mermaid! You are no longer as dignified and elegant as you were before!" Looking at the girl below who was overwhelmed by constant attacks, the condescending Shut let out a mocking voice. "Like you, after being defeated, I will try to use various methods to change the situation. Now this power is exactly the power given to me by Lord Dyspear!"
It is unmistakable that I have received such huge power. This is the beginning of my change!
"Don't think that becoming stronger is just your Pretty Cure's privilege!"
Seeing the girl struggling underneath, Shut's smile became even brighter. Wait until I defeat this Mermaid Angel before taking away her Dress-Up Keys. In this case, Lord Dyspear will definitely think that giving me more power is the right choice. Soon I will become the leader of the "Three Gunslingers"!
"This time, there will be no interference from King!"
"That's not necessarily the case."
"Nani?!" The inexplicable voice made Shut break into a cold sweat on his back. As he retreated backwards at a speed that even surprised him, he saw that the place where he was standing was burning violently out of thin air.
Chapter 48 The girl saw Ash, her first anger
"You actually dodged it?" The slight surprise was quickly turned into a smile by the man who walked out of the shadows. "It really makes me want to praise you."
"You are-"
"Dark kiva!"
Seeing the red bat-armored figure, both the good and evil sides felt nervous at the same time.
The strange thing now is that both Shut and Nan were beaten up by Ash in this posture, so when he appeared, it was hard to tell which side he was from when it was unclear whether we were the enemy or not.
Anyway, Shut instinctively found a way to escape and was ready to run away at any moment.
Could it be... that he was going to renege on the key he gave me and then take it back? For some reason this idea suddenly appeared in her mind. Just when she was secretly wary of feeling bad, it was Ash who took the initiative to greet her.
"Hey, Nan, you look really gorgeous when you look at it like this."
"It's beautiful and suits you very well."
Dressed like the most mysterious and noble lady at the party, not showing off her appearance but letting others discover her beauty, this kind of Nan is indeed in line with Ash's taste.
"Eh?" The girl was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was talking about the current Mermaid Angel. "Thank... thank you?"
Although she was praised verbally, the girl had an inexplicable feeling. She felt that Ash's real attention was not actually on her.
It's like, for him now, are there other things that are more important?
"So."
As expected by the girl, Ash's eyes immediately shifted to Fortress of Despair on the other side.
"Is this the guy who took away Yui's dream?"
Originally, Ash had no intention of taking action.
After all, it is very rare to see Pretty Cure overcome his own psychological shadow and then cheer up and become stronger. How could he possibly interfere in such a beautiful scene?.
"This is the thing that dares to take action against my citizens?"
But now, he has changed his mind.
"..."
"Me." Princess Magic Wand belonging to Nan appeared on the girl's hand, shining with the light of crystal. "I was planning to rescue Yui."
"Really?"
Rider, who was walking with extremely heavy steps, came between the two with crisp metal footsteps, and when he fell into a strange silence, even Fortress of Despair, who had no higher emotions and only acted on instinct. It was also beyond the limits of his own instinct, so he took a step back.
"You guy..."
My citizens are props that belong only to me, my gears!
So, how dare you touch my things?
"Do you really dare to do it?"
So it's natural for me to be angry, right?
boom--!!!
Invisible air waves blew up the hair on his forehead next to Ash, and a blood-like scarlet color floated on the bright red armor that was obviously empty. Both Pretty Cure and Fortress of Despair were raising their hands to block the anger of Black Night King.
"Wha, what is this guy!"
Shut on the other side widened his eyes in disbelief. The power shown now... could it be said that what this guy showed last time was not at full strength?!
Anger and concern, for the first time the girl truly saw the "anger" belonging to Ash, mixed with the emotions she thought would not be related and being released.
"It looks like I won't give you a good education."
The momentum that was actively released on the other side even suppressed Fortress of Despair, who could not move. Ash, who had just finished speaking, suddenly appeared there the next moment when the trajectory of his actions was completely invisible.
"You won't learn to behave yourself?"
Compared to Fortress of Despair, which was the size of a building, Ash, which was only human-sized, clenched its fist slightly towards the monster above its head. The next moment, the light ascending to heaven will be deeply engraved in the hearts of everyone who sees this scene.
It felt wrong. It was much harder than the last time the insect was crushed to death.
"Even as a monster invading the world, didn't your mother teach you not to mess with other people's things?"
But just in time, I was worried that if it was too fragile, it would be broken by me in a few plays, which would not be fun.
The volleying Ash appeared above Fortress of Despair at a faster speed. After each finger was clenched in the fist, a faint light emitted, and countless merciless fists exploded with a dull collision sound.
"Oh, I forgot, you don't have a mother."
Turning around and falling from top to bottom, he swept his legs and knocked Fortress of Despair hard into the ground again. When Ash slowly landed on the ground, he happened to see Fortress of Despair waving a paintbrush and pointing it at him.
"Boom boom boom——!!"
Through Fortress of Despair's ability, the painting turned into a real thing, and countless dangerous things such as bombs and traps flew towards Ash. However, before Nan could get worried, Ash, who appeared to be unscathed, was slowly stepping out of the smoke and dust.
"Fortress of Despair——"
It seemed that he was so angry at Ash's indifferent reaction that Fortress of Despair waved his brush wildly, vowing to paint something that could defeat this arrogant person.
"No, we have to stop it—"
Zheng Nan was about to move when she felt something was wrong, but Ash's hand was put on her shoulder, stopping her movement.
"Don't be so ignorant."
Pointing at Fortress of Despair who was swaying paint crazily, Ash sneered and said. "If you want to draw it, let it be drawn."
"Just try your best and see what you can draw. What do you need to draw to defeat me Ash?"
"..."
"What's wrong? Your paintbrush stopped." Ash pointed at the mushy color in the sky in a funny way, and couldn't help laughing, "Is it possible that you can't even imagine defeating me? Haha, I'm really looking forward to it."
"Fortress of Despair!"
The paintbrush thrown by the frustrated Fortress of Despair was caught by Ash and thrown back in the same direction. It happened to be inserted into the keyhole on the face of the door, and the small cap on its head was knocked to the ground by the impact.
"What's wrong?"
When Rider's feet were lifted from the ground, the steps they left behind left burning footprints on the lawn.
"That posture of yours was taken from Yui's dream - I'm quite optimistic about her, so I specially found a teacher for her!"
Yes, is that so?
Seeing Ash who could be so angry with Wei now, Nan's mind changed vaguely.
"So don't fall down so soon."
"Are you trying to insult the heart of that girl who doesn't have the slightest bit of timidity to admit defeat even when facing me?!"
Chapter 49: This villain failed too much
"Hey, you're obviously angry on my side, right?"
"Absolutely..." Fortress of Despair, who was lying on the ground and groaned, was still struggling to get up. "Fortress of Despair?"
"Tsk!" Faced with such a failed performance by his opponent, Ash couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and almost lost the will to fight.
Originally, I just wanted to vent my anger for Yui, but I didn't want the opponent to fall down when I didn't feel satisfied enough when I took action. Hey, hey, doesn't this mean that I stole Nan's head, and it's my fault?
To be honest, Ash is very disappointed right now. It's not that I have a problem with Nan, but it's because of Fortress of Despair's disappointing performance.
Standing in front of Fortress of Despair, who was wailing in pain after being poked in the keyhole, Ash looked completely sad for the opponent.
"I know you have no self-awareness and can't understand me... but are you too weak?"
The righteous Pretty Cure and the evil Dysdark represent two sides with different wills fighting against each other. Look, what a perfect correspondence, it hits Ash G perfectly, not to mention that Dysdark can also use pressure and motivation from the enemy to continuously "train" Nan and the others to make their Princesss shine even more. How could Ash not like this development?
But after several trials, a fact that made Ash feel a little disappointed was placed in front of him. That is, the strength of these "miscellaneous fish monsters" currently sent by Dysdark is actually limited. If they are only enemies of Pretty Cure, it is okay, but once they get involved, they will become extremely fragile.
Otherwise, you can only watch as a bystander. Once you get involved, the original plot will quickly collapse. Such a tangled situation made Ash feel tormented for a while.
"How can such a weak person be qualified to be their enemy?"
"This person?"
Seeing Ash's heartbroken look, the girl who thought it was over was filled with doubts. She didn't know what he was doing.
Is he worried about me or his enemy? I always find it difficult to follow his train of thought.
"Just kick Dysdark aside, and let me be the opponent to test Pretty Cure's results..." When Zheng Nan broke into a cold sweat when he heard what he said, it was Ash who shook his head in denial first. "No! I have clearly said that until they become qualified Princess and their dreams shine brightly, and until they become my Queen, I will not take action against the earth. Damn it... Wang's words are true to his word, now I can only watch? That's too torturous!"
"..." There is no need to be so precise. I really hope you can revoke the part that we identified as your default wife.
At least.
"At least if you really like me, start with an ordinary serious pursuit..." The girl who realized what she had said unconsciously covered her mouth and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ash on the side was too busy with other things to hear.
However, there is also some regret.
"You appear as Pretty Cure enemy."
Seeing that he could not convince himself, Ash turned his attention to Fortress of Despair again, and even tried to convince it to become stronger again.
"It looks more powerful and evil. How can a monster model with just a lock on its head be so soft and scary?"
No, as an enemy, Pretty Cure has to fight a monster the size of a building, and it's impossible for us not to feel frightened.
As he spoke, the inexplicable emotions in his heart made Ash want to say more.
"You have to know - as the opponent of the messenger of justice! The existence of a villain must make the hero feel troublesome, and the opponent must be stronger than the hero!"
I don't know why, but I'm looking at Fortress of Despair, who is now useless. Ash, who was obviously just here to vent his anger and had no idea about this at the beginning, suddenly felt that many exciting thoughts related to this were pouring out of his heart.
"As a villain, he must be stronger than the hero, because only in this way can he be worthy of being defeated in turn. Only in this way can he turn into a tower and become an obstacle that the opponent must overcome! This can be used as proof that the hero is strong!"
As for the villain's attitude after being defeated and what he should do after that, how can you not be able to do it after just two actions?
"What would you say if you fell down so quickly?"
You obviously took away the existence that Yui dreamed of, right? In this case, you will shine more and look more powerful!
It's just different from Pretty Cure. No matter what he says, it's impossible for Fortress of Despair opposite him to be idealistic.
"Precure Bubble Ripple (Pretty Cure Bubble Ripple)!"
The key previously obtained from Ash opened the slot on the top of the magic wand, and the power released from the small wings spread out from behind the magic wand turned into a huge bubble. The bubbles that continued to split from it blocked and surrounded Fortress of Despair like a formation.
"Fortress of Despair looks like a person who has fallen into despair after his dream was taken away. It will not shine like this."