This blow included the girl's disgust at his strong-minded ideas, her anger at her encounter with her friends, and her doubts about his rules of conduct, but these combined did not defeat him.
"Mana——What are you going to do to Mana!"
Ignoring the voice of the girl's partner elf Sharuru, Ash, who was licking his somewhat loose back teeth, squatted down and turned the girl in front of him face up. Even though the unconscious girl's face still maintained an unwilling expression.
"Are you so unwilling to fight me?"
Looking back, it was the same when fighting other heroes in the past. Although they were not afraid of fighting, most of them were not willing to fight.
They were also angry and confused. He couldn't understand it. He couldn't understand that Ash had no reason to be hostile and still wanted to fight them. This kind of thing seemed to them to be completely unreasonable and meaningless behavior.
But a fight that makes no sense to others is another matter to Ash.
As mentioned in the previous chapters, Ash will obtain something called "Dark Echo" from fighting against good and bad guys, which is exactly what his system needs. The "Dark Echo" obtained by fighting the people of the dark organization is large in quantity but of poor quality. The amount of "Dark Echo" obtained from fighting heroes is small, but the quality is surprisingly high.
But this is not the whole reason. The fact is that he prefers the different satisfaction that the enemy brings to him when fighting.
When fighting, what is conveyed through the "bridge" formed by the intersection of fists and feet is not only strength but also the feelings of the opponent. He is happy to sense the emotions stirring in the opponent's heart, as if his heart, numbed by constant death, will start beating again. In this way, the emptiness caused by the subtle mismatch between his 12-year-old memory and his body will also be satisfied. How could he not like this?
So even if there is no reason, he will come to fight with the target or do other things that can make people excited.
As I said before, he enjoys every moment he lives.
"Compared with those boring villains who always have inflated desires for some reason, of course I prefer fighting heroes like you who have hearts like the sun."
"Just because of this?" The elves on the side couldn't help but open their mouths when they heard his words. They had begun to wonder if this person had escaped from some mental hospital.
But how can a mentally ill person be so powerful? It's not some abnormal human research center.
"Thanks for the hospitality, Pretty Cures."
Sensing Ash's glance, the elves held hands together and stood firmly in front of the girl.
"Don't take action against Pretty Cures!"
"Originally, I just planned to experience the power of the legendary warrior, but today it's about the same."
The goblins looked at the serious Ash in front of them with angry eyes. Although they wanted to teach him a lesson for their partner, even if they could give humans the miraculous power of becoming Pretty Cure, most of the goblins themselves did not have the power to fight, so except for floating in the air and disturbing their sight, the goblins basically could not do anything.
"Speaking of which, you fairies are also their transformers." Sensing the fairies' gaze, Ash said angrily, "Speaking of which, it's your fault that they became like this, right?"
"You, how can you say that to Xia Lu?!" Sharuru in the elf was about to get mad at Ash's words.
It was obviously you who took the initiative to beat everyone up like this, how could you be so shameless as to blame us!?
"You turned them into Pretty Cure, right?" Ash shuddered. "They have no obligation to help you, but in the end they still transformed for one reason or another, and probably because of your relationship, right?"
"Obviously they don't need to bear the fate of fighting. If they didn't fight, they wouldn't have ended up where they are now. It was you elves who changed their lives forever. This is an indisputable fact."
Ash's mocking voice pointed out something,
"But-" The goblin wanted to retort, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't say them, and he was speechless for a moment.
When they began to think about the other party's words, they discovered that there was some truth in what the other party said, regardless of objective factors?
"What if it's not me who defeats them this time, but Selfish Organization or even that selfish king himself!" It seemed that the existence of the goblin opened up Ash's conversation, and his topic became more and more spicy.
"If they die from this in the end, is the fact of their death also due to you?"
"Young people die for things that have nothing to do with you. After death, will you cry for your partner for a while and then immediately search for the next successor non-stop?"
"It's not——"
"In that case, they are really pitiful~"
"That's not the case...!"
Even though he didn't do any harm, the goblin was trembling all over with vicious words on his face and tears of grievance and sadness. It wouldn't be surprising if he collapsed immediately the next moment.
"That's not true...!" A pair of hands tightly grasped Ash's trouser legs.
The girl's weak voice contained firm strength. New strength miraculously emerged from her heart, which was already exhausted at this moment. Love actually stood up again.
"Mana——!"
With extremely gentle movements, he hugged his partner into his arms. The girl's dusty face was covered by the loose hair and could not be seen, but Ash could feel a momentum rising from the girl's body.
"In fact, I have always been very grateful to Sharuru. It gave me the power of Pretty Cure and gave me the opportunity to save Makoto!"
The girl's heart was conveyed to the elf who was connected with her. Sharuru's tears were no longer the color of sadness but the color of healing.
The first time I met an elf, the moment of transformation and fighting seemed like yesterday. A 14-year-old junior high school girl would naturally be frightened by these things, but that day, when she saw Makoto being clamped by Jikochu, she still rushed forward without hesitation.
Need a reason? For Aida Mana, helping others does not require a reason!
"Sharuru helped me. She allowed me to convey my love to others and to more people's hearts! I want to help others with my own will and fight against Selfish Organization!"
"We will never recognize the reasons you mentioned!"
The girl's eyes flashed brightly, and her roaring voice turned the thoughts in her heart into beliefs and used them as weapons to attack Ash's unreasonable principles.
"..."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Ash rubbed his eyes. In a daze, he saw the shadows of many people, the red warrior carrying the will of his companions, the silver mask hiding sadness, and the unswerving Giant of Light.
"Are you all idiots...?"
Seeing the scene of Ai roaring at the contractor for his partner, Dark Dragreder, who had long coveted this girl with extraordinary vitality, finally had a reason to take action. After roaring, which meant "I'm so greedy!", he swung the tail of his sword and swam around with a streamlined body that shone with metallic luster. With terrifying power, he opened his ferocious mouth and was about to swallow Ai Lian and the elf in one go.
"Uh-"
Ai, who had just stood up and was still weak, couldn't run. He hugged Sharuru to protect him behind him. Looking at the sharp teeth that had torn apart countless Mirror Monster, Ai subconsciously closed his eyes.
"Bang bang bang bang -"
The horror of being swallowed in one gulp did not come, only a series of crackling gunshots rang in his ears. When I opened my eyes, I saw Ash raising the [Gear Closure Gun] in his hand, turning the joystick, and shooting continuously at Dark Dragreder's open mouth.
"Ouch——!"
Not showing any mercy because this was his contracted beast, the expressionless Ash continued to fire, hitting Dark Dragreder with sparks popping all over his body. The originally beautiful dark matte armor was also stained with an ugly pyrotechnic color due to the exploding projectiles.
There is human grievance in the dragon's eyes. What does it mean? She's already attacking you, so why don't you let me eat it?
I understand, it must be because this human being wants to eat it and is afraid that I will snatch it away, ha! Anyway, there are three left, I'll go check out the other ones!
"Roar——"
Ash turned around and glared at Dark Dragreder who picked up Makoto in his mouth and began to swing it around. "What are you shouting for!" He yelled at the contract beast who didn't listen to him, "You can't eat any of these, go back to your own mirror!"
"Hooooo——"
The sound made by the dragon was full of more grievances. The rather humanized dragon eye looked at Ash who was still glaring at it full of resentment, then looked down at the gun in Ash's hand, but still obeyed the order and passed through the mirror in a burst of flash, and went to Mirror World on the other side. 4
"Okay, then next."
He felt so good, but he still couldn't do it without lifting his pants to recognize someone. It's one thing to hit someone, but it's another thing to see them lying on the ground and being left alone.
Looking at the other three unconscious girls lying on the ground, Ash took out his cell phone from his pocket with vigilant eyes, folded it on the left and right sides and threw it on the ground.
[Ride Gatriker]! (Ride Gatriker)
At the same time as the sound effect sounded, the closed mobile phone transformed into a special three-wheeled motorcycle equipped with a large-caliber Gatling cannon. Under the action of its built-in "mass transformation mechanism" of the same type as Wonder Ride Book, it enlarged to the size of a real motorcycle in a few breaths.
Ai's eyes widened when she saw this scene, and she suddenly thought that when Ash left, she also "transformed" into a motorcycle in such an unscientific way.
Although Aida Mana is still a junior high school student, she still understands the basic law of conservation of matter. Ash's operation, which more or less does not understand basic physics, confused her for a while.
"This is...?"
"Ah? You're asking this. I borrowed it from Touma and Rintaro before, but then they forgot to ask me for it, and I forgot to return it."
After saying that Ash was like a trafficker kidnapping a child, several people on the ground picked up one with each hand and threw them all into the back seat of the car.
"Wait!"
Ai opened his hand and stopped in front of Ash, preventing him from getting in the car.
"Where are you taking everyone?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a helmet was thrown into his hands. Ash himself took out a black tactical helmet from somewhere and put it on.
"What are you thinking about? Come with you."
"So where are you going?"
"Where else can we go? The hospital."
Chapter 10 Aida Mana's determination is a friend's declaration that he will definitely succeed!
In the dream, a demonic dark figure walked towards Hishikawa Rikka step by step. The eyes under the grille-like visor blurred into a terrifying color, and the corners of the mouth curved into an evil smile.
Following frightening crooked steps, the "devil" kept approaching Rikka. Rikka wanted to scream at the top of his lungs but couldn't. He wanted to run away. He collapsed on the ground with his knees bent inward and his legs still trembling uncontrollably.
"Hehehe, I like eating fair children the most~" 8
The demon who easily caught Rikka looked at Rikka's fearful face, and the expression on his face became even more distorted. He opened his big mouth like an iron cage and was about to swallow Rikka into his belly.
Rikka, who was lying on the hospital bed, kicked off the quilt and woke up suddenly. With tears in his eyes, he subconsciously called out someone's name.
"Mana, save me - eh, eh?"
The smell of disinfectant around her made her wake up a little. She patted her body up and down randomly to make sure that she had not been eaten, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
She only remembered that she was fighting Kamen Rider, who had transformed from Ash. After being subdued by a move, she lost consciousness with a burst of pain in her stomach.
By the way, where is Mana?! Where is Rakel? What about Arisu? And what about Makoto?
Thinking of his companions, Rikka suddenly became restless and hurriedly got up to find them.
"What's wrong Rikka, won't you sleep for a while Rachel?"
"Rakel!"
The voice of her partner elf Rakel restored Rikka's sanity that was about to evaporate. A certain feeling of recovery made her gratefully hug Rakel, who looked like a bear plush toy.
"It's great that you're okay... By the way, where is everyone?"
"Rikka, are you awake yet?"
Another voice suddenly sounded in the room, and Rikka quickly put Rakel next to him as if he were an ordinary plush doll.
"Mom?" The person who opened the door and came in was Rikka's doctor mother Hishikawa Ryoko. Only then did she realize that she was lying on the hospital bed wearing a hospital gown.
"I was really shocked when I heard that you and your friends went into the hospital together. Fortunately, there are no other problems, it's just heatstroke caused by overexertion."
Heatstroke? Rikka is full of questions. He was obviously beaten up for no reason?
"By the way, mom, how did I get here?"
"Have you forgotten? You guys went to play open-air sumo wrestling together and ended up suffering from heatstroke due to excessive exercise. It was Mana and Ash-sensei who were passing by who sent you here."
Huh? Wait, mom, who is that person behind you talking about?
"Ash-sensei is such a good person. Not only did he take the initiative to drive you here, he also paid all the expenses for you. Rikka, you will have to thank him properly later."
Hearing his mother's serious words, Rikka's subtly curved mouth couldn't help but twitch.
It was obviously him who made me like this, why should I thank him? Thank you!
On the other side, Ash, who was being talked about by Rikka, was blocked by a serious-looking blond man.
"Why did you attack Miss Pretty Cure!"
As the person who gave Pretty Cure their transformation accessories and has been secretly caring for them, Joe Okada rushed to the hospital almost immediately when he learned the news that Pretty Cure was "completely wiped out". He was relieved when he learned that everyone only fainted from exhaustion and had some scratches.
He originally thought that they were beaten like this because they encountered some particularly powerful Jikochu, or that they were beaten like this by cadres or even the enemy's boss, Selfish King himself. But to his disbelief, it was the black-haired man in a vest in front of him who caused all this?
If anything, his reasons for doing this are even more unbelievable!
"From your tone, you should be a supporter of Pretty Cure, right?"
Seeing the changing expression on the other party's face, Ash was convinced that his guess was correct.
"You are obviously a human being, not a Selfish Organization person. Why are you attacking Pretty Cure!"
"Oh, maybe I have taken refuge in Selfish Organization?" Ash said this deliberately, observing the expression on Qiao's face.
"You, do you know what you are talking about?! Selfish Organization It is impossible for those beings in the self to trust you!"
"And King of Jikochu finally got the Princess Ann seal of...Poker Kingdom. If King of Jikochu breaks the seal because of your troubles, the world may be destroyed by King of Jikochu!"
"King of Jikochu can just go and destroy the world if he wants to. What does it have to do with me?"
Saying indifferent words, Ash secretly wrote down the information in his heart.