There is no problem with the temperature of the hot water, the amount of tea leaves or the angle of pouring the water. Haruno Haruka maintains such impeccable movements and delivers the freshly brewed tea to Ash in anticipation.
"Please, please use it!" Although the injured movements were flawless, the girl's nervousness could still be clearly heard in her voice.
"Then you're welcome." Ash happily took the tea and drank it in one gulp. Although he didn't have much research on tea tasting, it didn't stop him from making an evaluation in the most straightforward way. "As expected of Haruka, the tea tastes sweet and the aroma is refreshing... Okay, it's not that exaggerated, but it does taste good!"
"Great!" The girl who received Ash's approval first breathed a sigh of relief, and then she was so happy that she almost jumped up and spun around. "The results of previous practice are really not in vain!"
"Oh?" Seeing Yao Yao's happy expression almost written on his face, the curious Ash couldn't help but want to ask. "What kind of practice? Could it be that... it's for my bride?!"
Oops, you are worthy of being my beloved Princess, she really cares enough for me!
"If you really want it, don't bother. Just tell me." As he spoke, the distance between the two people shortened rapidly under Ash's rapidly moving knees. "Then let's just skip the front part and start the process that everyone likes to see!"
"It's not a pleasure to hear it!" Yao, who was extremely ashamed, quickly put his hand on the face of Ash who was about to approach. If he didn't stop it now, if he really succeeded, it was hard to say whether he would resist. "This is what I have been practicing on the road to becoming Princess! Hum, Ash obviously knows it!"
But if it is true that he wants us to be his Queen, then this kind of practice seems to have really become the category of bride practice.
"Ha, is tea art a part of Princess's spiritual practice?" I'm sorry, Ash's stereotype of Princess is that they have clothes to put on, food to eat, and mouth to open. They are just mascots responsible for beauty and marriage. "Princess" like Haruka and the others, who rely on their own efforts for everything, are the opposite.
Of course, he does prefer the latter like Haruka!
"Of course? Don't look at me with such strange eyes. It's so strange to think that it's Ash!"
The pouting Haruka and Ash complained to each other. Although they had not experienced plots that made their relationship develop as fast as others, the two of them were already able to get along in such a natural way.
Yao will secretly lament now that Ash is becoming more and more like a qualified king, and more and more like the love partner she has only longed for in her dreams. So compared to his, it was me who was the one who fell off the chain...
"But it's really weird. They say they want you to become Princess, but you have obviously collected all the keys. Why haven't you become that Grand Princess yet?"
Putting down the teacup in his hand, the man glanced at the keys and perfume bottle placed on the table in front of the girl. It was this thing that suddenly malfunctioned and almost caused an accident to Yao. It obviously didn't have anti-counterfeiting watermarks, so it didn't look like it was a low-quality fake.
In other words, even though you don't want to admit it, isn't the problem with the transformation props?
"Even like this, I still want to be Princess, because that is my own dream!" Noticing Ash's gaze, the girl who had just finished her excitement lowered her head again, pursed her weak lips and whispered, "It's just that I may be getting further and further away from the Princess in my heart..."
"Haruka."
Ash suddenly became serious when he heard that she was finally willing to talk about these things. Although it seemed like she was playing tricks before, he actually never forgot what Kirara said about the news that something was not right about Haruka.
"If you need to talk about your troubles, I can temporarily put aside my status as king and listen."
After all, Yao is the person I like, how can I do it if I don't care about and protect him?
"Mainly, I am really ordinary. I don't have the beauty of Kirara, the charm of Nan, and I don't have outstanding abilities. Although I have always insisted on dreams, it seems that there are only dreams..." From the beginning, she could still joke. As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller, and her head lowered. "And the way it looks now makes me really scared!"
As Ash lifted the veil, Yao, who took the initiative to expose his weaknesses, began to shed tears.
"I've become a bit unlike myself recently! And the previous transformation failed - I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I've even lost my dream of becoming Princess!"
If even the most important dream can only fail, then why have I and everyone come this far?
"No." Without giving her a chance to continue to waver, Ash said flatly in front of Haruka! "If there is any problem, I will protect you, whether it is you or your dreams."
Whether it's Dysdark or the dangerous existence you are worried about, I will protect you.
"You are the one, you should trust me more."
"Ash..." She stopped her somewhat red eyes, and the warm feeling in her heart made her nod. "Yes, I will try my best!"
"If you're still scared, let's do this." Ash, who was a little hesitant for a moment, also made up his mind and motioned for Yao to get closer to him, until the warm and coquettish girl breathed out, and her heart started to tremble. "I'm only telling you one person, but don't tell anyone else, or I'll be in trouble."
"Everyone you know is among those you consider Princess."
He put his arms around the girl's slender waist and leaned against the soft body of Ash and said the most disgusting "confession".
"Haruno Haruka, you who are Mugen strong for your dreams are actually the one in my heart -"
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly pushing the door open, Nan saw two people who were inexplicably far away with bright red faces. He tilted his head in confusion.
Nothing happened between you two, right?
Really not?
"Ahem!" Ash coughed twice and quickly put things back on track. "Nan, are you so anxious and furious, is there something chasing you?"
Obviously the most important moment is next, even readers will agree! So there better be some good news to soothe my wounded heart!
"That's good news, Ash, Haruka!"
"Ha!"
Why don't I just mention it, but there is really good news?
"It's Prince Kanata! He who has been missing before has escaped from Dysdark?"
"Huh?"
Chapter 185: A chance to save Hope Kingdom?
"Prince Kanata!"
Excitedly calling out the name of the visitor, the elves swarmed up and hugged their prince.
"Prince, when we heard that you disappeared over there at Dysdark, we thought we would never see you again!"
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
Ash-sensei, who did not want to be named, would be hard to miss without mentioning a certain expression. As a helper who has been secretly supporting them from the beginning, others are happy about Kanata's return.
"Brother!"
Especially Towa Akagi, when he saw his once-missing brother reappearing, of course he welcomed the reunion moment with tears in his eyes.
It turned out that after rejecting Ash's proposal, he returned to Kanata to fight guerrillas with Dysdark, and then suddenly lost sight of him. Faced with this situation, the one who is most anxious is Towa Akagi as the younger sister, so of course she is happier than anything else to see her brother back now.
"Father and mother are still trapped in a world of despair. If my brother also disappears, Towa will be really sad!"
"I'm making you worry Towa." It felt like going back to the days when Hope Kingdom was a child and she was with her sister. Kanata, who had just escaped and looked miserable, showed her the same gentle smile as before. "However, I think the current Towa will be strong even without me."
"Because you have a group of great friends now." After saying this, Kanata looked at Ash who had been silent. "Also, someone who will also truly protect you."
"Hmph."
Don't think that I will forgive you if you say nice things. You, your love rival and cheap son, may take away Haruka... It seems that you are not yet.
"Okay, okay~" Kirara couldn't help laughing when he saw Ash having such an awkward moment, but also patted his back as if he wanted to calm him down. "This is a touching moment when brother and sister recognize each other. At this time, you should be moved together with everyone."
"It obviously has nothing to do with me."
"Really? When you see Towa, you are so relieved, aren't you also very happy?"
"Goo!"
It's also funny to see Ash and Kirara, who look away and simply choose to be out of sight but still in mind. Obviously a man is not cute at all when he is arrogant.
"Yao, it's been a long time." Seeing Yao showing up belatedly, Kanata also said hello to her quickly. "Have you fulfilled your dream of becoming Princess?"
"This..." She was a little excited when she saw Kanata's return, but she didn't expect that the person she was suffering from would be here to pick up the pot, which made her feel a little embarrassed. "Probably... Anyway, what happened to Kanata over there at Dysdark?"
"I'll tell you!" When it came to business, Kanata immediately became serious. "Before, I had been looking for a desperate opportunity to save Hope Kingdom. Just when I found it, I was caught by Dysdark's people after a sneak attack and I didn't escape until today!"
Thinking about it now, it feels strange. I clearly used my familiarity with the terrain and the magic of concealing my whereabouts to leave no trace at all, but I was still accurately caught by the mysterious woman in black.
She even had her eyes closed. How did she find me?
"After that, I have been restrained in the dungeon by Dyspear. She wanted to make me completely desperate and become a part of her energy. I took this opportunity to escape."
For some reason, Kanata felt a little dizzy when he said this. It's really strange that he doesn't remember much about how he escaped even though he obviously escaped. Is his memory missing in this place?
It seemed like someone took the initiative to release me... Who could do such a thing?
"Wait, brother!" Towa keenly captured the key information. "You mean, you found a way to save Hope Kingdom!?"
"That's right!" Kanata, who was also excited, immediately told everyone to describe this vision. "I finally found the correct location of the legendary four castles located on the edge of the Hope Kingdom!"
Even Flower City, who was originally unsure, suddenly remembered it when he woke up and ran away!
"It is said that this is a castle left by the power of Pretty Cure. When it is in crisis and activated, it will awaken the power of hope and light! At that time, it will surely awaken everyone in despair at one go, thereby weakening the power of Dyspear!"
As long as we can do this, we will definitely be able to defeat the last enemy and save the world by then!
"That is to say!"
The girls couldn't help but breathe quickly. In this way, they could save Hope Kingdom and create a chance to defeat Dyspear. Can they finally see Pretty Cure's mission?
"Finally, finally!" The most excited person was also Towa. She couldn't wait to fly to the Hope Kingdom now to save the people she loved.
"But, the passage Kanata came from has disappeared, right? How can we go to another world?"
"Alas." Ash noticed that everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on him, and Ash couldn't help but sigh. "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I hope to make Hope Kingdom surrender to me."
If this develops, won't I be able to gain favors from everyone in the form of favors?
"Ash!"
Without saying anything, Towa hugged Ash hard and started rubbing against him.
"Help me, please!"
'Ash, although she is embarrassed, please help her/me. '
"Even Twilight said so." He didn't expect that Towa would be so coquettish with him. The rather helpless Ash touched the soft red hair in his arms.
If you look at me with such pitiful eyes as that of a small animal, wouldn't I be completely unable to refuse?
"I know, I will use Doran Castle to find a solution."
I originally came here through this, so of course there is no problem in going to other worlds.
"[Castle Doran]!"
Standing with Ash on top of Dragon Castle's head, surrounded by soaring clouds and mist, Towa suddenly hugged Ash from behind.
"The Ash just now is really handsome."
"Ha~" Although he wanted to pretend that it didn't matter, the complimented Ash's lips were harder to suppress than AK's. "Of course it is for me."
"Really handsome." Seeing Ash's expression, the girl changed from Towa to Twilight and said again. "My lord."
"I know, I'll help!"
Originally, I was a little worried that such a good thing would be a trap or something.
But anyway, with me here, even if it is a trap, what can happen?
"Okay!"
Standing on this land eroded by darkness after scoring twice, the current Ash is ten or even nine points more excited than the Pretty Cure behind him.
I have watched this episode on "Shonen Jump". If you want to break through the blockade of four castles, there must be a corresponding powerful gatekeeper! It will definitely not be the same as before, there will definitely be more exciting fighting scenes!
"I can't wait for the Four Heavenly Kings and so on. Hurry up and serve them!"
"Okay, this will liberate the third castle!"
Seeing the happy Kirara opening the keyhole with his own key, Ash fell into deep thought.
Could it be that I really thought too much.
Chapter 186 Is this the final battle?
"Catherine, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting, it's the so-called Nonsense~"
Looking at the woman with a smile in front of her, Witch of Despair Dyspear is accumulating her own anger. No, it should be said that she is about to explode.
"You keep saying it's from my side, but what's your real plan?"
When she gave up the lost energy of despair when they first met, Dyspear was surprised and delighted and agreed to give her the authority to use the power of Dysdark. The subsequent results seemed to prove that her choice was right. Especially her record of almost defeating three Pretty Cure alone is particularly impressive.
The original Dyspear began to believe her from the bottom of his heart. Then as long as she continued to maintain the status quo and waited for herself to digest all the energy of despair, and then activate the "Seeds of Despair" that had long been buried in the earth to turn the whole world into a world of despair, victory would be in her hands.
As a result, at this juncture, the other party immediately gave her a big job! Not only did she let the prisoners carrying important information escape, she even killed the last member of her original team, Shut.
"Really? Of course I have my own ideas. I plan to..." As if to explain, Catherine suddenly changed his tone and said. "Ara, do you think I will really tell you?"