"Wait a minute, what is that!"
With her mouth wide open, Snow White stared at an obviously larger place in the space. When others looked in the direction she pointed, they also showed the same expression.
"This is...!"
Last time, I mentioned that I saw something like a mechanical dinosaur in the underground base, but at that time it was still at the stage of a white mold skeleton, which was far less intuitive and shocking than what I saw from the giant dinosaur after everything was completed today!
Especially with this extremely conspicuous gesture, even Kirara, who usually doesn't know much about tokusatsu and other things, was able to shout out the other person's name.
"MechaGodzilla?!"
When did you... well, it doesn't seem strange if it's Ash.
"I finally noticed it!"
Hearing that the topic came to his door, the proud Ash finally had a chance to show off.
"In order to avoid facing the kind of suppression from huge combat power like last time, I completed this guy. You know, it took me a lot of effort to restore the armor and weapon performance as much as possible."
"Although there is a built-in cockpit, but considering that it pays tribute to the original work, an external spaceship control room or something will be fine~"
"Ash~"
Looking at Ash with a proud face, Kirara couldn't help but laugh when he remembered the past.
"You also said that you only like to watch special photos about heroes. You said you are not interested in special photos about monsters like Godzilla because there are no heroes?"
Does this count as a boomerang that hits you~?
"Ahem! I, I am borrowing the merits of other works! My hobbies are not so easy to transfer!"
Ash, who felt the eyes gradually turning to him, also quickly explained, what's wrong? Aren't you allowed to have other people's hobbies? Besides, MechaGodzilla is so handsome!
"You said, right?"
Forget, He is no longer here.
"Ash!"
The excited voice from Kohime called his attention back, and he saw the blue-haired girl with "anticipation" written on her face squirming in front of him. The meaning of the picture was extremely obvious.
"Well, can I...?"
"Okay."
It seems like it was after the last battle with Gomora, or after the special jeep training? Kohime has become a little fond of monster culture, which is really strange.
Yayoi It's a pity that she's not here. As a super robot and a tokusatsu controller, if she were to see this underground base, she might faint from happiness.
"Yeah!"
It was not only Kohime who was happy, but also unexpectedly included Miyuki who was curious and Mana who was excited, including Yuri who had no choice but to act as a nanny and chase after everyone. Almost half of the people were gone now. Seeing them shouting and yelling around the big mechanical dinosaur, no one wanted to break this happy state.
"I'm really happy. It would be great if it could continue like this."
"Yeah."
Yao said softly, holding hands with Ash.
"I think, isn't this the meaning of the existence of heroes in Ash's words?"
"The heroes who fought bloody battles longed for peaceful daily time even in their dreams, while ordinary people day after day longed for exciting heroic adventures in their dreams."
Ash, who was thoughtful and pointed, murmured something and then waved to them.
"Come here, there are more than just weapons stored in this base."
There are other things I want to show you.
Chapter 88: People still fighting.
"Sorry, Ash, we obviously promised you that we would find a solution, but it always failed."
The girls can roughly guess the meaning of Ash's sudden mention of the past in the underground base.
It was clearly promised that we, Pretty Cure, would cause a miracle to break this heavenly prison, which made Ash feel relieved, but in the end, we tried several times but all failed. To be honest, even Haruka, who was used to new challenges and comebacks, found it a bit embarrassing.
"Does our relationship warrant an apology?"
Faced with the apology from behind, Ash leads the way without looking back.
It is said that failure is the mother of success, and I am not the kind of villain boss who kills more killers than enemies. I am not stingy to be disappointed in you for this kind of thing.
In fact, Ash is not surprised at all.
The existence of "Closed Gear" that now seals the entire world is the opposite of other common sealing techniques. It is a type that is fragile to the outside and strong to the inside. To describe it in terms of combat power comparison, it is necessary to use a single universe-level output to explode from the inside.
Now Pretty Cure including Ash... Although it is not impossible to achieve this kind of powerful power, it is only when their minds are fully open. Sometimes it is difficult to even blow up a house, not to mention that their current debuffs are quite difficult for them.
"Excluding the means of forceful attack, the only ones who can ignore the blockade are Ashu and Daxter, who have the ability to travel through the world."
But when Ash mentioned this matter, he got a headache again.
Obviously the serious injuries she suffered should have improved under her careful care, but Ashu seemed to have entered some kind of strange "hibernation" program. She was like a butterfly wrapped in a cocoon, falling into a death sleep that could not be awakened.
You can't just ask him to blow Ashu's gold coins and lick her bag, right? Then what is the difference between myself and Dast?
"Arrived."
The place Ash is referring to is a secret base among secret bases. If the outside is the mechanical arsenal of the defense force, then the room with all kinds of warning lights flashing everywhere at this moment is a place like the command room.
"Originally, this thing was something I used to use dimensional observation to peek into other worlds to relieve my boredom when I found that this world couldn't create props that could break the world wall."
Patting a device that looked like a crystal ball on the table, Ash explained.
"So using this, you can see other worlds."
"Hey, can you take a look at our world?"
"The speed of flow may be very different between worlds, so don't expect too much."
Although he said this, Ash still debugged the buttons on it honestly. As a burst of snowflakes and radio waves appeared in the screen, a towering iron tower appeared on the screen.
"Ah, this!"
Surprised Rikka became excited.
"Isn't it Clover Tower?!"
She still remembers that she accompanied Mana to visit this place. As a result, the latter climbed up to the 99th floor and met Makoto. Then he transformed into Heart Angel for the first time and joined the battle with Selfish Organization.
"Where are the others... huh?"
When the screen moved to the Yotsuba Family manor where they often gathered, Rikka suddenly felt strange.
"The tea sets, tables and chairs are obviously still here, why doesn't everyone know where they are?"
That's really strange. Did you just go to work because of something else?
"Then! Where are we, where are we!"
"Are you elementary school students? Take your time one by one and don't rush."
After greeting the excited others, Ash adjusted the screen to their world one by one. Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the city was still peaceful. But for some reason their companions always disappeared.
"Is everything okay for everyone... eh?"
When the girl who was still immersed in memories of the past saw a scene of a sad setting sun that suddenly appeared on the screen, everyone was stunned.
"What is this?"
The outline of the city that could still be seen originally was now in ruins under the setting sun, with no sign of life at all. There were decadent fires everywhere, and the whole world before them looked like a ruined wasteland.
"I did a little search and found that much of the world is in this miserable state now."
Looking at the top-shaped metal ruins that crashed in the middle of the city, Ash's eyes were also filled with complex colors.
I still remember that when I was in that world, I finally saved the space station base through hard work. As a result, now, this base that has always been criticized by me for not being able to draw tops, and whose captain retorts, "You are the one who lacks tops!", has still fallen to the ground.
"Who did it!?"
"Who else could it be? It can only be them."
The original Dark Echo should have been enough, but that time I took away part of it when I started filming with them in the "afterlife space". In order to fill this part of the vacancy, it is really reasonable to collect the negative emotions that destroy the world by killing the goose and taking the eggs.
"Dust and the others said that although they captured a lot of power and severely injured the heroes who would have fought them, there are still many resistance forces that are fighting against them that are still emerging."
Ultraman is not there, but the defense team is on top.
Kamen Rider is not there, even if everyone in the city works together to drive away the enemy.
"However, it is really necessary to fight against these existences that have a lot of hostility."
Ash didn't continue talking, but even though he didn't see it with his own eyes, he just listened to what Ash described. Looking at the tragic scene on the screen, some of them with strong empathy quietly shed tears.
"It's so excessive!"
Especially for Megumi, the girl's fists clenched in her hands when she thought of the "Dust" who had a chance encounter with her and said some strange things.
When the screen switched several times, whether it was a machine that crashed in the valley or a fighter jet that sank at the bottom of the sea, the girls could clearly understand why Ash was so anxious before.
"But, since the important combat power may not be there, why are you still working so hard?"
"No matter whether we are here or not, there are always things that people must protect even if they risk their lives."
Even without heroes. Human beings will still fight their enemies with the love and courage that heroes taught them, that's all.
Chapter 89: Flip the chessboard, the formula for victory is decided at this moment!
"Wow~"
"What's wrong?"
Just as he was talking, the images from other worlds on the crystal ball suddenly started to shake, and more and more snowflakes appeared on the screen as if the signal was poor. After a few slaps from Ash's "physical repair method", the clarity was completely lost, leaving only a flashing black gear frozen on it.
"Tsk, is it so troublesome? Even the signal has been blocked. You really don't show any mercy at all?"
Come to think of it, the original purpose of locking yourself in this world is to use a method like this to peek into other worlds, which can be said to be cheating. It is also foreseeable that people will come to you to fix the loopholes.
"Ash, is there any way?"
"Isn't this what we are looking for now?"
After Hui let go of his hand holding the cuff, Ash still shook his head.
Although there are ways to take shortcuts, the last result was rejected by them because it was too unfavorable. Finding a way to take a long way around is not easy at all.
"In order to realize my plan, I actually did such a thing...!"
Although she is always in a weak position in relationships on weekdays, Lei's burning anger is the most real when she becomes serious.
"Unforgivable! My heart can't bear it anymore!"
And she remembers it too! The reason why Ash went through so many life-and-death things in their world was to collect these "Dark Echo", and now Dast and his like want to snatch them away - this is really an enemy that must be defeated, both in public and private.
"Ash."
While everyone was sharing the same hatred, Yao on the side suddenly raised a question that shocked everyone.
"If this Dark Echo is such an evil existence, but you keep collecting these, isn't this part of an evil plan... huh?"
Noticing that everyone's shocked eyes turned to him, Haruka was also stunned for a moment when he came out of his contemplation. What's wrong? She just thought divergently along this description. It's only natural that she would have such an association, right?
"But Ash... can't be true, right?"
Don't you give us the bad job of telling us that Ash is the villain behind everything? Paying tribute to the title of the book is not your way of paying tribute!
"Haruka, you asked a good question, but I also want to correct your mistake."
A moderate fist hit the top of Yao's head with an "ouch" sound, as punishment for her not trusting her man.
"Dark Echo is just a power that transcends cause and effect. It is neither evil nor just. It all depends on the user's intention."
"What they want to do is the same, use Dark Echo as energy, and then change the balance of possibilities in the multiverse to realize any wish of the holder with literal omnipotence. If it is a weapon, it is a bit too scary."
However, through this incident, Ash also confirmed that the belt that he and the system co-produced could not have been stolen by Dust from "Hundred Realms", because the device needed to drive Dark Echo was this belt. If it was really in their hands, everything would have been over long ago.
"So Dark Echo was collected through the destruction of the world just to recreate a new drive?"