After defeating the monster, people thanked her. When people give her a genuine smile after lending a helping hand. That was a compliment and a feeling that she had never received in the past hundred, thousand, or even ten thousand years.
And now! When she reflected on herself as Ash said, and when the two parties truly reached a sincere fusion of mutual understanding, whether it was the other party's words or the tiniest breath, she felt an extraordinary throbbing.
'So, is this true love? '
"Hahaha~"
Holding Ash intimately, Primum's laughter is as pure and beautiful as any pregnant girl embracing her loved one, and she is happier than ever before.
Now, she feels more fulfilled than ever before.
A being like me actually feels love... and it's true, to the point where I want to love him with everything I have, body and mind.
I don't want to let go anymore.
Then let me be the gentle and powerful strongest and most beautiful hero that Ash desires!
It's up to me to protect Ash and everything here. If Dast comes, he can do whatever he wants! It's up to me to protect all of this forever!
I no longer only think about the existence of power - I already have love!
"Ash!"
I seem to also feel that falling in love with someone and protecting the one you love can be such a wonderful thing.
"I love you too...Ash?"
Why did he, who suddenly released his transformation, start to retreat gradually as if he was drunk, looking extremely troubled?
"Ash?"
When Primum finally knew true love, Ash, who touched the old wound left by Pretty Cure on her chest, also felt that, to be precise, the man whose "will" remained in them finally "knew" something that had already existed.
Everything I have experienced in the past, whether it is love or hate. Each of the scenes was definitely not something that could be explained by hallucinations, and everything came to life before his eyes.
Yes, he saw it.
It was when they risked everything to bring their hearts back to the light, when they let their melting hearts prove their mistakes, and when they defeated the dark fairy tale with their always positive smiles.
"Ha——"
Every time he took a deep breath of air, it was like a knife stab made of ice crystals, cutting open the man's chest.
It is they who want to melt everything they love and hate with happiness, it is they who allow themselves to rediscover their lost dreams... everything, everything in the past flashes back scene by scene before their eyes.
"Haah——"
Every hot breath he exhales is like the last gasp of pain.
He saw it, and he remembered it.
On the eve of Ashu's voluntary departure, they each vaguely knew about it but had no intention of hindering him. They just comforted him in their own ways.
"This is not your responsibility alone."
"Now you don't have to take everything on yourself. Aren't we partners?"
At that time, I felt as if I had returned to my mother's arms, and finally no longer had to show the extremely strong shell that I had to have when facing others.
"Because I am weak and weak and afraid..."
"The more we get along with you, the more afraid I will be... afraid of being separated from you."
So, at that time, someone also kissed his forehead gently like a mother.
"It's okay."
"No matter how far apart we are, no matter how long it lasts - our hearts will always be with Ash."
"Always, always, always..."
Then, the whirlpool in front of him sucked in all the love and mixed it together.
Mana, Lei, Miyuki, Hui, Yao, Ashu——Primum.
"And..."
The neck as stiff as a rusty machine slowly turned to the place where Goodwill fell. When the transformation from the AI could no longer be maintained, there was nothing Kamen Rider there, only a girl with twin ponytails lying on the ground with a weak rise and fall in her chest.
"Ayumi."
Before his brain could think of what to do, Ash's body, pulled by his heart, lifted his legs first.
"Ash——!"
An overwhelming cry from behind stopped his movements.
"Goo!"
When she lost Ash's support and was affected by the old chest injury again, Primum even stumbled and fell to the ground. But even though she was in embarrassment, she didn't care and just called his name with dizzy eyes.
Why - why do you want to go there? You are my boyfriend, right?
"Come back, Ash!"
"Me."
Similarly, Ash couldn't deceive himself about the sincerity he felt from Primum. In the brief dilemma at this moment, the man who bit his lip said nothing.
He just turned around and walked towards the girl on the other side.
"Ayumi."
"Ahem... I knew it."
Ayumi, who felt familiar after a long absence, showed his smile to him even though he was extremely haggard.
"If it's you, it will definitely be possible."
Exactly the same.
It's really, really the same.
"Don't talk, keep your strength, your injury——"
"My injury doesn't matter, what's important is that I finally saw you."
I can't think of any other word other than fate to see you in such a situation.
"Shh~"
The trembling little finger stretched out and quietly pressed on the lips of Ash who was about to say something.
"Don't say it now, whether it's you or me, whether it's love or regret, don't say anything at this time."
Because I am also patient.
"Give it to you..."
From the card box of Benevolence Driver, the trembling Ayumi handed the card symbolizing "Other Universe" to Ash.
"It's up to you to use it, and then go and save those you love."
"..."
Stupid woman... don't leave the task of saving someone to a "bad guy" like me who has no bottom line!
He's obviously a villain, why do he want to save the world?
He crossed his arms behind his back and gently but firmly picked up the girl with her arms hanging down from the ground. Like a treasure that he cherished but was afraid of breaking, he moved closer to him bit by bit...
"...Primum."
Ash, who picked up Ayumi, called out her name for the first time in a voice that was neither sad nor happy.
"Very, sorry."
"I really spent a pleasant time with you... but this way, it's really over."
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170
Chapter 170: Supreme Heartbreak.
She finally learned about true love and made up her mind to change for the better.
Ash Did he know everything at this time? Are all your efforts in vain?
How can she accept this?
"Primum."
When she heard that the other party was finally willing to call out this name again, even though it was no longer as close as before, it still gave her hope.
Sure enough, you did love me! Even you can't ignore this fact!
You are my lover, right?
In this case, please, please come back to me! I will truly love you!
"Very, sorry."
Don't! Don't say such ambiguous words at this time!
"I really had a wonderful time with you..."
Me too, me too! I also want to tell you how happy I feel like never before, so if I am asked to change now, I will do it!
"But this way, it's really over."
So...
So, don't say at this time that it can be understood in any direction. What does it mean?
"Wait!"
When Ash inserted the card in his hand into "Benevolence Driver", Primum was so panicked that he stood up against the tearing feeling of his old injury and stretched out his arms to grab Ash!
Just a little bit, just a little bit short of me being able to get Ash!
"Puka!"
A rabbit.
An elf that he copied from Pretty Cure, a guy who was abandoned by him because his fighting courage was not too useless, actually dared to jump out at this moment!?
Then, "Power of Destruction", which she originally thought would not be used at all, was pressed down on her feet with its full force flashing on a pair of rabbit palms.
Having said that, I will protect Ash!
"Puka!"
"?!"
The hole opened in the sole of the foot made Primum, who had lost his footing, fall weakly downwards.
The last thing I saw was the look in the other person's eyes and my own, filled with extremely complicated emotions, before they finally turned to one side and disappeared into the light.
"Ah..."
"Ahhh."
Love based on concealment and deception, even if it is sincere, cannot be restored.
"Ash ahhhhhhh!!!"
In this case, what are my heart and my love?
In the abyss of falling, there was a continuous cry like a wounded animal coming from the dark valley.
At the same time, there are also two shining transparent pearls, floating upward together with the wind.
Ashu is not dead.
To be precise, after I jumped into the core device inside Babel Tower that day, nothing happened except that I tried to save Ash and teleport him back to Earth, but ended up fainting him halfway.
There was no power that could control everything as expected, and he was not knocked out of his wits by the power transformed by Dark Echo. She just felt that her perspective had changed, as if she had become like a ghost, able to freely observe the world from God's perspective.