Chapter 34: Things Ultraman won't know either
Ash suddenly closed the contact distance with the cure heart in front of him, and the tips of their noses were almost touching. However, no one cared about the atmosphere at this moment. The "fire" spewed out from the man's terrifying eyes was about to burn onto the girl's face.
She felt like she was being watched with a different kind of oppression, which made her break into a cold sweat, but the girl, Aida Mana, still didn't flinch in the slightest.
She believed it, or seemed to feel it.
Ash is not as indifferent to him as he said, otherwise he would not have fought side by side with him that time, let alone taken her to school.
"Don't tell me you seem to know me very well. To me, you are just a brat!"
I have seen more heroes than you have ever had! You have died more times than you have defeated enemies!
"Ha—Ash-sensei, who only loses his temper for no apparent reason and behaves according to his temper, is more like a child, right?"
"I'd love to!"
The quarrel between the two was so intense that no one else was given a chance to intervene.
"Obviously Mana has always been very mature, and Ash-sensei is also a serious adult. Now when they meet together, it feels like two children quarreling."
"Comparing who is older and who is younger is the most common trick used by children."
Arisu and Rikka were whispering to each other, but Makoto, who was holding Ai-chan, still couldn't get into the conversation.
"Q-bi?"
"Ai-chan Don't learn these two, it will become bad."
Makoto covered the eyes of Ai-chan who kept poking his head over there out of curiosity. After all, the negative impact of such a scene on minors is immeasurable!
"Don't you understand yet? You are Pretty Cure, and I am fake... I am Rider. Not only are the systems different, but the reasons are also different."
The legendary warriors, Pretty Cure, fight to protect everyone. They want to save everyone in sight. Even if that person is the enemy, they will not give up as long as there is still a possibility of correction.
Ash just uses his power wantonly. Whether it is collecting Dark Echo to give to the system, or simply fighting heroes or villains for fun and fun, he can say it is for himself.
The two are completely opposite existences.
"Or is what you believe in so fragile? Do you already think that what I say is right?"
If your consciousness is just like this, I will be disappointed, cure heart.
"Yeah."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ai nodded in front of her face without any confusion, Ash almost couldn't breathe.
"I still can't agree with what Ash-sensei said, but it's not necessarily all wrong."
It's not a decisive denial, but it's not a complete acceptance either. Aida Mana is simply describing his own thoughts.
"Ash-sensei, you asked me something before: you asked me if it would be fun to do this kind of thing, and now I already have the answer!"
"That's right! Being my best friend with Rikka and Sharuru, and being DokiDoki! Pretty Cure is one of the most correct choices I have ever made!"
"I was very happy when I defeated Jikochu and saved people's holy hearts. I was also very happy when I saw the originally destroyed environment restored to its original state after fighting. I would be even happier if I could make the original bad boy change his ways! Yes, for me, helping others is a very interesting thing!"
There is no denial or affirmation. Aida Mana cunningly explains Ash's statement with another set of facts.
When a person determines what he should do and enters the state, even fear and fear will be left behind.
Now facing the love that Ash could finally express, as she spoke every word, new courage gradually filled her heart. She began to take the initiative to look directly at him, staring into those dark pupils without flinching, until the other person looked away and turned around to grab the helmet on the motorcycle.
"Everyone says this kind of thing, it's up to you."
Anyway, what he said was not really intended to change their minds.
Otherwise, he would be more than just talking.
Ash No matter what he said, to a large extent the reason was just that he simply wanted to say it.
"Ash-sensei, you are fighting for your own happiness, so you have done what you have done so far, right? Me too, I want to help many, many more people than before, and I want to convey this overflowing love to others, so that I will also be very happy."
"Ash-sensei, maybe we are the same existence."
Ash paused and pressed his pale hands on the helmet on the back seat of the motorcycle.
On a beautiful moonlit night, under the silver gauze cast by the moonlight in the sky, cure heart, Aida Mana is showing his sincerity and that perfect smile to Ash.
"Because of this, we should become particularly good friends."
Love once again reached out to Ash, and Ash suddenly remembered something. This was not the first time, nor the second time, but a scene that had been seen countless times.
Have you ever grabbed the same hand in the past?
Ash didn't answer, he just lowered his head and murmured words of unknown meaning.
"When you acquire something, you will eventually have to let it go..."
"No! I'll grab everything I can and lose nothing!"
This is what I really want to do, and that's why, Ash-sensei, I want to help you too!
The goggles of the motorcycle helmet reflected the girl's gentle smile, but only blocked the changing eyes of Ash underneath.
Turning on the accelerator, just like when they met for the first time, Ash, who said nothing, drove away while Diago Agile Motorcycle roared softly.
It's just that when he left this time, he seemed to have one less emotion than last time.
"Let's go."
Regina left, Ash also left.
After being rejected again, Ai, who had returned to his original self, looked at the back of Rider leaving, feeling inevitably a little sad.
"Ai is really interested in Regina and Ash-sensei." When talking about others, Rikka seemed to have some strange feelings in his words. "But if you love to be friends with your enemies, do you really mean it?"
After all, Ai's relationship with Makoto was once very tense due to his proactive contact with Regina. Even if Makoto changes his mind now, it does not mean that Ai's choice is automatically justified.
There was still considerable confusion about the matter among her companions.
As for Ash... well, the girl doesn't really want to talk about this guy, so I won't mention it for now.
"I think it's weird myself, but looking at Regina's smile, I think she's not that bad boy."
Ai Zeng and Regina put aside the consideration of their opposing identities and just played together on the street as friends. Although she was as self-centered as ever at that time, she could at least listen to Ai's advice.
The smile Regina showed when he went shopping and played with her and tasted delicious ice cream, she looked like a cute and innocent girl. It was hard for Ai to imagine that Regina like this would really become his enemy, so he desperately wanted to be her friend.
"Of course, I know Makoto will be angry if this happens, but I thought I could at least give it a try."
"Even if she becomes Ai's friend, I won't forgive her so easily." Thinking about the country and people he lost, Makoto still can't let go. But after fighting together this time, Makoto can feel the feeling of love a little bit.
So now that he loves to tell his true words, Makoto also responds with his true words.
"This is what I think. As friends who won't hide from each other, is that okay? But I will also try to understand Mana's mood - wait, don't pounce on me with a face of emotion! I'm still dirty..."
Ai, who was moved to tears, immediately rushed forward and quickly became one with each other under the smiles of the other two.
"What about Ash-sensei?"
Arisu quietly asked the question, which quickly made the three people except himself freeze.
"Ash-sensei, how should I put it? It feels like... hiding yourself and making trouble?"
I can't find any other adjective for love, so I can only find a similar word from my dictionary to describe the way Ash was when he left.
"I don't think he is completely happy with being our enemy as he said."
I have seen Ash before. In addition to a little "malice" without hostility, there seemed to be other complicated thoughts hidden under his smiling face.
Only that time before, after the light emerged, he smiled happily while fooling around with Regina for a short time. That was a time when there was no invisible burden on his shoulders, and it was rare for a man to show his sincerity.
At that time, Aida Mana also realized that the man named Ash, in addition to his bad temper of looking for fun from others, should also have a warm side that he could not usually see.
Why should you hide your true self?
"And everyone also felt it, right? The light that came from Ash-sensei at that time, with such a warm light, he was definitely not a real bad guy."
"I want Ash-sensei, who hides himself in darkness, to be able to bathe in the sun."
"Then, smile for real!"
When Ash came back, he saw Regina lying on the sofa, digging into the ice cream in his hand, and his sharp tiger teeth kept biting the frame of the spoon.
"Ash, do you know? This ice cream was introduced to me by Mana when I went out last time. It's really delicious."
"But I don't know why. I can eat more when I'm alone, but I feel happier when I eat with her."
Biting off the spoon in his mouth, Regina finally asked his question.
"What exactly is a true friend?"
Even after she came back, she kept thinking about this issue.
But still didn't think of the answer.
"Probably to the extent that you can trust your back and die for the other party, right? The people who ask me, Super Sentai or Ultraman Defense Force will know this kind of thing better."
Do you have any real friends? I probably did, but I don't remember.
So who knows the answer?
Regina was obviously not satisfied with this answer, so she asked again.
"Then, what is true love?"
This time Ash didn't answer. He lay on the sofa next to him with a lazy look, took out a tattered and repaired guitar from the system's inventory, plucked the strings with his fingers, and started soloing alone.
"WOWWO Dyna What is justice? Dyna~?"
"What is true love? Dyna Ultraman~oh~!?"
ps2: When I coded this chapter, I had just finished working overtime for a whole day on Sunday. I felt dizzy and numb when writing, and the quality dropped a bit. 5
Chapter 35: Spend money rationally and refuse impulsive consumption
Selfish Organization is still loyal to King of Jikochu, and continues to collect Evil Thought Energy.
Pretty Cures are still thwarting evil plans time and time again, purifying Ling Shen Xin that were polluted into Jikochu.
Wherever there is light, there is shadow, and the struggle between justice and evil is still being staged. No matter which world it is, it is very similar. In fact, it goes without saying.
But during this period, Ash touched it thoroughly.
It's not because of the heartfelt words of being loved in the last chapter that he changed his mind, but because it's so comfortable to be able to make Dark Echo money without having to run errands or lie in bed like before.
After all, not every world has such embodied dark energy as Evil Thought Energy. In other worlds, most of the time he has to go out and run the whole game in person in order to collect Dark Echo, not to mention that now he can get kickbacks without fighting.
However, Ash still reflected on his recent attitude towards Selfish Organization and Regina, whether it was the too relaxed environment that corroded his will, and whether he was a little too flattering.
After some reasonable self-examination and perfect speculation, he finally came to the conclusion: increase the intensity!
Nonsense, you can fish comfortably, "bully" your colleagues when necessary, fight with your little sister when you have nothing to do, and you can still treat Princess's golden retriever when you are free. This life is simply wonderful, isn't it?
Not everyone likes to live life to death. Moderate pleasure is good for the brain, but excessive pleasure is harmful to the body. Ash thinks that his taste is a bit weird, but it is definitely not as crazy as Asakura Takeshi.
Therefore, thanks to Ash's Tiandao Rewarding Card and daily living, plus the gains from the last huge battle, Ash's Dark Echo once again collected enough to withdraw cash from the system.
[Absorbing Dark Echo...]
[You get the reward: Ziku-Driver! ]
"Isn't the good stuff coming soon?"
A black and white matching rotary belt appeared out of thin air in Ash's hand. Pressing the unlock button on it, Ash quickly flipped the slots on both sides of the belt to turn it into a high-speed turntable. The belt suddenly made a propeller sound that would arouse the fear of the Vietcong.
I have to say that the real thing feels better than the Bandai toy. The DX Belt broke the bearing after playing the violent game of Ash and it was time to find someone to repair it.
"But the goods turned out to be good. What day is today?"
Ash is still somewhat conscious about his luck.
Not to mention comparing with the luckiest person in the universe, in fact, Ash's luck is unlucky enough even when compared with ordinary people. Although it is not as good as a certain "Shinjo Touma", it is still the kind of person who gets kicked out by the group leader after touching corpses time and time again. If he was really embarrassed, he would like to try to imitate a certain unnamed adventurer and wear a good luck suit.
But this time he believed that luck had come his way, and he actually got the Ziku-Driver in one breath. Although this thing was a mass-produced product that someone could give you as much as you wanted, it was actually the best platform to match the various Rider powers. You only need to find a dial, and mastering the corresponding power is a trivial matter.
Not to mention it is a timely help, at least it is the icing on the cake.
Speaking of dials, I remember that I had one... Thinking like this, Ash began to target the dials and rummage through his own inventory warehouse, which has no idea how big it is.