"No."
Ashu, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke up, and his words were astonishing as soon as he opened his mouth.
"The first thing to say is actually not four people, but five people."
"Haha~ It's quite traditional to have a fifth hidden BOSS besides the Four Heavenly Kings... Wait, Ashu, what are you talking about?"
I have never heard anyone say this kind of thing before! Ashu, who frightened everyone with the information he threw out after suddenly speaking, continued to speak as if nothing had happened.
"It turns out that the No. 1 machine that was originally copied using you as a template was not Rider or Ultraman, but Ash with the power of Metal Hero."
"Then, what about others?"
Why have you never heard of it? No, you can't even find any clues about it?
"Dead."
"He's actually dead?"
I didn't feel that I was telling a shocking secret at all. Ashu only realized it when he saw the uncontrollable surprise on the faces of other people, including Towa who was frightened to Twilight again. Don't you even know?
"Yes, after knowing his mission a long time ago, he seemed to be unable to accept it or for some other reason. In short, he chose to leave everything behind and escape. Then he was found and killed by Dust."
Ashu spread his hands in front of him and shrugged innocently.
"That's why he was the one who came to chase me in the first place. After all, this isn't the first time... Is it really necessary to be so surprised?"
"I'm telling you such an important thing now. I really don't know who you inherited it from."
After suddenly knowing this, Ash felt the back of his head buzzing and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"However, the character who was killed before the story started... I don't know whether it was good or bad."
"I heard that he doesn't seem to be a bad guy. It's a pity. If he was still here, he would be willing to help us."
"I hope so."
Until all the lost Pretty Cures are recovered, Ash can only think like this.
Chapter 26 The echo of love.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, Ayumi?"
"Yes?"
Hearing Ash's voice, Ayumi, who was about to leave, hesitated and stopped.
"If there's anything, please tell me?"
Ash will set out tomorrow to find other Pretty Cure, in order not to worry him, or because of the awkward past relationship between the two. Ayumi originally planned to take this opportunity to leave. This would be better for everyone, right?
But why did you suddenly stop me? It was obvious that I had finally made up my mind.
"They all said there's no need to be in such a hurry."
Ayumi didn't struggle with what he was thinking about?
For some reason, when I was alone with her, it felt like I was back to the days when there were only two of us. The days when I tried my best to cooperate with this withdrawn and reserved but enthusiastic and brave girl, although short-lived, were also a beautiful page in my life.
She is obviously just an ordinary girl... Yes, she is obviously just an ordinary girl who is afraid of society in the beginning, but in the end she becomes an extraordinary person.
"Hahaha~"
Ash, who couldn't help laughing, comforted her and sat down opposite him in the room.
"There's no need to be so tense between us, right? This isn't an interrogation of a prisoner or anything like that."
However, it is never possible to go back to those days. Both I and she knew very well that it was such an embarrassment.
"Hoo~"
He exhaled like a blue breath to calm down his restless mood, and after a while, Ayumi finally smiled at him as sweetly as before.
"I'm just a little excited. After all, it's been a long time since we last seen each other~Ash!"
I will abide by the rules of the game and only call you by this name from now on.
"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, Ayumi."
"..."
"..."
In the mutual silence, the silence was finally broken by the laughter from the girl.
"Ash, as I said, it has changed a lot. Whether it is the Ash I know or the Ash I know."
"If you want to say you're disappointed, I won't agree with you, right?"
It was obviously just a little joke, but for some reason, he felt slightly uneasy while waiting for the answer.
Do you care too much? No, of course not.
To say that the relationship between you and Ayumi is over and you don't care is that a sign of true self-deception and irresponsibility, right?
"No, I like it very much. Today's Ash is a man with a very good temper. To use the words of Miss Mana, it makes me excited now!"
Yes, I like it very much.
Ayumi Of course she is not lying on this point. A man who has established a goal and clearly knows what he is fighting to protect is indeed very handsome in her eyes.
"What a pleasant compliment. As a person like me, no matter how many kind words you say, I will gladly accept it~"
In the meantime, Ash said seriously again.
"But it's almost time to get down to business, Ayumi, I want to ask you to stay here."
"Why? Of course, I want to help Ash just like everyone else."
Her quiet temper prevented her from becoming furious and starting to act up when she heard it. She just stared at Ash with her bright yellow eyes.
"Does it mean that I am no longer of use?"
Or... do I no longer need it?
"If it were true, I wouldn't have bothered to say so much in front of people before."
Seeing that she was thinking wrongly again, Ash, who would never allow it, tapped her forehead with a snap of her fingers to bring her back to reality in time.
"Really, you are my chosen Pretty Cure, you have some confidence in yourself!"
"I want you to stay here because I want you to protect this place."
Or rather, our home.
"Of course, there are others staying here. It's not that I can't trust them, it's just... I think it will make you feel more at ease if I ask you to, okay?"
After all, you are Cure Echo (Cure Echo).
"Yes."
This time, a real and obvious happy smile burst out from her face.
"Wherever Ash comes back, I will definitely protect it!"
"I feel relieved to hear you say that."
When Ash was about to get up and leave, the sudden feeling of blockage from his cuffs made him sit back on the bed. Compared to the beginning, this time it was Ayumi who asked him to stay.
"Ash, have you forgotten something you haven't said yet?"
"For example?"
"It's between us."
She quietly raised her heel and touched the half-closed door behind her. When she heard the lock click, the girl's little hand that turned into Cure Echo in her smile quietly climbed onto Ash's hand.
"Okay~ Times have changed for so long, can't you take a good look at me now?"
"Can I still forget you? What difference will it make?"
Whether it is Ayumi or Cure Echo, there seems to be no change in my impression. Even now, whether it's the pair of dazzling golden twin ponytails or the good smell on them, whether it's the breasts that have gradually become fuller as they grow up, or the pretty face dyed with light pink and cherry red that looks directly at me...
In a daze, he suddenly felt that the shy girl who followed behind him in the past was gone. The current Ayumi was indeed such a beautiful beauty.
"How?"
After such a long time, you are not the only one who has changed.
"Ayumi You have become beautiful."
Seeing his dull face, the girl smiled even more happily.
"Ash, you said you have heard my echo, right?"
It seemed that the emotion I wanted to convey that day and the hand I wanted to hold finally reached the destination unwaveringly.
"Now that you know it, you have to make some compensation for leaving me alone in an empty room, right?"
"Ha~ Isn't this a little bit -"
Before Ash could finish speaking, the weight of the girl's body pushed him backwards. Behind him was the softness of the bed, and in front of him was the fragrance coming from the girl who was so close. Ash, who was so caught at an angle, was of course unable to move.
The girl who was afraid of being withdrawn in front of others would only show this side in front of him.
"Ash, I want your compensation."
If there was still a lot of hesitation before, now that I see you now, I can be convinced that you... are indeed yours! It's not anything else, it's the same person!
But unfortunately, I also know another thing clearly, Ash, will not belong to me.
I was a little uneasy, more angry.
So, it's okay if I want to be a little bit a little bit crazy, right?
So without any warning, she came closer and bit his lips with a bit of stubbornness as she was afraid of hurting him.
"Step...Ayumi?"
He even forgot to breathe for a moment, Ash's blinking eyes were full of incredible colors.
"Hehe~ Forget it, can you get a little back?"
Chapter 27 has a slight twist.
"Chirp~"
If he wanted to calm down the other person at the beginning, but when Ayumi completely "conveyed" that love as he said, he was already trapped in it and couldn't extricate himself... No, it should be said that he responded with all his strength.
The meaning of Ayumi is already very obvious, and if you want to ask Ash what he thinks of Ayumi... if he really wasn't interested in her at the beginning, then there would be no way to tell the story with Ayumi from the beginning.
What you think is not what I want?
The unclean little hands followed the graceful and beautiful curve of the slightly trembling body and hugged it all the way up to the back. Just when he wanted to take the initiative to respond, he saw Ayumi, who was constantly breathing hot breath, suddenly blocked his fingers in front of him again.
What does this mean, do you just indulge your desires? Do you think so?
"Ash."
After adjusting his seat and reaching the top, the condescending Ayumi turned against the light above his head and stared directly at him with his golden eyes that only appeared after the change.
"It was you who was sorry for me, so in order to make it up to me, I want you to follow my requirements, do you understand?"
For some reason, looking at those two piercing eyes, Jin Yan felt inexplicably scary for a moment.
"I love you because I like you."
Please let me give this to you with satisfaction.
"And you are not allowed to love me. You cannot show it on your own initiative no matter what."
Because in this case, it is a kind of betrayal... I will find it difficult to accept it, and you will also find it difficult to bear it.
"No matter what, you can't respond to me."
The active right hand in turn wrapped around the back of his neck and kissed his face again.
"It's just, that's all."
"...Ayumi, there is no need for you to torture yourself like this."