Arisu did not directly answer Ash's question. Instead, she asked one of her own.
"Can you leave the Selfish Organization and join our side?"
Chapter 42: What Is It That You Truly Desire?
"Young lady, I strongly disapprove of your decision to approach that man. It's far too dangerous!"
A few minutes earlier, the old butler Sebastian sat in the driver's seat of a black luxury car, watching Ash emerge from the shop with deep distrust in his eyes.
Having served the Yotsuba Family for many years, Sebastian had once followed Arisu's father as his right-hand man before dedicating himself to caring for Yotsuba Arisu. His ability to judge people and his experience with society were extensive.
Even though he had merely observed Ash and had not exchanged a single word with him, the atmosphere Ash gave off made the old man's hair stand on end. He looked harmless enough, yet from time to time, he radiated a faint but terrifying aura of danger. Sebastian simply could not rest easy letting his young lady interact with someone like that.
After all, he had watched Yotsuba Arisu grow up. Officially, he was her butler, but calling her his own granddaughter would not have been inaccurate. Not to mention that Ash had mercilessly beaten Pretty Cure twice some time ago. If Arisu had not repeatedly stopped him, he would have gone to demand an explanation from Ash himself.
"That's right, Lance! That guy hit Arisu, so he's a bad guy!"
The teddy-bear-like fairy Lance also protested. To a simple-minded fairy, the world was black and white. Ash had opposed Pretty Cure several times and spouted twisted logic they could not understand, so naturally, he was a villain in their eyes—the especially bad kind.
Yet despite what those around her said, Arisu still