"Besides, I was originally Rider from the Poker Kingdom, but I ended up traveling through time just like you Makoto."
"..." After hearing this, Makoto put his hands under his chin, and after a moment of silence, sent the pork chop rice to Qiao again.
"Eat this bowl of pork chop rice and then confess your true crime."
"I told you I'm not a criminal!"
"Eat pork chop rice!"
After all the nonsense, Joe finally honestly confessed to everyone the fact that he had concealed until now. It turned out that he was indeed Rider of the Poker Kingdom. He was picked up by King of Jikochu because he was patrolling the border during the invasion. He saved his life, escaped to this world and found girls with the names of legendary warriors, and decided to guide them to become stronger and defeat King of Jikochu. Unfortunately, this job was taken away by Ash, making his status a bit redundant, and it has been like this until now.
Qiao also claimed to be the lover of Princess, which made Makoto and Princess very popular. He immediately criticized him and said that he had never heard of this matter. However, he was silenced by the other party saying that Princess and I knew each other earlier.
"Sir Princess..." Makoto, whose air pressure was extremely low, fell to his knees on the ground and was about to cry without tears. "It turns out I was the one who came later!"
"Kenzaki-san Is she okay... it tastes so good!" Qiao was picking at the pork chop rice in the bowl, and he hadn't even swallowed the pork chop in his mouth when he spoke.
"It should be fine, but you should swallow the food in your mouth before you speak!"
"Brother, why did you suddenly show up to find us this time?"
The topic finally came to the point, and Qiao stopped holding the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, trying to keep his expression serious even though there were rice grains on his lips.
"Royal Jewels is a prop that can awaken miracles. It is indispensable for you Pretty Cure, so I am here to take you to find the last Royal Jewels!"
Taking off the ice pack above his head, Ash got up from the bed with an expressionless face.
It's not like he has a fever. Who put ice on him?
Looking down again, I don't know who put bandages and plasters on him all over his body. People who don't know may think that he is a first-level disability who was withdrawn from the Vietnam War.
I only remember that after I took off the dive, in order to look more like myself, I lay down and went to sleep. Why did it happen like this when I woke up?!
Besides, for Ash, unless you break an arm or a leg, it's not an injury. It's really common to get defeated in a fight.
Special photography heroes often go to the battlefield with wounds on their faces. They fight in the morning, fight at noon, fight at noon, fight in the afternoon, and continue fighting in the evening. As the saying goes, you can't get out of the firing line even if you are slightly injured.
"Why do we have to..." Ira and Mammo, who were sent to take care of Ash, stood outside the door and were fuming, and the door panel was almost stuck on their faces when they were pushed open. Just when they wanted to curse, they were stared at by those eyes and couldn't move.
"What time is it?"
The feeling of the cold-blooded predatory creature's eyes sweeping over their bodies made the two of them almost stiff. Ash, who had just woken up and had low blood pressure, took a few more glances and saw the things in their hands. He finally understood who put the ice cubes on top of his head and the piece of performance art on them.
"It's already 9 o'clock, it's time to have breakfast."
Putting the ice pack in his hand on Ira's head, Ash passed the two of them. Just when the blue-haired young man was about to explode, he was completely confused by Ash's next sentence.
"Thanks."
The two people who were suddenly thanked were confused for a moment. When did this person become so polite?
"But your skills in taking care of people are terrible. Don't fix it next time."
"You think we are willing!"
The good impression they had just established was quickly destroyed. If he couldn't be beaten and his status couldn't be matched, they wouldn't take care of him as a human being.
"Really, Princess-sama's XP is so weird. What good can such an annoying guy do?"
I can't understand it, I really can't understand it!
It didn't take long for Ash to find Regina. As she expected, Princess stared at the gem and looked left and right, muttering "my baby".
"Master Princess, if you continue like this, you may become a programmer with bulging eyes and a hunchback."
"Ash?!"
Regina, who heard Ash's voice, also came to his senses. Although he was still reluctant to give up, he still turned his attention to him.
Feeling vague concern, Ash nodded. It seemed that it was not a problem of brainwashing or possession. As long as he was not completely possessed, it meant that he still had a chance to change Regina back to his original appearance.
However, this plan may require cooperation with the Pretty Cures.
"There's nothing I can do about it, let's just try hard this time... huh?"
Regina looked around her, and he was relieved until he confirmed that Ash was intact.
"Are you ready? It seems that those two guys are still of some use."
"It's okay, I'm immortal."
Although it is said that immortality is achieved through continuous reincarnation and resurrection.
"But those Pretty Cure people who dare to hurt me... the last Royal Jewels was also obtained by them. I have to snatch all their gems!"
Hearing this, Ash suddenly became excited, not because of the previous sentence, but because of the latter sentence.
He understood that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to free Regina from the influence of the gem in one fell swoop!
"Sir Princess, please let me help. I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Although he doesn't have a loyal heart, he has the ability to pretend to be a loyal minister.
On the other side, under the guidance of Joe, the girls who defeated the new Jikochu and got the last piece of Royal Jewels were also confused, because five of these gems must be gathered together to activate their effect. Otherwise, there is actually no difference between getting one or four.
Regina probably has no option to take the initiative to return the gems to them. After much deliberation, the girl actually has no other option except grabbing them hard.
But no matter they faced Ash or Regina, they didn't really want to fight.
"Is there no way to get the gems back without fighting?"
"Yes."
The voice of Ash came from behind and the girls instantly became energetic. Ash, who had his hands behind his back, gave up his position to Regina, who was behind him.
"Hey, Mana, let's play a game. Use both sides' gems as bets. The winning side can get all Royal Jewels. How about it?"
"No, this is not fair at all!" Rikka immediately pointed out what was wrong. "We have four and you only have one. The bargaining chips of both sides are not equal at all!"
"So." Ash slapped his Ryuga Card Deck on the table. "How about adding this?"
Staring at the transformation tool that was placed naked on the table, the girls couldn't take their eyes away for a moment.
Chapter 61 The game begins
"To be so courageous..."
Ryuga's transformation card box lay quietly on the table. The matte black surface concealed the power of the dragon hidden in the mirror. However, Pretty Cure, who knew its actual ability, could only say they were dumbfounded by Ash's behavior.
From the beginning, they thought that the game Regina was talking about might be a trap, but what they never expected was that Ash would use his transformation props as a bet.
On the other hand, Ash didn't look distressed at all, and had a secret and confident smile on his face, as if this was just an insignificant thing to him.
Pulling a few other people together, the girls held a small combat meeting.
"This is indeed a trap!"
"Of course, it seems suspicious, but -"
Even Rikka, who always thinks calmly, couldn't help but look back at the card box Ash placed on the table.
"Ash-sensei is a person who will abide by his promise."
Arisu's words drew everyone's attention to her. Seeing everyone's eyes waiting for an answer, the girl nodded slowly but firmly.
"This is what Ash-sensei told me himself."
I also confirmed it from my own actions.
"Then let's believe him!"
She believed this sentence without hesitation. Love is not only trust in her companions, she also wants to try to believe in Ash's character.
"Really, as straightforward as ever, but if this is true." Even Rikka admitted that she also had fantasies about this matter. "If we get this, Ash-sensei will no longer do evil to us."
This way there is no reason to stay at Selfish Organization anymore!
After quickly deliberation, the girls stood in a row and prepared to fight, making a unanimous decision.
"Okay, Regina come on then!"
"Hey, I've been waiting for your words!"
Regina snapped his fingers to summon Jikochu, who had a different space in his body, to change the venue and take everyone to a place more suitable for the competition.
As cadres, Ira and Ma Mo took turns to play. As expected, Selfish Organization used despicable means to win the first game. But their blatant cheating soon got retribution. After transforming into Pretty Cure, they used their own power to break the cheating monopoly and successfully won the second game.
The game came to the third game where the best of three games decided the outcome. Ash also walked onto the court at this time. Even though it was the third game that decided the match point, he still remained calm.
"Ash, it's up to you to decide the events of the competition, it all depends on you!"
Seeing Regina waving to cheer him from the outside and the two people next to him who were reluctant but forced to cheer, Ash nodded slightly as a gesture.
Regina is naturally sure of the outcome of the game. Not to mention anything else, everything from the venue to the personnel and referees are mine. As long as the situation in the last game is avoided and Ash cooperates well, it can be fine even with closed eyes.
However, Ash said that he is really not used to any competitive sports. Compared to gentle competition, he still prefers straightforward and simpler battles.
How about competing to bite lighters?
"What's better than the third game?" Ash shuffled out a stack of poker cards from his sleeves, pulled the cards into a line from the other hand with a slight movement of his fingers, and made a proposal to the nervous girls.
"How about we play some adult games, like poker that suits you?"
"No!"
The girls unanimously and sternly refused. Firstly, they had no experience in this area at all, and Ash's technique looked like a veteran.
The second reason is because.
"We are still junior high school students, how can we gamble!?"
"Tch, studying Shinma is boring." Ash, who was bored, put away the poker, and then suddenly pulled out a huge fan-shaped disk from behind and clasped it on his wrist.
"If you can't accept gambling, how about this, DUEL!"
Ash As soon as "duel" finished speaking, the blocks on both sides of the wrist unfolded forward and merged together, finally forming an area for placing cards on the side.
This thing is Duel Disk. It's not that Ash has ever played cards in the YGO world. He just mentioned this game to a certain Kami president. Unexpectedly, he actually made it. He also mentioned that a certain genius player M had a lot of fun playing this game.
"Duel... referring to Yu-Gi-Oh?"
"Otherwise, what else could it be? Mana What deck did you use?"
After Ai fumbled around for a while, he actually took out a stack of cards. The Junk Synchron on the top of the card was shining brightly.
"When I was watching animation on TV, I got a card from the protagonist group. It seems to be called Junk Deck. If Ash-sensei is coming, can I use this one?"
Looking down at his Full Power Zoodiac Deck, Ash silently took Duel Disk back.
"Forget it. If you want to duel, we can do it next time."
"Hey, why?"
"No reason."
I almost forgot about the limitations of the gap between the times. Am I telling you that I am afraid that I don't even know how to release water?
When I was thinking about what should be better next, Ai on the other side saw Ash's entangled look, so he suggested.
"Ash-sensei, how about we compete in cooking."
"Cooking?"
"That's right, how about we make the same dish and let everyone rate it!"
As soon as Ai's proposal was made, Regina couldn't wait to agree on Ash's behalf.
"Okay, Mana, if you actually propose this plan, then come on!"
She didn't expect that Ai actually proposed to let everyone score together. From Regina's point of view, this was simply giving victory to them. No matter how good the food Ash was, they only needed to give Ai's food the lowest score to be sure of victory.
"Mana, I only like bubble noodles at home because I'm too lazy to cook." Ash picked up some of the palms that were placed on his forehead to cover his face, revealing the black eyes of the man below staring at the girl. "But if you think I can't cook, you are totally wrong."
I learned my cooking skills from the master Tendou Souji and the self-proclaimed best chef in the universe Spada.
"I didn't think so." Rikka, the only one who knew about this matter, did not publicize it in the meeting with his friends, so Ai really didn't know about it at first.
"I just want to have a real test of my cooking skills with Ash-sensei. After all, I am Oogai City's best Western food restaurant, Aida Mana, the daughter of the manager of Oink Tail Tei!"
Seeing the confident and honest light in the girl's eyes, Ash couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, then let's play."