You don't need to say it.
S·B·A has completely come to a standstill, but the collapse from the outside to the inside still does not seem to stop. Ash, knowing what this will mean, rushes non-stop towards the location of the others.
"Ash...!"
"Let me save another one!"
One, two, three - Ash, who found that there was only one missing, squeezed Mana and the others slowly and slowly, and sent them all into the only escape capsule equipped. When they were about to press the launch button while aiming at the earth, they saw the girl desperately tapping the window in front of her.
"Ash, now is the time, you must never think about someone dying alone——"
"Ah, I know!" Ash, with a determined expression, also showed them the ring on his hand. "We have agreed that after we bring her back, I will go home with you!"
"Have you made an appointment? You must have made an appointment!"
"Ah, we made an appointment!"
Watching them fall into the blue planet, Ash, who was finally able to relax, immediately searched for his first friend in the body of the demon god who had lost his main support and was on the verge of collapse - and found it!
"Finally - system, you are here!"
"[Ash...]" replaced Dast's existence, and the girl who put herself at the core looked at the man who came, her expression was indescribably complicated. "[You did it Ash, you saved the world again, just like you always have.]"
"Okay, let's talk about old times later." The core room, which was noisy outside but extremely stable inside, gave Ash the opportunity to carefully observe the escape route. "How do we leave?"
"[I can't go with you this time.]" Seeing Ash's stunned look, System/Ashu couldn't help but smile and continued to patiently explain to him. "[If you separate me from it now, the power accumulated inside will be released in an instant. Your efforts will be in vain.]"
And also in order that such a terrifying power will not be used by people with ulterior motives in the future, I can only let my remaining power offset each other, and... go to sleep with it...
"[Besides, I used you and betrayed everyone, which ultimately resulted in such disastrous consequences... This is the sin I must make up for...]"
"But everyone and the world were saved by miracles, right?"
But unexpectedly, Ash, who had always been quite sensible before, was inexplicably obsessed with this at this moment.
"Remember what you said before, that human will can bring about catastrophic consequences? But facts have proven otherwise! People's will can also bring about absolute miracles!"
The never-ending hero is also the never-ending inheritance.
"Yes, there are endless heroes. But it's not just endless disasters - should it be more about endless stories of suffering and finally being rewarded?"
Hero stories are always like this, don't just see the bad points, right?!
"[I am also... an existence inherited from countless wishes."
In this case... are they the same? ]"
"Not only that, we are the same! "Ash went one step further, trying to catch her watch. "If there was a mistake, let us come together and atone for our sins together!"
"[...]"
"What do you want to say about someone who bears everything - those are obviously my words! And this S. B. A.. Anyway, there are so many friends I know here. If we all work together, we will always find a solution!!"
"[...]"
"Besides, you saw it too, right? There are so many new Kamen Rider and new Pretty Cure coming out - we can also experience many, many adventures together!"
"[Ash. ]"
The system, or rather Ashu suddenly smiled happily.
He had fallen into endless regret before. Everything he had done was denied the value of those who wanted to save him, and what he had done had become a wedding dress for extremely evil deeds. In this case, wouldn't His efforts be nothing and meaningless...
But now looking at Ash like this, he could confirm that the journey he set out on was not meaningless. At least... at least I changed and saved a soul named "Ash" who was extremely lonely in the past. And gained an irreplaceable friend.
"[I'm sorry, Ash, I can't leave with you.
Because just like you have a place to go back to, I have a mission. ]"
Next, it's time for me to complete my mission.
Not strong, but extremely firm, he let go of Ash's hand little by little.
"But in this case, what are we doing for... Is everything we have done in vain? Taking care of you is also my mission——"
"Chirp~"
I'm finally able to do this.
"[You have completed this mission perfectly. ]"
The thin pink lips under the kiss kissed away the tears that had flowed down the man's face unconsciously. When he saw that he was so aware and tried to hide it in a hurry, he also chuckled like an ordinary girl.
"[You taught me the heart of a human being... the courage to protect the important things... and you taught me what love is...]"
Thank you, Ash.
"[I... can meet you, can meet you, I am really happy. ]"
So, Ash.
"[Go home,]"
Goodbye, Ash... protect me...Kamen Rider...Ash·Frederica...
"[Go home, Ash... go back to the home where there are people waiting for you. ]"
Ash didn't cry. He was no longer a child, so he would never cry even if it was a night to say goodbye to his friends.
"Then are you going back to where you started from?"
"[No...Ash, it's back to your heart. ]"
Forever.
"Boom————!!"
When the huge firework exploded from outside space, many people in Pretty Cure still fell to the ground in pain even though they supported each other.
"Ya——Xiu——!"
While waiting, anxiously wanting to go back and rescue Ash immediately. The huge explosion lit up from outside the earth without giving any chance. No one thought that anyone would be able to escape from such a disaster.
They choked and covered their mouths desperately to prevent themselves from crying out. They clearly said they would come back but - you big liar!!
"Ash, you bastard, bastard! asshole!"
Itsuki, Qian, Kirara... The excited people even knelt on the ground, imagining that the sand under their feet was being hit by his punch after punch, until their trembling hands were wet with tears.
"Why do you always make me so worried? Why do you never let us feel relieved every time?"
What you say sounds so nice... But without you, how can it still be considered a happy ending to the mission?!
"Miyuki...?"
When others were almost crying, the figure who was still standing upright and actively standing in front was so dazzling.
"I don't believe that that person would die like this."
The light cast by the setting sun shone on her tearful face, and Miyuki still showed everyone a trembling smile.
"So we will definitely wait for him until he comes back!"
"Yeah... think about it, wasn't it always like this in the past? "Ai walked by and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes in the same way. "Every time when we put down our guard, he would appear as if nothing had happened. Then he said something strange just to see our strange reaction..."
"That's it!"
Haruka pulled off the strip of cloth from Princess's skirt and wrapped it around the wound on her foot, limping firmly and standing up. "No matter how long it takes to find him, we will definitely find him! Until then, we must ask him to protect this world and smile...Primum, what's wrong?"
"Um? "Primum, who had been looking towards the sun, heard the voice and turned around. Everyone found that she was the only one who didn't cry. "I... um... left Puka, let's go and inform Ayumi and them."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu——Eh? "Suddenly broken out of sadness, the little rabbit didn't even realize what happened when his ears were pulled. "What's wrong? What's the matter Puka?"
"Of course it's a good thing."
Flying away... Just when everyone was a little disappointed, that voice sounded from behind.
"Why did I hear you guys keep clamoring for my death as soon as I came back?"
"!"
Is this voice?! The sudden intrusion of the voice froze the people who were still encouraging each other in place, as if by a restraining spell, their previous expressions of sadness and sorrow were frozen in place.
They turned their necks in disbelief and looked to the other side... and saw a man with his clothes blown by the sea breeze under the rays of the setting sun, his hands in his pockets, walking towards this side with a rather stinky pace.
"Have you forgotten? I told you so."
Because the sunset was too dazzling today, I borrowed sunglasses from someone before I came, so I came a little late. Ash stood there, showing a pair of bright smiles with white teeth to them who were gradually turning from sadness to joy.
"I am immortal."
"A... Xiu...?"
"It's me."
"Uwahahahaha!!!"
There is probably no need to say more about the next scene.
Excited, laughing, angry, he deliberately tried to show off his words and ended up crying, crying with joy, even the sunglasses he wore to look cool were scraped off by someone's hand, and he started to wipe snot and tears on the already dirty coat indiscriminately.
"Hey, wait a minute, you and I are still wounded now, wow wow wow—!!!"
Naturally, Ash, who was about to be hugged by so many people at once, would definitely not be able to continue to support himself in this situation. Finally, with screams of pain, they hugged Ash together and lay down on the ground like a big ball, letting the sand and dust on the beach cover their bodies, making everyone miserable.
But now, even Kirara, who cares most about appearance, doesn't care about these issues. Instead, we were laughing together with everyone, pointing at each other's kitten-like faces, and pointing at the gray Ash who was being hugged by Rei and Megumi and starting to rub each other.
"Hey, Ash——! You should let us know when you come back!"
Not only them, but other heroes also heard about the return of Ash, and a huge crowd of people shouted his name and came to find him.
Everyone has a lot to say... It would be better to say that after the battle where justice defeated evil again, it was a happy ending. The indispensable celebration has been held up by everyone, and they are just waiting for the protagonists to enter.
"Haah..."
Sitting on the ground, surrounded by Pretty Cure who were chirping as if they had countless things they wanted to share, Ash didn't feel noisy, but just wanted to sigh.
"Sure enough, something has changed..."
"[Yes, Ash. ]"
He is Ash, an "ash" that remains unburned after being burned countless times.
He stood up indifferently countless times, and was thrown into the fire pot countless times for the same goal, until even his humanity and soul were burned away. In the past, he had also doubted whether everything he did with the system was meaningless...
But now, I look at the faces crying and laughing in front of me, and listen to the voice calling my name in the distance.
He could confirm that the flames piled up by countless ashes did indeed emit some warm light that was different from the past.
Looking at those smiling faces that are more precious than any treasure in the world, Ash decided.
"Everyone."
So, for the first time in his life, the man showed them his smiling face, which was not mixed with any superfluous elements and was composed purely of happiness.
So everyone returned the same smile to him.
"Huh?"
[This is a story about the ashes that are left behind after burning without being sublimated. ]
"I'm back."
[But on that day it was. ]
"Welcome back."
[There are many sparks of light rising brilliantly from the ashes. ]
"Ash!"
~Fin~
Epilogue: From the distant Kanata, from now on towards Mirai: Let's talk about the dream that is enough in the future
Dream.
Everything behind this word is the reason why they finally became Pretty Cure who fought against despair.
Pursuing the fairy-tale dream promised when I was young, yearning for the ideal existence and wanting to surpass it, pursuing the dream of the predecessors who moved forward steadily, a dream that was once denied and lost, but was finally rediscovered.
After experiencing arduous battles and facing unimaginable evil in the end, and finally overcoming despair and regaining hope for everyone, the girls also became Princess.
"Of course, all of this is inseparable from the contribution of the king who protected their dreams~"