Kamen Rider is the Villain in Pretty Cure

The Steel Giant's arms rose, all weapon ports opened, weapon restrictions completely lifted, and the V-Rex Robot's maximum firepower was unleashed at this moment!

The left arm's revolver missiles, the right arm's iron fist's dual-barreled beam cannons after its upper arm armor unfolded, the two laser cannons raised from its back, the Gatling Vulcan cannons on both sides of its head, the cluster missiles hidden within its leg armor after it unfolded, the flame projector hidden within the dragon head raised from its chest, and the beam rays from its glowing eyes—

The energy furnace operated at its maximum overclocked limit, and all weapons fired simultaneously!

The burning flames, the gushing gunpowder smoke, the deafening roars, and the explosive bursts of weapons all transformed into surging light and chaotic lightning.

"Fire! Keep firing, don't stop until the barrels melt."

If I truly want to save her, I must put forth an effort that matches this heart!

All attacks, whether solid shot or beam, flew directly towards the massive Doomsday Monster.

After a moment of silence, the world was engulfed by explosive lightning that burned the pitch-black sky, and the approaching heat revealed the scarred tentacles below swaying precariously, as if about to tear apart this gloomy, false world.

"Did I do it...?"

Just as Ash rejoiced, he saw more dark light engulfing these explosive flashes. The shadowy silhouette of the gray "Venus" stood in place, completely undamaged.

In other words, scientific weapons were useless.

Looking at its own expressionless, sorrowful mask, he could feel it mocking him, and he wasn't even angry.

Ash didn't reply, he just pulled the trigger.

The second wave of attacks.

The third wave.

The fourth wave...

There was no more spare ammunition. The revolving mechanism in the robot's right hand made a clicking sound as it spun idly.

The darkness that formed a barrier was continuously shattered, then reformed.

But darkness was endless.

It was merely a waste of effort.

This time, it was "Hana's" turn to make a move.

Between the hands that the Doomsday Monster raised, extended, opened, and aimed at Ash, a fanged maw with a black cannon mouth was revealed. Rampage Energy layers upon layers formed a prelude like text within that cannon mouth, these "characters" shattered, dispersed, then contracted and re-dispersed, finally turning into cold "resistance" and attacking the V-Rex Robot before it.

The continuously spewing Rampage Energy completely covered the area where the machine was located. The faint light was shattered and swallowed, further compressing the Steel Giant's living space.

Ash and the mecha gritted their teeth, desperately dodging with their rear thrusters at full power.

The high-rise buildings underfoot were crushed. He couldn't avoid the remaining attacks after changing his standing position.

The special armor on his thigh and right leg was swallowed and disappeared without a trace, exposing the twisted skeletal structure underneath to the air.

After running out of ammunition, the revolving mechanism of his right hand, which he actively offered, was hit squarely, continuously twisted and consumed until it completely disappeared and was annihilated.

But the attack wasn't over. Finally, there were the outstretched wings. The constantly falling, tattered feathers turned into actual mass weapons, flying towards the mecha with a strangling force. The giant, completely enveloped by the tornado formed by the feathers, was continuously pushed upwards. Tragic electric sparks erupted as it was pushed backward.

"Ugh!"

He gripped the handrail tightly, preventing himself from being thrown out. As if deliberately arranged, all the attacks were directed towards him, pushing him further and further away from Hana.

The massive mecha crashed to the ground with a boom. The robot's armor, already battered, began to creak continuously. The knees that had retracted their thighs to support the upper body again showed cracks, and crackling currents constantly surged over them.

So strong!

Such immense power. Nono Hana, now completely despairing, had lost her Tomorrow Energy and instead possessed the Rampage Energy accumulated and unpurified by the entire world. With such immense power, Ash could see no path to victory.

How should I win? How should I save Hana, who is filled only with despair and death? I have to admit, I have already lost.

But, Ash, do you want to give up?

His right arm, broken in half, plunged its sparking, broken end into the high-rise building beside him. The trembling machine stood up again amidst the metallic wail.

"Do you really not want me to get close to you?"

The closer I get, the stronger the resistance becomes. You say you're retaliating against me, but aren't you actually resisting and avoiding me?

His right eye, bleeding from the shattered eyepiece, curved into an ugly arc.

"Making yourself so big again, crying like this... Hana."

Aren't you just crying out to me, begging me to save you?

"Don't be so impatient, Hana. I regret to say... I'll grant your wish!"

Facing several tentacles that attacked him, the damaged giant once again raised its depleted laser cannon.

"You things that obstruct the path of love, get the hell kicked out of you and go to hell!!!"

The balance between light and darkness within Ash's body tilted drastically at this moment.

An incalculable amount of light erupted from in front of Ash. All the tentacles and darkness shrieked and withered as if encountering the residual snow of a scorching sun, recoiling and shrinking.

It was even possible to see the darkness that had frozen the world receding under this light. Was this a sign that the world was saved?

"What is this—what's going on?"

Even Ash had no clue. He lowered his hand covering his eyes and saw a "black obsidian" floating in the center, reflecting all brilliance. He felt a strange sense of familiarity.

This feeling is... Mirai Crystal?! The source of power for Pretty Cure using Tomorrow Energy. Why is it here? Could it be... it approves of me?

What a joke?

Although he thought so, the moment he took this Mirai Crystal, the radiant Tomorrow Energy instantly filled Ash's entire body. Even the irreversible damage to the V-Rex Robot beneath his feet began to stop. It even began to dye him, bit by bit from head to toe, with a power-filled golden glow.

After a moment of confusion, he understood.

When Nono Hana fell into complete despair, she lost the response of Tomorrow Energy. As the counterpart to Rampage Energy, Tomorrow Energy doesn't actually disappear. And the desire to save Hana that I had just now, this forward-looking, future-craving heart and hope, was it what caused me to be chosen by the symbol of Tomorrow Energy?

The giant Doomsday Monster, as if seeing something terrible, began to stir uneasily and continued to attack Ash.

"Max blizzard!"

Immediately activating the machine's strongest finishing move! The compressed freezing light stream emitted from the energy units on both shoulders, with the support of Tomorrow Energy like an endless supply, instantly froze the Doomsday Monster's body from the neck down into chunks, leaving only its head and wings still twisting.

The All-Purpose Adaptable Body allowed him to accept this power without any hindrance. No problem, now that the conditions are equal, I have the strength to defeat the Doomsday Monster... However.

Tomorrow Energy, you who symbolize "light," appearing at this time, do you want me to defeat Hana, who is "darkness"?

Facing the giant Doomsday Monster that began to roar and rage at him, illuminated by the radiance of this Tomorrow Energy, he finally saw the Nono Hana he had been longing for.

On the forehead of the Doomsday Monster, which resembled a woman's face, it slowly opened from the center, like a cat, like the stamens of a flower after immense decay. He saw Hana, who had been tormented to this point.

The girl's beautiful pink long hair was stuck to the back of the radiant body, and her untrimmed bangs were also stuck to her face. Only her vacant eyes were exposed as she looked up slightly at Ash, no longer possessing the radiance that once cheered for others.

"Hana... it's unsightly for you to be in that place. Doesn't this make you completely unlike the big sister you wanted to become?"

"Is that so? You can't come out on your own now, can you? It's okay, I'll come save you now!"

Proving his thoughts with action, Ash, who was already completely covered by Tomorrow Energy, soared into the air. His long sword slashed at the chest of the giant creature that could no longer move. Just as he was about to continue and pull Hana out, he heard her scream, and bright red blood spurted from her chest.

"Hana!"

Are you one with it now?!

"Hana!" He opened his mouth to apologize, even though it was already too late. "It was my fault... can you forgive me? Do you hate me?"

"No, no, no, no, no!" Nono Hana screamed mournfully, her soul lost. "Don't come any closer!"

The ice blocks, which had finally been frozen, were torn apart. The Doomsday Monster reignited the battle, engulfing Ash's surroundings, but it just couldn't hit the location of the machine.

The resistance in his heart prevented Ash from approaching her.

She was rejecting Ash, who was trying to save her yet hurting her, and who was simultaneously saved by her and harmed by her.

"It's not me who's the villain, isn't it you who's the hero that defeated me..."

"What is going on..."

Frustration made Ash almost slump onto the machine's shoulder. In the sky, where the darkness dissipated and the sun reappeared, human helicopters, seemingly eager to understand the situation, flew over. They noticed the sole giant Doomsday Monster, and the V-Rex Robot confronting it, and the human on top.

Having obtained this Mirai Crystal that belonged to him, even without immediately transforming into anything, the strangely overflowing power within it was enough for Ash to gain the possibility of defeating her.

However, the only question echoed in Ash's chest.

Do I have no other way than to defeat her?

If it were before, when he didn't know she was her, he could have done anything indifferently.

But now, he couldn't deceive his true feelings anymore.

Thinking of such a development now, his heart ached.

"Hana, tell me, what exactly should I do?"

If it has to be this kind of ending, isn't it too tragic for both you and me?

[Extra] Case File 78 Love Resonates Throughout the World (4K Chapter)

After the darkness dissipated, the sun reappeared in the sky.

All the people who still held onto hope gathered anxiously before the television. Through the helicopter's broadcast, the final battle between the steel giant standing in the ruins of the city and the goddess-like Doomsday Monster was about to decide humanity's fate tomorrow, if nothing unexpected happened.

However, Ash, who was now standing on the protruding chest of the V-Rex Robot with its mask shattered, didn't have the mood to think about grand propositions like the fate of the world and humanity.

He knew her well, so he could imagine that the current Nono Hana must have a heart filled with both anger and guilt towards him.

The hope she once thought could save her, her unrequited love that had died in the bud before it could even blossom, had reawakened because of someone's appearance. Just as she was gaining hope for her future, she fell into despair without hesitation due to a rejection.

But this was not the real reason. The true reason was the mutual misunderstanding. The fact that Time Fire's true identity was the person she admired and loved—everything I did had hurt her even more, and she also felt guilty for my neglect and "killing blow" towards her.

These, ultimately, became the last straw that crushed her over these eight years.

"I've fought all the way here, and the final enemy turns out to be you—"

Then, it was her turn to reject him.

So, are you tormenting yourself like this?

"What a joke!"

"Boom—" No longer needing weak long-range weapon support, the V-Rex Robot, covered in golden light transformed from Tomorrow Energy, as if entering some kind of idealistic state, smashed the dark barrier in front of the Doomsday Monster with one punch after another. More visible cracks covered it.

He grabbed a mechanical tentacle that shot towards him and pulled with all his might, even dragging the giant body to the ground. His heavy iron foot smashed the darkness into screaming dust!

He kept approaching her, yet he still didn't understand the answer.

"Cure Yell—weren't you a great hero who protected this world? Why, such an ending..."

Ash, filled with indignation, suddenly stopped his self-muttering as if in distress. His gaze beneath the shattered goggles turned towards the girl fixed in the "rotting flower stamens" on its forehead, reflecting those eyes, which held nothing but hollow despair and sadness, into his own pupils.

He understood something.

"I understand."

Cure Yell, you must have cheered for others too much, and you're tired from walking alone to this point. Someone saying "Hang in there!" is definitely what you need.

However, you must know that you are no longer "alone."

Taking off his helmet, which was no longer useful, and letting it fall to the earth's embrace with gravity, Ash, revealing his true face, met her gaze under the watchful eyes of everyone in the world.

In front of the television, watching her short black hair scatter in the wind, several people covered their mouths in utter astonishment.

I know what I need to say to you now.

It's what I, who has always been unfrank, should have said long ago.

(BGM: Over the Rainbow)

"Yell— Hana—!"

The V-Rex Robot punched the center of the goddess Doomsday Monster's chest, and its hand shattered the dark barrier with a crisp crackle!

All attacks ceased.

Against the backdrop of a deserted street burned by raging flames, above the majestic golden super robot and the giant goddess Doomsday Monster.

The red warrior standing on the giant steel god, looking up at the sky, and the girl bound within the "rotting stamen," looking down at the ground, faced each other.