Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

You had clearly done far worse things before this. At a time like this, you still wanted to defend yourself?

"The mistake is...?" Even so, Kanata wanted to hear Ash's own explanation.

"Of course, the description wasn't enough. Not vicious enough, and even less evil enough!" A sinister laugh rang out as silver light flashed across the grotesquely grinning mask, its sharp fanged ornaments making it all the more terrifying. "The description of my bad side is still far too inadequate. It doesn't suit me at all~"

"You!"

"Speaking of which." After Kanata had finished, naturally it was Ash's turn to attack. "You're the prince of Hope Kingdom whom Haruka once admired, right?"

"Oh~ a prince who couldn't even protect his own country? I see..."

A tyrant reviled by the world for doing whatever he pleased, versus a prince remembered for generations who could not save even his own family or people—which was better?

I couldn't say.

"..." Kanata gripped the reins in his hands, unable to utter a rebuttal for a moment. If they were being honest, Ash's words were harsh, but they were not wrong.

"You couldn't even protect your own country. All you could do was find girls and have their dreams save the world for you? Heh, from where I stood, there wasn't much difference between us."

"I! Sincerely hoped that Haruka and the others could become splendid princesses!"

"But no matter how noble the original intention or idea may sound, what ultimately decides everything is the result in reality." Ash's uninterrupted stream of words gave Kanata no chance to cut in. "You wanted to make use of their power, while I wanted them themselves."

"I'd say the difference between us might be even smaller than you think."

Don't think that just because you're on the