Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

"Yes. If we hadn't known in advance, even Towa and I might have thought this Miss Saya was some country's princess."

The feeling of witnessing something beautiful washed away the gloom from this morning's discussion about the new enemy. Each of the Pretty Cure girls found herself developing a favorable impression of this beautiful and graceful transfer student.

"It seems everyone has welcomed you." Though the overly enthusiastic students had made the transfer student's introduction somewhat chaotic, even the teacher, seeing how likable she was, stopped dwelling on it and instead smiled approvingly. "Saya-classmate, your seat is..."

"Teacher, may I choose my own seat?"

"That would be fine."

Saya passed by the somewhat surprised Nanase Yui and walked straight over to Haruno Haruka.

"Saya-classmate likes flowers too..."

"That's right. Like the flower in your heart."

"W-W-Wah!" Haruno Haruka had still been muttering to herself in secret. She never expected the person in question to come right up to her, and the strange feeling of being caught red-handed left her flustered for quite a while before she finally calmed down in front of the smiling Saya.

"S-Saya-classmate?!"

"Yes."

The girl still wore that approachable smile, and Haruka quietly relaxed.

She didn't make fun of me. Saya-classmate really is a good person. I shouldn't have suspected her for no reason before.

"Oh, right!" Only then did Haruka realize that Saya had already introduced herself while she had not. She hurriedly stood up. "I'm Haruno Haruka. Please take care of me!"

"Saya Frederica. Please take care of me in the days to come as well."

The smile at the corners of the girl's lips seemed to deepen a little. Then she pointed at the empty seat beside Haruka. "Excuse me, may I sit here?"

Haruka had never imagined that this mysteriously popular transfer