Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

"Thank you, Dad, Mom!" Ash stepped forward and took both their hands, keeping a smile as radiant as the sun. "Thank you for still celebrating my birthday like you always did!"

So today, let's forget all the unpleasant things. We just need to enjoy ourselves like before, right?

"..."

Curled up beneath the table, Ash reached toward the cake that had fallen and shattered on the floor. He carefully scooped up some filthy cream and placed it on his tongue.

"It tastes awful."

"I hate sweet things."

Even with his ears covered, he could still hear the argument outside. Ash licked his fingers again.

"It really... tastes awful..."

Ash remembered.

This was the first time he had ever cried.

It was also when he learned that some things could not be changed, no matter what.

After that, his parents separated. The court assigned him to his father, and after that, even his father changed.

His father, who had once been clumsy and quiet but had genuinely cared for him, became even more... angry.

"It's all because of you, all because of you—she suddenly wanted a divorce because she suddenly said she didn't want a child anymore!"

Ash did not know whether his father was telling the truth. Maybe he had just been talking nonsense after drinking. But his father, who had never used violence before, really did start hitting and scolding him.

"And now too! What genius? You're just dead weight! Because I still have a child with me, no one is willing to marry me again! No woman wants a single father! So you're nothing but a burden!"

Back then, Ash did not blame him, because what he said was indeed true. It was not that he no longer loved Ash. He just needed someone to vent his anger