Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

As for how to undo brainwashing, Ash, who had gone to study in the Showa Rider world and had even earned the title of Researcher of the Year from Shocker, had plenty of authority on the matter.

Generally speaking, aside from finding and destroying key built-in or external devices, the only other methods involved stirring intense emotions or beautiful memories—sentimental things meant to awaken the brainwashed person's dormant heart.

But overall, those were all extremely troublesome methods. For Ash right now, there was undoubtedly a better choice.

"Please, girls!"

If these legendary warriors claimed their purification ability was second-best, no one would dare call themselves first.

"Mmm~"

Watching the Precure wash their light over the young man lying serenely on the ground, Ash found the scene more and more amusing the longer he looked at it.

You were just criticizing me, but aren't you acting like villains yourselves now~?

"Ugh..."

As though he had downed a glass of strong liquor and suffered through a terrible hangover, the young man clutched his aching head and slowly rose from the ground.

"Are you awake now? You don't want to be anyone's lackey anymore, right?"

"You're... Ash? You came back to life again?"

"Looks like there's no problem, then."

Seeing that familiar look of surprise on his face, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"But this sort of thing happens whenever it's needed, so don't be so surprised."

"I—"

"I have more questions than you do right now, so let me ask first!"

As he spoke, Ash fired off a barrage of questions like a machine gun.

"To keep it short, Tezuka! What kind of enemy did you run into? How were you defeated? Where's Shinji? Did you see any pretty girls shining like those ones? And after you were defeated, where