Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Puka nodded.

Ash chuckled, gently freed himself from the rabbit feet, and gave those soft ears another pinch.

"No need. I don't know what you're worried about, but I'm not that weak."

Though I do have a strange feeling about this... compared to trusting my feelings, I should trust reality, right?

"Besides, I have no reason to betray her now, do I?"

She had told me countless times that she needed me, so I had to respond just as promised! At first, I wanted to be the hero myself... but being the person supporting the hero from behind felt pretty good too.

"Puka—"

"And you don't need to worry so much either."

Ash lightly patted Puka's overly anxious head and continued.

"If the sky falls, the tall people will hold it up. A fairy should just be a fairy and act cute."

Come to think of it, keeping a pet at home... probably wouldn't work, huh?

"Primum's possessiveness is pretty strong. She probably wouldn't tolerate a second one... How about this? I'll secretly keep you!"

"Puka?"

"Just don't let her find out. She's pretty scary when she gets angry."

"Puka..."

"Did something good happen today?"

"I'm always an optimistic man, just like that Ash with the same name on TV!"

Though saying that when the latest episode of Flame Rider had just killed off his entire family and teammates, leaving only one page in his household register, was admittedly a little inappropriate...

"Is that so?"

Primum tilted her head strangely. Ash seemed to get a new character setting every day, but she didn't remember him ever having this one.

"By the way, Primum."

While designing a tiny new invention to pass the time, Ash glanced sideways and casually probed.

"What do you think of the mascots around Pretty Cure... magical