Though the challenge had been shouted with absolute confidence, Phantom could sense it too—this Precure calling herself the Pretty Cure Killer was countless times stronger than she had been as the Phantom Queen... But they had no choice but to fight!
Keeping her guard up, Phantom reached a hand toward Unlovely behind her.
"Can you still stand?"
"..."
"I know we were enemies in the past, but since you once desperately tried to save me too, let's fight side by side now."
Smack!
With a crisp sound, the outstretched hand was slapped aside.
Fight side by side? Yeah, we really were alike now... Were you saying that I was no different from you anymore?
"I don't need that!"
I don't want to stand beside a shameless cheating cat like you!
Ash Wanted Megumi to "Fall into the Light"
"I don't need that!"
Megumi mercilessly, and unsurprisingly, rejected Mirage Angel's offer of cooperation.
Neither emotionally nor logically did she want to accept it.
Were you saying that the two of us had both fallen into darkness, so we were better suited to fight together? Heh—what a load of bullshit!
"I'm me, and you're you! Don't just come sidling up to me!"
This wasn't some children's cartoon where you could turn your head and forget every bad thing you had done. Didn't you feel ashamed, casually talking about fighting for justice together now? I'd been tormented by regret over what I did that day all this time... If I had to fight alongside you now, I'd rather have nightmares alone!
Completely refusing her goodwill, Megumi drew upon strength from who knew where and stubbornly charged at her opponent again!
Then, just as unsurprisingly, her prepared opponent dodged and bled off most of her force. As she seized the opening and was about