"So if that's the case, then it definitely won't work."
"No, why not?"
"Have you seriously not noticed that you've planted so many flags all over yourselves that it's starting to look deliberate?"
"This is bad!"
Though that was purely superstition... no, considering cases like the Unofficial Sentai, maybe it couldn't all be called superstition!
"Don't let your jinx actually come true!"
Watching the two of them cover their mouths and slap themselves just to ward off bad luck, Ash looked like he was merely standing by and enjoying the show, but for some reason, he felt a quiet sigh rise in his heart.
It seemed he was already starting to lose the ability to empathize with everyone.
No matter what, though, going to the world of DokiDoki! Pretty Cure and bringing back Aida Mana and the others, who had been stranded outside all this time, was already set in stone. Whether it was to gain more fighting power or ensure their safety, everyone else had agreed with the decision as well.
"Ash, I still think it's far too dangerous for you to go over there like this."
After learning that the gear for crossing worlds had still been sent over by Kaler, most people believed there had to be a trap involved. So Shinji Kido did not hesitate to place his card deck before Ash.
"How about you use this? It should at least make things a little safer!"
"Since I used Ryuga last time, you're lending me Ryuki this time? That's certainly a fitting line of thought."
Shinji had originally relaxed when he saw his smile, only for Ash to push the card deck back toward him.
"But if I take it, how will Ryuki fight? You're as much of an idiot as ever, Shinji."
"Then... what are