Chapter 364

Chapter 97 – Shameless Ash

“Damn it, what is this?!”

Trapped inside a cylindrical barrier generated by the Desert Beast, Lei and Erika naturally weren’t going to just sit and watch; they immediately began pounding and kicking at the transparent barrier in front of them. However, seemingly fragile as it was, the barrier didn’t budge an inch under their全力 efforts, remaining smooth and uncracked.

“Damn it, what is this?!” Realizing that their attacks were completely futile, Erika kicked out again with anger but, due to the excessive force, she ended up slipping and nearly tore her safety pants from the impact.

“What is this? This is cheating!”

“The quality of the Glass Star people is quite good; otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to restrain the Ultraman Brothers.”

Crouching outside the glass barrier, Erika, who had fallen to the ground, pressed her face against the inside wall. Seeing her suffering expression, Ash laughed and patted the barrier, continuing:

“Give up, whether it’s you two, breaking this barrier alone is impossible.”

“Moreover, you should feel fortunate that I didn’t fill it with some strange gas to turn you into bronze statues, or my house would be filled with lifelike figurines. Hahaha!”

“Wait, wait, you can’t do that!”

Seeing Timons walking away after teasing them, the two girls desperately hit the unbreakable confinement. Despite their calls, Ash walked obstinately towards Wuki.

“Is this your strategy, Timons?”

Spider Gaki, proud as a warrior, scoffed at Ash’s actions, crossing his arms.

“A despicable method indeed! We could have disposed of them without all this trouble!”

“Since we’re already the villains, there’s no use pretending we’re not despicable. Besides, those who brag too much usually end up embarrassing themselves in the end.”

“These actions aren’t done for no reason…”

“If you have objections, then just see it through.”

“Hmph, show me what a weird guy like you can do.”

“Sunshin, quickly use the power of the Shining Tambourine to save everyone now!”

Watching her friends being suppressed, Popuri yelled anxiously.

“It’s the only way! Gather, Flower Power, Shining Tambourine… Eh?”

Summoning the Shining Tambourine, Wuki was about to bend her slender waist to launch a powerful attack to purify the Desert Beast when she felt Ash’s eyes through the helmet looking her over. This feeling of being watched made her cheeks heat up involuntarily.

“What are you… doing?! These staring eyes are too impolite!”

“No, I hadn’t noticed earlier, but upon closer inspection… Ash squinted slightly, taking his eyes off the revealing war attire of curesunshine, which exposed the navel and short skirt—rather rare for light beauty. “I’ve seen various Pretty Cures before: beautiful, splendid, cute, cool, heavily made-up.”

“Wuki, how should I describe your attire… Among them, it’s the most risqué!”

“Eh—?! Wuki was momentarily stunned at Ash’s statement; the energy focused in the tambourine dissipated.

“Thinking you dressed like a man usually, I never imagined your attire would be so daring. You seem to aspire to something you haven’t shown before.”

Even knowing Ash might just be trying to unsettle her, she found her face flushing despite forcing herself to stay composed. With her martial experience and previous hurtful words, her heart still fluttered wildly hearing such remarks.

“Do you consider this a compliment?!”

“Yes, it is.”

Her blush deepened.

Could this be true? Calling me risqué? I’m not like that. I only like cute things… Wait, Popuri mentioned that war attire reflects the transformer’s inner fantasies. Do I misunderstand cute things? But Mr. Timons said such words, maybe he’s always looked at me this way, how awful!

At this thought, Wuki’s heart raced excitedly yet painfully.

“Incorrect! Sunshin, look at the tambourine! The weakness!”

Despite the elf’s warning, it was too late. As Wuki released her focus momentarily, the spider web from Ash’s wrist captured the tambourine, pulling it to him.

“Eh—?!”

Witnessing Ash jingle the tambourine, Wuki’s eyes widened. “Mr. Timons, why are you always using such sneaky tactics today?!”

“Why? Because recently, your battles lack tension.”

Beating the tambourine to emit notes, with his back to the sun and arms spread wide, Ash approached with a ruthless stance, making the Kamen Rider look more threatening.

“Don’t remember the teaching phase? Now let’s revisit the lesson. If your enemies are ruthless, don’t expect them to be kind!”

“Don’t forget to fight seriously. Without attacking with murderous intent, you can’t really defeat the enemy!”

“Mr. Timons, I don’t want to fight like this!”

“Then drown in mercy!”

Tossing the Shining Tambourine to the desert beast’s head, Ash faced Wuki, raising his fist to her eye level.

“How does it feel, little Wuki? This is your advantage lost.”

“Phew—”

Exhaling, her body tensed, right foot advanced, hands posed like sharp blades. Dust raised around her feet in the windless air due to her fierce spirit.

“I will let you see despite not fighting with malice… But I’ll still win. As proof, witness the strength you taught me!”

“Good, that’s a great look!”

His words echoed as Ash spun and delivered a sweeping kick downward like a battle axe hitting the blocking arm. The collision roared like the clash of gongs, marking the start of the confrontation between good and evil.