Chapter 100

Extra Case File 100 Inner Traitor

, is it me?

“What is this…?”

The others standing outside saw the gray sky and the constantly flickering shadows behind them, their worried expressions quickly eroding the joy they had just experienced.

“Could it be the Final Monster? But weren’t they defeated by Ash and Wild Flower?”

“It had to be at a time like this!”

Today should have been the happiest day for Wild Flower and Ash, yet…

Why won’t they leave them alone?!

“Ash, Wild Flower! Something’s wrong—”

Yu and the others, noticing something was amiss and going out to investigate together, didn’t notice what had just happened nearby. When she returned with bad news, she was startled by the man’s furious red eyes at first glance.

“What’s wrong—” Ash quickly understood that the situation couldn’t be blamed on anyone else and asked seriously.

“There’s a very terrible thing happening outside!”

Yu, who had also experienced many trials alongside them, adjusted her mindset and explained seriously again.

“How terrible?”

“Ordinary people can’t do anything… Only Precure and Time Fire can do something about it!”

As Ash had guessed, the timing was even shorter than expected. This was indeed… the worst-case scenario.

“Tch—wasn’t today supposed to be a good, happy day?!”

Throwing a jacket over his shoulders, the wristband V Commanders and Heart of Light in his chest began to glow as he and another person took large strides toward the bleak sky outside.

“Why must the news always be bad?!”

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“TimeFire!!!”

“Future Crystal! Sparkle Spirit!”

Running toward the highly noticeable scene causing unpleasant memories for everyone in Balyu City, the two transformed warriors ran with粉色 and 火红色 trails left behind in the wind.

“That—”

Seeing the obvious trajectories of two figures passing overhead, the panicked citizens instantly cheered, feeling reassured.

“They’re here! They’re here~!”

“It’s great, I knew it!”

“They’re heroes! Heroes coming to save us!!!”

A thrust from the propulsion system beneath his boots lifted the crimson fighter, with Ash shooting at the gray-black shadows occupying the street with red beams, piercing through them and dispersing them into particles.

“Do you know, Cureyell.”

Calling her by battle name instead of her name, Ash waved around his gun, continuously firing light sword beams to cut through enemies.

“It’s because they’ve always thought this way that you had to fight alone!”

With her pink boots tied with a bow stepping onto Ash’s shoulder, Cureyell was sent up above the man’s head where her battle suit resembling a cheerleader’s outfit flapped in the air. The holy sword swung down from Huā’s hand sliced through numerous shadows behind Ash.

“I know. That’s how it goes.”

The nimble holy sword left an impressive trajectory, cutting the remaining shadows into fragments.

“Still, my mindset hasn’t changed… Perhaps there could be other companions alongside me in other worlds aside from Ash.”

“Other worlds? Hmph, well said.”

With a fierce battle cry, both swung their fists, creating shockwaves that blew away the attacking shadows.

In each other’s presence, these two felt no difficulty with any other opponent.

The默契配合 made quick work of the troublesome entities. However, the scattered shadows seemed endless, continuously breaking apart and reforming elsewhere, assaulting them relentlessly.

“These aren’t Final Monsters, right?”

“No, they might not even qualify as Final Monsters.”

Ash, calling himself a doctor in negative energies, observed the nature of these “shadows” and drew conclusions.

“These are agitated energies—highly concentrated, almost tangible agitated energy forms!”

But why is such high concentration awakened?

In a sense, these are purer than the “Final Monsters” generated through energy combined with someone’s negativity…

“But didn’t we defeat the world’s agitated energy collective before?”

Huā, skillfully dodging while quickly retaliating, couldn’t help but feel frustrated. Even though defeating these formless foes was relatively easy, the limitless numbers made things difficult.

“A month or a week—it’s too soon for them to reappear here. That’s unreasonable—”

“Indeed.” Ash, similarly frustrated, cautiously checked for a way out. “Unless something else is drawing them…”

He remembered the man named Curaill who could control and command agitated energies. By参照相似情况 in other worlds, this individual probably came willingly after being attracted by the agitated energies seeking out a “broken heart” host.

Could that man be causing trouble secretly? No, he doesn’t think the man who stood indifferent to a beloved’s death would dare face him again.

“If so, what is attracting these agitated energies here!”

Pulling Huā back swiftly to avoid a flurry of shadowy strikes, Ash rapidly processed his thoughts amidst the daunting foe.

“Only something very negative could awaken such agitated energies—what could it be?”

Is there something deeply dark, troublesome, and profound nearby?

Think fast—think fast, Ash. What could it be?

“What could be so enticing to agitate this kind of energy…?”

Ash suddenly realized, instinctively placing his right hand on his forehead. Enlarged eyes behind his visor were filled with disbelief.

What he had overlooked right in front of him—the one possessing traits to attract such formidable dark forces…

That’s me.

Me!

I!