Chapter 118

The thirteenth heart of diamond was lost in confusion.

Really, do we have to fight?

Although I dislike this guy, there’s no need to fight over it. After all, why should we fight just because we’re upset? Reality isn’t like a热血manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump!

Nevertheless, Rikka is indeed a good child, and it’s only natural to feel troubled when faced with a “bad child” like Ash.

“Why don’t you just punch yourself then?”

Rikka wouldn’t understand. When she battles as a Pretty Cure, she encounters dangers, pain, and possibly never seeing the sun again due to a mistake. In any case, fighting should be the last resort.

Could there really be someone who finds joy purely in fighting? What kind of person would that be?

“The emotions revealed in battle are quite attractive to me. This is also why I prefer heroes like you over villains.”

“You’re completely incomprehensible…”

“You’re troublesome too, aren’t you?”

Ash pulled out a small piece of evil energy and a new evil seal from his system inventory and waved them in front of the surprised girl.

“What do you want, Raquel!” The most sensitive of the spirits to the energy of the Selfish King, Raquel anticipated that Ash was about to do something bad.

“If you don’t want to fight me,” he said, molding the energy as if kneading clay, rolling it between his fingers.

Though kind-hearted, I won’t force you today.

“Then I’ll give you a reason. If I were to combine this evil energy with this demonic summoning artifact, wouldn’t the Pretty Cures definitely not ignore whatever appears?”

Not knowing what the seal in Ash’s hand was, Raquel instinctively felt it wasn’t good and immediately rebuked him.

“How could you do something so reckless? What if someone gets hurt?”

“Then they must be unlucky, or are you prepared to just watch? In that case, legendary warriors would truly be nothing but a myth.”

“Such a person…”

Is fundamentally part of the Selfish Organization… No, even worse!

Rikka’s voice turned harsh and gritted her teeth.

“We’re just ordinary junior high school students! We don’t talk about legends!”

“No, ever since you became a light少女, your destiny changed forever.”

The adjective “ordinary” no longer applies to you.

As with those others, on the day fate began to turn, after their first transformation, a hero was born from the human “corpses” of those people.

Ash has seen too many such cases.

There will always be those who believe they are special, that they can step back at any time, but the truth is that destiny already sets the price.

However, now even善良 Rikka’s anger has been ignited. Exchanging glances with her partner, she took out her Cure Love decoration.

“PrecureLove—”

Just as she summoned the belt from the mirror and was about to insert the card holder, a scream from the other end of the street interrupted their standoff.

“Help! Is anyone here?”

The anxious shout drew Rikka’s attention.

“What happened?”

Before Rikka could react, Ash ran towards the sound at a faster pace, turning away and leaving behind only the sound of footsteps.

Facing the direction Ash had gone, Rikka pursed her lips and stomped her foot, following despite her reservations.

“Rikka, look over there!”

The voice of Raquel, clinging to her shoulder, pointed toward a group gathered at the street entrance, where an accident seemed to be happening.

“It’s terrible. Is there anything we can do?”

“I’m just a student. How should I know?”

“Call the hospital quickly!”

“They’ve already called, but the ambulance is stuck somewhere!”

Hearing the murmurs around, Rikka’s heart tightened. She pushed through the crowd urgently.

“What’s going on?”

A panicking couple knelt on the ground, holding a small infant whose face was pale and unresponsive.

They sought help from passersby, but those without knowledge could only shake their heads in regret, powerless to help.

The nearest hospital was several kilometers away, and driving there clearly wouldn’t make it in time.

“Please, do you have any doctors here?”

“My child! Please, please! Can anyone help us?”

The desperate voices of the couple pulled at Rikka’s heartstrings. Swallowing hard, she tried to calm herself and took a step forward.

“I… I…”

My mother is a doctor, and I’ve read lots of medical books. I should be able to help somehow.

Seeing her, the couple handed the infant to her without hesitation, believing her words.

Startled, Rikka found herself helpless without Mana, her usual pillar of support.

The distraught father pleaded loudly, “Please, save her!”

“I, I—”

Seeing the parents pleading for help, the anxious voices of bystanders, and the infant’s cooling body in her arms, Rikka’s mind went blank under the circumstances.

Move, move! Move!

I am Cure Diamond. I should be able to do something. I must save her!

Rikka tried observing the infant’s condition. Seeing the child’s extremely pale face, she couldn’t recall any emergency procedures she had read about.

What should I do! What should I do!

Feeling life fading from her arms and seeing the twisted expression of sorrow on the couple’s faces, tears filled Rikka’s eyes.

What should I do now!

Mana… Someone, help me…

“Make way!”

A pair of hands forcefully pushed Rikka aside, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.

“Gimme!”

The same hands snatched the infant from the helpless Rikka’s arms.

The pain from her bottom snapped Rikka out of her daze. She raised her head to see Ash, who had taken the infant from her, looking serious.