Chapter 379

Chapter 112 – What the Manager Can Do

“Big Sister Lily!”

“Lily!”

Lily’s body lost all strength and she was tightly embraced by Ash, her consciousness seemingly fading with the movement. As she was tossed around by Ash’s calls, more gray sand particles fell from her sleeves.

*Plop.*

As Ash shook her, the glasses on his nose fell to the ground, and cracks resembling a dancing snake spread outwards from the edges.

“How could this happen…”

Ash’s face was ugly, extremely so. Recalling the events leading to this scene, he realized why it had happened.

Due to the trouble of wearing such troublesome clothes; the Yummies, who were already a bother, had torn off their clothes and rushed over immediately.

“This, does it mean that this lady has signed a contract with the Yummies?”

“Huh?!” Hearing Gintaros’s words, Erika, in a panic, instinctively wanted to refute. “But, why would Big Sister Lily want to sign any kind of contract? Impossible, wasn’t she always so strong!”

After the last battle between Tsukikage Lily and the Dark Pretty Cures, Lei and Erika learned about Lily’s sorrowful experience of losing her father and her partner sprite. Even though she suffered such a heavy blow, she never showed sadness again.

Diligent in work and guiding others as a predecessor, even after losing her transformation ability, she still encouraged everyone alongside the manager. Such a gentle yet strong Big Sister Lily wouldn’t casually sign a contract with some strange monster!

“That statement is wrong, miss.” Passing through Ash, Urataros observed the grains of sand falling from Lily and slowly said, “The shell of a walnut protects its crisp and delicious fruit. Hence, strength may conceal something fragile. The stronger someone appears, the more fragile what they hide is. Therefore, when bait is attractive enough, they are more likely to be lured in.”

“How can this be…”

“Great, we’ve really messed up this time!” Searching behind himself, Peach Taro took out the Rider Ticket and brought it close to Lily. “Didn’t the conductor say not to let the Yummies from another world make a contract, to avoid causing disaster? Why must this be the result!”

The ticket placed on Lily’s forehead began to float unstably and ultimately carved the image of the culprit Yummy along with the time digits onto it.

“What time is this…” Watching closely, Caffrey instantly recalled something. “This! This time, is when Miss Lily became CureMoonlight!”

“What?!”

Hearing Caffrey’s words, Ash tapped his chin in realization of the reason.

“Saying so, little dragon seems to have gone out alone…”

“Truly, Mr. Turtle Public also has his doubts. Let’s first take care of that Yummy then get little Longtaro later.”

Putting the ticket in the pass holder, several Yummies pulled out their phones and called their time trains. The pressing matter now was to head into the past and deal with that Yummy to prevent irreversible damage it might cause to the timeline.

“Oh, it seems something is happening.”

While everyone felt anxious, the sound they least wanted to hear came from behind.

It looks like there are a few additional bizarre things… humph, well, I’ll just defeat them all together.

Opening her right shoulder bat wings and repositioning them at her back, the green short-haired girl with a distinctive eye swept over familiar girls and unfamiliar monsters. Her identity was clear.

“Dark Pretty Cure!”

Snapping the half-heart seed in her glowing hand, Dark Pretty Cure stared at Lily, who seemed dazed in the man’s arms, and curled her lips into a mocking smile.

“Hmph, I thought something big was going to happen…. What, is this the end for CureMoonlight?”

“My original self surpassed you, but seeing you like this still irritates me….”

Before the grim-faced crowd, Dark Pretty Cure lifted her unusually pale arm, covered in a thin glove, and pointed her index finger at Lily.

“If you don’t want to die, step aside. I’ll send off CureMoonlight… no, Tsukikage Lily.”

“Huh? You old hag, what are you saying!” Peach Taro, already easily angered, flared up even more. He didn’t care who she was, whether male or female, he’d teach her a lesson. “If you dare to stop me—”

“Bare it!”

With a seemingly weak palm, she swatted Peach Taro away, sending him spinning like a paper plane until he stuck head-first into the ground.

“If you don’t want to end up like him—”

Dark Pretty Cure’s contemptuous gaze swept across the man supporting Lily, making Ash’s eyes tremble violently.

What… These eyes… This person… Where have I seen them before? Where?

“Little Dark…”

Whispered softly only she could hear, this was perhaps the first meeting with her in his current form as Ash.

Looking at Little Dark and then at Lily, who had passed out and lay carelessly in his embrace, Ash made an immediate decision.

Ripping open Lily’s collar to probe inside, before anyone else’s faces reddened and they could shout, Ash grabbed the other half of the heart seed and held it in his hand.

“Everyone, can you handle the timing now?”

“Of course!” Although they didn’t fully understand Ash, the girls hesitated not at all when it came to protecting the present safety of both Lily and the manager. “We’ll ensure their safety!”

“Good, that’s what my worthy employee should do.” Picking up Lily’s fallen glasses, Ash praised indifferently, then helped Peach Taro out of the chaotic scene by pulling him out forcefully.

“—”

As the signature whistle-like sound echoed, the Den-O train emerged from the time rift right beside Ash.

Taking the Rider Ticket from the dizzy Taro and opening the car door, as Ash stepped inside, he left one final word for the girls.

“So, I’ll take care of the past timeline.”

What Timons did as a villain was enough to hate, but he also knew that the manager, Ash, could accomplish great things.