Chapter 535

Chapter 47: The Hero is Me?

Dropped from the loading platform dozens of meters above the ground, Yayoi Huangase, who initially believed she was about to meet her end, found herself caught by someone’s hand, halting her descent and saving her life.

However, Yayoi couldn’t understand it.

Mother had said that Father passed away due to an accident when I was five… Why, why is Father here now?

“Umm…”

Never having held her own weight with just one arm before, the sense of weakness in her arm made Yayoi nearly let go. Even when hastily grabbed again, she still kept sliding towards the earth below.

I can’t hold on… I don’t have the strength or the ability to climb up…

The incomprehensible event before her eyes made Yayoi struggle to distinguish between reality and幻灯片放映。 Reality started slipping away as sweat trickled down her face. Fear of heights and the will to survive blurred together, making death seem less terrifying than it should be.

Am I already dead, falling to the ground, so this is just my imagination? Seeing Father’s appearance? Haha, there are such scenes in manga too…

“Yayoi!” The father’s loud rebuke brought Yayoi back to her senses. The man tightened his grip on his daughter, pulling her upwards bit by bit.

“You’ve always loved heroes, right? Would your favorite hero give up at a time like this?” His encouraging shout, like a hammer, struck Yayoi’s vulnerable heart. “Yayoi, if you give up here, what about Mom? How will she go on?”

Of course, every time Dad’s passing was mentioned, Mom would hide her sadness. If I were to die, Mom would be even more heartbroken, right?

No, not just Mom, but Miyuki, the kind children, everyone, and even Mr. Ash now… They’d all be sad!

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!” The will to survive awakened within her, injecting new energy into Yayoi’s nearly exhausted body. With delicate hands pressing against his sturdy arms, Yayoi struggled fiercely to climb up.

“Father!”

When she was pulled up to the edge of the rooftop, almost instantly upon her feet touching the ground again, Yayoi, in her excitement, leaped into her father’s arms.

Feeling the familiar warmth, identical to her memories, Yayoi couldn’t help but shed tears of emotion.

So familiar, it truly is my cherished embrace; this warmth is unique to a father!

Yes, Father is alive, and so am I. That is reality!

“Father, you really are the real Father, aren’t you!?”

Father Yuichi Huangase had been gone for nine years, yet he showed no signs of aging, remaining exactly as she remembered him – reliable and comforting.

Yuichi Huangase smiled without answering, and deep in her heart, Yayoi knew and was convinced this was indeed her father!

“Father, so what you being a Kamen Rider is actually true, right?”

Leaning her small head into her father’s embrace, seeking comfort and desiring a perfect answer.

“So Father really is a hero, fighting evil forces to protect us, spending years apart from me, all while secretly watching over me, right? Right?”

Yuichi Huangase couldn’t help but smile at his daughter’s hurried and preconceived words.

“I understand, Yayoi knows it all—movies and TV have these clichés! In the end, heroes always return home for the best happy ending. Right?”

Tears of anticipation sparkled in Yayoi’s eyes, hoping for a perfect reassurance, but instead, her father smiled affectionately and ruffled her hair.

That little girl, once afraid in her father’s arms, has grown into a remarkable young lady, capable of risking everything for others.

“Yayoi,” the solid hand gently held her frail wrist.

“You’ve become a hero Dad is proud of.”

“Huh?”

A hero… That can be me?

“So, Yayoi, what should you do now?”

The teenage girl blinked, on the verge of crying, but held back.

It’s true; I’m no longer that weepy child in Dad’s arms.

Now, I need to—

The fragile shell of the egg cracks under repeated pecking, revealing a beautiful light hidden deep within!

At this moment, Yayoi’s eyes shone with resilience, only seen after rising up from her struggles.

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“Damn Kamen Rider…”

Holding her dislocated arm from the earlier battle, Witch Lina felt terrible after taking an electric chain attack from the mysterious person, but looking at the scattered steel around, her mood improved instantly.

Heh, didn’t expect the rider went to save her? He supposedly sealed away the Precure transformation device, but doing something so needless… What an idiot.

“Hahahaha—” Waving the victory triumphantly, Witch Lina laughed, thus not noticing the flickering golden glow among the debris.

“This makes it convenient for me!”

Witch Lina, who had already faced death several times, learned from experience, and the flowing magic power coalesced at her palm, forming two powerful magic bullets.

“Stop!”

Just as she was about to release them both to destroy the steel and the knight beneath, a sudden voice halted her. A dirty and small figure sprinted toward her, extending her arms recklessly to block.

“Heh, it’s you! Still alive?” Upon seeing Yayoi blocking in front of her, Witch Lina’s surprise turned into a sly smirk. More power gathered in her magical bullets.

Although she did not know how Yayoi survived such a fall, thinking she doesn’t cherish her life just to play the hero is simply foolish, much like a stupid hero!

“If that’s what you want, then so be it!”

Light from the magical bullets reflected ominously off Witch Lina’s figure.