Chapter 559

Chapter 71: Naoko Mikutagawa’s Tiny Worry

At this moment, in a world far yet instantly close to where Ash was, as he severed the connection of summoning, a huge red pirate ship appeared out of nowhere before the six people who had been waiting.

“Everyone, come and see this!”

Feeling excited about it, they gathered eagerly in front of the originally empty pirate treasure chest. The six members of the Pirate Squad looked at the six Linker Keys left alone inside, particularly the lifelike small female puppets engraved on them. Despite feeling hesitant, they each took out a key hurriedly.

“Um…” The fashionably exaggerated man stared at the key with the white female figure in his hand. His face, which seemed to be holding back both laughter and tears, showed no signs of either. “Could it be… that the new generation of the team… is a fully female team?!”

“This is so cool! A super team full of girls—no wait! Isn’t this too unconventional?! How did such a team come to be, and why do the skirts look so long? We can’t change them properly—bahahaha!”

“No, let’s not think it’s Ash again, bringing warriors from other worlds?” A playful push from behind sent a silly-looking man tumbling over. An elegant woman in yellow picked up the yellow key, her eyes filled with uncontrollable joy. “Though they seem soft and light, the outfits are quite impressive! Looks like Ash has considered his elder sister well this time! Good taste!”

“Wow~ How cute! Are these Ash’s new friends? I really want to meet them.” Wrapped in soft clothes, a noble woman appeared to also appreciate the pink girl on the keys.

“But, why are the warriors from other worlds all female?” The man with braids put away his machete after exercising and stared at the blue key in his hand, puzzled.

The system of the Bold Fighter could automatically switch the gender of the transformation suit corresponding to the user’s gender. Therefore, these big men didn’t need to worry about wearing women’s clothing.

But facing these charming and feminine battle suits… He really couldn’t imagine himself transforming.

“Come on, even though they are all girls, it’s not bad… besides, this time Ash is giving us gifts, and it’s perfect!” A curly-haired man swung the green key, trying to speak good of Ash. “Simple super team skills are ineffective for now. If we could use warriors from other worlds, perhaps we could find a way to defeat them!”

“That’s true, but what are Ash’s relations with these girl warriors?”

The red pirate captain with a single eyepatch played with an orange linker key on his hand. After a while, he suddenly understood something and slapped his chair arm with excitement.

“I get it!”

His sudden movement startled everybody, then gathered people’s attention. Everyone’s gaze fell on him, expectant.

“I understand, these little girls must all be his girlfriends, right? After all, they have topics to talk about because they’re peers. Interesting!” Without feeling anything unusual, the man laughed twice heartily and changed his sitting position. “Hmph, this guy always says he has no luck with women, but see how impressive he is now!”

“…”

After a long silence, hearing their pirate captain make statements as if swindling cabbages, five people plus one mechanical bird rushed to him with jaw-dropped expressions.

“What?!”

How did you conclude that?

—— Pretty Cure Scene Separator ——

“The wind today is truly noisy…”

Naoko Mikutagawa, the green member of Pretty Cure who is currently merely an ordinary student, leaned on the window sill, watching Akane down below, who was doing daily volleyball training. Blowing the cool breeze, her expression looked somewhat anxious.

It wasn’t that she encountered any worrying matters. Since overcoming the Earth crisis, the tragic frequency of the Dark Kingdom’s invasion had greatly decreased. Unlike the past when they had to be on duty once a week on average, they were now enjoying more leisurely days.

Even Ash occasionally came around, and unlike before when he might tease them frequently, now everyone seemed to get along decently except for Rihua, who had always been incompatible with him. Moreover, Yayoi transformed back into CurePeace, and even Akane regained her transformation ability. They all became stronger than ever! She alone was still sealed away, unable to reactivate her Smile Kit, her Smile Compact.

Especially, Akane, who often competed with her, said to her the moment she regained her power: “This time, I surpassed you!” Wasn’t it a challenge? It was definitely a challenge!

Thinking here, Naoko pursed her lips and rested her chin on them.

“What is this… only I’m stuck like this?”

“Muhumumu~”

Holding her slightly chubby cheek, Naoko, straightforward by nature, rarely felt so frustrated.

Come to think of it, both Yayoi and Akane regained their powers after staying alone with him. Did he do something improper?

Maybe she should ask him too… No, no, the cold, unapproachable bastard completely ignored her back then. There is no way he could have a warm side, right?

However, Akane confirmed that Ash’s physique was indeed amazing, she wasn’t wrong. No, what am I thinking about at this time—ah, wait, how did Akane know about this?!

“Aaaaaah!” Finally, unable to bear the frustration anymore, Naoko raised her voice and waved her arms, venting in the empty classroom.

“There must be a way to break through this seal, whether it’s through transforming or dealing with Ash!”

“What’s wrong, Little Green? Why are you shouting so loudly all of a sudden?”

“Not much, just thinking about what Ash has been up to…” Turning to someone above her, Naoko froze and opened her eyes wide to stare back into a squinting smile.

“Waa!”

With an upward gush, her short green skirt rose high, causing Naoko to sit down hard on her bottom. Outside the window, Ash somersaulted in and landed neatly where she had stood previously.

“Why, were you thinking about me?”

“Why do you always enter through the window?!”

Didn’t it happen again?!

[END OF TRANSLATION]