Chapter 13: The Confused Diamond (Part 1)
Is fighting really necessary?
Rikka couldn't stand this guy, but it didn't mean they had to resort to fighting. After all, why did everything have to escalate to a battle? Reality wasn't like the hot-blooded manga in Shonen Jump!
Regardless, Rikka was indeed a good girl, and dealing with a "bad boy" like Ash was just an unavoidable situation.
"If you love fighting so much, then go fight yourself!"
Rikka couldn't understand. Even though she knew that being a Precure meant encountering danger during battles, experiencing pain from getting hit, and the possibility of not seeing tomorrow's sun due to a single mistake, she couldn't fathom why someone would feel joy solely from fighting. Battle should be the last resort, not something to be eagerly sought after!
So, were there really people who found pure joy in fighting? Who were those people?
"I find the emotions that surface during battles quite appealing. That's why, compared to bad guys, I prefer heroes like you."
"I really can't understand you..."
"And you're quite troublesome too, aren't you?"
Ash took out a small piece of Dark Heartbeat from his system item bar and a newly drawn Vistamp, and he waved them in front of the alert girl.
"What are you planning to do now, ~quel?!" Raquel, a member of the Fairies who was highly sensitive to King Jikochū energy, had a premonition that Ash was about to do something bad.
"Because you don't want to fight me." Ash squeezed the energy like kneading clay, stirring it between his fingers.
I'm a kind person, so I won't force you today.
"So, let me give you a specific reason. If I were to combine this Dark Heartbeat with this item that can summon demons, I'm sure the things that appear won't be ignored by you Precure, right?"
Although Rikka didn't understand what the stamp in Ash's hand was, she instinctively felt that it wasn't something good, so she immediately reproached him.
"How can you casually do something like that? What if someone gets hurt?"
"Well, then it's their bad luck. Or are you prepared to just stand by and watch? In that case, the legendary warriors truly don't live up to their name."
"You... You're just..."
He was even more selfish than the organization... No, he went beyond that!
Rikka's voice became filled with resentment.
"What are you talking about, the legendary warriors? We're just ordinary middle school students!"
"No, ever since you became a Precure, your destiny has forever changed."
The word "ordinary" is no longer applicable to you.
Just like those people, on the day when fate started to turn, after the first transformation, the hero was born from the "corpse" of that human.
Ash had witnessed too many similar situations.
There would always be someone who believed they were special, that they could detach themselves at any time. But little did they know that destiny had already put a price tag on everything in the background.
However, the righteous anger in Rikka's heart had also been ignited. After meeting her partner's gaze, who shared the same thoughts, the girl took out her Cure Loveads.
"Precure Love—"
Summoning the belt from the mirror once again, just as she was about to insert the card box, a scream from the other end of the street interrupted their confrontation.
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"Is anyone there? Help—someone, please!"
Rikka's attention was immediately drawn to the urgent voice of someone in trouble.
"What's happening?"
Before Rikka could react, Ash quickly retrieved the card deck and without looking back, ran towards the direction of the voice.
Facing the direction Ash had left in, Rikka pursed her lips, stamped her foot, and reluctantly followed.
"Rikka, look over there!"
Raquel, perched on Rikka's shoulder, pointed to the street corner where a crowd had gathered. It seemed like there was an accident happening there.
"Poor thing, does anyone know what to do?"
"I'm just a student, how would I know what to do?"
"Quick, call the hospital!"
"We already did, but the ambulance seems to be stuck halfway!"
Listening to the discussions of the people around, the girl's heart tightened, and she hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.
"What's going on?"
A panicked couple knelt on the ground, holding a small baby in their arms. The baby's face was pale and motionless, clearly in a bad condition.
They pleaded for help from the surrounding passersby, but those without the relevant knowledge could only shake their heads in regret, unable to assist.
The nearest hospital was several kilometers away, and driving there wouldn't make it in time.
"Please, is there a doctor?"
"My baby! Please, please! Can anyone help her?!"
The desperate voices of the couple tugged at Rikka's heartstrings. Swallowing her saliva and trying to calm herself, she took a step forward.
"I... I..."
"My mom is a doctor, and I have also read a lot of medical books. I should be able to help to some extent, right?"
Rikka, who just wanted to offer some suggestions, seemed like a lifeline to the desperate couple. Upon hearing her words, they didn't hesitate and handed the baby over to her.
Rikka was immediately shocked. Without her usual pillar of support, Raquel, by her side, she felt equally lost in this urgent situation.
The distraught father pleaded loudly, "Please, please save her!"
"I... I..."
The pitiful expressions of the parents, the commotion of the surrounding crowd, and the gradually cooling temperature of the baby's body overwhelmed Hishikawa Rikka's mind, leaving her blank.
Move, act! Do something!
I am Cure Diamond; I should be capable of doing something. I should save her!
Rikka tried to assess the baby's condition, but as she looked at the extremely pale face, an uncharacteristically panicked Rikka couldn't recall any emergency knowledge she had read from books.
What should I do? What should I do?
Feeling the life in her arms gradually fading away, tears filled the girl's eyes as she saw the desperate and grief-stricken faces of the couple.
What should I do?!
Mana... someone, please help me...
"Move aside!"
A pair of hands forcefully pushed Rikka away, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.
"Give it to me!"
Subsequently, those hands snatched the baby from Rikka's bewildered grasp.
The pain in her rear finally snapped Rikka out of her blank state. She looked up at the person who took the baby from her hands, and it was Ash, wearing a serious expression.
ah, the bad boy with the heart of gold.
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