NOVEL NEXT Chapter 27
Case File 27 “Playing” with Yell
“What…”
“Hmm?”
Seeing the front person continuously scratching the back of their head, acting silly, just like being caught by the master after doing something bad with some twin-tailed person from another universe, Ash crossed his hands together under his chin, his eyes reflecting a strange light, as if a message saying “Confess and you will be lenient; resist and you will be punished” appeared behind him.
Seeing this scene, sweat couldn’t help but trickle down Wano Hana’s forehead.
Oops, it feels as though she were like a criminal in some gangster movie, next to have the lion-head lamp shining on her face or getting offered fried pork cutlet for some reason… The pressure that Dr. Ash is under now is enormous…
But sorry, she can’t tell the truth, out of fear that it would worry and trouble someone. Sniff, the burden of lying to Mr. Ash feels like it’s getting heavier…
“If it hurts,” she laughed awkwardly, lowering her hand from rubbing the back of her head, the fingers fidgeting unsurely up and down her body, finally confiding honestly under Ash’s scrutinizing gaze.
“All over, is hurting…”
“…”
“Um…”
[Ash’s gaze full of disapproval and suspicion]
“Sorry!”
Wano Hana decisively bowed her head to apologize to the authoritative and looming doctor feeling the low pressure of someone who just woke up.
“Mm…”
Ash stared at Wano Hana, almost causing her to puff up like a cat in anger, before the scruffy white-coat doctor finally looked away, pulling out an ornate gold fountain pen and scribbling a list of medicinal names on the paper in front of her.
Fortunately, Ash didn’t doubt her too much. In his mind, although this woman’s behavior was quite interesting, why waste his excess energy questioning a mere civilian further?
At this moment, Ash’s attention was more focused on Cure Yell, whom he saw as a talented actress. Suddenly discovering a star performer who fit his taste perfectly in an unassuming Broadway theater compared to the usual run-of-the-mill shows excited him so passionately that thoughts of food and drink seemed pointless. She invaded and filled his otherwise “idle” heart with beautiful yet imperfect vigor, even showing up in his dreams.
“Well, that’s it.”
Scribbling the last character with a flourish, the gold-pen with “Hoshikawa Acadamy Gifted” inscribed on it was spun once and tossed into his shirt pocket in one swift motion.
Handing the prescription to Wano Hana, Ash casually picked up Cure Yell’s action figure and started playing with its arms and legs, arranging them into various battle poses while making sound effects, which he vocalized softly.
Completely unaware that Wano Hana was watching this spectacle from the side, lost in the joy of what seemed like a rare treat, her face lit up with a maternal smile, as if witnessing a flower blossoming.
“Even though you nearly died not long ago, you still didn’t listen to my advice and went straight into strenuous exercises again, right?”
Ash continued playing with his “other self” carefreely while uttering words that made Wano Flowers smile stiffen.
“Are you really that eager for a rematch? If that’s the case, just look out for when that huge monster next appears and dive under someone’s feet.”
“It’s too harsh… After Doctor Ash left last time, the Final Monster suddenly attacked there. Naturally, I ran to survive, correct?” Her smile turned into a sullen pout as she answered, with discontented murmurs escaping her lips.
“Not blamed you. You had just undergone surgery, so I’m done tormenting you. Go fetch the herbs yourself from the pharmacy as written on the prescription… Oh, hang on.”
Shoving aside Han’s hand, Ash took the puppet and snatched back the prescription, then added several brain tonic herbs to it after looking up at Wano Hana, whose face was flushed. “That should do.”
“H-Hold on!”
Snapping out of unexpected delight, Han seized the prescription, feeling uneasy. “Doctor Ash, isn’t it a doctor’s job to provide medicine for their patients? And don’t large clinics have assistants and nurses?”
“This is my break time,” Ash replied, adjusting the action figure while keeping a seemingly innocent smile, although it looked a bit unsettling to Han. “Opening you a prescription is already me being generous; now it’s your turn to fetch the medicine yourself. Everything is clearly written on it.”
“These…”
Looking at the prescription, Wano Hana felt tears threatening.
These illegible scribbles were incomprehensible, even for a Pretty Cure!
“Doctor Ash,” Han sighed, tugging uncomfortably at her tight skirt before standing up and looking towards Ash.
“In fact, I wanted to ask you about another thing—”
Han’s unfinished sentence got stuck in her throat when she witnessed the following scenario unfold, shocking her greatly.
Before her, Ash seemed unsatisfied with merely “playing”; the man cast his inspecting eyes, parting legs wide apart and lifting the doll above his head, gazing up the skirt.
“Hmm…. There might be hidden weapons, like rocket launchers, extra limbs, or grappling hooks, perhaps?”
“No, Pretty Cures’ skirts certainly shouldn’t have those things… Doctor Ash, you’re thinking too much!”
“That’s right? Boring, I thought I’d see something interesting.”
Haha, Doctor Ash acts like a kid playing with toys… wait, what are you doing!
Wait, you… Are you peeking underneath the toy’s skirt? What are you doing in front of me?!
For some reason, Wano Hana’s imagination began running wild, envisaging a normal-sized version of herself, feeling both ashamed and uncomfortable, lifting her skirt to show the curious doctor inside…
“Buzz~”
Her brain emitted a warning signal, heating up her pale cheeks.
No! Even if I transform wearing special underwear, I can’t let anyone peek like this, regardless of whether they’re male or female! No, no, no!