"We'll see you again."
No, I will die in front of them again...
Ash, who was stumbling, threw aside the backpack he was wearing to show off, and sat limply in the bus waiting booth leading out of the city.
Having absorbed the echoes of Piero's Tragedy Energy and Gagu, it is already a miracle that this body can accompany them until now. In fact, he has been unable to see anything since just now.
Sit down for a while and rest while waiting for the bus.
As he thought about this, he yawned, and a familiar soft palm rested on the back of his hand.
"Miyuki?"
"I'm sorry, I want to at least get Ash to the car no matter what."
The girl's figure was full of embarrassed apologies.
"It's nothing. After all, I always said I would leave no matter what."
Even though he couldn't see it, Ash could feel the girl's weight quietly approaching his shoulders.
"Okay... right?"
"If you don't mind being bored."
"How come?"
"..."
"..."
The farewell party was over, and now that had followed him out, the two of them fell into a quiet silence for a while, until Ash slowly spoke out.
"You may have more battles in the future."
"But Pretty Cure will never lose!"
"Even if it will be painful?"
"Hmm~!" The girl wiped her red eyes and smiled. "No matter how difficult it is Mirai, we must try our best to overcome it before we can show a sincere smile... Hee hee, isn't this your idea from the beginning when you wanted to make us heroes?"
"After going round and round, I'm back again~!"
"Then..." The voice that the girl could hear had become extremely subtle. "Even if I'm not with you anymore...?"
"..."
"Yeah!"
"No matter when it was, I will never forget my true smile that day!"
"Whether it's for Ash or my own, I will definitely work hard!"
"That's it."
Even though he could no longer hear it, Ash showed a satisfied smile.
"I met a strong child..."
The man's calm head naturally lowered towards the girl.
"I'm so worried about letting you listen to what I have to say... Ah, the car is here Ash——Huh?"
When she didn't get a response, the girl followed the question and looked over there.
His head hung on his shoulders, his hands were folded on either side of his knees, and he seemed tired. The sun shone on his face through the leaves, and the breeze blew gently, shaking his hair.
It seemed that he was indeed very tired and fell asleep.
"Ash~The sun will burn your butt, the driver won't wait for you, wake up~"
"Ash."
"Ash?"
[Volume 3 Smile Pretty Cure! over!]
[Theatrical version Pretty Cure All Stars NewStage (All Stars): Goodbye friends! On standby!]
Prologue: Preparation time before everything begins
The world where the legendary warrior Pretty Cure lives is a very wonderful multiverse. When some kind of coincidence is achieved, several worlds will perfectly and silently merge into a "stage" in a dream, creating a wonderful time for these girls who save the world to meet each other.
But the fusion represents not only the "light and beauty" Pretty Cures, but also the "darkness and evil" that are their opposites will also merge, turning into "Assassin Matter" that combines the negative forces of several worlds into one, and can only be defeated by everyone working together.
A few days ago, a blanketing darkness enveloped the city. The monster's huge figure, which represented power, caused the entire city to tremble just by moving. At a time of such despair, a hero appeared! The powerful and invincible Assassin Matter was suddenly knocked down by the combined efforts of 19 Pretty Cure.
It seemed like a happy ending in which justice finally defeated evil, but what the girls didn't expect was that Assassin Matter did not completely disappear in that legendary battle. A small part of it escaped secretly and was lurking in the dark to accumulate strength until it was ready to return again and completely defeat Pretty Cure!
However, Assassin Matter's plan fell apart. After being found out from the shadows by "Pretty Cure", it was beaten hard, kept running for its life, and was constantly being chased and killed.
There is only one Pretty Cure.
"Tap, step -"
The clear and crisp footsteps approaching from behind recalled the umbrella spirit of Assassin Matter. Stepping out of the dark shadow was a tall and slender girl. The extremely gorgeous pink suit kept rippling at angles with the girl's graceful steps. With the blessing of the high heels under her feet, every click of the heels seemed to step on the monster's heart.
"Gui'an~"
Holding up both sides of her skirt, the girl bowed gracefully to the monster.
"Some people always say that the world of Pretty Cure is a simple and beautiful fairy tale world created only for children after removing the man-made malice and cruelty. Well... to a certain extent, it is indeed a fairy tale. After all, everyone in this world contains innocence and kindness in their hearts, and they can easily reach mutual understanding with others."
The voice of the girl who was approaching step by step talking to herself was extremely light and full of innocence like a child, but it was the owner of this innocent voice who fought like an evil ghost to drive it into a desperate situation.
"But, is the actual situation really so pure and beautiful? If so, wouldn't it mean that a random 'adult's malice' can destroy a child's dream and despair?" The girl smiled and continued to speak incomprehensible words to the amorphous darkness rising all over her body. "Well, maybe there are people who like the way such beauty is distorted and collapsed. They like it so much that they become boki~ Oh, it's really obscene!"
"Precure—!"
Assassin Matter, who didn't understand a word throughout the whole process, was furious! It instantly transformed into a giant needle and was about to prick the girl in front of her into a mess, but saw the girl playfully stick out her tongue and then raise her hands and cross them together, and bright yellow light poured out from her palms.
"Rosetta Reflection (Rosetta Reflection)." A huge four-leaf clover barrier blocked the needle. "Sunflower Aegis (Sunflower Shield)." As soon as the needle broke through the four-leaf clover, it was blocked by the sunflower-shaped light shield, and was stuck in the center unable to move.
The girl behind the shield put her face in front of the furious spikes that were still unable to take another step forward. She deliberately let out a breath, then raised her scissor hands and pointed them in front of the shield.
"Peace Thunder (Peace Lightning)."
The moment the V-shaped Raiden chain was passed back along the sashimi, the entire Assassin Matter was knocked down. The crackling electric light just illuminated half of the girl's face, and the eyes still hidden in the shadows were even more terrifying.
"So, the real situation is that the darkness, which is the opposite of light, has gathered together like never before. I have never heard of other worlds where people can be possessed by Hora just by smoking a cigarette, but this kind of thing will happen in the world of Pretty Cure? That's what it means."
"W-who are you?!"
The violent electric light hit Assassin Matter's body, making it unable to move. In terms of pure energy output, this power is even higher than that of a single group of Pretty Cure - how is this possible!?
"Me?" Upon hearing the other party's question, the girl suddenly became happy. "My name is Ash~ No, it should be Ashu."
"Then, I'm-"
Her hands were retracted into the wide long sleeves, as if her feet were in the center of the runway spotlight at this moment, and the girl's hands showed a casual and cute pose.
"Born for the love of Pretty Cure, a warrior of love who fights for the love of Pretty Cure——"
"[Cure Night (Dark Night Angel)]!"
It's hard to believe, even if it is indeed Pretty Cure's power, it's hard for Assassin Matter to believe it.
"Precure should be a collective action..."
Assassin Matter, who had gathered the darkness and negative emotions of several worlds, thought of the merciless pursuit before and now, and now he even began to feel fear for that Pretty Cure... No, after all.
Such a girl who is full of innocence but full of malice, is she really Pretty Cure?
"How can Pretty Cure be so strong if there is only one person!"
"Alalā, this is really a stereotype."
Princess Holy Candle and Flower Bud Wand appeared on her hand. After being projected left and right, Assassin Matter was pinned to the ground. The girl took small steps and stepped on the monster's back.
"Guwa——"
"Na~Pretty Cure is the embodiment of beauty and power. Girls can also become heroes who save the world." The pure smile still hung on Ashu's face. At the same time, the high heels of the girl's feet seemed to be wiped clean by Assassin Matter, which continued to increase the pressure and twisted Qiaozhi's feet.
"I am also a girl, and now I want to save the world. Am I not Pretty Cure?"
The heels that stepped on the core of Assassin Matter kept twisting and turning, making a tooth-piercing sound. The smiling girl completely ignored the harsh screams and the splashing debris.
"Now, just admit it~ I am both beautiful and powerful, powerful and beautiful~ Now? Now~"
"And now—"
As he said that, Ashu's hand suddenly penetrated into the core and pulled out something.
"Let me, Kangkang, you, the guy who claims to devour everything in the world, stole something from Ash - ugh?!"
Seeing the golden coin in his hand, Ashu's expression instantly turned extremely disgusting, as if he had touched something dirty.
"Why is it the Rider one? It reminds me of that guy with the lower head!"
Now there are only three groups of Pretty Cure's power. As a guardian girl, my power is still too little. It is obviously a rare opportunity to infiltrate the All-Star Theater version to collect more power as soon as possible. But this thing, I don't have Omni-Adapter and can't use it...
But, can anyone use it?
After thinking about it, Ashu suddenly came up with a plan, pinched Core Medal in his hand, and then brought the already weak Assassin Matter fragment back to him with a smile.
"I have a way for you to make a comeback and compete with Pretty Cure. Do you want to try it?"
"Don't be so impatient~ I remember that you originated from the existence of human dreams, and are the aggregation of subconscious malice in people's dreams in several worlds, right?"
That's why he was defeated by Pretty Cure, the incarnation of human dreams. Well, it is indeed Pretty Cure!
"You just let them dream."
On the hands of Ashu, there is a scene where Aida Mana, Hanasaki Rei, Hoshizora Miyuki and others are sleeping at the moment.
The pink-haired girl in the dream seemed to be aware of it and turned over, revealing the scattered tear stains on the pillow.
"Right now, they are missing the same person in their dreams. It's really enviable... Always, such a strong yearning is enough for you to call that person here, right?"
"So, to be precise, you are going to help their dreams come true!"
Chapter 1 Aida Mana's Dream
The powerful and evil Assassin Matter's conspiracy was once again shattered by the legendary warrior, but what the girls don't know yet is that this is not the end, or even the beginning. A more profound and cruel conspiracy vortex is being brewed, and will soon involve everyone.
But all this is unknown to the girl who is still in her dream.
"Well..."
In the middle of the night, when everyone is resting except for the author who stayed up late to finish the manuscript, the pink girl lying flat on the bed was tossing and turning as the sleeping look on her face changed.
In the dream at this moment, she finally met someone important that she had missed for a long time. Even in the dream, she felt happy, but before Mirai could say anything to him, she saw that Mugen vague and familiar figure being pulled quickly away from her by the darkness of the shadow in the dream.
I wanted to chase him, but the more I stretched out my hand, the more I wanted to confirm and hold his hand again, and the distance between me and him became farther and farther.
Until I was extremely sad, watching the figure being dragged into the abyss of darkness, and my ears were surrounded by malicious ridicules from the depths of the shadows... just like that day, the moment of separation that took away my sadness.
But the scene in the dream had a new change. The nightmare-like sneer in the girl's ears gradually turned into a shrill scream. When he followed the reputation, he saw the darkness split in two starting from the middle, exploding and separating.
"No! Ya——"
Aida Mana woke up from the nightmare and lifted the quilt. The back of her pajamas was soaked with sweat. Her heartbeat was racing and her breathing was rapid. The sweaty red-haired girl seemed to be muttering someone's name.
Her hands squeezed the quilt tightly as if to grasp something. What lingered in the love that had just awakened from the nightmare was not nervousness and fear, but the sadness that felt like something had been taken away, so that she could not breathe.
The faint moonlight coming in from the window made her feel a little more at ease. She sat up from the bed and wanted to pour herself a glass of water. When she looked up, she saw the golden waterfall leaning down from the upper bunk, which was the reassuring face of Regina.
"What's wrong, Mana?" Former Zizi Princess, who was staying at his beloved home after coming out of the Poker Kingdom, rubbed his sleepy eyes. "I heard you calling someone's name, what happened?"
"It's nothing, it's just a nightmare..." He was also about to wipe the love from his eyes, but found that no matter how hard he wiped it, he couldn't wipe it clean. It turned out that tears had already covered his face.
"Mana... you, you cried?"
After taking a deep breath to wipe away the last tears, Ai, who once again showed his confident smile, patted Regina on the forehead to reassure her.
"It's okay~ It's not necessarily a nightmare, maybe it's a good dream~"