Arc 19Decade’s Judgment

Ash reunited with the Pretty Cure, helped them destroy Assassin Matter, and then entered the Kamen Rider and HappinessCharge Pretty Cure worlds as Kamen Rider Decade. After challenging Pretty Cure around the world, he fought Iona and pushed her to question her resentment toward Cure Princess and her sister’s legacy.

  • Ash and the girls reconciled, declared their love for one another, and purified Assassin Matter before joining forces to destroy it.
  • Ash left the Pretty Cure world and defeated Revi and Vice, then entered the GEATS world, where Ashu fought him and Ukiyo Ace helped her escape his attack.
  • Ash recovered the New Diend Driver from Kaito Daiki and learned that another Ash was defeating Sentai teams and sealing their worlds.
  • In the HappinessCharge Pretty Cure world, Ash took Snow White’s Light Transformation Mirror and challenged her to become strong enough to reclaim it.
  • Ash fought Aino Megumi as Cure Lovely, defeated her, and later publicly challenged Pretty Cures around the world to satisfy his judgment.
  • Ash defeated the Bomber Girl Pretty Cure and then fought Iona as Cure Fortune, restraining her while questioning her resentment toward Cure Princess.
  • Iona explained that Cure Princess had unleashed the Phantom Empire and that her sister had been sealed while protecting her, and Ash shielded Iona from an explosion and was badly scorched.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash faced the Precure girls after they mistook his closeness with Miyuki for infidelity, then openly admitted that he loved all of them. The girls considered marrying him together, leaving their relationship on the brink of a collective proposal.

  • Mana, Akane, Reika, and the others confronted Ash and punished him for believing he had betrayed them with Miyuki.
  • Miyuki clarified that Ash had not gone all the way with her, and the girls apologized for jumping to conclusions.
  • Rikka explained Ash's importance to the girls, while Nozomi prompted them to ask him for a clear answer about his feelings.
  • Ash gathered the girls for a photograph and declared that he loved everyone pictured.
  • Miyuki suggested that all the girls marry Ash together so they could all be happy.

Ch. 452Kamen Rider as a Pretty Cure Villain

Miyuki proposed that Ash be loved by all the girls, and the group reflected on how he had finally stopped running from their kindness. Ash thanked the Pretty Cure before Assassin Matter emerged from his body, and they purified it and caught him as he collapsed.

  • Miyuki suggested that everyone, including Ash, should be together, and the girls agreed in their own ways.
  • Ash scolded Miyuki for her proposal, then teased her about putting her feet in his face while they slept.
  • Mana and the other girls reflected on Ash's past and celebrated that he could now accept their love; Ash thanked the Pretty Cure and told them he loved them.
  • Assassin Matter erupted from Ash's body, and Honoka realized it was trying to escape before Ash's power could destroy it.
  • Ayumi used Heart Full Echo, and the girls joined her in purifying Assassin Matter and pulling it from Ash.
  • Ash collapsed into the girls' arms, and Mana hugged him while accusing him of trying to leave them again.

Ch. 453Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash reunited with the Precures and helped them battle Assassin Matter, which had summoned him and tried to corrupt him. After the group overwhelmed the monster, Nagisa and Honoka approached Ash, leaving their reason for seeking him unclear.

  • Ash taunted Assassin Matter, which revealed its hatred after Ash had escaped its attempt to possess and corrupt him.
  • Ash and the Precures transformed and launched a coordinated attack, with Ash using his tentacles to help the girls kick the monster.
  • Assassin Matter retaliated, but Mana kicked it away while Arisu and Itsuki shielded the others from its cannon blast.
  • Ash teased Mana, Yayoi, Rei, and Miyuki during the fight before joining them to grab a tentacle and throw Assassin Matter to the ground.
  • The Precures began beating the fallen monster as Cure Black, Misumi Nagisa, and Cure White, Yukishiro Honoka, called Ash aside and interrupted his flirtatious offer to get to know them.

Ch. 454Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash accepted the Pretty Cure’s apology, but the Assassin Matter went berserk and grew into a giant after absorbing the Dark Echo inside him. Ashu appeared, revealed she knew about his system and past, then vanished after giving him a Rider Card, leaving him to ask which Pretty Cure had a card-based transformation device.

  • The Pretty Cure apologized for interrupting Ash’s reunion, and he reassured them that their mistake was understandable.
  • The black-and-white Pretty Cure struck the restrained Assassin Matter, sending it flying, but the monster absorbed negative emotions and grew into a giant.
  • Ashu appeared on the Heart Tree and puzzled Ash by acting as though they shared a past; she also revealed that she knew about his system and its memory-wiping effects.
  • Ashu gave Ash a Rider Card and disappeared, while the fairies recognized her as the one who had stolen something important from them.
  • Ash asked which Pretty Cure used cards in her transformation device, and they replied that they used Love Ornaments.

Ch. 455Kamen Rider Is Being a Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash transformed Miyuki into Happy Robo and piloted her against the giant monster, while Ayumi created a separate battlefield to protect the city. The fight remained unresolved when the monster knocked Happy Robo down after Miyuki failed to move.

  • Ash searched his inventory for a card-compatible transformation device and used the Tensou Driver, whose altered sound effect called out Cure Happy.
  • Ash reached into Miyuki’s back and transformed her into the giant pink Happy Robo, then took control from its cockpit.
  • The monster landed at the abandoned construction site and attacked the city, but Happy Robo crushed it underfoot and charged into it.
  • Miyuki could not control Happy Robo herself, so Ash piloted it, dodging the monster and striking back as the other Pretty Cure warned him about the danger to bystanders.
  • Ayumi emerged from Happy Robo’s palm and used her light-powered attack to open a battlefield that contained the fight away from the city.
  • Ash tried to make Happy Robo advance, but it would not move, and the monster struck the posing robot down with its tentacles.

Ch. 456Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash entered Miyuki’s heart to repair the Happy Robo’s blue-screened system, discovered how deeply she treasured their memories, and restored the robot so it could fight back against the Giant Assassin Matter. As the monster transformed and charged again, Ash summoned Rei and Mana as co-pilots and prepared a new attack.

  • Ash learned that Miyuki’s computer troubles had caused the Happy Robo’s system failure, then searched her heart for the source of her distraction.
  • Ash found photographs of himself in Miyuki’s deepest memories, understood that he had left something meaningful behind, and rewrote the robot’s operating system.
  • The Happy Robo stood again, punched off the monster’s head, and crushed it, but the creature regenerated and transformed into a giant dinosaur-like enemy.
  • Ash had the Happy Robo dodge the monster’s charge and sweep its legs out from under it.
  • Ash brought Rei and Mana into the cockpit as co-pilots and gave Rei a gun linked to the robot’s controls.
  • Ash urged Rei to pull the trigger when the moment came, then stomped the pedal and launched the next attack.

Ch. 457Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash piloted Happy Robo with Rei and Mana while fighting the transforming Assassin Matter monster, using Miyuki’s body as a super robot. After Yayoi’s brief, disastrous turn at the controls, Ash improvised weapons and launched a finishing attack.

  • Ash used Happy Robo’s close-combat skills to overpower the monster while Rei handled the gun and Mana monitored the machine.
  • Yayoi begged to pilot Happy Robo, but she lost control when she charged the monster, so Ash set her aside.
  • The monster transformed and pinned Happy Robo down with artillery fire, prompting Ash to launch Miyuki’s fist as a Rocket Punch.
  • Ash threw the monster with a Vulcan Throw, then used Miyuki’s detached ponytails as Hair Braid Funnels and fired the Happy Beam.
  • Ash struck the monster with Happy Robo’s voice-activated martial arts techniques and prepared to finish it with Breast Missiles.

Ch. 458Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure Chapter 458

Ash and the Pretty Cure fought Assassin Matter after it transformed into a devastating, winged monster. The girls poured their power into Happy Robo and defeated the enemy with a combined assault, while Ash caught the exhausted Ayumi as she fell.

  • Ash realized Happy Robo could not fire Breast Missiles because Miyuki had no chest, and Assassin Matter transformed into a monstrous form that overwhelmed the mech.
  • Mana, Rei, and the other Pretty Cure channeled their strength through Happy Robo, shielding it and powering its final charge against the enemy.
  • Cure Echo boosted Happy Robo into the air, and Ash and Rei launched a final attack as the mech shed its armor and revealed its true form.
  • The Pretty Cure leaped from Happy Robo and battered Assassin Matter with their individual attacks and powerful group finishers, stripping away its dark armor and shrinking it.
  • The transformed Happy Robo caught the exhausted Ayumi, who woke and climbed from its hand.

Ch. 459Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash and the Pretty Cure defeated Assassin Matter with a combined Rider kick, while Ayumi faced the feelings she had for Ash and left with the reassurance that he remained in her heart. As the girls reunited with Ash, golden light began to drift from his body, signaling that he was about to disappear again.

  • Ash comforted Ayumi, then returned to the fight as Happy Doll and joined the Pretty Cure in battling Assassin Matter.
  • Ash and the girls combined their power to launch Happy Doll's Ultimate Rider Precure Kick, destroying Assassin Matter.
  • Ash told Ayumi that he had always been present in her heart and his, and she departed wearing the coin around her neck.
  • Rei, Miyuki, Ai, Mana, and the other girls bickered over Ash as he reunited with them.
  • Ash asked why the Pretty Cure always won, and the girls answered that they fought for justice and always stood back up.
  • Golden motes began drifting from Ash as the girls realized he was about to leave again.

Ch. 460Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash said farewell to the Pretty Cure and vanished, then began collecting every Kamen Rider’s power as he fought Revi and Vice. After defeating Ikki and the others, Ash learned that a new Rider named GEATS would rise to oppose him.

  • Ash reassured the Pretty Cure that he was joking about leaving forever, asked them to help another Ash become him, and disappeared into the light as Ai called after him.
  • Ash transformed and fought Igarashi Ikki and Vice, declaring that he had defeated every Rider and had come to crush them.
  • Woz appeared to congratulate Ash on taking the powers of all the Kamen Riders and bearing the world’s causality.
  • Ash defeated Revi and Vice, absorbed Revice’s power, and told Daiji not to learn what his original self had been like.
  • Ikki fought back to protect his family, but Ash overpowered him and dismissed his goal of saving the world.
  • Ikki insisted that the new Kamen Rider, GEATS, would stop Ash, and Ash thanked him for revealing the name.

Ch. 461Kamen Rider Is Being a Villain in Pretty Cure

Rider Xiu and Ashu collided while traveling between worlds and landed in the GEATS world, where they began a fierce fight. Rider Xiu stopped time with Oma Power and revealed that he had defeated Zi-O, Sougo, to obtain it.

  • Ash froze Ikki and the others in time, sent them through the Aurora Curtain, and entered the GEATS world.
  • Ashu accidentally collided with Ash while searching for the Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure world, and they both fell into the GEATS world.
  • Ash subdued the Jamato and questioned Tsumuri about Kamen Rider GEATS before Ashu recognized him as Rider Xiu and challenged him.
  • Ashu transformed into Cure Night and fought Rider Xiu, driving him back with her attacks.
  • Rider Xiu stopped time with Oma Power and told Ashu that he had defeated Zi-O, Sougo, to acquire it.

Ch. 462Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure — Chapter 462

Ashu gained a surge of Tomorrow Energy and fought Rider Xiu, using speed, tragedy power, and Pretty Cure attacks to overwhelm him. Just as she thought she had won, Rider Xiu stabbed her from behind with a Laser Sword, revealing that he had used powers she could not detect.

  • Ashu broke free of Rider Xiu’s time stop with new Tomorrow Energy and punched him away.
  • Ashu used a Heart Seed to enter super speed and battled Rider Xiu in a Clock Up state while Sakurai Keiwa and Kurama Neon watched.
  • Ukiyo Ace left to find a high place, while Azuma Michinaga arrived and challenged Rider Xiu to a fight.
  • Ashu unleashed a dark barrier that drained the motivation of Michinaga, the other Riders, and the Jamato, drawing their tragedy power into herself.
  • Ashu attacked Rider Xiu with Heartthrob Symphony and Pretty Cure Marble Screw, then believed she had defeated him.
  • Rider Xiu appeared behind Ashu and stabbed her through the abdomen with a Laser Sword, telling her the fight was over.

Ch. 463Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash accepted the system’s request to return to the Pretty Cure world and let a hero kill him, where Narutaki warned Aino Megumi that Kamen Rider Decade would destroy her world. Kaito Daiki then wondered why Ash had defeated the Kamen Riders, and whether Ash had finally gone insane.

  • Rider Xiu nearly killed Ashu, but Ukiyo Ace shot his sword away and helped Ashu escape through a rift.
  • Ash woke in darkness, learned the collected Dark Echoes and their carriers had vanished, and agreed to return to the Pretty Cure world to be killed by a hero.
  • Narutaki warned Aino Megumi that Kamen Rider Decade had come to her world and urged her to defeat him.
  • Kaito Daiki reflected that Ash had defeated the Kamen Riders and wondered if Ash had finally gone insane.

Ch. 464Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Kaito Daiki tried to steal Ash’s ticket, which could draw transformation devices, but Ash and the Lupinrangers defeated him. Before the Lupinrangers vanished, they warned Ash that another Ash had defeated every Sentai team and sealed their worlds, leaving Ash to face an unknown threat.

  • Kaito followed Ash and stole his lottery ticket, but Ash caught him and demanded it back.
  • Kaito transformed into Diend and refused to return the ticket, so Ash summoned the Lupinrangers to fight him.
  • The Lupinrangers and Ash defeated Kaito, and Ash recovered the New Diend Driver.
  • Kairi told Ash that another Ash had defeated Sentai teams, taken their powers, and sealed their worlds using Closed Gears.
  • The Lupinrangers began to vanish as their connection was cut off, and they warned Ash that the Sentai teams were defeated and that he was in danger.

Ch. 465Kamen Rider Is Being a Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash investigated reports that someone like him had defeated the Super Sentai, learned that Kaito Daiki knew of another version of him in the Riders’ world, and recovered a treasured card case in exchange for Kaito’s stolen item. In Light Hill, he encountered the frightened Pretty Cure Snow White and judged her unfit as a warrior.

  • Ash asked the system to take him to the world where the Super Sentai had been defeated, but the system said they could not return to previous worlds and revealed that Ash had no parallel counterparts.
  • Kaito Daiki told Ash that a version of him was carrying out the same actions in the Riders’ world, and said Tsukasa had been killed by Oma Zi-O.
  • Ash learned that the Hikari Studio group had scattered, then threatened Kaito with cooking him sea cucumber until Kaito traded him a black-and-white card case for the stolen treasure.
  • Snow White followed strange noises into an alley after Ribbon urged her to investigate without Aino Megumi, despite her fear.
  • Ash startled Snow White, noticed signs that she was a Pretty Cure, and decided she was hopelessly unqualified.

Ch. 466Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Snow White transformed into Cure Princess to fight the Phantom Empire’s attack, but fled when Oresuki summoned a Bad Beast and was badly beaten. Ash took her Light Transformation Mirror and used a Rider Card to transform into Decade, while a mysterious purple-clad girl watched in surprise.

  • Ash and Kaito Daiki assessed Snow White before Oresuki led Super Bad Grunts into the town.
  • Snow White used her Light Transformation Mirror to become Cure Princess and fought off the grunts.
  • Oresuki summoned a Bad Beast, and Cure Princess panicked and ran, leaving Ash and Kaito behind.
  • Kaito took Cure Princess’s Light Transformation Mirror and passed it to Ash after she was knocked out of her transformation.
  • Ash inserted a Rider Card into the mirror and transformed into Kamen Rider Decade as a purple-clad girl watched from a rooftop.

Ch. 467Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash used the Light Transformation Mirror and Kamen Rider cards to fight Oresuki and his forces, defeating the Bad Beast before overpowering Oresuki with Saber's Primitive Dragon form. A scarlet Phantom rescued Oresuki through a mirror, leaving Ash to suspect Narutaki was watching him and to welcome the prospect of future battles.

  • Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Decade using Snow White's Light Transformation Mirror and rapidly defeated the Worst Grunts.
  • Oresuki sent a Bad Beast after Ash, who used the Machine Decader, Side Basshar, and Gigant missiles to destroy it.
  • Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Saber and then Primitive Dragon, using its savage power to overwhelm Oresuki.
  • As Ash prepared to finish Oresuki, a scarlet Phantom emerged from a mirror and spirited him away.
  • Ash suspected Narutaki had arranged the rescue and decided he welcomed being targeted by enemies seeking to challenge him.

Ch. 468Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash defeated the enemy, kept Snow White’s transformation device, and confronted her over abandoning people she was meant to protect. Aino Megumi arrived to find Snow White unresponsive and challenged Ash, ready to fight him.

  • Ash defeated the enemy while Snow White watched, and Kaito returned the New Diend Driver to him in exchange for a promise not to target Pretty Cure and to help when needed.
  • Kaito left to seek treasure, and Ash introduced himself to Snow White as Kamen Rider Decade while keeping her Light Transformation Mirror.
  • Ash questioned Snow White about fleeing from danger and whether she was prepared for the responsibility of being Pretty Cure, leaving her overwhelmed and unresponsive.
  • Ash told Snow White she was not qualified, then leaped away as Aino Megumi arrived and tried to rouse her friend.
  • Aino Megumi saw Snow White’s transformation device on Ash’s belt, accused him of being no good, and took a fighting stance.

Ch. 469Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash, transformed as Kamen Rider Decade, fought Aino Megumi after she became Cure Lovely and demanded revenge for Kohime. He overwhelmed her with Kuuga forms and attacks, but Megumi refused to give up and confronted him over his cruelty.

  • Aino Megumi transformed into Cure Lovely and challenged Ash, who became Kamen Rider Decade.
  • Megumi’s instinctive fighting overwhelmed Ash at first, but he changed into Kuuga and countered with close-range attacks.
  • Megumi copied one of Ash’s feints and landed a punch, but Ash shifted into Kuuga Titan and turned her hair clip into a Titan Sword.
  • Ash used Metal to withstand Megumi’s attacks, then struck her with the sword’s hilt until she was forced to her knees.
  • Megumi resisted the sword’s pressure and demanded to know why Ash had hurt her and Kohime despite not seeming like an invading villain.

Ch. 470Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash challenged Snow White to reclaim her pride and left Megumi intrigued by him. Meanwhile, an anomalous presence using Seiji’s appearance encouraged Megumi to help Ash, while hinting that it wanted to see her love betrayed.

  • Ash told Megumi that she would have to fight with the intent to kill him to defeat him, then said Snow White had to come reclaim her transformation device herself.
  • Ash urged Snow White to recover her resolve and gave her his phone before riding away.
  • Megumi met Seiji and told him about Ash, Snow White, and her confusing feelings toward the supposed destroyer of worlds.
  • Seiji appeared unusually strange, described Ash as a chaotic figure, and encouraged Megumi to help him with her love.
  • Seiji gave Megumi a balloon and privately anticipated seeing how she would react if her love were betrayed.

Ch. 471Kamen Rider Becomes a Villain in Pretty Cure

Phantom brought the battered Oresuki back to the Phantom Queen, who became enraged when she saw Ash and ordered him defeated. Ash discovered that this world had dozens of publicly known Pretty Cures, then Masuko Miyo’s crew found him and began filming him as Kamen Rider Decade.

  • Phantom delivered the badly injured Oresuki to the Phantom Queen and reported that Ash had fought Lovely Angel and helped seize Cure Princess’s transformation device.
  • The Phantom Queen watched Ash’s image in a mirror, recognized what she took to be the scent of Pretty Cure’s love, and ordered her forces to defeat him.
  • Ash worried about finding somewhere to live and learned from a television report that Pretty Cures around the world openly fought the Phantom Empire.
  • After Ash sensed someone watching him and turned toward a street corner, Masuko Miyo and her camera crew rushed over and introduced him on camera as Kamen Rider Decade.

Ch. 472Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash declared himself the enemy of every Pretty Cure during a global broadcast, then traveled to the United States and defeated three local Cures to provoke them into becoming stronger. He left with their defeat photo for his collection and wondered whether Snow White could make his heart race again.

  • Ash rejected the name Kadoya Tsukasa on live television, called himself Kamen Rider Decade, and challenged every Pretty Cure to satisfy his judgment or face the destruction of their world.
  • Pretty Cures around the world reacted angrily to Ash’s broadcast, while a blue-haired young man at the Light Hill Embassy wondered whether Decade was an enemy or an ally.
  • In San Francisco, Ash transformed into Agito, defeated a Bad Beast, and provoked the three members of Bomber Girl Pretty Cure into fighting him.
  • Ash beat the three American Cures, forced them out of transformation, and told them their determination alone could not protect anything.
  • Ash photographed the girls in tears, added their defeat picture to his collection of Pretty Cure photos, and thought of Snow White as he left.

Ch. 473Kamen Rider Decade Is Playing the Villain Among Pretty Cure

Ash returned to Light Hill and met Hikawa Iona, who confronted him about attacking Pretty Cure and challenged him after he revealed he wanted a more interesting fight. He identified Cure Fortune as the strongest Pretty Cure in the area and pressed her to show her full power.

  • Masuko Miyo reported that Decade had defeated Pretty Cure around the world, and Iona resolved not to avoid him.
  • Ash ate Iona’s bento at Omori Bento Shop, introduced himself to her, and said he had returned because he was bored.
  • Iona followed Ash and questioned why he had attacked Pretty Cure, while Ash gave her an evasive answer.
  • Aino Megumi arrived looking for Ash, but Yuko sat her down and had her eat the bento meant for Iona.
  • Iona transformed into Cure Fortune, and Ash attacked her, calling her the strongest Pretty Cure in Light Hill and demanding that she show more power.

Ch. 474Kamen Rider Plays the Villain Among the Pretty Cures

Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Fourze and fought Cure Fortune, using his gadgets to overwhelm and embarrass her while trying to draw out her guarded nature. He told the frozen Iona that he was worried about her, then gently touched her hair, leaving her wondering whom she reminded him of.

  • Iona confronted Ash over his treatment of people and attacked him with her karate skills.
  • Ash transformed into Fourze, countered Iona with Jeet Kune Do, and used a rocket attack to blast her back.
  • Ash teased Iona with gadgets and used stealth, a flash, water, and freezing equipment to restrain her without seriously hurting her.
  • Iona realized Ash showed no killing intent and accused him of acting for his own satisfaction; Ash agreed and said he was worried about her.
  • Ash lifted and played with a lock of Iona's hair, and she wondered whether he was remembering someone else.

Ch. 475Kamen Rider Plays the Villain Among Pretty Cure

Ash confronted Cure Fortune, learning that Iona blamed Cure Princess for the tragedy that led her sister, Cure Tender, to become a Pretty Cure. He challenged Iona to stop living under her sister’s fate, then shielded her from an explosion, leaving her to recall her sister’s capture and her own vow to fight the Phantom Empire.

  • Ash criticized Iona for carrying her sister’s responsibility instead of forging her own path, and Iona accused him of taking Cure Princess’s transformation device.
  • Ash guessed that Iona resented Cure Princess because her actions had indirectly caused Iona’s suffering, and Iona revealed that Cure Princess had unleashed the Phantom Empire.
  • Iona explained that her sister became a Pretty Cure to protect Light Hill and was sealed away while protecting her; Ash argued that the Phantom Empire, not Cure Princess, had harmed her sister.
  • Ash recalled a warrior who had neglected her friends through anxiety and urged Iona to stop letting her sister’s fate bind her.
  • Ash shielded Iona from a crimson explosion and was badly scorched, prompting Iona to remember her sister’s capture and her childhood vow to defeat the Phantom Empire.
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