Recaps

Ash reunited with Haruka, Minami, Kirara, and Towa in the Pumpkin Kingdom, where they explained that they had stayed to protect it from attacks. After Ash defeated the kingdom’s monster guards, he confronted the minister and declared that he wanted the kingdom.

• Ash reunited with the girls, shared cake with them, and promised Haruka he would not disappear without saying goodbye again.
• Haruka, Minami, and Kirara explained that they had stayed in the Pumpkin Kingdom as Pretty Cure to defend it, while its frightened Pumpkin Sprites hid in the palace.
• Ash revealed that he had killed the monsters outside, and Minami explained that they had been controlled guards who had helped defend the kingdom.
• Ash reassured the girls that they could rely on him, and Towa returned to eating her cake.
• The minister entered to report that the kingdom’s monster guards had been defeated, but Ash interrupted him and said he wanted the Pumpkin Kingdom.

Ash announced that he would take over the Pumpkin Kingdom, then provoked its minister into revealing his dark powers. When the minister attacked the Pumpkin Fairies, Ash transformed into MetalCluster Hopper and contained the blast, leaving the minister’s defeat imminent.

• Ash declared the Pumpkin Kingdom his territory and promised its fairies work conditions that made them cheerfully accept him as their king.
• The minister tried to convince the Princess Pretty Cure to defeat Ash, but Ash had them kiss him and openly showed their closeness.
• Ash kept taunting the minister until the minister revealed his dark power and admitted his intent to destroy the kingdom.
• The minister fired a city-destroying blast at Ash and the Pumpkin Fairies, but Ash transformed into MetalCluster Hopper and trapped the attack in a cage of metal locusts.

Ash and Ashu defeated the fake minister and claimed the Pumpkin Kingdom, with Ash winning the spirits’ support and rescuing the royal family. The group reunited with the kingdom’s Princess Pampuru, while Kirara teased a blushing Haruka about her past with Ash.

• Ash fought the minister, knocked away his rapier, and wounded him with Gigant Strash.
• Ashu revealed her Zero-Two armor and killed the minister with a Zero-Two Big Bang kick.
• The minister transformed into a giant beast, but Ash summoned the Castle Dragon, which crushed it and secured the Pumpkin Kingdom.
• Ash proclaimed himself the new King and promised the pumpkin spirits happy, safe lives; they cheered and helped him find the imprisoned royal family.
• Haruka freed Princess Pampuru, and Kirara teased Haruka about having already fulfilled a Queen’s duties with Ash.

Ash took the Pumpkin Kingdom’s throne after its King willingly stepped down, then learned that Hope Kingdom had granted land to the Black Night Kingdom. He welcomed his returning friends to his vast castle and began settling them there.

• The Pumpkin King handed the throne to Ash, trusting him to protect the kingdom’s fairies and choosing family over royal authority.
• Ash celebrated the Pumpkin Kingdom’s fertile land and embraced Minami, who promised to return and help him after learning from her family.
• Ash and his companions met Nanase Yui, who explained that Prince Kanata had granted part of Hope Kingdom to the citizens of the Black Night Kingdom.
• Ash kissed Towa in his excitement and decided his castle could house the friends he was gathering from across the kingdoms.
• Regina eagerly chose a room in the castle, while Haruno Haruka and Yui caught up and discussed how much they had changed.

Ash asked Towa and Twilight about their plans and affirmed Towa’s role as a bridge between Black Night Kingdom and Hope Kingdom. Towa and Twilight then pursued intimacy with Ash, leaving their relationship as a shared romantic arrangement.

• Haruka complained that Ash fed her too much meat, and Ash said his castle had a greenhouse where she and the Princess could grow flowers.
• Ash invited Towa to help him assess the practical details of transferring land between the kingdoms, then asked what she and Twilight planned to do next.
• Twilight said she wanted to become Ash’s wife, while Towa agreed she could connect the two kingdoms and hinted that something still stood between her and Ash.
• In a flashback, Towa asked Shamur to teach her how to win over a man, and Shamur gave her romantic instruction.
• Towa began making up for the thing she felt was missing between her and Ash, but Twilight joined them and declared that the two Princesses shared a wish to be with him.
• Yui reacted with surprise when she heard how far Haruka had gone with Ash.

Haruka and Yui discussed Ash and were startled when Towa was dragged back into his room, while Ash arranged a girls’ day out for the other Princesses and Pretty Cure. Minami stayed behind with Ash and invited him to join her at an equestrian center.

• Haruka admitted to Yui that she and the others had started a relationship with Ash, and Yui teased her about his changed demeanor.
• Towa emerged drenched from Ash’s room and pleaded with Haruka and Yui for help before Ash pulled her back inside.
• Ash asked Yui what the Princesses and Pretty Cure wanted most, then decided to give them time to enjoy themselves in the nearby city.
• Kirara took Towa shopping with Ash’s spending money, while Haruka and Yui made plans to visit the younger Precure.
• Ash and Minami realized they were the only ones left at the castle, and Minami asked him to accompany her to an equestrian center.

Ash spent time riding, fencing, and watching Minami practice ballet before asking about her plans for the future. Minami recalled that Ash had once encouraged her to follow her own wishes, and she reflected on how she had struggled to discover them.

• Ash and Minami rode horses together, then fenced as Minami asked him to spar without using tricks.
• Ash watched Minami practice ballet, and they teased each other about his leering and her training.
• Minami told Ash that Haruka was likely avoiding him because he sometimes went too far and that the girls wanted to be treated gently.
• Ash transported Minami to the beach and asked about her plans for the future.
• Minami recalled wanting to help others like her father and brother, then explained that Ash had encouraged her to follow her own thoughts.

Minami accepted Ash’s offer to return to Black Night Kingdom and became intimate with him on a secluded beach. Back with the others, Haruka defended her relationship with Ash, while Kirara resolved to make him admit that he liked her, and Ash teased her about Minami.

• Minami agreed to help Ash manage Black Night Kingdom after finishing her studies and told him to cherish her as his woman.
• Ash and Minami kissed and became intimate on the beach he had prepared for them.
• Ayaha and Mayu questioned Haruka and Yui about Ash’s relationships, and Haruka said she loved Ash despite his flaws.
• Haruka explained that she and the other Princesses protected Ash’s heart while he protected them.
• Towa asked Ash to let her raise a puppy, and he agreed as long as she cared for it.
• Kirara prepared to make Ash confess his feelings, but he teased her about spending the previous day with Minami.

Ash tried to make amends with Kirara, who forgave him and reclaimed her dream of becoming a first-class model. She held a private fashion show for him, showing off her returning talent and various outfits before teasing him with a bunny-girl look.

• Kirara teased Ash about keeping company with the Princesses, but forgave him after he offered her favorite frosted donuts.
• Kirara told Ash she would reclaim her modeling dream through her own efforts and asked him to stay by her side.
• Ash watched Kirara's private runway show and photographed her as she modeled several outfits, including a kimono and a gangster look.
• Kirara appeared in a bunny-girl outfit meant only for Ash and teased him after noticing his reaction.

Ash and Amanogawa Kirara confessed their love during a playful dressing-room roleplay and spent the night together. The next day, Kirara reflected on her dream of shining for everyone before Ash teased Haruno Haruka about her appearance.

• Kirara revealed that she had fallen in love with Ash and had pursued him despite the sacrifices involved.
• Ash told Kirara he loved her and promised to prove that loving him would not be a mistake.
• Kirara and Ash continued their staged villain-and-model act in the dressing room, then became intimate.
• The next day, Kirara told Ash she still wanted to become the brightest star in everyone's heart.
• Haruno Haruka asked Ash what was beautiful about her, and he praised her thighs, prompting her to protest.

Haruka and Ash went on a date, where Ash reassured her of her worth and explained why he wanted to give her happy memories. Haruka thanked him for the person he had become, and they continued their journey together.

• Haruka stormed away after Ash teased her about her thighs and eyebrows, but returned after reflecting on their relationship.
• Ash took Haruka by the hand and led her on a date, explaining that his Castle Dragon was hidden from people without imagination.
• Ash bought Haruka jewelry, but she chose to treasure it as a gift rather than wear it because she felt it did not suit her.
• Ash told Haruka that he treated her well because she was wonderful and he wanted to make amends for past mistakes.
• Haruka thanked Ash and told him he had done well, leaving him bashful.

Haruka prepared homemade sweets for Ash and explained that after fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a Princess, she planned to inherit her father's sweets shop. She then urged Ash to protect the ordinary peace that would let people live their own dreams, revealing that she had seen his first dream and was thinking of what came next.

• Ash tried to discover what Haruka had been secretly preparing, but Kirara, Minami, Towa, and Twilight kept the surprise from him until Yui invited him into the dining room.
• Haruka served Ash homemade Japanese sweets while wearing a very short skirt she had chosen because she heard he liked them, and Ash praised both her outfit and her cooking.
• Haruka said she wanted to inherit her father's sweets shop after fulfilling her dream of becoming a Princess, and Ash questioned why she wanted to take that path.
• Haruka explained that running a good sweets shop required a peaceful world, and Ash agreed that he would help defeat their enemies and restore what they had disrupted.
• Haruka told Ash that her heart had shown her his first dream and reflected on how his earlier dreams had ended in failure and regret.

Ash and Haruka affirmed their desire to protect their peaceful days together, while Ash worried about Hundred Worlds’ next move. After returning to Light Hill, Ash and the others found the city under attack and joined the battle.

• Haruka told Ash she wanted to protect the everyday life they shared, and Ash responded by drawing her close and asking her to entrust him with what she had protected.
• Ashu met Ash in the courtyard and discussed Hundred Worlds, whose forces had remained inactive while the heroes regrouped.
• Ashu suggested that she and Ash elope, but he dismissed the proposal as a joke and went inside.
• Ash and the others returned to Light Hill and saw fires and smoke spreading through the city.
• Ash and his companions descended into the attack, and Ash swept a giant Worst Beast off its feet and hurled it overhead.

Ash learned that a mysterious attacker called Precure Killer had defeated Pretty Cure around the world and set out to confront her. As Ash fought through the enemy forces, the HappinessCharge Pretty Cure arrived to back him up.

• Ash sent the Pretty Cure to help defend against monsters attacking across the city, then searched the shrine where Mirror had once lived.
• Ash found Southern Cross Angel wounded and learned that Precure Killer had defeated many Pretty Cure and threatened to rule their world.
• Ash recognized the name Precure Killer as one of Yapool’s creations, while Southern Cross Angel suspected Ash was working with the enemy because of his reputation.
• Ash promised to protect the world and urged Southern Cross Angel to reunite with the boy who had come looking for her.
• Ash fought through Worst Beasts and Super Bad Grunts until the HappinessCharge Pretty Cure arrived and intervened.

HappinessCharge Precure reunited with Ash and headed to confront the Pretty Cure Killer, while Iona surprised Ash with a kiss before they left. The Killer continued defeating Precure until the Briefcase King Sword arrived, and she eagerly welcomed the new challengers.

• Hikawa Iona, Omori Yuko, and Snow White joined Ash in battle, reunited with him, and assured the citizens they would defeat the enemies.
• Yuko reminded Ash of a promise, and Iona turned to kiss him after learning Megumi was still away.
• The HappinessCharge Precure set off to face the Pretty Cure Killer, who defeated three Bursting Pretty Cure with a feint and lightning attack.
• The Pretty Cure Killer taunted the defeated Precure and said she would challenge Pretty Cure from other worlds if they disappointed her.
• The Pretty Cure Killer dodged the Briefcase King Sword and greeted the newly arrived challengers with excitement.

Ding Shi revealed herself as Pretty Cure Killer, a fusion of light and darkness who could only be harmed by Pretty Cure. After she overwhelmed the HappinessCharge team and demanded that Lovely Angel join them, the three transformed into Saintly Mode and began a stronger assault.

• Pretty Cure Killer revealed that she was also a Pretty Cure and planned to defeat every Precure to gather their power.
• Ash’s shots bounced off her barrier because attacks from anyone other than a Pretty Cure were useless against her.
• Cure Princess, Yuko, and Iona fought Pretty Cure Killer, who interrupted their roll call and challenged their strength without Megumi.
• The three HappinessCharge members activated Saintly Mode and charged at Pretty Cure Killer with their strongest forms.
• Pretty Cure Killer moved to meet the Saintly Mode team’s attack.

Aino Megumi arrived after Pretty Cure Killer overwhelmed Yuko, Kohime, and Iona, then took up the fight herself to prove that her love as Cure Lovely had survived her jealousy and darkness. As Megumi launched her Lovely Beam, Ash watched for the chance to act on the hidden scheme he suspected.

• Pretty Cure Killer defeated the three girls' combined Happiness Big-bang with her Killer Big-bang and demanded that Lovely Angel or Ash fight her.
• Megumi arrived carrying a Worst Grunt, apologized to her friends for being delayed, and challenged Pretty Cure Killer as Cure Lovely.
• Megumi and Pretty Cure Killer clashed with giant fists of light, and Megumi briefly gained the upper hand by drawing strength from her resolve.
• Megumi revealed that she had secretly checked on Seiji and regretted how her past actions had hurt him, Ash, and her friends.
• Megumi fired her Lovely Beam at Pretty Cure Killer.

Megumi fought Pretty Cure Killer to prove she could stand on her own, but she transformed into Unlovely and was overwhelmed by her opponent. Ash returned with Mirage Angel, who stepped in to fight Pretty Cure Killer, leaving the battle poised for a new match.

• Megumi refused help from Ash and her exhausted companions, insisting she had to defeat Pretty Cure Killer herself.
• Megumi's attacks failed against Pretty Cure Killer, who criticized her fighting style and reminded her of her dark past.
• Megumi transformed into Unlovely and, distressed that she could not change back, charged at Pretty Cure Killer with unrestrained force.
• Pretty Cure Killer read Unlovely's straightforward attacks and repeatedly slammed her to the ground while Ash remained absent from the ring.
• Ash returned with Mirage Angel, who intercepted Pretty Cure Killer's kick and offered to fight her instead.

Megumi rejected Mirage Angel’s offer to fight together but struggled to ignore her former enemy’s desperate efforts to help. Ash urged Megumi to trust her own kindness and accept Mirage Angel as her companion, leaving Megumi on the verge of changing her mind.

• Megumi refused Mirage Angel’s offer and attacked the Pretty Cure Killer, while the two women argued and fought with growing coordination.
• Megumi accused Mirage Angel of seeking comfort from Ash after Blue God abandoned her, then struck the Pretty Cure Killer with a powerful punch.
• The Pretty Cure Killer countered Megumi’s attack with purification light, and Mirage Angel rushed in to protect Megumi despite being badly beaten.
• Ash told Megumi he would never forgive her if she failed to win, then refused to fight beside her and pointed out that Mirage Angel was already her companion.
• Ash reminded Megumi that she still cared about people who suffered, while Mirage Angel continued fighting the Pretty Cure Killer.

Aino Megumi accepted both light and darkness, transformed into Forever Unlovely, and defeated the Pretty Cure Killer before helping purify her. The mask’s Dark Echo was removed, Megumi returned to normal, and the reunited group welcomed Mirror to stay with them.

• Megumi interrupted the Pretty Cure Killer’s attack on Mirage Angel and accepted the power of light and darkness, transforming into Forever Unlovely.
• Megumi defeated the Pretty Cure Killer with her Precure Forever Happiness Shower, then refused to kill her and joined Mirage Angel in purifying her.
• Ash discovered that the Killer’s mask contained his Dark Echo, and removing it restored Megumi to Lovely Angel and freed her from its influence.
• Kohime embraced Megumi, and the reunited friends invited Mirror to stay with them and face the future together.
• Kohime suggested everyone live together at Ash’s castle, prompting the group to tease her about Ash’s harem.

A blonde girl woke after being freed from control and called Ash her father, sending the Pretty Cure into a jealous panic. She explained that she had traveled from the future to help, but left everyone wondering who her mother was.

• Minami and Iona comforted the awakened blonde girl after Ash removed her mask.
• The girl embraced Ash and called him Dad, prompting the Pretty Cure to accuse him of secretly having a child and abandoning his family.
• The girl explained that she was Ash's daughter from the future and had traveled back to help.
• Ash accepted her explanation and the others apologized for misunderstanding him.
• Megumi and the others asked who the girl's mother was, and the girl began to introduce herself.

Ash and the Pretty Cures met Homi Frederica, a future Cure who claimed Ash was her father, but she withheld the identity of her mother. After explaining that their choices could affect the future, Ash refocused the group on protecting the present and learned Homi had been manipulated into becoming the Pretty Cure Killer.

• Cure Tomorrow introduced herself as Homi Frederica, and Ashu asked who her mother was before Ash stopped Homi from revealing anything about the future.
• Ash explained that history could self-correct and used Haruka and Yuko as examples of how learning about a possible future could change it; Homi played along, calling them both Mommy.
• Ash said the fused multiverse had made future timelines and parallel worlds complicated, then urged everyone to protect the present and continue fighting Hundred Realms.
• Haruka, Yuko, and the other Princesses left bickering over their rivalry, while Ash asked Homi whether they won in the future.
• Homi confirmed she had come to help but had been caught in Hundred Realms' scheme and controlled as the Pretty Cure Killer, then refused to reveal the future because Ash had taught her not to.

Ash prepared a grand victory banquet at Dragon Castle, welcoming Homi and inviting Pretty Cure from across the world. Megumi confessed that she wanted to become part of Ash’s family, while the feast began with many invited Cures still unsure whether to trust him.

• Ash explained that the banquet would celebrate the victory, welcome Homi, and bring together Pretty Cure from every country.
• Megumi told Ash that Iona liked him and confessed that she wanted to become his family, but Ash left without answering.
• Ashu described Ash’s vast heart, and Megumi said the Pretty Cure would share their miracles and love with him.
• Pretty Cure from around the world arrived at Dragon Castle, impressed by its splendor but wary that Ash might be luring them into a trap.
• One invited Cure tasted the food and found it so delicious that being beaten up afterward seemed less troubling.

At the banquet celebrating the defeat of Pretty Cure Killer, Ash tried to learn about his mysterious daughter Homi and her mother, but Homi kept him guessing. As the guests enjoyed the party, Homi stayed apart with Puka, and the festivities continued with Ash teasing his friends.

• Haruka admired the banquet, while Regina and Snow White joked with Yuko about princesses and her formal dress.
• Ash changed Homi’s champagne to Sprite and tried to get her to reveal information about her mother, but she teased him instead.
• The Precures relaxed and celebrated, while Homi watched from the sidelines and Ash wondered about her origins.
• Homi sent Ash to join the four Happiness Charge members, then found Puka asleep on a plate and talked with her about Ash’s cooking.
• Yuko asked Ash how his bonding time with Homi went, and Snow White laughed at his failure to get answers.
• Iona stopped Ash and Snow White’s teasing before it could escalate, then Ash turned his attention toward her.

Ash and the girls shared a dance, drank together, and woke after an intimate night, while he decided to quit drinking. Before the group continued into a dangerous battle, Ash asked whether they still wanted to follow him, and Yuko shared her dream of becoming the castle’s head chef.

• Ash praised the four girls’ beauty, danced with them, and accepted their toast after the evening together.
• Ash woke surrounded by Megumi, Snow White, Iona, and Yuko, recalled that they had gotten drunk and pulled him into their room, and vowed to quit drinking.
• Yuko explained that the girls had acted because they feared being left behind as the story continued, and Ash teased Iona before she was pulled into another round of their playful struggle.
• Ash warned the Pretty Cure that following him meant facing dangers he could not predict and leaving their returned homeland, but they reaffirmed their choice to fight beside him.
• Yuko said she wanted to become the castle’s head chef, feed everyone happily, and keep Ash well fed with her cooking.