Arc 37The Sealed Worlds

Ash and his allies defeated the invading forces, then learned that Histrum planned to sever their world from the multiverse and remake existence. After confronting Kalle and obtaining a key to Mana’s world, Ash went to find the Pretty Cure, who no longer remembered him and treated him as an enemy.

  • Ash exposed Celebro’s possession and defeated Destrudos with Kain, then joined the Pretty Cure in battles against the invading monsters and Ultra Killer.
  • Ash and the Pretty Cure defeated Ultra Killer with Infinite Silhouette, after which Ash reunited with Dark Precure and helped the group recover.
  • Ash led a coalition of heroes against the Death Fleet and defeated Don Horror, but Histrum then revealed her plan to sever their world from the multiverse.
  • Ashu explained that Histrum intended to reset existence to prevent future evil, and Ash condemned the plan while insisting that humanity could change.
  • Ash met Kalle in Paradigm City, argued with him about the Forgotten City, and accepted a golden gear that served as a key to Mana’s world.
  • Ash took Ayumi with him to rescue Mana and the others, then found Mana, Rikka, Arisu, and Makoto at Ōbai Academy, where they did not recognize him.
  • Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Enki and fought the Jikochu, but the Pretty Cure defeated the monsters and accused him of betraying them.
  • Arisu shot Ash’s helmet, and Ash left without blaming the Pretty Cure before returning to his old rented house with Ayumi.
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Ch. 901Kamen Rider Plays the Villain Among the Pretty Cure

Ash recruited the blue Precure to film idol-style introductions, planning to use their popularity with aliens to expose an opening. As a saucer watched Earth from orbit, an armored alien reported that their surveillance had gone undetected.

  • Ash found a sealed room labeled “Room You Can't Leave Without Sex” and Itsuki persuaded him to stay with her instead of transforming to break the door.
  • Ash dragged Kain from the control room, then later detected an extraterrestrial signal and gave Kain half of a glowing dragon-head seal before urging it to act confidently as his demon.
  • Ash gathered the blue Precure and explained that aliens prized Earth’s art and idols, so their introductions could draw alien attention and reveal an opening.
  • Ash teased Reika with a promise of a reward, leaving her embarrassed while BadBeauty tried to learn what he meant.
  • An armored alien aboard a saucer reported that no Earthling had detected its surveillance.

Ch. 902Kamen Rider Becomes a Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash confronted a Pedan squad planning to sacrifice Earth, defeated their attack, and entertained the Pretty Cure with a dancing King Joe. As alien schemes gathered around Earth, Ash's group learned that Megumi's Heart Flower was blooming again and gathered at Nasta Cafe to relax while waiting for the coming threat.

  • A Pedan captain and his squad decided Earth could be offered to save their planet, but the captain and a soldier became distracted by Pretty Cure videos.
  • Ash tracked the Pedans to their ship, revealed himself, and used the Gifard Tyranno Sin Stamp's electromagnetic power to block their weapons.
  • Ash and Kain transformed into King Joe and made the robot dance for the Pretty Cure, who urged Ash to come down.
  • Megumi told Ash she wanted to learn dancing to impress him, and Ash confronted her about her poor grades before praising her for defeating a parasitic creature.
  • Ash asked Rei to check Megumi's Heart Flower, and Rei confirmed it was blooming again.
  • Erika and Rei relaxed at Nasta Cafe as Ash called the others together, while the group anticipated the arrival of the aliens' mysterious leader.

Ch. 903Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash reunited with the HeartCatch Precure at Nasta Cafe, where Kain pretended to be him and startled the girls with a dangerously delicious drink. Ash then revealed that the parasitic lifeform Celebro had tried to possess him, and Celebro took control of Ash’s body.

  • Ash served the Precure drinks at Nasta Cafe, and Yuri recognized that the person behind the counter was not really him when the drinks knocked everyone out.
  • Kain revealed himself as Ash’s demon counterpart, explaining that his coffee had the opposite effect of Ash’s and made people sleepy.
  • Ash explained that Celebro had faked its defeat after Megumi removed it and had bitten him in an attempt to possess him.
  • Celebro, now inside Ash’s body, tested its strength and marveled at how powerful it was.

Ch. 904Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Celebro invaded Ash’s mindscape and transformed into Destrudos, but Ash and Kain used their Ultimate forms to grow gigantic and confront it. They charged into close combat, leaving the battle against Destrudos underway.

  • Celebro tried to use the stolen Zeta Riser, but Kain merged with him and drew him into Ash’s mindscape.
  • Ash and Kain revealed the city inside Ash’s mind and confronted Celebro, who transformed into Destrudos and destroyed the surrounding houses.
  • Ash and Kain used their Giffard Rex stamps to transform into Ultimate Revi and Ultimate Vice and grow to Destrudos’s size.
  • Destrudos fired its D4 Ray, but Ash and Kain dodged through the spatial rifts and charged into grappling range.
  • Ash and Kain attacked Destrudos at close quarters, striking its body as it roared.

Ch. 905Kamen Rider Plays the Villain Among Pretty Cure

Ash explained how he and Kain defeated Destrudos inside his inner world, with Ashu finishing the monster using Pretty Cure purification energy. After everyone reunited, Ash asked Yuri and Rei about their futures, and Yuri revealed that she wanted to marry Ash and raise a family while Rei dreamed of growing flowers on Mars.

  • Ash and Kain overwhelmed Destrudos with duplicated Riders and defeated it with their electromagnetic Cross Bomber.
  • Ashu destroyed Destrudos's remains with a purification attack, and Ash later explained the battle to the others.
  • Ash admitted that he had staged the scare with Kain, then invited Yuri and Rei to talk about their lives and plans.
  • Rei said she wanted to become a botanist and grow flowers on Mars, while Yuri said she wanted to marry Ash and have children.
  • Ash encouraged Yuri to share any abandoned ambitions, but Yuri shook her head and said that was not it.

Ch. 906Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

After Yuri confessed that Ash and her family mattered more to her than any dream, Little Dark called to say she was overwhelmed by powerful enemies and confessed her love before the call cut off. Ash left with the Pretty Cure, transformed into EX Tyrant using the Zeta Riser, and charged into space to reach Dark Precure.

  • Yuri told Ash she wanted only to keep her loved ones close, then described how Little Dark had gradually adapted to life with the family.
  • Little Dark called Ash during a barrage of gunfire, apologized for failing to help, and said she loved him before the call disconnected.
  • Ash and the Pretty Cure closed the café and went outside as enemies gathered in the sky; he told them to protect the city while he went ahead alone.
  • Ash used the Zeta Riser and three Monster Medals to transform into EX Tyrant, combining Tyrant, Gomora, and Geronimon.
  • EX Tyrant battered a horde of monsters and aliens outside Earth's atmosphere, demanding that they return Dark Precure.

Ch. 907Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash found and rescued Dark Precure, but Ultra Killer struck down his EX Tyrant form. Ash revived as EX Tyrant II, defeated the being’s dark shell with Dark Precure’s help, and faced Ultra Killer in its revealed form.

  • Ash fought through the monsters and used the Meteor Hammer to destroy Sigma Zuigul, then rescued Dark Precure from its chest.
  • An unseen enemy pierced EX Tyrant with a beam, killing Ash and sending Dark Precure into despair.
  • The resentful spirits of Ash’s undead army entered his body, reviving him as the skeletal EX Tyrant II.
  • Ash froze and burned the enemy’s dark shell in succession, allowing Dark Precure to crack it with Dark Power Fortissimo.
  • Ash split the weakened darkness open and revealed Ultra Killer, which faced him with pure hostility.

Ch. 908Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash and the Pretty Cure fought Ultra Killer on the floating island, but the powerful enemy overwhelmed them and nearly crushed Ash. The HeartCatch Pretty Cure recreated their miracle and summoned Mugen Silhouette to save him.

  • The Heart Tree agreed to make the floating island the battlefield, and the Pretty Cure unleashed their combined finishing moves against Ultra Killer.
  • Ultra Killer shattered their attacks, and Ash explained that its light powers offset the Pretty Cure’s energy.
  • Ash and the Pretty Cure fought Ultra Killer together, but the enemy defeated them and raised its foot over Ash.
  • Hanasaki Rei, Yuri, Erika, and Itsuki joined hands and summoned Mugen Silhouette, who blocked the fatal blow.

Ch. 909Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Infinite Silhouette struggled to contain Ultra Killer, while Ash used Zero’s transformation device and a borrowed Geed Riser to devise a way to strengthen her with the power of other Ultras. The chapter ended as Ash began loading the first Fusion Capsules into the device.

  • Infinite Silhouette protected Ash and fought Ultra Killer, while the Heart Tree’s vines rescued the fallen Pretty Cures and healed them.
  • Ashu created a vast battlefield with Precure World so the giants could fight without destroying Earth, and Zero arrived to help.
  • Ultra Killer defeated Zero, and Ash explained that it had absorbed the abilities of previous opponents before asking Zero for his old transformation device.
  • Ash and Dark Precure merged into Infinite Silhouette, strengthening her as she struggled against Ultra Killer.
  • Ash revealed his plan to fuse borrowed powers with the Geed Riser, transformed into Cure Knight, and produced capsules for Ultraman King, Legend, Noa, and Saga.
  • Ash loaded the King and Noa Capsules into the knuckle gun as Ultraman King’s light appeared in Infinite Silhouette’s inner world.

Ch. 910Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash and the Pretty Cures defeated Ultra Killer with Infinite Silhouette’s temporary fusion of four legendary Ultramen, and the girls later gathered at Nasta Café for a leisurely get-together. Itsuki quietly told Rei she had found something in the computer beneath the castle, leaving Rei flustered.

  • Ash fused the powers of Ultraman King, Noa, Saga, and Legend into Infinite Silhouette, who erased Ultra Killer with Precure Paradise End after the Pretty Cures interrupted its attack.
  • Infinite Silhouette returned the borrowed powers, then teased Ash and admitted that several of the girls wanted to keep him to themselves.
  • Rei worried that Ash had seen the girls completely, while Itsuki and Erika reassured her and Itsuki gave her a cupcake.
  • Itsuki whispered to Rei that she had found something in the computer beneath the castle, making Rei blush again.
  • Ash hosted the Pretty Cures at Nasta Café, where they enjoyed Itsuki’s cupcakes and drinks.
  • Yuko asked Itsuki whether she had really baked the cupcakes, and Itsuki explained that she had taken cooking classes.

Ch. 911Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Dark and Mirror grew closer as they talked about how Ash had saved them, while Rei and Yuri lured Ash backstage with a maid-outfit surprise and tied him to a bed. The chapter left Ash bound and unable to escape as the two teased him.

  • Yuko told Itsuki that she had fallen for Ash because of his kindness, while Dark quietly watched the Precures enjoying themselves.
  • Mirror stopped Bad End Precure from pranking Dark, then told Dark how Ash had saved her twice and helped her find a self.
  • Dark asked Mirror to share more about Ash, and Mirror began whispering his secrets and weaknesses to her.
  • Ash decided that the group deserved time to relax after their battle, but Rei and Yuri dragged him backstage.
  • Rei and Yuri wore maid outfits and pampered Ash, then changed into their transformed outfits and tied him to the bed with vines.

Ch. 912Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Rei and Yuri confronted Ash with cross-world fanfiction about his relationships and punished him together, while the stories spread among the Pretty Cure. After Ash was exhausted by the ensuing attention, Dark Precure offered to heal him and spend time with him.

  • Rei showed Ash a novel about Kamen Rider and Pretty Cure, and Yuri found its intimate arc featuring Rei and Yuri.
  • Rei and Yuri questioned Ash about fanfiction entries pairing him with other Pretty Cure, then carried him away to punish him together.
  • Homi and Ashu discussed Ash’s popularity and Homi’s feelings for him while the fanfiction circulated among the Pretty Cure.
  • The Pretty Cure blushed or scornfully avoided Ash in public, then visited his bedroom at night, leaving him exhausted.
  • Dark Precure found Ash tired and offered to heal him and go out with him.

Ch. 913Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Little Dark spent a day in Hope Flower City with Ash, thanked him for helping her become herself, and asked to build a family with him. Ash then learned that the Land of Light had been restored and turned the Castle Dragon back toward it before fetching Mana and the others.

  • Little Dark led Ash through the market, told him she wanted more memories with him, and shared that she had become Tsukikage Dark and could call Dr. Tsukikage Eimei and Harurai her parents.
  • Ash apologized for treating Little Dark’s feelings as part of a story, and Little Dark accepted his apology while thanking him for helping her become herself.
  • Little Dark took Ash to a hotel and told him she wanted to bear his children and share the family he had found.
  • Ash received good news on his communicator that the Land of Light had been restored with help from their allies.
  • Ash turned the Castle Dragon back toward the Land of Light before going to retrieve Mana and the others from the world of Doki Doki.

Ch. 914Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash returned with the Pretty Cure to find Earth under attack and joined the fight against the New Hundred Worlds’ forces. After reaching the group’s base, he heard Hikari begin explaining a new development designed to protect the planet from battle damage.

  • Ash told the girls that the revived heroes and justice organizations had restored the balance, but that he still needed to face Light and Kaler; the girls insisted on staying beside him.
  • Ash brought Castle Dragon back toward Earth and asked Homi about the battle’s future outcome, but stopped her before she could answer.
  • Ash and the Pretty Cure encountered a Demon Airship in orbit, defended Castle Dragon, and destroyed its carrier aircraft.
  • Electronic Star Beast Dorugiran, commanded by Geki, attacked the Demon Airship and helped Ash’s group reach Earth.
  • The New Hundred Worlds’ remaining Heavenly Kings met with allied villain leaders and discussed wiping out the force gathering against them.
  • At the joint base, Aida Ryu asked Hikari how the heroes had prevented their battles from damaging the cities, and Hikari began explaining their latest development.

Ch. 915Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure Chapter 915

Ash and Hikari introduced the Dimensional Warp Field, then used it to draw the invading Death Fleet into a battle space where heroes from across the world could confront it. As the battle began, Ash borrowed Puka and a transformation gem to transform again.

  • Hikari explained that the mass-produced Dimensional Warp Field could limit collateral damage and let people travel instantly across vast distances.
  • Ash learned that the Makuu, Machine Empire, Great Star Cluster Gozma, and Gua Empire had united to launch a major attack before the heroes could assemble.
  • Ash deployed the Dimensional Warp Field to trap the Death Fleet, and the villains discovered they had entered a prepared ambush.
  • Space Sheriffs, defense teams, super robots, Ultramen, and other heroes arrived and attacked the fleet, while Don Horror rallied the villains to fight back.
  • Haruka healed wounded warriors and Ash encouraged the Pretty Cure to keep supporting the battle.
  • Ash called Puka, used the transformation gem borrowed from Ashu, and shouted, "Precure—Metamorphose!"

Ch. 916Kamen Rider Was Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash and the heroes defeated the Death Fleet in a battle spanning multiple worlds. After celebrating their victory, Ash reflected that his fight would continue to protect others.

  • Ash and four Pretty Cures boarded a Makuu warship and found Don Horror in its control room with the defeated Space Sheriffs.
  • The Pretty Cures restrained Don Horror with their purification attacks, allowing the Space Sheriffs and Ash to strike him down and defeat the Makuu faction.
  • Reinforcements helped the heroes defeat the Death Fleet’s other forces, and Hoshina Hikaru thanked Ash before awkwardly referring to a novel shared in the Pretty Cure group chat.
  • The heroes celebrated their victory as Kyoryujin led Ginga and others in a samba dance, while Ash declined to dance with Miyuki because he was tired.
  • Ash reflected on his battles and the people he had met, then resolved to keep fighting to protect others.

Ch. 917Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash and the heroes learned that the System was Histrum, the collective will of victims across infinite worlds, and discovered that She intended to isolate their world from the multiverse. The chapter ended with the heroes realizing they might be trapped while the other worlds remained in danger.

  • Kaler explained that New Hundred Worlds had used its former allies as disposable pawns and revealed that its purpose involved Ash and the others.
  • Histrum arrived with Light and Kaler, and Ash recognized Her as the System who had once been his companion.
  • Histrum revealed that She was the collective will of victims harmed by evil forces and had chosen Ash to help create a peaceful world.
  • Histrum thanked the heroes and declared that She would protect the world in their place.
  • The heroes discovered that the Dimensional Warp Field could no longer be opened outward, and Kaler revealed that Histrum intended to sever their world's connection to the multiverse.

Ch. 918Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Histrum began sealing Earth and gathering heroes into a supposed paradise, leaving Ash devastated and the trapped heroes trying to understand her plan. After a huge tower appeared above Earth, Ash said he knew Histrum’s purpose and was asked whether he would reveal it.

  • Histrum used Light and Colour to help seal Earth and prepare to restart existence, while Ash failed to stop her from disappearing.
  • Yoma and the other heroes realized the Dimensional Warp Field had trapped them in Ash’s world, and Ace speculated that Histrum intended to remake the worlds according to her ideals.
  • Ash remained silent as the heroes debated Histrum’s motives, then a radar team detected Nursery City and Babel Tower above the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Shotaro and Megumi questioned whether Histrum was truly an enemy, since her actions seemed to contradict her goal of peace.
  • Ash told the Precures that he and Histrum were the same person, then asked whether they truly wanted to hear her purpose.

Ch. 919Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ashu revealed that New Hundred Worlds planned to reset the multiverse to end war, while preserving heroes and making Ash’s world a model for rebuilding humanity. Ash rejected the plan, but the heroes found no higher powers willing to intervene and remained trapped beneath the barrier as they considered how to stop it.

  • Ashu explained that New Hundred Worlds had gathered Dark Echoes to prevent their birth, create spacetime shock bombs, and power a multiversal reset that would erase existing life.
  • Ashu revealed that Ash’s love for heroes had led the system to protect selected heroes and spare Ash’s powerless world as a model for educating a new humanity.
  • Ash struck the table and angrily condemned Ashu’s extreme plan, arguing that their shared journeys showed humanity could learn and change.
  • Bo Jinzhijie and the others discussed how the heroes’ efforts to improve their world seemed to support the system’s judgment, while ordinary citizens remained unaware of the plan.
  • Kaito returned after seeking help from Sentai God, but reported that he would not interfere; the others also failed to find allies among higher beings.
  • Haruka and Megumi treated Ash’s injured hand, and Megumi insisted that he needed them by his side because he never learned from anything until it happened to him personally.

Ch. 920Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ashu revealed that she was the same person as Her, sharing Her mission but choosing Ash because she loved him. Ash then met Kalle in Paradigm City, where their fight ended in a truce and an argument over splitting the damage bill.

  • Ashu confessed that she had inherited Her heart and supported Ash because she loved him, though she still agreed with Her objective.
  • Ash struggled to decide what he wanted to do, and Ashu told him that someone from New Hundred Worlds wanted to speak with him.
  • Ash traveled alone to Paradigm City through a passage Kalle had opened and left a daisy beside the rift where Dast had fallen.
  • Ash attacked Kalle at BISTROTJurer, and the two exchanged blows and gunfire before the bartender intervened.
  • Ash and Kalle agreed to stop fighting, sat at the bar, and argued that they should split the cost of the damage.

Ch. 921Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash accepted Kalle’s gear to reach Mana, but Kalle challenged him to examine why he kept fighting. Back with his allies, Ash reunited with Homi, whose arrival as his future daughter brought warmth and renewed resolve before the coming war.

  • Kalle explained that the Forgotten City was a laboratory where people from different worlds learned to live together, and Ash objected that they had been abducted.
  • Kalle gave Ash a golden gear that served as the key to Mana’s world, and Ash took it despite suspecting a trap.
  • Kalle questioned Ash’s reasons for fighting, recalling that Ash had once fought for his own wishes and later for Dark Echo, while Ash insisted he still had more people to protect.
  • Ash returned to his allies, who eagerly welcomed Homi as his future daughter and showered her with gifts.
  • Bo A-Lingjia and Bo Jinzhijie reflected that they had to win the war for their families, and Ash interrupted them.

Ch. 922Kamen Rider Is Being a Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash accepted Ayumi's offer to accompany him to rescue Mana and the others, then received a mysterious delivery from Histrum containing a Rider belt. He set out for the DokiDoki! Pretty Cure world and found Mana and her friends at school, where he photographed their surprised reaction.

  • Ayumi asked Ash to take her along and promised to protect him, and he agreed.
  • Momoi Taro delivered a package that Histrum had arranged before They left; Ash found a familiar Rider belt inside.
  • Ash took Ayumi's hand and announced that they would leave immediately to rescue Mana and the others.
  • At Daibei First Academy, Mana's friends discussed her winning the student council presidency again and her determination to help everyone.
  • Rikka noticed Ash standing near the school flower bed with a camera, and he photographed Mana and her friends as they stared at him in surprise.

Ch. 923Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash reunited with the grown-up Pretty Cure at Ōbai Academy, but they did not remember him. When Jikochu monsters attacked the school, Mana and the others transformed and fought them while Ash watched.

  • Ash approached Mana, Rikka, Arisu, and Makoto at Ōbai Academy, and the girls treated him as a suspicious outsider.
  • Ash introduced himself and said he had come to see whether the girls were doing well, but they could not recall knowing him.
  • Students cried out about a monster, so the girls left Ash and ran toward the athletic field as he followed.
  • Mana and the others found two Jikochu shaped like a baseball and a soccer ball, transformed into Pretty Cure, and attacked them.
  • The girls worked together to evade and counter the monsters, with Rikka using Twinkle Diamond to redirect their projectiles.

Ch. 924KAMEN RIDER Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash saved Makoto from the Jikochu, transformed into KAMEN RIDER Enki, and fought the monsters while the Pretty Cure watched in surprise. Though Enki seemed fragile and was repeatedly struck, Ash used his skills to redirect their force and knock the Jikochu into a heap.

  • Ash blocked two Jikochu from attacking Makoto and told her he had come to protect her as her father.
  • Ash raised a transformation belt and introduced himself as KAMEN RIDER Enki, declaring himself Pretty Cure's ally and the villains' nightmare.
  • Ash transformed into Enki, but a Jikochu immediately sent him flying, prompting Makoto to call him weak.
  • Ash used practiced movements to dissipate most of the Jikochu's blows and evade their attempts to grab him.
  • Ash built momentum as he bounced between the monsters, then kicked a volleyball Jikochu into the others and sent them crashing into a tangled heap.

Ch. 925Kamen Rider as a Villain in Pretty Cure

Ash defeated the Jikochu alongside the Pretty Cures, but the girls turned their weapons on him, believing he had betrayed and hurt them. He left without fighting, then returned to his Heartbeat World base where Sakagami Ayumi welcomed him and tended to his wound.

  • Ash prepared to unleash Enki's power, but the Pretty Cures defeated the Jikochu with their combined Lovely Force Arrow.
  • The Pretty Cures aimed their Heart Arrows at Ash and accused him of bringing the Jikochu and betraying them, especially hurting Rikka.
  • Ash insisted that their shared past mattered, but Arisu shot through his helmet and warned him to stay away.
  • Ash removed his belt and walked away, while Rikka watched him leave with confused, painful feelings.
  • Ash returned to his old rented house in the Heartbeat World and told Sakagami Ayumi that the Pretty Cures had become the enemies he once wanted them to be.
  • Sakagami Ayumi noticed Ash's cheek wound and went to get bandages, while Ash said he did not blame the Pretty Cures.
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