Recaps

After the Clarinet escaped into the future, Ash found a way to pursue it by using an Administrator PASS to summon the Gaoh Liner. The group boarded the time train and set off toward the future, while Ash's use of the pass drew the attention of beings beyond their world.

• The Clarinet vanished through a rainbow distortion, and Ash nearly fell to his death before Kenzaki Makoto caught him.
• Marlo explained that the Clarinet planned to destroy the future and thereby erase the present, so Ash searched his inventory for a way to follow it.
• Ash found an Administrator PASS, ignored a warning about attracting dangerous outsiders, and used it to summon the Gaoh Liner.
• The Gaoh Liner arrived from the sky, and Ash led the girls aboard for a journey to the future.
• The girls cleaned the dusty train cars and chatted as the Gaoh Liner traveled through time, until Ai winced and clutched her shoulder.

Ash treated Ai’s shoulder wound after Maro bit her, then traveled with the others to a church in the future, where they discovered Ai’s wedding. The chapter ended with Ai staring at her future self in a wedding dress, while the groom remained hidden.

• Ash examined Ai’s bite wound and treated it with medicine made from Gijera pollen, leaving Ai flustered by the strange sensations.
• Ash gave Ai a rabies vaccine, and the Gaoh Liner carried the group through a rainbow tunnel into the future.
• Ash and the girls arrived at a crowded church and recognized their friends and families among the wedding guests.
• Ai saw her future self emerge as the bride in a white wedding dress, while the crowd concealed the groom.
• Ai stared in shock at her future self in the wedding dress.

Ash and the Pretty Cure girls fought the time-stopping whale construct and destroyed the clarinet controlling it, freeing the people trapped in stolen memories. As everyone returned to their own timelines, Ai went to embrace Ash, but an unexpected impact struck her chest.

• Ash watched Ai’s wedding daydream with Cure Heart, Rikka, and Arisu before a gray ripple stopped time and revealed the whale construct.
• Ash summoned Another Dark Dragreder and joined Ai, Maro, and the other Cures in attacking the whale and entering its body.
• Ai and Ash fought side by side through waves of junk monsters, coordinating their attacks as they made their way to the construct’s heart.
• The Cures used the Crystal Mirror and Pretty Cure Lovely Straight Flush to weaken the clarinet, and Ash broke it in half, destroying the enemy.
• The stolen memories scattered and the people returned to their timelines; as Ai moved to embrace Ash, an unexpected impact struck her chest.

Ash transformed into Another Ryuga and challenged Ai to a final battle in the Mirror World, forcing her to confront his despair with her fists and words. After Maro and Beruru gave Ai their blessings, she renewed her resolve and transformed into a radiant bridal form, while Ash remained her opponent.

• Ash revealed the Another Ryuga Ridewatch and demanded that Ai fight him, then transformed and faced Cure Heart alone.
• Ai and Ash battled fiercely in the Mirror World as their friends watched helplessly from beyond the mirror.
• Ash urged Ai to abandon her principles and kill him, but Ai refused to give up on saving him.
• Maro told Ai he was fading away and asked her to carry his love with her; Beruru revealed her voice was Ai's grandmother's and encouraged Ai to do what she believed was right.
• Ai accepted Maro and her grandmother's blessings, renewed her resolve, and transformed into a white bridal outfit radiating rainbow light.

Aida Ai saved Ash from the darkness inside him by embracing him, and the two reconciled after the Mirror World shattered. Ash began telling Ai about his past as an Interdimensional Traveler and the repeated battles that had left him isolated and tormented.

• Aida Ai transformed her light bow into a cocoon and embraced Ash, calming the darkness inside him as they fell together.
• The sparking watch slipped from Ash and fell into the abyss, and Ash felt peace for the first time.
• Outside the Mirror World, Aguri summoned the Ride Shooter, and Arisu drove it inside with the others.
• Ash awoke among the ruins, and Aida Ai punched him before embracing him and saying she had needed to save him.
• Ash apologized and admitted he was not from their world, then told Ai he had endured repeated battles and deaths across other worlds.
• Ai cried as Ash described his pain, and she held him tightly.

Ash revealed that he had fought through loneliness and despair by his own choice, and Ai and the others urged him not to face everything alone. After collapsing and appearing dead, Ash learned that the Pretty Cure had healed his body and decided he wanted to live.

• Ash told Ai that he had lost hope after reaching for dreams that kept turning to dust, and Ai held him as she apologized.
• Ash said the Jikochu Progenitor had fled but admitted his selfish actions were his own, then declared DokiDoki! Pretty Cure had defeated him.
• Ai, Arisu, Aguri, Rikka, and Makoto each confronted Ash, and he apologized to Makoto before accepting Ai’s offer of friendship.
• Ash collapsed just as he reached for Ai’s hand, and the others panicked, believing he was dead.
• Ash woke up after the system rebooted him and explained that the Dark Echo had retreated and his body had been healed.
• Ash clenched his hand and declared that he wanted to live.

After waking in Oink Tail Tei, Ash reassured Regina and the girls and considered whether he could change his life of endless fighting. Aida Mana’s parents then questioned Ash about his relationship with Mana and the other girls, and the chapter ended with Ash misunderstanding their concern as a question about marriage.

• Regina rushed into Ash’s arms after he woke, and he promised not to scare her by collapsing again.
• Ash discussed his uncertain future with Ai, who urged him to change gradually, then ate her family’s spicy rice.
• Aida Kentaro and Aida Ayumi asked Ash what Mana and the other girls meant to him, and he said that Mana was important to him and that he liked her.
• Ash told Mana’s parents that he was a traveler and an amateur scientist, then misunderstood Kentaro’s question about dating as a question about marriage.

After realizing Mana’s feelings for Ash, the girls moved his belongings into Oink Tail Tei so he could live with them. Ash accepted the arrangement and settled in, ending the chapter as he defended his love of toys to Ai.

• Rikka asked Mana how she felt about Ash, and Mana admitted without hesitation that she liked him.
• Ash realized the Aida couple might have mistaken his closeness with Mana for plans to marry her, then began reconsidering his own feelings.
• Ai and the other girls brought Ash’s belongings to Oink Tail Tei and declared that he would live there, despite his objections.
• The girls teased Ai about using her Student Council President authority for personal gain, and Ash joined in the laughter before accepting his new home.
• After helping Ash unpack, Ai tried one of his toys and called him childish, while Ash insisted he still liked toys and would not abandon them for the sake of maturity.

Ash and the Pretty Cure fought Levi’s invasion of Oogai City as Jikochu monsters ravaged the streets. While the girls confronted Levi, Ash saw citizens helping one another and began rescuing them, but an elderly man then tried to return to find his missing granddaughter.

• Ash and Mana shared a tender conversation about wedding dresses before an explosion revealed a massive Jikochu attack on Oogai City.
• Regina identified Levi as the likely commander, and Ash rode off alone to confront him while the girls transformed to defend the city.
• The Pretty Cure fought the Jikochu, rescued citizens, and guided them toward underground shelters established by Arisu’s family.
• Ash expected the frightened crowd to turn selfish, but he found citizens supporting one another and encouraging each other to trust Pretty Cure.
• Ash defeated a Jikochu threatening the crowd and escorted people to a shelter, where an elderly man tried to leave to search for his granddaughter.

Ash saved a girl from the Jikochu and was rescued by the Pretty Cure and Regina. He rejected Levi’s claim that he could only ever be a villain, joined the team against the world-ending plan, and transformed into Survival Ryuga as the final battle began.

• Ash rushed into the Jikochu-infested area, rescued a girl, and shielded her from the monsters despite being unable to fight back without his card deck.
• Cure Heart and Regina arrived in time to protect Ash, while Rikka carried the girl to safety and the others thanked him for saving her.
• Levi accused Ash of being an irredeemable villain, but Ai and the others defended their trust in him.
• Ash declared that he would define himself and live for himself and the things he loved, then Aguri returned his black card deck.
• Ash and the Pretty Cure introduced themselves together and declared war on their enemies.
• Ash inserted the Survival Card into the Dark Dragon Visor and transformed into Survival Ryuga.

After Levi revived the Jikochu Progenitor inside his body, Ash and the Pretty Cure fought the newly emerged final enemy. The Progenitor overwhelmed them, leaving Ash injured and the girls struggling to resist as they launched a desperate attack.

• The seven warriors battered Levi until he used the hidden Evil Thought Energy and Another Ryuga Ridewatch to revive the Jikochu Progenitor.
• Ira sacrificed himself to the Progenitor, which transformed into a monstrous Another Ryuga and declared Ash its intended vessel.
• Ash attacked the Progenitor with his Dark Dragon Visor and Shoot Vent, but it emerged unharmed and blasted his weapon away.
• The Progenitor attacked the group and pursued Ash into the Mirror World, then struck him back into reality and knocked him out of transformation.
• Ai told Ash to stay back while the Pretty Cure continued fighting the Progenitor, and the girls prepared their Pretty Cure Lovely Straight Flush.

Ash fought Another Ryuga after the Pretty Cures were defeated, while the Jikochu Progenitor extracted Ai’s Ling Shen Xin. Ash reclaimed the heart but was fatally wounded, leaving Ai’s fate uncertain.

• The Jikochu Progenitor reflected the Pretty Cures’ finishing attack, knocking them unconscious and leaving Ash to fight alone.
• Cure Heart challenged the Jikochu Progenitor’s plan to rule a world with no one else in it, angering it.
• Another Ryuga sent Ai flying and seized her while the Jikochu Progenitor trapped the other Pretty Cures in the Mirror World.
• The Jikochu Progenitor tore Ai’s Ling Shen Xin from her, but Ash transformed and attacked with the Spear of Light.
• Ash used Guard Vent to shield Ai, but Another Ryuga pierced his chest; he then headbutted it and snatched Ai’s Ling Shen Xin back, bleeding heavily.

Ash fought the Jikochu Progenitor, then awakened a new Ryuga form with Aida Mana and Cure Heart’s help. Together, Ash and Cure Heart overwhelmed the enemy, though Ash’s Survive form ended as they prepared to continue.

• The Jikochu Progenitor battered Ash and tried to take over his body, but Ash rejected its claims and drew strength from his resolve and the heroes who had inspired him.
• Ash inserted the Ling Shen Xin into his chest and awakened as Ryuga heart, while Aida Mana embraced him in his inner world and agreed to go with him.
• Ryuga and Cure Heart attacked the Jikochu Progenitor together, using their combined powers to wound, freeze, and launch it into the sky.
• Ryuga and Cure Heart fired heart-shaped arrows at the airborne Jikochu Progenitor, then Ash reverted from Survive form after a mirror shattered and drew his final card.

Ash defeated Another Ryuga alongside Cure Heart, but the victory left him dying. He freed Dark Dragreder and the bluebird, said goodbye to the Precure girls, and died in Aida Ai’s arms.

• Ash and Cure Heart combined their kicks to split Another Ryuga’s Evil Thought Energy blast and destroy it.
• Ash freed Ling Shen Xin, tore up the Ryuga Card Deck’s Contract Card, and released Dark Dragreder and the bluebird.
• Aida Ai and the other girls found Ash beside a wrecked sedan and realized his heartbeat was fading.
• Ash comforted the grieving girls, including Yotsuba Arisu, Hishikawa Rikka, Regina, and Kenzaki Makoto.
• Ash stood to tell the Precure girls he was grateful to have met them, then collapsed into Aida Ai’s embrace and died.

After Ash sacrificed himself to defeat the Jikochu Progenitor, the girls restored Oogai City and set out to save the rest of the world. In the aftermath, they rebuilt their lives while mourning Ash and keeping their memories of him alive.

• Ai failed to grasp Ash's hand as he shattered into mirrors, and she kept the final card from his case while remembering their bond.
• Pretty Cure restored Oogai City, purified the Jikochu, and received cheers from the townspeople, who did not know Ash had helped them.
• Ai gained Cure Heart Parthenon Mode, and the girls flew away on the black dragon to confront chaos elsewhere.
• Ai, Rikka, Makoto, Aguri, and Arisu each continued their lives, while Rikka returned to Ash's room and fell asleep on his bed.
• Makoto dedicated a song to Ash at her concert, and Regina told Ai that her father had given up the throne while Joe took charge of the Poker Kingdom.

Regina and Mana reflected on Ash’s absence, while Ash’s memories were absorbed by the system and three heroes set out to investigate dark reactions across their universes. The chapter then shifted to Ai’s eighteenth birthday, where she celebrated with Ash at home and hinted at the significance of the day.

• Regina called for Ash, realized he was gone, and told Mana she would bully him if they met again; Mana insisted they would meet him someday.
• The system absorbed a card made from the girls’ memories as three heroes opened portals to the Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Ultra Great universes.
• Commander Infinite learned that his team had detected a dark aggregate’s reaction and ordered squads and Cross Machine Units to deploy.
• On August 4, Ai woke late, remembered she had graduated high school, and went downstairs to find Ash preparing breakfast.
• Ai and Ash ate pineapple seafood fried rice, reminisced about living together for four years, and teased each other about their relationship and the restaurant.
• Ai took Ash’s hand, leaned against him, and asked whether he knew what day it was.

Aida Ai celebrated Tanabata and spent a happy date with Ash, but the happiness broke apart when she remembered that Kamen Rider Ryuga had sacrificed himself and realized she was living in a dream. She woke to find the other Pretty Cure defeated and faced the armored enemy as Cure Heart.

• Ai asked Ash to elope, then convinced him to spend Tanabata on a date with her instead of meeting Rikka, Arisu, and Makoto.
• Rikka watched Ai and Ash together and admitted she wanted both of them, but could not bear to interfere with their happiness.
• Ai changed into a maid outfit, gave Ash chocolate, and asked him to confess to her again; they embraced as she cried.
• Ai remembered that Ryuga had sacrificed himself and that her happy life was an arranged dream, but Ash urged her to reject false happiness and fight for everyone.
• Ai woke beside Sharuru, learned the others had been defeated, and confronted the armored enemy before transforming into Cure Heart with two other pink-haired girls.

Hanasaki Rei and Kurumi Erika encountered Ash after he opened Nascita Cafe in Hope City, while Rei struggled with a frightening dream and her obvious attraction to the new café owner. Ash left Tsukikage Yuri in charge of the café as he set out to find something that made him happy.

• Hanasaki Rei woke from a nightmare about a giant spider, and Shiffre mistook her messy appearance for a ghost.
• Hanasaki Rei and Kurumi Erika discussed their shared spider nightmare, while Coffret teased Erika about her past fight with Spider Gagi.
• Hanasaki Rei and Kurumi Erika entered Nascita Cafe and met its owner, Ash, who introduced himself and welcomed them to Hope City.
• Ash told Tsukikage Yuri to manage the café while he went to find something that made him happy.
• Kurumi Erika teased Hanasaki Rei about daydreaming of a romance with Ash, and Rei blushed and protested.

A masked Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Demons and challenged Pretty Cure, while his memories and growing sympathy for the heroines complicated his plans. After deciding to help them become stronger by making them feel love, he introduced himself with a bizarre performance that left everyone baffled.

• Timons stole a Heart Seed from Rei and Erika, then negotiated with Scorpina Lina for a chance to join the Desert Apostles.
• Timons used the Spider stamp and Demons Driver to transform into Kamen Rider Demons and confront Pretty Cure.
• Ash watched Pretty Cure battle a Desertrian and reflected on how his feelings and behavior had changed during his time in this world.
• Ash decided to intervene and make Pretty Cure stronger, believing that love could increase their power.
• Ash introduced himself as “Spiderman,” confusing Rei and Erika and making Scorpina Lina laugh.

Ash fought Cure Blossom and Cure Marine to test Pretty Cure’s strength, using spider silk to trap Erika and force Rei to face him alone. Rei found the courage to stand up for her partner and charge at Ash, but he overwhelmed her as the fight continued.

• Ash provoked the girls by threatening to destroy the Heart Seed, so Erika and Rei transformed into Cure Marine and Cure Blossom.
• Ash blasted Cure Marine with Demons Spider Silk, then used a web-assisted flying kick that Cure Blossom and Cure Marine struggled to block.
• Cure Marine charged Ash and was caught in a web trap, leaving Cure Blossom to fight alone.
• Rei spoke up when Ash scolded the demon Kain, and Kain became impressed by Pretty Cure.
• Cure Blossom charged Ash despite her fear, but he blocked her attacks, threw her into the ground, and trapped her head under his arm.

Ash tested Cure Blossom and Cure Marine in battle, first dismissing Rei as weak and then provoking her into revealing her resolve to protect Erika. After the HeartCatch Pretty Cure fought together, Erika launched Ash with the Pretty Cure Buttocks Punch, while Rei hesitated to join the attack.

• Ash cleaned Rei’s face and called her the weakest Pretty Cure, leaving her dejected.
• Shaback arrived and watched Ash fight, considering whether he might be useful to Dune.
• Ash threatened to eat Erika while she was trapped in a cocoon, and Rei broke free of her fear to protect her friend with Blossom Shower.
• Rei freed Erika, and the two Pretty Cure teamed up against Ash, trading attacks with his web armor and silk.
• Erika used the Pretty Cure Buttocks Punch to send Ash flying, while Rei admitted she had been too embarrassed to join in.

Ash joined the Desert Apostles after defeating Rei and Erika without finishing them off, but a mysterious rescuer carried the unconscious girls away. Back at Nasta's, Ash learned from Yuri that Rei and Erika were the new Pretty Cure successors and began planning how to use their emotions to strengthen them.

• Ash used the Spider Sin Stamp and the Demons Finish to defeat Rei and Erika, then revealed his face and asked the Desert Apostles to hire him as Timons.
• Dr. Sabaku praised Ash's performance but ordered Dark Precure to finish off Rei and Erika; a flower-petal tornado arrived and carried the girls and fairies away.
• Ash accepted the Desert Apostles' invitation and put an arm around Dark Precure, who opened her usually closed eye and revealed its golden iris.
• Ash returned to Nasta's and found Rei and Erika unconscious on the sofa, while Yuri explained that they were the new Pretty Cure successors.
• Ash agreed to Yuri's request and planned to use their emotions to help strengthen them.

After Rei and Erika woke at Nasta Café, Ash explained how Yuri had rescued them and offered the Pretty Cure a secret base. Yuri’s new routine at the café drew rumors from her classmates, and Kurumi Momoka greeted her after school.

• Rei woke at Nasta Café beside Erika and learned that Yuri had brought them there after their defeat.
• Yuri emerged from backstage, and Rei thanked her for helping them; Ash teased Yuri about making friends and claimed she had a crush on him.
• Ash revealed Shiffre and Coffret, explained that he knew the girls were Pretty Cure, and offered the café as their secret base.
• Yuri declined her classmates’ invitations, prompting them to gossip that she had a secret boyfriend.
• Kurumi Momoka hugged Yuri from behind and noted that Yuri had been busy lately.

Yuri secretly watched Ash transform into Kamen Rider Demons and defeat Rei and Erika, taking their Heart Seed and humiliating Erika. Yuri and Rei brought the injured Erika back to Ash's café, where Erika cursed him while recovering.

• Momoka teased Yuri about caring for Ash, and Yuri left to help at his café.
• Yuri saw Ash confront Rei and Erika as Demons and resolved to uncover his identity.
• Demons defeated Rei and Erika, webbing them up and taking their Heart Seed.
• After Rei failed to guess another Pretty Cure's name, Ash spanked Erika as punishment for ramming her butt into his face.
• Yuri and Rei carried Erika back to the café, where she recovered on the sofa and angrily cursed Ash.

Ash comforted Erika after Timons defeated her, then agreed to let Erika and Rei help at Nasta Café without pay because they were underage. He left Rei in charge of a mysterious flower called Gijera and set out to meet the Desert Apostles, whose field executives were introduced.

• Ash teased the injured Erika, then gave her a special ice cream and arranged for Yuri to help treat her bruises.
• Yuri warned Ash not to touch Erika casually, and Ash handed her spray and ice for Erika's injury.
• Rei proposed that she and Erika work part-time at Nasta Café, and Ash agreed but refused to pay them because they were children.
• Ash left Rei to water a flower called Gijera and warned her not to open its protective cover because its pollen was poisonous.
• Ash transformed his phone into a motorcycle and headed to the Desert Apostles' headquarters to meet his allies.
• The chapter introduced Scorpina Lina and Spider Gagi as two of the Desert Apostles' field executives.