Vol. 9The Coming Threat

Ash reunited with scattered allies, defeated the Dust and Sentai Killer, and helped the Pretty Cure face new dangers while deepening his relationships with them. After alien refugees arrived and the Barossa Aliens attacked, Ash and the Cures defended them, and Itsuki accepted Ash’s love.

  • Ash defeated Dust with help from Kaguya and other allies, reunited the heroes, and helped Ayumi purify Dust as the worlds merged.
  • Ash reunited with Regina and met CureFriendy and Mayu, then joined Towa in rescuing Haruka, Minami, and Kirara.
  • Ash claimed the Pumpkin Kingdom and grew closer to Minami, Kirara, and Haruka as his companions prepared to fight Hundred Realms.
  • Megumi defeated and purified the Pretty Cure Killer, freeing Homi Frederica from its influence, and Ash hosted a banquet for his allies.
  • Ash reunited with the Smile Precure and helped the scattered heroes escape the Sentai Killer’s traps before they defeated it with the Gokai Galleon Buster.
  • The Precure were overwhelmed with affection for Ash and pinned him down, while Megumi transformed into Eternal Unlovely Angel.
  • Ash reunited with the Pretty Cure, defended alien refugees from the Barossa Aliens, and trained the Cures as a greater enemy approached Earth.
  • Itsuki challenged Ash to a fight, and after they confessed their feelings and escaped a sealed underground trap, they accepted each other.
Chapters 801–900 Read from Ch. 801

Arc 33Dust and the New World

Ash defeated Dust and helped reunite the scattered heroes after the worlds merged. As he searched for the Pretty Cures, he met new allies, comforted Regina, and joined Towa in rescuing Haruka, Minami, and Kirara.

  • Ash helped Primum understand love, but she died after wishing she could have been his true Pretty Cure, while Light and Kale revealed their plan to combine the worlds.
  • Ash reunited with the heroes and fought through the Kamen Rider worlds before reaching Paradigm City, where he challenged Dust and learned the city was an abandoned experiment.
  • Dust trapped Ash between defeating him and saving the wounded heroes, but Kaguya and other allies arrived, and Ash restored the Riders’ powers before Ayumi purified Dust’s Dark Echo.
  • Ash rescued Ayumi with help from Regina and Twilight, and more than twenty Kamen Riders joined their attacks to defeat Dust as the worlds merged.
  • Ash gathered the scattered Rider powers and set out with Puka, Ashu, Towa, and others, while Ayumi stayed behind to guard the place he would return to and confessed her feelings for him.
  • Ash met CureFriendy and Mayu, then helped Regina confront her jealousy and comforted her after she admitted she wanted him all to herself.
  • Ash and Towa entered a magical kingdom, where she transformed into Cure Scarlet and joined him in defeating a giant mechanical monster before they found Haruka, Minami, and Kirara safe with a huge cake.
Chapters 801–82525 summaries Read

Arc 34The Pumpkin Kingdom and the Pretty Cure Killer

Ash claimed the Pumpkin Kingdom, reunited with his companions, and deepened his relationships with Minami, Kirara, and Haruka. After the Pretty Cure Killer attacked, Megumi defeated her and the heroes welcomed Homi Frederica, then celebrated before recommitting to the fight against Hundred Realms.

  • Ash claimed the Pumpkin Kingdom after defeating its minister, and the Pumpkin King entrusted him with the throne and the kingdom’s fairies.
  • Ash and Towa discussed connecting their kingdoms, while Twilight declared her wish to become Ash’s wife and Towa sought help from Haruka and Yui.
  • Ash spent time with Minami, Kirara, and Haruka, and each reaffirmed her feelings for him and her plans for the future.
  • Ash and his companions returned to Light Hill, where they found the city under attack and learned that the Pretty Cure Killer had defeated many Precure.
  • The Pretty Cure Killer defeated the HappinessCharge Precure until Megumi fought her, accepted both light and darkness, and transformed into Forever Unlovely.
  • Megumi defeated and purified the Pretty Cure Killer, and Ash removed the mask containing his Dark Echo, freeing Homi Frederica from its influence.
  • Homi revealed that she was Ash’s daughter from the future, but Ash stopped her from disclosing details and urged everyone to protect the present and keep fighting Hundred Realms.
  • Ash hosted a banquet at Dragon Castle, and after the HappinessCharge girls spent the night with him, they reaffirmed their choice to fight beside him as Yuko offered to become the castle’s head chef.
Chapters 826–85025 summaries Read

Arc 35The Sentai Killer’s Labyrinth

Ash reunited with the Smile Precure in the Fairy Tale Kingdom, then faced the Sentai Killer as his power scattered and trapped the heroes. After Ash helped bring the Precure together and defeat the Sentai Killer, he was left buried beneath the restored, affection-struck Precure as Megumi transformed into Eternal Unlovely Angel.

  • Maria decided to confess her feelings to Ash again, while Iona discovered a black-haired figure on his bed and Mirror kissed Ash after asking to join his next mission.
  • Ash and the others entered the Fairy Tale Kingdom through the Incredible Library, where he reunited with the real Smile Precure and uncovered the Bad End Precure’s disguise and attack.
  • The Sentai Killer transformed Ash and the others, but Ash escaped the effect and reunited with Akane and Yayoi before rescuing Reika and finding Miyuki in the castle.
  • Miyuki and Ash confronted Nicole’s Demon King, purified it, rescued Sugar, and broke the barrier, then found Nao unconscious and exposed the Sentai Killer’s dark Ranger-like form.
  • The Sentai Killer scattered the Precure across worlds and trapped Yes! Precure 5 in a labyrinth, but Ash used Emotion Dragon to break it and free the captured heroes.
  • The Sentai Killer’s brooch overwhelmed the Precure with affection for Ash, who repeatedly tried to escape until Ashu turned them into babies and Ash carried them into battle as protective armor.
  • Ash gave the Smile Precure Gokai Cellulars and Ranger Keys, and they defeated the Sentai Killer with the Gokai Galleon Buster before Mugen revealed that Hundred Worlds had captured him.
  • The Precure babies returned to their older selves and pinned Ash down, while Megumi transformed into Eternal Unlovely Angel.
Chapters 851–87525 summaries Read

Arc 36The Coming Threat

Ash reunited with the Pretty Cure and strengthened his relationships before learning that a formidable enemy was approaching Earth. As alien refugees arrived and the Barossa Aliens attacked, Ash and the Cures defended them, while Itsuki confronted her feelings for Ash and accepted his love.

  • Ash returned with the Pretty Cure, reunited with his companions, and reflected that he still needed to recover the rest of the Dark Echo.
  • Ash visited the Midorikawa family, where Nao's family welcomed him and Reika and Keita helped Nao reveal her feelings for him.
  • Ash reunited with Yayoi and promised to love both her and Miyuki, while Homi wondered whether she had truly helped him.
  • Ash introduced the Pretty Cure to the Heart Tree, then returned to Hope Flower City and fought alongside Dark Precure against the Lebic Aliens.
  • Rei and Yuri learned that an immense enemy was approaching Earth, and Rei welcomed refugee aliens before the Barossa Aliens attacked them.
  • Ash and the Pretty Cure defeated the Barossa attackers, and Alien Metron warned Rei that Ash might betray them.
  • Ash trained the Pretty Cure, and Itsuki defeated Bad Akane before challenging Ash to a fight of their own.
  • Ash and Itsuki confessed their feelings as they fought, fell into a sealed underground trap, and accepted each other after recovering.
Chapters 876–90025 summaries Read
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