Chapter Summaries

Ash defeated the other version of himself, but both were left gravely wounded. As the fallen man began to die, Ash insisted on reaching him, and Ayumi helped him despite the Bad End Precure blocking her way.

• Ash and the Shocker monster fought until Ayumi used her failing transformation device to blast the monster and save A.
• A told the Shocker monster that he was only Ash’s hidden desire, and their final exchange ended with both declaring that everyone was weak.
• Ash defeated the man, then collapsed; the girls approached the dying stranger, and Mana held his hand as his body was purified.
• Rei caught the wounded Ash, and Ayumi supported him when he insisted on going to the other Ash.
• The Bad End Precure blocked Ayumi and Ash, furious at Ayumi and refusing to let them pass.

Ash and his other self reconciled their shared origins as A gave Ash the cracked Core Medal and drew him out of the loneliness and darkness that had shaped him. Ash returned to the waiting girls, introducing himself as Ash.

• Ayumi comforted Ash and took back the cracked Core Medal before Ash confronted his other self.
• Ash declared that he and his other self were one, then struck him as the Core Medal split in Ayumi's palm.
• The story showed how young Ash entered the system's gate, traveled between hero worlds, and gradually lost himself to Dark Echo and endless fighting.
• A embraced Ash within the Dark Echo, while countless heroes and the girls reached out and pulled him toward the light.
• Ash opened his eyes, turned to the girls, and said, "My name is Ash."

Ash discovered that Dark Echo’s progress had been completed before he arrived in the Pretty Cure world, then reunited with Mana and admitted he remembered her. After kissing Mana as his farewell, he was swarmed by Miyuki and the other girls, leaving his planned exit in disarray.

• Ash accessed the system’s backend and learned that Dark Echo’s progress had been completed before his arrival in the Pretty Cure world.
• Ash reassured Mana that he remembered her and understood how worried she had been.
• Ash apologized to Mana and kissed her in front of the other Pretty Cure.
• Mana slapped Ash and demanded to know how many other girls he had kissed.
• Miyuki leaped onto Ash, and the other girls clamored for their own kisses.

Ash was overwhelmed by Miyuki and the other Pretty Cures as they pressed him for affection and answers. He postponed their final confrontation until after they rested, then thanked Ayumi and stepped into a dimensional gap.

• Miyuki confessed her love for Ash and kissed him, while Ashu watched in embarrassed shock.
• Itsuki embraced Ash and declared she would not let him go, causing Rei to faint again.
• Mana, Arisu, Akane, Little Dark, Regina, Reika, and Rei confronted Ash and demanded affection from him.
• Ash escaped their grasp, drew a trench as a barrier, and told the girls to eat, bathe, and rest before their final dance.
• Ash thanked Ayumi and stepped into a reverse cross-shaped gap, and Ayumi called out to him as A.

Ash visited his grave before the Heart Tree and admitted he did not know how to reconcile the selves and memories that made up his identity. Mana, Rei, and Miyuki arrived for their planned confrontation, and Rei declared that Ash was hers before the three transformed to fight him.

• Ash visited the empty grave beneath the Heart Tree, where Cure Flower massaged his back as he wrote in his notebook and said he might not return.
• Ash explained that he feared becoming either the Ash driven by selfish desires or A, who had lost his original self, because both were part of him.
• Ash prepared to say goodbye and asked the self-aware Bad End Precure in his Core Medals for help with what came next.
• Mana, Rei, and Miyuki reached the Heart Tree after becoming separated from the other girls, and they discussed Ash as they approached.
• Rei and Miyuki showed Ash their new outfits, and Ash gave them an approving thumbs-up while Mana arrived in her school uniform.
• Rei declared, "You're mine!" and Ash accepted their challenge as Mana, Rei, and Miyuki raised their transformation devices to fight him.

Ash fought Mana, Rei, and Miyuki in a fierce duel while Ayumi climbed the collapsing tower to learn what had happened to A. After Reika told Ayumi that Ash was A, Ayumi refused to leave, and the chapter ended as white light interrupted the duel and Yuri tried to protect her from seeing Ash and her friend destroy each other.

• Ash transformed with six Core Medals infused with Precure power and battled Mana, Rei, and Miyuki without either side gaining the upper hand.
• Ayumi climbed the crumbling tower despite being unable to transform and was rescued from collapsing stairs by the fairies and Reika.
• Ayumi told Reika, Arisu, and Yuri about A, and they explained that Ash had returned to his original self.
• Reika told Ayumi that Ash was A, while Yuri urged her to let go and leave the battle to them.
• As Ash and the Pretty Cure charged into their final clash, white light descended between them and stopped the attack.
• Yuri resolved to prevent Ayumi and Ash from killing each other.

Sakagami Ayumi reached the tower’s summit, nearly fell, and received encouragement from A before awakening as the true Pretty Cure Cure Echo. She stopped Ash and the Pretty Cures from striking each other and vowed to end their conflict by another means.

• Ayumi climbed the damaged tower and fell when its railing shattered beneath her.
• A reached out to Ayumi, reminded her that she was already a Pretty Cure in her own right, and urged her to trust herself and pursue what she wanted.
• Ayumi caught A’s hand and the broken coins as the remains of her transformation device turned into light around her.
• Ayumi transformed through her own will into Cure Echo, whose power forced Ash and the Pretty Cures apart.
• Cure Echo declared that she would stop the people who once cared for each other from killing one another and bring their conflict to an end.
• Ash admitted that he had misjudged Ayumi.

Ash and Cure Echo fought at the Heart Tree after Ayumi challenged him to answer for his actions and their relationship. Ayumi awakened a purifying power tailored to counter the Assassin Matter inside Ash and left the battle poised to strike at the darkness within him.

• Ash agreed to fight Ayumi, and she adopted his familiar fighting stance before attacking him with his own techniques.
• Ayumi declared that their relationship mattered, overwhelmed Ash, and awakened brilliant purifying power that erased the dark energy he unleashed.
• The other Pretty Cures moved to intervene, but Ayumi defeated the five Bad End Precure who rushed to Ash's aid.
• Ayumi adapted her fighting style and repeatedly struck Ash, while her World-Cleansing Power nullified his poison, spikes, lightning, and petrification.
• Ash scanned his coin and launched a Rider kick at Ayumi as she gathered her light, prepared to reach the Assassin Matter sealed inside him.

Ayumi’s purification saved Ash and slowed the Assassin Matter, while he reassured the Bad End Precure that they were independent girls and would not be discarded. After the battle, Ash’s close Pretty Cure confronted him over his relationships, and the women realized they had all treated the duel as a date with him.

• Ayumi caught Ash as he fell and explained that her purification had healed him and made the Assassin Matter sluggish.
• Rikka questioned whether Ash planned to run away again, and he denied it.
• The Bad End Precure begged Ash not to reclaim their memories, but he embraced them and told them they were independent beings, not his slaves.
• Ash sent the Bad End Precure to the Heart Tree for guidance, then celebrated that the crisis was over.
• Mana, Rei, Miyuki, and the other Pretty Cure surrounded Ash and demanded an explanation about his connections with them.
• The women discovered that they had each dressed for the duel as if it were a date with Ash, and Mana demanded to know what relationships the others had with him.

Ash faced the Pretty Cure girls after Miyuki revealed their intimate memories with him, and the group uncovered more signs of his closeness with them. The girls confronted Ash over his relationships, and he ended the chapter surrounded by angry Pretty Cure preparing to punish him.

• The girls examined Reika and Ash’s wedding photograph until Miyuki revealed it came from a fake wedding in a movie.
• Miyuki shared her memories of Ash, including being pierced by him, being called his heroine, and spending a night with him, leaving the other girls suspicious of Ash.
• Itsuki questioned Ash about the handkerchief Yayoi held, and Ash admitted it had been a gift from Itsuki that he had passed to Yayoi.
• Ash recalled his close moments with girls across several Pretty Cure worlds, prompting Yuri, Arisu, Reika, and others to confront him about their feelings.
• Ash tried to explain himself, but the girls surrounded him and prepared to punish him for breaking their hearts.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.