Chapter Summaries

Ash reunited with Snow White and Iona, teased them about his defection, and reassured Iona that her sister was safe. He joined the two Pretty Cure on their shopping trip, where Snow White asked him to buy them something to eat.

• Ash helped Snow White to her feet, then teased her after overhearing her complain about him and praise a stranger’s voice.
• Ash told Snow White to follow her own heart rather than let a god dictate her feelings, and Iona asked what he had been doing.
• Ash assured Iona that her sister was safe and that he would protect her, prompting Iona to suggest he could be with her sister.
• Ash confronted Snow White about neglecting her training, then accepted her promise to work harder.
• Ash joined Snow White and Iona as they went shopping, and Snow White asked him to treat them to something delicious.

Ash took Iona and Snow White to an upscale restaurant, where his extreme seasoning experiment drove other diners away and led him to buy the establishment. He discussed his disregard for the boundary between justice and evil, but the girls ended the meal by agreeing that he seemed like a pervert.

• Ash took Iona and Snow White out for steak after insisting on treating them.
• Ash disliked the restaurant’s food, mixed nearly every seasoning into his pasta, and enjoyed the result as other diners fled.
• Ash bought the restaurant and planned to renovate it as a Kamen Rider-themed establishment.
• Iona complained about Ash and Snow White’s extravagant spending, then stuffed herself with food.
• Snow White and Iona asked how Ash could switch between good and evil, and he said he wanted to see their dazzling light.
• Snow White and Iona called Ash a pervert, and he denied it.

Ash shared stories of his travels with Iona and Snow White, then rescued Snow White during a Phantom Empire attack and helped the two girls reconcile. Snow White realized she had fallen in love with Ash, while Ash pushed the girls to work together against the Bad Beast.

• Ash admitted to Iona that he had traveled between worlds, met other Pretty Cure, and missed the heroes he had left behind.
• Snow White worried that Ash had been worn down by his long travels, but he reassured her that meeting people like her had been his greatest fortune.
• After explosions shook the restaurant, Ash shielded Snow White from falling glass and caught her before she could fall into the shards.
• Ash's sincere concern for Snow White made her realize that she loved him, while Iona prepared to fight the Bad Beast outside.
• Ash stopped Iona and Snow White from rushing into battle and made them hold hands as they apologized for their past misunderstandings.

Ash strengthened his grip on the Phantom Empire by defeating its executives with a meal, then confronted the Phantom Queen in her private chambers after realizing her simple surroundings recalled the Edo Period. The Queen reacted to his questions by resuming her imposing ruler's demeanor.

• Ash helped Kohime and Iona reconcile, and the two joined hands before defeating the Bad Beast together.
• Ash mocked Hoshiwa about their old bet, then warned that he could defeat the Phantom Empire alone.
• Ash served the Phantom Queen and the executives an intensely flavored meal that left them unconscious or incapacitated.
• Ash defeated Oresuki when he challenged him to a duel, then headed to the Phantom Queen's quarters to pursue time alone with her.
• Ash recognized the Edo-era atmosphere in the Queen's room and asked about her past, prompting her to summon a throne and confront him with her ruler's aura.

Ash confronted Phantom Queen about her motives and revealed that he knew she had once been a Pretty Cure. When he suggested choosing her and helping her, she turned furious and attacked him, forcing him to transform into Kamen Rider 2go and fight back.

• Phantom Queen questioned Ash about his aims, and Ash revealed that he knew she had once been a Pretty Cure.
• Ash told Phantom Queen he chose her and offered to help, but she rejected his advances and attacked him with her scepter.
• Ash blocked Phantom Queen's blows with his transformed gauntlet, then used a card to transform into Kamen Rider 2go.
• Phantom Queen's strike shattered the castle's rooftop room, but Kamen Rider 2go evaded it and launched a Rider Punch at her.
• Phantom protected Phantom Queen from the punch, but the impact destroyed his body and blasted him off the rooftop.

Ash fought the Phantom Queen, who revealed that she had once been a Pretty Cure before falling into darkness after the god she loved abandoned her. She recognized Ash’s habit of treating the present Pretty Cure as part of a game and accused him of seeing them as substitutes for girls from his past.

• Ash transformed into a grasshopper cyborg and asked the Phantom Queen why she was angry.
• The Phantom Queen explained that she had once fought to protect happiness, but fell into darkness after the god she loved left and her former companions sealed her for a hundred years.
• Ash said he wanted to help the Pretty Cure grow into strong heroes, while the Phantom Queen realized he was treating the world like a game.
• When Ash named Cure Lovely as the Pretty Cure with the most potential, the Phantom Queen accused him of keeping Megumi at a distance and treating the girls as substitutes for people from his past.
• The Phantom Queen called Ash a destroyer of worlds and condemned him for refusing to see the people in front of him.

Ash questioned Yuko and the other girls about what it meant to like him, while Megumi recognized how deeply she needed his acknowledgment. Snow White’s encouragement led Megumi to reinterpret Ash’s distance and resolve to act on what he liked in a Pretty Cure.

• Ash asked Yuko whether she liked him, and she said she liked his strength, cooking, and hearty appetite.
• Ash recounted Iona’s conflicted feelings and Snow White’s claim that she hated his harsh training, while Megumi secretly struggled with her own jealousy and attachment to him.
• Snow White fantasized about marrying Ash and admitted she had hoped he would invite her on a date, prompting Megumi to question why she cared so much about him.
• Megumi realized Ash had become the one person whose approval could affirm her, but she tried to resign herself to watching over Snow White’s happiness.
• Snow White argued that Megumi had the right to pursue happiness and suggested Ash might be hiding his feelings by keeping his distance.
• After hearing that Ash liked strong and steadfast Pretty Cures, Megumi brightened and declared that everything made sense.

Ash realized he had been avoiding painful farewells and admitted that he loved Pretty Cure, while Megumi said she understood his intentions and challenged him to fight. Meanwhile, Seiji approached Phantom Queen and offered to help drag a god into the mortal world, leaving Ash unsettled by the darkness surging in response to Megumi's love.

• Yuko reassured Ash that he had helped the Pretty Cures and urged him to apologize to anyone he had hurt.
• Ash recognized that fear of parting had made him keep the girls at a distance, then told Yuko that he loved Pretty Cure.
• Megumi apologized for focusing too much on Ash, then transformed and challenged him to fight.
• Phantom Queen rejected the idea that Blue God or Ash could care for her, while Abyss Mirror secretly fed her power.
• Seiji met Phantom Queen and offered to help tear a lofty god from his place and bring him into the mortal world.
• Ash sensed Megumi's great love but felt his Dark Echo surge, and wondered whether he was the one who had become evil.

Megumi revealed that she understood Ash’s desire to fight and challenged him, believing battle was how they could understand each other. Ash struggled to understand her reasons, then accepted her challenge and transformed into Gaim, ending the chapter as he charged her with his swords.

• At Iona’s tea party, Megumi left before the training camp discussion, and Yuko guessed she had gone to find Ash.
• Megumi ambushed Ash and explained that she was fighting him of her own will because she believed he acknowledged people by fighting them with all his strength.
• Ash and Megumi fought in the air, with Megumi matching his attacks and growing excited by their exchange.
• Megumi told Ash that she wanted his acknowledgment and urged him to keep fighting, leaving Ash furious and bewildered.
• Ash transformed into Gaim, knocked Megumi aside with his orange armor, and charged her with his swords.

Ash fought Cure Lovely, hoping to make Megumi explain why she had turned against him, but she interpreted his past cruelty and distance as proof that he loved and treasured her most. As Megumi’s power and conviction grew, Ash struggled with fear and continued the battle, which ended with both fighters unleashing powerful attacks.

• Ash damaged Megumi’s wings and battled her with twin swords, then used his Musou Saber and Daidaimaru to counter her attacks.
• Ash admitted that he had deliberately kept his distance and urged Megumi to value herself and the people who cared about her.
• Megumi told Ash that Kohime had helped her understand his harsh treatment as hidden affection and proof that he cherished her most.
• Ash realized Megumi had completely misunderstood his intentions, grew frightened by her cheerful conviction, and changed into Jimber Lemon Armor.
• Megumi and Ash exchanged ranged attacks before Megumi grabbed Ash’s Sonic Arrow and he used Lemon Energy to lock onto and blast her away.
• Megumi gathered a massive pink light and fired her Lovely Blaster at Ash.

Ash fought Aino Megumi as she tried to grant his wishes, while Blue God reflected on his choices and prepared to tell the Pretty Cure about Aksia. Kaito Daiki stole the box before Blue God could explain its power, and Snow White recognized him as the thief who had taken her transformation device.

• Aino Megumi drew the Lovely Rising Sword from her chest and struck Ash, but he transformed into Gaim Kachidoki Arms and trapped the blade against his armor.
• Ash broke Megumi's sword, apologized, and fought her with his Kachidoki banners as they exchanged blows across the ruined plaza.
• Blue God watched the Pretty Cure discuss Ash and reflected that Ash had helped them more than he had, then resolved to use Aksia to protect Earth.
• Snow White, Yuko, and Iona asked Blue God about Aksia and offered to support him, but he began explaining the power beyond its seal.
• Kaito Daiki snatched Aksia from Blue God, and Snow White recognized him as the thief who had stolen her Light Transformation Mirror.
• Kaito denied being Ash's lackey and refused to return Aksia as Iona challenged him and Yuko approached with a smile.

Kaito Daiki escaped with Aksia after helping the Phantom Queen capture Blue God, and the two confronted the history behind their hatred. The Phantom Queen left Blue God to Tregear, who revealed himself as an impostor sharing Sagara Seiji’s body and began draining the god’s power.

• Yuko distracted Kaito Daiki with a rice ball while Iona disarmed him, but Kaito fled with Aksia and Blue God tracked him down.
• The Phantom Queen arrived and bound Kaito, while Narutaki praised him for luring Blue God out; she then let Kaito leave with Aksia.
• The Phantom Queen confronted Blue God about their past, and his choice to put Earth before their relationship left her shaken and disillusioned.
• The Phantom Queen handed Blue God over to Toregier, who revealed that he was Ultraman Tregear sharing Sagara Seiji’s body.
• Toregier used an Energy Converter to drain power from Blue God and repair the Tregear Eye.

Ash stopped his fight with Aino Megumi after her transformation abruptly ended, then told her she was obsessed with him rather than in love and urged her to remember her wish to protect everyone's happiness. He carried the injured Megumi away from onlookers, and in an empty alley she tried to demonstrate how her transformation had failed, but her mirror would not activate.

• Ash halted his sword before Aino Megumi after her Pretty Cure transformation suddenly ended, and he asked whether she loved him; she said yes, but he told her she was obsessed with him.
• Ash told Megumi to calm down and reminded her of her wish to protect everyone's happiness, while onlookers gathered and mistook their closeness for romantic affection.
• Ash discovered his arm was badly injured, concealed the wound, and carried Megumi across the rooftops to an empty alley.
• Megumi apologized repeatedly for fighting Ash and pressuring him, and Ash eventually calmed her down.
• Ash asked Megumi why her transformation had ended, so she tried to transform again with her Light Card and Transformation Mirror, but the device did not respond.

After losing her ability to transform, Aino Megumi despaired until Ash confronted her, and she regained her transformation through her resolve to help her friends and Ash. The others then revealed that they had also lost their powers, while Megumi and Ash grew closer.

• Aino Megumi broke down when her Light Transformation Mirror would not transform her, and Ash slapped and scolded her for giving up.
• Ash challenged Megumi to remember what made a Pretty Cure strong and whether her friendships depended on her ability to transform, then walked away disappointed.
• Megumi repeatedly tried to transform before affirming that she still wanted to help Kohime, the other Pretty Cures, and Ash, causing her device to shine and restore her transformation.
• Megumi leapt into Ash's arms as Cure Lovely, and Ash told her that she had created her own miracle.
• Megumi used her healing power to ease Ash's injured arm, and they spoke about protecting happiness and what made Ash happy.
• Yuko and the others reunited with Ash and Megumi and explained that they too had lost their transformation abilities; Yuko noticed the closeness between Megumi and Ash.

Ash learned that Pretty Cure around the world had lost their transformation powers and concluded that he needed to find both the thief and the missing god. After a newspaper falsely suggested that Ash and Megumi were secretly dating, Snow White confessed her feelings and was rejected, while Megumi invited Ash to visit her home as an apology.

• Ash watched footage showing Pretty Cure in other countries losing their transformation abilities and asked Snow White where her great god had gone.
• Iona brought a newspaper claiming that Ash and Megumi were secretly dating, prompting Snow White to accuse Megumi of stealing Ash from her.
• Snow White confessed that she liked Ash, but Ash rejected her, and Yuko asked whether Megumi and Ash were truly a couple.
• Ash warned the powerless Pretty Cure not to act rashly and told them to search for the missing god while he handled any Phantom Empire attacks.
• Megumi asked where Ash was going when he returned, then invited him to visit her home as an apology for what she had done to him.

Ash visited Aino Megumi’s home, impressed her mother Aino Kaori with his manners, and eased her chronic illness with bone-setting and acupressure. He then discovered Megumi’s terrible test score and began a fierce remedial lesson, leaving Cure Lovely facing her greatest crisis yet.

• Aino Kaori teased Megumi about bringing Ash home, and Ash described himself as a Kamen Rider passing through her life before Kaori asked him to become Megumi’s Kamen Rider.
• Ash examined Kaori’s medicine, treated her with bone-setting and acupressure, and greatly relieved her chronic pain.
• Megumi invited Ash to stay at her home and asked him to cure her mother, while Ash noticed her test paper and asked whether Yuko could use her healing powers.
• Ash confronted Megumi over scoring 12 out of 120, quizzed her on math and history, and stopped her attempt to flee by clamping her head between a test paper and textbook.

Ash helped Megumi study and apologized for pressuring her to become someone she was not, while Megumi admitted her jealousy and admiration for him. Ash embraced her, and she chose to hold his hand rather than push him away.

• Ash threatened to destroy the world if Megumi failed to score above 90, then crammed her until she passed a practice test.
• A blue-black giant delivered the Earth God to Black Fang and offered to help him expand his plans against the Pretty Cure.
• Ash apologized to Megumi for expecting her to match someone from his past and for forcing her to act unlike herself.
• Megumi confessed that she had wanted Ash to acknowledge her and had felt jealous of Kohime.
• Ash embraced Megumi and asked her to push him away, but she intertwined her fingers with his instead.

Ash embraced Megumi, and their tender moment ended when an explosion called them back to action. Iona and the others met Tsumugi, a puppet seeking help for her invaded kingdom, while the Phantom Queen remained withdrawn after returning without Blue God.

• Ash embraced Megumi, who accepted his feelings and explained that her work as Cure Lovely had inspired her to help him.
• At a kindergarten puppet show, Iona and Kohime became distracted by thoughts of romance, and a living puppet named Tsumugi introduced herself.
• Tsumugi asked the girls to save the Puppet Kingdom from Bad Beasts, and Yuko told her they had another capable helper despite losing their transformation powers.
• A Bad Beast attacked near the kindergarten, and Kohime lured it away before getting trapped with Tsumugi at a dead end.
• Kamen Rider KIVA arrived and stopped the Bad Beast with blood-red bats, delighting Kohime, who hugged Ash.
• Phantom regretted missing the chance to capture Blue God, while the Phantom Queen shut herself away and abandoned the Empire's invasion plans.

Phantom Queen refused to respond to Phantom’s warning that Black Fang had invaded Earth, while Ash and Cure Lovely fought the new Bad Beasts in Light Hill. After Megumi defeated her enemies and regained confidence in her growing power, Ash blocked reporters from questioning her about their relationship, and the other Pretty Cure hoped they could recover their lost abilities too.

• Phantom told Phantom Queen that Black Fang had appeared on Earth and asked to pursue him, but the Queen dismissed the threat and returned to bed, regretting that she had driven Ash away.
• Ash agreed to help Tsumugi save her Puppet Kingdom, then transformed into Kiva forms and destroyed the Bad Beasts attacking Light Hill.
• Cure Lovely, also known as Aino Megumi, defeated another group of Bad Beasts alone and realized that she had grown much stronger.
• Megumi told a reporter that love would never change and encouraged children to love their friends, family, and the people they liked.
• Ash stopped the reporter from asking Megumi about their relationship, and Megumi encouraged the other Pretty Cure to work toward regaining their abilities.

The Pretty Cures followed Kozumu into the Puppet Kingdom to fight the Bad Beasts, while Ash was separated from them and faced an ambush alone. Megumi defeated a Bad Beast and was welcomed as a hero, but Ash discovered the monsters could revive, leaving the threat unresolved as the girls were escorted to a banquet.

• Ash encouraged Iona, Snow White, and the other girls to accompany the Pretty Cures, promising to protect them.
• Kozumu brought the group into the Puppet Kingdom, where Ash sensed the dreamlike world had been created by a single being.
• Doll-like Bad Beasts surrounded Ash, but Rider Phantoms gathered around him and formed a Decade Rider.
• Megumi transformed into Lovely Angel and defeated a Bad Beast, then accepted the dolls' invitation to a banquet despite worrying about Ash.
• Ash watched the girls being escorted to the castle and revealed that the Bad Beast Megumi defeated had revived, as another monster he had fought had done.