Chapter Summaries

Amanogawa Kirara awakened as Cure Twinkle and fought Fortress of Despair while Ash faced Locke without transforming. Ash discovered that his body could heal impossible injuries and held an unexplained power, leaving him wondering what kind of power it was.

• Amanogawa Kirara transformed into Cure Twinkle and protected bystanders from falling rubble before embracing Ash and declaring that she believed in him.
• Cure Twinkle battled Fortress of Despair while Ash taunted Locke and dodged his attacks without transforming.
• Cure Twinkle used her Shooting Star Key to reflect Fortress of Despair’s beam and strike the monster.
• Ash counterattacked Locke with a rapid barrage, but Locke injured him and mocked him for being human.
• Ash set his broken bones and reversed his bleeding wounds, realizing that his body held a power beyond his understanding.

Ash questioned whether he was human after seeing the monstrous power within him, but chose not to let it control him. After Kirara missed her chance to reach the Bo Annu Show, Ash helped her arrive on time, and she reassured him that worrying about his nature was itself human.

• Ash resisted the anger and monstrous power within him, and Kivat restrained Locke before Ash spoke to the boy.
• Kirara defeated Fortress of Despair with Precure Meteor Humming, but feared she had missed the Bo Annu Show because of the time spent returning everyone's dreams.
• Ash encouraged Kirara to keep trying, transformed Machine Kivat with Brawn Booster, and rode with her to the venue.
• Ash cleaned up Kirara and asked whether she would still consider him human if he was not actually one.
• Kirara said she had never considered Ash ordinary and admitted that she had once disliked him out of jealousy.

Ash helped Kirara and received a kiss from her before she hurried away, leaving him delighted. Earlier, he had defeated Locke and sent a warning to Dyspear, whose anger at Ash’s challenge left the conflict poised to escalate.

• Kirara thanked Ash for helping her, asked him to transform, and kissed him beneath his cape before running off.
• Ash happily touched the spot where Kirara had kissed his helmet while Kivat teased him about his expression.
• Ash recalled how he had subdued Locke and threatened to kill him if he continued provoking him.
• Ash spared Locke, ordered him to warn Dyspear that he would fight back if Dysdark targeted his dreams, and had him thrown away.
• Locke reported Ash’s warning to Dyspear, who snapped an ornament from her throne in anger.

Dyspear welcomed Twilight back to Dysdark and sent her to confront the Pretty Cure, while Kirara’s friends discovered that she had kissed Ash on the cheek and teased her about their relationship. Haruka, upset that Ash had favored Kirara and refused to teach her violin, practiced alone until she met the masked Twilight in the forest.

• Dyspear raged over Ash’s insults and resolved to bring him into despair, but welcomed Twilight when she returned to Dysdark.
• Twilight asked Dyspear to let her take the stage, and Dyspear ordered her to show the Pretty Cure what a true princess was.
• Minami and Yui noticed Kirara’s happiness, and Haruka revealed that Ash had told her Kirara gave him her first kiss.
• Kirara insisted the kiss had only been a reward, while Haruka blamed Ash for helping Kirara but refusing to teach her violin.
• Haruka practiced violin in the forest, and Twilight approached her, drawing Haruka’s admiration with her masked appearance.

Twilight taught Haruka to play the violin by closing off her heart, turning her into an emotionless performer and puppet. After Ash rejected her performance, Haruka realized her self was trapped inside her heart as her hollow-eyed body approached him from behind.

• Twilight criticized Haruka's violin playing, then guided her through an elegant performance while teaching her to close off her heart.
• Haruka performed for Minami, Kirara, and the others, who praised her unexpectedly polished playing.
• Ash told Haruka that her music lacked the voice of her heart and that she had abandoned the dreams that made her performance meaningful.
• Haruka recalled Twilight's instructions and realized she had sealed her own self inside her heart.
• Haruka's trapped self watched her hollow-eyed body approach Ash from behind.

Ash rescued Haruka from a desire-driven state that made her attack him, then learned that a silver-haired girl she met in the woods may have caused it. Haruka reaffirmed that she would pursue her dream of becoming a Princess by her own will, and she asked Ash why he had refused to teach her earlier.

• Haruka's uncontrolled body stabbed at Ash with scissors, but he caught her wrist and realized she was being manipulated.
• Ash threatened to kiss Haruka until she broke through the barrier in her heart and returned to herself.
• Haruka treated Ash's healed hand and told him about the silver-haired girl who had taught her violin in the woods.
• Ash told Haruka to lure the girl out again, while Haruka wondered whether Ash's feelings for her had changed.
• Ash proposed marrying Haruka's mother so Haruka would become a real Princess, and Haruka rejected the idea and insisted on achieving her dream herself.
• Haruka asked Ash why he had previously refused to teach her.

Ash showed Haruka that heartfelt playing mattered more than flawless technique, and she performed with renewed passion before a violin expert. Twilight arrived expecting Haruka to have become her pawn, but the girl’s performance made the mask in Twilight’s hand crack.

• Ash played the violin for Haruka, then demonstrated how a technically perfect performance could lack heart and love.
• Ash explained that he disliked the violin, preferred the guitar, and had only imitated a voice he remembered; Haruka resolved to hold on to her passion for music.
• Twilight believed her violin bait had made Haruka cold and isolated, then went to Noble Academy to find the pawn she had planted.
• With Minami and Kirara present, Haruka performed for an elderly violin expert, who praised the emotion in her beginner-level playing.
• Twilight approached Haruka, but the golden mask in her hand cracked as she heard the girl’s performance, leaving her surprised.

Haruka and the Pretty Cure confronted Twilight, who claimed that only a princess by birth could be a true Princess and used a black Dress Up Key to turn an old man’s dream into a powerful Fortress of Despair. The girls defeated the monster, and Haruka asked Twilight why she had taught her violin sincerely, leaving Twilight unsettled by Haruka’s earnest gaze.

• Haruka challenged Twilight’s scorn for her open, expressive performance and learned that Twilight was Dysdark’s heir and the Princess of Despair.
• Twilight used a black Dress Up Key to turn a bystander’s dream into a Fortress of Despair, forcing Haruka, Minami, and Kirara to transform and fight.
• Haruka, Minami, and Kirara evaded the monster’s powerful sonic attacks, worked together to overturn it, and defeated it with Pretty Cure Trinity Lumiere.
• Haruka approached Twilight after the battle and asked why she had sincerely taught her violin technique, and Twilight faltered under Haruka’s earnest gaze.

After Twilight attacked Haruka’s dreams and threatened to take Ash for herself, Ash heard about the confrontation from Kirara and teased her about Twilight’s looks. Kirara asked Ash to stay as her manager and offered him a kiss, but he dodged it; later, Ash returned to his kingdom with gifts for the fairies and Nanase Yui.

• Twilight surrounded Haruka with deathly flames, rejected her talk of dreams, and withdrew after threatening the Pretty Cure.
• Twilight mocked the Pretty Cure over their relationship with Ash and declared she would take him for herself.
• Kirara told Ash about Twilight’s insults, and Ash asked whether Twilight was pretty.
• Kirara asked Ash to keep managing her so she could pursue her dreams, then invited him to return her kiss; Ash left without kissing her.
• Ash returned to his kingdom with gifts bought from his part-time earnings and gave Nanase Yui her favorite chocolate and paintbrushes.

Yui learned why the fairies cherished Ash’s gifts, while Twilight explored Earth and was interrupted by Ash before she could attack anyone. After Twilight vanished, Ash took her lost Dress Up Key, and she discovered it was missing as Shut offered to help.

• Yui wondered why the fairies enjoyed Ash’s snacks, and Koromon explained that they treasured the food as a gift from their King despite being unable to taste it.
• Twilight observed a street band and a couple, questioned the dreams and love she saw, and prepared to attack them with her Dress Up Key.
• Ash approached Twilight with flirtatious remarks, interrupting her plan, and she teleported away after arguing with him.
• Haruka, Minami, and Kirara confronted Ash about flirting with Twilight, while Haruka wondered what kind of person the enemy Princess was.
• Ash said Twilight seemed to have sealed away her heart, and he predicted that she would come looking for him after he took her Dress Up Key.
• Twilight realized her Dress Up Key was missing, and Shut noticed her distress and offered to carry out her orders.

Twilight confronted Ash over the stolen key, and he admitted he had taken it to get her attention, flattering her until she began wondering about love. When a massive attack struck, Ash pulled her to safety, leaving Twilight startled by the warmth and heartbeat she felt against him.

• Twilight dismissed Shut and went to find the man she suspected had taken her key.
• Ash welcomed Twilight at a café with a black rose, and the two traded teasing remarks.
• Twilight asked Ash whether he had seen her key, and he admitted he had stolen it.
• Ash claimed Twilight’s beauty had made him take the key to gain her attention, prompting her to wonder about love and the feelings behind it.
• Ash pulled Twilight away from a massive attack and shielded her from flying debris, leaving her struck by their closeness.

Shut attacked Ash and Twilight, mistaking Ash for a threat to the Princess, while the Pretty Cure fought Shut off and let the pair escape. Ash promised to protect Twilight, who began exploring love and the human world with him as his Rider, while the Pretty Cure secretly followed them on their date.

• Shut found Ash holding Twilight's hand and attacked him with the Baseball Fortress of Despair, but Ash dodged the barrage.
• The Pretty Cure confronted Shut and drove him away, giving Ash and Twilight time to leave.
• Ash told Twilight he would protect her and called himself her Rider, then gave her a black rose.
• Twilight laughed at Ash's declaration, introduced herself by name, and asked him to keep protecting her.
• Haruka, Kirara, and Minami secretly followed Ash and Twilight, with Kirara determined to watch for signs that Ash might join Dysdark.
• Twilight began experiencing the human world with Ash, finding the outing fresh and different from her life as the Princess of Despair.

Ash took Twilight on a shopping-street date to help her understand love, but her princessly pride frustrated him until he confronted her and walked away. After Twilight broke down in tears, Ash left for the restroom and encountered Haruka and Kirara.

• Twilight arrived at the shopping street with Ash, intending to learn about love so she could exploit it against the Pretty Cure, while Haruka and Kirara secretly followed them.
• Ash led Twilight through the shopping street, but she rejected his suggestions and sampled the attractions without letting go of her princessly airs.
• Frustrated by Twilight's refusal to engage, Ash confronted her and told her that she would never understand love if she only thought about herself.
• Twilight cried after Ash walked away, then called after him as he left for the restroom, but he answered that he was going to the restroom and continued on.
• Ash came out of the restroom and saw Haruka calling to him.

Ash reconsidered how he had approached Twilight after Haruka pointed out that he had focused on his own interests instead of hers. He thanked the girls for their support, while Twilight began following him and thinking seriously about what love meant.

• Ash joked with Haruka, Minami, and Kirara, then realized they were jealous and reassured them he would not leave them out.
• Haruka asked whether Ash wanted to save Twilight, and he admitted he was disappointed by her attitude.
• Haruka defended Twilight and said love depended on both people, prompting Twilight to reconsider her own feelings and follow Ash.
• Haruka suggested date locations that might suit Twilight, and Ash recognized that he had been choosing places for his own enjoyment.
• Ash reflected on how Haruka and the others had accommodated him and thanked them for their strength.

Twilight apologized to Ash and asked him to teach her about love, so he took her to a live house, where her violin performance won over the audience. Afterward, Twilight listened to Ash play and learned that his music came from memories rather than a love of the violin, then took his instrument to show him how it should feel.

• Twilight admitted she had ignored Ash and apologized, asking him to teach her what love was.
• Ash took Twilight to a live house and encouraged her to play violin for the audience.
• Twilight changed her approach mid-performance and played a lively melody that delighted the listeners.
• Twilight found Ash backstage playing a black violin and sat to listen to his music.
• Ash told Twilight his performance was an imitation inspired by good memories, and Twilight took the violin named "Black Star" from him.

Twilight discovered that she had fallen in love with Ash and decided she would not share him with the Pretty Cure. When she found Ash talking with them, her jealousy sparked a confrontation that ended with her trapping everyone in a wall of blue flames.

• Twilight played music with all her heart, and she and Ash shared a joyful moment of understanding.
• Ash explained that love meant different things to different people, and Twilight concluded that she had fallen for him.
• Twilight considered asking Dyspear to spare Ash, then followed him when she realized he was not going to the restroom.
• Twilight found Ash with the Pretty Cure and angrily declared that he was hers and that they should stay away from him.
• Minami challenged Twilight, who erupted in blue flames and enclosed the group in a ring of fire.
• The Pretty Cure stepped in front of Ash and told him not to interfere.

Twilight trapped dreams and challenged the Pretty Cure, defeating Minami and Kirara before Haruka fought back with her Rose Dress Up Key. Haruka and Twilight continued their fierce duel, and Twilight admitted that Haruka had surprised her.

• Twilight sealed the dreams of puppies, seagulls, and drinks, then absorbed the despair energy they produced.
• Twilight attacked the Pretty Cure, who transformed and fought her together while Ash watched.
• Twilight used her jeweled scepter and field magic to overwhelm the three girls, then bound Minami and Kirara to flaming crosses.
• Haruka resisted Twilight's pressure and used her Rose Dress Up Key to unleash Precure Rose Tourbillon, forcing Twilight back.
• Haruka powered up and clashed with Twilight in a fierce midair fight, and Twilight said Haruka had surprised her.

Haruka, Minami, and Kirara defeated Twilight with their Trinity Explosion, but Twilight rejected Haruka’s offer of help and fled in humiliation. Haruka then urged Ash to follow Twilight because she believed Twilight needed him more.

• Haruka broke through Twilight’s flames with a surge of unfamiliar power, while Minami and Kirara freed themselves and challenged Twilight’s claims about Princesses.
• Haruka declared that she wanted to become a Princess in her own way, and the three Pretty Cure used Trinity Explosion to overwhelm Twilight and shatter her Black Dress Up Key.
• After the battle, Haruka offered Twilight her hand, but Twilight slapped it away, accused Haruka of pitying her, and fled with the Black Dress Up Key.
• Ash appeared after the victory, and Haruka asked whether he would choose the Pretty Cure and stop loving Twilight; Ash insisted he wanted all of them.
• Haruka told Ash to hurry after Twilight because she believed Twilight needed him more.

After losing to Haruka, Twilight sought comfort from Ash, who reassured her and encouraged her to believe she could win next time. She found another Princess Perfume in the Hope Kingdom ruins, but Dyspear then ordered her to enter a political marriage with Dark Kiva, leaving Twilight torn because she had fallen for Ash.

• Ash caught Twilight as she tried to run from him, and she admitted that losing to the fake princesses had hurt her.
• Ash comforted Twilight, told her that losing did not make her any less of a princess, and explained that Haruka had reached out because she was an idiot people wanted to believe in.
• Twilight found a Princess Perfume hidden beneath the former Hope Kingdom castle and decided that possessing it would let her defeat Pretty Cure.
• Dyspear ordered Twilight to enter a political marriage with Dark Kiva to strengthen ties with the Black Night Kingdom.
• Twilight questioned her mother’s order because she had only just found happiness with the person she liked, Ash.

Twilight broke things off with Ash after Dyspear ordered her to marry the Black Night King, leaving Ash heartbroken and confused. After hearing the story from Kivat, Ash decided Dyspear was trying to steal the bride price and set out to bring Twilight back himself.

• Dyspear told Twilight that she must consider Dysdark and obey her mother, then Twilight reluctantly agreed to the marriage arrangement.
• Twilight told Ash they could no longer see each other and rejected him, claiming a Princess and a human could never be together.
• Ash took his grief to Haruka, Kirara, and Minami, who learned what had happened from Kivat and tried to comfort him.
• Kivat revealed that he had already agreed to Dyspear's marriage proposal on Ash's behalf.
• Ash concluded that Dyspear wanted to take the Black Night Kingdom's bride price and prepared to return to the kingdom to bring Twilight back.