Chapter Summaries

Ash revealed himself to the Pretty Cure as Kamen Rider Ryuga and rejected Ai’s invitation to join their fight against the Selfish Organization. He attacked the girls to force them to transform, and their battle began.

• Ash showed the Pretty Cure the Evil Thought Energy he had taken from Ira, then transformed into Kamen Rider Ryuga.
• Ai welcomed Ash and invited him to ally with the Pretty Cure, but he refused and questioned why they fought.
• Ash summoned the DragClaw from a mirror and blasted the ground beside the girls, knocking them down and threatening to kill them if they did not transform.
• Ai, Makoto, Rikka, and Arisu transformed into Pretty Cure and faced Ryuga.
• Ryuga beckoned the Pretty Cure to attack together, and the fight began with a violent explosion.

Ash fought the four Pretty Cure and used his Rider abilities and Beast-Fist Style to defeat them. After Ai confronted him about his motives, she landed one enraged punch before she and Ash both returned to their untransformed states.

• Ash overwhelmed Makoto, Rikka, Arisu, and Ai in close combat, using his experience and Beast-Fist Style to counter their attacks.
• Ash summoned Dark Dragreder, which seized Makoto and smashed her through the beams of an abandoned building, leaving her unconscious and untransformed.
• Ash used Accele Vent to strike Arisu and Rikka at high speed, knocking them unconscious and ending their transformations.
• Ash told Ai that he fought to make his life more exciting, while Ai insisted she had become Cure Heart to protect smiles and work alongside him.
• Ai called Ash an unreasonable jerk and punched him in the face; Ash counted her as his third defeat and canceled his transformation.

Ash defeated the Pretty Cures, challenged the fairies’ responsibility for involving them in battle, and took the injured girls to the hospital. After Rikka woke and learned Ash had covered for the fight by claiming they had heatstroke, Joe Okada confronted Ash and warned him about King of Jikochu.

• Ash argued that the fairies had changed the girls’ lives by making them Pretty Cures, but Ai defended her choice to help others and thanked Sharuru.
• Dark Dragreder tried to eat Ai and Makoto, but Ash shot it with the Gear Closure Gun and ordered it back to the Mirror World.
• Ash summoned the Ride Gatriker, loaded the unconscious girls onto it, and took Ai and her friends to the hospital.
• Rikka woke in the hospital, learned from Hishikawa Ryoko that Ash had claimed the girls suffered heatstroke, and resented him for making her owe him thanks.
• Joe Okada confronted Ash for attacking the Pretty Cures and warned that King of Jikochu could destroy the world if his seal broke; Ash said he did not care and memorized the warning.

After defeating Pretty Cure, Ash refused Aida Ai’s demand that he apologize but promised nothing beyond what his deal required. He collected his reward from the Selfish Organization, leaving Bel wary of his motives and insisting that the organization would handle Pretty Cure itself.

• Ash told Joe he acted because he wanted to, then went to the hospital and found Aida Mana recovered enough to thank him for bringing her friends there.
• Aida Ai thanked Ash for protecting them but demanded he apologize to Sharuru, Rikka, and the others; Ash refused, and Ai vowed to become his friend and change his self-centered outlook.
• Ash recalled Kaito and blurred memories of people who might have been his friends, then checked the system and noted that Pretty Cure had yielded little Dark Echo.
• Ash retrieved his filming equipment and visited the Selfish Organization, where Ira and Mammo watched the battle footage and reacted to how brutally he had fought.
• Ash took Mammo’s parfait, added sugar, and demanded the Evil Thought Energy promised for defeating Pretty Cure.
• Bel questioned why Ash had spared Pretty Cure, and Ash said harming them would require additional payment; Bel refused and declared the organization would defeat them without Ash’s interference.

Ash collected Evil Thought Energy from the Selfish Organization, used a Magic Ring with his Omni-Adapter, and ran into Rikka after blinding her with its light. Their awkward confrontation revealed Rikka’s jealousy over Ai’s closeness with Makoto, and Rakel kicked Ash for dismissing the girls’ friendship.

• Ash made Bel, Mammo, and the other Selfish Organization members pay him the promised Evil Thought Energy, while Bel considered how to get rid of him.
• Ash absorbed the energy, received Sin Stamps and Magic Rings, and used the Light ring despite having no magical power because of his Omni-Adapter.
• Rikka secretly followed Ash, was blinded by his ring, and panicked when he caught her before she fell and chased her down the street.
• Ash explained that he was a strategic partner of the Selfish Organization, and Rikka confronted him for attacking Pretty Cure and distrusting him.
• Rikka admitted that she was jealous of Ai spending time with Makoto, and Ash teased her about her feelings and warned that childhood friendships could fade.
• Rakel kicked Ash in the face for defiling the girls’ friendship with his remarks.

Ash provoked Rikka into considering a fight, but an infant in medical distress interrupted them. Ash took over and saved the choking baby, leaving Rikka shaken and relieved.

• Ash explained to Rikka why Ai might treat her as her closest friend, then challenged her to fight.
• When Rikka refused, Ash threatened to combine Evil Thought Energy with a Sin Stamp to summon a demon and force the Pretty Cure to respond.
• Rikka began transforming, but a cry for help drew her and Ash to a crowd gathered around an unconscious infant.
• Rikka tried to help the baby but froze under pressure, and Ash shoved her aside and took the infant.
• Ash learned the baby had eaten cake, performed back blows while Rikka timed him, and dislodged a fruit pit, making the baby cry.

After Ash saved a child, Rikka questioned her dream of becoming a doctor and asked whether she could look up to Ash as well. The next day, Makoto accidentally activated Ash’s Tank Fullbottle, while Rikka reflected on her complicated feelings about her friends and Ash.

• Ash saved a choking child, then told Rikka that she should reconsider whether becoming a doctor was truly her dream.
• Rikka asked Ash if she could strive to become like him, and Ash told her to do what she wanted as long as she did not get in his way.
• Rikka asked why Ash had saved the child, and he answered that he had done it because he felt like it.
• Unable to resolve her questions about Ash, Rikka spent the night wondering who he really was.
• At Joe’s gift shop, Makoto shook Ash’s Tank Fullbottle and gained enough strength to send the shop door flying with one punch.
• Rikka watched Ai and Makoto grow closer and realized she felt less jealous than before, though her experiences with Ash made her feel she was keeping a secret from Ai.

Bel of the Selfish Organization abducted Ai-chan and disguised himself as Ryuga to make Pretty Cure and Ash clash, then lured Ash to the docks. Ash arrived there the next morning and found Aida Mana nearby, leaving the planned confrontation uncertain.

• Rikka teased Ai about neglecting her, then admitted she had made another friend while keeping Ash-sensei's identity secret.
• Sharuru warned the girls of a Jikochu attack, and Bel watched Pretty Cure while plotting to defeat them and Ash.
• Ash searched the Mirror World for food to satisfy Dark Dragreder and watched Aida Mana take on more responsibilities than she could manage.
• Bel contacted Ash and promised that Pretty Cure would fight him seriously at the docks, then disguised himself as Ryuga and abducted Ai-chan.
• Bel attacked Joe and took Ai-chan in front of Ai, demanding that Pretty Cure come to the docks alone the next morning.
• Ash rode to the docks and found Aida Mana nearby as she searched for Ai-chan.

Ash fought Cure Heart after Bel led her to believe Ash had kidnapped Ai-chan, but they secretly coordinated to expose Bel. After Bel was defeated, Ai explained that she had trusted Ash because he had once helped save a baby, and she urged him to befriend Pretty Cure.

• Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Ryuga and fought Ai after she accused him of taking Ai-chan.
• Ash and Ai clashed, with Ash using the Dragreder Saber while steering their fight toward Bel’s hiding place.
• Ash and Ai redirected their finishing punches to strike Bel, who had been hiding nearby with the unconscious Ai-chan.
• Ash explained that he had tracked Bel with Dark Dragreder after realizing Bel wanted to use him against Pretty Cure.
• Ai revealed that she had trusted Ash because he had helped save a baby with Rikka, then invited him to be friends with Pretty Cure.

Ash fought Bel after Ai was injured protecting him, and Ai-chan healed her while awakening new power for the Pretty Cure. As Ash and Bel battled again, Ash borrowed Aida Mana’s Heart Arrow and discovered he could use it with a Lemon Energy Lockseed.

• Bel grabbed Ai-chan as a hostage, but Ash advanced anyway and Ai stopped him from attacking.
• Bel struck at Ash and Ai with an energy sphere, and Ai shielded Ash, suffering severe injuries in the blast.
• Ash called Dark Dragreder to attack Bel, then rescued Ai-chan and brought her back to Ai.
• Bel absorbed a corrupted Ling Shen Xin and transformed into a giant flip phone, but Ai-chan healed Ai and gave the Pretty Cure new power.
• Aida Mana used the Heart Arrow to help Ash fight Bel, and Ash took the weapon and activated a Lemon Energy Lockseed.

Ai and Ash defeated Bel, and Ash took Bel away through a mirror before refusing Ai’s attempt to become friends. Ai reached school on Ash’s motorcycle, where rumors about them spread and Rikka confronted her about Ash.

• Ash helped the exhausted Ai use the Heart Arrow to fire a purification beam that defeated Bel and restored Ling Shen Xin to its owner.
• Bel tried to escape, but Dark Dragreder grabbed him and dragged him through a mirror.
• Ai celebrated with Ai-chan and asked Ash to take her to school; he refused friendship but gave her a reckless motorcycle ride as repayment for her help.
• Ai arrived at school and found the softball club had won without her, then students began gossiping that she was dating Ash.
• Rikka confronted Ai about riding with Ash, and Ai teased her about having history with him.
• Ash returned to the Selfish Organization’s bowling-alley base, where Ira asked whether he had seen the missing Bel.

Ash met Regina, King of Jikochu’s daughter, and turned her demands for snacks and entertainment into a steady source of Dark Echo. As Regina grew attached to him, she asked whether he would leave the Selfish Organization if he got bored, and Ash said he would—even if that meant facing her father.

• Ash entered the Selfish Organization’s base and met Regina, who introduced herself as King of Jikochu’s daughter and ordered him to serve as her attendant.
• Ash agreed to fulfill Regina’s requests for food and entertainment in exchange for Evil Thought Energy, while Ira and Mammo watched in surprise.
• Ash continued earning Dark Echo by bringing Regina treats and toys, and his standing in the organization rose as her favorability toward him increased.
• Regina used her power to inspect Ash’s heart and wondered why he was so self-centered despite being human.
• Regina asked whether Ash would leave the Selfish Organization if he got tired of it, and Ash said he would, even if that meant becoming King of Jikochu’s enemy.

Ash persuaded Regina to spend her Evil Thought Energy restoring several Dark Sentai Gears, then accepted her request to teach the purple Cure Kenzaki Makoto a lesson. Makoto followed Ash through the city and was discovered as he entered an alley.

• Regina declared Ash her exclusive Rider and asked him to show her something interesting.
• Ash had Regina recharge several Dark Sentai Gears, and she collapsed from the effort before asking him to carry her to bed.
• Regina complained that a purple girl had insulted her and told Ash to teach that girl a lesson, leading Ash to target Kenzaki Makoto.
• Makoto searched Oogai City for the missing Princess while struggling with exhaustion and setbacks in her idol career.
• Makoto spotted Ash and secretly followed him, while Ash encountered Madoka Aguri and picked up her student ID.
• Ash called out to the hidden Makoto, startling her by revealing that he had noticed her following him.

Ash confronted Cure Sword, provoked Makoto about the fall of the Poker Kingdom, and offered to reveal Princess Ann’s whereabouts if she defeated his summoned Boukengers. Makoto faced the five heroes, whom Ash controlled as combat puppets.

• Ash spotted Makoto hiding nearby, fired around her to threaten her, and made her step out of the shadows.
• Ash teased Makoto about her identity and criticized her for joining the Selfish Organization, deepening her guilt over failing to protect the Poker Kingdom and Princess Ann.
• Ash claimed he knew where Princess Ann was and offered to tell Makoto if she defeated his opponents.
• Ash loaded a Dark Sentai Gear into the Gear Closure Gun and summoned the five Boukengers before Makoto.
• Ash explained that the Boukengers were controlled copies with the same combat abilities as the original team, and Makoto prepared to fight them.

Kenzaki Makoto fought Ash’s summoned adventurers to learn Princess Ann’s location, but was defeated after briefly gaining the upper hand with her Heart Arrow. The chapter ended with Makoto unconscious and remembering the Princess’s faith in her singing.

• Makoto accepted Ash’s challenge and fought five summoned adventurers, who gradually surrounded and overwhelmed her.
• The adventurers trapped Makoto with Adventure Red’s spear and blasted her into a phone booth, but Ash urged her to get back up.
• Makoto rose, used her Love Heart Arrow, and destroyed four adventurers with Pretty Cure Sparkle Sword.
• Adventure Red survived with Adventure Armor, sealed Makoto’s Heart Arrow in concrete, and defeated her with a drilling attack.
• Makoto lost her Pretty Cure form and collapsed, recalling how Princess Ann had told her that her singing made people happy.

Ash’s confrontation leaves Makoto doubting herself, first over her failure to protect Princess Ann and then over her anger at Mana’s friendship with Regina. Regina reveals that she sent Ash to teach Makoto a lesson, and Ash’s arguments about Makoto’s expectations of Mana deepen her distress.

• Ash tries to spur the sobbing Makoto to keep fighting, then offers to take her to a hospital or home before Regina arrives.
• Regina says she sent Ash to teach Makoto a lesson because Makoto badmouthed her in front of Mana, and warns Makoto to stay away from Mana and Ash.
• Makoto accuses Regina and the Selfish Organization of destroying Poker Kingdom, while Regina insists that King of Jikochu—not she—destroyed it.
• Makoto questions whether Ash has sworn loyalty to Regina, and Ash explains that he is her Rider but has not sworn loyalty to her.
• Ash argues that Mana can choose her own friends and calls Makoto selfish for expecting her Earthling friends to share her grievances and risks.
• Makoto releases Ash’s arm and backs away, shaken as she struggles with his accusations and remembers him calling her useless.

Makoto apologized to Mana for trying to control her friendships, and Mana reassured her that they were friends and would save Poker Kingdom together. Regina then demanded Ash attack the others, and he summoned the gigantic Dai Bouken robot, leaving the Pretty Cures facing a real machine from the television series.

• Mana, Rikka, and Arisu found Makoto with Ai-chan's help, and Mana confronted Ash for bullying her.
• Makoto apologized to Mana for objecting to her friendship with Regina, and Mana told her she was happy Makoto cared about her.
• Mana declared that the Pretty Cures would save Poker Kingdom and try to persuade King of Jikochu to stop invading worlds.
• Regina revealed that she and Ash were together, and Mana accepted that she still wanted to become Regina's friend.
• Regina demanded that Ash summon something to drive the others away, so he used the Closed Gear Gun to summon Dai Bouken, a gigantic robot from GoGo Sentai Boukenger.

Ash moved Regina and the Pretty Cure girls to Dark Field to keep their fight with Dai Bouken from destroying the city, then resumed the battle there. As the girls struggled under Dark Field’s oppressive influence and Dai Bouken’s relentless pursuit, Mana stepped forward to face the robot.

• Dai Bouken struck the pavement where the girls had stood, and Ash explained that he was helping Regina while considering the danger to the city.
• Ash used the damaged Dark Evolver to transport everyone except Ai-chan into Dark Field, where the Pretty Cure girls found their powers constrained.
• Ash ordered Dai Bouken to resume its attack, and Regina brought him onto the robot’s shoulder to watch the fight.
• Dai Bouken chased the exhausted girls into a ravine, leaving them with nowhere to escape.
• Mana stood alone against Dai Bouken, arguing that the girls needed the courage to overcome it before they could defeat the King of Jikochu.

The Pretty Cures and Makoto endured Dai Bouken’s crushing attack until Ai’s resolve awakened a new power that restored their strength and let them defeat the robot. Ash watched the miracle exhaust the Dark Evolver, while Regina struggled to understand the girls’ friendship and resolve.

• Dai Bouken pinned the Pretty Cures beneath its foot, and Regina urged Ai to give up her friends in exchange for choosing her.
• Makoto joined the others in supporting Dai Bouken, and Ai encouraged her while telling Regina that true friends help and understand one another.
• Ai’s pink radiance and golden light from Ash’s Dark Evolver restored the girls’ powers, allowing Makoto to transform into Cure Sword and the four to push Dai Bouken down.
• The newly empowered Pretty Cures dodged Dai Bouken’s attacks and struck its chest together, disabling its engine and knocking it down.
• Ash found that the Dark Evolver had become an inert toy, while he told Regina that heroes could create miracles by refusing to give up.

The Pretty Cure defeated Ash’s Dai Bouken and escaped the Dark Field, then Aida Ai tried to make Ash and Regina her friends. Regina fled, while Ash rejected Ai’s offer and grew angry when she refused to give up.

• Makoto and the other Pretty Cure overwhelmed Dai Bouken and destroyed it with their Lovely Force Arrow, breaking the Dark Field.
• The group returned to familiar surroundings, where Ai-chan reunited with Aida Ai and the borrowed power began to fade.
• Arisu asked whether Regina’s generosity had led Ash to join the Selfish Organization, while Makoto reconsidered what Ash’s actions meant.
• Aida Ai asked Ash and Regina to become her true friends, but Regina teleported away and Ash said he had no interest in being saved or befriending them.
• Aida Ai insisted that she would keep trying to be Ash’s friend, and Ash’s irritation flared into anger.