Chapter Summaries

Ding Shi revealed herself as Pretty Cure Killer, a fusion of light and darkness who could only be harmed by Pretty Cure. After she overwhelmed the HappinessCharge team and demanded that Lovely Angel join them, the three transformed into Saintly Mode and began a stronger assault.

• Pretty Cure Killer revealed that she was also a Pretty Cure and planned to defeat every Precure to gather their power.
• Ash’s shots bounced off her barrier because attacks from anyone other than a Pretty Cure were useless against her.
• Cure Princess, Yuko, and Iona fought Pretty Cure Killer, who interrupted their roll call and challenged their strength without Megumi.
• The three HappinessCharge members activated Saintly Mode and charged at Pretty Cure Killer with their strongest forms.
• Pretty Cure Killer moved to meet the Saintly Mode team’s attack.

Aino Megumi arrived after Pretty Cure Killer overwhelmed Yuko, Kohime, and Iona, then took up the fight herself to prove that her love as Cure Lovely had survived her jealousy and darkness. As Megumi launched her Lovely Beam, Ash watched for the chance to act on the hidden scheme he suspected.

• Pretty Cure Killer defeated the three girls' combined Happiness Big-bang with her Killer Big-bang and demanded that Lovely Angel or Ash fight her.
• Megumi arrived carrying a Worst Grunt, apologized to her friends for being delayed, and challenged Pretty Cure Killer as Cure Lovely.
• Megumi and Pretty Cure Killer clashed with giant fists of light, and Megumi briefly gained the upper hand by drawing strength from her resolve.
• Megumi revealed that she had secretly checked on Seiji and regretted how her past actions had hurt him, Ash, and her friends.
• Megumi fired her Lovely Beam at Pretty Cure Killer.

Megumi fought Pretty Cure Killer to prove she could stand on her own, but she transformed into Unlovely and was overwhelmed by her opponent. Ash returned with Mirage Angel, who stepped in to fight Pretty Cure Killer, leaving the battle poised for a new match.

• Megumi refused help from Ash and her exhausted companions, insisting she had to defeat Pretty Cure Killer herself.
• Megumi's attacks failed against Pretty Cure Killer, who criticized her fighting style and reminded her of her dark past.
• Megumi transformed into Unlovely and, distressed that she could not change back, charged at Pretty Cure Killer with unrestrained force.
• Pretty Cure Killer read Unlovely's straightforward attacks and repeatedly slammed her to the ground while Ash remained absent from the ring.
• Ash returned with Mirage Angel, who intercepted Pretty Cure Killer's kick and offered to fight her instead.

Megumi rejected Mirage Angel’s offer to fight together but struggled to ignore her former enemy’s desperate efforts to help. Ash urged Megumi to trust her own kindness and accept Mirage Angel as her companion, leaving Megumi on the verge of changing her mind.

• Megumi refused Mirage Angel’s offer and attacked the Pretty Cure Killer, while the two women argued and fought with growing coordination.
• Megumi accused Mirage Angel of seeking comfort from Ash after Blue God abandoned her, then struck the Pretty Cure Killer with a powerful punch.
• The Pretty Cure Killer countered Megumi’s attack with purification light, and Mirage Angel rushed in to protect Megumi despite being badly beaten.
• Ash told Megumi he would never forgive her if she failed to win, then refused to fight beside her and pointed out that Mirage Angel was already her companion.
• Ash reminded Megumi that she still cared about people who suffered, while Mirage Angel continued fighting the Pretty Cure Killer.

Aino Megumi accepted both light and darkness, transformed into Forever Unlovely, and defeated the Pretty Cure Killer before helping purify her. The mask’s Dark Echo was removed, Megumi returned to normal, and the reunited group welcomed Mirror to stay with them.

• Megumi interrupted the Pretty Cure Killer’s attack on Mirage Angel and accepted the power of light and darkness, transforming into Forever Unlovely.
• Megumi defeated the Pretty Cure Killer with her Precure Forever Happiness Shower, then refused to kill her and joined Mirage Angel in purifying her.
• Ash discovered that the Killer’s mask contained his Dark Echo, and removing it restored Megumi to Lovely Angel and freed her from its influence.
• Kohime embraced Megumi, and the reunited friends invited Mirror to stay with them and face the future together.
• Kohime suggested everyone live together at Ash’s castle, prompting the group to tease her about Ash’s harem.

A blonde girl woke after being freed from control and called Ash her father, sending the Pretty Cure into a jealous panic. She explained that she had traveled from the future to help, but left everyone wondering who her mother was.

• Minami and Iona comforted the awakened blonde girl after Ash removed her mask.
• The girl embraced Ash and called him Dad, prompting the Pretty Cure to accuse him of secretly having a child and abandoning his family.
• The girl explained that she was Ash's daughter from the future and had traveled back to help.
• Ash accepted her explanation and the others apologized for misunderstanding him.
• Megumi and the others asked who the girl's mother was, and the girl began to introduce herself.

Ash and the Pretty Cures met Homi Frederica, a future Cure who claimed Ash was her father, but she withheld the identity of her mother. After explaining that their choices could affect the future, Ash refocused the group on protecting the present and learned Homi had been manipulated into becoming the Pretty Cure Killer.

• Cure Tomorrow introduced herself as Homi Frederica, and Ashu asked who her mother was before Ash stopped Homi from revealing anything about the future.
• Ash explained that history could self-correct and used Haruka and Yuko as examples of how learning about a possible future could change it; Homi played along, calling them both Mommy.
• Ash said the fused multiverse had made future timelines and parallel worlds complicated, then urged everyone to protect the present and continue fighting Hundred Realms.
• Haruka, Yuko, and the other Princesses left bickering over their rivalry, while Ash asked Homi whether they won in the future.
• Homi confirmed she had come to help but had been caught in Hundred Realms' scheme and controlled as the Pretty Cure Killer, then refused to reveal the future because Ash had taught her not to.

Ash prepared a grand victory banquet at Dragon Castle, welcoming Homi and inviting Pretty Cure from across the world. Megumi confessed that she wanted to become part of Ash’s family, while the feast began with many invited Cures still unsure whether to trust him.

• Ash explained that the banquet would celebrate the victory, welcome Homi, and bring together Pretty Cure from every country.
• Megumi told Ash that Iona liked him and confessed that she wanted to become his family, but Ash left without answering.
• Ashu described Ash’s vast heart, and Megumi said the Pretty Cure would share their miracles and love with him.
• Pretty Cure from around the world arrived at Dragon Castle, impressed by its splendor but wary that Ash might be luring them into a trap.
• One invited Cure tasted the food and found it so delicious that being beaten up afterward seemed less troubling.

At the banquet celebrating the defeat of Pretty Cure Killer, Ash tried to learn about his mysterious daughter Homi and her mother, but Homi kept him guessing. As the guests enjoyed the party, Homi stayed apart with Puka, and the festivities continued with Ash teasing his friends.

• Haruka admired the banquet, while Regina and Snow White joked with Yuko about princesses and her formal dress.
• Ash changed Homi’s champagne to Sprite and tried to get her to reveal information about her mother, but she teased him instead.
• The Precures relaxed and celebrated, while Homi watched from the sidelines and Ash wondered about her origins.
• Homi sent Ash to join the four Happiness Charge members, then found Puka asleep on a plate and talked with her about Ash’s cooking.
• Yuko asked Ash how his bonding time with Homi went, and Snow White laughed at his failure to get answers.
• Iona stopped Ash and Snow White’s teasing before it could escalate, then Ash turned his attention toward her.

Ash and the girls shared a dance, drank together, and woke after an intimate night, while he decided to quit drinking. Before the group continued into a dangerous battle, Ash asked whether they still wanted to follow him, and Yuko shared her dream of becoming the castle’s head chef.

• Ash praised the four girls’ beauty, danced with them, and accepted their toast after the evening together.
• Ash woke surrounded by Megumi, Snow White, Iona, and Yuko, recalled that they had gotten drunk and pulled him into their room, and vowed to quit drinking.
• Yuko explained that the girls had acted because they feared being left behind as the story continued, and Ash teased Iona before she was pulled into another round of their playful struggle.
• Ash warned the Pretty Cure that following him meant facing dangers he could not predict and leaving their returned homeland, but they reaffirmed their choice to fight beside him.
• Yuko said she wanted to become the castle’s head chef, feed everyone happily, and keep Ash well fed with her cooking.

Ash heard the girls explain what they wanted to protect and discovered Homi was worried about whether he was her father. Maria reunited with Iona and decided to pursue Ash, while Iona sneaked into his room and found someone already in his bed.

• Iona, Snow White, and Megumi each explained their hopes, with Megumi saying she wanted to protect Ash, her family, and the present and future.
• Homi teased Ash about being her father, then privately asked whether he really was before encouraging herself to keep trying.
• Maria visited Ash and then learned that Iona had slept with him, leaving Maria shocked and jealous.
• Maria recalled Ash rescuing and comforting her, then decided to confess to him again and pursue him if he refused.
• Iona sneaked into Ash's room early in the morning and froze when she saw a black-haired figure spread across his bed.

After Maria’s attempted seduction of Ash caused a misunderstanding with Iona, Ash visited Mirror at her secluded shrine before his team departed for another world. Mirror asked to join his dangerous mission so she could use her strength to atone for her past as Phantom Queen.

• Maria told Iona that Ash had rejected her and claimed she had tried a more direct approach, while Ash insisted he had been asleep and nothing had happened.
• Iona stormed off, and Ashu and Nanase Yui assumed Maria would join Ash at the castle.
• Ash visited Mirror at her shrine, where they shared tea and talked about her past devotion to Blue God and her peaceful life.
• Mirror asked Ash to take her with him on his next mission so she could help protect the world and atone for her sins as Phantom Queen.

Ash and Mirror reconciled, and Mirror confessed her love before the group set out for the Fairy Tale Kingdom. When Castle Dragon struck a barrier sealing the kingdom, Ash ordered it to ram through, then looked for another way in.

• Ash rejected Mirror's wish to serve as his shield and urged her to live, after which Mirror confessed her feelings and kissed him.
• The Pretty Cure teased Mirror and Ash, and Ash announced that the group would visit the Fairy Tale Kingdom to find Miyuki and the others.
• Castle Dragon arrived at the Fairy Tale Kingdom but crashed into a spherical barrier surrounding the world.
• Ash ordered Castle Dragon to activate its Photon Ice Blade Ram, but the others stopped him from breaking through the barrier.
• After their attempts to contact the kingdom failed, Ash went to the bookshelves and said there was another way in.

Ash and his companions entered the Incredible Library and found signs that Miyuki and the others had recently been there. Ash went alone to Seven-Colored Hill, where he reunited with the Smile Pretty Cure girls, who greeted him with unusually open affection.

• Ashu and Homi opened the secret entrance to the Incredible Library by pulling books from the shelves in opposite directions.
• The group explored the library, discovered freshly replenished snacks and handmade decorations, and Ash noticed that someone had recently used the hideout.
• Ash left the others behind and walked through Seven-Colored Hill, recalling past adventures and meeting a fan who asked for his autograph.
• Ash unexpectedly encountered Miyuki, Akane, Yayoi, Nao, and Reika, who rushed to embrace and kiss him before he carried them away from onlookers.
• The girls openly professed their affection for Ash, and Akane hugged him while the others argued silently over their agreed share of his attention.

Ashu discovered that the girls who had been showering him with affection were actually Bad End Pretty Cure, the beings he had created. They trapped him in a school equipment room and confessed that they wanted to prove their love was as strong as the other Pretty Cure’s, but admitted they did not know what to do next.

• Akane, Nao, Reika, Yayoi, and Miyuki led Ashu around Seven-Colored Hill while competing for his attention and imagining a future with him.
• At Nanairogaoka Academy, Ashu recognized the girls as Bad End Pretty Cure because their behavior felt wrong.
• Ashu exposed their disguise, and the five Bad End Pretty Cure girls surrounded him and locked him inside the sports equipment room.
• The girls stripped off Ashu’s jacket and pressed against him, but their seduction stalled when they realized they lacked practical knowledge about sex.
• Bad End Pretty Cure told Ashu they wanted to take the initiative and prove their love for him matched that of the other Pretty Cure.

Ash reunited with the Bad End Pretty Cure and learned why they had impersonated the real Smile Pretty Cure and what enemies they had faced. After comforting them, he began punishing them for hiding the truth and attacking him.

• The Bad End Pretty Cure confessed that they wanted to be Ash’s own creations and had attacked him to win his attention.
• Ash interrogated the five girls and learned they had trained with the Heart Tree, returned to this world, and pretended to be Miyuki and the others after the real girls vanished.
• Bad Akane proudly described her good deeds, but Ash showed footage of her carrying an elderly woman across after the woman had already crossed, leaving Akane devastated by his judgment.
• Bad Miyuki explained that strange new enemies could transform people’s clothes, alter the world, and force everyone to speak in slogans, while the girls relied on their Core Medals and training to fight them.
• Ash praised the girls for working hard, then declared that he still had to punish them for withholding important information and attacking him.
• Ash restrained the Bad End Pretty Cure with collars and chains and began teasing them, as the girls reacted with embarrassment and pleasure.

Ash subdued the Bad End Pretty Cure with humiliating ticklish punishment, then learned from Homi that the approaching Sentai Killer was a formidable enemy. At Nanairogaoka Academy, Ash and the Pretty Cure faced the invading force, whose leader welcomed Ash and promised him an inescapable hell.

• Ash teased and tickled the Bad End Pretty Cure until they became affectionate toward him and promised to stop doing bad things.
• Several Pretty Cure arrived and watched the scene, and Megumi transformed into a dog-girl and joined Ash.
• Ash exchanged information with the group and the castle, and Homi warned that the Sentai Killer had multiple abilities and was stronger than her.
• Ash and the Pretty Cure reached Nanairogaoka Academy as the Sentai forces advanced beneath a spreading darkness.
• Ash realized the Bad End girls had been waiting for him, and the enemy leader greeted him and declared that he had prepared an inescapable hell.

Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Saber and fought the Sentai Killer alongside the Pretty Cure girls, but the enemy struck everyone with a conversion beam. Ash awoke to find the real Kise Yayoi and Hino Akane beside him, reunited with them after a long separation.

• Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Saber and helped the Pretty Cure girls battle the Sentai Killer's foot soldiers.
• Ash clashed with the Sentai Killer, who revealed a mechanical and enhanced-flesh body and proved stronger than Ash.
• The Bad End Pretty Cure girls protected Ash, and more Pretty Cure allies arrived as the group pursued the retreating Sentai Killer.
• The Sentai Killer opened a face on the back of his head and hit Ash and the others with a conversion beam.
• Ash awoke as the real Kise Yayoi and Hino Akane found him, and he embraced and kissed Akane during their reunion.

Ash reunited with Kise Yayoi and Hino Akane in Fairy Tale Kingdom and learned that Nao had vanished after turning into him and kissing Akane. He traveled with the girls to a guarded castle, where he identified himself as Kamen Rider Enki and prepared to prove it with the Seiken Swordriver.

• Ash recognized Kise Yayoi as Cure Peace and Hino Akane as Cure Sunny after finding them in Fairy Tale Kingdom.
• Yayoi explained that the Smile Pretty Cure had been stranded in the kingdom, and Akane said Nao had suddenly turned into Ash before disappearing.
• Ash summoned Courage Dragon, Storm Hunter Eagle, and Somersault Cloud to carry the group toward a castle, while Akane resolved to show her feelings for him.
• Guards barred Ash and the girls from entering the castle, but Ash claimed to be Kamen Rider Enki and activated his Seiken Swordriver.

Ash and Yayoi disguised themselves to enter Fairy Tale Kingdom, where Yayoi helped Akane dress as Cardcaptor Sakura. Akane’s flustered performance caught Ash’s attention, and after she fled in embarrassment, he turned his attention to teasing Yayoi.

• A guard recognized Ash as Flame Rider and asked him for an autograph, while Yayoi persuaded Akane to visit a tailor and find a cute costume.
• Yayoi dressed as a magical girl from an old series and fooled the guards into letting them enter the city.
• Yayoi asked Ash what kind of girl he liked, and he told her he liked Kise Yayoi herself before she hugged him and urged him to encourage Akane.
• Akane dressed as Cardcaptor Sakura and performed a spell for the fairies, then blushed at Ash’s reaction and ran into the city.
• Yayoi told Ash to go cheer Akane up, but Ash stopped her and teased her about enjoying the situation as an outsider.