Kamen Rider Is Playing the Villain in Pretty Cure

Even though she had only heard it once, Twilight had already remembered the melody clearly. Then, a beautiful tune similar to Ash's music, yet somehow different, flowed from Twilight's hands.

She had once adhered to beautiful music that could only be played by "closing one's heart," but now she wanted to try something different... like the way she had performed onstage earlier.

The feeling of pouring one's heart into the performance and playing with all one's strength.

"Mm."

The trace of surprise on Ash's face gradually turned into gratification. As he watched Twilight play with all her heart, his gaze grew increasingly pleased.

"Mami."

I'm happy about your change.

There was no melodramatic scene where a single song immediately awakened lost memories, but Twilight's performance did let Ash feel an extraordinarily wonderful sense of comfort within the melody.

And he had truly seen it: the sincere heart that shone all the more precious in the darkness as the girl devoted herself completely to what she loved.

Haruka, you were right. I found it.

"Was that... 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'?"

"Mm? What did you say?"

After finishing, her slender hands folded together before her once more. Feeling each other's gazes, the two silently looked at one another in mutual understanding, until they both broke down and laughed at the same time.

"Gahahaha! As expected of a Princess, you're beautiful and interesting!"

"Hahaha, Ash! You're the one who's... truly interesting."

Twilight laughed, laughed without a single shadow hanging over her. She laughed so hard that tears nearly slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Realizing that she had found a heart that could understand her like never before made her incredibly happy.

Even back in Dysdark, when she had stood above all others as the lofty Princess of Despair, carrying out her