Kamen Rider Plays the Villain in Pretty Cure

"Who knew? But..."

Skillfully swirling the non-alcoholic drink in her hand, Kirara laughed with her companions and drained it in one gulp.

"If I'm with Ash, I definitely won't get bored no matter what."

Ash Sets Out for the Second Time!

Placing the "Lily Key" awakened during their battle with Twilight alongside the other Dress Up Keys, the girls basked in the satisfying sense of achievement this sight brought them.

"With this, we've gathered nine Dress Up Keys. We're only three away from Grand Princess!"

"That really is an achievement worth celebrating!"

Ever since becoming Pretty Cure and fighting Dysdark, who stole everyone's dreams, Ash had also caused plenty of trouble along the way.

As Minami counted the stories connected to these keys, she realized that apart from the initial keys used specifically for their transformations, every subsequent key's power had been exponentially greater than the last. The enemies they had defeated along the way were the best proof of that.

Compared to how weak they had been when they first appeared, the Princess Pretty Cure were now on an entirely different level in the most literal sense.

"Pretty Cure's power is still growing. This time, we even defeated a powerful enemy like Twilight... If this continues, maybe one day we'll gain the power to stand against that Witch of Despair?"

"But if that's the case..."

Kirara spoke with some distress. When it came down to the main issue, Ash was an obstacle they simply could not avoid.

"Can we fight Ash now?"

"Hard to say..."

Even Kaito Minami, who was usually the most serious, could only give a vague answer at this moment. Ash's true strength had always been far too unclear. Rather, he had always seemed effortlessly at ease while chasing girls, like an iceberg floating above the