Akane and Yayoi Found, and Nao's Disappearance?
The excited bob-haired girl before him, who truly was also a "younger sister," Kise Yayoi, was precisely Cure Peace of Smile Pretty Cure, the Peace Angel Ash had been searching for.
As for the other one, the short-haired girl Hino Akane, who had been forcibly kissed by Ash and was still blushing as she pressed her fingers to her lips, looking both nostalgic and shy, she was also a Pretty Cure known as Cure Sunny, the Sunny Angel.
Not long ago, Ash had just had a "big fight" with bad-ending versions identical to them. He had not expected to find the real ones so quickly, and with certain scenes still impossible to banish from his mind, he felt rather awkward.
"What's wrong, big brother~?"
Yet even that awkwardness was caught by Yayoi, who was unexpectedly sharp now.
After so long apart, she was naturally incredibly worried about Ash.
"Does your stomach hurt?"
Ah~ And being called big brother... it really was so embarrassing! Yet hearing it again after so long was strangely moving~
"It's nothing."
Not intending to let anyone see his lapse in composure, Ash hurriedly brushed it aside.
"More importantly, where are we?"
His gaze swept across the surroundings, and Ash immediately noticed what was different. Whether it was the dreamlike bubbles floating in the sky or the fairy-tale atmosphere spreading through the area that inexplicably made people relax, all of it told him that this was definitely no longer Seven-Colored Hill.
"Hm?"
Feeling heat from his pocket, he hurriedly pulled out and opened several Wonder Ride Books that seemed to be trembling. The three of them watched in surprise as legendary creatures such as Courage Dragon and Storm Hunter Eagle emerged from the books, let out joyful cries, and soared