No matter how many times he heard such straightforward praise and goodwill, it was still incredibly hard to get used to. Ash hurriedly supported the girls, whose eyes were growing ever brighter, and led them over to the long-waiting Sentai Killer.
"Let's discuss that later. Right now, I need your more direct help."
That was why he had sought them out first, and why he had borrowed the power of Marvelous and the others.
"Do you still remember the way I taught you to use these?"
"Of course!"
Holding the Gokai Cellular in her hand, Yayoi was the most excited of all, practically bouncing in place.
"I can actually transform into a real Sentai Ranger—I'm definitely not dreaming!"
"I love you so much, big brother!"
If Ash's face had not already been completely occupied, and his neck had not been claimed by the other two yellow Precure, she would have wanted to rush over and give him a proper kiss.
So, before the Sentai Killer, they raised the Gokai Cellulars and Ranger Keys Ash had borrowed from the Gokaiger, shouting a transformation call that did not actually belong to them.
"Now then, everyone together—Gokai Change!"
"Smile~Cure!"
As the distinctive transformation sound played, beneath layers of crisscrossing light, Smile Pretty Cure transformed into—Smile Precure!
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The Sentai Killer was almost too stunned to process what he had just seen. The Gokaiger's transformation devices really had no usage restrictions, but what was the point of using someone else's transformation gear to transform into yourselves? Did wearing two layers of combat suits and two pairs of safety shorts count as transforming now?
"But no matter what you do, if it's only the power of Pretty Cure—!"
Once the battle began, he immediately realized something was wrong!
It was not merely that his usual