Despite offering to team up with Megumi and Yuko, Iona refuses to work with Hime, revealing that she is the one who opened the Axia Box and released the Phantom Empire, blaming her for the defeat of Maria, who was Cure Tender. Unable to face Megumi and the others with her secret revealed, Hime runs away, prompting the others to search for her. Coming across Hime first, Yuko assures her that she and Megumi would not stop being friends with her in light of this secret. Meanwhile, as Megumi feels the same way whilst speaking with Ribbon, they come across Namakeruda and Hosshiiwa attacking the city with Crepe and Guitar Saiarks. As Megumi keeps a hold on her happiness and takes on both Saiarks by herself, she is soon supported by Iona who teams up with her to defeat them. Hime, who had been watching the two's teamwork, assumes Iona has replaced her as Megumi's partner and runs off yet again. Meanwhile, Phantom sets his sights on the HappinessCharge Cures.