The Battle
is the thirteenth and final chapter of Don't Cry For Me, I've Already Wilted.
Yamiko, Saki's new villain form, launches an attack on the Cures.
Tropes:
- 13 Is Unlucky: The thirteenth chapter is also the last, confirming that yes, Saki is gone and Yamiko is here to stay.
- Combination Attack:
- Cure Beauty and Cure Rosetta combine their snow and light powers to create a Rosetta Flurry.
- Shiny Luminous upgrades Cure Honey's baton with extra strength for an Ultimate Sparkle Attack.
- Cure Scarlet and Cure Macaron combine their attacks to create blazing hot macaron claws.
- Downer Ending: The Cures are defeated, Nagisa is in critical condition, Yamiko is left to ransack the world at large, and Mai uses a wish to erase everyone's memory of Saki.
- Fluffy Tamer: Cure August is shown to have power over the mascots, calling them into action to help defeat Akanbes.
- Last Episode, New Character: This is the final chapter, and the first chapter to feature Reika, Nao and Haru, Hikari, Yuko, Yukari, Ichika, Asumi, Hummy, Pafu, Aroma, Mofurun, Kome-Kome, Chiffon, Regina, Rikka, Sora, Yuni, and Cure Glitter.
- Making a Splash: Pafu and Aroma defeat an Akanbe with scalding hot water.
- Meaningful Rename: Without Saki, Mai doesn't have a team, so she changes her theme colour from white to purple and aligns herself with the Soaring Sky Pretty Cure under the name Cure Starling (starling birds can be purple).
- Precision F-Strike: In a fit of rage, Cure Black targets Yamiko directly, and angrily calls her a lying bitch.
