IMPORTANT HAPPINESS CHARGE NEWS

This week, in the Happiness-Charge-Precure-verse, there has been an event that confirmed one of my worst fears when it comes to the series's premise:

Spain has fallen into the clutches of the Empire.
We don't know if the economic crisis is rampant in the Happiness-Charge-Precure-verse Iberian Peninsula, but we have witnessed the Phantom Hunter defeating the resident Cure (Cure Matador)!
Which is connected to both of these events:

• In the Happiness-Charge-Precure-verse, Sweden and the other Northern countries remain free and protected by their respective Cures... so far (and we're counting our fictional blessings).
• In the real world, Spaniards are recovering from the crisis and cheering on La Roja for this summer's long-expected footie World Cup. While an intellectual like me has unexpectedly caught the so-called "Red Fever". With two Euro Cups and the last World Cup under its belt so far, La Roja is going through a brilliant winning streak... Will the national team get its fourth big cup?