Starting today, we'll be preparing for the Athletics Festival.
Athletics Festival
Relay Race
Boys
Girls
We'll start by nominating a class representative for the relay race.
Here! I nominate Sora Harewataaru!
— Great choice! — We'll be sure to win now!
Will you accept, Harewataaru-san?
Yes! You all chose me, so I shall give it my very best!
By the way, what is a "relay"?
— Ehh?
You see...
Yes.
It's not a normal race. It's a sport where you run together with teammates!
You run with a baton in your hand, and then pass it to the next person ahead of you!
Hey-ho! Hey-ho!
Ahh! So it is a "raluu"!
We have those in Skyland as well!
"Skyland"?
Skylandinavia!
Skylandinavia, right!?
T-that is correct!
They always choose me for the village festival raluu!
Oh, that's great to hear then!
You can count on me!
However... I do have one request.
The person who will pass me the baton in the relay,
Please, allow Mashiro-san to do it!
Ehh!?
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Pass The Ultimate Baton!
Mashiro's Determined Relay
Mashiron's gonna be in the relay race!?
That's awesome! You were chosen to be in the raluu— I mean, the relay!
Not really chosen, more like Sora-chan recommended me.
We'll be sure to come cheer for you!
Eru!
But are you even good at running, Mashiron?
Didn't you say you "hate athletics days" in one of your letters?
Yeah... I told her it'd be better to choose someone faster.
Running speed is of course important!
But what is most important in a relay race? That is...
Baton Pass
The Baton Pass!
When you're passing the baton, if you drop it,
Or you're so scared of dropping it, you end up slowing down way too much for the pass,
Others will take the lead, and you'll lose the whole thing!
Therefore, to ensure our victory,
The only person I can entrust for that all-important baton pass,
Is none other than Mashiro-san!
Totally. Those two are pretty much inseparable!
How about it? Are you up to the challenge?
Uh-uhm...
I... I'll give it a shot!
Ehehe...
After you said all that, I figured I'd give it a try.
Mashiro-san!
Ehehe...
Mashio!
Thank you, Elle-chan!
So... Now that I'm doing it, I want to be on my best game possible.
Sora-chan, will you help me do some special training for the relay?
But of course!
Let's get training!
Let me help you out too!
I owe you that much, Mashiro-san!
Eru!
The special relay training starts now!
I'll be in your care, Coach Sora! Coach Tsubasa!
— Coach...!
Ahem! Now then, Coach Sora shall teach you the trick to running faster!
Eh, something like that exists!?
But of course!
And that is...
That is...?
That is...
Just look forward and keep on running!
— Huh?
You just look forward, and then run!
— That's... — Well, I guess that's true.
Ehh!?
B-but it's harder than you think to keep looking forward, without getting distracted by anything around you!
Thank you very much, Coach!
I also looked up some tips for relay races.
Let's get running, and try them out!
Okay!
Ready...!
Mashiro-san. Lean your body forward at the start line, like Sora-san is doing.
You'll be able to exert more forward force that way, and you'll run more quickly!
I get it!
Once you get up to speed, straighten up your posture!
Swing your elbows in wide arcs from front to back!
Your hands should remain relaxed and slightly open!
Okay!
Mashiro-san, your legs are just like a rolling ball!
Relax your upper half, and let that rolling force carry you forward!
Yes, Coach Sora!
Rolly-rolly rolly-rolly roll!
When passing the baton, run as if you're trying to overtake the person in front of you!
Press the baton firmly into the palm of her hand!
Yahh!!
That was rough...
No, Mashiro-san, you were amazing!
Let's do our best!
Yeah!
Hah... hah...
Haheh...
Mashiro-san, great hustle out there!
Mashio!
That's awesome, Elle-chan! You're walking so much now!
Eru!
Elle-chan has a ton of fun just by moving around!
Eru!
Having fun just by moving around, huh...
I wonder if I was the same way, once?
You totally were!
You always made me be "it" in tag, and you loved running around everywhere!
Ehh? I don't remember that!
But huh, I guess so...
Alright!
Let's go!
I'll train my hardest for the athletics festival!
— Yeah!
And you know what? Sora-chan is a super fast runner!
So I gotta run my absolute hardest, all the way up to the moment I pass her the baton!
Hah... I wonder if I'll be able to do that without dropping it...?
Woah! It's rare to see you this motivated, Mashiro-chan!
Isn't this the first time Mashiro's ever been looking forward to an athletics festival?
I'm not "looking forward" to it, I'm super nervous about it!
Ahh! I wanna go back to Sorashido City right now!
I wanna see my Mashiro-chan running!
We're cheering for you, Mashiro!
Yeah!
What a beautiful city this is.
However, the more beautiful something is, the more frail and fragile it ends up being.
Sorashido Academy Athletics Festival
Ahh... What sorrow.
In truth, I would rather not destroy it...
— Hang in there! — Fight!
— Go for it! — Do your best!
Eru!
It's finally time...
Just relax, Mashiro-san!
How are you always so cheerful like that, Sora-chan?
Well, that's because I believe in you!
I know you'll give me the ultimate baton pass!
Way to pile on the pressure...
Come on, you'll do just fine!
Time to go!
On your marks!
Get ready!
Yikes... I'm the one getting all flustered here...
They've done plenty of training. They'll do just fine.
— Go for it, Mashiron!! — Mashiro-san, do your best!
Mashio!
Here!
Ah!
Just look forward and keep on running!
Here!
— Go!! — Sora!
Just one more...
Ahaha!
Oh!
Mashiro-san!
We won.
Yeah... You really are amazing, Sora-chan!
You're so fast, I could barely see you!
Like you were just a blur...
Mashiro-san?
Mashiro-san!
I... I just got really thirsty all of a sudden!
I'm all sweaty now too...
Mashiro-san.
Are you alright?
I'm...
Just no good at running...
I never had any confidence in being a relay runner.
But then I starting thinking, maybe even I could do it!
I did all that training with everyone, too...
Even if I can't run fast, like you can...
I thought I could at least run properly!
But... then I tripped at the worst possible moment.
I'm so frustrated with myself!
Sorry!
You gave it your all, and pulled out a win for us too...
And now I'm dumping all this on you...
I am very sorry!
Huh?
I told everyone that in order to win, I needed you to hand me the baton!
Yeah.
I suppose you could say that was half true...
But the other half of it was that...
I just really wanted to run with my friend.
So when you fell down earlier, I gave up on winning, just a little bit.
I knew that we might lose, but then I thought, "oh well".
However, you didn't get all disappointed or mopey when everyone started passing you.
You just looked straight ahead, and kept on running.
Seeing you run like that lit a fire within me.
I knew then, that we would definitely win. That no matter what, we would take first place!
Mashiro-san, you truly did give me the ultimate baton pass.
Sora-chan...
A cruel festival, where a bunch of strong people show off in front of all the weaklings.
I could destroy this, and not a single person would be heartbroken over it.
Come on! Undergu Energy!
Ranborg!
Rarara! Ranborg!
Rarararara!
We won't stand by and let you mess up our Athletics Festival!
Sora-san! Mashiro-san!
Sky Mirage!
Tone Connect!
Hirogaru Change!
Prism!
Sparkling Hop!
Refreshing Step!
Clear and Sunny Jump!
The endlessly expanding blue sky! Cure Sky!
The softly expanding gentle light! Cure Prism!
The heavenward soaring expanding courage! Cure Wing!
Ready...
Go!
Hirogaru Sky! Precure!
Ranborg!
Ran?
Ranborg!
Stop right there!
Ranborg!
You little!
Sky!
T-thank you very much!
Rararararara! Ra-rarararara!
It's too fast, I can't aim at it!
Rara!
Ranborg!
I won't let you!
Ranborg!
Ran!
I'll stop it this time!
Hirogaru! Wing Attack!
Ran!
Borg!
Now!
Rara!?
Ranborg!
It's huge, but still so nimble!
Sky!
Here!
I know that you'll be able to hit it. Please take this.
Yes!
Rara!
These are the results of our special training!
Rarararara...!
Ranborg!
Sky Blue!
Prism White!
Precure! Updraft Shining!
All clear now...
Mirror Pad!
OK!
Huhh? The heck is that tool supposed to be for!?
Yeah, yeah. Soo strong. Good for you.
Battamon-mon!
— Congrats! — Congratulations!
I surprised even myself.
That's the first time I've ever been frustrated to tears like that.
But ain't it exciting to meet a new you?
Like trying out a whole new line of cosmetics!
Something like that, yeah.
So the person you met...
What sort of Mashiro-san was she?
A little more competitive than I figured she was.
A "me" that likes running a little more than I thought!
Ufufu!
You're just like Elle-chan then.
A little baby who just learned to walk.
You start to realize all sorts of new possibilities within you,
And just like that, you grow more and more.
It's a good thing you challenged yourself, Mashiro-san!
Yep!
Let's keep up our daily running routine, together!
Yeah!
Yeah.
Today it's me! With overflowing love, Cure Heart!
I shall get your heart-throbbing excitement back!
♪ Yay!! The sky is clearing up ♪
♪ The kind of Blue to make all your hopes and dreams come true ♪
♪ Turn the microphone in your heart on ♪
♪ And hum along with this melody♪ of hope ♪
♪ The most fun feeling of the day ♪
♪ If we share this with others ♪
♪ The gates to our hearts will open ♪
♪ Wait! I just can't stop this excitement!! ♪
♪ Harmonize our smiles too! ♪
♪ Come on ☆ My friends ♪
♪ The usual town, the usual everyday life ♪
♪ But the miracle that you're all here is my treasure! ♪
♪ Everybody Go! Hirogarhythm ♪
♪ Hand in hand, let's all form a chain ♪
♪ The courage we raise with our warm compassion is infinite∞ ♪
♪ A positive icon is our landmark ♪
♪ I want to know more about this expanding world ♪
♪ Come, let's spread our wings into the blue skies above ♪
♪ And we'll connect, with Pretty Cure Smiling! ♪
Ageha-chan, so you're doing some in-field training at a preschool!
Sure am! And all the kids are writing letters for the super strong Precure!
Woah!
And I wanna be the strongest preschool teacher ever, so I gotta prepare!
Hirogaru Sky! Precure
Get Hyped! The Strongest Preschool Teacher
Cure Butterfly!!