You like your milk, Pochitan?
Pochi!
She's asleep.
Detective Ellie's Case Files
That was such a good read!
What were you reading, Mikuru?
A detective novel!
A super interesting one!
Just look! See who wrote it?
Detective Ellie's Case Files Kurusu Eliza
Kurusu Eliza?
That novelist we met at the pâtisserie a while ago!
The protagonist Ellie is so totally cool!
I never yield.
For an unyielding heart inscribes the pages of truth!
Eliza-san?
I just got done reading your novel!
Thank you!
I came here today for a request.
A request?
I want you to hire me on as a detective!
Ehh!?
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
♪ In my heart there's a hint of intuition that sparks ♪
♪ And we'll be sure to find it, 'cuz we're Precure ♪
♪ It's calling our name ♪
♪ Where is the truth? What will we discover? ♪
♪ The mysteries lead to more mysteries ♪
♪ Sailing through past and future with the puzzles of today ♪
♪ They shine like proof, beyond even time itself ♪
♪ And how (And how) Some kind of trick? ♪
♪ But why (But why) We must stand and face ♪
♪ Observe and perceive the scene to uncover all its secrets ♪
♪ Just one step, of ready courage ♪
♪ Will guide you toward a miracle ♪
♪ Maybe now you don't know the answer ♪
♪ But when you finally realize ♪
♪ "It must be fate! This must be love!" ♪
♪ So you whisper to yourself ♪
♪ Now, let us march on together ♪
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
♪ In my heart there's a hint of intuition that sparks ♪
♪ The jewel key opens the way to the next connection ♪
♪ Hey, isn't it mysterious ♪
♪ How we came into this world and found each other ♪
♪ Go! Meitantei Pretty Cure ♪
Detective Ellie's Case Files!?
Miiko!
Where are you?
For the next book you're going to write?
I've been thinking up a sequel for Detective Ellie.
A sequel!? I can't wait!
I thought if I could do some real detective work, I might come up with some good ideas.
And I'd like you two to show me the ropes!
Leave it to us!
Heya!
We got a client.
Welcome!
Anna, Mikuru! Put the kettle on!
She's in deep already.
And she wanted us to mentor her...?
What's going on here?
She'll be sleuthing with us until she comes up with some good ideas for her novel.
Miiko...
Hmm... So this is Miiko-chan.
He's been looking for her ever since yesterday.
Don't worry!
We'll be sure to find her for you!
Okay!
Time to start this investigation, girls!
I see...
I have learned the location of a new Makoto Jewel.
Me, mee~! Age's got this one in the bag!
Nay.
Arcana Shadow will do it.
Bring the Makoto Jewel to me.
Understood.
Mrgrgr...
Arcana Shadow...
I see...
Miiko-chan is three years old, and a girl.
And she's very well-behaved.
About how many hours has it been since she went missing?
I'm not sure.
She went missing sometime after Mom went to the beauty salon.
Beauty salon? So probably around noon.
Eliza-san, are we going to investigate?
Oh, but we are investigating already. We're profiling Miiko-chan!
Profiling?
It means to analyze all the data and predict what the culprit might do next.
In this case, by getting to know Miiko-chan better, we can deduce where she might've gone.
Oh, I get it!
From her profile, we may derive a likely radius around her location.
For a cat gathering, one might think of the park.
But feeding them is prohibited, so I'd say the chances are low.
That leaves only one place!
Woah!
We're off!
Wanna go 'round and pass out flyers?
Huh?
C'mon, let's go make some.
Okay!
Age's just on a little stroll, see.
If I happen to come across a Makoto Jewel on my way, who could complain?
Oh!
Hmm?
Ugh, it's just trash.
It should be dwelling in something belonging to a cat...
Reoww.
I gotchu now!
Nyahahaha!
Piece of cake!
That hurts-nya!!
This is wicked lame...
Miiko-chan must have come this way.
And to track her movements from here on...
Eliza-san!?
I must become the kitty cat, and think like a kitty cat would-nyan!
You're so cute!!
Roleplay realization!
If I become a kitty cat, I'll understand just where Miiko-chan went-nyan!
Yeah, that's it!
In the book, Ellie would always solve cases by getting into the role, just like that!
Hisss!
Miiko-chan must've been threatened just like this-nyan.
And then...
Nya-nya!
Nyaaa!
Waahhh!
Then she must've run this way-nyan!
Are you alright?
According to my deduction...
She pranced around to all kinds of places, like so.
Nyaa~n!
I know! She went this way-nyan!
Eliza-san!
Then Miiko-chan arrived at this very location-nya!
I'm certain of it! She's right down here-nyan!
There she is!
Miiko-chan?
Huh? But...
She has the same colors, but this one has short hair.
And this one's not wearing a collar.
Hmm... Could this be a different cat?
Ah! It ran away!
I guess it wasn't her.
And I was so sure she'd be here, too...
I've got it! We just need to ask some cats directly!
Open!
Pre-Kit Gummy!
Do you have a minute?
We're looking for this girl right here.
Let's see now...
Woah! Real pros at work-nyan!
Nyanyanya?
Nya-nyan!
They're totally into it, talking with the kitty cat-nyan!
Haven't seen her.
I see.
Looking For Cat Name: Miiko Sex: Female Color: White/Brown/Black
Please take one!
We're looking for a cat!
Please help if you can!
Detective work and information gathering. If we all band together, we'll find her in no time.
Yeah. Thanks, Onii-chan!
I'll go hand out some more over there.
'Kay! I'll go this way!
Hey kid.
Could I have one?
Yes! Thanks for the help!
Huh... I see.
Hmm...
I haven't seen her.
Is that so.
I'm sorry.
I've just been dragging you down all day.
Oh no, it's not like that.
This isn't like how it happens in books.
All my deductions have ended up in failure.
Don't you worry! Eliza-san, I just know you'll be able to crack this case!
No. It's impossible for me.
Real life doesn't unfold like the pages of a novel.
You're right. Novels are completely different from real life!
Mikuru?
Eliza-san, you're starting to give in.
But remember what Ellie said.
An unyielding heart inscribes the pages of truth!
Ellie would never give in!
Until the bitter end, she puts in every ounce of effort to uncover the truth!
You're right.
Me too!
My heart will never yield!
Neber yeewd!
Ahhh!
Huh?
Ah, umm... A clever field!
Yeah, that's sleuthing for you! You gotta be clever for this field of study!
Anyway, why don't we get back to investigating?
Then how about we go ask Kotaro-kun some more questions?
What?
Earlier today, Kotaro-kun was still quite shaken by Miiko-chan's disappearance, wasn't he?
That's true! And he might have forgotten to tell us something important!
We can't just become cats.
We must try to feel like our clients do, too!
That's what Ellie would do!
About Miiko?
Can you tell us a bit more, maybe?
Like if you noticed anything out of the ordinary, or something?
That reminds me. You said your mother went to the beauty salon, right?
Perhaps Miiko-chan saw your mother with a different haircut, and got scared away?
Mom didn't get her hair cut at all.
Then maybe she had it dyed a different color?
It was the same as usual.
What's this mean?
Pet Salon SHOKO
That store...
Ah!
I can see it!
This is the answer!
Miiko-chan must be there!
Kotaro-kun's mother went to the beauty salon. However...
Her hair length and color hadn't changed at all.
Yeah.
That must mean the salon appointment was for...
Miiko-chan!
Pet Salon SHOKO
In other words...
She was brought to a grooming salon, and had her fur trimmed short!
Nyau!
The truth is, we've already seen Miiko-chan once.
Eliza-san's deduction was right on the mark.
That cat we saw here earlier was actually Miiko-chan all along!
Miiko! Where are you?
Roleplay realization!
According to my deduction...
She must be here-nya!
Ah!
Too slow.
Luluka-san!
Miiko!
Miiko!!
I'm so glad you're okay!
Why'd you take Miiko-chan?
A Makoto Jewel dwells within that cat's collar.
Ehh!?
Huh? Your collar is gone!
Where's her collar?
Hahh?
Yes, where indeed.
Anna!
Yeah!
What? What is going on here?
You two follow me!
'Kay!
B-but...
Open!
Jewel Cure Watch!
Precure! Wakeup Time!
Three! Find each other!
Six! Face each other!
Nine! The miraculous duo!
Do a little twirl for me!
Ain't we cute as can be?
No matter the mystery, Hanamaru Case Closed!
Star Detective Cure Answer!
With layered deduction, smile and a jump!
Star Detective Cure Mystique!
Star Detective Pretty Cure!
Allow me to show you my answer!
Miiko-chan's collar!
Give it back!
Aww, you scared them away.
I wanted to keep petting them, too.
Hey Luluka! What gives?
Hehe. Just kidding.
You still have a lot to learn.
Open.
Tear Arcana Rod.
Shuffle.
Reverse.
Shrouded in mystery and secrecy.
Cure Arcana Shadow.
Come. Let me lure you into my labyrinth.
You so-called detectives better hone your observational skills.
Ahhh!
I suppose the collar must have come off somewhere along the way.
In any event, I did not take it.
Pochi!!
Pochitan?
What's this? Wait, don't tell me...
Agesène!
Could you be looking for this?
The collar?
I found it! It was lying right there in the bushes!
Like, luck is a skill too, y'know?
Yay~!
If I defeat the Precure,
Age's 'bout to shoot right up to the top of the charts!
Conceal it all, O lies!
Show 'em how wicked rad we are!
Hanninder!
Hannin-nyaa!
Nyaa!?
It's a cat!
You can take it from here, then.
Nyanya!
Hannin-nyaa!
Mystique Reflection!
Hannin-nyanyanya!
Hannin-nyanyanyanya!
Hannin-nyanyanyanyanya!!
Hannin-nyaa!
Wahh!
Wicked rad!
Hannin-nyaa!
You so-called detectives better hone your observational skills.
Hannin-nyaa!
Open!
Pre-Kit Light!
Here we go!
Nyanya!?
Bet you love playing with balls, don't you?
Then try catching this one!
Han!
Hannin-nya...
Hannin-nyaa...!
W-wicked lame!
We ain't got time to be playing here!
Now's our chance!
Yes!
Open!
Pre-Kit Mirror Loupe!
Pochitan!
Pochi~!
Makoto Jewel!
Cure Mystique will crack this case!
Precure!
Mystique Strike!
Cracked Cured'n Closed!
Hannin-nyaa...
Pochi!
Pochi-pochi! Cure-cure!
Grr... This is so wicked lame!
Don't try to lay your paws on someone else's credit, you cat burglar.
Let's go home.
Here you go, Miiko.
All happy now, Miiko?
Thanks, everybody!
— See you later! — Careful on your way home!
I can't believe you got her collar back! You really are Star Detectives!
You were great too, Eliza-san!
We were only able to find Miiko-chan in the first place because you thought of Kotaro-kun's feelings!
But you two were the ones who made me realize!
An unyielding heart inscribes the pages of truth.
Upon those pages were Miiko-chan, a smiling Kotaro-kun,
And these two Star Detectives before me!
I'm going to take what I learned today, and write a sequel for Detective Ellie!
I'll make all of Japan... no, I'll make every last person in the world happy!
Eliza-san, I'm sure you'll think of some amazing ideas!
Ehehe!
I've already come up with a great one, actually!
Look!
This is it! This'll be the sequel!
One day, a mysterious cat detective appears before Detective Ellie!
A nail-biting battle of wits and deduction!
What will happen next??
Detective Ellie's Case Files The Cat Detective's Challenge Kurusu Eliza
Ahh...
Detective Ellie is such a great read!
I wonder if Eliza-san will drop by to do some more sleuthing with us?
That'd be awesome!
Maybe we'll even appear in her next novel, too!
I can't wait!
She should model a character after me! Gotta have a genius inventor, right?
Ooh, then I'll be Detective Ellie's best friend!
I think I'll be the rival detective, then!
Pochi-pochi!
Detective Ellie's Case Files The Cat Detective's Challenge Kurusu Eliza
You wanna be in the book too, Pochitan?
Inscribe the pages of truth!!
Pochi-pochi!
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Naze? Why? WHY?) ♪
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Nazo? Mystery! ANSWER?!) ♪
♪ Connecting all the dots until, Oh? Oh my! ♪
♪ Could this be a "Hanamaru Case Closed"? ♪
♪ Deduction seesaws back and forth, then the tables turn ♪
♪ Even words or a simple gesture can be a trap! ♪
♪ So don't take anything for granted! Got it? ♪
♪ Look close and think hard, then take one step forward ♪
♪ When I see someone in need, I simply must help ♪
♪ Just gotta-gotta-gotta help somehow, and off I go ♪
♪ NaNaNaNazo! Mystery! ♪
♪ Cracking cases, now that's a Star Detective☆ ♪
♪ Surmise the lies and truth, and find that smiling answer ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows hundredfold ♪
♪ Together we will prevail, because friends are miracles ♪
♪ Let's go, Star Detectives☆ ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows thousandfold ♪
♪ Hand-in-hand friends, everything is gonna turn out fine! ♪
♪ 'Cuz we're Precure☆ ♪
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Why? Mystery?! ANSWER!) ♪
The cakes that Kurea-san makes always look so good!
Apparently she takes each and every customer's feelings into account while baking!
That's so wonderful!
Pochi!
She even made a cake for me!
Meitantei Precure!
Memories With Mom
That case is cracked cured'n closed!