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"A smile's secret! Miyuki and the real Ultra Happy!!" (笑顔のひみつ!みゆきと本当のウルトラハッピー!! Egao no himitsu! Miyuki to hontō no Urutora Happī!!)? is the 44th episode of the Smile Pretty Cure! and is the 433rd episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.

In the English dub, Glitter Force, it is called "The Gift of Friendship" and is the 36th episode.

Summary

Miyuki thinks about her precious childhood friend and wishes to reunite with her to thank her for what she did in the past.

Major Events

Synopsis

It is the Christmas season and Miyuki is running to meet her friends at the shopping district. She accidentally falls down but is helped by a mother and her daughter. The girl's mirror necklace sparks a memory from Miyuki's past.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that Wolfrun is still alive, but dares not return to base in defeat. Frustrated over his failure, he decides to bet on the last Black Nose and aim for Cure Happy.

Miyuki, meeting up with her friends, tells the story of how she had a mirror as a child, and how it helped her to make her first friends.

When she was little, Miyuki lived for a time with her grandmother. A shy girl growing up, Miyuki preferred to stay at home, reading fairytales. One day, her grandmother gave her a wing-shaped mirror, encouraging her practice smiling. It gave her courage to go outside, but she was still too shy to talk to neighboring kids.

Running beneath a tree, Miyuki asked the mirror for a friend. Just then, a breeze blew and Miyuki spotted a girl in the tree. After that, they often played together, and Miyuki wrote about it in a fairytale diary, which she titled Happy-chan and Smile-chan.

On her way to show the girl her book, Miyuki met the neighborhood girls. She heard a voice reminding her to smile. With that, she was able to make friends with the girls. But after that, she never saw the girl again.

Looking back on it, Miyuki suspects the girl was a fairy that lived in the mirror. She credits her with beginning her search to find joy in every day.

Later, they meet Yura, the girl from before, who has gotten separated from her mother. She says the mirror pendant was a gift from her mother, who put a magic charm on it so she would be less of a crybaby. Miyuki thinks that being surrounded by the kindness of others warms the heart, and perhaps this is the source of Miyuki's true "ultra happy".

Just then, Wolfrun appears and creates Bad End Space. He demands Miyuki transform so that they can fight, and creates a Hyper Akanbe in the form of a house, like when they first met. An enraged Wolfrun goes all-out on the attack. He hates Happy's obsession with smiles and friendship, but she defends her friends' kindness, which gave her courage and strength.

Happy insists that her friends are the source of her "ultra happy", and swears to protect their kind hearts. Her resolve creates a new Decor in her Smile Pact, and Happy unlocks a new level of power. She battles the Akanbe with ease. Wolfrun can't stand the look of resolve in her eyes. She blasts him with a new power, Happy Shower Shining.

Wolfrun survives the attack and blasts Happy. Just then, the other Cures show up. They transfrom into Princess Form and defeat the Akanbe with Royal Rainbow Burst, receiving the second-last Decor.

Afterward, they help Yura to find her mother, and it begins to snow. Miyuki says that she found her ultra happiness thanks to her friends. Miyuki's happiness comes from the kindness of others, and she wants to share it with the world.

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