Tomoyo-chan, is your leg okay?
I just sprained it a little, so...
Doesn't it hurt?
Well, now,
but the teacher told me
not to enter the Marathon Competition.
That's too bad.
Yes...
But with this,
I'll be able to take as much video footage of Sakura running as I like!
Last lap!
Okay!
[Sakura's Long Marathon Contest]
Sakura-chan's really fast, huh?
Tomorrow, Sakura-chan will win
this year's Marathon Competiton too.
That won't happen.
This year's Marathon Competition will be
Shaolan and my one-two finish.
At school in Hong Kong,
the top two were always me and Shaolan.
It seems the first and second will be from our class this year.
You're fast, Li-kun!
Shaolan!
Mei Li.
It looks like we'll be number one
in the Marathon Competition!
Mei Li-chan, you're good at marathons, then?
Who told you I was good at it?
You're going to be crying and running way behind me, you know.
Why am I going to cry?
Crying because you're jealous.
But, Mei Li have you ever run long distance before?
Just like the previous group, it's 5 times around the track.
Make sure to set your own pace as you run.
Yes!
Then get ready.
Set!
Start!
Fast!
You.
You're seeing me run and you're amazed, aren't you?
Did it!
Mei Li-chan!
No more...
Feels good!
Here.
Thank you.
Are you okay, Mei Li-chan?
It's just that I'm not in the best of health today.
I've never lost to anyone
but Shaolan in a race until now.
Race? But you've only run a 100m race until now.
Huh?
Between a 100m
and a marathon, even the way you run is different.
Why? It's the same race.
How do you get fast
Iike Sakura-chan and Yamazaki-kun?
It's definitely training.
Marathon training is ideal at high elevations.
High elevations? You mean like a tall mountain?
A marathon runner trains on high mountains
Iike Fuji-san.
The tallest mountains in the world
were first scaled by marathon runners in training.
Eh?
There aren't any tall mountains
Iike that in Tomoeda-cho.
World-class marathon runners are also world-class mountain climbers, too.
It begins again. Yamazaki-kun's lies.
Is it a lie?
But training is important.
Uh huh! I'll work on it.
Training, huh?
Gochisousama!
That reminds me, this Friday
is Sakura-san's Marathon Competiton, isn't it?
Yes.
And you won last year, didn't you?
What's the start time for your grade?
Right after lunch recess ends.
That so? Then maybe I'll go watch, too.
Huh?
That day I only have class during the morning.
Will Yukito-san come watch, too?
He's in the same class, so he doesn't have class, either.
Where are you running?
Um, first once around the school,
then into Penguin Park,
then outside the park, around the Sakura tree,
we pass next to the library,
then through the park again, and back to school.
That's a lot.
The whole way is 2.5km,
but I like running, so...
In your case, Sakura, you train everyday, so...
Eh!
Don't you run as fast as you can every morning to school?
I slept in too late! You say.
Yuki was impressed, too.
After all, you catch up to my bike.
Goshisousama.
Where are you going?
Marathon training!
You shouldn't.
What?
Shaolan,
don't you want to win with me?
Mei Li-sama,
it's better if you don't exercise vigorously right after a meal.
Eh!
You'll get a stomachache.
I'll be fine, already!
Stupid Shaolan!
Sneeze!
My tummy hurts.
You'll get cold.
Breathing method?
Rhythmically, like 'su-su-ha-ha'.
And then, maybe you should run more leisurely..
Leisurely?
Leave a little energy for the finish.
When you see the goal,
then use all that saved energy at once.
Thank you, Wei. I'll try it.
Give your thanks to Shaolan-sama.
Shaolan-sama wanted Mei Li-sama
to learn the methods of long distance running.
Shaolan.
I think I'll be able to do it.
The top fourth grader has come in!
The top runners are
Shaolan Li and Mei Li-san of the 2nd group!
Shaolan.
Mei Li.
Shaolan-kun and Mei Li-san, a very friendly one-two finish!
Kinomoto-san.
Today I'm a different me from the one of last time.
I wonder if you can keep up with my speed?
That's some confidence, isn't it?
I wonder is she has some kind of plan?
Sakura-chan!
Yukito-san!
Good luck!
I'll cheer really hard for you.
Thank you very much!
Fourth graders... Please report to the starting line.
Then we'll be at the turning point.
Do your best!
Okay!
Don't give up in the middle!
Good luck
Okay?
Yes!
Let's go.
What's wrong, Shaolan?
Don't run too fast at the beginning.
Speed up at the turning point.
Okay. It's a one-two finish, okay?
Yes.
It's almost start time.
How does it look from there?
Yes, this is 'Air Above Tomoeda-cho'.
It's good weather, and the temperatures low.
It's perfect for a marathon!
Then, let's go!
Get ready!
Set!
The top's the brat and that wench?
What are you doing Sakura?
Hurry up and drop them!
I'm not tired at all today.
This must be because of the training.
And..
I'm with Shaolan.
They're not here yet?
Should be pretty soon.
This side is perfect!
Air Kero-chan, who's top right now?
It's that brat! Then that wench,
and Sakura is third!
Sakura! Go for it!
I can't see them at all.
Too bad. I'll wait at the park.
Sakura-chan! Go!
Weren't they running way fast?
It was quite a fast pace.
She'll falter at the end..
Go, Naoko-chan!
Well, let's go after them.
Yes.
Wired?
Don't you think it's strange?
Yeah.
What's wrong?
It's been a while since we turned around,
but no one's going the other way.
Everyone's so slow!
I don't think we've that much of a lead, though...
Me and Shaolan are just too fast.
We have a tag along, too,
but..
They should be here soon. She better be the top this time!
There they are!
What?
Sakura-chan and them have already passed me twice.
That means that they have turned around, then.
Yes, but both times they were running in the same direction.
What?
Hey, was this road so long?
Mei Li!
Ouch!
Are you okay?
Sakura-chan!
Tomoyo-chan?
Why are you coming from that direction?
Well, you won't be able to run now.
That's not true!
The teacher's supposed to be riding a bicycle behind everyone.
Why don't you have him give you a ride?
No! I don't want that! I'm going to have my one-two finish with Shaolan!
Hello!
That's it. I'll wait here with you.
I'm sorry, but the teacher already went on ahead.
But, the teacher on the bike
is supposed to be behind the last person going back to school, right?
Yes, but just a while ago the last person,
Naoko-chan, passed by.
What do you mean?
This is...
This poster, I thought...
I saw you run the same way twice, Sakura-chan.
Is this a Clow Card?
I can feel it.
I do feel the presence of a Card, but...
Where is it?
It should be real close.
Here.
LOOP?
That's right, it's LOOP's trick.
He connected your route and made it into a circle, Sakura.
So it is a Card.
But I can't see anything!
If you don't figure him out, LOOP won't show himself.
Then we won't be able to find him!
Even if we can't see him, there's a way to find him.
You brought it with you?
Of course.
That's Shaolan!
Yokuteiyuchoku. Shinkenshiho.
Kinmokusuika. Raihushinchyoku.
Keimakuhiruki. Denkoutai. Kyukyunoritsuga!
Oh, wow!
Moron! What are you admiring?
But!
Find it! There should be a seam in the road somewhere!
It you cut that
then LOOP will show up!
Seam?
There has to be an unnatural place!
Even if you say that...
I'll help you.
It's there!
Umm...
Why is there a seam here?
Wired!
Found it!
Did you find it?
Yep!
You have to cut it with something.
When LOOP shows up,
you capture him before he connects the road again!
But even if you say cut...
That's it!
Key that holds the power of the dark,
show your true form to me!
This, Sakura commands!
RELEASE!
SWORD!
Return to thy true form!
CLOW CARD!
Did you do it?
Shaolan was faster!
But Shaolan was definitely faster!
Sakura-chan and her friends sure are late...
Maybe they took a wrong street?
No!
Even if you say no, you still can't run on that leg!
I'm fine!
I'll stay with her,
so if you have someone come pick her up...
I'll wait with you.
No! NO! NO!
Shaolan and I are going to do a one-two finish!
Mei Li.
Here.
Shaolan.
The last fourth grade runner has come in!
Let's greet them with a warm applause!
Shaolan.
Thank you.
This time, I got hurt,
but if it's just based on ability, I would've won, ok?
Eh!
And even the Clow Card, Shaolan really captured it.
Next time there's a race,
We'll definitely beat you!
Then it'll be a one-two finish with me and Shaolan!
The fight has just begun!
You're troubled face is wonderful, too, Sakura-chan!
I WON'T lose!
Eh?