Welcome to Lacrosse Club!
What?! Off to the tropics?!
HS 1st Year Miki Hoshitsuki
Jeez you two, keep it down!
Right, sorry!
I'm so jealous though! A summer in the tropics!
I feel bad, it's just for the Hoshimori Class.
Oh no, don't even worry.
We all know how hard you girls work.
Yeah.
Sometimes you just gotta get out there and enjoy yourselves a bit!
Thanks Mayu and Kei!
I'll bring you back lots of goodies!
You just wait!
The beach!
The tropics!
Here goes!
Cannonball!
HS 1st Year Haruka Narumi HS 3rd Year Asuha Kusunoki
JH 3rd Year Urara Hasumi JH 3rd Year Kokomi Asahina
Can't beat this!
No doubt.
Even the air feels better than usual.
HS 3rd Year Renge Serizawa C'mon, don't play hard to get!
I'll rub all that sunscreen in for you!
JH 2nd Year Michelle Watagi
Nooooo!
Oh wow. That looks great on you.
HS 2nd Year Yuri Himukai
HS 2nd Year Kurumi Tokiwa HS 2nd Year Nozomi Amano
S-stop staring like that!
Kurumi was the one who picked this out.
And you look really cute in it, Yuri.
No need to be so bashful! It looks amazing on you!
It does. I'm glad I helped you find it.
Okay! Everyone gather round!
It's time to go over your training course.
Wha-?!
Hoshimori.
Donning their celestial suits with the power of the Holy Tree,
they stand as humanity's only hope against the mysterious Irous invaders.
And this, this is the story of both their battles and their comradery.
Episode 3 Resort x Retreat x Escape?
G-got it...
This is not what I imagined it to be...
We've been duped!
A "three day tropical resort getaway", is that what you call this?
I don't recall mentioning any such questionable plans.
This is training camp.
Of course we're gonna have to work a bit.
Weren't we doing that at school already...?
Yes, but as we overcome the brutal heat of the tropics here, we may achieve something greater.
Now, I know this might be a little hard, but let's push through, shall we?
Your teachers are here to support you!
Trying to fake motivation into us?
N-no! Of course not!
Be that as it may.
We don't all run on the same stamina.
JH 2nd Year Kaede Sendoin
JH 1st Year Sadone
I do hope you realize that.
Anyone who can't keep up should just drop out.
If you're not even going to try and get better, you'll just get in the way.
Say that again!
All right! Gimme another set!
Whaaat!
Monster... You're a true monster...!
JH 1st Year Sakura Fujimiya
HS 3rd Year Anko Tsubusaki
I'm so... not hungry...
They go ahead and take away our vacation, but then still serve up a fancy meal like this...
This was all done with intent...
Yeowch!
Jeez, just look how sunburned I am already.
After our bath I'll be quite sure to take care of Every-Last-Inch!
Uh, I'll pass...
HS 1st Year Subaru Wakaba
But hey, where's the Fortissimo duo?
Shiho and Kanon both wanted to be here for this too, but...
Even though they're super busy? What a pair!
That's the kind of spirit it takes if you want to be a superstar and a Hoshimori member at the same time.
Since we're only dealing with half that, we better work even harder!
You're right!
Okay! Let's do this!
All right.
HS 1st Year Misaki
Once everyone's done eating, let's head out for a run!
What?!
Okay girls, listen up.
Starting from today, along with your normal training we're going to give you an extra project to work on.
No way!
A project? Like summer homework or something?
No thank you! We hardly have any down time as it is!
Come on!
I want a break!
We wanna play!
What exactly will we be doing?
That'd be this!
You're all going to learn to dance along to this!
What? Fortissimo?
Dance...?
I thought this was battle training?
What is even going on anymore?
The celestial suits you all wear draw their power from certain motions you make.
Think of this as a martial art.
Martial arts require form and rhythm, just like dancing does.
Follow along to this Fortissimo song and master the movements we're about to teach you!
If you can do that, those celestial suits of yours will react to it,
and you'll unlock even greater powers!
We're going to fight by dancing?
JH 1st Year Hinata Minami
Really?
Well, it sounds fun! I'm gonna give it a go!
Perhaps if it were a tamer sort of dance...
I'm not cut out for this...
No need to fear! For all your dancing needs the lovely Urara is here!
U-Urara?
Dance like Fortissimo you say?
Huh? Wha-? Wait!
We've got that down pact!
Huh?
Uhh, right, but this is all-original choreography.
O-of course I knew that!
I just mean I'll have it down in a flash!
Good! That's the spirit!
We'll play the full video for you now.
Work on learning the rhythm for starters.
Got it?
Yes ma'am!
Yes ma'am...
I can't say I'm one for this athletic stuff...
I think I might be sick...
What happened to our vacation?
When do we get to have fun?!
And after I found this great spot and everything...
What sort of spot?
A mystic, romantic, secret sort of spot.
Oh, wow...!
Oh, sorry!
No, it's fine!
You should make sure you take a good look around you, Sadone. One and two, one and two, one and...
That and... you should be a bit more confident.
Yeah...
Kaede! I did it!
Nicely done!
You can do anything you put your mind to, can't you?
Well!
Huh?
What a lovely moon.
Sakura? Hinata?
We just happened to notice your empty bed.
Plus, you've been a bit down lately.
We were worried!
Well, if you're merely tired from all this here then I believe we have something in common.
I dare say I would not blame you for wanting to head out and-
What's the matter?
Huh?
A-Anko?!
Woops... We've been spotted...
Just what, pray tell, are you doing out at a time like this!
You know, we could ask you the same.
Adventure, you see?
We're Anko's Adventure Squad.
And we're on a journey to find mystical tropical sites!
Anko Tsubuzaki (3rd Year HS)
Renge Serizawa (3rd Year HS)
Behold! That there is the spirit island we're headed for!
That place is always at the top of the top of all "Best Sites in Japan" rankings!
"Spirit" Island?
What are "spirits"?
Just a name people have given to natural and phantasmal phenomenon
they treat with divine reverence.
Exactly! And that island there is supposed to be full of ghosts!
G-ghosts...?
We might even see some!
You're such a meanie!
Oh jeez, sorry.
Test of courage, hmm?
I must say I don't think sounds very young and trendy.
You're the last person I want to hear that from.
Maybe it's an old favorite but who cares!
We've been so busy with all our training, an event like this is just what we need!
A fun event!
Well then.
But...
It sounds kind of fun.
Okay then, time to hit up that island!
Anko's Adventure Squad, moving out!
Yeah!
You know... I feel like the air's gone cold all of a sudden.
I'd say it's more disturbingly warm.
That's one scare for me!
Now we're even!
This isn't some sort of competition!
Was I just collateral damage...?
But...
you know, the air does feel different.
It feels great!
You really seem to like this place, huh?
Yeah!
How about we head to an even better spot?
Oh wow!
It's beautiful! Like out of a dream!
A sight to behold indeed!
Look! See how far away the hotel is?
We've come so far!
My my, the road back will certainly be a long one.
It's beautiful.
Good thing we came out here, right Sadone?
Yeah!
We are all in this together.
Nothing beats time with the team to help lift your spirits.
What the...? Something's weird.
Why are there two moons?
What on Earth are you talking about, Anko?
That's not even...
Hmm?
What the...
That's no moon! It's an Irous!
Come in, we've got Irous!
I lost connection!
Think it was because of this barrier or whatever it is?
I bet so.
Looks like we'll have to deal with this on our own...
First a barrier, now this miasma?
Jeez, not playing nice, huh?
Everyone, get on your celestial suits.
Tsubuzaki! What's the matter?
What's going on?
No use, huh...
Sir!
Are we dealing with Irous?
We are. And an enormous one at that.
And Tsubuzaki seems to be caught up in it.
What? Why?!
Her being her, she probably snuck out on some adventure.
Sir! Nozomi is missing, too!
What?!
Are we missing anyone else?
Sadone and Hinata are missing, too!
How could we let Nozomi and the others get caught...
Sir! Permission to engage!
Roger that! High school first years, take the lead and-
Misaki...?
Let us go out there with her!
Okay! Everyone head out together,
rescue Nozomi and the others, and take down that Irous!
Yes sir!
The Irous itself has turned into a barrier and covered the whole island?
I've never seen this type before.
What's it doing here?
Well how about this?
Hinata, don't be rash!
I'm... okay...
What the...?!
Misaki!
Sadone! Can you hear me?
Sadone!
Wait! This thing is...!
We can't just jump blindly at it.
What should we do?
It's no good.
My strength's... gone...
At this rate, forget about escaping...
That miasma is going to be the end of us...
If we just break that spot there. Just maybe...
But...
Sorry I...
Just because I couldn't handle it...
If you truly think that, then you should stay off the battlefield from now on.
Just a bit more...!
What now?
Misaki!
It's no use.
You lot aren't strong enough.
That's not true!
She's right.
We can't give up no matter what odds we face.
Right!
Miki!
Let's give it a try.
What's "it"?
That dance we've been practicing!
We could probably use a rehearsal, but it's worth a shot!
Okay!
Go get 'em, girls!
We can do this!
Think back on your training!
Have faith in these celestial suits of ours!
Got it!
Here we go, Kokomi!
What?
Wait! Stop! Urara!
Asuha and the others, they haven't given up.
We shouldn't either, then.
Indeed...
That and...
you should be a bit more confident.
We've almost got this!
It would appear that way.
Don't think I've forgotten.
You were the one who saved me back then.
Now it's my turn to return the favor!
I was abandoned...
All alone...
I thought all that was left for me was nothingness...
But then...
I want to fight for everyone here!
Because all of them...
all of them took me in as their friend!
We made it.
We're gonna be in for one of Asuha's talks for sure.
S-Sadone, are you alright?
Kaede?
B-but just so you know, I will not put up with something like this again!
Now listen you lot!
I am sure I told you to refrain from going off alone!
You pull that again and you're in for double training!
Got it?
Yes ma'am...
Misaki?
Oh, uhh...
Glad you're all right.
Huh?
That was a good hit.
As soon as we heard you were in trouble, Misaki was the first one who took off to help.
Huh?
You know, I think I finally understand why she's so tough on us.
It's just because she doesn't want any of us to get hurt.
I'm sure of it.
Our very first school festival performance might get cancelled?
Don't you fret. As long as we all work together we can pull this off.
Oh... Y-yeah, you're right! C'mon everyone!
Next time: "Songs with Emotion."
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I'm looking forward to seeing you on stage, Kanon!