L☆PC!06

'''Challenge Accepted! Nanami's Rival''' is the sixth episode of Lucky☆Pretty Cure!.

Synopsis
The latest test scores have been posted, and Nanami has earned the highest score in her class. The girls are then approached by another student, Yuri Tachibana, who earned the second highest score on the test. She refuses to be second to Nanami, and challenges her to prove which one of them is smarter, but Nanami refuses. After seeing her reading a book on chess, Yuri comes up with the idea of challenging Nanami to an upcoming chess tournament, but before Nanami can refuse again, Sachiko agrees to the challenge on her behalf. Nanami becomes angry with Sachiko and runs off. Back home, Sachiko explains to Flush that Nanami has always been smart and talented, but was bullied for it in elementary school. Ever since, she has avoided overachieving out of fear of hurting other people's feelings, and has difficulty being herself around anyone other than Sachiko. Sachiko hoped that by entering the tournament, Nanami would learn to overcome her worries and make more friends. Meanwhile, Nanami was having dinner with her mother, a rare occurence given her busy schedule. After having a conversation with her, Nanami realizes that Sachiko was trying to support and encourage her, just like she did when Nanami decided to join the student council at school. The next day, Sachiko and Flush are surprised to see Nanami show up to enter the tournament. She says that she doesn't want to let Sachiko's efforts and feelings be wasted. During the tournament, Rapacy attacks, summoning an army of chess piece Kyoujins. Cure Chance uses her astute perception to quickly detect a pattern in the Kyoujins' attacks, and uses strategy to defeat them. The tournament resumes, and in the end, Nanami wins over Yuri, and though Yuri is disappointed to lose to Nanami again, she is eager for another opportunity to challenge her again, and a friendly rivalry is born between them.

Major Events

 * Yuri makes her debut in this episode.
 * Rapacy reveals her motivation for entering the Rite of Succession: to make the Greed Empire's subjects her servants.

Pretty Cures

 * Yoshimura Sachiko / Cure Lucky
 * Takamoto Nanami / Cure Chance

Mascots

 * Flush

Villains

 * Rapacy

Secondary Characters

 * Tachibana Yuri
 * Takamoto Asami

Trivia

 * Nanami's mother's name, Asami, is a reference to Nanami's voice actor, Asami Imai.