Nozomi has achieved her dream of becoming a teacher, and is actually VERY effective at her job. Additonally, she's quite popular with her students as several decide to stay after class just to chat with her.
Nozomi and Rin's friendship remains as strong as ever even 15 years later. The girls regularly meet up and often confide with each other about their anxieties. Despite the series showing how often Growing Up Sucks, the fact that their friendship stood the test of time is sweet to see.
Episode 2:
Nozomi decides to wade into the shadow creatures to save a pair of girls, refusing to let them steal their shadows. When they try to steal hers, she initially collapses, only to reaffirm her pledge to be the best teacher she can be and to help Rumi... which causes the return of Cure Dream...
After the girls reunite it's clear that they still have a strong love for one another, despite presumeably some years without contact they are still talking freely and openly with each other. After they head out for the night they opt to exchange contact information for a group chat; what does Nozomi call the chat: Precure.
As it turns out, Rin is a MAJOR Sentimental Drunk and hugs all her friends, it's very sweet to see her let loose for once and playfully order two drinks for her and Nozomi.
Karen is still the Team Mom, and doesn't drink out of responsibility for her work, but even though the girls are now adults, it's quite nostalgic to see her looking after them.
Episode 3
Kurumi's favourite drink as an adult is a Big Apple note Apple brandy and almond liquor, which she reveals, specifically to Karen, is a callback to the mashed apple Karen fed her when she was sick, which was, in return, what made Karen want to become a doctor.
Karen decides to spend a short time using a wheelchair to see the world from the viewpoint of her current patient, as part of attempting to get her back on physical therapy. That and her catching Karen's moment of empowerment restores the girl's faith in that she will recover.
One of Yes! Pretty Cure 5's most vitriolic relationships besides Milk and Nozomi's was Rin and Karen's friendship. Here, their first scene together has them casually chatting about work on the way home, and when Rin later visits her to confide in her about her issues after her presentation ends in failure, it's Karen who helps her out of her self-loathing and depression by reminding her to lean on her friends. That alone plays a major factor in snapping Rin out of her funk and become the fourth Pretty Cure to regain all her powers and transformation device.
Milk/Kurumi was originally a Clingy Jealous Girl towards Coco, loathing his and Nozomi's closeness. Here, she actively reads Coco the riot act for seemingly neglecting Nozomi's reaction to seeing him again, and when Coco considers leaving back to Palmier Kingdom out of fear of hindering Nozomi further, Kurumi flares up even more until Nuts calms her down.
Alternative Title(s):Kibou No Chikara Otona Pretty Cure 23
