Shiho Harashiki

Civ form

Kyoko Harashiki (younger sister)

Kurino Harashiki (older sister)

AlPC04 (as Shiho Harashiki)

****Shiho Harashiki**** (原式志桜, *Harashiki Shiho*?) is one of the four main characters of Alchemical Pretty Cure! Shiho's alter ego is **Cure Petal** (キュアペタル, *Kyua Petaru*?), and she holds the powers of Tellus, passed down by/shared with the Alchemist of Earth, Gunomu.

## Bio

### Etymology

**Harashiki** (原式, ***Harashiki***?) - *Hara* (原, **Hara**?) means "meadow" while *shiki* (式, **shiki**?) means "ceremony".

**Shiho** (志桜, ***Shiho***?) - *Shi* (志, **Shi**?) means "resolve" or "aspire", while *ho* (桜, **ho**?) means "cherry".

**Cure Petal** - From the english word *petal*, which refers to the coloured segments of a flower's corolla.

## Relationships

### Teammates

**Misora Amachi** - Shiho and Misora's relationship begins as a clash of personality and ideology. Shiho, who is the more senior cure, refuses to acknowledge Misora as her partner, because, eventually by her own admittance, she is jealous of how easily Misora was able to accept her role as a cure. The fact that their personalities clash so severely is also a cause of tension-- where Misora is energetic and peppy, Shiho is serious and melancholy. When Misora becomes a cure, Shiho's self-confidence takes a massive hit. Misora does not possess the same vitriol towards Shiho, but she does not initially put much effort into trying to understand her point of view either, as she gets caught up in her justice-seeking persona as Cure Lofty. Eventually, Misora helps Shiho come to terms with the validity of her own motivations behind becoming a cure, and the two become close friends.

**Kiriha Namitama** - Shiho and Kiriha are friendly towards each other for the most part, but they tend to frustrate each other thanks to their personality defects. Shiho detests Kiriha's complacency in the way people treat him, and finds his constant kindness disingenuous to the point of being annoying and coming off as self-serving. That being said, however, Shiho does encourage him to be more honest instead of holding this against him. She also appreciates Kiriha's more relaxed personality, especially with someone like Misora around. Particularly in the early days of their meeting, Kiriha notes that Shiho gets extremely defensive quickly, and becomes frequently exhausted by how much she complains. He comes to understand why she is like this, though, and truly believes in her desire to change as a person.

**Seiya Himura** - Seiya and Shiho don't really see eye to eye for a long time. Seiya, on top of his natural reservations about becoming a cure, senses immediate hostility from Shiho. He doesn't really take any time to get to know her, and envisions her as much more goody-goody and ineffectual than she actually is because of her upbringing. Shiho genuinely believes that Seiya is incapable of holding a respectful conversation, and outright states that she doesn't want him joining the team if he doesn't try to change his attitude. In what seems to be a common trend in her relationships, Shiho lacks the tact or humour to break away Seiya's rough outer shell, and instead falls victim to his provocation. A significant turn for their relationship comes later on when both air their grievances about their troubled home lives, and discover that they had more in common than they thought.

### Predecessors

**Gunomu**

**Monoceros**

**Tellus**

### Others

**Yume Harashiki**

**Yuukichi Harashiki**

**Kyoko Harashiki**

**Kurino Harashiki**

## Cure Petal

**"O' lonely woods, I command thee! Cure Petal!"**

**Cure Petal** (キュアペタル, *Kyua Petaru*?) is Shiho's Pretty Cure alter ego.

## Trivia

* Shiho is a Capricorn (an earth sign).
* According to her official profile, Shiho's blood type is O, and her favourite food is mutton.
	+ She is 172.5cm (5'8") tall, and weighs 67kg (148lbs).