More Than Forty Nine Situations That Could've Gone Different...
... If all the characters were smarter, dumber or, well, just plain crazier.
3b. Just Beat The Crap Out Of It!
Rikka sighed. "Mana, the best defense is a strong offense! If you beat the crap out of it, it won't be able to eat the letters! So don't shield the letters, break the goat's jaw!"
Cure Heart blinked. "Huh. You're totally right," she said, shaking her heart.
"Sometimes, I forget just how dumb you actually are," Rikka muttered to herself as Cure Heart did exactly what she told her to do.
Soon enough, she'd purified the mailbox goat.
Eventually, Mana wore down Rikka's patience and got her to transform into Cure Diamond anyway, if only because Mana really wanted to see what she would look like in a PreCure outfit.
Mana was not disappointed.
Rikka was annoyed that she didn't get to wear shorts under her way-too-short dress like Mana did.