"So that's what you meant when you said I was kind of incomplete the first time you saw me perform." I told Kazue.

He nodded. "And I meant to praise you." He whispered.

Meanwhile, a girl was walking through the campus.

"Hm, Iris, been a while. Have to talk to her later somehow..."

(Organization of Year-End School Fest)

"Listen up!"

"We only have until next week to prepare. Each of you have to negotiate with every club president assigned to you."

"And Kazue, almost forgot, you have to go for the Journalism and Broadcasting Group of Clubs."

He dashed to me and whispered in my ear, "Isn't Louisa in the Broadcasting Club? How am I gonna handle that?" He said.

"Don't worry. Plus, someone's gonna back you up, and you'll get to know her." I winked.

"Huh? Back me up?"

"Yes, back you up. Besides, Louisa's on the good side now. You should accept that fact by now." I said.

"Okay, whatever you say." He nodded.

(Meanwhile)

"Alright, people of Paprika, we have to get moving if we're gonna make this a success. Amamiya already informed us that we have a week left, so we gotta move!" Maiko said to the other members of the Dance Club that was in her group. She was the leader, after all.

"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!"

(Kazue's Side)

"Huh, Iris said someone was gonna back me up in here. Seems to me that there's no one who's come to me. She must be lying---"

"Hey, Kazue."

"Oh, it's YOU, Loulou. Better not make a fuss in your own niché, because I might have some fuel to fight back." Kazue crossed his arms.

"Woah, woah, wait. You think I'm gonna ruin your reputation Big Time? I've changed, and I'm sure Iris told you." She said.

"Huh, what kind of 'secret potion' did she make you drink, it's seriously unlike you." He said.

"Aw, come on. Believe me. This is Louisa 2.0 you're talking to here!" She laughed a bit.

"Meh. Anyway, is the club ready with their Festival Activity preps yet?" Kazue asked.

"Oh, yeah. We're basically taking requests of songs on the radio. I'm the Music/Talk Head DJ. And for the Journalism Part of this club, they prepared the Dedication Booth, where they can let students write notes to dedicate to someone and during the Talk Segment of Paprika FM, I can read them out for everyone to hear." Louisa said.

Kazue finished taking all those down. "Alright. Sounds like a fine plan. I'll be going." He walked away, but shot a last glare at Louisa. "See ya around, 'Louisa 2.0' Hmph." He closed the door behind him.

(Meanwhile...)

"Ahhh! I'm late! The boy must've left! I wouldn't really want Louisa to tell the Journalism Club's Plan before me!" The girl made a run for it.

She ran faster, hoping that she still wouldn't be late, but when she got there...

"Aw snap! He left!"

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"Have you all done the tasks assigned to you?" I asked the crew.

"Yes, Ms. Hitomi!" They replied altogether.

"Good! Let's wrap it up for the day. You're all dismissed."

"Otsukaresama deshita!" They said in chorus.

After the meeting, I met up with Maiko and Kazue.

"You Liar!"

"You said someone was backing me up with Louisa, but instead I had to face awkwardness!" He bonked my head.

"Ow! Hey, sorry! She's sometimes late for her own meetings, but trust me, she's the wittiest among the members, although not the Club President." I said.

"The wittiest but not the club president? That works?" Maiko sweat-dropped.

"Although we don't meet around much due to our obligatory studies, I happen to know her pretty well." I winked. "But not as well as you guys."

"IRIS, MAIKO-SAN!"

"Eh? Hikari-chan, what's the hurry?" I said.

She caught her breath, saying, "I just came to tell you some breaking news! Someone's gonna be part of the UltraMIC stint, she says it's a surprise, but I just NEEDED to let you know, because I have a feeling she's in for something big..."

"Especially with one of you."

"HUH?!"

💚💎💚💎💚💎💚💎💚💎💚💎💚

"EH?!" Kazue exclaimed. "That's insane!"

"Yeah, but, I can sense that my theory's true. I know the girl."

"And that would be, me."

Just then, a girl with long blonde hair and sophisticated green eyes came near us.

"Oh, you're the guy I was supposed to meet back at the Journalism Club. Nice to meet you, I'm Jade. Jade Suzume." She said, shaking his hand formally.

"The wittiest member of the club, and the smartest student of 1st Year Middle School. Naturally, she, like me, is in Class A." I continued the briefing.

"Well, I guess that's true..." She said, a bit shy.

"Sugoi! Another one to get cheat sheets!" Kazue said.

"NO!" Jade and I said together.

"But seriously, Jade. Long time no talk. You're seriously gonna be in the UltraMIC Show?" I said.

"Yeah, don't worry. Apparantly, everyone knows you're popular in PriPara. And I decided to put you to a little competition. We're smart and talented, according to what people say, but let's just see who's the best." She smirked.

"Oh ho, that smirk again. Haven't seen that in a while." I laughed.

"I knew you'd miss me." She stuck out her tongue. "I also wanna meet your other member, Charlotte. She's not studying here, huh? Too bad." Jade said.

"Another reference to my alter ego, yada yada yada, gimme a break Jade." Kazue thought, kind of annoyed.

"Don't worry, she's nice, if you don't mess with her, bigtime." Kazue said. "Take it from me."

"Oh yeah, I also heard you were siblings. So, both UltraMIC and I need to get ready, we are gonna be telecasted via satellite." Jade said.

Maiko and I nodded, to not give Kazue away.

(The Next Week)

The School Festival was set up as planned, with all the different activities like carnival-like games, and the Journalism-Broadcasting Club's planned activity in full progress. Everyone, especially boys from the Middle School pretty much were teasing each other for dedicating their messages. Everyone had fun.

But the Main Event was about to begin.

(PriPara)

"Please insert your necessary PriTickets. You may also scan Friend Tickets if needed." Meganee said to the three of us.

"PriPara Change, Start!"

For Maiko-chan, we have the Capisce! China Coord of Baby Monster."

"Cute, Stylish and Oriental. I like it!"

"Capisce! China Coord~!"

"For Charlotte-chan, the My Design Holic Trick Coord."

"Everything about the brand is incorporated in this coord, that's for sure!"

"My Design Holic Trick Coord~!"

"And for the Center, Iris-chan, the Carnival Circus Coord of Candy Alamode."

"The fun prints really describe who you are, Iris-chan!"

"Carnival Circus Coord~!"

From the huge screen, lots of students were watching.

"UltraMIC sure is a flourishing unit, huh?" Shion Todou, Dressing Pafé's Leader, told the West Twins, Dorothy and Reona.

"Yeah. SoLaMi Smile could be thinking the same thing." Dorothy, the older twin and sister, said.

"I'm wondering about Iris-chan. People think she's one special girl, what makes her talent stand out among the others?" The younger twin brother, Reona asked.

"Soon enough, we'll find out." Shion said.

"Iris... You have grown quickly in PriPara. You've done a good job." Mireille said for Sophie to hear.

"That Charlotte girl, I heard she made a big impact on her PriPara career, other than them being the best of friends." Sophie said.

"Uwaah~! UltraMIC, they may sometimes wear different coords in their shows, but they mean something about their team." Lala said.

"Isn't that called 'Versatility'?" Mireille laughed.

"Yeah, that!" Lala laughed back.

The two bachelors, with Hikari, were watching eagerly as well.

"Maiko... Good luck." Masaki mumbled.

"Charlotte, do your best, though I did such an offense to you, always remember you'll always be in my heart, mind, and soul." He said to himself.

"I hope Iris does great against Jade..." Hikari had her hands folded.

"Everyone!"

"UltraMIC takes the stage once more!"

Maiko: M-Maiko!
Iris: I-Iris!
Charlotte: C-Charlotte!

"Stay Strong, Stay Loud, UltraMIC!" We chanted together.

We sang, "Change My World!"

(Maiko, Iris, Charlotte, All)

Let's make dreams!
We can do it!
Let's make dreams!
CHANGE! MY WORLD

Kidzuite shimattara, mō tomaranai
Atarashī sekai... Kitto ne, tsukamaeru yo
Wakuwaku shichattara
Kitto We can't stop da ne!
Issho dattara, watashi mo odoru ne

Yume no Door
"Sanmiittai" denara hiraku to shinjiteru
Dakara "Here We Go!"
"Naisho" no Passion
Jōseki datte kiseki ni kawaru hazu yo
Tsuite kite yo ne?
Tsuite ku ne!
Mahō mitai na Party Time!

Dare datte min'na motteru no
Honto no (Oh!) Jibun kagayaku PLACE (Yes!)
Kaetai no nara
Negawanakya (Sagashite)
Kokoro no oku no omoi! (Kanaete)
Kakushi teta hontō no Smile
Osaerarenai yo! (Kitto min'na)
Dakara, jōnetsu no mama
Sing! Sing
Utatte miyou!
Kawatte iku kara MY WORLD!

"Making Drama, Switch On!"

In our Making Drama, we were taking pictures, one by one. I was holding the camera.

Maiko posed first, showing off her pro dance moves, then posed her best.

"Maiko, the Dancing Queen!"

Charlotte held the camera next, to take a picture of me.

"Iris! The Witty Protegé!"

Then I took Charlotte's Picture.

"Charlotte! The Sass Queen!"

And I took UltraMIC's Group picture.

"Together we strive to shine our brightest! From Three: One Voice, One Heart!"

"Cyalume Change!"

Our coords changed to the Baby Monster, Candy Alamode, and Holic Trick Cyalume Coords respectively.

"Boku datte" nante omō yori
"Watashi mo" tte issho ni, warao!
Shiranakatta, sekai ga aru
Yume no Door, hiraita mukō ni!

Dare datte min'na motteru no
Honto no (Oh!) Jibun kagayaku PLACE (Yes!)
Mitsuketa no nara oshiete ne (Negatta)
Kokoro no oku no omoi! (Kanaeyou)
Kakusenai saikō no Smile
Afuredashichau yo (Kitto min'na)
Hora ne, jōnetsu no mama
Sing! Sing!
Utatte miyou!
Kawatte iku nda MY WORLD!

Let's make dreams!
We can do it!
Let's make dreams!
On'nanoko mo♪
Otokonoko mo♪
Utaou yo♪
LET'S CHANGE OUR WORLD

(Changing Station)

"PriPara Change Start!"

"For you, Jade-chan, we have the Wonderland Macaron Coord of Twinkle Ribbon."

"Showing off your style for a friendly rivalry? Well, good luck!"

"Macaron Wonderland Coord~!"

"Here's the twist to this show..."

"I am Jade Suzume. And I've joined this show by my own free will, to challenge my, actually, long-time rival!" Jade gave me a challenging stare.

"Hmph, so be it. Wit and Talent, we both do have them." I crossed my arms.

"Everyone, whose side are you on?" Jade popped the question.

"Let the Showdown Begin!"

We sang "Make It!"

(Iris, Jade, Both)

Oshare na ano ko mane suru yori
jibunrashisa ga ichiban desho

Haato no kagayaki kanjita nara
risou sagashi ni dekakeyou

Fueteku omoide zenbu
paki to hanbunko de
tomodachi konpurito shiyou

Make it! doki doki suru toki muteki desho
Make up! kira kira mirai de kimari desho
yume wa mou yume janai
dare datte kanaerareru

Puripara puriparadise!

We decided that we do our own Making Dramas. I went first.

"Making Drama, Switch On!"

In my Making Drama, I was asked a question.

"What makes PriPara special?"

I pressed the buzzer 3 consecutive times.

"Promise!"
"Rhythm!"
"Paradise!"

"Having answered the question, I recieved a heart-shaped stone.

"My prize cannot be attained, unless I become Divine!"

I put the stone close to my chest and I glowed, and feathers covered me.

"Sacred, Cherished, Divine! Soar to Your Destiny!" I blew the feathers out of my hand, and sparkles scattered.

It was Jade's Turn.

"Making Drama, Switch On!"

In her Making Drama, she found a peculiar ring on the ground.

She decided to wear it.

Once she wore it, she was now wearing clothes of a warrior princess, green chest plate and shorts, and slippers, with a crystal crown. She also had a spear in hand.

Jade threw the spear in a clamshell, and out the clamshell she came out, now in Princess robes.

"Although I may have a fighting spirit, but I will forever have a Pure Heart! Incarnate: Agua Princesa!"

"Cyalume Change!"

Our clothes changed to the Candy Alamode and Twinkle Ribbon Cyalume Coords respectively.

Make it! doki doki suru toki muteki desho
Make up! kira kira mirai de kimari desho
yume wa mou yume janai
dare datte kanaerareru

Puripara puriparadise!

"And the result!"

"It's a tie! It seems like both of them won!" Meganii announced.

"EH?!" Maiko and Charlotte exclaimed.

"Eh?!" Hikari dashed back and forth.

(Meanwhile)

"It is indeed a pleasing sight to see this Iris progressing in PriPara. But, my main objectives..."

"Are the two blockheads from Faithful|Thorns. They have no expertise. I guess I have no choice but to help them, at some point..."

The person scoffed and walked away.

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Kazue: Woah, you and Jade ended in a tie.

Maiko: That's our awesome center!

Iris: Stop. It's too good to be true even for me.

(Meanwhile, PriPara)

???: Faithful|Thorns...

Sadako: What the...

Masaki: You're...

Hibiki: Haha, yes. I am Hibiki Shikyoin. And I'll say...

You two are sore losers!

Sadako: Tch...

Masaki: How can you say?

Hibiki: Come with me.

Iris: What does Hibiki-san have to do with Masaki and Sadako?

Hikari: I wanna find out!

Jade: Count me in!

Iris: Next Time on PriPara: Breakthrough!

Hikari: A Piece of the Prince's Mind

All: Till Next Time!