PriPara: Joy Or Sorrow (Finished)

Chapter 12

Solami Smile was in their room reviewing their performances in the past.

- "Let's review the data of all previous Solami Smile Performances-pri." - Mirei looked at the data and said.

- "As next week's performance vs TriColore in the semifinals is the result of all of them!" - Laala happily said.

- "Good work Mirei-kuma. Now we can individually analyze where we're good and where we need improvement-kuma." - Kuma holding a paper said.

- "We're perfect here-pri." - Mirei also held one.

- "We've come so far, haven't we?" - Sophie gently said.

- "Yeah, it seems like we've rapidly climbed a tall mountain." - As Laala said, Kuma, Laala and Sophie imagined themselves climbing the mountain and said.

- "I'm not good with heights-kuma!"

- "I can't move!"

- "I'm solid!"

- "Stop getting scared-pri!"

Suddenly, someone knocked the door.

- "Come in!" - Laala said.

The door opened as a girl came inside.

- "Hello." - Sophie said.

- "Who are you-kuma?" - Kuma asked.

- "Are you a fan who's come to support us-pri?" - Mirei said.

"Jululu..." - Laala sadly thought.

The girl brought out a box of peach chocolate.

- "Chocolate?" - Laala accepted the box and said.

- "It's really tough being so popular-kuma! Let's see here, let me have a taste." - Kuma ate one making Mirei angry.

- "Don't eat them-pri!"

- "It's peach flavored-kuma!"

- "Peach?" - Mirei said as the girl ran away.

- "Wait, Jululu!"

Solami Smile ran after her. Laala felt very tired even when she ran just for a bit.

- "Laala? Are you alright-pri?"

- "I'm fine. Just a bit tired."

- "You should take a rest, Laala... I don't want to see you being in the hospital again..." - Sophie said.

- "I'm really fine, Mirei, Sophie. Let's go see Jululu!" - They ran after her again.

Jewlie in her disguise stopped at the Dream Theater.

- "You came to see us, didn't you?" - Laala said.

- "Thanks-pri... You came to see us... That means so much-pri..."

- "We'll definitely become a Divine Idols and save you!" - Sophie said.

- "Happy Valentine!" - Jewlie looked at them and said before going back to the Atrium Stage.

A lot of sparkles fell down from the sky, making it look so beautiful.

- "My tiredness is gone..." - Laala happily said.

- "All right! Let's practice our butts off! We must build up our stamina!" - Laala smiled as she held her friends' hands and ran to the training room.

At the training room...

They practiced dancing and singing much to their heart content. They thought that they were at the best condition to go on the stage.

But... they later were in the middle of a special dance class by a special coach. The woman training them began hurling insults, causing Laala to fear their training wasn't paying off if there wasn't any improvement. The woman went on to point out that without improvement, effort means nothing, causing them to feel deflated and ready to give up as they continued. And they practiced until the sunset.