Everyone's really going wild with applause! Those poses were so cool too. Ai and Hanamaru are amazing!

It looks like it all worked out.

My heart dropped when Hanamaru fell, but the way Ai was able to catch her and then make it look like part of the performance was so masterful.

The audience absolutely loved it too. I'd call this fashion show a resounding success. Wouldn't you agree, Dia?

Oh, Hanamaru! What terrible luck! How could something like this happen?!

Um, Dia? She's all right. C'mon, look at the runway! The audience is still applauding!

No, she might not be all right. She was thrown all of a sudden into the role of a model, and then had to perform for the public under the heavy weight of anxiety.

Then under all that pressure, she tripped. I'm certain that Hanamaru is so overwhelmed by everything that she can't even stand on her own right now!

For someone who can't stand on her own, she's posing just fine.

We have to do something for her! What should we do?

Dia isn't listening at all.

Ah! I've got it! A play! We shall put on a play!

A play? Do you mean the skit we thought might be fun earlier?

We'll just make her fall the opening scene of the play! That will be the perfect cover-up. Hanamaru, we're coming to rescue you!

Hey, wait!

Whaaat?! She's talking about the play we thought up after picking our dresses, right? But I don't remember my lines!

That's all right, Honoka! Improv is all about thinking of your lines on the spot based on the role you're playing at that moment.

Use your own powers of imagination to come up with a line that goes with—and sometimes doesn't go with—whatever's thrown at you! That'll get everyone into it.

There's no script, so we don't know what's coming next! That's what makes improv fun! It's also a great chance to put your ad-lib skills to the test!

Ad-lib skills… Those definitely come in handy for when we talk to the audience between songs during a live show!

We've got beautiful attire and a full house! A blinding white spotlight! My actress soul is trembling! Let us be off, Honoka!

Okay!

Ah, hold on, you two… There they go. Well, they should be fine. For better or worse, the wheel of fortune is spinning now. All that's left is to enjoy the ride.

[Fade in/out.]

Hanamaru!

Huh? Dia?! And Shizuku, Honoka, and Nozomi too?!

Whoa, what's gotten into you all?!

Uhh… “Oh, my dear, beloved princess! Are you unharmed?”

*Gasp*

“I am the sword that protects you. I swear on my name as a knight—even if separated by death, I shall protect you for all eternity!”

“Don't cry, princess! Through the good times and the bad, we fairies are always watching over you.”

“If you are ever in trouble then please come to me, the fortune-teller dedicated to the royal palace. We shall use the cards to find a way to overcome any hardship.”

What's all this…? Aha! Now I get it!

“So you've finally arrived, loathsome guardians! If you want to save your princess, then you'll have to defeat me, the demon queen!”

“Prepare for your demise, demon queen!”

What?! Wh-What's going on, zura?! I don't understand at all, zuraaa!