Vollkommen: The Plan

Akibastar's Starbucks.

"As I have feared…Yuko is just too engrossed in her works to become the Center Stage Idol." Minami shook her head after sipping on a coffee frappe.

"We heard from Mariko Shinoda the 7th that to become the Center Nova, the Idol has to engulf herself in loneliness." Alito replied.

"Mariko…She's on a whole new level of wrong. Seriously, AKB0048 is an Idol Group conveying meaningful messages together, and not alone! This is why previous Center Stage Idols disappeared, right before your humility is able to alternatively power the Center Novae and re-materialize them, it's because they lose themselves for who they are…" Minami sighed.

"They try extremely hard in becoming the very best. Eventually, they got so engrossed in their place and wanting to support it to impress their fans that they lose themselves for who they are. Their ties with friends strained as a result. Loneliness ensues, and they will activate the Center Novae, expecting to convey their message to galaxies and beyond, but failed to because they did it wrong…" Chris calmly deduced.

"That's the thing. Center Novae phenomenon isn't the work of just one idol…it's the work of all the idols combined. The most important thing is Yuko. The elections' final is next week, and the rest of the DES and DGTO will be anticipating the moment when an Idol becomes the Center Idol. They will then assault Akibastar again with more advanced weapons then Mr. Sono could allow them to carry, and forced the Center Idol to unleash the Center Nova. If Yuko is crowned the Center Stage, and she likely will due to her current first place, she will likely to disappear, and the troops will strike where it hurts." Minami frowned.

"Well…there is Nagisa and Chieri, right? Both of them, if I have to admit, learn from their mistakes, and the qualifications to become a Center Stage. Despite efforts placed into their careers, they care for their parents and friends. Their soul's radiance is brighter than Hikari, which might explain why she's in doubt with herself; what she herself took two years to nearly do, Nagisa and Chieri done it in nearly half the time." Alito elaborated.

"That's when the trouble comes in. Hikari is passionate, yes. She's enthusiastic, yes. She's naughty and playful at times, yes. However, when she's got a fixed target, she will be as straight as a SSC Ultimate Aero." Minami replied.

"SSC Ultimate Aero is like Hikari – often trying too hard in being the best in terms of their purpose, and when they make it they will wonder why the hell that happiness is short-lived. Not knowing that its reliability is the issue." Alito replied.

"Hikari has passion, just like the SSC, in becoming the best of the best. However, just like the hypercar's infamous reliability issue, she will mostly end up doing a crash and burn." Chris frowned.

"That's the thing. Take you and Alito against Hikari. Hikari's passion will propel her towards the end in first place, no doubt, but both of you make the consistency to keep up your values through your intimate bonds, enjoying each other in the process while maintaining humility and honor. In the end, both of you will reach the finish line far later than Hikari, but the process of getting there is sweeter than the result itself!" Minami concluded.

Chris and Alito blushed madly.

"Whoa, Minami…You're overselling it!" Chris scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Besides, we want to give Nagisa and Chieri the chance. We can't just barge in and say, 'We want a chance at being Center Stage Idols!' a week before the election, right? That'll be way too unfair and dishonorable." Alito sheepishly replied.

"Yes, I agree…But you did notice that Center Stage is a magical thing, right? It has no hard or fast rules whatsoever!" Minami replied.

"You mean…more than one Idol can become the Center Stage Idol?" Chris wondered.

Minami smiled and nodded.

"That's right. When something is magical, there are no hard and fast rules as to the amount of people achieving it. Center Stage Idols is possible. The only reason why they don't exist yet is because an Idol's radiance ain't bright enough, yet when there an Idol's radiance is luminous enough, their humility is in danger. The closest so far, is Nagisa and Chieri. That's when the both of you come in!"

"So…Yuko is blinded by the fact that Center Stage only belongs to one. We can't let her view that way, especially since the rest of the DES troops and DGTO will be hiding behind the shadows. We will have to help out Nagisa and Chieri in realizing their inner radiance." Chris sighed, and she opened her eyes, a calm smile spread across her face as she looked at Alito.

Alito sighed and smiled the same way as Chris. "Love is strange indeed."

The former extended her right hand. "Shall we, dear?"

"You need to ask?" Chris's left hand met Alito's right, squeezing tightly, and grinned.

Minami looked dreamily at the couple.

"Yup…they are the ones that can rewrite the rules of unleashing the Center Nova Phenomenon. Not just one, but four - Chris, Alito, Nagisa, and Chieri. I gotta admit…Chris and Alito looked really hot together." Minami giggled.

"We will definitely need your help, Minami. You will be of great help to us." Chris smiled.

"Trust me; if you need Intel about the members of the Senbatsu in the 76th generation, you got yourself covered!" Minami winked.

"Hang on, Yuko…Just hang in there." Chris nodded.