Tsubasa: Congratulations.
Atsuko: Thank you!
Tsubasa: Acchan...why don't you comfort [Hikari]?
Atsuko: ...I'm sure it wouldn't make Hikari happy.
Hikari: It wouldn't! After all, we're rivals!
Atsuko: I know. I hope we can someday compete against each other on the General Election stage.
Hikari: --y-yeah!
 

Yuuko (Hikari): I'm tired of dumb old Akibastar! I want to get out there, stand on a bigger stage, and sing to more people! 
Atsuko: ...take that back. This isn't "dumb old Akibastar." Akibastar is a planet that was once laid to waste by war. Nonetheless, the people loved this planet, and spent a long time building this underground city. A place where suffering and grief could be reborn into a new hope. That's why the people who gather here all love entertainment. For us, Akibastar and 0048 stage are more precious and sacred than any other place. 
Yuuko: I...
Atsuko: Yuuko. Protect the radiance of Akibastar. 
Yuuko: The radiance of Akibastar...?
Atsuko: That's right. To do that, you'll have to shine, yourself. Akibastar will make your light flourish, and you'll be more radiant than ever. 

Takamina: It's not the first time I've seen this. Someone who laughed with everyone, who was loved by everyone, but made you feel like you couldn't get too close. All of us could be standing beside her, but part of her still seemed to be alone. 
Tsubasa: You must be talking about Acchan. After Acchan the 13th became Center Nova, she was like that for a while. She had an aura that made it uncomfortable to approach or talk to her. 
( flashback )
Tsubasa: I feel like you're becoming more and more alone. 
Atsuko: Alone? How come?
Tsubasa: I don't know. I'm not even sure why I feel that way. But you're dear to all of us. You can rely on us more! It seems like you're fighting all of your battles alone right now. 
Atsuko: Yes, I feel the same. You're all very dear to me. I love you. Thank you for worrying about me, Mariko. 
Tsubasa: Acchan....
Atsuko: I know. You're all there for me. I'll stop being alone from now on. 
( flashback )
Tsubasa: So she said...but Acchan disappeared right after. 
 

Yuuko: I can hear it...

Atsuko: Everyone's singing...we meet again, Yuuko. We were summoned by Sensei-sensei...no, by the collective unconscious of all living things, channeled through the Kirara and integrated through dualium. 
Yuuko: The collective unconscious...?
Atsuko: If entertainment disappears from the universe, the hearts of the people would lose their light entirely. That's why the collective unconscious formed through dualium resonance has gathered us Center Novae here, in this space outside of time, out of the reach of DES's sinister grasp. Here, we sing forevermore, so that the depths of humanity's unconscious will never be lost to despair, and so that the light of hope will never fade. 
Yuuko: The light of hope...
Atsuko: When that light disappears, the hearts of the people will be swallowed by darkness. ...but you know, Yuuko. If you girls can defend entertainment in the world you call "reality," that future may never come to pass. 
Yuuko: You're asking too much of me. 
Atsuko: You can do it. I know you can.
Yuuko: But...in that case...I'll never be able to sing by your side! I said I wanted to surpass you and become an even more radiant Center Nova. But...the truth is, I just wanted to sing beside my heroine, Atsuko Maeda. 
Atsuko: But Atsuko Maeda is right by your side.