Talk:Berry Parfait/@comment-15568664-20170303141514/@comment-26426093-20170315160730

@ Golden-flowers

You couldn't have described it more perfectly than anyone else. To make things simple, Yume becoming a S4 member at this time would border on the most unrealistic proportions, and this kind of development would ruin the flow and pace of the storyline merely due to its sheer absurdity, even if she got the runner-up position.

The main point of Yume not making it into the S4 this time around is to keep the rivalry between her and Laura alive and ticking, which was basically the focal point of this entire season (movie included). If one of these two became S4 at this stage, that would be it for their rivalry, and overall Yume's tenure as the main protagonist would end soon afterwards, because if she won, her dream would have been achieved, right? That would mean her story would be over, and then the spotlight would once again shift to a new protagonist, with Yume guiding her just like how Ichigo did the same to Akari.

Also, keep in mind that Aikatsu has always advocated a policy of the "losing first, using that experience to build yourself up so you can win on your on terms" plot device. That worked quite well on Ichigo and Akari (somewhat more controversially), and the same applies to Yume as well, keeping in context of my earlier opinion about the need to keep her story going.

As for why Berry Parfait came into existence in-universe, the most likely scenario would be something similar to the same situation Lily faced in Episode 39, only that the catalyst for triggering said scenario might be somewhat different this time around.