Since the 77th cohort of understudies joined AKB0048, the Deep Galactic Trade Organization [DGTO] and DES have intensified their assaults on entertainment. To counter this, AKB0048 reinstates the general elections and the center nova spot. The understudies are now pitted in a fresh contest directly against the successors. Yet as AKB0048 revives measures unseen since Acchan's disappearance, a new, stronger foe quietly lurks behind the curtain.