>>107255541Are they really at liberty to do that if they've got the other path in mind? Gura, for example, as someone who could get away with bending the rules, planned in that direction, and wasn't trying to hide it, still went with persistent unsubtle hints rather than an outright statement.
Although she could have just been wishy washy of her own accord, simultaneously hoping to leave behind some fanbase issues while hoping to retain fanbase support, hoping for an arbitrary selection to work out as a beneficial filtering process, I think management probably also pushed for the vagueness.