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Season 3 is the most powerful season.
wrt to Alicia and Grandma...it's not explicitly stated in the anime at all(to my knowledge), but I think it makes perfect sense int he context of them showing the happy retired Undine with her family and then earlier contrasting it with Grandma being seemingly alone.
I'm not saying that Grandma is unhappy or anything, nor does it try to imply that from anything I recall.
But if thinking about it from Alicia's perspective she has all of these pluses going for her that could push her to retire early:
>She's leaving at the top(they make it seem like she's the #1 out of the 3, she's on the cover of the magazine and such)
>She has a good secondary career lined up for her where she can put her knowledge to good use and possibly make long lasting improvements and have a bigger impact than simply being #1
>She has someone she is confident can carry Aria Company into the future and maintain it in a way that everyone involved would be proud of and happy with
>If she wants to start a family, she has evidence from her friend that it's a fulfilling life worth pursuing and won't be one filled with true regret(she'll miss it, but they differentiate the show in earlier seasons between regret and happy memories that you're glad happened - I don't know how to explain it properly, but it's a common theme)
>If her goal was to become the next Grandma, it's a massive undertaking that wouldn't even necessarily be possible given the context of her starting the company, and how long she worked for

I don't know, overall I really think it was written well with a very mature take on the situation.
You could say she 'got over herself' and matured at a young age, balancing out what she thinks is the best path for her. Which seems to be very rare. Like she's considering things with a long term view and just trying to be Grandma 2.0 isn't for her.

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