May you one day find true love.
That's the wish that ring carries within it.
True love?
That's right.
It's our duty to find it.
That's why you're about to set out into the vast sea as well.
Want me to take you to the secret place no one knows about?
Aren't you curious?
A secret place where the moon seems so close.
Lara, we're all just so happy that you've become one of the princesses.
Is there a place you want to go see?
I better not tell them, right?
That I want to go see the human world.
It is now 6 AM.
It is time for your morning training.
What is this?
Legs? What's going on?
What happened?
Somehow, I came back to life...
Then I heard someone calling my name...
I-I remember now!
I took the potion that turns mermaids into humans.
And after that, I encountered...
a terrifying human!
I heard that Lady Witch has many servants working under her.
Was that human one of them?
Does that mean I was tricked?
Lady Witch captured me and then...
It is time for your morning training. It is time—
Where am I?
What the heck are you doing?
What do I do?
I need to escape!
What is that?
That's the biggest church in the country.
It's the place closest to god's love.
Lara...
I love you.
Father...
B-Begone!
I am... a princess of the royal family!
Lara.
Was that Lady Witch's voice?
But where is she?
Lara!
Hey! Lara!
I'm here.
A fish with... Lady Witch's voice?
It's me. Enough nonsense.
Hey, what's wrong with you?
Hey! Hey, Lara.
My room and window are completely wrecked.
Hey!
What are you gonna do about it?
Hey! Lara!
You threw my Hal out, too.
Lara, look at me!
What if it's broken?
Hey, are you even listening?
Hey!
Gosh, what's going on with you?
Are you really listening?
Mari, breakfast's ready.
Grandma, I'll be at a friend's tonight.
Which friend?
Who cares?
I do, of course! Tell me.
It's fine.
What do you mean?
Mari! Is your friend not hungry?
That's right, Mari. Bring her here.
Never imagined the day I'd meet a friend of yours.
Mari's... friend?
Mari made a friend?
She's talking to Gon-chan right now.
Get outta here. Fish don't talk.
But I made her a plate...
I'll take care of it.
Those legs...
I see that you've accepted my gift to you.
Are you really, really Lady Witch?
I am.
It's certainly been a while, Lara.
I don't understand...
What happened to you? Why do you look like that?
Shut your mouth.
Anyway, about what I saw in those mirrors...
It's all true.
This is a place called "Shiga."
I led the merfolk who lost their palace all the way here,
to this magnificent land.
However, their light continued to fade without end.
The people, the royal family, and Rowan...
They are all now sleeping in my mansion.
Well, they're practically dead. You see, Lara...
It's all because of you.
Because you broke the law, they lost their light.
It's all because you fell in love with a human.
Because of me...
Father and the palace lost their light.
That's right.
But Lady Witch, you told me...
You said that I'd be able to revive my family.
If they've lost their light, you can give them light again.
Find true love, Lara...
You're a princess.
It's so dark.
Connected to Wi-Fi.
Good, it's not broken.
But you're gonna have to pay me back for the window.
Mari, I'm hungry, too.
No. You're eating too much lately.
Hey, Hal. Order me a cake.
Hey, Hal. Cancel order.
Hey.
What?
Do you know what happens if you refuse to listen to me?
What?
No...
There's nothing I can do right now...
You're giving up, then?
The palace and your family will be lost forever,
even though you, and only you, had the chance to save them.
You're sure chatty today.
Gon-chan, why are you making her cry?
I just told her the truth.
You've really got no filter, do you?
That's just the way I am. Anything wrong with that?
You sure get defensive fast.
I'm not getting defensive. I'm...
The ring...
Where's the royal ring?!
A ring?
You lose something?
Just forget about it.
Lara! Where do you think you're going?
Hey, Mari!
Go after her, quick!
Why?
Because.
But I've got to go to practice soon.
Hey! Just listen to me!
Please go after her, Mari!
She's a princess who could end up...
destroying this place!
A princess? Yeah, right.
Hey! Mari!
I have to get it back no matter what.
It's been a while since you were last here.
What brings you here today?
Nothing major.
Just going to see an old friend.
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I'm glad it still works.
Lady Lisa... What was that light?
I don't know, but...
Given that my ring did resonate,
it had to have been Lara.
Shiro!
Calm down, Shiro!
Shiga... What a terrifying place.
Where is the place I lost my ring?
What are you doing?
You don't seem like a customer.
What's with this girl?
Can we help you, miss?
Nope. She doesn't understand.
She must've gotten lost.
Why don't we take the car and drop her off at the station?
A car!
Should we stop by the police station to let them know?
I wonder what's going on with her.
I noticed she had stitches on her tongue.
No way. You must've imagined it.
Hey! Where are you going? Wait!
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What kind of world is this?
I don't know what to do.
I'm completely lost!
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I don't have time for this!
C—C—
Come with me! I'll show you the world in the ocean!
C—Come—C—
Come with me! I'll show you the world in the ocean!
I give up on trying to make sense of anything...
What is going on with this Shiga place?
I want to go home...
To the world in the ocean...
Could it be?
My ring!
My precious ring!
A special, radiant princess.
That's what our mother was.
She was also the one who produced the light that gives this castle life.
And they say that one of us princesses might possess that same power.
Staring at your hands won't do anything.
That light is born from love.
Lara, have you ever felt a kind of love
that made you warm and fuzzy deep in your heart?
I don't know...
Only when the chosen princess feels true love
will that radiant light be born deep within her heart.
All of us six princesses are pursuing that light, pursuing true love,
in order to fulfill our duty to give light to everyone in this castle.
It's not here!
I don't see it anywhere!
Could it be...
My ring...
My family...
My home!
What's going on?
My legs...
It's hard... to breathe!
I can't move...
Does this mean...
I can't go home to the ocean?
Do I have no place...
I can call home anymore?
You...
Seriously... What's wrong with you?!
Why would you just dive into Lake Biwa?
Almost drowned, too. Aren't you supposed to be a mermaid?
The heck do you mean mermaid, anyway?
It's all your fault!
What?
Because of you, I lost my ring!
What? Try not falling on me from the sky, then.
It's important to me!
The things in my room are important, too!
You even broke my window.
Let's go.
What?
Hurry!
Homestyle Hot Chocolate
It's so good.
Thank you for earlier.
You saved me.
No biggie.
I'm such a fool.
How could I not thank you?
Even if you're...
Even if you're Lady Witch's servant.
Witch?
You mean Gon-chan? I'm not her servant.
You're not?
If anything, she's my pet.
Lady Witch is your pet?!
Who even are you?
I'm Mari.
Mari Otsu.
Mari...
What a lovely name.
You just found her?
Yup.
I just found Gon-chan on the verge of death.
Thought she'd make a good pet.
A pet?!
She's a terrible witch, you know?
She's just a cute little fish to me.
Mari, you're a weird one.
What? You're the weird mermaid.
Anyway, it's time for bed.
Hey, Lady Witch...
I'm sorry for running away this morning.
I was turned to foam once.
I thought it was impossible for someone like me
to find the light of love once again.
I would've been fine if you hadn't returned.
So, Lady Witch...
Do you think I can find it?
Do you think I can find true love here, in Shiga?
Let's go home.
Homestyle Hot Chocolate
Hey, Lady Witch.
Shut up!
To Be Continued
Translation: Sachiko Takahashi
Timing: Andy Ellis Editing and Typesetting: Ashley Barboza
Quality Control: Riley Dalton Translation Check: Sriram Gurunathan
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The Lakebed
That's...
It's exactly as you said, Lady Lisa.
The chosen, special princess...
I'll find you no matter what,
Lara... my beloved.