Goodbye, Lara (さよならララ)

No way!

I can't believe it!

So this is where we all come from?

Wow!

I wonder what color she's going to be.

-Color? -Wait, I know!

-She's going to be red, right? -Huh?

She'll be just like me!

She's a blue mermaid!

-She's red! -She's blue!

Now then, you two, don't forget Father is watching.

Whatever color she is, she's still my beautiful daughter.

- - Ah! Hmm.

Time has finally come.

Welcome the arrival of my 6th princess,

henceforth known as Lara.

Lara, I'm your big sis, Luna.

Hey, Lara! Stop!

You can't chew on that!

Ugh!

She's just like you when you were little, Luna,

don't you think?

What? No way!

I've been alive for 1,000 years.

To me, you're all babies.

But at the same time, you're all noble beings with royal blood.

-Noble? Lara too? -Lara too.

Let's not forget, Lara is one of the Princesses of Light.

Uh, Lara, that's from the statue of our father!

Come on, let go of it right now!

You're bored of this castle, right?

Then let's go on an adventure!

What do you say?

Hmm?

Lord Rowan, I have reason to believe

that your daughter Lara might be very special.

I sense the same thing in her that I did in her mother,

her Majesty the late Queen.

It's not just with Lara.

Every single one of my daughters are very special.

Of course, that's just for show though, isn't it?

Surely you wish for the princess's

revival above everything else, right?

I don't have any interest in such nonsense.

You know full well that prophecies are forbidden by law!

But then, you are not Nanny.

As if I'd even bother trying to remember every single law.

Hey, Rowan.

-The witch! -Grace, it's you!

I just came to visit my adorable nieces.

You're so cruel for not even telling me about them.

You've already been banished from this place.

Yet you still enter my castle illegally?

You know that girl is special.

It's pointless trying to bind her

with your pathetic laws.

After all, her light could become the very blade

that destroys your castle.

You broke the law, and that's punishable by death!

Strike her down, now!

Are you bored?

I thought you'd be happy to be out.

Oh neat!

Wait, did you find something?

Isn't this... This thing belongs to humans!

You shouldn't hold it!

Throw it away!

Human?

Yeah, they're hideous, cursed beings.

Just touching that thing is against the law.

Good night, Lara.

I hope you sleep well.

So strange.

Lara...

From this moment on, you are now an official

member of the royal family.

Therefore, I bestow this royal ring

upon our new and beloved princess.

By wearing this royal ring, you now have permission

to swim in seas wider and farther than ever before.

However, one area is off-limits.

You must never approach

the human world that lies above.

Humans?

They are hideous and cursed beings.

Whereas we mermaids have always made sure

to live our lives by the light, we must

protect our light so it's never defiled

by those hideous humans.

This is our strongest law.

Lara!

So, what was Father talking to you about?

Stay away from hideous humans.

There you go, I knew it.

Father sees right through everything.

But they're so close.

They live right by the sea. I think...

I'd love to see them even just once.

I've heard that 100 times, you know.

You're a fool.

I'm a fool?

No doubt about it.

What do you think would happen to you

if you met a human?

Am I really a fool?

Is this?

Where is the prince?

We need to find the prince. Where is he?

What should I do?

Shall I tell someone?

Prince!

My prince!

Lara!

Lara!

Oh, what's up?

You tell me.

It's no fun around here when you're feeling down.

But when you're in a good mood,

you're a real pain.

-Big sis? -That's me.

Humans are-—

Father!

Huh? What?

What's going on?

I know you have been bringing back

forbidden human relics from the land.

However, this time you've done more

than breach a few laws.

I heard there was sand and dirt

from the land in your room.

Is this true, Lara?

I have told you time and time again

that you are not to go near humans.

Humans are hideous, despicable creatures.

I don't get it.

What are you saying?

I wonder if-— well, are humans...

really such hideous creatures after all?

Why did you speak?

Those words are far more sinful

than any silence.

You are henceforth forbidden to leave the castle.

Until you have seen 100 sunrises.

Oh my, why would I say that to him?

It looks like your big mouth got you into trouble.

I never thought you'd have it in you to

talk back to Rowan like that.

Who are you?

She is Lady Grace, the witch.

-Lady Witch? -That's right.

I'm also your very loving aunt.

Huh? But I've never heard of you before.

Whatever.

I brought you a little present today.

I hope you like it.

A present?

Yes, it's a most wonderful present.

After all, it has the ability of granting your most desired wish.

It can do that?

Oh yes, this potion has the ability

to turn mermaids into humans.

You can't say that.

Your father, his laws, it's all so suffocating.

Don't you want to go back to the land

and see that person again?

Isn't that your most desired wish?

What do you...?

You know, I just adore looking in this mirror.

It's a magic mirror that shows you

absolutely anything you want to see.

I enjoyed it.

Your law-breaking conversation with Rowan...

I also thoroughly enjoyed the look on your face

when you met that human.