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Submarine City: The Mermaid Princess of Pearl Muu
Once upon a time, there used to exist a country called Pearl Muu.
People lived very happily in that civilized country.
However, there are tons of sad and painful things in this world.
The people of Pearl Muu have gotten tired of such world.
So they have moved the entire country to some place else.
Well, this is a legend.
So is this Pearl Muu?
Are these ruins of it?
There's nothing here at all!
This is a false advertising for sure.
$1,000 fine for Tanba!
Hey!
What an unpleasant sky.
The weather is always like this around here.
I don't like this! Let's hurry and get out of this place!
Yeah, I'm getting all nervous just by looking at it.
There already is such one.
So annoying!
Kakeru, what's wrong?
It feels like it's not possible for me to find my dad.
It's not true! Cheer up.
But... There's no clue at all for several weeks now.
I'm sure he was taken to a faraway place where I cannot reach.
I got it, I got it, Boss!
Don't call me boss!
Call me Mr. Dazaro! Mr. Dazaro!
Can't you maintain your attitude as
a man of Sir Dazaro, the second-in-command for the Emperor Gross?
I thought you were the 12,385,732nd-in-command for right now.
Shut up! What's set is set!
I'm sorry.
We will have our way once we take that boy and blue pony to the Emperor Gross.
But they, especially that pony,
don't seem very much easy to defeat. Is it all right?
Of course it's all right!
I've already prepared a strategy. Now just watch.
Boss!
Don't call me boss!
That boy is...
What's wrong?
Welcome, welcome to the painless country.
Kakeru, what's wrong?
I heard a woman's voice...
I don't hear anything.
I can hear it. Listen.
What's wrong, Kakeru?
Kakeru! Don't!
Kakeru!
Blink!
Kakeru!
What a pretty shell! Kakeru!
Kakeru!
Kakeru!
-What happened? -Kakeru disappeared.
What? Isn't he hiding somewhere?
He's not here.
Maybe he was swept away by the waves.
There's no such wave in this ocean.
That's true.
All right! Let's look for him!
Kakeru! Kakeru! If you don't get out, your fine will be $1,000!
They have disappeared!
What?
What's happening, Boss?
I'm not your boss!
It's Pearl Muu.
Place men in positions!
Change of the course! Turn the wheel!
The destination is the bottom of the ocean!
Let's go to Pearl Muu!
We understand.
All right!
Blink!
Kakeru!
No...
What's happening, Blink?
The bubble's going down.
Kakeru! There!
There's a town in the bottom of this ocean...
It's a mermaid!
Wait!
Amazing.
Blink!
I'm sorry, Kakeru.
Welcome to Pearl Muu.
Pearl Muu?
That's right. This is Pearl Muu. This is the place where warm-hearted people live.
The legend Mr. Tanba told us about was true.
Poor kid. He's still a kid, and yet he's very much hurt in his heart.
It's because he's a kid.
Now you don't need to worry about anything.
Here's nothing that would hurt you.
Well...
-You don't need to be startled. -We are just welcoming you.
Pearl Muu is on the weak one's side. You can peacefully rest here.
That's right!
I'm Kakeru. I'm looking for my dad. He's Shiki Haruhiko. Has anyone heard about him?
It's been a while since we had a visitor here.
Is that so?
Kakeru, let's go. We have to go up. Everyone will be worried.
But how can we go back...
Can you send us back to the ground?
-You want to go back? -Yes.
You should do what you want to do.
If you wish that, it will come true.
Okay.
Kakeru, get on.
It's flying! Watch out!
Blink!
Kakeru!
Are you all right, Kakeru?
-You are mean. -I'm sorry.
We never expected it to fly.
Why won't you send me back to the ground?
It's not that I'm keeping you from doing so.
Unless you wish for it, you can't go back.
Pearl Muu is a place where the hurt ones come by wishing it on their own.
The feeling somewhere in your heart that doesn't wish to go back must have kept you from going back.
Kakeru, then...
You must have been through tough things up above.
You want to run away from that.
I'm looking for my dad...
I've been looking for him...
But I couldn't find him.
It was painful and sad.
That's why...
Kakeru, no! Don't be so weak!
Blink, are you saying that I haven't done anything until now?
I did my best until now!
Kakeru...
But... But...
Pearl Muu exists for such weak and painful ones.
Now that you are here, you don't need to shed tears anymore.
Let's go, Kakeru.
Welcome.
Welcome.
You will not have painful things anymore.
Sir, this is...
This is Pearl Muu.
You should let Pearl Muu
take all your pain and sorrow away from you.
You will not be sad anymore.
Kakeru, something's strange with that light!
That startled me.
Are you all right, Kakeru?
How do you feel?
It feels like I'm in a daze.
Sad things seem to be a lie now.
Kakeru! There's no way such thing would get rid of sad things!
This is weird!
What are you saying, Blink?
Do you still want to go back to the ground?
No. It seems stupid to worry about all these matters.
It's good to forget about the things up there.
No! He can't do that!
I was looking forward to hearing stories about the ground world.
You are that mermaid from earlier...!
That stunned me. You turned into a human from being a mermaid.
I'm Kakeru. You?
I'm Afro.
Nice to meet you.
But how can you turn into a human form?
It's thanks to this.
If you use this, you can turn into a mermaid and travel anywhere in the ocean.
Everyone in Pearl Muu has it.
But not many people use it.
Why not?
I don't know... Anyhow, tell me about the world above.
So that thing called flower tells you of the change in time, right?
Amazing!
Afro, you've never been up there...?
My grandpa doesn't seem to be so happy whenever I talk about that.
Do you understand, Afro? The world above is full of sad and painful things.
However, if you put them into this Pearl Muu, you don't have to go through such things.
You can always
stay happy here forever.
That's what he says.
It does seem like you can always stay happy if you touch that Pearl Muu.
Everyone in this country store sad or painful things in that Pearl Muu.
They say this great man made that a long time ago.
That's why everyone in this country look so happy.
Kakeru, do you really think so?
What's wrong, Blink?
Sad or painful things are getting erased!
Everyone would prefer that.
Kakeru, do you really think that's happy?
I don't know well, but is happiness really achieved like that?
Are sad or painful things really not necessary?
Boss, would it be all right to chase them in a town like this?
It doesn't matter. These people can't do anything anyway.
They are leaving!
What should we do, Boss?
Don't call me boss!
-Go! -Boss!
It's over there. There is a great place.
All right? I'll take the pony.
You take the boy next to it.
Okay!
You can look forward to it.
Right now!
No!
Please help me rescue them!
Please!
Mister!
Please help them!
What should I do...
Boss, look at this. We've done it well!
Isn't this amazing?
Stupid! It's a sure thing for you to do!
What are you doing?
You are...!
I'm Afro! I'm a grandchild of the elder of Pearl Muu!
-Stupid! You brought the wrong one! -Then we will return it!
This is not a matter of returning and stuff!
Right now!
Stupid.
Stupid, I already knew about your electricity skill.
That's a special sack I invented.
As long as you are in that sack, your energy gets lost.
Boss, you are great! Genius!
Well, whatever. It's annoying to see those narrow-minded people.
Hey, you guys have to work again!
-Yes, sir! -Kakeru...
What? Afro...
She was kidnapped along with Blink by someone who looked like a pirate.
What? No way they are...
Do you know about them?
You cowards in Pearl Muu!
That's...!
Take a look at this!
Grandpa!
-Afro! -Blink!
Hand that kid over! Then, I'll give your daughter back.
Mister, what should we do?
Now, what are you going to do?
Mister!
I'll do as I'm told. Please return Afro.
Mister! How come?
Please don't think of it bad. I don't like fighting.
All right! Good job, good job.
Now, we'll exchange.
Kakeru...
That's... What about Afro?
Stupid! It's so easy to fool you!
You fool! Let Afro go!
Afro... Everyone...
All right, then. Bye!
Mister!
Grandpa!
Why? Why are you not trying to do anything?
Why can't you be courageous and fight back? There are only two of them to fight!
It's not right to just run away from painful things...
Even if you forget about your sorrow with the help of Pearl Muu...
Is that really a happiness?
Are you sure you are fine with that?
What an easy one to fool.
They are naive like that.
Yeah!
Blink, can't you do something?
I can't. Look.
It seems like my energy is getting released through this cord.
That's...!
Kakeru, it's all right. I have a good idea.
What's wrong?
Blink died.
What?
You are mean! It's because you've put her in this kind of sack! Hurry and get her out!
-Hey! -Hurry!
Right now!
You little...!
Hurry!
Let's escape!
Chase them!
Going!
Kakeru, we can get out through this.
Huh? But we are in the ocean.
How are we going to get to Pearl Muu?
It's all right.
I have this.
Let's go.
-But... -Kakeru!
Be courageous and fight! Kakeru, this is what you said.
Cheer up, Kakeru!
Here, courage!
Gotcha!
Afro, hand me that ball!
Shut the air lock down!
You little...!
Chase them!
Mark them!
Boss, water's coming in!
Stupid! Who would open a hole himself?
Boss! They are right before our eyes!
I won't let them go. Jump and make them fall down!
Yes, sir!
Boss! There's Pearl Muu beyond them!
What?!
Dodge!
I'm sorry, Kakeru.
You forgave us for betraying you, and yet you even rescued Afro.
We must have been running away from what we are truly made of, distracted by Pearl Muu.
No, I've been running away as well.
There's no true happiness aside from sad or painful things.
But... You really don't know where my dad is?
No. We are 12,385,732nd-in-command anyway.
You are too persistent!
I'm sorry.
It's all right. I won't run away from now on.
I'm going to find my dad.
Right, Blink?
The country of Pearl Muu will surely continue in a different direction from now on.
For sure...
Where have you gone to, Kakeru?
Hey!
Kakeru!
Mr. Tanba, everyone!
Where have you been?
We were worried.
Huh? What is it between only two of you?
Many things happened. Many things.
The leader of Black Circu\s in Opera Town, Mr. Black,
controlled and kidnapped Blink by using the frightful "Pyramid Power".
I can't do anything without Blink. Please come back, Blink!
Next on Blue Blink,
"Blink Disappears in Opera Town" Join us for this magical adventure!