Laura Lost Her Voice!!?

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>Mermaids.
>Their very existence is like a jewel, majestic and beautiful.
>They possess devilish beauty that can charm anyone.

>The most beautiful among these mermaids is me,
>Laura Apollodoros Hyginus La Mer.

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>What are you doing, Laura!?

>I don't really get it,
>but it looks tropica-shining!!

>Let me in on this~<3
>No can do.
>I'm in the middle of showing the world the beauty of mermaids.
>It's my privilege as the cutest of mermaids...
>Yeah!
>You've got that right!

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>You're really pretty, Laura!!
>Of course you're cute!!

>...
>Hmm...

>The tropica-shining girl who's full of motivation.
>Natsuumi Manatsu.

>She became a Precure and rescued me.
>She's a little bit... just a little bit cool...
>She's like the sun...
>No, she's just got a stupidly sunny disposition...!!
>She's my first...

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>Why!?
>Why am I always overestimating Manatsu!!
>?
>P-Precures are simply...
>pawns to be used so I can become queen!!

>Ah.
>Welcome<3

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>The new cosmetic line just came in♪
>Really!?
>Show me! Show me!!
>This is Suzumura Sango.
>The second Precure to become my subordinate.

>She's an admirable follower who always brings me cosmetics.
>I'm detecting something wicked...

>Aw man~
>I wish we could've had a Makeup Club~

>Can't be helped~
>You can't wear makeup at school.

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>Not bad at all.

>That really suits you, Manatsu~
>Cute<3
>You're tropica-shining too, Sango~!!
>Hey!!
>Praise me too!!

>Sure!
>Yours suits you too, Laura!
>You're really cute!!

>...Of course it does.
>I'm...
>a mermaid, after all...

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>The Tropical Club room is tropica-shining!!
>I give thanks for them offering us a private room.
>Well,
>it's smaller than my castle, though.
>It's not your room, Laura.

>This small girl is Ichinose Minori.
>Despite her size, she's technically Manatsu and Sango's senpai.
>Well, she could stand to grow a little more...
>You're thinking about something rude, aren't you?

>She seems to like tales about mermaids
>and often asks me about mermaid stuff.
>Turned into a human by the witch's power, the mermaid princess lost her voice in exchange for her legs
>and was unable to convey her feelings to the prince.
>Huh~!?

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>Why are the mermaids in stories from the human world such weaklings!?
>If there's something you wanna convey, just use any means necessary!!
>What kind of idiot would give up their voice to become a human anyway!?
>If it were a sweet and beautiful mermaid like me, the prince would be bowing their head to me!!
>Uuh...
>My image of mermaids...

>Noisy mermaid, aren't you?
>I could hear you outside.

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>Asuka-senpai!!

>This girl is Takizawa Asuka.
>A minced up delinquent compared to a noble mermaid like me.

>Well, taking into account her competitiveness and habit of picking fights, I'll appoint her as head of my special attack unit to take down my enemies.
>Hey, mermaid.
>Meet me on the roof after school.
>I didn't even say anything yet!!

>Your face says it all.
>How rude!!
>Okay!!
>Let's decide what the most important thing right now is!!
>Tropical Club~!!

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>Let's get tropica-shining!!!

>Okay, let's start with a run!
>Follow me, everyone!!
>You got it, pres!!
>Again~!!?

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>I...
>I can't...
>Like I said...
>the Tropical Club~...
>isn't a sports club...
>Kururun?
>Shouldn't I be running too, you say?
>It's fine.
>I'm a mermaid.

>For club activities, you need 1, Stamina! 2, stamina!!
>3 and 4, also stamina!!
>5 is stamina too!!

>Not bad.
>Let's up the pace a little!
>I'm doing perfectly fine!
>I'll follow you wherever!!

>They're... in sync...
>While I'm just sunk...
>The two of them...
>are getting further and further away...
>Kururun?

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>Hey~!
>Sango~!!
>M-...
>Manatsu~

>Kya...!

>Watch out!

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>You okay, Sango!?
>Ah...

>Y-...
>Yeah...
>Thank goodness~!!
>...

>Minorin-senpai~!!
>Eh?
>Water?
>>water
>You want water!?

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>Minorin-senpai, here's your water~
>Uh...
>Huh?
>Can you not drink it?

>Guess I'll have to make her drink it from her mouth...
>Oh no you don't!!

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>Geez~ Why have I been so irritated this whole time...!?
>Kururun?
>They haven't even interrupted my beautiful mermaid theater...!!

>Mantasu... seems to be having fun with everyone...

>Wha...

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>What was that...!?
>Just now...!?

>No, no, no, no...
>Kururun!
>Kururun!
>What's wrong, Kururun!?

>Kururun...
>What happened to your stomach?
>Kururun...
>Hm~
>Nope, don't get it!
>Kururun...

>I feel hot...

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>Something wrong with you too, Laura!?
>Your face is all red!!

>I-It's nothing! Aren't you a bit too close!?
>Quit worrying about me and fetch me some seagrape juice!!
>Okay~

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>Today's snack isn't half bad.
>Mom's not home today, so we can use the bath~
>Do as you please.

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>Phew~

>I'll wash your fins~<3
>Very well.

>This is it.
>Manatsu should be completely devoted to me.
>If she has time to be fussing over other girls...

>Your tail is so pretty, Laura~

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>I'll wash it carefully<3

>Wah!!

>Geez~
>What was that for, Laura?

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>That's enough for today!!
>Leave at once!!
>What gives~?

>Why...
>do I...

>feel so...

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>Turned into a human by the witch's power,
>the mermaid princess lost her voice in exchange for her legs

>and was unable to convey her feelings to the prince
>who married another woman.

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>A tale of a mermaid
>who fell in love with a human.

>Wait...!!
>Why did Manatsu's face show up!?

>Love...
>is just stupid!!

>I'd never fall in love with a human!!
>Even if it is Manatsu...

>...
>Manatsu...

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>What is it?
>Laura!

>So this is where you were~
>Ah, geez...
>I got some new cosmetics from Sango!
>They're a different color from before!
>I'm so irritated...

>I'll put it on for you, Laura!
>Normally I'd complain right away,
>but the words won't come out.

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>I don't understand my own feelings.
>If only I could tell Manatsu
>about all of these jumbled feelings.

>The mermaid princess who lost her voice couldn't convery her feelings.
>Huh~!?
>If there's something you wanna convey, just use any means necessary!!

>...
>I'm... swimming, though.
>Any lip balm would come off right way.
>Ah, I see!

>And I wanted to match with you, Laura~

>Wait a sec!
>I'll put some on too...
>No need.

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>...
>There you go.

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>Eeeeeeeeeeeh!!?

>...
>What...

>am I doing...?

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>What's up, Manatsu?
>Earth to Manatsu.

>Ah...! Yes!?
>What is it!?

>Laura isn't coming out today.
>Heh!?
>Did something happen?
>Well...
>That's, uh...

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>...
>I don't...
>know...

>I see.
>...

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>Laura?
>I got your snack here~?
>Hey~?
>Come out so we can talk~

>...

>Hah~ Honestly!
>Why am I sneaking around like this!?
>I-It's not awkward or anything...!!

>After doing something like that...
>how should I face her...?

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>Well,
>I'll gladly accept the snack.
>Ah~n

>Laura!
>You came out!

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>I was worried!!
>You wouldn't come out at all...!!
>I called out to you but you wouldn't answer...
>I was worried something happened to you...!!

>Did I...
>do something...?
>Phew...
>Laura... You've been acting strange...
>A-And also...

>Why did you...
>kiss...
>me back there...?

>Yeah.
>Of course she was gonna ask that.

>I wanna know... how you feel...!!
>You wouldn't say anything this whole time...!
>I haven't heard your voice for the entire day...
>I haven't been able to stay calm...!!
>Say something, Laura!!
>Laura...?
>...

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>Could it be...
>that you can't talk...?

>Huh?

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>I-I mean, you're normally speaking everything on your mind all the time, so something's clearly up!!
>It's weird!!
>Laura wouldn't act like that!!
>Is that what she thinks of me!?

>And there was that story Minorin-senpai mentioned about the mermaid who lost her voice...!!
>What was it again...!?
>At any rate, you're a mermaid too, so maybe...

>I knew iiiiiit!!!
>I've done it now...

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>Listen up, Tropical Club!!
>Right now!!
>The most important thing!!
>Is to help Laura!!
>Get her voice back!!

>Are you okay, Laura?
>Maybe it's stress?
>Mermaids can get stress?

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>If Laura's stressed, then we just need to do all the things she likes to help her relax, right!?
>I'm counting on you, Minorin-senpai!!
>Right.

>Do you not want me to guess what you're feeling?

>For now, let's bring everything Laura loves!!
>I'll get the seagrape juice!!
>Th-Then I'll get some cosmetics...
>Can't be helped.
>I'll see what I can find out in the library.

>Hey, mermaid.

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>You're hiding something, aren't you?
>Scary...!!
>You're a little too scary!!

>Manatsu's acting weird too,
>so it's clearly got something to do with you, mermaid.
>That's a cruel way of deciding things...!

>Or rather, Laura,
>you can speak just fine, can't you?

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>If there's something troubling you, I can give you advice.
>Just ask me,
>okay?

>...
>-tsu...
>Oh.
>So you can speak...

>I went and...
>kissed Manatsu...!!

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>HUUUUUUUUUUH!!?

>How did this happen?

>A-...
>At any rate, you shouldn't keep lying...!
>Apologise and make up with her already...!!
>I-I'm heading home!!

>That's right.
>It's no big deal.
>It'll all be over if I just talk to her.

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>So what
>Laura.
>Do you... remember this place?
>It's where we first met.
>is with this weirdly mushy atmosphere...!?

>After all the snacks, makeup, naps, massages and seagrape juice, your voice still hasn't come back...
>And I accept all of that...

>Laura.

>Even if your voice doesn't come back,
>I'll be by your side forever.

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>Do you want to hear my voice that badly...?
>Yeah.
>After all, I...
>really lover your voi-...

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>You can talk!!!
>Yep.
>I sure can.

>You totally fell for it.
>From the very beginning, I...

>Thank goodness...!!
>Laura...!!!

>You...
>got your voice back...!!

>N-No...!!
>I-It's not that I... got my voice back or anything...

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>I lied...!!
>I was able to talk just fine from the very beginning!!

>...
>I see...

>Well...
>that's a relief...!!

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>Why are you relieved!?
>Be a little more angry!!
>Eeeh!?
>I-I'm fine since you can talk and all...
>I'm saying you can be angry with me!!
>Just shut up and get angry with me, Manatsu!!
>What does that mean!?

>A-Alright...
>Why did you lie...?
>Uh...
>N-Now that you ask...

>...
>What I look at you...
>I get hazy...
>Hazy?

>I didn't understand these feelings myself...
>I couldn't put them into words...
>Y'know...
>What I said to Minori about that mermaid story...
>about how you can convey feelings without needing to speak...
>That's why...
>I...

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>tried to...
>convey them...

>Ah...

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>So...
>So wait...

>Does that...
>mean that you...
>love...
>me, Laura...?

>Why!!
>Would you think that!!?

>I...
>I mean...

>Minorin-senpai's mermaid story...!!
>Was about her trying to convey her feelings to the prince...!!
>Ah.
>And also...
>your way of conveying it...
>was to kiss me...
>Ah.

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>Well... Um...
>I'm really happy...
>that you feel that way, though...
>W-W-W-Wait a second...!!
>Don't just assume that I'm in love with you, Manatsu!!

>I'm sorry...
>for not realising...
>how you felt, Laura...
>Like I said...

>Y-You've got it all wrong...!!
>I'm a mermaid! Falling in love with a human is just...

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>Okay.
>What...
>are you doing...?

>Getting myself
>pumped up.

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>Mm...!

>Wha...
>Wh-Wha...
>Wha...

>Hey, Laura...
>Hy-...
>Hyesh...!?

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>Was I able to convey...
>my feelings...?

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>...!!
>L-...
>Like I would know...!!

>Laura...
>No...
>Don't...

>Mm...!

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>No...
>You stuck...
>your tongue in...
>Laura...
>I don't know...
>I said I don't know...!!

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>Ah...

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>Phwah...!!

>Cough!
>Cough!!
>Cough!!
>Geez...
>You're such a handful.
>I...
>I can't help it...!!

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>You're just...
>so beautiful, Laura...

>I was captivated...

>The lip balm...
>came off...

>Shall I put it on again...
>one more time...?
>Hey...
>Laura...

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>You should understand...
>how I feel...
>about you now, right...?

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>I don't.
>Eeh~!!?

>A-...
>After all that kissing...!?
>W-We're... already in...
>a special kind of relationship...
>O-...
>Of course we're not...!?
>Manatsu is just...
>a friend, so...

>I see...
>To me...

>Manatsu is...
>my first...

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>human
>friend.

>Conveying your feelings is hard...
>Sure is.
>But

>I understand clearly
>how you feel, Laura<3

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>Didn't I say that you got it wrong!?
>Ehehe<3
>No...
>You've got it all wrong!!!

>I'm glad Laura got her voice back~
>Yeah<3
>Manatsu's cheerful too♪
>Uwehehehe<3
>So what caused it anyway?
>That would be~

>Laura's love...
>or something like that<3
>H-Hey.
>Kissing is normal between human friends, right?
>Sh-She gave me a tonne of them the other day...
>Don't ask me!!