Fairy Princess
Minky Momo
Hello, Minky Momo
"Hello, Minky Momo."
Long, long ago...
In a "long, long ago" recent enough that it could very well seem like tomorrow...
I feel like we're on the verge of a grand discovery, don't you?
Yes, Earth still contains so many unsolved mysteries!
Curious. It's a dead end.
Yes, that shouldn't be the case...
An earthquake?
Is it the curse of the ruins?!
Oh, it was just a subway line.
I see!
Well, it'll be nice to have that when it's time to go home.
Doctor! Look!
Th-Th-This is...
Th-Th-That is...
The common tongue found in ancient ruins worldwide...
The La-Dee-Da Language!
La-Dee-Da Language? From the legendary Fenarinarsa?
Yes, I'm sure of it.
Hey, it's time for lunch.
Let's eat before we try to decipher it.
But why?
We've come so close...
Doctor, the ruins aren't going anywhere.
And the subway's nearby.
True enough!
Whew, we finally made it out.
Welcome!
What can I get you?
Go on and eat without me. I'm going to make a call.
The mansion had gone quiet and still in light of the terrible murders
that had taken place there.
And then, and then, and then there were none...
Who could have committed the murders?
Wait, who was it again?
How can you tell if there's no one left?
Who could it be?
Oh, dear?
Dear! I made an incredible discovery in the ruins!
That's lovely, dear!
I've almost finished my detective novel, too! Celebrate!
That's great!
And you made sure there's a murderer this time, right?
What?
Oh, who was it again?
S-So, what did you discover?
An incredible mural written in La-Dee-Da Language!
La-Dee-Da Language? From that famous kingdom of dreams?
Yes, it's possible that Fenarinarsa really existed!
The legend of Fenarinarsa...
Long, long ago, Earth was filled with hopes and dreams.
And it was filled with kingdoms of hopes and dreams
that anyone could visit at any time.
But as Earth's people began to lose their hopes and dreams,
the various dreamlands began moving away from Earth.
To reverse this process, some time ago, a dreamland called Fenarinarsa
sent a girl called Minky Momo to Earth to bring dreams back to its people.
But she failed in her mission, and the dreamlands continued to move away from Earth.
La-dee-da-dee-da! Oh, Earth is further away than ever!
Shouldn't we do something?
At this rate, Earth will lose all its remaining hopes and dreams.
But there are no more dreamlands like ours left on Earth!
Untrue!
Shockingly enough, there was a person there even more carefree than you.
He may still be on Earth!
Look!
You were often sent into the hall together for arriving late to school.
La-dee-da-dee-da!
I'm ashamed to admit he's my cousin from Marinarsa...
Why not call him and see?
Call Marinarsa, eh?
Let's see. The phone number is "the sea is vast and deep"...
The sea is vast and deep.
The sea is as deep as can be.
So deep, it's kind of a problem... la-dee-da!
Oh, I'm still sleeping!
Get the phone, darling.
The phone is by your bed, darling.
But...
What is it? It's night here, you know.
Don't place international calls if you can't remember time zones.
Oh? It's daytime here?
Oh, you're right.
We've been deep on the ocean floor since Earth's people lost their
hopes and dreams, see?
It's so dark, it's impossible to tell day from night.
That's just the problem.
Right, darling?
It's morning!
Wake up and let's fly!
Chamo, let's race!
You won't beat me!
Cookbook, turn the wind to full blast!
I want to fly even higher!
You sure about this?
It's just fine!
She could set a Marinarsa record today!
Okay, let's do it!
I did it! I'm over the cloud layer, a new record!
Next, I'll try to reach the sun!
This is probably the upper limit!
When I try something, there is no upper limit!
I've come this far, so I'm going for it!
Bye!
Here I go!
Guess I do have an upper limit.
I sure wish Marinarsa didn't have a ceiling...
Quick, use a landing spell!
Not yet. Falling feels nice!
Watch!
Is she sure about this?
Knew it.
Are you all right?
Just fine, just fine.
This is a dreamland! No one gets hurt that badly.
Still... I got bonked at the top and bonked at the bottom.
I wish we could play in a place with more space.
La-dee-da. La-dee-da.
Oh, Papa's calling.
And so, according to the King of Fenarinarsa,
if someone with royal blood goes to the surface
and brings hopes and dreams to humanity,
Marinarsa will be able to rise back above the sea.
Hopes and dreams?
Oh, don't think too hard about it.
It's fine, la-dee-da.
The surface is bigger than here, right?
Yeah, it's a bit bigger.
I'd love to go, then!
If Fenarinarsa's princess can do it, there's no reason our daughter can't!
I'm afraid you'll have a squid, a clam, and a whale of a time getting there.
Oh? Why a whale of a time?
Fenarinarsa was a dreamland that hung in the sky.
So it was simple for them to send someone down to the surface.
She needed only to fall in accordance with Newton's laws.
But Marinarsa is on the sea floor.
To arrive on Earth, one must defy gravity to rise up.
Fair point, now that you mention it...
That's pretty tricky.
Dream Computer, what should we do?
The answer:
Once every 1444 years,
the gravity in Marinarsa's skies is reduced to zero for one day.
If you act then, you can easily rise to the surface.
When will that once-in-1444-years chance come?
It is today.
If you miss this chance, your next one will not be for 1444 years.
Okay, then I guess I'd better get going!
Then it's settled!
I'm glad that it's settled, but there's an even greater problem.
And what's that?
If she's going to the surface, she'll need a name.
Good point. We just called her "our daughter" and never gave her a name.
Yes. You said she was our only daughter so we didn't need a name to distinguish her,
and I just went along with it...
I never had time to think of a name!
But the girl from Fenarinarsa was Minky Momo,
so how about we call her Minky Momo again?
I'm in!
Is it all right to just accept that?
I wanna get that stuff outta the way and get going!
"Momo" is like "Momotaro."
So you need to go with a dog, a bird, and a monkey.
They're really rushing through it. Are we sure about this?
Who cares? I want to fly through a boundless sky, too!
Adventure is a young man's duty! Let's go!
Yeah!
Well, I'm heading out!
Take care, Momo.
But stay carefree!
Have yourself a good time!
Okay! Let's start!
Minky Momo, moving out!
And so the princess of Marinarsa, the dreamland on the sea floor,
set out for the surface with her three animal friends.
Her destination was the house of a childless couple,
where she'd live as their daughter.
"And on that day that came once every 1444 years,
the clouds of stars lined up as one, la-dee-da."
That's what it says.
"The clouds of stars lined up"?
Are they talking about a nebular conjunction?!
That does seem very possible!
But that's today!
Today?!
Earth's going to see a sight it hasn't seen in 1444 years.
Needless to say, today's the day of the nebular conjunction
predicted by Dr. Quinstein and Dr. Hahawking!
The people are looking skyward with a mixture of fear and curiosity!
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When are we gonna reach the top?
We finally just arrived at 10,000 meters.
We've got a long way to go.
Captain, I've got something strange.
What is it?
It's not any submarine nationality that I know.
Suspicious.
A ship! A ship!
We've finally reached human civilization! What a thrill!
They're not responding to comms, sir.
An unknown threat! Attack!
Is that a greeting? Hello!
I think we hit it.
Great! Keep it up!
Seems a little intense for a greeting...
That wasn't a greeting. It was an attack!
Let's fight back with magic, then!
Right! Ready magic!
It looks cool, but will they survive if we do this?
It's dream magic. It won't hurt anybody.
Then safety off! Let's get to it!
Fire magic!
Hey! Wh-What's going on?
Our opponents do not believe in magic.
Their lack of belief caused a backfire that sent us flying instead!
It's too fast to pursue. It can't be an Earth craft!
No way! It can't be!
Oh, no! We're speeding up more!
Isn't it lovely?
What?
The legend of Fenarinarsa.
"A child from a land of dreams comes to visit a childless couple."
Too bad. I wish she'd come to us.
A child, huh? That would be nice.
But legends are just legends.
Let's at least find a shooting star and make a wish on it.
Good idea.
Dear, that was a shooting star!
It was.
Did you make a wish?
Of course. I wished that we could have a child.
I'm so happy! I wished for the same thing!
Wait... do shooting stars typically go up?
Who cares? It's still a star.
You're right.
What do I do? We keep speeding up...
At a time like this...
La-dee-da, let it work itself out!
Cookbook, what is that?
I-It's a black hole!
If it sucks us in, we'll never escape!
It must be the influence of the nebular conjunction!
In that case... in that case...
I'll do it!
Do what?
Magic, full throttle!
Where are we?
I think we're on a plane.
And... oh, dear!
Listen up! Just stay where you are and no one gets hurt.
All we want is the plane!
Out of the frying pan, into the fire!
Now we're on a hijacked plane!
What do we do?
I think I used up most of my magic on that black hole.
That's right!
You can't use most magic effectively in this world...
But I bet you can use that one!
That's right!
I'll try that one!
Parariru Parariru Doririnpa!
Tiaran Tianan Maririnpa!
We're on a plane, so become a stewardess with a Minky touch!
What is it?
I thought I heard something...
I'm gonna check it out.
Hi!
Wh-Who are you?!
Attention, please! This is the stewardess speaking.
Is there anything you need right now?
Of course not!
In that case, could you kindly stop hijacking this airplane?
Don't be stupid!
I'm not gonna just give up because some stewardess asked me to!
Who would have to ask you, then?
A member of the police, or the military...
Nah, that's too low-ranked.
I'd need some elite special forces member to make me stop!
I see. So a stewardess isn't good enough.
But as long as I'm a stewardess for now...
Coffee? Tea? Powdered, leaf, or coarse?
Well, I guess I'll have a coffee.
Yes, just a moment, please! Be right back.
Wh-What was that?
I think the coffee just... flashed?
Well? Will you let the plane go now?
Yeah, right! Never!
You'd better back off! I'm a pro!
Gotcha!
There!
Hands up, if you please.
R-Right!
The rest of you, hands down, please.
We did it!
Yeah, great work!
Your stewardess was nice, but your fighting woman is very beautiful, too!
Why, thank you!
I'm glad we finally made it, but where should we actually go?
It's time for our last resort!
Yeah, let's do it!
It's agreed!
What are you going to do?
We're going to combine our magic power.
That should get you to someone who will take you in.
But if we do it, we might never be able to use magic again!
I can't let you do that!
What's the big deal?
Marinarsa magic barely works in this world, anyway!
Yeah, it looks like the only magic that works here
is the spell that turns you into a grown-up!
But...
Let's do it!
Heave-ho!
Yes!
And then there were none inside the mansion.
Oh? Which means there's no murderer, either...
What? Was it a mouse?
That's too big for a mouse! A cat?
Too big for a cat! A dog?
Too big for a dog! A...
Burglar!
Softly, sneaking...
Hi, Papa, Mama!
Hi, Momo!
It's getting late! Make sure you turn in soon!
Yes, I'm a bit tired from the day. Good night!
Good night.
Good night, Momo.
Eh?
Did we always have a girl there?
I'm not sure.
Still, it's better than there being none.
It means we've got a wonderful daughter.
That's true.
And so Minky Momo became the daughter of a childless couple.
We'll have to wait and see if it works itself out!
La-dee-da...
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Hello! As of today, I'm Minky Momo!
What will happen tomorrow?
La-dee-da, let it work itself out!
I guess that's a big ask...
Fairy Princess Minky Momo: Next time, "Friends in the Park!"
I'd love to meet a new friend!
In the corner park in Overthere City!
Eh? On the subway?
Meeting you?
Friends in the Park