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Marina begs Lady Rose not to expel her. Damien tells his mother to ignore Marina and focus on finding his sister. Marina's friend pulls her away to the singing competition. Nearby, an official invites Lady Rose to the contest, but she declines. Backstage, Marina warms up by singing a mermaid tune. Hearing the melody in the hall, Lady Rose rushes to the auditorium and spots Marina on the stage.
Marina kneels and weeps, pleading with Lady Rose to cancel her expulsion. Damien tells his mother to leave and search for his sister instead. Marina's friend runs into the corridor, announces the singing competition has begun, and pulls Marina up.
Marina arrives backstage with her friend. Her friend urges her to relax after the hallway confrontation. She tells Marina to take deep breaths and begin her vocal warm-up before stepping out in front of the audience.
An academy official escorts Lady Rose and asks her to watch the student singers. Lady Rose remembers her young daughter singing underwater. She turns down the invitation, stating that no human singer can compare to a mermaid.
Marina starts warming up backstage with a mermaid song. Rooftop pigeons scatter, and students in the hall stop walking. Lady Rose hears the tune from down the corridor, recognizes Rina's voice, and sprints toward the sound.
The announcer introduces Marina, and she walks onto the stage under the bright spotlight to perform. Lady Rose pushes open the auditorium doors and looks directly at Marina, recognizing that the student she expelled is her missing daughter.
“Forget it. Finding my sister comes first. She's not worth wasting any more time on.”
“When it comes to singing, no one in this world can match the mermaid. Especially my daughter.”
“I know that voice. It's Rina. It's Rina's voice. She's the one singing!”
“I finally found you. Rina.”
Lady Rose throws open the auditorium doors just as Marina takes the stage to sing. She realizes Marina is the lost daughter she searched ten years to find. Will Lady Rose stop the performance to reveal the truth, or will the harsh expulsion and slap keep Marina from accepting her?