@KakumeiNoHi I just said It doesn't matter in this situation because it's a question of whether the kid is happy now.
You can't think too much about the "what if's" because then you'll get upset over something that isn't even a thing.
Yeah the mermaid took her voice but it's not like she can have her voice back, so she shouldn't think about having a voice because she can't have it either way.
When it comes to punishment I don't feel like someone other than the kid has the right to punish the mermaid, because the voice was hers.
But that's just my opinion, I get what you said.