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Piccolino (ピッコリーノ, Pikkorīno) is the third episode of the Arcana Famiglia -La storia della Arcana Famiglia- anime.

Plot[]

Ep3 Isabella investigates

Isabella investigates the noise.

Late at night, Isabella walks alone in the manor hallways to check if all the doors are locked. She suddenly hears a noise in the kitchen; as she goes to check it out, something scares her.

In the morning, Felicità and Libertà go to Nova's place to report a ghost seen by the maid. Nova dismisses the idea as ridiculous, but Libertà comments that the other boy might simply be scared. This causes Nova to get agitated and so the three gather at night to investigate the ghost. While they are doing a stake-out, Felicità unintentionally pushes her breast against Libertà's arm, causing him to freak out. The situation gets worse as he accidentally grabs Felicità bosom and catches a glimpse of her panties; just when she kicks him down onto the door and is about to launch her knives, the trio see a ghost and let out a loud scream.

Ep3 Accidental grope

Libertà's accidental grope.

Moments later, it is revealed that the "ghost" was a trap set up by Luca. The attendant explains that he wanted to scare Pace from eating the sweets he's been preparing at night, and he used alchemy to animate a white sheet to resemble a ghost. When Felicità inquires about the reason for preparing so many sweets, Luca replies that he is taking them to the Piccolino. After explaining what Piccolino is to Felicità, Libertà invites her to the event to play with the children. Nova claims to be busy and refuses to attend.

On the next day, children run down a street heading for Piccolino. They bump into Elmo, and they ask him is he's going too.

Ep3 Fukulota appears

Fukurota appears.

Over at the church, Luca demonstrates his pigeon magic, but Libertà is the only one impressed. After forcing Luca out of the spotlight, Debito shares a scary tale. An orphaned child once came to this church seeking help from the Arcana Famiglia, but he met a demon, Diavolo, instead. Unaware and naive, the child didn't know the other party was a demon, and so he became his servant. The child's soul got split into two: the first half became Beelzebub while the other half is a ghost that still haunts the church. Just then, Fukurota suddenly flaps her wings and flies across the church, scaring the children. One girl even starts crying, but Debito comforts her, which causes Felicità to note that Debito is fond of children.

Young Debito

Little Debito sleeping.

Luca explains that he, Debito and Pace are childhood friends who grew up together in the church. They often played hide-and-seek; Pace was easy to find due to his growling stomach, but Debito's hiding abilities made him very hard to find. They would find Debito sleeping on the floor like a little angel. Luca then sighs and wonders why Debito grew up to be such a good-for-nothing adult. Then, Pace's stomach growls like a lion. As the gang have lunch, Elmo stares at Felicità from afar. They later play calcio with the children, and Pace kicks the ball so hard that it knocks Luca down.

Ep3 Sumire scolds Nova

Sumire talks to Nova.

Over at the family manor, Sumire visits Nova with a tea tray. She asks Nova about not going to the Piccolino, but he states he is not good with children. It suddenly starts raining; Debito, Luca, and Pace help the children go home while Libertà and Felicità are left inside the church with Sara and Tinto. Meanwhile, as Nova plays the piano, Sumire notices his worry about the Piccolino participants and encourages him to go to the church. She apologizes for taking Nova's childhood away and wishes that he would start enjoying life. As Nova runs out in the rain, Jolly watches him and remarks about the unfolding storm.

Ep3 the trio lose Elmo

The trio lose sight of Elmo.

Back at the church, Libertà shares his adventures on the Aegean Sea. He remembers Dante manning the ship during a storm and about to be hit by some cargo — but he cannot remember the way Dante was saved. Debito returns to pick up Sara and Tinto; then, Nova arrives. When Libertà explains that all the kids have already returned, Nova points to Elmo who is standing in the back of the church. The boy confesses to feeling strange as soon as he saw Felicità. When Libertà goes to find a blanket for Elmo, his head hurts as he starts to remember what happened to Dante. Upon his return, Elmo thanks the trio and bids them farewell. Nova tries to go after him, but Elmo is gone before they can stop him. Libertà jokes that Elmo might have been the ghost of the church. Afterwards in the alchemy room, Jolly welcomes Elmo home.

In the evening, Pace, Luca and Debito meet for a repentance. They decide Debito to be the sinner for scaring the children during the Piccolino and using foul language. Luca forces Debito to drink a special tea that will cause him to speak politely; however, the situation backfires as the two are terrified by Debito's sudden transformation.

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