Episode 04: The Lonesome Princess

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**The Lonesome Princess** (孤独な王女 *Kodoku na Purinsesu*) is the fourth Episode of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.

## Plot

A new water demon Yuri appears during a concert given by Taro Mitsuki and uses her music to hypnotize the attendees and attack the mermaid princesses, who are also there. Rina Tōin reveals herself to be a mermaid princess and joins Lucia and Hanon in the end.

## Summary

Lucia was given two concert tickets from Hanon for her and Kaito to enjoy something together. The next day, after Kaito went surfing, he bumped into Rina, who coldly talked to Kaito about his house and his dead parents. When Kaito said it had nothing to do with her, Rina grabbed him by his shirt and asked how long *he was going to play innocent*. Kaito didn't understand what she meant but Rina kept on demanding the truth of him. Kaito then yelled at Rina that he wouldn't forgive her if she continued to falsely accuse him. Rina was staring at Kaito intensely, a flash of Gaito's image appeared in her mind.

Lucia poked her head out of a corner and saw the two, she realized that she was wrong about Kaito and Rina liking each other and then went back to hide. Rina finally ran away from him and Kaito walked back to his house. He saw Lucia sitting on his door step, while she was trying to tell Kaito why she came there, she noticed the button on Kaito's shirt was hanging loose. Lucia was then invited to Kaito's house to sew it back on, while Kaito noticed Lucia was wearing a Friendship Ring on her finger. Kaito went ahead to take a shower while Lucia began to sew the button. Lucia flet flattered since she felt like his girlfriend, being able to fix his clothes and be in his house. Lucia accidentally poked her finger with the needle she was using, Kaito got out of the shower after hearing her scream. Kaito took Lucia's hand and put her bleeding finger into his mouth. Lucia was blushing and accidently hit a remote on the ground. A stereo nearby began to play a piano song composed by Kaito's father. Kaito appeared to be sad for a moment, he then turned off the music. He stood back up and gave Lucia one of her friendship rings that he found on the roof of the school in the previous episode. Kaito confronts Lucia and told her that there was nothing between him and Rina, and scoffed that he didn't understand girls. Lucia then remembered the tickets Hanon gave her and offers to invite Kaito to the concert, which he agrees. However neither both of them knew that Rina was secretly eavesdropping on them.

Down in Gaito's castle, Gaito was gazing at Noel and Coco unconscious in the glass tanks. He then told Izuru and Yuri to capture the remaining princesses and to bring them to him quickly. Yuri appeared and asked if Gaito liked the mermaid princess that they both captured together. He replied *yes and that Yuri did a good job*. Yuri then informed him that she was close to finding the other mermaid princess that had escaped from them. She taunted Izuru and Eriru on their failures to capture the remaining princesses and bragged that she will catch the other princesses.

Rina is sitting on the beach, she was thinking how Noel sacrificed herself for Rina. Lucia and Kaito are then seen sitting to listen to the piano played by Tarou. Kaito was thinking of memories of his parent he decided to leave when Hanon asked Kaito to take Lucia with him who was sleeping. Kaito then brought Lucia out of the concert when Kaito stop when he saw Rina standing in front of him. Lucia informed Rina of how awesome their musician teacher plays and then Kaito blamed Lucia because she slept and then left. Lucia gives Rina the green ring she made for her. She grabbed it and said she is too carefree. After Tarou's concert, everyone was clapping and Hanon went in backstage to visit him. Yuri then performs her song in the piano which hypnotized Taro and the viewers, Hanon transforms into her idol form and then Lucia does too. Yuri commands the hypnotized people to capture the 2 princesses and the unhypnotized people(Kaito and Rina). Rina thought that Kaito is not Gaito and tried to escape the people. Taro hugged Hanon trying to kill her. Lucia saved her by hitting him with her microphone. Rina also transforms and helps the 2 girls by singing the typical mermaid song. Taro wakes up in a sofa of the loby asking what happened on him.

The next day, Lucia and Hanon were running in order not to be late. Rina apologized to Kaito for misunderstanding who he was. Lucia and Hanon bump on Rina and tell her they know her secret identity. The school bell rings and Lucia runs onto the classroom. Rina says to Hanon that Lucia is an interesting girl and both decide going on class too.

## Characters

* Lucia
* Hanon
* Rina
* Kaito
* Gaito
* Noel (debut)
* Coco (debut)
* Izuru
* Eriru
* Yuri (debut)
* Taro Mitsuki
* Unnamed people in the recital
* Kaito's father (debut)

## Gallery

E04 Screenshot 01.pngSad Lucia having a bathE04 Screenshot 02.pngHanon giving some advices to Lucia to cheer her upE04 Screenshot 03.pngKaito surfingE04 Screenshot 04.pngRina warning KaitoE04 Screenshot 05.pngLucia sewing Kaito's red jacketE04 Screenshot 06.pngKaito licking Lucia's fingerE04 Screenshot 07.pngRina spying themE04 Screenshot 08.pngAt gaito's castleE04 Screenshot 09.pngGaito being proud of his workE04 Screenshot 10.pngGaito drinking wineE04 Screenshot 11.pngYuri being grateful for choosing herE04 Screenshot 12.pngYuri saying that he won't regret itE04 Screenshot 13.pngRina sitting at the beachE04 Screenshot 14.pngYuri and Gaito capturing NoelE04 Screenshot 15.pngKaito, Lucia and Hanon at the recitalE04 Screenshot 16.pngTaro playing the pianoE04 Screenshot 17.pngKaito remembering things from back when he was a childE04 Screenshot 18.pngLucia and Hanon transformed into idolsE04 Screenshot 19.pngBeing surrounded by hypnotized peopleE04 Screenshot 20.pngLooking at the crowdE04 Screenshot 21.pngHypnotized Taro "hugging" HanonE04 Screenshot 22.pngLucia and Hanon being confusedE04 Screenshot 23.pngRina singing Legend of MermaidE04 Screenshot 24.png"Love Shower Pitch!"E04 Screenshot 25.pngRina apologizing for mistaking him with someone else
## Trivia

* This is the first episode where the Land transformations appeared. Rina's Idol form and singing can be seen for the first time in this episode.
* Noel and Coco's debut were marked in these 2 episodes.
* This is the only episode where Ana Isabel Hernando voiced Noel in the Castilian Spanish dub.
* This is the first episode of the Italian dub where we hear Super Love Songs!.