Episode 125

**Heartless Riou. The Cursed Demons. Now, to Faudo** (非情なるリオウ 呪われし魔物 いざファウードへ*, Hijō naru Riou Noroi Wareshi Mamono Iza Faūdo he*) is the 125th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on September 25, 2005.

## Overview

As Gash and Kiyomaro gather up their allies for their journey to the mysterious Demon World structure, they find out that Wonrei and Lien had disappeared. Just as they find out about this, a mysterious figure approaches them and provides them with information about the Demon World structure, Faudo, and the reason for Wonrei and Lien’s disappearance. They learn that the demon Riou possesses a unique ability in which he is able to put a curse onto bookkeepers in order to force them to aid in his plan to destroy Faudo’s seal. Unless the seal is destroyed, the cursed humans will die in about four days. Shaken by the disturbing news, Kiyomaro and Gash become more determined than ever to infiltrate Faudo and rescue their friends.

## Plot

   From inside Faudo, Riou places a curse upon Elly as part of his plan to gather enough strength to destroy Faudo’s seal. Although he had reached his limit with this ability, Riou reflects that this last curse should be enough and it is only a matter of time before Faudo’s power will be his. Riou then goes on to undo Faudo’s invisibility before teleporting the structure to a new location. At home, Kiyomaro receives a letter from Folgore who tells him that he’s able to take time off to help Kiyomaro and the rest of their allies in investigating Faudo but mentions that Canchome’s fear of it has been making things difficult. Just as Kiyomaro finishes reading Folgore’s letter, he receives a call from Dr. Riddles. In their call, Dr. Riddles tells him that Wonrei and Lien are nowhere to be found in their village and that they had suddenly disappeared with a pair of strangers just a few days ago. Dr. Riddles concludes by telling Kiyomaro he will be sending Kiyomaro an image of these strangers as soon as it’s been sketched out by witnesses and will contact him again if he learns of any new information.

In Kiyomaro’s room, Kiyomaro finishes downloading the image file sent to him and both he and Gash are shocked to see that the image is a sketch of Rodeux and Chita. Before the two of them could try to piece together what this information means, a mysterious demonic figure suddenly appears behind them. The figure reveals to them that Wonrei is currently located at Faudo in order to assist Riou in destroying Faudo’s seal. It continues by telling them that Wonrei is one of several other demons who Riou had gathered by placing a curse upon their bookkeepers. This curse is unable to be removed by any means other than destroying Faudo’s seal. If the seal is not destroyed within four days, these humans will die. Hearing this, Kiyomaro and Gash figure out that Wonrei had only become Riou’s ally in order to save Lien’s life. Soon after this, the mysterious figure begins to disappear in flames. Before it vanishes, it leaves Gash and Kiyomaro with an ominous warning that Faudo’s revival is inevitable and everything will end in four days. Gash and Kiyomaro are left shaken at this information but become more determined than ever to save their friends. Their other allies would be informed of the situation and each team is then seen making preparations for their journey to Faudo.

At Faudo, Lien thinks about Wonrei for what she believed would be the last time before she tries to jump off a building in an attempt to end her life. Wonrei however grabs her just in time and forces her back to safety. When Wonrei asks Lien what she was trying to do, Lien admits to him her suicidal intentions as she believes that her death would have spared Wonrei the pain he’s going through in helping Riou. Lien tries to break away from Wonrei but Wonrei pulls her back into a tight embrace. Wonrei comforts Lien as they both cry and he reaffirms his resolve to her that he will continue to protect her no matter what. The scene then transitions to Apollo’s perspective and he is shown making a call to Kiyomaro telling him that he has prepared a charter flight for him and his allies. All of Kiyomaro’s allies are then seen each leaving home to meet with Kiyomaro and Gash. Many of them appear to be just as determined to help Kiyomaro and Gash with the exception of Canchome, who is still deeply afraid of the situation they’re getting involved in. The episode then ends as it shows Kiyomaro and Gash heading to the airport to meet with their friends in order to figure out Faudo’s location.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Riou
* Elly
* Arth
* Leopardon Papipurio
* Rupa
* Gash Bell
* Umagon
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Canchome
* Hana Takamine
* Dr. Riddles
* Rodeux (Flashback)
* Lien
* Wonrei
* Megumi Oumi
* Parco Folgore
* Canchome
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Umagon
* Elle Chivas
* Momon
* Gide
* Ted
* Hulk
* Hogan
* Apollo Genesis
* Tio

### Locations

* Faudo
* Japan
	+ Mochinoki City
		- Takamine Residence
			* Kiyomaro’s Room
* Italy

### Spells by Appearance

* Shudoruku
* Dioemuru Shudoruku
* Emuruakkusu (Debut)
* Gou Sorudo
* Gigano Emuruakkusu (Debut)
* Jyan Ji Sorudo

## Manga & Anime Differences

* Kiyomaro’s attire in the early portion of this episode is different than in the manga. In the anime, he wears a long sleeved shirt while in the manga, he wears short sleeves.
	+ Megumi’s outfit is also slightly different between the anime and manga as well. In the manga, she wears a blazer with her uniform attire while in the anime, she doesn’t.
* In the manga, Arth and Elly’s encounter with Hulk and Hogan is only shown briefly while in the anime, it depicts a much longer fight scene between the two teams.
* A scene in the anime that shows Lien’s attempt to end her life is entirely anime exclusive and does not occur in the manga.