Episode 68

**Run Away?! Tio’s Great Plan to Confess!** (*暴走!? ティオの告白大作戦!, 暴走!? ティオの告白大作戦!') is the 68th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on August 8, 2004. While this episode features some moments originally adapted from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga, this episode is mostly filler.*

## Overview

As the group settles down for the night after enduring many consecutive battles, Dr. Riddles reveals to them Lord’s true identity and how he was able to obtain this information. At the same time, Tio wants to thank Gash for having saved her that day but struggles to find the right way to tell him.

## Plot

As the group winds down for the night, Dr. Riddles takes the opportunity to inform them about Lord’s true identity and how he was able to obtain this information when he had met Brago and Sherie some time ago near the Andes Mountains. As seen in a flashback, Dr. Riddles and Kid can be seen speaking with Sherie and Brago about the idea of working together in order to defeat the demons from a thousand years ago. Before Brago could even fully hear them out, he had already decided for himself that he is not interested in the idea of working together. Likewise, Sherie expresses the same sentiment and makes it explicitly clear to Dr. Riddles that Lord is her enemy and will not allow anyone else to get in her way with defeating him. Though unsuccessful in recruiting them, Sherie decides to share some of her own information about Lord. She reveals to them then that Lord’s true identity is Zofis and that he has the ability to control the minds of others, including her closest friend.

As Dr. Riddles finishes his story, he and the others learn that both Gash and Kiyomaro had already met and battled against them at one point. This news surprises everyone as Brago had earned himself a notorious reputation for being one of the strongest demons in the battle to decide king. After briefly talking about Brago, the topic of conversation moves on to being about Zofis and the battles that await them. Despite the odds that may be against them, Tio reminds everyone that if they were to all work together as they did that day then they’ll be able to overcome these obstacles ahead of them. Gash agrees with her statement wholeheartedly then thanks her for having protected his spell book that day too. Before Tio had a chance to thank him for rescuing her too, Gash ends up getting distracted in another conversation with the other demons in their group. Tio attempts to speak up but is repeatedly ignored as Gash’s focus was elsewhere. This would eventually cause her to become upset towards him and express her anger towards having been stepped on when he had rescued her that day.

Later, Tio sees how Megumi and Lien are taking care of Kiyomaro and Wonrei’s injuries respectively and decides then she’ll try to thank Gash as she takes care of his wounds. She wastes no time putting her plan into action by calling over Gash and having him sit down as she wraps bandages around his head. Although she tries to talk to him about things then, her messy method of treating him ends up causing him great discomfort. Megumi would eventually talk to her about her having used alot of excess bandages in this way. Tio apologizes for this but she nevertheless still feels bad about things as she had only wanted to find a way to thank Gash. As Tio sits next to Lien, Lien tells Tio how she was able to see how Megumi really is her true partner based on the way they’re able to understand each other just by looking into each other’s eyes. When Tio sees how true this is by making eye contact with Megumi again, she suddenly gets an idea where she’ll try to communicate her feelings to Gash just by looking into his eyes. Tio attempts to try this method with Gash but it once again backfires as the threatening way she stares at him causes him to feel uncomfortable and afraid of her.

At the ruins, Byonko tells Zofis all the events that had transpired that day from his perspective. After listening to his story, Zofis addresses the rest of the ancient demons gathered before him and tells them to continue to be on their guard and that they’ll receive other special instructions later. Before Zofis leaves, Byonko stops him to ask if there’s anything else he should address and suggests that they could use some of the ancient demons to attack the others that are in town. Zofis decides against this as he believes that the same group will inevitably return to the ruins. The scene focusing on this ends as Zofis briefly brings up the possibility of a traitor being amongst his army of demons and Leila, amongst the crowd, nonchalantly looking away.

Meanwhile, Megumi and the others find themselves fixated on watching Wonrei and Lien sitting and gazing into each other’s eyes. Interrupting their moment however, Canchome and eventually Folgore end up embarrassing the two of them by asking if they had already kissed. This moment causes Lien to suddenly rush outside to get some fresh air and calm herself down. While outside, she runs into Tio who was already sitting alone. Lien asks her what’s wrong and Tio tells her that she’s been having trouble communicating her feelings. Lien then suggests to her that she should find a quiet place with the person she wants to tell these feelings to as it would create the perfect opportunity for it to happen without any risk of interruption from anything else. Reinvigorated, Tio takes Gash with her to find the quietest place in the building. Though they head to many different areas, none of them proved to be suitable for Tio to finally talk to Gash in private. Tio becomes frustrated with the situation and herself once again then runs off leaving Gash to wonder what it is that seems to be bothering her.

Back in the main room, Megumi asks Kiyomaro and Gash about Tio’s whereabouts and Gash tells that she ran off to be by herself and isn’t sure of the reason why. This leads Megumi to look for Tio herself and finds her sitting alone outside of the building feeling once again disappointed in herself for being unable to thank Gash as she had wanted to. As Megumi sits with her, Tio begins to talk about how important it is that she wants to thank him as she worries that with the battles that are ahead of them the next day this may be the last chance she would get to talk to him. Tio then begins to think about her feelings the moment Gash had rescued her as well and starts to cry from the frustration of her failed attempts to thank him. Megumi hugs and comforts her for some time before finally telling her that her desire for the opportunity to be perfect is the reason why she keeps messing up. She then goes on to tell Tio that the most important part of it all is being able to convey her true feelings and instead of being able to just say it, she needs to show it through her heart. Megumi’s reassurance and confidence in Tio helps cheer her up and she becomes ready once again to tell Gash her feelings the right way.

As Tio waits for Gash, Megumi stands behind a nearby pillar to quietly watch the situation and quietly communicate with Tio that the most important thing of all is conveying her true feelings. Gash eventually arrives and Tio finally brings herself to talk with him about things. She starts off mentioning the battles that they’ll have to face tomorrow and while Gash is confident that things will turn out fine, Tio still finds herself worried that their time together will be cut short because of it. Tio then goes on to talk about how whenever it seems to her that she and the others are put into a disadvantage by enemies, Gash would be there with her and help give her the courage she needs to pull through. She then mentions how she felt the same with the battle they faced that day too and how happy she was because of him. Now feeling confident in herself, Tio concludes her talk with Gash by finally thanking him for rescuing her in the battle just as she had wanted to.

Later that night, Kiyomaro stands outside on the balcony inspecting the small crystal-like fragment that Leila had given him to heal himself with that day. Dr. Riddles would end up finding him outside too and talks to him about it. Kiyomaro tells him that the fragment he has in his hands no longer has the light it had once before and more importantly, he finds himself worried over Leila’s wellbeing. Dr. Riddles would then suggest to Kiyomaro that he should try and get some rest in order to rescue her and prepare himself for the grueling battles that await all of them tomorrow. Kiyomaro listens to this advice and heads off to bed along with the others. While everyone else sleeps through the night, Dr. Riddles continues to stay up a little longer to think about what lies ahead of them. The episode then ends as he looks into the night sky hoping that they all manage to make it through to the end.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Dr. Riddles
* Parco Folgore
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Megumi Oumi
* Apollo Genesis
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Tio
* Gash Bell
* Canchome
* Kid
* Wonrei
* Umagon
* Lien
* Brago
* Sherie Belmondo
* Sherie’s Butler
* Ferius (Flashback)
* Zofis
* Byonko
* Coco
* Leila
* Albert
* Big Boing

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the anime, the battle between Brago and Bamu is shown much earlier in the anime than in the manga. While the manga originally shows this battle at the start of the chapter, the anime shows this in a much earlier episode.

## Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* Redness seen on Folgore’s head bump was removed.
* A scene originally showing Big Boing performing her Boing Chop technique was removed.