Episode 137

**The Curse’s Time Limit. Break the Seal! Reach, Gash’s Feelings** (呪いのタイムリミット 封印を砕け! 届けガッシュの想い*, Noroi no Taimurimitto Fūin wo Kudake! Todoke Gasshu no Omoi*) is the 137th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on December 18, 2005.

## Overview

With only just a few hours left until Faudo’s revival, Kiyomaro has Arth teach him the Demon World writing characters in order to figure out the secrets and functions of the device to return Faudo to the Demon World. After some time, Kiyomaro informs everyone that while it will not be possible to return Faudo to the Demon World as soon as its seal is broken, the timer function he was able to set up would activate the device in about ninety minutes after Faudo’s revival. As the sun begins to rise, Riou and the other demons he recruited prepare themselves to use their strongest spells to destroy Faudo’s seal.

## Plot

Inside the room containing the device that can return Faudo to the Demon World, Kiyomaro asks Arth to teach him about the Demon World character writing by reading everything that’s on the terminal display as he will be able to understand them faster that way. With about five hours left until sunrise, Kiyomaro divides up tasks among the group so that they can all prepare themselves for when it comes time for Faudo’s seal to be destroyed. While Kiyomaro and Arth work together at the device, Sunbeam and Momon are tasked with figuring out the best route to reach Faudo’s seal and how quickly they can get there at top speed while Gash and Umagon are instructed to divide up food among the group. Before Kiyomaro begins using the device, Arth asks Kiyomaro what had he figured out that makes him confident that he would be able to both save the cursed humans and return Faudo to the Demon World. Kiyomaro answers this by suggesting that a very specific and important function exists somewhere in the device and he is determined to find it in the short time they have left.

While Kiyomaro and Arth are busy at the device, Sunbeam notices how concerned Sauza appears to be of Elly even while he denies it. Sunbeam then goes on to ask Sauza why he had teamed up with her and Arth despite the fact he hates the idea of demons working together. Sauza tells him that he happened to meet them while tracking down Umagon’s scent and at first battled Arth while he was alone. When Elly eventually shows up to cast a spell for Arth, Sauza noticed how extremely weak she was as a result of enduring Riou’s curse. He goes on to also mention he has a little sister around the same age as Elly and couldn’t bring himself to fight someone who looked so close to dying. From then on, Sauza allied himself with Elly to help her as he didn’t want to see her die from the curse. After hearing Sauza’s story, Sunbeam suggests that they have a truce in the meantime. Sauza agrees to this but tells him that they’ll have another battle as soon as the situation with Faudo is taken care of. After this, Gash and Umagon pass out food and drinks to everyone in the group and they all try to get as much rest as they can while waiting for Kiyomaro and Arth to finish. At the device’s terminal, Arth reflects that while Kiyomaro wasn’t able to learn everything in five minutes like he claimed, Kiyomaro had almost mastered the characters on the screen in under an hour and has become able to operate the computer almost flawlessly.

After some time, Kiyomaro confirms to Arth that a timer function does exist in the device’s computer and that they can remove the seal and return Faudo to the Demon World without needing to come back to the device’s room. Kiyomaro however adds that they won’t be able to return Faudo immediately after it’s revived and explains that this is due to two problems. The first he explains has to do with the energy needed as it will take five hours and thirty minutes until the device has stored up enough energy to return Faudo. The second problem is that they only have four hours left until sunrise when Faudo’s seal will be destroyed, leaving them with a period of ninety minutes where Faudo is unable to be returned. In these ninety minutes, Kiyomaro and the others must be able to prevent Faudo’s movements as much as possible. Around the same time Kiyomaro figures this out, Sunbeam tells Kiyomaro that it will take them around forty minutes to reach Faudo’s seal at maximum speed. In the now three hours remaining until Faudo’s revival, Kiyomaro remains determined to use the timer function and save the lives of his friends and allies.

Just outside by the seal, Riou, Zaruchim, and the other demons he had recruited to Faudo, along with Tio, Canchome, Megumi, and Folgore who were all brought outside in a cell, all wait for the sun to rise from the ocean horizon. While Canchome, Lien, and Alishie begin to wonder about the whereabouts of Gash and his allies, Tio and Riya continue to have faith in Gash and believe he will arrive soon enough. Despite still lacking the amount of power needed to destroy the seal, Riou still orders everyone to begin preparing themselves to cast their most powerful spells. When the sun finally appeared over the horizon, every team gathered by the seal each cast their strongest spell towards it. Despite the overwhelming power of all of these spells, the seal remains intact and the cursed humans begin to weaken as the curse’s time limit on them is almost up.

Just as it appeared that the cursed human’s fates were sealed, they look up to suddenly see Gash and Arth riding towards the seal on top of Umagon and Karudio respectively. Arth attacks the seal directly before Gash using his strongest spell, *Gyan Bagyamu Sorudon*. Following this up, Gash hits the seal using three consecutive *Zaguruzemu* before finally using *Baou Zakeruga*. Upon contact with the now electrified seal, *Baou Zakeruga’s* form changes and becomes even more powerful. With the force of an amplified *Baou Zakeruga* as well as the power of all the other spells, they destroy Faudo’s seal, freeing the cursed humans as well as Faudo himself.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Elly
* Arth
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Karudio
* Sauza
* Elle Chivas
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Momon
* Gash Bell
* Umagon
* Zaruchim
* Riou
* Laoxing Mo
* Rodeux
* Chita
* Jedun
* Escarlo Lun
* Keith
* Berun
* Cherish
* Nicole
* Riya
* Alishie
* Wonrei
* Lien
* Megumi Oumi
* Tio
* Parco Folgore
* Canchome
* Fango
* Adler
* Gyaron
* Harry Jet
* Banix Gigo
* Rupa
* Leopardon Papipurio

### Spells by Appearance

* Diogikoru Gidoruku
* Jyan Ji Sorudo
* Dioga Ragyuuru
* Dioga Ginisudon (Debut)
* Arusemu Gadyuudon (Debut)
* Emarion Basukādo (Debut)
* Babiou Gunōbio (Debut)
* Goraiou Dibauren (Debut)
* Shaou Niodoruku (Debut)
* Dioga Kofarudon (Debut)
* Jiboruou Shīdon (Debut)
* Fanon Riou Diou (Debut)
* Dioemuru Shudoruku
* Zaguruzemu
* Gyan Bagyamu Sorudon (Debut)
* Baou Zakeruga