Episode 124

**Premonition of Separation. Suzume’s Confession. The Hiking of Love and Youth** (別れの予感 鈴芽の告白 愛と青春のハイキング*, Wakare no Yokan Suzume no Kokuhaku Ai to Seishun no Haikingu*) is the 124th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on September 18, 2005.

## Overview

Suzume notices how lost in thought Kiyomaro appears to be and learns that he’ll soon be leaving school for a while. Despite not knowing where he’ll be going, Suzume begins to worry about him and decides to work on a special gift to give him before he leaves. Suzume brings this gift with her when she, Kiyomaro, as well as their other classmates, are invited to go on a hiking trip to celebrate Mariko’s birthday. While on this trip, Mariko mistakenly thinks the gift Suzume brought is for her and Suzume has to find a way to tell her the truth and gather the courage to give it to Kiyomaro.

## Plot

At school, Suzume notices how Kiyomaro appears to be lost in thought and begins to wonder if this means he’ll be going away somewhere soon. When some of her classmates chat with Kiyomaro, she overhears that there is something on his mind which further adds to her suspicion. While thinking of Kiyomaro, Mariko invites several of her classmates to spend their upcoming break to go hiking with her including Kiyomaro. To Suzume’s surprise, Kiyomaro agrees. Mariko then goes on to mention that the day the hiking trip will take place is also her birthday and reminds everyone to bring her presents. Hearing presents mentioned then gives Suzume an idea and she’s later seen staying up during the night to make something special for Kiyomaro.

On the day of the trip, Suzume is a lot less energetic than her usual self and somewhat worried about how she will approach Kiyomaro to give her gift. When she first tries to speak with him, Mariko ends up taking the gift that she was holding in her hands under the assumption that it was for her. Mariko then goes on to ask everyone else for any presents they brought for her but finds out that they didn’t know it was her birthday. Mariko becomes upset at everyone for forgetting her birthday then storms off while taking Suzume’s gift with her. After Mariko leaves, Yamanaka asks Kiyomaro to help him search for a present for Mariko and the two of them head to the woods to look for it. There, Yamanaka tells Kiyomaro that he wants to find shiitake mushrooms to give her but needs Kiyomaro’s help to look for ones that are not poisonous. Kiyomaro is doubtful that this present will go over well with Mariko but helps look around the woods for it regardless.

Meanwhile, just as Mariko is about to unwrap Suzume’s present, Suzume tries to take it back from her. Soon after this, Mariko figures out that the gift wasn’t for her and Suzume confesses that it was for Kiyomaro. When asked why, Suzume finds herself unable to elaborate as she becomes choked up thinking about Kiyomaro. Mariko however understands how important it is that Suzume gives her gift to Kiyomaro and takes her by the hand to find him. After the two of them find Kiyomaro in the woods, Mariko wishes Suzume luck with giving her gift to him before leaving. When Suzume stands up from the bushes and calls out to Kiyomaro, she loses sight of him and becomes disoriented when walking around looking for him. She would eventually find him again where she then goes on to present her gift to him. Kiyomaro wonders why Suzume would give him a present but it’s then that Suzume finally asks him where he’ll be going soon.

Suzume then goes on to express how concerned she is of him leaving and recalls that she had experienced a similar bad feeling the first time he left school for a while. She continues by also telling him that she senses a strange atmosphere around him and how lately Kiyomaro appears as if he’s looking somewhere far away thinking of things other than his friends or school. After listening to Suzume, Kiyomaro admits to her that he will be going somewhere soon but does not elaborate on this. When Kiyomaro opens Suzume’s gift, it’s revealed that her gift is a small charm with a red string attached to it. Suzume explains that it’s a good luck charm and made it in hopes of making sure that Kiyomaro returns home safely from wherever he was going. As he looks at the charm, Kiyomaro thinks of the fact that Suzume had stayed up all night to work on it for him. Kiyomaro then tells Suzume he’ll take her gift with him when he goes and promises her that he’ll return from his trip soon. As Kiyomaro walks off to continue searching for mushrooms, the sun begins to set on the horizon. Tears begin well up in Suzume’s eyes as she continues to look into the distance, clutching her chest.

At Faudo, Riou grins as he has gathered another team to assist him in his effort to gather power in order to destroy Faudo’s seal. When he looks over to acknowledge the pair who have come to lend their power to him, it’s then revealed that the team in question is Wonrei and Lien.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Suzume Mizuno
* Kaneko
* Mamoru Iwashima
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Megumi Oumi (Flashback)
* Tio (Flashback)
* Umagon
* Gash Bell
* Hiroshi Yamanaka
* Takeshi Kaneyama
* Suzuki
* Mariko Nakamura
* Hidetoshi Nakata
* Wife
* Riou
* Lien
* Wonrei

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Mochinoki Middle School
	+ Mizuno Residence
* Faudo

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the anime, Kiyomaro and his classmates wear their short sleeve uniforms while in the manga, they wear their long sleeve ones instead.
	+ Kiyomaro’s attire during the hiking trip is also different between the anime and manga. In the anime, he wears a collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up along with a green undershirt. In the manga, he wears a cardigan and collared shirt.
* In the manga, Kiyomaro and his classmates remember and celebrate Mariko’s birthday during their hiking trip. In the anime, the class forgets it was her birthday.
* In the anime, Suzuki and Kaneko join the class for their hiking trip. In the manga, they’re not part of the trip.
* In the anime, Mariko goes with Suzume to find Kiyomaro in the forest. In the manga, Kiyomaro accidentally finds her alone while looking for mushrooms.