Episode 70

**Desperate Situation!! The Four Heavenly Kings Stand in the Way!** ('絶体絶命!! 立ちふさがる四天王, *Zettaizetsumei!! Tachifusagaru Shitennō*) is the 70th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on August 22, 2004.

## Overview

Kiyomaro and Gash’s allies are separated into three teams of two after Zofis nearly eliminates them as they cross a staircase above an abyss. Though they make it out of this situation safely, each team then travels through different corridors in the ruins leading to the rooms of three out of the four most powerful ancient demons under Zofis’ command.

## Plot

The stairway leading up to the next room in the ruins crumbles beneath the feet of Kiyomaro, Gash, and the rest of their allies from Zofis’ attack. Prepared for this situation, Dr. Riddles informs everyone that they must initiate their emergency plan which involves them splitting up into three teams of two. To help save each other from falling into the abyss below, Canchome transforms himself using *Poruku* into a hang glider to fly himself, Folgore, Kid, and Dr. Riddles to the nearest corridor. Wonrei would use *Redoruku* to give himself the necessary speed and agility to rescue and carry Lien, Megumi Oumi, and Tio to another nearby corridor as well. Finally, Sunbeam casts *Gou Shudoruku* to have Umagon save Gash and Kiyomaro and carry everyone to another corridor. With everyone safe, the three teams each head off in different directions completely unaware of what powerful ancient demons await them.

Back home, Suzume visits Kiyomaro’s house and is greeted by his mother. Suzume is then invited inside and stays for a while to enjoy some tea after telling Hana she had come to drop off some school materials for Kiyomaro. While there, Suzume talks to Hana about Kiyomaro’s whereabouts and only learns from Hana that Kiyomaro would be returning from his trip to the ruins in about a week. Ironically, as Suzume mentions how she hopes that Kiyomaro and Gash have good luck on their trip, various signs of common bad luck superstitions begin to happen for Suzume. While Hana remains confident that Gash and Kiyomaro are fine on their trip, Suzume naturally begins to worry for their safety and wishes for them to return soon.

Meanwhile, Gash, Kiyomaro, Umagon, and Sunbeam find themselves in a dark room being observed by floating stars that they immediately figure must be used by a demon. Not before long, these stars begin shooting towards them with a barrage of laser beams and the group is then forced to start running from these attacks. Canchome, Folgore, Kid, and Dr. Riddles end up in a room with a large ancient demon, Belgim E.O, spinning in circles while shouting which easily frightens everyone in the group aside from Dr. Riddles who remain on guard for whatever may happen. Finally, Wonrei, Lien, Tio, and Megumi end up in a room with the ancient demon Tsaolon. Though nobody has made a move yet, it’s shown that both Tsaolon and his bookkeeper Genso appear to be interested in the battle that awaits them. Focusing back on the perspective of Kiyomaro’s group, they continue running from the stars before Kiyomaro would try attacking them back by casting *Zakeruga* but ultimately misses. It’s then that Sunbeam tells Kiyomaro his observation about them in which the stars always appear to maintain a fixed distance from them but wonders how they are able to as the demon that controls them has yet to appear. Just after this, the stars begin attacking them once again and the group is forced to try and hide behind various pillars. While somewhat safe for the time being, Sunbeam reminds Kiyomaro to keep calm in order to focus on thinking of a plan that will get them out of their current situation.

At the same time, Dr. Riddles begins planning an attack before Folgore suddenly begins walking towards Belgim E.O. As he approaches him, he tries to simply ask him if they could pass. Belgim E.O initially replies to this request with a loud and firm no before suddenly telling Folgore that he must perform for him. From there, Belgim E.O formally introduces himself as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, a group of ancient demons under Zofis’ command who are considered to be the powerful. Belgim E.O continues by explaining he had been bored while trapped in stone for the past one thousand years and wishes to be entertained in some form in order to allow Folgore and the others to pass. He adds however that if they fail to do this, he will not hesitate to eliminate them. While Folgore is presented with a high stakes task, Dr. Riddles plans on observing Belgim E.O from the sidelines in order to try and come up with a plan.

Focusing back on the perspective of Wonrei’s group, Lien tells Tio and Megumi to move back as she already figured out that if they were to come any closer to Tsaolon, they would be in range of being attacked by his long pole. Tsaolon notices how attentive they are to this, then finally breaks the silence between them by introducing himself. After this, Tsaolon makes the first move by attacking them using *Erudo*, which strengthens and enhances the length of his pole. He then charges towards Wonrei and unleashes a fury of attacks using his pole. Wonrei blocks this attack by matching the speed of it before attempting to defend from it using *Rerudo* but it ultimately fails as Tsaolon easily shatters the spell. Just then, he notices Lien running towards his bookkeeper while under the impression that he is being manipulated by Zofis and therefore cannot defend against her attacks. When she tries to attack him, she sees for herself that Genso is able to block her first kick. The same result is also seen as she tries to deliver a fury of attacks towards him at once. Unexpectedly for her, Genso manages to strike her through the use of an advanced Chinese martial arts technique. Before he could attack again, Megumi casts *Seushiru* to protect her. When Genso finally breaks his silence, everyone becomes surprised as they had not encountered other bookkeepers of ancient demons who are able to talk and also defend themselves at such a high skill level. When confronted about this by Megumi, the group hears from Genso himself that he is not being manipulated at all.

Genso tells them that he had learned all the details Battle to decide king from Zofis when he had one day presented him with Tsaolon’s spell book. He adds however that while he did not care about who becomes king, he was interested in the idea of fighting powerful opponents. He also mentions that as long as he abides by Zofis’ rules, he wouldn’t need to be controlled by him; only the wavelengths of his heart was adjusted slightly in order for him to read the spell book. Genso then charges towards Wonrei’s group to attack them himself but Tio manages to cast *Seushiru* just in time. When Genso’s fist makes contact with the shield, they see that he is strong enough to create a large crack in it. Genso then follows this up by casting *Gou Erudo* which allows Tsaolon to destroy the shield in one strike with his pole. Wonrei then tries defending himself from Genso using *’Rerudo* but is suddenly attacked from behind by Genso with his quick speed. Genso again tries to attack Tio and the others but Megumi uses *Ma Seshirudo* to protect themselves. They then notice that Genso managed to stop himself just before he made contact with the shield. Soon after this, he calls on Tsaolon to attack again but with their next spell, *Zaou Giruerudo*. The episode then suddenly ends as this spell easily destroys Tio’s shield, sending Tio, Megumi, and Lien backwards all while Tsaolon and Genso continue to rush towards them in order to finish them off.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Kafka Sunbeam
* Umagon
* Kid
* Dr. Riddles
* Lien
* Wonrei
* Canchome
* Parco Folgore
* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Zofis
* Suzume Mizuno
* Hana Takamine
* Belgim E.O
* Dalia Anjay
* Genso
* Tsaolon

### Locations

* South America
	+ Devolo Ruins
* Japan
	+ Mochinoki City
		- Takamine Residence

## Spells by Appearance

* Poruku
* Redoruku (Debut)
* Gou Shudoruku
* Erudo (Debut)
* Rerudo
* Seushiru
* Gou Erudo (Debut)
* Ma Seshirudo
* Zaou Giruerudo (Debut)

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the manga, Suzume and Hana’s conversation is shown first before the rest of the events that take place at the ruins. In the anime, this happens around the middle of the episode.
	+ In the manga, Suzume and Hana speak outside. In the anime, they first speak with each other inside the house.

## Trivia

* There is a minor animation error in an early scene that shows Wonrei without his headband.