Episode 73

**Thank You, My King. Mikoruo Ma Zegaruga** (*ありがとう僕の王様 ミコルオ·マ·ゼガルガ,Arigatō Boku no Ōsama Mikoruo Ma Zegaruga*) is the 73rd episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on September 12, 2004.

## Overview

Canchome, Folgore, Kid, and Dr. Riddles work together as a team to defeat Belgim E.O and progress into the next area of the ruins. Though the battle seemed under control at first, Belgim E.O eventually targets Dr. Riddles which leads to him becoming severely injured. Despite this, Dr. Riddles’ determination to continue fighting remains strong as he reminds himself of how his life had changed thanks to Kid and the promise he had made to him to help him become king.

## Plot

As Belgim E.O’s *Dioga Ryuusudon* draws closer, Dr. Riddles casts *Ganzu Zegaru* to attack Belgim E.O directly while he was using his spell. Dr. Riddles then gets Belgim E.O’s attention by tricking him into thinking Kid was able to teleport right behind him and the surprise of this causes him to cancel his spell. With him distracted, Kid knocks him down using *Gigano Zegaru*. When Belgim E.O looks around, he sees that there are two Kids both in front and behind him and Dr. Riddles reveals that one of them is actually Canchome in disguise. In an attempt to attack both of them at once, Belgim E.O uses *Ryuuzurēdo Kiroro* but Canchome, who was closest in range to him, narrowly avoids this by transforming himself to appear as the ground with *Poruku*. While this is happening, Kid heads towards Belgim E.O to distract him as part of Dr. Riddles’ plan in order to have Canchome get close to Dalia and destroy Belgim E.O’s spell book without being noticed. Eventually, Belgim E.O realizes that Dr. Riddles is the one who has been coming up with the team’s plans and decides that he’ll be his primary target. Belgim E.O then ceases his spell and starts heading towards Dr. Riddles.

Despite the imminent danger that this situation poses for the team, Dr. Riddles remained calm as he had seen most of Belgim E.O’s attacks up to this point and believed that his biggest weakness was the fact that Belgim E.O couldn’t get up from his seat. After chasing him for some time, Belgim E.O’s chair hits a bump in the floor which causes Belgim E.O to start falling forward towards Dr. Riddles. Just as Dr. Riddles prepares to defend himself using a pole he picked up from the ground, he sees that Belgim E.O was able to stand up and stop himself from falling. Belgim E.O then lifts his chair over his head and attacks Dr. Riddles directly at full force with it which causes him to be flung back some distance. Kid, seeing Dr. Riddles badly injured from this, calls out to him and even tries to come to his side. Dr. Riddles however orders him to stay where he is and to remain focused on their plan as he believes they cannot waste any opportunity they have to win the battle. Folgore also comes to Dr. Riddles’ side to check on him but Dr. Riddles insists for the group to not worry about him and to focus on the battle ahead of them.

As Dr. Riddles continues to cast spells despite his injuries, he reminds himself of how important it is that he helps Kid in the battle in any way he can and even remembers how thankful he is to Kid for changing his life when they had first met. As shown in a flashback, Dr. Riddles thinks back to a time where he had lived in complete isolation for many years after losing his confidence working as a medical doctor when he had failed to save the life of a child he had operated on. He would meet Kid one day when Kid wandered into where he was living. When Kid takes notice of the massive collection of books Dr. Riddles had, he asks Dr. Riddles what it was he did with all that knowledge from those books and Dr. Riddles simply responds saying he didn’t do anything. Kid becomes surprised hearing this at first but then asks if Dr. Riddles would become his partner in the battle to decide king. When Dr. Riddles looks at Kid, he’s reminded of the child that had lost their life in the operation he performed and when he thinks about Kid’s request, he wholeheartedly agrees to become his partner and promises him there that he’ll help him become king.

During the battle, Canchome and Folgore manage to get close to Dalia and start fighting for her spell book while Belgim E.O is distracted. When he notices the commotion, he raises his arm in the air, ready to attack Canchome and Folgore. When Dr. Riddles sees this, he rushes in and pushes everyone away but ends up getting knocked back towards a large rock from the force of the attack. Being unable to move anymore, Dr. Riddles lays on the ground just barely conscious of the things going on around him. While down, he starts thinking more about Kid and the promise he had made to him as he believed that if a good king were to rule the Demon World, many more lives would be saved than what a doctor can do but feels that there are still many things he still has to teach Kid. Just then, Belgim E.O targets Dr. Riddles with another attack spell but Kid makes it just in time to jump in front of it to protect Dr. Riddles. As Dr. Riddles tries to get his bearings after this, it’s revealed that the explosion the spell caused had created a small flame on Kid’s spell spell book.

Though Dr. Riddles was too weak to get up anymore, he’s aware of the battle that’s going on in front of him where Kid is fighting on his own and even helping come up with strategies on the spot to help the team defeat Belgim E.O. While this is happening, Dr. Riddles hears Kid’s voice speaking to him directly to his heart. When he looks up, he sees a physical projection of Kid that was created from the real Kid’s heart. This projection of Kid returns Dr. Riddles’ hat to him and then starts thanking him for the valuable lessons that Dr. Riddles taught him in order to become king. He then continues by also thanking him for all the time they had spent together and expresses to him that he sees him as his king. When Kid thinks about how much he had grown in the battle thanks to him, he realizes that he had become just like Dr. Riddles and in turn, became a king just like him.

Meanwhile, Belgim E.O decides that he will destroy everything in one final attack and requests Dalia to put all of her remaining power into one final spell. Just as this is happening, Kid finally tells Dr. Riddles that it’s time for him to go and for him to cast their newly acquired spell. Right before Kid leaves, he thanks him one last time for everything and tearfully tells him that he loves him. This projection of Kid then reunites with his real self and Kid becomes enveloped in a bright and powerful light. Dr. Riddles then casts their final and most powerful spell,  *Mikoruo Ma Zegaruga*, which overwhelms Belgim E.O’s *Dioga Ryuusudon* and instantly destroys Belgim E.O’s spell book.As the dust from the battle settles, Canchome and Folgore come to Dr. Riddles side and also lament for the loss of Kid when they see the ashes of his spell book. Canchome cries and apologizes for what had happened but Dr. Riddles only simply tells them that he’s aware of this and to not say anything else about it anymore.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Umagon
* Dr. Riddles
* Kid
* Parco Folgore
* Canchome
* Belgim E.O
* Dalia Anjay

## Spells by Appearance

* Farusu
* Dioga Ryuusudon
* Ganzu Zegaru
* Gigano Zegaru
* Ryuuzurēdo Kiroro
* Poruku
* Zegaruga
* Gigano Ryuusu
* Koporuku
* Dikaporuku
* Erumu Ryuuga
* Ganzu Gou Ryuuga
* Mikoruo Ma Zegaruga

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the manga, Kid attacks Belgim E.O with *Ganzu Zegaru* as Dalia was recovering her strength using fragments of the moon stone. In the anime, they attack them with this spell as Belgim E.O uses *Dioga Ryuusudon*.
* In the anime, Belgim E.O chases after Dr. Riddles for some time before his chair hits a bump causing him to fall forward. Dr. Riddles is also seen grabbing a pole from the ground to defend himself against him. In the manga, Dr. Riddles stays in one place as Belgim E.O moves towards him.
* While the child who had died during surgery was never shown in the manga, the anime does show what this child looked like at several points.
* In the anime, Dr. Riddles is knocked down by Belgim E.O when he tries to push Canchome and Folgore out of the way from being attacked by Belgim E.O while they were trying to burn his spell book. In the manga, Dr. Riddles is attacked directly by Belgim E.O’s *Ganzu Gou Ryuuga*.
	+ Canchome and Folgore also try to take Belgim E.O’s spell book after Dr. Riddles was hit by this spell as well.

## Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* Details such as blood from injuries are cleaned up from characters in the VIZ localization but other things such as scratches and clothing tears are usually left alone. All bleeding seen on Dr. Riddles would be cleaned up in the VIZ localization.