Konjiki no Gash!! Chapter 309

**See You... Tomorrow** (また…明日, *Mata... Ashita*) is the 309th chapter of Makoto Raiku's Konjiki no Gash!!. This chapter was originally released in Japan on May 18, 2001.

## Plot

In a flashback from one of their training sessions, Tio and Gash share a tearful parting, with Tio telling Gash she will, “see him tomorrow.”

Presently, Tio tells Megumi to block all of Clear Note’s shots, no matter how many come their way. Tio restates that until they all reach Clear, she can’t let Gash get hurt at all. She continues blocking the shots with her dual shields as Umagon maneuvers to dodge them.

On land, a mother and her son are having a picnic in an open field. The child points toward the sky at several of Clear Note’s blasts that are headed straight for them, but in an instant, Umagon appears with Tio using one of her shields to protect them by blocking the attacks. Tio looks back at them with pride before Umagon speeds off after Clear Note once more.

Kiyomaro expresses frustration that now that they’ve reached the shore, Clear Note is firing shots at unrelated people to get them mixed up in the crossfire. Tio reassures him that she will stop all of the attacks. She thinks about that mother and child, about how the boy was catching bugs, and the mother was spreading out a boxed lunch for the two of them. She wonders if tomorrow the son will be there with his father, or playing with his friend.

She thinks about herself, Gash, and Umagon when they would play together at the park, about Megumi and Kiyomaro, and how in the blink of an eye the fun would be over. As she continues to defend with her shields, her arms and fingers bleeding, she thinks back on how she would ask Megumi before bed each night if Megumi was able to play the next day, or if she had work. Tio thinks about how either way she was happy to spend time with Megumi. She thinks back to Gash protecting her from Mars’ attack at Megumi’s concert, and how Gash had created that “happy tomorrow” for her.

In the Rocky Mountains, now only about 180 kilometers (approximately 112 miles) from Gash’s group, Clear Note asks Zarefedoora what’s wrong, since Gash and the others are still alive. Zarefedoora exclaims that he will erase them all, the humans around them, and the earth, and, this time, launches the entire cannon itself from its base and toward Gash and his friends.

Kiyomaro exclaims that the cannon coming toward them is huge, and readies himself and Gash to cast Baou Zakeruga, but Tio stops him. Tio says that Baou can crush the cannon in its jaws, but that a wave of the attack might reach the people on land below. She reassures Kiyomaro that she will stop the attack in its entirety. Kiyomaro starts to express the dangers of her doing it alone, to which Tio interrupts and restates that she wants him and Gash to reach Clear Note in perfect condition, neither having gotten hurt nor having used up all of their heart energy. Tio calls for Megumi to cast another spell, and everyone braces for impact as Megumi casts Chaajiru Seshirudon. The shield appears in front of just a fraction of the cannon, and despite the cannon’s explosive blast, the entire attack is deflected by Tio’s shield.

Tio wakes up to people screaming her name. She comes to, and sees that she’s on the ground, with Umagon, Sunbeam, Gash, Kiyomaro, and Megumi surrounding her. Tio sees Megumi crying, and in her hands, Tio’s book is burning. Tio can barely speak, but she manages to thank Megumi. Tio expresses internally how she was glad she was able to say “thank you” to Megumi, and how she doesn’t want Megumi to cry, because if Gash is here, then it means when Megumi opens her eyes again, a “fun tomorrow” will be starting for her. She thinks about how when she and Megumi used to run away from Mars, the idea of “tomorrow” had always seemed really scary to her, but that by defeating Mars, Gash had given her a fun “tomorrow.” She thinks about how even when she was scared of Clear Note’s power, Gash had still given her the hope for a “fun tomorrow.” Tio manages to speak once more, saying goodbye to Gash, and that she will “see him tomorrow.” Gash, sobbing, returns the sentiment, and Tio smiles before fully disappearing, Megumi still screaming after her.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro's Room