Episode 103

**Ted’s Blues. The Girl in the Wind. Restarting Fate** (*テッドの哀歌（ブルース） 風の中の少女 運命の再開,Tedo no Burūsu Kaze no Naka no Shōjo Unmei no Saikai*) is the 103rd episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on April 17, 2005. While this episode features some moments originally adapted from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga, this episode is mostly filler.

## Overview

Just as Ted and Gide head off on the road, their motorcycle unexpectedly breaks down. Ted is then tasked with heading into town and finding the parts that Gide needs in order to fix the motorcycle. Ted follows Gash downtown searching for a bike shop before he is distracted from catching a glimpse of a young girl in town who he suspects is Cherish, a demon who he had been searching the world for to reunite with. Gash then helps Ted on his search for this girl in hopes of helping to make his wish come true.

## Plot

The morning after the battle against Arth, Ted, Gide, Kiyomaro, and Gash enjoy breakfast together. During breakfast, Kiyomaro and Gash watch Ted consume seemingly endless portions of Hana’s omelettes and savoring every bite of it before hitting the road. Later that morning, Ted speaks with Gash and Kiyomaro one last time before he and Gide leave. Ted thanks them for everything and tells them that if they ever meet Cherish, he wants them to tell her that he is looking for her and that he is not her enemy. Kiyomaro and Gash promise that they won’t fight her and will help try to get her in contact with him if they ever meet her. After this, Gide drives off with Ted and the group waves them goodbye. Gide drives for a short distance before his motorcycle suddenly breaks down. Inspecting the bike, Gide figures out that all he would need to fix it is a new spark plug. He then hands Ted some money and sends him out to run this errand for him.

Gash accompanies Ted downtown in order to find a bike shop to buy the part that they need to fix Gide’s bike but Ted quickly realizes that Gash isn’t sure of where to go to find this. As they try to find this shop, Ted is suddenly distracted by a young girl who shares a similar scent to Cherish. Ted tries to follow this familiar scent but is suddenly stopped by Gash just in time before he runs into oncoming traffic. Ted becomes frustrated at losing this scent at first but then soon apologizes and explains to Gash that he believes that Cherish is somewhere in town. Knowing how important finding Cherish is to Ted, Gash tells him that he’ll help him find Cherish by using his sensitive nose to search for her. Gash does his best to try and follow various scents that Ted describes to him but to no avail as the scents he follows lead to anything else but Cherish. Seeing that they’ve had no luck relying on scent, Ted suggests that they should start relying on sight.

As they wander throughout the city, Ted spots the same girl who resembles Cherish with long wavy hair and a hat. Following the girl leads Ted and Gash to a department store where they then find her going up an escalator and into an elevator. Ted and Gash would then rush up the stairs of the store to the floor the elevator stops at in hopes of meeting the girl. When they get to the top floor and watch as the elevator doors open, they look through the crowd of people exiting the elevator but see no sign of the girl they saw. Despite this, Ted remains optimistic of the situation and soon he and Gash agree to split up and search for the girl on each floor of the department store. As Ted begins his search, he finds the girl once again and starts chasing after her. As he runs through the store, he pushes aside a group of men in order to get past them. These men would suddenly stop Ted, grabbing him by the collar of his jacket, and threaten to beat him up for pushing them. Hearing Ted continue to call out for Cherish, Gash follows the sound of his voice and finds Ted being cornered by this group of adults. Gash bravely steps in offering to substitute for Ted in order to let him continue his search for Cherish. The group of men let go of Ted and turn their sights to Gash, allowing Ted to run off. Unwilling to allow his friend to get hurt by them however, Ted returns to Gash and scares the men away by destroying a nearby wall with a single punch.

Later that day, Ted and Gash talk outside on the balcony of the department store. Just as they do so, Gash notices that the girl they had been following that day was right next to Ted. When Ted turns to look at her, he realizes that she was not Cherish. Despite not being able to find her that day, Ted still has hope that he’ll be able to find her eventually. As Ted and Gash return home, Gide confronts Ted about how long he had been gone that day and how he had completely forgotten about what he was supposed to do that day. Regardless of this, Gide informs him that he was able to fix his motorcycle hours earlier. Now finally ready to head out, Ted and Gide wish Gash and Kiyomaro farewell and thank Hana for her hospitality. The two teams promise that they’ll meet again someday and Ted and Gide ride off into the sunset. On the road that night, Gide asks Ted about what he did that day that kept him so busy but Ted only responds saying that the town just happened to have good wind passing through it. As Ted looks out onto the city, Ted thinks to himself that he surely will find Cherish someday.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Ted
* Gide
* Hana Takamine
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* Umagon
* Wife
* Mamoru Iwashima

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
* Faudo

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the manga, Ted and Gide leave town as planned after having breakfast with Kiyomaro and Gash. In the anime, their bike breaks down just as they first try to leave.
	+ All events that transpire after this moment in the anime is entirely filler