Episode 66

**Protect! The Red Spell Book of Promise** (*守り抜け! 約束の赤い魔本}}, Mamorinuke! Yakusoku no Akai Mahon*) is the 66th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on July 18, 2004.

## Overview

After Dalmos’ defeat, Kiyomaro and the rest of his group take a moment for themselves to rest and recover. While sitting around, Kiyomaro talks to Sunbeam about how he was able to communicate well with Umagon during their battle. Just after the group recovers, they find out that a group of ancient demons are on their way to the town where Tio and and the others are currently staying.

## Plot

After having just defeated Dalmos, Gash and Kiyomaro rush to Umagon’s side to praise him for his victory. At the same time, Umagon’s *Gou Shudoruku* battle form begins to wear off and Umagon falls to the ground in exhaustion. Sunbeam also finds himself worn down by the battle as well when he drops his  spell book while sitting down before eventually fainting too.Kiyomaro expresses concern for his well being but Sunbeam tries to reassure him that he’s fine when in reality he finds himself feeling weak after enduring a direct attack from Dalmos. Seeing how worried Gash and Kiyomaro are for Umagon and Sunbeam, Leila informs them that she’ll be leaving briefly to go and retrieve something that will help them recover.

Outside, Kiyomaro and the group rest up in a secluded area just outside the ruins while waiting for Leila to return. Kiyomaro takes the opportunity to talk to Sunbeam about the battle he had endured with Umagon and ask him about how he was able to communicate with Umagon throughout it. Sunbeam then explains to him that he wasn’t just listening to Umagon’s words, but rather, the emotions he was trying to convey through them. Believing that Sunbeam could truly understand all that he’s saying, Umagon tries to tell Sunbeam his real name, Schneider. Sunbeam listens, but ultimately he was unable to figure out what Umagon was trying to tell him. Not ready to give up, Sunbeam decides that the next best way for them to figure out what Umagon is saying is through the use of gestures. Umagon tries to recreate the letters of his name using his body but once again Sunbeam, and even Gash, fail to figure out what he’s trying to tell them. While Kiyomaro watches thiem continue their efforts from the sidelines, Leila returns holding a small jar in her hands.

Leila opens the bottle and a bright light can be seen emitting from inside of it. She then instructs Kiyomaro to hold out his hand and gives him a small crystal-like fragment. When he holds this crystal close to his chest, he begins to feel the sensation of power flowing into his body and the wounds he had prior instantly begin to heal. When he asks Leila about what it is she brought him, she responds saying that it’s the “moonlight” that had freed her and the other ancient demons from their stone tablets. When asked again about it, she tells him that while she doesn’t know much details, she knows that crystals she has are only a fragment of an even larger rock formation that’s located on the top floor in a distant tower of the ruins. Leila also adds that she and the other ancient demons are told that if that moonlight were to disappear, then she and the others would turn to stone which is why they all return to that tower and continue to obey Lord.

Just as Sunbeam, Gash, and Umagon use the crystals to heal themselves as well, Leila informs all of them that they should head back soon as others in the ruins already know about them and that there are others that were sent to the nearby town on reconnaissance. Realizing that Tio and the others are in danger, the group prepares to head out by having Umagon transform into his *Gou Shudoruku* form to take them all back quickly. Kiyomaro offers Leila to join them but Leila refuses as she still fears she would be turned to stone if the moonlight were to disappear. She reassures Kiyomaro however that nobody else knows about her betrayal as Dalmos had disappeared before he could tell anyone about it. Kiyomaro and the others wish her well and promise her that they’ll meet again eventually and Leila responds saying she’ll be waiting for them. As the group heads out, Leila thinks about what she had just said. She then thinks to herself that despite the odds against them, Kiyomaro and the others may have a chance against Lord and his army of ancient demons after all.

Back in town, Megumi, Folgore, and Canchome sit together inside resting up while Tio can be seen on the balcony holding Gash’s spell book tightly in her arms. Above the building they’re staying in,  Byonko, along with a group of various other ancient demons under his command, find the group and prepare themselves to begin an aerial attack on them. Apollo senses this just in time to warn Tio and protects her from an incoming spell by throwing a chair towards it. The group are then chased throughout the building by a barrage of spells which forces them to try and escape through a nearby window. Before they could get to Apollo’s car, Byonko’s group of ancient demons destroy it and surround the group from both sides of the alleyway they’re trapped in. Despite initially seeming like there being no way to escape, Tio still refuses to give up as she had been entrusted with Gash’s spell book and vows to protect it no matter what. Just as Tio backs up a bit, she notices a narrow passageway between the walls behind her that’s big enough for her to get through and she wastes no time making her escape through it.

Two of the ancient demons in Byonko’s group also begin to chase after her. While one gets themself stuck in between the walls, the other manages to grab Tio by her hair just as she emerges from the other side. Just in time to help her, Wonrei and Lien suddenly appear and use *Gou Bauren* to help free Tio from the ancient demon. They then introduce themselves to her and tell her that they’re friends with Gash and Kiyomaro and wanted to come help them after all that they had done for them in the past. Just as another ancient demon tries to attack them by destroying part of the building they’re nearby, Dr. Riddles and Kid also arrive just in time to help by clearing away the falling debris with *Ganzu Zegaru*. As Wonrei, Lien, Kid, and Dr. Riddles head off to defeat the other ancient demons coming after them, Tio finds herself relieved seeing that there’s lots of strong allies that she’s able to rely on.

While her guard was let down, Tio is suddenly captured by another ancient demon in Byonko’s group that’s capable of flight and he takes Tio high into the air. As Tio ascends further and further from the ground, she starts thinking again about Gash and his spell book and how she will be able to protect it. She then calls out to Megumi from the sky and prepares herself to throw the spell book towards her. Before she could toss it, she suddenly hears Gash’s voice and stops herself from letting go. When she looks around, she sees Gash and the rest of his group coming right towards her while on Umagon. The episode then ends with Gash calling out to her and Tio reaching out to grab his hand.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Kafka Sunbeam
* Umagon
* Dalmos
* Elizabeth
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Leila
* Albert
* Umagon’s Mother
* Alm (Flashback)
* Ferius
* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* Apollo Genesis
* Parco Folgore
* Canchome
* Ferius
* Paramakiron
* Byonko
* Denshin
* Zorge Herstein
* Kalura
* Marlene Yanez
* Alvin
* Wonrei
* Lien
* Dr. Riddles
* Kid

## Spells by Appearance

* Gou Shudoruku
* Begiruku (Flashback)
* Shudoruku (Flashback)
* Kiroro Amubegiru (Flashback)
* Gigano Bireido
* Oru Rozuruga (Debut)
* Garuneshiru (Debut)
* Gou Bauren
* Ganzu Zegaru
* Gigano Zegaru
* Gou Redoruku (Debut)

## Manga & Anime Differences

* All appearances Alvin has in this episode is entirely filler and he has no involvement during these events in the manga.
	+ Additionally, Alvin was introduced earlier in the anime than in the manga.
* In the manga, the battle against Dalmos takes place in the same room in which Victoream had just been defeated in. In the anime, this battle takes place in a different area of the ruins that was filled entirely with sand.
	+ Additionally, Kiyomaro and his group rest in this same area in the manga as well. In the anime, they sit in an area somewhere outside of the ruins.
* In the anime, Tio and Megumi were the only ones on the balcony just before Byonko and the other ancient demons attacked. In the manga, Megumi was inside while Folgore and Canchome were outside with Tio.
	+ Apollo also throws a chair towards the spell being used to attack them as a means of helping protect Tio and the others just in time. In the manga, he doesn’t do this and just calls out to them to alert them about the incoming danger.
* In the manga, Apollo’s group is chased entirely outside by the ancient demons. In the anime, they are seen being pursued inside of the building they were in before finally being cornered in the alleyway outside.
	+ Because of the minor change in location, there are many other minor differences in the short battles against the ancient demons 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 Sunbeam would be cleaned up in the VIZ localization.

## Trivia

* A minor error in the anime shows Denshin using a spell without the spell ever being recited by his bookkeeper.