Episode 98

**The Decisive Battle in Another World! The Explosion of Gash and Brago’s Two Great Techniques** (*異世界大決闘! ガッシュ·ブラゴ二大奥義炸裂,Yisekai Dai kettō! Gasshu Burago ni Dai Okugi*) is the 98th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on March 13, 2005. This episode is entirely filler and is not based on any chapters from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga.

## Overview

In order to defeat Maestro, Gash and Brago make a temporary alliance and team up together. While they fight, Kiyomaro comes up with a plan based on his observations of the magnetic coils that Maestro uses to enhance his power. When Kiyomaro finally recovers his strength to cast spells, both teams combine their powers to put an end to the battle and to Maestro’s plot for revenge once and for all.

## Plot

Gash and Brago team up in order to defeat Maestro and put an end to his plans of invading the Demon World to exact his revenge. While Gash and Brago fight Maestro on their own, Kiyomaro Takamine and Sherie stay back for the time being. As they watch the fight, Kiyomaro regretfully informs Sherie that he has still yet to fully recover his strength in order to cast spells and therefore has to rely on her to carry out their plan for the time being. Sherie reassures Kiyomaro she could handle this and lets him recover until he’s ready to join in the battle again. At the same time, Brago and Gash’s attacks are suddenly stopped by Maestro without the need of any spells. Maestro reveals to them that in order for him to compensate for his lack of power, he had built the amplification coils that surround them and harnesses the power of the coils to amplify his powers.

Sherie mentions to Kiyomaro the disadvantage Gash and Brago have fighting against Maestro while only being able to fight at close quarter combat using makeshift combination attacks. While Kiyomaro’s heart power had covered, he finds himself unsure of what to do next to ensure their plan succeeds. Eventually, Kiyomaro and Sherie initiate “phase 2” of their plan which involves having Gash fall back on his positioning while Brago moves towards the front. Brago attacks using *Reisu* while Maestro protects himself using *Maguneshirudo*. After the first instance of *Reisu* is deflected off of the shield, Kiyomaro notices that when that had happened, the magnetic coils around the area began glowing slightly brighter from the energy of the attack. Sherie and Brago would continue to use several more spells until the magnetic coils had visually indicated to Kiyomaro that it reached its maximum power. When this happens, Kiyomaro and Gash use *Zaguruzemu*. Maestro shields himself from this using *Maguneshirudo* once again which causes the *Zaguruzemu* to be deflected upwards. Sherie and Brago then quickly use *Aian Gurabirei* to force *Zaguruzemu* back down towards Maestro’s shield where it would eventually break through. Maestro’s body would absorb the effects of this *Zaguruzemu* and another one that follows up afterward. Following this up, Kiyomaro casts *Zakeruga* towards Maestro to detonate the electrical charge built up from *Zaguruzemu*.

Just as *Zakeruga* travels towards Maestro, it is suddenly absorbed by the magnetic coils. As a result, the portal behind Maestro tha leads to the Demon World had fully opened and Maestro’s iron army, who had been watching this, began their march towards Maestro’s castle. Confident that his plan will succeed and still seeing promise in his opponents, Maestro attempts to offer Gash and Brago to join him in conquering the Demon World with him. The two of them however, including their partners, adamantly decline this offer and the battle continues as they now initiate “phase 3” of their plan. While Maestro prepares for their attack using his strongest defense spell, *Gigano Maguneshirudo*, Gash and Brago use *Baou Zakeruga* and *Baberuga Gurabidon* respectively. The strength of Gash and Brago’s spells begin to overpower and destroy Maestro’s shield as well as the amplification coils around him. In a final attempt to hold out against these spells, Maestro draws his sword and casts *Magune Shido Dyuranga*. Maestro’s spell holds back both of these spells until *Baou Zakeruga* undergoes a transformation and turns black. This black *Baou Zakeruga* destroys Maestro’s spell and defeats Maestro in the process. The portal to the Demon World also closes as the remaining amplification coils in its vicinity are destroyed.

As Maestro lays on the ground defeated, he expresses his despair in having been close to achieving his goals only for it to be utterly crushed. Gash questions Maestro one last time about why he had been seeking revenge upon the Demon World and Maestro finally answers and explains that he had harbored a deep hatred for the Demon World after being mistakenly sent to the In-Between World at the start of the battle to decide king. After wandering the In-Between World for some time, Maestro had learned that he had been abandoned in that world with no way to return. At some point, he had made a vow where he would fight alongside all of the abandoned demons of the In-Between World in order to reap his revenge upon the Demon World. After hearing his story, Brago and Sherie use *Reisu* to burn Maestro’s spell book. As Maestro disappears, he tells the group of the portal that leads to the Human World and what they must do to open it and return home. Maestro then disappears along with his spell book to finally return to the Demon World.

Following Maestro’s instructions, Gash and Brago combine their spells to open the portal to the Human World. A bright light then suddenly appears over the same location where Dr. Riddles, Folgore, Canchome, and Kafka Sunbeam were investigating. Kiyomaro, Gash, and Umagon fall out of this light and reunite with their allies. The group’s adventure in the In-Between world had come to an end and they were all relieved that they had finally returned home.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Maestro
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Sherie Belmondo
* Gash Bell
* Brago
* Umagon
* Kurogane
* Big Boing
* Dr. Riddles
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Parco Folgore
* Canchome

### Locations

* In-Between World
* Japan

## Spells by Appearance

* Magunedoruku
* Maguneshiruga
* Reisu
* Maguneshirudo
* Gigano Reisu
* Aian Gurabirei
* Zaguruzemu
* Zakeruga
* Gigano Maguneshirudo
* Baberuga Gurabidon
* Magune Shido Dyuranga (Debut)

## Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* Scenes that featured Big Boing were heavily edited to reduce her breast size and cover her chest.