Episode 56

**The Light of Hope Saifojio** (*希望の光·サイフォジオ,Kibō no Hikari Saifojio*) is the 56th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on May 9, 2004.

## Overview

Tio and Megumi arrive just in time to save Gash and Kiyomaro from Patie and her group of ancient demons. During the battle, Tio and Megumi also show off two brand new spells that would help lead their team to victory.

## Plot

Tio and Megumi arrive just in time to join forces with Gash and Kiyomaro in their battle against Patie and her group of ancient demons. When asked about how they knew where to find them, they explained that they had received a call from Dr. Riddles telling them the location of the fight. Surprised that Dr. Riddles had been involved, Gash and Kiyomaro ask them if Dr. Riddles and Kid had also come to visit and challenge them at some point too. Megumi answers saying that this had happened around three weeks ago and Kiyomaro suddenly remembers that one of the last things Dr. Riddles had told him when he last saw him was the fact that he was in the process of gathering strong allies to fight against an impending threat. Tio and Megumi then add that while fighting them had been troublesome, they had become stronger from it and are confident that they’ll be able to help Gash and Kiyomaro now. Finally, when asked about how they knew where to find them, Megumi explains that this was once again because of Dr. Riddles who had called her to tell her about Gash and Kiyomaro being in danger of being attacked by a gang of demons.

Not wanting to wait any longer to continue the battle, Patie orders Borubora to attack using *Gigano Garanzu*. Tio, remaining cool and confident, uses this as an opportunity to demonstrate her newest spell, *Giga Ra Seushiru*, which creates a large barrier around Borubora and his spell. Unlike *Seushiru*, a protective barrier, *Giga Ra Seushiru* was a barrier that behaves similarly to *Rashirudo* in which all spells trapped within it are reflected back towards whoever is inside with it. This is shown in action as Borubora’s spell reflects right back towards him once trapped within the barrier. Tio then finishes things off by destroying Borubora’s spell book with a perfectly aimed *Saisu*. Tio and Megumi then turn towards Gash and Kiyomaro to tell them that they had learned everything about the situation about the ancient demons being controlled. They then reassure them that they’re not alone in the battle as they have strong allies who will fight together with them.

With only two ancient demons left, the odds against Kiyomaro’s group have been evened out. As Dogmos and Erujo charge towards them, Kiyomaro attempts to cast *Zakeru* only to have nothing happen as Kiyomaro is still drained of energy to cast spells. This then leads to the two of them being knocked down by Dogmos and Erujo attacking them both at once with their own spells. Seeing Kiyomaro’s current condition, Tio and Megumi decide then to use their second newest spell, *Saifojio*. Casting the spell causes Tio to manifest a large pink sword in the air which initially appears to be an offensive spell. When she turns to aim the spell towards Kiyomaro and push it towards him, Gash becomes panicked as he initially believes that Tio was attacking Kiyomaro. Megumi reassures him though, and both Gash and Kiyomaro see for themselves that Saifojio is a recovery spell which heals Kiyomaro from all of his wounds and gives him enough energy to use spells again. While Kiyomaro finds himself nearly brought to tears over how much Tio and Megumi had done for them, he asks them to be sure if they are really willing to fight together with them considering how many more strong ancient demons await them. Despite this, Tio and Megumi express how confident they are in their ability to take them on the strong faith they have in their teamwork with Gash and Kiyomaro. The two of them also share the same strong sentiments they have in making sure that Lord will never become king for all that he has done in controlling both humans and demons in his schemes.

The battle soon continues as Erujo and Dogmos attack using *Ganzu Biraitsu* and *Guranga Kobura* respectively. Tio and Megumi would then use *Ma Seshirudo* to defend against the two attacks. While the shield holds up well against the two spells, Patie would soon order the bookkeepers of these demons to put more power into the spells. With Tio having to defend against both spells, the group appears to be at a disadvantage as they cannot defend against it forever. Gash expresses this concern to Kiyomaro but Kiyomaro reassures him that he’s got a plan and that they’re all a team that fights together. With their combination attack planned out involving both Tio and Gash’s spells, they put it into action the moment Tio’s *Ma Seshirudo* breaks. Tio immediately uses *Giga Ra Seushiru* to trap both Erujo and Dogmos within it and Kiyomaro follows this up by casting *Baou Zakeruga* to attack them both while they’re in a state where they’re unable to attack. Just as *Baou Zakeruga* nears the barrier, Tio releases it, which allows *Baou Zakeruga* to attack the two demons that were trapped in it. With things appearing as though they had won, Kiyomaro thanks Tio and Megumi for all of their help and the group makes a promise together that they will continue to fight together for all the battles ahead of them.

While *Baou Zakeruga* manages to destroy Dogmos’ spell book, Erujo had barely escaped from it but both he and his bookkeeper were both in no condition to fight. Just as Patie realized that they can’t continue fighting, Gash and Tio began running in order to capture her and force her to tell her where Lord is hiding. Unfortunately for them, Patie calls over Badios who comes and takes her away in the air before they catch her. As she gets away, she threatens them that she will have her revenge eventually and that there is a whole army of even stronger demons waiting for them. As they watch her get away, Megumi sees that the former bookkeepers for Dogmos and Borubora are waking up after having collapsed from the battle and the group comes over to them. Dogmos’ former bookkeeper asks about where he is and becomes shocked when he learns that he’s in Japan all while unaware of how he ended up there. Seeing how differently they’re behaving than while they were fighting, Kiyomaro and Megumi figure out that they’re now free from Lord’s control after having their spell books destroyed.

Just as they realize this, the man, still unaware of everything that had happened, expresses genuine concern over how injured Kiyomaro and Megumi appear to be and wonders who had done that to them. Borubora’s former bookkeeper would also finally come to his senses and start asking the group about what day it was as the last thing he remembers was buying his daughter a birthday present on his way home from work. He then searches his coat pockets for the gift he had gotten her only to see that the wrapping was in tatters and the gift itself was broken. After seeing this, Kiyomaro becomes extremely angered at Lord’s cruelty in involving innocent people in his plan and using them for his own benefit all without even participating in the battle himself. Determined more than ever to find him, Kiyomaro asks the former bookkeepers for anything they remember that could help them in finding Lord’s location. Dogmos’ former bookkeeper struggles to remember anything at all but ends up finding a small stone tile piece that ended up in his coat pocket. While he was unable to recall where exactly he had gotten that from, Kiyomaro figures that the tile is likely from wherever Lord had taken him and the symbol on it may be a clue to finding out the ancient ruin that it was from. With the tile in their possession now, they decide that they’ll use it in being able to find the exact ruins that Lord is located at and defeat him no matter what.

Meanwhile at the very ruins Lord is currently at, he speaks with Coco about the defeat of some of his demons but tells her that it was expected it would happen. Coco then asks him about the status of Brago and Sherie and learns that they would soon be preoccupied in a fight against the group of demons he had sent with Byonko. Somewhere in Africa, Byonko waits patiently for Brago and Sherie to arrive as ordered by Lord. With a group of four demons on his side, Byonko appears to be excited to see how easily these demons will be able to destroy their book.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* KiyomaroTakamine
* Gash Bell
* Patie
* Borubora
* Erujo
* Dogmos
* Henrika Abbott
* Paul Kahn
* Francoise Cardon
* Uluru
* Dr. Riddles
* Kid
* Big Boing
* Coco (Flashback)
* Zofis (Flashback)
* Badios
* Byonko
* Brago
* Sherie Belmondo

### Locations

* Japan
	+ Mochinoki City
* South America
	+ Devolo Ruins
* Africa

## Spells by Appearance

* Saisu
* Gigano Garanzu
* Giga Ra Seushiru (Debut)
* Biraitsu
* Guransen
* Saifojio (Debut)
* Ganzu Biraitsu
* Guranga Kobura
* Ma Seshirudo
* Baou Zakeruga

## Manga & Anime Differences

* All appearances Uluru, Zofis, Coco, Byonko, Sherie and Brago have in this episode is entirely filler and they have no involvement during these events in the manga.

 \* This episode also ends by leading up to events that will occur in the following episode that are also filler.

* In the manga, Kiyomaro and Gash had not met Zofis prior to the events that this episode depicts. In the anime, they have already seen him and his bookkeeper in an earlier filler episode.
* In the anime, Gash and Kiyomaro are attacked by Erujo and Dogmos before Tio uses *Saifojio* to heal Kiyomaro. In the manga, Tio heals him before they attack.
* In the anime, Erujo and Dogmos’ spells manage to destroy *Ma Seshirudo* after a long time of trying to defend against it. In the manga, *Ma Seshirudo* is not destroyed by the spells.

## Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* A scene originally featuring an appearance from Big Boing was edited to remove her from it.
* 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 blood seen on Kiyomaro would be cleaned up in the VIZ localization.