Episode 35

**Magic Mirror Arc: The Burning Final Battle**(魔鏡編 灼熱の最終決戦, *Makyōhen Shakunetsu no Saishū Kessen*) is the 35th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on December 7, 2003. This episode is entirely filler and is not based off any chapters from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga.

## Overview

Kiyomaro and Gash take matters into their own hands and fight Grisa and Hakase with everything they got for Shion and Nyarurato's sake. Although they find themselves at a disadvantage against the magic mirror's overwhelming power, the two of them work together to defeat Grisa and Hakase with the strength of their bond and teamwork.

## Plot

As Gash and Kiyomaro make a dash towards Grisa and Hakase, Kiyomaro reminds Gash to be careful and focus on the magic mirror that Hakase is using to his advantage. The two of them would split up and run in different directions where they would then cast *Zakeru* towards Grisa. Grisa counters this using *Faigaru* and both spells would collide with each other. *Faigaru* would ultimately overpower *Zakeru* causing an explosion to happen just in front of Gash. To Grisa and Hakase's surprise, they would soon hear Kiyomaro cast yet another *spell*. Gash attacks them with *Zakeru* directly from above but is shown to have little effect as Grisa remains unfazed by the attack.

As he falls from above, Gash would then be grabbed by Grisa then thrown back toward the ground. Hakase quickly follows this up by casting *Magma Cascade*, a spell that allows Grisor to gather the surrounding flowing magma to then aim and blast Gash and Kiyomaro with. While the two of them manage to avoid Grisa's attacks, they both would get knocked down by the sheer force of the spell. When Grisa approaches them, he reveals to them that it's been difficult for him to even try restraining his power thanks to the magic mirror. Kiyomaro then demands for answers from them in regards as to why they choose to rely on the magic mirror and more importantly, why they chose to take advantage of Shion and Nyarurato for their own personal gain. Hakase decides to go ahead and answer these questions as he believes they stand no chance of beating them anyways.

He explains that their motivations were mainly driven by the fact that Grisa, prior to the magic mirror's power, was incredibly weak and would have stood no chance surviving in the battle without the mirror's power. It's because of this that Grisa decided to steal the magic mirror and bring it to the Human World from the Demon World. During the journey between crossing these worlds, the mirror ended up shattering into three pieces that were then scattered across the planet. From there, the two of them were responsible for orchestrating everyone into helping them retrieve the pieces of the mirror. Kiyomaro becomes upset with this answer and reminds them again of what he wants to know which is why they chose to involve Shion at all in their schemes only to hurt her and Nyarurato as they did. Grisa replies by reminding them that part of the battle to decide king involves using other people's weaknesses to their own advantages in order to win which is exactly the goal of the battle. Hakase adds to this stating that nobody can escape their fate from the battle once they're involved in it and believes they did Shion and Nyarurato a favor by destroying their book and utilizing them as tools for him and Grisa's benefit. Grisa then boasts about the strength of his new power feeling both confident and practically invincible and declares that he would end up becoming the next ruler of the Demon world with this power. Having heard enough of them, Gash stands up once again and tells them that the power that they have from the magic mirror is not what true power is at all. Kiyomaro adds to Gash's sentiments by stating that Grisa is still just as weak as he was from before his transformation then proceeds to cast another *Zakeru* towards Grisa and Hakase.

As Gash and Kiyomaro continue to attack Grisa with a barrage of spells, the two of them each tell them about some of their own personal weaknesses they had to overcome. Unlike Grisa and Hakase however, they never had to rely on the magic mirror in order to overcome these weaknesses to become stronger. Instead, it was their own faith in each other and their tenacity to fight these obstacles together that made them change and grow strong. As Shion sits on the sidelines hearing their speech, she picks up Nyarurato's ribbon in her hands and thinks about all that Nyarurato had given her. Meanwhile during the ongoing fight, Hakase casts *Dino Faigaru* which causes Grisa to build up two spherical balls of energy in his palms to then launch towards Gash and Kiyomaro. The two of them try to defend themselves from this attack using *Rashirudo* only to have their shield fall apart on them. Just as Gash and Kiyomaro once again narrowly avoid the spell's impact, Hakase follows up with yet another attack spell, *Faidoruku*. This spell causes an even larger pillar of fire to be emitted from Grisa's hands toward Gash and Kiyomaro and the two of them again just barely avoid this attack as they jump away from it in the nick of time.

Although Kiyomaro is able to pick himself up again, he sees that Gash appears to be unconscious. Just then, Hakase casts another *Faigaru* towards them which causes the ground beneath Gash to collapse causing him to fall towards the magma below him. Kiyomaro grabs Gash's arm to save him and calls to him to try and wake him up. Just before Hakase and Grisa finish them off with another spell, Shion gets up and tackles Hakase to the ground which causes him to drop the magic mirror. Although Hakase would quickly push her off and try to grab the mirror, Shion gets up once again to shove Hakase with her body to stop him from using the mirror. As she fights, Shion thinks to herself about how much she had kept running away from things up until now and only ever kept pitying herself for the loneliness she had been going through. She continues to think about just how much Nyarurato had done for her, saving her from these pains yet feels she had done nothing for them. As Shion crawls towards the mirror after being tripped by Hakase, she declares aloud her new vow to Nyarurato to become stronger as she tries to take back the mirror and will never forget all that they had done for her. Hakase would then put a stop to Shion's actions by stepping on her arm then kicking her aside. Although Shion gets back up once again to fight, she ends up getting struck across the face by Grisa which causes her to be flung towards a nearby rock where she falls down. After Hakase grabs the mirror, he and Grisa are attacked with a sudden *Zakeru* and to their surprise see both Gash and Kiyomaro still standing and willing to fight them despite their initial predictions.

When they cast *Zakeru* in their direction again, Hakase finds himself shocked at the amount of power they still have within them. When Gash and Kiyomaro check in with Shion, they thank her for saving them. While Shion expresses regret for having been both a coward and selfish up till now, Gash tells Shion that he is the same but him being with Kiyomaro gives him all the courage he needs and adds that Nyarurato must feel the same way. While Hakase is visibly shaken at how much determination Gash and Kiyomaro still have, Grisa points out to him that in reality they're running out of strength and would be easily defeated once they use their most powerful spell against them. It's there that Grisa and Hakase unleash their most powerful spell, *Gigano Faidoruku*, which causes Grisa to swell up with an enormous amount of strength and transform into an even larger powerful, and more monstrous form. At the same time, Gash and Kiyomaro pour all their energy into their strongest spell, *Baou Zakeruga*. As Grisa and Baou clash together, Hakase marvels at Grisa's overwhelming power and expects that the magic mirror will multiply this even further. Suddenly, large cracks begin to form in the mirror and Hakase realizes there that the mirror must have been damaged the moment he had dropped it thanks to Shion's actions. As a result of the mirror's cracks, Grisa starts to feel the effects of this as Baou starts to overpower him. The magic mirror would soon shatter into pieces in Hakase's hands and Baou would in turn end up consuming Grisa in its electrical light as his shape shifts into his normal form. As Baou finishes Grisa off, he would disappear along with his book which had caught fire at the same time.

As the battle concludes, Shion runs over to Gash and Kiyomaro to make sure they're alright. As they get back on their feet, Shion thanks the two of them for having done everything they did for her. Shion then unties Nyarurato's ribbon from her top and lets the ribbon fly off into the wind as Gash and Kiyomaro watch. Although Gash was surprised to see Shion let Nyarurato's ribbon go, Shion reassures him by telling him that she had made a promise to Nyarurato to become stronger and will no longer allow her feelings of loneliness get the better of her anymore. As she watches the ribbon go, she thanks Nyarurato once again for everything they have done for her.

The next day at school, Shion's absence from school becomes the main topic of discussion between Kaneyama, Iwashima, and Yamanaka as they try and theorize why Shion may be running late. As Kiyomaro comes into class, he finds himself thinking about Shion's absence as well when he turns back to see her empty desk. As the classroom begins to settle down, the homeroom teacher makes an announcement regarding Shion's and informs everyone that Shion will be leaving their class. While most of the class becomes upset with this news, Kiyomaro abruptly leaves the classroom in silence and runs off to find Shion. He ends up finding Shion along with Gash in Shion's neighborhood where he then hears from her that she really is preparing to move away. Shion explains her decision saying that she feels that continuing to stay with them would end up forcing her to rely on them too much and wants to be able to make the choices in her life on her own. She then reminds Gash to continue to strive to become a kind king for Nyarurato's sake then starts to head off. As she walks away, both Gash and Kiyomaro share their goodbyes and tell Shion that they'll never forget her or Nyarurato. Shion smiles and reflects on all the memories she and Nyarurato made with both Kiyomaro and Gash and finds herself unable to hold back her tears thinking about it all. She turns back one last time to express her farewells and wave them both goodbye. As she continues heading down the road, she smiles and strides with confidence as she realizes that she has become a stronger person for Nyarurato.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Grisa
* Hakase
* Shion Hibiki
* Nyarurato
* Kichiro Endo
* Cut N' Paste
* Mamoru Iwashima
* Takeshi Kaneyama
* Naomi
* Hiroshi Yamanaka
* Umagon
* Hidetoshi Nakata
* Wife
* Kaneko
* Mariko Nakamura

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Mochinoki Middle School

### Spells by Appearance

* Zakeru
* Faigaru
* Magma Cascade (Debut)
* Dino Faigaru (Debut)
* Rashirudo
* Faidoruku (Debut)
* Gigano Faidoruku (Debut)
* Baou Zakeruga