Episode 64

**Dalmos’ Fierce Attack! Deathmatch on the Sand** (*猛攻ダルモス! 砂上の決死戦（デスマッチ）, Mōkō Darumosu! Sashō no Desumacchi*) is the 64th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on July 4, 2004.

## Overview

After being found by Dalmos and Leila while in no condition to fight, Kiyomaro and the rest of his group try to escape Dalmos’ pursuit. They then unknowingly run into a part of the ruins that’s filled with sand making it even more difficult for them to escape. Unexpectedly for them however, Leila, who they at first assumed to be their enemy, betrays Dalmos in order to help them.

## Plot

After just having defeated Victoream, Kiyomaro and the rest of his group get found by Dalmos and Leila, a pair of ancient demons who came to investigate the reason why Victoream failed to report back to them. Knowing they are unable to fight any more demons, Kiyomaro looks around for a potential escape route and finds a hole in a nearby wall. The group runs off but they are soon pursued by Dalmos’ spell, *Begirusen*. Dalmos would continuously try and attack them using this spell which forces the group to keep running down the long corridor until they reach a room that’s completely covered in sand. The group would struggle to climb out of the mountains of sand in front of them all while Dalmos uses *Begirusen* once again now that they appear to be helpless. Luckily, Gash manages to protect everyone by stopping the spell with his own body before tossing it away from them.

With it being her turn to attack next, Leila points her wand towards the group as they struggle to run before suddenly aiming towards a nearby wall and creates an opening for them using *Miguron*. While this decision confuses Dalmos, Kiyomaro instantly realizes that this was intentional. Just as she prepares to attack again, her bookkeeper Albert suddenly finds himself struggling to finish reading the spell. When Dalmos looks down, he sees Leila pointing her weapon towards him with the intention of attacking him. Just as she had suspected, while Albert is being controlled, she is unable to attack other fellow ancient demons. Before Dalmos would try and stop Kiyomaro’s group from escaping, Leila and Albert come to their side and protect them from Dalmos’ *Amubegiru* with *Mishirudo*. When Kiyomaro tries to ask her about what she’s doing, she answers saying that she’s aware that what she and the other ancient demons are doing is wrong and again urges him and the others to escape while they can.

*Mishirudo* protects them, but Dalmos quickly follows up with his next attack spell, *Zadon Begirusen*. Knowing she won’t be able to protect them again with a shield in time, Leila instead aims her wand for the ceiling above Dalmos and collapses it onto him to stop his attack. With his attack stopped, Leila tells the group again to escape as they don’t have much time before Dalmos gets up again. Kiyomaro then tells Folgore and Megumi to escape while he stays behind with Gash to try and help Leila defeat Dalmos. Tio and Megumi would try to offer to stay with them but Folgore expresses it would be best for them to escape as they would only be in the way of things in their current state. Despite this, Tio still remains adamant in wanting to stay with Gash and Kiyomaro in order to help them in their fight. Suddenly, Kiyomaro tosses their spell book to her and reassures her that Gash won’t be able to disappear if she were to protect it. Tio promises to them that they can count on her to do so and she and the others make their way to the escape route.

While waiting for Dalmos to emerge from the rubble, Kiyomaro and Gash realize that Umagon was still there with them. While Umagon tries to insist he wants to stay with them, Kiyomaro still tells him he needs to escape. Kiyomaro also expresses to him how much he appreciates the fact Umagon still came with them to the ruins despite how much he dislikes fighting and tells him he has a good heart. Additionally, Kiyomaro goes on to reflect on the reason why they didn’t seem to get along initially was because he was Gash’s bookkeeper and using his spell book meant having his best friend fight. Finally, Kiyomaro thanks him for all he had done to help support them and once again tells him it’s time for him to escape while he can. Just then, Dalmos finally emerges and makes one last attempt to stop him by attacking with *Begirusen*. Leila uses *Mishirudo* to defend against the spell just long enough for Umagon to get away before it finally breaks. In the brief moment they had a chance to talk, Leila questions Kiyomaro’s decision to stay behind while knowing that they can’t do much without their book but Kiyomaro simply answers saying he couldn’t just abandon her.

Just then, they see Dalmos use *Begiruku* to create battle armor for himself before then using *Detōza Begirusen* to fire a large drill into the ground. Knowing what he’s planning next, Leila orders for the group to get to a nearby pillar to avoid being dragged into the area being pulled in towards the drill but this would prove to be futile as they still get pulled in even while on the pillar. Despite the situation, Kiyomaro still manages to come up with a plan and puts it into action with Leila’s help. Leila uses *Miguron* again to collapse the ceiling onto Dalmos, causing the drill to stop spinning, then takes everyone to safety by using her wand as a grapple hook. While Dalmos finds himself stuck in the sand, Leila and Albert position themselves in front of him and Leila points her wand towards him in preparation to attack. With Kiyomaro and Gash behind Dalmos, this allows for Leila to attack in Dalmos’ direction as she wouldn’t be prevented from attacking modern demons. Just as Leila fires another attack, Dalmos gets away just in time which causes Gash and Kiyomaro to be hit instead. Leila however anticipated this part of the plan would not work and had chosen to attack with the least amount of power as possible.

Dalmos then charges towards Gash and Kiyomaro at full speed but Leila comes to their rescue again by casting another shield in front of them. Dalmos however manages to effortlessly destroy this shield in his battle form with just his fist and everyone gets knocked back by the force of it. Kiyomaro and Gash land back inside of the large sand pit created by *Detōza Begirusen* and the drill inside of it begins to spin once again which slowly drags them in. With things appearing hopeless, Leila drops her weapon and surrenders herself to Dalmos in exchange for Gash and Kiyomaro to be spared. Gash and Kiyomaro try to protest this but Leila remains firm in her decision and expresses gratitude in having met them before being returned to stone again. Instead of agreeing on her terms, Dalmos instead decides he will have her suffer for her betrayal while leaving Gash and Kiyomaro to their impending doom.

Not before long, Umagon’s voice was heard echoing through the ruins. When everyone looks towards the entrance of the room, they see that Umagon had returned to the battlefield but this time not alone. The episode then ends as his true bookkeeper steps into view right next to him with his spell book emitting a strong and bright light.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Leila
* Dalmos
* Tio
* Megumi
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Canchome
* Parco Folgore
* Elizabeth
* Albert
* Umagon
* Kafka Sunbeam

## Spells by Appearance

* Begirusen (Debut)
* Miguron (Debut)
* Amubegiru (Debut)
* Mishirudo (Debut)
* Zadon Begirusen (Debut)
* Begiruku (Debut)
* Detōza Begirusen  (Debut)

## Manga & Anime Differences

* 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.
	+ Because of the different battle location, many events and strategies that are seen in the battle play out differently between the manga and the anime.
* In the anime, Leila’s wand has an additional ability to act as a grappling hook and is seen making use of it in several instances. In the manga, this ability was never seen.
* In the anime, the first time Leila uses *Mishirudo* successfully holds up against Dalmos’ *Amubegiru*. In the manga, the shield breaks.
* The manga chapters this episode was based on features additional backstory about Umagon and his dilemma in finding a bookkeeper from Kiyomaro’s perspective when he had watched him one day. This scene provides insight into Umagon’s feelings in regards to fighting and his conflicting emotions being able to find his true partner. This was never seen in the anime.