Episode 108

**Homesick!? Hana and Mother. Wanderlust Gash** (*ホームシック!? 華と母上 さまよえるガッシュ,Hōmushiku!? Hana to Haha Ue Samayoeru Gasshu*) is the 108th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on May 22, 2005.This episode is entirely filler and is not based on any chapters from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga.

## Overview

Gash develops feelings of homesickness as he thinks about his mother. Despite having lost his memories of the Demon World, Gash faintly remembers a feeling of warmth and comfort that he is convinced that it must be from her. When Gash is faced with the idea that Kiyomaro’s mother, Hana, can be seen as a mother to him as well, Gash becomes deeply conflicted with his feelings towards her and tries desperately to reject this idea.

## Plot

Just before Gash leaves home for the afternoon, Hana hands him a lunch she prepared for him and wishes him to have a good day. Gash spends the majority of his afternoon exploring town and engaging in other activities before he stops to have his lunch on a grassy hill overlooking the city. After he eats, he notices a stray comic book not too far away from him and he goes to inspect it. The comic book itself is then revealed to be about a young fruit character who goes on a journey to reunite with their mother. Gash becomes engrossed in its story and after finishing it, he begins to wonder about his own mother. Despite having lost his memories of the Demon World, Gash faintly remembers a warm and comforting feeling of being embraced and he is convinced that this feeling has some connection to his mother. Curious in figuring out the kind of person his mother is, Gash decides that he will observe mothers in town to see if he will see something that will help him remember his own mother.

Gash makes little progress in studying others in town until he remembers Hana and decides he will watch what she does instead. At home, Gash watches in amazement as Hana does the household chores with great efficiency. Gash would then go on to share his observations with Kiyomaro as he returns home from school. In his room, Kiyomaro listens to Gash talk about the work Hana does around the house then asks him what’s been on his mind. Gash then tells Kiyomaro that he had been wondering about the kind of person his own mother is and thought about Hana at the same time. Kiyomaro then explains to Gash that it seemed he was experiencing homesickness as he was expressing some desire to be able to return home to meet his mother. Gash responds saying that this is only partially true as he wants to remember details about his mother but isn’t eager to go home yet. Kiyomaro tries to sympathize for Gash’s situation by suggesting to him that he can consider Hana as his mother while he’s here but this causes Gash to suddenly become bothered by Kiyomaro’s words. Just outside of Kiyomaro’s bedroom door, Hana overhears Gash, now upset, remind Kiyomaro that Hana isn’t his real mother and how horrible he feels Kiyomaro’s sentiment was to him. Gash then storms out of the room in tears and runs away from home. Deeply concerned for Gash, Hana tells Kiyomaro that he needs to go find Gash and he leaves the house in search of him.

Kiyomaro frantically searches around town for Gash even as the sun starts to set but is unable to find him. While looking for him, he runs into Tio who tells him that she and Megumi had just returned from a photoshoot in Tahiti and brought a gift for him. While with Tio, Kiyomaro explains to her about the situation with Gash. Tio tells Kiyomaro that she understands how Gash is feeling but adds that his situation must be worse as he has no memories of the Demon World. Meanwhile, Gash hides himself away at the park inside of his cardboard box hideout still thinking about his mother. As Gash comes out of his hideout, Hana approaches him and holds out his Vulcan 300 to him. Upon seeing Hana, Gash runs away again, still unable to face her just yet. This time however, Hana chases after him herself and Gash tries desperately to run away from her.

Hana sprints after Gash for some time before attempting to lunge forward to grab him, but just barely misses, causing her to fall onto the ground. Worried for her, Gash stops to see if she’s alright. Finally speaking with her, Gash apologizes to her for having said that she wasn’t his mother and that he loves her for always caring for him the way she does. Gash goes on to also admit to her that he had even thought of her as a mother many times but is scared of these thoughts as he fears he may lose the feelings in his heart for his real mother. After listening to him, Hana hugs Gash, reassuring him that it’s okay and that there’s nothing wrong with having two mothers. She then tells Gash that she even considers him as one of her own children. Hana’s comforting embrace causes Gash to recall the same feeling that he had been thinking of that whole day and this moment with Hana was exactly what he had been searching for the whole time. Gash and Hana both start to cry as they stay there together holding each other tightly. The very next day, Gash is about to leave the house but is stopped by Hana, who gives him a lunch that she prepared for him as usual. With this in hand, Hana wishes him off and Gash heads off to start his day.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Hana Takamine
* Umagon
* Naomi
* Tsukushi Kinoyama
* Zeon Bell (Flashback)
* Dufort (Flashback)
* Wife
* Retsusai Monmon
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Tio

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro’s Room