Episode 31

**Magic Mirror Arc: The Cute Transfer Student!** (魔鏡編 カワイイ転校生!, *Makyōhen Kawaii Tenkōsei!*) is the 31st episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on November 2, 2003. This episode is entirely filler and is not based off any chapters from the Konjiki no Gash!! Manga.

## Overview

Gash discovers a strange mirror fragment that he would soon consider his new personal treasure. This treasure of his however would draw some unwanted attention from a new demon and bookkeeper duo who are after that same mirror fragment for their own reasons. At the same time, Kiyomaro finds out that a new transfer student will be part of his class and the two of them soon become fast friends.

## Plot

Somewhere in a remote location within a volcanic crater, Grisa and Hakase discover one of the three broken mirror fragments after at least six months of searching. By complete chance, Gash ends up discovering another one of the mirror's pieces underwater while catching yellowtail. Gash's fixation on his piece of mirror one morning causes Kiyomaro to become both annoyed with this but perplexed as to why Gash has a sudden interest in what seemed to be an ordinary mirror piece. In an attempt to get Gash to stop showing it off to him, he ends up convincing him into storing it away in his Vulcan 300 toy as it would be a secure place to keep it without worrying about it getting stolen.

As Kiyomaro heads to school, he meets with Suzume on the way. While walking together, Suzume talks to Kiyomaro about the news that a new transfer student will be joining their class. After Suzume takes a moment to wonder what the new student will be like, she and Kiyomaro both agree on the sentiment that they hope they can become good friends with them.

In class, the transfer student, Shion, introduces herself to her new classmates and leaves a very positive first impression to everyone with her cheery demeanor and general likability. Just as soon as she finishes introducing herself, the cat inside her bag, Nyarurato, pops out unexpectedly which immediately prompted the homeroom teacher to politely inform her that he can't allow her to have her cat in class. Several students in the class suddenly come to Shion's defense by pointing out the fact that not only does Kiyomaro end up bringing Gash to class, but the homeroom teacher does the same by bringing his wife as well. Given this, Shion is then given permission to keep Nyarurato with her in class. At the end of the school day, Kiyomaro calls out to Gash to tell him it's time for them to head home but soon sees that Gash is preoccupied with playing with Nyarurato. Shion then approaches Kiyomaro to comment on how Gash and Nyarurato seem to like each other already. Likewise, Shion had already taken a liking to Kiyomaro and suggests that they should all walk home together. While the other students in class appear to be upset with the fact that Shion had chosen to head home with Kiyomaro of all people, Suzume appears to be the most bothered by this as she becomes engulfed with jealous rage.

As Shion and Kiyomaro walk together, Shion tells Kiyomaro that it's rare for her to see Nyarurato become so friendly with someone and explains that cats tend to be more shy and would never become so close to anyone they didn't like. She then concludes this explanation by stating that she's able to personally understand it and is able to relate to Nyarurato in this way. While Gash and Nyarurato continue to play with each other, Kiyomaro and Shion sit with each other by the riverbed. Kiyomaro at first asks Shion about if she's always as outgoing as she is to which Shion tells him that a new student shouldn't be passive or gloomy on their first day. Their conversation then becomes more personal as Shion would then reveal that she has to make a lot of choices on her own and that she still has her own worries even while she tries to be cheerful. Although Kiyomaro wanted to question her more about certain details, Shion changes the subject once Gash and Nyarurato join them and tells both Gash and Kiyomaro she is glad to have met them both. Happy that Shion is his friend, Gash takes out his Vulcan 300 to introduce to her which eventually leads to the mirror fragment that was stored away in it to spill out. While the mirror fragment immediately gets her attention, this also grabs the unwanted attention from Kichiro, a man who had been following Gash and Kiyomaro all day to demand that they hand over their mirror piece.

While confused at first, once Kichiro reveals to them a spell book, Kiyomaro and Gash understand what's about to happen next and order Shion to leave. After she leaves, Kichiro takes out the glue stick and pair of scissors he had been carrying around and tosses it into the air. When he reads aloud his first spell, *Voruku*, the ordinary glue stick and scissors combine together to reveal the true form of a demon who introduces himself as Cut N' Paste. After introducing himself, Cut N' Paste wastes no time to demand that Gash and Kiyomaro surrender their mirror fragment to him. He would then go on to use his first attack, *Shizaruku*, which allows him to use his scissor blades in an attempt to slice Gash and Kiyomaro. While the two of them evade the attack in time, they see that the scissor blades were powerful enough to slice the very air around them. Soon after, they then see Cut N' Paste appear to be preoccupied with cutting stacks of paper which turn out to be cut into a human shape. When he unfurls this paper, Kichiro would then cast *Paperuku* which causes these paper cutouts to suddenly become animated and attack on their own. Although it catches Kiyomaro by surprise, who finds himself the target for these paper cutouts to attack, he would then cast *Zakeru* to destroy the animated paper cutouts.

Determined to end the battle quickly after learning that Gash uses electric-based spells, Cut N' Paste would go on to use *Ganzu Poreido*, which allows him to shoot spurts of paste towards Kiyomaro. While physically unharmed, Kiyomaro sees that his legs are glued to the ground and is unable to move. When he also sees Cut N' Paste take out his scissor blades again, he immediately casts another *Zakeru* directly at him. Cut N' Paste would then toss one of his scissor blades in the air to redirect *Zakeru* towards it given that steel attracts electricity. He would then go on to use *Shizaruku* once again and Kiyomaro quickly tries to defend from this by casting *Rashirudo* only to have this shield end up being destroyed by the attack. With Kiyomaro and Gash down, Cut N' Paste once again demands for them to hand over their mirror piece to him. Confused about why a piece of mirror is apparently this important, Kiyomaro tries to get answers from Cut N' Paste but ends up being denied any information. When ordered once again to make a decision, Gash initially considers handing over the mirror fragment if it means Kiyomaro would be unharmed. Kiyomaro would then intervene to tell Gash that he doesn't have to give them anything and the fact that Gash considers this mirror piece as his treasure is all the reason they need to keep fighting to protect it.

Seeing that they're determined to keep fighting, Cut N' Paste prepares to use his strongest spell, *Gigano Shizaruku*, which summons a large monster that is made up entirely of scissors. Knowing that both his previous spells won't be effective against it, Kiyomaro would end up casting Jikerudo towards Cut N' Paste. Cut N' Paste's body would become entirely magnetized which then causes *Gigano Shizaruku*, a spell that is entirely made out of steel, to become drawn towards him and attack him instead. This manages to take down both Kichiro and Cut N' Paste and Cut N' Paste would eventually disappear along with his spell book. With the battle over, Kiyomaro and Gash head off to make their way back home with Kiyomaro left to wonder about Gash's mirror fragment.

Kiyomaro and Gash would run into Shion along the way who was both worried and waited for them all this time. While Kiyomaro and Shion talk, Grisa and Hakase watch them all from a distance and note how Kiyomaro and Gash were strong enough to have won their recent battle. While Hakase wonders if they should fight them right away, Grisa explains it'll be better if they wait as he had already planned for a situation like this. Simultaneously, Gash proudly shows Shion his mirror fragment and Shion finds herself completely mesmerized seeing it. After looking at it for some time, she would then ask Gash if he would be willing to give it to her.

 Features

### Characters by Appearance

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

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro's Room
	+ Mochinoki Middle School

### Spells by Appearance

* Voruku (Debut)
* Shizaruku (Debut)
* Paperuku (Debut)
* Zakeru
* Ganzu Poreido (Debut)
* Rashirudo
* Gigano Shizaruku (Debut)
* Jikerudo

## VIZ Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* In the original Japanese episode, Gash is seen fully naked when he is first seen swimming after yellowtail in the water. This scene would end up having a crudely drawn pair of boxer shorts drawn over Gash in the VIZ localization.
* In the VIZ localization, a bright flashing screen sequence plays over the moments in which Kiyomaro can be seen getting punched in the face by Cut N' Paste's *Paperuku* spell.