Episode 140

**Those Who Won’t Become King. Do or Die! Wonrei, the Last Iron Fist** (王にはなれぬ者 決死! ウォンレイ 最後の鉄拳, *Ō* *Niwanarenu Mono Kesshi Wonrei Saigo no Tekken*) is the 140th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on January 15, 2006. Events that occur in this episode and the remainder of the anime’s Faudo arc are entirely anime exclusive and do not follow the events that occur in the manga.

## Overview

Wonrei and Lien stay behind to fight Rodeux and Chita, allowing their other allies to continue heading towards Faudo’s control room. Wonrei has the upperhand in his battle until Rodeux calls on Riou to activate Faudo’s support system, creating clones of him to attack both Wonrei and Lien. Wonrei, being concerned for Lien, causes him to be vulnerable to attacks, leading to him being overwhelmed by Rodeux’s power. Knowing that they must win the battle however, Lien assures Wonrei that he doesn’t need to protect her this time and that he must continue fighting without worrying over her.

## Plot

Wonrei and Lien stay behind together to face off against Rodeux and Chita while allowing Gash and his allies escape to find Faudo’s control room. Furious with Wonrei letting the others get away, Rodeux initiates the battle between them and calls on Chita to start casting spells. Wonrei effortlessly evades Rodeux’s barrage of attacks and has the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat with his martial arts abilities. Meanwhile from the perspective of Gash’s group, Gash appears visibly concerned over the decision to leave Wonrei behind and asks Kiyomaro if this was the right choice. Kiyomaro hesitates to respond but Alishie answers for him. Alishie tells Gash that this was ultimately the right call as their main objective is to stop Faudo as soon as they can and to do this, Kiyomaro and Gash must reach the control room. Alishie then goes on to remind him that this was ultimately Wonrei’s desire as well as Wonrei feels he needs to make amends for his betrayal to the group.

Focusing back on Arth’s group, Arth cuts down the various demonic creatures being created by Faudo’s defense system and leads the group to the end of the hallway to another room. Arth then shuts the door behind them, sealing the creatures on the other side. Before the group can take a breather, two demons, Fango and Jedun, as well as their respective bookkeepers, appear before them and challenge them to a battle. Arth and Elly volunteer themselves to face them alone but both Sunbeam and Sauza claim that they shouldn’t as they must be escorted to the control room. Sunbeam and Sauza both volunteer themselves to face the two teams alone which then leads to a disagreement between the two.

Meanwhile, as Riou monitors the two groups, Rodeux calls out to him in the control room and tells him to start up Faudo’s support system to assist him in his battle. Riou goes along with his request and the support system initiates, creating identical clones of Rodeux. Wonrei keeps his focus by fending off the clones until he sees some of them target Lien. Wonrei is then left open to an attack by Rodeux and is struck by one of his spells. Wonrei tries to fight back against Rodeux with his own spells but Rodeux uses one of his clones as a shield. Lien is then grabbed again by Rodeux’s clones, causing Wonrei to focus his attention back towards her. Both Wonrei and Lien would then be struck directly by another attack spell by Rodeux. Despite his injuries and the disadvantage he’s in now, Wonrei forces himself back on his feet to keep fighting as he’s determined to hold out for as long as he can against Rodeux for his allies. As Lien struggles to get back up, she witnesses Wonrei be consistently beaten down by Rodeux and his clones. Lien then thinks about all the times that Wonrei had protected her and decides then that she must do the same for him. While Wonrei was being held down by Rodeux and his clones, Lien casts *Gou Redoruku* to help free him.

When Lien comes to Wonrei’s side, she tells him to just focus on fighting with all his strength and that she will fight alongside him. She then goes on to say that she had been protected by him long enough and assures him that it’s okay to not focus on protecting her so he can fight for their friends and the world. Believing in Lien’s words, Wonrei decides for himself that he’ll do just that and fight together with her. The battle with Rodeux then continues as Wonrei rushes toward him. The clones move past him towards Lien, but Wonrei stays focused on Rodeux which shocks Rodeux himself. With Rodeux caught off guard, Wonrei attacks him directly using *Roufou Dibauren*. After dodging more of Rodeux’s clones, Lien casts *Raou Dibauren* and Wonrei lands another attack on Rodeux, leaving him to appear as if he were utterly defeated.

Chita comments to Rodeux that it seems as if Wonrei and Lien no longer have any weak points but Rodeux refuses to admit defeat. He then goes on to suggest that they resort to their final method which involves filling Chita with Faudo’s power. A strange power is then absorbed into Chita’s body and Rodeux’s spell book begins to glow a powerful bright light. In the midst of this, Wonrei tells Lien to escape as he fears there is no guarantee of victory for them if they use a spell against Rodeux as an evil power radiates from their book. Despite the odds against them, Lien once again insists to Wonrei that he shouldn’t worry about her and that she’s fully committed to being together with him no matter what. Wonrei understands her feelings and his own spell book begins to glow bright from the power of their love. Both teams would soon then cast their most powerful spells, *Dioga Ragyuuru* and *Goraiou Dibauren*.

When both spells clash, a powerful light begins to fill the entire battlefield. Lien finds herself blinded by this light before looking forward and seeing Wonrei using his body to protect her. While staring towards him, Lien suddenly sees Wonrei’s memories of all the times he had spent together with Lien living life happily together. In these memories, Wonrei thinks about how much he desires to protect this life he shares with her and being able to see Lien smile. These powerful emotions shine through as Wonrei continues to stand against the light filling up the room and the impact created by it can even be felt by Gash’s group who were far away now. When the light disappears, Lien is seen on the ground with Wonrei no longer with her as his spell book has been burned. Lien tears up as she realizes Wonrei had protected her once again before noticing Wonrei’s headband in front of her as the only thing that’s left of him. She clutches Wonrei’s headband to her chest and cries as they had protected everyone like they promised.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Chita
* Rodeux
* Wonrei
* Lien
* Riya
* Alishie
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* Megumi Oumi
* Tio
* Elly
* Arth
* Canchome
* Karudio
* Sauza
* Momon
* Elle Chivas
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Parco Folgore
* Jedun
* Escarlo Lun
* Fango
* Adler
* Laoxing Mo
* Zaruchim
* Riou
* Zabas (Flashback)
* Gensou (Flashback)
* Demolt (Flashback)

### Spells by Appearance

* Gigano Ragyuuru
* Ganzu Ragyuuru
* Reirudo
* Gou Redoruku
* Ragyuuru Rosudo
* Redoruku
* Gou Bauren
* Girugadomu Barusuruku (Flashback)
* Roufou Dibauren (Debut)
* Raou Dibauren
* Dioga Ragyuuru
* Goraiou Dibauren