Episode 53

**Goddaaaamn!! Suou Giakuru of Rage!** (*ガッデーーーーム!! 怒りの水龍（スオウギアクル）, Gaddeeeemu!! Ikari no Suou Giakuru!*) is the 53rd episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on April 18, 2004.

## Overview

Gash's battle with Patie continues despite him being at a clear elemental disadvantage against her water spells. From the sidelines, a new demon, Byonko, observes the fight and contemplates on a plan in which he recruits Patie to work together with him in assisting with Lord's nefarious scheme in becoming the next king of the Demon World.

## Plot

Gash and Kiyomaro find themselves at a disadvantage in their battle against Patie and Uluru as their electric spells prove to be ineffective against Patie's water spells. With Patie's *Oruda Akuron* closing in on them, Gash and Kiyomaro think hard on what their next move will be. Kiyomaro tries using *Zakeruga* to penetrate through *Oruda Akuron* but the spell would lose strength and fizzle out by the time it pierces through all the layers of water. As a consequence of this, *Zakeruga's* electricity would be absorbed by *Oruda Akuron* making it an even greater threat to Gash and Kiyomaro. Being forced to take defensive maneuvers, they would try using *Rashirudo* against the spell but Patie demonstrates she's able to manipulate her spell to have it go around the shield. Gash and Kiyomaro try again to cast an even larger *Rashirudo* but are met with the same result. *Oruda Akuron* then causes a large explosion upon impact where they were leaving Gash and Kiyomaro nowhere to be seen.

From the sidelines, Byonko overlooks the battle and thinks to himself how useful Patie would be in joining him in assisting with Lord's plan to become the next ruler of the Demon World. He would then get carried away while thinking about his plan to recruit Patie when he starts to imagine the potential rewards he could get in exchange for helping Lord. Meanwhile, Kiyomaro and Gash reveal themselves from the rubble and Patie figures out that they were able to just barely get away from her spell because of them hiding themselves with their shield. Although Patie is disappointed with this, she ends up suggesting to them that she would be able to forgive Gash for forgetting about her if he were to apologize. Kiyomaro then re-explains the situation to Gash and encourages him to do so as it's clear that she still likes him and the battle will end if he does. Gash initially hesitates but Kiyomaro would finally get him to apologize after having to yell at him to do so. Gash finally speaks up and gives Patie a proper apology for having forgotten about her and Patie, still in love with him, appears to have instantly forgiven him and even tries to ask him on a date. Gash becomes visibly uncomfortable with the idea of a date but Kiyomaro encourages him to just say yes. Gash reluctantly does so and Patie becomes overjoyed with this. When she finally asks him if he does like her after all, Gash finally loses his composure and admits he doesn't because of the fact he knows nothing about her. Patie's mood soon reverts back to rage and orders Uluru to continue casting spells at them.

Uluru casts *Akuru Kiroro*, which causes Patie to unleash a barrage of sharp blades of water towards Gash and Kiyomaro. Seeing no other option but to keep fighting, Kiyomaro casts *Rauzaruku* to increase Gash's strength and speed in order to keep up and defend against Patie's attacks. Gash successfully deflects Patie's *Akuru Kiroro* which forces her to have Uluru cast her next spell, *Akurouku*, which creates sharp water claws for her hands and feet. She and Gash would charge towards each other at full speed and engage in close combat with their spells in effect. While Gash was fighting with Patie at close range, Kiyomaro tries to cast *Zakeruga* while *Rauzaruku* is in effect but to his surprise, nothing happens. This leads Kiyomaro to realize that while *Rauzaruku* was in effect, no other spells could be used along with it. Not long after this, the effects of *Rauzaruku* disappear and so does Patie's *Akurouku*. Deciding to finally put an end to their battle, Patie tells Uluru to cast their strongest spell, *Suou Giakuru,* which creates a large and powerful water dragon.

The size and appearance of *Suou Giakuru* initially intimidates Gash and Kiyomaro but they understand they have only one spell that they can rely on against it. Kiyomaro then casts their ultimate spell, *Baou Zakeruga*, and the two dragon spells would then collide and struggle against each other. The power emitted from these spells makes it difficult for almost everyone in the area to stand close by the ongoing struggle. After some time, *Baou* *Zakeruga* would manage to overpower *Suou Giakuru* causing it to dissipate. With Patie and Uluru completely defenseless against the incoming *Baou Zakeruga*, Uluru would try to reach for Patie so they can escape but unexpectedly, Byonko finally makes his entrance which briefly interrupts the fight. While everyone wonders who he is, Byonko simply explains to Patie that he's there to save her so that she in exchange would become comrades with him in helping eliminate the remaining demons in the battle. With *Baou Zakeruga* coming in closer, Byonko prepares himself to use a spell but suddenly remembers that his bookkeeper isn't there with him. *Baou Zakeruga* would appear to have attacked all of them which leads Gash and Kiyomaro to believe that they had won. When the dust from the battle begins to settle however, Kiyomaro sees Uluru escape while carrying Patie and Byonko. While Gash tries to chase after him, Kiyomaro reflects on what had happened starting with his observation that *Baou Zakeruga* appeared to have been somewhat weaker during this battle and Byonko's words about a plan involving eliminating the remaining demons. When Kiyomaro thinks about this a little harder, he remembers that Dr. Riddles had mentioned something very similar and wonders if this plan has something to do with Lord.

Some time later, Byonko leads Patie and Uluru down a long and dark tunnel to meet with Lord. Although Patie finds herself annoyed with the long walk, she still finds herself curious about who Lord is as Byonko only tells her that Lord is who he is serving under and is extremely powerful. At the end of the tunnel, the group discovers a tall door which opens to reveal Lord and his bookkeeper Coco waiting for them. When Patie finally sees Lord, she immediately senses a dangerous aura from him and thinks to herself how this was the first time she had ever felt threatened in the presence of another demon. With Patie finally there, Lord would end up showing her the impressive collection of stone tablets that he and Byonko had gathered up and explain what they are to her. In disbelief, Patie questions Lord about how the ancient demons contained within the tablets were still in the Human World 1,000 years after the previous battle. Lord answers by explaining the research he had done on the same question when he had first discovered the tablets and reveals that a participant in the previous battle, Goren of the Stone, had a special spell in which he was able to turn his opponents along with their spell books into stone and the stone tablets before them are the result of that. Lord continues by saying with all these stone tablets gathered before him, he would have the army he needed in order to eliminate all of the remaining demons in the current battle.

Patie, still curious about Lord's intentions, questions him about why he would need her help in his plan considering the amount of stone tablets he had. Lord responds by explaining he still requires someone that would be able to help carry out his plan and command his troops. Patie asks yet another question about how Lord is confident that these ancient demons would serve under him and he tells her about their situation having been imprisoned in the Human World for 1,000 years and have likely harbored a great deal of anger and resentment that they're eager to release on anything as retribution. Not long after this, Lord decides it was finally time to awaken the ancient demons. With a snap of his fingers, a bright light shines on the stone tablets. The light itself was special as it was developed to have properties similar to natural moonlight of the Human World in order to undo Goren's spell. Cracks in the stone tablets begin to show and soon the demons that were sealed within the tablet emerge on Lord's command. With the demons freed from the tablets, Lord asks Patie once again about what she plans to do and suggests that with the power of the ancient demons on her side, she would be able to enact her revenge upon Gash. Tempted by this, Patie accepts his offer and Lord's plan to eliminate the remaining demons would soon begin.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Patie
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Uluru
* Byonko
* Dr.Riddles (Flashback)
* Zofis
* Coco
* Goren of the Stone

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Mochinoki Middle School

## Spells by Appearance

* Oruda Akuron
* Zakeruga
* Rashirudo
* Akuru Kiroro (Debut)
* Rauzaruku
* Akurouku (Debut)
* Suou Giakuru (Debut)
* Baou Zakeruga

## Manga & Anime Differences

* Coco is not seen with Zofis in the original manga chapters this episode was based on and Zofis speaks with Patie and Byonko alone.