Konjiki no Gash!! Chapter 50

**A Battle Without a Spell** (呪文抜きの戦い, *Jumon Nuki no Tatakai*) is the 50th chapter of Makoto Raiku's Konjiki no Gash!!. This chapter was originally released in Japan as part of volume 6 on July 18, 2002.

## Plot

Jem continues the story she was telling Gash and Kiyomaro by explaining the incident that had taken place at her home. In Jem’s story, she came home from school one day to find her home in complete disarray with the perpetrators, an English Gentleman and Kikuropu, waiting for her. Jem finds her mother and grandfather badly injured and sprawled out on the ground just in front of their feet as well. Jem desperately asks why they would do this to her family and the English Gentleman responds that it was Yopopo’s fault for not telling them where his spell book was. Kikuropu then throws Yopopo’s bloodied body to Jem to show what they had done to him. Jem asks them why they had wanted Yopopo’s book and the English Gentleman figures that Yopopo had never told her anything about the battle to decide king. Jem concludes her story stating that that was when she learned about the battle and that she had happened to forget Yopopo’s spell book at school that day which was why it wasn’t burnt.

After Jem tells her story, Jem thanks Gash and Kiyomaro for not making fun of it and just simply listening to her. Kiyomaro pauses then asks Jem if there’s anything else she could tell them about Yopopo as he’s certain that there are things about him that she does like. Just then, Gash notices that Yopopo is gone and they can’t find him anywhere. Jem then realizes that this could only mean he had found a demon and she begs for Gash and Kiyomaro to help her find him. On the shoreline, Yopopo is seen facing off against the English Gentleman and Kikuropu all alone without any intention of using any spells to fight them with. As Yopopo fights them, Jem cries as she wonders why Yopopo is trying to do things on his own despite knowing he’ll only hurt himself in the process. Kiyomaro and Gash reveal to Jem that Yopopo was doing this because he deeply cares about her and doesn’t want her in danger by being involved in the battle.

Meanwhile, Yopopo is seen being relentlessly attacked by Kikuropu. The English Gentleman threatens more violence against him if he doesn’t surrender his spell book but Yopopo continues to fight on. Yopopo though is easily overpowered by Kikuropo’s spells but despite this, Yopopo forces himself to stand back up to keep fighting as he thinks about Jem and what happened to her family. Yopopo then takes out a lighter from underneath his cap and begins running towards Kikuropu. The English Gentleman then casts *Amudo Shizaruku* to attack Yopopo directly. Just before this attack reaches him, Kiyomaro casts *Zakeru* to stop the attack. It is then that Jem discovers that Kiyomaro and Gash are partners and is relieved to hear that they’re willing to support Yopopo in the battle. Kiyomaro calls out to Yopopo and promises him that they’ll protect her no matter what and encourages him to fight without worrying about her.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Jem
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* English Gentleman
* Kikuropu
* Yopopo

### Spells by Appearance

* Amuruku (Debut)
* Amudo Shizaruku (Debut)
* Zakeru