Episode 101

**A New Menace. The Boy that Speaks to the Wind. Obliterating Baou!** (*新たなる脅威 風を語る少年 バオウ抹殺!,Aratanaru Kyōi Kaze wo Gataru Shōnen Baou Massatsu!*) is the 101st episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on April 3, 2005.

## Overview

Ted and Gide visit Mochinoki City in hopes of finding Cherish, a demon who Ted considers to be his only family. While looking for a place to stay in town, Ted meets Gash who, after getting to know each other, invites Ted and Gide to stay at his home for the night. At the same time, another team also arrives in town whose mission is to eliminate Gash, who is the user of Baou.

## Plot

As they ride down the streets, Ted and Gide admire the passing scenery of Mochinoki City and decide for themselves that they’ll stay in town for a bit. When the two of them come to a stop, Gide tells Ted that while he goes out to get some food for them, it will be Ted’s responsibility to find lodging for them. Confident he’ll find something nice for them, Ted heads downtown in hopes of finding a job in order to acquire money for this. By the time the sun sets however, Ted was unsuccessful in finding anyone who was willing to hire him and he wanders around the local park wondering what he should do next. As Ted walks, he spots a cardboard structure that could serve as shelter for the night. When he goes inside of it, he meets Gash who tells him that this was his “secret base” that he constructed to play inside of to hide from Naomi. Ted tries to ask Gash to let him stay there but Gash refuses.

Ted becomes annoyed with Gash and as he yells at him, gum from his mouth lands on Gash’s Vulcan 300. Gash subsequently becomes upset with this and holds out the Vulcan 300 close enough to Ted’s face to where the gum on it gets stuck in his hair. Ted becomes angry with Gash for messing up his hair and punches Gash. The two of them then come to a standstill when Ted’s fist makes contact with Gash’s head and both of them find themselves amazed by the other’s power and sturdiness respectively. Ted would then try to attack Gash using a barrage of fast punches only to see that Gash had dodged all of them perfectly. The two would then move on to try and prove their strength to the other by lifting large boulders. While the two of them struggle under the weight of the boulders they’re lifting over the heads, Ted mentions his bookkeeper Gide, which leads Gash to realize that Ted was a demon just like him. Finally giving up on their competition of strength after reaching exhaustion, Ted and Gash decide that they’re too tired to have a proper battle and instead introduce themselves to each other.

With them having a chance to talk, Ted asks Gash if he had encountered a female demon named Cherish who he was looking for. Gash tells him he hadn’t and Ted becomes visibly disappointed. Gash would ask Ted if Cherish was a friend of his and Ted explains that they share a close bond as he considers her to be his only family. Sympathizing for Ted’s situation, Gash reveals to Ted that he had lost his memories of the Demon World and does not know anything about his own family but understands how Ted was feeling as he knew Cherish was important to him. As a gesture of kindness, Ted offers to Gash his last gumball. As Gash reaches out for it, Ted grabs Gash’s hand and holds it for some time while thanking him. Not before long however, Gide finds Ted and scolds him for seemingly forgetting about his duty to find lodging. Just then, Ted gets the idea to ask Gash to let him and Gide stay the night at his house. When Kiyomaro returns home that night just in time for dinner, he meets Gash’s two new guests who were already at the table.

After dinner, Kiyomaro shows Gide the guest room and helps set up futons for him and Ted to sleep in. As Kiyomaro does this, Gide reminds Kiyomaro about the battle they’re both a part of their partners and points out how Kiyomaro doesn’t seem to be cautious around them. Kiyomaro acknowledges this but tells him that Gash and Ted appear to get along well and doesn’t feel the need to worry over things. Gide then asks Kiyomaro about his battle experiences and Kiyomaro shares with him that while he and Gash had faced numerous battles, they would prefer not to fight if they don’t have to. Satisfied with Kiyomaro’s answers, Gide’s demeanor becomes relaxed and he tells him that neither he nor Ted would want to battle them after providing them with meals and a place to stay. Gide would then further elaborate on his and Ted’s situation by explaining Ted’s true goal in the battle to reunite with his only family. Gide also reflects that he seems to go along with Ted on this journey because he understands what it’s like to have something important as well.

As much of the household tries to sleep through the night, Gash and Kiyomaro are awakened by the presence of a demon named Arth and his bookkeeper Elly. Arth requests that the two of them accompany him to a location where they may battle. He also specifies that they must come alone or he would otherwise be forced to fight them at their current location. Seeing that they have no other choice in the matter, Gash and Kiyomaro do as Arth says and head towards an empty area nearby the town’s bridge. As Arth and Elly ready themselves for battle, Kiyomaro attempts to ask Arth for the reason why they chose to target him and Gash specifically. As Arth charges towards him with his sword ready, he reveals that his only reason is because they are the users of Baou. Arth attacks first using *Sorusen* and Gash counters this using *Zakeruga*. In the dust followed from the collision of spells, Arth surprises Gash with another sudden attack and swings his sword at him.

Afterwards, Arth backs up and uses *Gou Sorudo* while Gash uses *Rauzaruku*. While Gash tries to dodge Arth’s fury of attacks with his enhanced speed, Kiyomaro attempts to gather more information from Arth by first asking him if the “Baou *he mentioned was referring to their* Baou Zakeruga*. Arth confirms this and also tells Kiyomaro that* Baou *was not a regular spell. Arth does not elaborate on this any further but he does divulge to Kiyomaro that a threat from the Demon World had suddenly appeared in the Human World just a few days prior and both the threat it poses as well as Baou’s power were things he needed to take care of as soon as he could. In an attempt to end their battle, Arth uses* Jyan Ji Sorudo *and attacks Gash directly. Before Kiyomaro could have time to react, Arth was already closing in on him. Before he could strike, Gash returns to his feet to shield Kiyomaro but Arth stops just in time before the tip of his sword could reach Gash. Impressed by Gash’s bravery, Arth calls upon Elly to cast* Jyan Ji Sorudo *one last time. Before he could use the spell, Ted suddenly appears and delivers a powerful punch to Arth, knocking him away. With Ted there, he assures Gash to leave the rest of the battle to him as Ted now considers Gash to be an important person to him. The episode then ends as Ted, now in his fighting stance, questioning Arth what were his intentions with Gash.*

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Naomi
* Gide
* Ted
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Umagon
* Hana Takamine
* Arth
* Elly

### Locations

* Faudo
* Mochinoki City
	+ Children’s Park
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro’s Room

## Spells by Appearance

* Sorusen (Debut)
* Zakeruga
* Gou Sourdo (Debut)
* Rauzaruku
* Jyan Ji Sorudo (Debut)
* Doragunā Naguru (Debut)

## Manga & Anime Differences

* All appearances Naomi has in this episode is entirely filler as she has no involvement during these events in the manga.
* Kiyomaro’s attire seen during his battle against Arth differs between the anime and the manga. In the anime, he wears a denim jacket with his sweater and jeans whereas in the manga, he wears a buttoned coat instead.
* In the manga, Kiyomaro is already aware of the mysterious structure that Arth refers to as the threat that had appeared from the Demon World. In the anime, because of how out of order the episodes are to the events in the manga, Kiyomaro learns about this threat for the first time from Arth.

## Censorship and Other Localization Differences

* A flashing screen plays over during the moment of impact during a scene where Gide hits Ted.