Konjiki no Gash!! Chapter 26

**Kind Kiyomaro** (やさしい清麿, *Yasashii Kiyomaro*) is the 26th chapter of Makoto Raiku's Konjiki no Gash!!. This chapter was originally released in Japan as part of volume 3 on October 18, 2001.

## Plot

Gash catches a fresh yellowtail for Kiyomaro after Kiyomaro had recently developed a fever. When Gash goes to Kiyomaro’s room to give him the fish, he sees “Kiyomaro” sitting up and appearing well. Gash is somewhat put off by Kiyomaro’s strange new appearance but ultimately brushes it off when Kiyomaro starts talking to him. Gash asks Kiyomaro about his fever but he tells him he’s already feeling better. He then goes on to start eating away at the fish that Gash had caught and Gash notices how unusual Kiyomaro is behaving. Kiyomaro claims that he was just feeling very touched by Gash’s kindness in getting the fish for him before praising Gash even further which goes over well with Gash. As Gash and “Kiyomaro” eat the fish together, the real Kiyomaro is seen bolted to the ceiling of his room with his mouth taped shut. It’s then revealed through Kiyomaro’s internal thoughts that the person disguised as him is actually a demon with the ability to change his appearance through transformation and that he is after their spell book.

After Gash and the fake Kiyomaro finish eating, the fake Kiyomaro asks Gash how many spells he’s able to cast before asking where their spell book is. Before Gash answers, Suzume invites herself in as she had come to visit Kiyomaro while he was sick. The real Kiyomaro is initially relieved to see Suzume until he sees how Suzume is unable to tell that the Kiyomaro she’s speaking with is an imposter. Fed up with how things are going, Kiyomaro manages to force himself free from the ceiling and he crashes down onto the floor. Kiyomaro then angrily confronts Suzume and Gash for being unable to tell the noticeable differences between him and the fake Kiyomaro. Even after pointing out the most obvious physical difference between them, which was the fake Kiyomaro’s exaggerated long nose, only then do Suzume and Gash realize which is the imposter.

The fake Kiyomaro still tries to claim that he’s the real one, but Kiyomaro punches him across the head which causes him to cry. This fake Kiyomaro, later revealed to be Canchome, then finally transforms back into his real form. Witnessing “Kiyomaro” transform back like this causes Suzume to faint but Canchome catches her on time and rests her on Kiyomaro’s bed. After doing this, Canchome declares that his battle with Gash and Kiyomaro can finally begin and he calls out to his partner, Parco Folgore, to come in. Canchome points to the door but nothing happens. While waiting, Kiyomaro tells Canchome to sit down and asks him who he is and where he’s from. Canchome introduces himself and tells Gash and Kiyomaro that he had come all the way from Milan to fight them. Canchome then insists that Folgore will be back any moment now to fight them before remembering that Folgore is currently busy mingling with girls.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Canchome
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Suzume Mizuno
* Parco Folgore

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro’s Room