Konjiki no Gash!! Chapter 37

**The Culmination of Battle** (戦いの蓄積, *Tatakai no Chikuseki*) is the 37th chapter of Makoto Raiku's Konjiki no Gash!!. This chapter was originally released in Japan as part of volume 4 on January 18, 2002.

## Plot

Kiyomaro orders Gash to keep an eye on Mars and Rembrandt while he checks on Megumi and Tio. Although Megumi was still hurt from enduring a direct attack, Kiyomaro is relieved to see that she’ll be fine as she was conscious again. Mars and Rembrandt prepare to unleash another attack but without even looking back towards them, Kiyomaro casts *Zakeru* and the electrical blast blows the pair out the door. Kiyomaro then tells Tio and Megumi to get somewhere safe and assures them that he won’t let Mars and Rembrandt back inside. Before Kiyomaro and Gash leave, Tio questions Kiyomaro as to why he was helping them. This question surprises him but he responds back saying that he doesn’t know why she would even ask that. As they leave, Megumi asks Tio if the boy with Kiyomaro really was Gash, who Tio claimed was a loser back in the Demon World, and Tio confirms that it was him.

Outside in the parking lot, Mars struggles to understand why he’s having trouble defeating Gash who he also remembered as once being a weakling. Kiyomaro tells Gash that even though they already attacked him with *Zakeru* three times, Mars was still standing his ground but seems to be getting worn down. He then tells Gash that they need to conserve some of their energy for their final attack, but in the meantime, Gash needs to be able to dodge Mars’ next attacks and close in on him. With this plan in mind, Gash uses his natural speed and agility to avoid most of Mars’ *Ganzu Garon* but ends up getting grazed by one projectile. Despite this, Gash gets back up immediately and continues to face Mars and his attacks head on. While watching this, Tio wonders how Gash was able to dodge most of Mars’ attacks and Megumi speculates that Gash had fought more battles than they have. She then goes on to comment that no matter how badly Gash gets hurt, he and Kiyomaro aren’t giving up because they see they still have a chance at winning.

Megumi then suggests to Tio that they join in to help Gash but Tio hesitates. Mars uses this opportunity to then remind Tio that it’s pointless to try and save Gash as she and Gash would only end up fighting later. Gash speaks up and acknowledges that while this might be true someday, it doesn’t change how determined he is to defeat Mars as he had been nothing but cruel towards Tio even when she had cried and begged for him to not destroy her bookkeeper’s concert. Hearing this, Tio smiles and realizes that Gash hadn’t changed at all as she remembered him as always being the kind of person who stood up for others no matter what. She then tells Megumi she’s ready to help him and takes Megumi by the hand into the battle with her.

Just as Gash finally starts to close in on Mars, Mars uses *Gigano Garanzu*, his largest and most powerful attack spell. Right on time to protect Gash, Megumi casts *Ma Seshirudo* and the shield successfully stops Mars’ attack. Enraged, Mars tries to attack Tio himself but Gash grabs both of his arms and holds him in place. With Gash finally in position, Kiyomaro casts one final *Zakeru* and Gash blasts Mars at point blank range.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* Mars
* Rembrandt

### Spells by Appearance

* Zakeru
* Ganzu Garon
* Garon
* Eijasu Garon
* Gigano Garanzu (Debut)