Episode 143

**Burn Your Life. Warrior Alishie. Conclusion!? Zaruchim** (命を燃やせ 戦人アリシエ 決着!? ザルチム*, Inochi wo Moyase Ikusabito Arishie Ketchaku!? Zaruchimu*) is the 143rd episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime and first aired in Japan on February 5, 2006. Events that occur in this episode and the remainder of the anime’s Faudo arc are entirely anime exclusive and do not follow the events that occur in the manga.

## Overview

Following Gyaron and Rodeux’s defeat, Zaruchim locks Alishie into battle in order to finally settle the score with each other. While Alishie fights for the sake of his allies and the world, Zaruchim intends to finally go all out in eliminating Alishie after being humiliated by him from the first time they fought each other.

## Plot

Through the use of Faudo’s support system, Zaruchim uses an identical clone of himself to keep the rest of Alishie and Riya’s allies restrained with his *Orushido Sharon* spell while he focuses on fighting Alishie without interference. Zaruchim then initiates the battle by attacking the pair first using *Ganzu Shidosen*. Alishie and Riya get back behind a boulder for cover before running back towards Zaruchim to attack. As the teams fight, Kiyomaro and his allies helplessly watch the battle feeling concerned for Alishie and Riya as they had used much of their energy earlier to defeat Gyaron. While this fight goes on in Faudo, the citizens of Mochinoki City are seen making emergency evacuations by loading as many people as possible onto large boats to get them away from the city before Faudo arrives. To help the remaining civilians the city, Seitaro and Dartagnan arrive in town with Dartagnan’s own ship to aid in the evacuation effort. In the middle of the now empty town however, Suzume wanders alone appearing confused and unaware of the ongoing situation. While walking around, Suzume wonders about Gash and Kiyomaro and hopes that they come back soon.

Focusing back on the fight occurring in Faudo, Zaruchim thinks back to the first time he had fought Alishie when he had come to his village to take Alishie to Faudo after he had been cursed. During their battle, Alishie manages to grab Zaruchim by the neck and Zaruchim finds himself stunned seeing how much Alishie was able to fight back against him. While being grabbed by Alishie, Zaruchim orders his bookkeeper Laoxing Mo to cast *Shidona Dippu*, a spell that creates a shadow dagger for him to use. As Zaruchim points the dagger at Alishie, Alishie moves his head toward the dagger, intending on killing himself with it in order to prevent Faudo’s revival and protect his village. Because of this, Zaruchim pulls back as he knows that Alishie’s power is necessary to release Faudo. While Zaruchim was stuck in place, Alishie casts *Pikku Garunio*. Zaruchim only narrowly avoids Riya’s attack thanks to his dagger however. Zaruchim once again tries to point his dagger towards Alishie to stab him before he casts his strongest spell but Zaruchim hesitates to do this as Alishie stares him down. Suddenly, Alishie overhears a child crying for his help and sees that Laoxing Mo had captured one of the children from the village. Using the child as hostage, Laoxing Mo threatens to take the child’s life if Alishie doesn’t comply with them. Because of this, Alishie lets go of Zaruchim and allows himself to be taken to Faudo.

Thinking about how deeply humiliated and fearful he felt during the ordeal, Zaruchim intends to go all out using his full power to finally defeat Alishie now that he doesn’t need to hold back anymore. Zaruchim rushes towards Alishie while using *Shidona Di Shizaruku* and tries to slash at him. While moving toward him, Alishie and Riya manage to evade his initial attacks before Alishie goes on to cast *Gou Niodoruku*. While Alishie, Riya, and Zaruchim fight, both Gash and Tio become fed up from not being able to help their allies. By using all of their strength from within, they forcefully free themselves from the Zaruchim clone’s *Orushido Sharon*. They then go on to attack this clone, which ends up freeing Kiyomaro and Megumi. Both Kiyomaro and Megumi would then cast *Zakeruga* and *Saisu* respectively and the Zaruchim clone is instantly taken down by the combo attack. At the same time, Alishie and Riya take down the other Zaruchim using *Gou Amuruku* before finishing him off with *Shaou Niodoruku*.

Just as it seemed that Zaruchim was finally defeated, it’s soon revealed that the Zaruchim that Alishie and Riya had just attacked was merely another clone. Before Kiyomaro, Gash, Megumi, and Tio could attack him, Faudo’s defense system is used to create various demonic creatures to attack the group while Zaruchim focuses on his own battle. Alishie rushes towards Zaruchim to fight him on his own without concern for his own well being, but Riya jumps in front of him to attack instead as Riya refuses to allow Alishie to throw his own life away. At the same time, Laoxing Mo casts Zaruchim’s strongest spell, *Jiboruou Shīdon*. After the spell was cast, Riya jumps into the spell itself intending to get to the spell’s source of power to stop it. Desperate to protect Riya, Alishie uses his remaining energy to cast *Nidoruku* to reinforce Riya’s body. Riya transforms and uses his body to cover up some of the light that was being used to project *Jiboruou Shīdon*, causing at least half of it to disappear.

Just as things seemed desperate for Alishie, Riya, and their allies, Gide, Ted, and Lien arrive just in time to help. Ted leaps towards *Jiboruou Shīdon* and calls on Gide to raise his spell to the next level. Ted is then powered up further in his *Taabu Damu Naguru* form and attacks Zaruchim’s spell directly before going after Zaruchim himself. Simultaneously, Lien helps Kiyomaro, Gash, Megumi, and Tio fight back against Faudo’s defense system and informs them of the creatures’ weak points. After enduring Ted’s fast punches for some time, Zaruchim finally gets an opportunity to restrain both Ted and Gide in place using *Orushido Sharon*. After doing this, Zaruchim and Laoxing Mo retreated from the battlefield as Zaruchim was no longer able to continue fighting and was barely able to stay conscious. After Zaruchim and Laoxing Mo escape, Zaruchim desperately tries to hurry back to Riou as he finally realizes he needs to warn him about an even stronger enemy he had been sensing for some time.

From the perspective of Kiyomaro’s group, Kiyomaro’s allies are glad to see Ted and Gide join their team and speak with them briefly. Afterwards, the group notices that Wonrei wasn’t with Lien and she finally tells them what had happened. She then goes on to show the group that Wonrei had left his headband behind for her as a way to assure her not to worry about him even though they did not get a chance to say goodbye. Gash apologizes to Lien as he felt guilty over the fact that Wonrei had to return to the Demon World, but Lien tells him that Wonrei was no sacrifice and that she’ll do everything she can to help protect the world like he did. Soon after this, the group finally unlock the door leading into the next area of Faudo and they continue moving forward on their journey towards the control room.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* Alishie
* Riya
* Zaruchim
* Laoxing Mo
* Seitaro Takamine
* Dartagnan
* Hana Takamine
* Suzume Mizuno
* Riou
* Gide
* Ted
* Lien
* Zeon Bell
* Dufort
* Vincent Barry
* Karudio
* Sauza
* Arth
* Elly
* Parco Folgore
* Umagon
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Elle Chivas
* Momon
* Canchome

### Locations

* Faudo
* Japan
	+ Mochinoki City

### Spells by Appearance

* Orushido Sharon
* Ganzu Shidosen (Debut)
* Barudo Niosen
* Shidona Shirudo (Debut)
* Shidona Sorudo
* Shidona Dippu (Debut)
* Pikku Garunio (Debut)
* Shidona Di Shizaku (Debut)
* Gou Niodoruku (Debut)
* Zakeruga
* Saisu
* Gou Amuruku
* Shaou Niodoruku
* Jiboruou Shīdon  (Debut)
* Nidoruku (Debut)
* Tāboru Naguru (Debut)
* Zakeru
* Dioga Ragyuuru (Flashback)
* Goraiou Dibauren (Flashback)
* Gou Gidoruku
* Gou Shudoruku