Konjiki no Gash!! Chapter 20

**The Third Spell** (計算外の希望 , *Keisan-gai no Kibō*) is the 20th 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 and Kiyomaro cast *Zakeru* towards Fein, but Fein avoids it just before it hits. The pair are then confused as to where Fein was until they suddenly realize he’s somehow right behind them. Fein then attacks Gash and Kiyomaro head on using *Wigaru*. Gash and Kiyomaro try to run away from Fein when they see him in front of them again but every time they turn another direction, Fein keeps appearing before them. It is then that Kiyomaro looks to the ground and sees treadmarks by Fein’s feet and realizes that Fein’s spell, *Uruku*, allows him to move at incredible speed. Gash and Kiyomaro attack using *Zakeru* again, but Fein easily avoids this with his fast speed. When the dust clears however, Fein and Seibei realize Gash and Kiyomaro are gone and have run up to the rooftop.

On the rooftop, Kiyomaro limps towards a small corner of the rooftop where he tells Gash to stay with him there for when Fein comes to attack. While waiting, Kiyomaro thinks to himself that *Zakeru* and *Rashirudo* are the only spells they are able to fully rely on as he feels it’s too risky to use *Jikerudo* when they haven’t found a way to successfully cast it or know what it does. Kiyomaro then tells Gash that they must end the battle quickly and prevent someone like Fein becoming the king of the Demon World. Fein and Seibei eventually appear again. As Fein runs towards the pair, the plan Kiyomaro had thought of seems to be working as them being in a corner forces Fein to attack in only one direction. When Fein gets close enough, Kiyomaro casts *Rashirudo*, and Fein leaps above the shield. With Fein now in position for them, Gash aims a *Zakeru* towards him. Unexpectedly for Gash and Kiyomaro though, Fein propels himself away from the attack just in time using *Wigaru*.

Kiyomaro briefly panics over what they can do next as at this point both *Zakeru* and *Rashirudo* are shown to be ineffective. WIthout much more time to think, Fein uses *Wigaru* again but Gash takes the blow of the attack himself in order to protect Kiyomaro. Kiyomaro expresses concern for Gash but Gash reminds him that his body is stronger than his and tells him he will protect him as much as he needs to until Kiyomaro figures a way for them to beat Fein. With their only option left being their third spell, Kiyomaro casts *Jikerudo*. The spell is successfully cast this time and Gash creates a small yet slow moving ball of light. As it gets closer to Fein, *Jikerudo* becomes absorbed in Fein’s body, causing him to glow, before eventually pulling him towards a large billboard. While Fein is pinned to the billboard, nails and pipes are also seen getting pulled towards him like a magnet. Kiyomaro discovers then that *Jikerudo* is a unique spell with certain limits as it was only able to be used when they are by metal objects. With Fein stuck and unable to continue fighting, Gash and Kiyomaro finally end the battle by destroying Fein’s spell book, returning him to the Demon World.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Fein
* Seibei

### Spells by Appearance

* Zakeru
* Uruku
* Wigaru
* Rashirudo
* Jikerudo (Debut)