Ichigo was sitting on a red bench that was next to the clerk's front desk. She thought to herself as a smile formed on her face, "I'm really glad that Kiyo ordered a cheese pizza for us yesterday. It tasted amazing, and the cheese pizza only took six dollars from Kiyo's wallet. Masaya is a polite person, but Kiyo has such a strong desire to keep innocent people from getting hurt in the mamodo battles." Then, Zatch ran into the lobby from the dining room. He exclaimed with a happy facial expression, "Ichigo, you have to come and see this! Tart has three new spells in his white book, and he's going to tell us about some of them! Let's see if one of them attracts yellowtail fish!" Zatch pulled Ichigo up from the bench, and they ran to the dining room.
Meanwhile, a mamodo team stood outside the winter resort. They were using their hands to get the frost off of the windows, so that they would be able to see the lobby. Adora wondered while catching a glimpse of Ichigo, "Fango, is she the one that we're up against?" Fango replied with an evil look on his face, "Yeah, that's the girl who supposedly has fire powers like me. Well, we'll use our powers to make her face a fiery defeat!" Adora pulled out a blank piece of paper from his shirt pocket, and he entered the lobby with Fango.
Elsewhere, Zakuro was sitting at a blue table in the back of the dining room with Mint and Lettuce. They were all reading one of Zeno's three manga books, because Mint felt like there a key clue that they needed to find. Lettuce said while she adjusted her glasses, "When Zeno was reading the seventh volume, he repeatedly highlighted Deep Blue's name. That's kind of strange." Zakuro responded as she looked at the fourth volume, "Listen, he also highlighted the Blue Knight's name." Mint had a shocked facial expression, because Masaya's name was highlighted in the third volume! She explained in a sarcastic tone, "Wow, those aren't good clues at all."
Ichigo and Zatch made it to the dining room, and they noticed that Tart was sitting at a yellow table with Kiyo. Pudding stood next to Tart, and she looked happy. Tart shouted with an excited look on his face, "Hey, Zatch! Two of my spells are upgraded versions of the Metronoka spell, and I've learned an upgraded version of Wishirei!" Kiyo turned to Ichigo, and he got up from the table. He said happily, "Good morning, Ichigo. Tart told me that he'll make breakfast in an hour. Do you want to make the time pass by doing something fun?" Ichigo exclaimed while she blushed at Kiyo, "We should take a walk in the forest! We can hold hands, and it will be really romantic!" Kiyo agreed to this, but he didn't know that Zatch overheard their conversation. Since Zeno was gone, Zatch thought that it would be safe to go back into the forest. They ran out of the dining hall, and the trio reached the lobby. Zatch asked the clerk while noticing the frightened look on his face, "What's wrong?" The clerk said in a scared tone as he handed a piece of paper to Ichigo, "Two people left this note for you, and they looked really evil!" The piece of paper said: Hello, pink-haired girl. We know that you're probably a weakling, but we're still going to challenge you to a battle. Meet us in the snow-covered forest, or you'll meet a fiery demise! Even if you decide to battle us, then you probably can't stand up to our level of power. Ichigo had an angry look on her face, and she tore the note into pieces! Ichigo yelled angrily while clenching her fists, "I don't know why they're threatening me, but let's go teach them a lesson!" Ichigo's anger caused her hair and her outfit to turn red! Her book turned red, too. The trio walked out of the lobby, and they headed towards the snow-covered forest.
Meanwhile, Fango and Adora were waiting for their opponents in the snow-covered forest. Fango viciously told Adora as he looked at the trees around them, "After this battle, all of these stupid trees will be gone. Anyway, I'm starting to sense her energy." Adora responded coldly, "When this is over, she'll be begging for mercy." The duo grinned, because Ichigo and her friends had finally arrived. Ichigo shouted with an angry facial expression, "You guys are going to pay for threatening me like that! We'll take you down!" Fango responded as a smile formed on his face, "We can battle, but there's a twist. I want to see who has the strongest fire powers, so you can only use fire-based spells!" Zatch shouted in amazement, "Hey, you're not allowed to make rules like that!" Fango said evilly, "When you have tons of power, mamodo battles don't have to be fair!"
Adora screamed fiercely, "Gadyuusen!" Fango shot out a fireball from his hand, and it struck Ichigo! She yelled while making hand signs, "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Ichigo unleashed ten fireballs from her mouth, and they hit Fango! The fireballs made some of the snow melt around everyone, and a smokescreen occurred.
Elsewhere, Zakuro was still reading the books with Mint and Lettuce. She wondered with a calm look on her face, "Are Masaya, the Blue Knight, and Deep Blue connected in some strange way?" Lettuce told her as she had a look of realization, "I just remembered something very important! It's about that time when we had to burn Kolulu's book!" Mint asked nicely, "How is Kolulu connected to this?" Lettuce explained while remembering, "Her first spell was Zeruk. That spell transformed her into an alternate personality! When it wore off, she had no memory of ever transforming!" Mint added in amazement, "I see what you're saying, Lettuce! Masaya is probably an alternate personality! The Blue Knight might be an alternate personality, too!" Zakuro told the girls as she put the books down, "This means that Deep Blue is using disguises. I can see why Kanchome mentioned him back at the mansion."
When the smoke cleared, the trio was shocked to see that Fango was still standing!
Kiyo and Zatch didn't want Ichigo to fight alone, so they decided to help. Kiyo shouted with strong emotions, "Zakerga!" Zatch fired a concentrated beam of lightning from his mouth, but Fango dodged it! Adora exclaimed evilly, "Kaabingu Gadyuu!" Fango unleashed a large concentrated beam of fire from the red disc on his forehead, and Ichigo used the Faishield spell! A red sphere appeared around Ichigo, and it absorbed Fango's attack! The red sphere transferred the fiery energy to Ichigo, so that her fire powers would be increased for a short time. She focused her energy to create a red Rasengan in her left hand, and a red Chidori was in her right hand! Ichigo merged the two energies together, and she jumped into the air! When she fell towards Fango, Ichigo struck him with the attack! When he was hit, a fiery vortex appeared! It pushed him backwards, and the fiery vortex burned some of the trees! Adora shouted with fury, "Rioru Gadyuuga!"
Fango fired two beams of fire from his hands, and Kiyo used the Rashield spell! Then, he quickly used Zagurzem to heighten the electric shield! Fango had put tons of energy into the fiery beams, and they smashed through the shield! The trio suffered some damage, and they were knocked down! Zatch managed to stand up, and he glared at Fango. He asked in a demanding tone, "Do you want to be king of the mamodo world, Fango?" He responded with a hateful facial expression, "I will be king, because my power cannot be matched by anyone. My fire powers are really strong, so I'll easily become the king!" Adora screamed brutally, "Orudi Gadyuu!" Fango shot out two spheres of fire from his hands, and Zatch was hit hard by one of them! Fango made the other one head towards Kiyo, because he wanted to burn Zatch's book. Ichigo knew that spells wouldn't last forever, so she told Kiyo to not use Rashield! Instead, Ichigo shielded Kiyo by taking the fiery attack directly! She explained while trying to stand up, "Kiyo, I won't let you get hurt. I'm glad that you're here with me." Kiyo replied in an encouraging tone, "We won't let you fail, Ichigo! You're not alone, and we'll find a way to win eventually!" Ichigo clenched her fists, and she had a determined look on her face. Suddenly, her red book started glowing! Ichigo opened it, and she noticed that six new fire spells had appeared!
She exclaimed in amazement, "Most of these are Fango's spells, and I can charge them up with Faishield!" Fango said with a mean glare on his face, "Just because you've learned a new spell, that doesn't mean that I'll be frightened by it." Ichigo replied with a confident look, "Dio Gadyuuga!" Fango exclaimed in shock, "What? That's one of my spells!" Ichigo unleashed a huge fireball from her left hand, and Fango was struck by it! He had taken some damage from that attack, since it was really strong. Adora shouted evilly, "Rondo Gadyuu!" A fiery whip appeared in Fango's hand, and he tried to hit Ichigo with it! She evaded it by jumping into the air, and Ichigo had a good plan. She yelled furiously, "Arusemu Gadyuudon!" Five red discs appeared in front of her, and Ichigo focused her energy to create a massive red beam of fire that was very concentrated! The discs fused together to make the beam, and it did tons of damage to Fango! Kiyo used Zakerga to distract him, while Ichigo read one of her newest spells! She screamed with lots of ambition, "Blazing Fire Rasengan Duo!" A red Rasengan appeared in her left hand, and the large amount of sunlight created an orange Rasengan in her right hand! Fango wondered after he dodged Kiyo's attack, "Where did that girl go?"
Ichigo came down towards Fango, and she hit him with her advanced Rasengan attacks! A red blast occurred, and an orange blast immediately occurred afterwards! Kiyo thought with an impressed look on his face, "Wow, Ichigo is really powerful!" When the smoke cleared, Fango had fallen to his knees! Ichigo told him, "That's what you get for calling me weak, Fango!" He responded while getting up to punch Ichigo, "Your fire powers are not greater than mine, and this punch will prove it!" Fire surrounded his fist, meaning that this was a fire punch! Suddenly, a sword landed in between Fango and Ichigo! Zatch wondered with a curious look, "Who threw that sword?" A man with yellow hair came down from a tree, and he stood next to the sword. He told Ichigo in a calm Ichigo, "I was born to protect thee from any danger." The Blue Knight glared at Fango, and he struck him in the head with his sword. Ichigo shouted with fury, "Rioru Gadyuuga!" She shot out two fire beams from her hands, and they struck Fango's red book! He warned her as he disappeared, "Well, you've defeated me. The guy who told us to fight you will not be pleased with this. By the way, you actually do have some awesome fire techniques." When Ichigo turned around to thank the Blue Knight, he had vanished. Kiyo told Ichigo as he hugged her, "That seemed like a really close battle, but we won." Ichigo replied while she wrapped her arms around Kiyo, "If you hadn't encouraged me, then Fango probably would've burned my book. Thank you, Kiyo. You were impressive too, Zatch." He shouted happily while they walked back to the resort, "Let's go see what our good friend Tart can do with his spells!"
Pie thought as he overheard this from behind a tree, "Kish and Tart have joined up with the Mew Mews? Well, treason has its consequences."
How was Chapter 36? Will the Mew Mews battle Deep Blue and Pie for their final battle? Who will help them when they realize their disadvantage? Were there more than six orbs? What is the purpose of these other orbs? Who will get their books burned? Find out in Chapter 37!