Tegami Bachi 20 - Lost Letters

Zazie went to the weapon/bread shop we saw some episodes ago for maintenance of his shindanjuu, where they also had a chat about Zazie's job and killing Gaichuu. Part of his past was shown again, reflecting the reason why he became a Bee. Later that day, Lag went back to Bee Hive to report his progress, only to find that Zazie was attacked by a Gaichuu in Hart Desert. Back in Sylvette's home, Connor explained the Hart Desser that Zazie took was apparently a short cut to a nearby city, but was also a dangerous one as it was infested with Gaichuu. Asking why Zazie use that route, it was known later that he prefer killing Gaichuu than safe route and hence the shorter path taken.

Zazie also lost his letters during the incidents and upon hearing that, Lag volunteered himself to find the letter and finish the job. Lag and Niche eventually found the letter which was stuck at a Gaichuu's horn. As the fight begin, Lag tried to use his Red Needle but it didn't work as the shindan didn't resonance properly inside the gaichuu, mostly because it has 2 gaps forming a channel that dissipates shindan shot. Zazie, adamant to finish the job himself escape his treatment and went to the scene to help Lag. Further fight cause Lag's shindan fragment to touch the letter, revealing the hearts and what actually happened when Zazie fight the Gaichuu and how he actually still care so much about the letter he supposed to deliver. The two combined forces again and eventually managed to take down the Gaichuu after shooting both of the gaichuu's weak spot simultaneously...

comments: it really has been a while since we had some Gaichuu fights, isn't it? Knowing Zazie, I would have guessed that he actually enjoys fighting Gaichuu more than the actual Letter Bee job, but I personally never thought of him as someone who would throw away his letter simply because he was forced to, and it was proven in this episode. But I wonder how much of the Pop's word back then in the weapon/bread shop affects his mind. Also, either I missed something or it has never been told, I don't remember much about Gaichuu's effect to the victim's heart. I do know that Gaichuu was attracted to people's heart, and there's also the thing about Gauche's past when he lost his heart (though not related to Gauchuu). Certanly would love to see more of Zazie's past, relating to his mother's incident.

tough luck D :