Kiyo is still trying to figure out the mysteries of the red book while Zatch watches his favorite show "Praying Mantis Joe" on the tv. After they decide to head out they soon come across a frozen river and some fish, leaving Zatch delighted and Kiyo perplexed at what could have caused it. Before moving on Kiyo catches a glimpse of a man with a spellbook just like his and a young boy who looks very similar to Zatch. What could this possibly mean for our heroes?
Not long afterwards the duo show up again at a bank that Suzy is visiting and take her hostage along with a bunch of captured civilians. Upon seeing a news report on this and recognizing Suzy Zatch encourages Kiyo to go rescue her before she gets hurt. Kiyo is initially reluctant, claiming its a matter for the police to deal with, but quickly relents when he realizes just how dire the situation is becoming. Can Zatch and Kiyo defeat these strange new foes and rescue Suzy... or are they getting in way over their heads?
- An Ice Person: The main villains in this episode are a human and mamodo team that specialize in ice spells.
- Bowdlerise: Hosokawa's realistic firearm is changed into some sort of weird ice gun in the english dub of the episode.
- Family-Friendly Firearms: As mentioned above the main bad guy in this episode has his real gun replaced with one that looks like some sort of ice based water gun in the english dub.
- Harmless Freezing: Zatch is at one point frozen solid in a large chunk of ice for several minutes. Once Kiyo gets his resolve back and is ready to use the spellbook again Zatch easily breaks free of it with no ill effects whatsoever.
- Hostage Situation: The main conflict of this episode comes from a bank robber with a mamodo partner taking Suzy and a bunch of civilians hostage, forcing Zatch and Kiyo to step in and rescue them.
