"!! That's ...!" the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

The Bothyzards saw the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth coming out from the broken front door. The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard puts Lyos' body on the ground. The Slaboth goes to the left side of the front yard. He tries to run away from there.

The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard confronts him and unleashes blue thunder. The Blue Fire Axe Slaboth got hit by the blue thunder, but he can still move to the other side of the front yard.

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard unleashes blue fire from her right hand. The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard also unleashes blue fire. The Slaboth got hit, but he is still running to the street.

The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard unleashes blue light balls towards the Bothasuses on the street. The Bothasuses are scared and running away.

After seeing the Bothasuses running away, the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth is confused. He decided to run on the street with his own feet. However, he is chased by the Bothyzards.

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard, the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard unleash their Bothyner attack together. The Slaboth got hit by blue fire and blue thunder at the same time.

Right after that, the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard unleashes blue fireballs towards the Slaboth. The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard joins them by unleashing blue light balls.

The Blue Fire Axe Slaboth got hit by all the attacks and died. Blood scattered around his corpse.

"Are there any Slaboths left in the house?" the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard asked.

"Maybe," the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard replied.

"Wait! We have to check his backpack first," the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

The Bothyzards approach the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth's corpse. They are examining the contents of his backpack.

Inside Lyos' house, the Blue Ice Two-Handed Sword Slaboth and the Blue Thunder Weaponless Slaboth is still hiding. The Blue Thunder Weaponless Slaboth is peeking through the broken window.

"They're not here ...! We can run now ...!" the Blue Thunder Weaponless Slaboth said with low voice.

"Yeah, let's go ...!" the Blue Ice Two-Handed Sword Slaboth said with low voice.

The two go outside through the broken front door. The Bothyzards are on the left side, so they go to the right side. Nevertheless, the Bothyzards can still see them on the street.

The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard unleashes blue light balls. The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard unleash blue fireballs. The Slaboths' legs got hit by the projectile attacks, making them fall to the ground.

The three Bothyzards are keep unleashing their projectile attacks towards the Slaboth's legs. It made their legs badly injured and cannot be moved. Blood scattered around their legs.

The two Slaboths cannot rise from the ground. The Bothyzards are approaching them, but they are keeping some distance from the Slaboths.

The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard are approaching the Blue Ice Two-Handed Sword Slaboth on the right side of the street. The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard are approaching the Blue Thunder Weaponless Slaboth on the left side of the street.

The Blue Thunder Weaponless Slaboth unleashes blue thunder from his left hand. The Blue Shackle Female also unleashes blue thunder to counter the attack. Their blue thunder clashed and disappeared without reaching their enemy.

The Blue Ice Two-Handed Sword Slaboth puts his two-handed sword on the ground. He puts his right hand on the ground to unleash blue ice wave. The Blue Light Male Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard could dodge it.

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard unleashes blue fire. The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard unleashes blue thunder. The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard unleashes blue fire. The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard unleashes blue light balls.

They unleash their Bothyner attack in front of the Slaboths. They are quick enough, so the Slaboths cannot do a counter attack. The Slaboths eventually died. Blood scattered around the Slaboths' corpses.

"Are there anymore?" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard asked with a sad face.

"... We have to check the house to be sure. I'll do it," the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard replied.

"I'll go with you. I won't let you burn the house," the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard said.

"Fine, fine. Follow me, then," the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard.

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard and the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard go inside Lyos' house. The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard approaches Lyos' lying body to accompany the boy. The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard is examining the Slaboths' backpacks.

The other Bothyzards have started to get rid of the corpses around the village. Clara and Gency appeared from the front door of Gency' house. She had cleaned the blood on her face, but the scars all over her body remained.

There are 2 scars on her right arm, a scar on her back, a scar on her left cheek, a scar on her left arm, a scar on her stomach and 2 scars on her chest.

Clara and Gency approach Lyos and the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard.

"Excuse me," Clara said.

"Who are you?" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard asked.

"I'm his mother. I'm Clara Erastell,"

"Oh, really!?" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard is surprised.

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard shakes hands with Clara.

"I'm glad you're alive! I thought you were killed!" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said.

"Yeah, but ... my husband was killed," Clara said.

"Oh .... So, he's not ..."

"Yes, I'm just her neighbor," Gency said.

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard seems sad.

"I'm sorry .... Looks like the Bothyzards in this village can't even protect the important villagers ..." the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said.

Gency and Clara remain silent for a while.

The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard approaches them. He brings two wallets, three bracelets and two necklaces on his hands.

"These are the things they stole from the house," the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

"Oh ... thank you," Clara said.

"Should I help you put these in your house?" the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard asked.

"... Yes .... Let's go in ..." Clara replied.

"I'll help you carry him," Gency said.

Gency lifts Lyos' body to carry him.

"Wait! Our friends are currently investigating the house. We have to wait for them to come out," the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said.

"... Okay ...." Clara said.

They are still waiting in the front yard. When they are waiting ...

"He woke up!" Gency said.

Clara, the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard and the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard are surprised. The boy slowly opens his eyes. Clara approaches Gency and Lyos. The first face Lyos saw is his mother's face.

"M ... Mom ...?" Lyos said.

"Hi, Lyos," Clara said with a smile.

Gency let Lyos stand on the ground.

"Mr. Gency ...? Huh ...?" Lyos is confused upon seeing Gency and the Bothyzards.

"What happened ...?"

Clara, Gency and the Bothyzards remain silent for a while.

"Look at the house, Lyos ..." Gency said.

Lyos looks towards his house. He is surprised upon seeing the broken front door.

"Who broke the door ...? Ah, yes .... Those red robe guys ...! They killed dad .... They broke the door too, right?" Lyos asked.

"They weren't the ones who did it ..." Clara replied.

"What ...!? Who did it, then?"

Clara, Gency and the Bothyzards remain silent again for a while.

"... You remember that you're angry before, right ...?" Clara asked.

Lyos is confused. He is thinking for a while, and then he realized something. It made him shocked.

"... What I've ... done ...?" Lyos asked with a panicked face.

"... You attacked me .... You burned the living room .... You broke the properties in there .... And then you broke the front door ..." Clara explained.

"... You attacked the Bothyzards too ..." the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

Lyos is panicked and speechless. Right after that, the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard and the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard came out from the house.

"There are no Slaboths left inside," the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard said.

"That's good. Now we can enter the house safely," the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

"... Are you the owners of this house?" the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard asked.

"I'm not. I'm just her neighbor," Gency said.

"I'm the owner .... My husband has been killed ..." Clara said.

"Oh ..."

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard and the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard are shocked.

"... We apologize for that ..." the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard said.

"No, it's okay .... Just do your best for your job ..." Clara said.

"... Where is his corpse now ...?" the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard asked.

"His corpse is now in my house. It's across the street," Gency said while pointing towards his house.

"Let us help you take care of his corpse! To atone for our mistakes!" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said.

"... Okay .... Do what you want ..." Clara said.

"Thank you ...! We have to go to that house, guys!" the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said while pointing towards Gency's house.

"Let me help her bring her valuables to her house first," the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard said.

Gency, the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard, the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard and the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard are going to Gency's house. Lyos, Clara and the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard are walking towards Lyos' house. Lyos is still sad.

"Mom ..." Lyos called.

"Hmm?" Clara replied.

"I'm sorry ..."

Upon hearing that, Clara remains silent for a while, and then she is smiling. She stroked Lyos' hair.

"It's okay, Lyos .... I know how you feel," Clara said.

After putting Clara's valuables inside her house, the Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard goes to Gency's house, accompanied by Clara and Lyos. Inside Gency's house, they saw Finor's corpse on a carpet in the living room.

The corpse is being cleaned by Gency and the Bothyzards with tissues. When they noticed Lyos and Clara's arrival, they stop cleaning. Lyos and Clara is approaching Finor's corpse. They seem sad.

"... I'm sorry. Dad .... I can't restrain myself from anger ...." Lyos said.

"... I'm sorry, Finor .... I learned that technique from the Bothyzard Academy .... But .... I forgot to tell you ..." Clara said it while shedding tears.

Suddenly, Clara remembered something.

"Strength Bothyner: Activate," Clara spoke in thought.

Nothing happened after that.

"... TLBC must have taken my ability without me realizing it ..." Clara spoke in thought.

Lyos, Clara and the Bothyzards stayed in Gency's house for a while. The Bothyzards are contacting the Gryllia Village Head and the other Bothyzards about Lyos' family tragedy with telepathy.

The news about Lyos' family tragedy spreads quickly around Bothyzard Region. At midnight, Lyos and Clara cannot sleep in a house with broken front door, so they decided to sleep in Gency's house. Nevertheless, their empty house is still protected by the Bothyzards.

On September 5, 1986, in Gryllia Village, around 08.00 a.m. ...

Finor's corpse has been put in a coffin. The coffin was placed on a new table in the living room of Lyos' house. There are several flower bouquets placed around the living room.

Some villagers have come to Lyos' house to attend the funeral ceremony. Some of them sit on the front yard terrace. Some are sitting on the chairs provided in the front yard. Everyone in the house is wearing funeral clothes, including Lyos and Clara.

Lyos and Clara are among those sitting on the chairs in the front yard. Clara's scars are still visible, especially on her left cheek.

Torna, Gileth. Watra and Andark just came to the house by riding Bothasuses. They are also wearing funeral clothes. After getting off their Bothasuses in Gency's house front yard, they come to Lyos' house front yard and approach the owners.

"Clara ..." Andark called.

"Ah ... it's you guys ..." Clara replied.

"We apologize for appearing just now ..." Gileth said.

"We want to talk with you ... in the backyard terrace ..." Andark said.

"... Okay ..." Clara said.

Lyos, Clara, Andark, Torna, Watra and Gileth are going to the backyard terrace of the house. When they get there, the bodyguards gather together. Clara and Lyos are in front of them.

"Lyos and Mrs. Clara ..." Torna said.

The bodyguards are kneeling before Clara and Lyos. They also bow their heads.

"We have failed you .... We are feeling very guilty ..." Torna continued.

Clara and Lyos remain silent for a while.

"... It's not your fault .... The Bothyzards were the ones on duty at that time ..." Clara said.

"But ... we can't call ourselves your bodyguards like this!" Watra said.

"... Is that so ...? If I died along with Finor, what will you do then?" Clara said.

"I ... I'll take Lyos with me! I'll take him to my house in Sandowsa City! That way, he will be safe from the Illboth invasion!" Torna said it with a sad face.

"If so ... then I have to die right now ...."

Lyos and the bodyguards are shocked upon hearing that. The bodyguards lift their head and look towards Clara.

"You can't die that easily, Clara!" Andark seems annoyed.

"I know ... but, recently ... I was contacted by the Levytatia Village Head .... He said that he had prepared a house for me and Lyos in his village .... He also said that the Bothyzards in there are better than in this village ...."

"That's interesting, but ... why him ...? Why not the mayor from one of the cities in the safe zone ...? Are the people in the cities too stingy ...!? Maybe I should just die and let Torna take care of Lyos ..." Clara explained.

"No, Mom! I can't lose you too!" Lyos is panicked.

"... It's okay, Mrs. Clara .... Let's just accept his offer .... This house is in disrepair .... You shouldn't stay any longer in this village ..." Gileth said.

"I'm agree with that ..." Andark said.

"Me too ..." Watra said.

"Me too ..." Torna said.

All of them remain silent for a while.

"... Fine ..." Clara said.

Lyos and the Bothyzards are smiling.

"But ... I can't move my fashion store. Not until I found the suitable place to move it. That means I must go far away if I want to visit the store, but don't worry."

"We'll help you pack your belongings," Watra said.

"Ah, yes. Finor is a sport teacher in an elementary school, right? Who will replace his job?" Andark asked.

"Don't worry. I've been told that another sport teacher in that school could replace him," Clara replied with a smile.

"Oh .... Well, then. Let's attend the funeral ceremony first," Andark said.

"Yeah," Clara said.

When Finor's funeral ceremony is over, Clara and Lyos are packing their belongings. Their bodyguards are helping them.

When they ready, Clara and Lyos move to their new house by riding a red Toyota Corolla DX car. The car is driven by a female driver ordered by the Levytatia Village Head.

Lyos' bodyguards are escorting the car along the way. Torna and Watra are riding their own Bothasuses.

Gileth is riding a red Honda C70 motorcycle while wearing red helmet. Andark is riding a blue Yamaha V80 motorcycle while wearing blue helmet. The two motorcycles belong to Lyos' family.

Gileth and Andark are in front of the car. Torna and Watra are in front of Gileth and Andark. When they reached the corner of the village, they can see the transparent blue barrier protecting the village.

They go to the highway that connected their village to other places. The highway is accessible from the inside, but it is protected with transparent blue barrier from the outside just like their village.

After Lyos and Clara reached their new house, they get out from the car and take their belongings from the car. The driver says goodbye to them and left the house with the car.

Meanwhile ... in a bedroom ... in one of the houses in Levytatia Village ...

An 8-years old girl enters the bedroom through the room door. She has short black hair with blue color on the corners of the hair. She wears a pink t-shirt and a red skirt. The girl is still standing near the closed room door.

"She told me to find a close friend immediately ..." the girl spoke in thought.

She touches her right earlobe with the thumb and the index finger of her right hand.

"If I don't do it ... then she will ..." the girl spoke in thought.

She releases the thumb and the index finger of her right hand from her right earlobe. After that, she shakes her head and lets out an annoyed voice.

She walks towards the chair and the table near the window. She sits on the chair, puts her hands on the table and sees the outside view through the window.

"How should I find a close friend ...?" the girl spoke in thought.

To be continued.