The Bothyzards are shocked after they see the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth coming out from the broken front door. It made the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard put Lyos' body on the ground. The Slaboth goes to the left side of the front yard and tries to run away from there.

The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard confronts him and unleashes blue thunder from her left hand. The Blue Fire Axe Slaboth got hit by it, 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, and the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard unleashes blue fire from his left hand. They could hit the Slaboth, but he is still running to the street.

The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard unleashes blue light balls towards the Bothasuses on the street to make them scared and run away. It made the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth confused.

He decided to run down the street on foot. 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 unleash 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. He died, scattering blood around his corpse.

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

The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard replied, "Maybe."

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

The Bothyzards approach the Blue Fire Axe Slaboth's corpse and examine the contents of his backpack.

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

With a low voice, the Blue Thunder Weaponless said, "They're not here! We can run now!"

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

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 keep unleashing their projectile attacks towards the Slaboth's legs. It made their legs badly injured and unable to be moved, and blood scattered around their legs.

The two Slaboths cannot rise from the ground. The Bothyzards approached them, but they kept 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 Bothyzard also unleashes blue thunder to counter the attack. Their blue thunder clashed and disappeared.

The Blue Ice Two-Handed Sword Slaboth puts his two-handed sword on the ground so he can put his right hand on the ground to unleash a blue ice wave. The Blue Light Ball Male Bothyzard and the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard were able to dodge the blue ice wave.

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard unleashes blue fire, the Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard unleashes blue thunder, the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard unleashes blue fire, and 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 counterattack. The Slaboths eventually died, scattering blood around their corpses.

With a sad face, the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard asked, "Are there any more?"

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

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

With an annoyed face, the Blue Fire Male Bothyzard said, "Fine, fine. Follow me, then."

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 examines 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's house. She had cleaned the blood on her face, but the scars all over her body remained.

There are two 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 two scars on her chest.

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

"Excuse me," Clara said.

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard asked, "Who are you?"

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

With wide eyes and a high voice, the Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said, "Oh, really!?"

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard shakes hands with Clara.

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

"Yeah, but my husband was killed," Clara said with a sad face.

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

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

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard seems sad.

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

Gency and Clara remain silent for a while.

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

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

"Oh, thank you," Clara said.

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

"Yes. Let's go in," Clara replied with a sad face.

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

Gency lifts Lyos' body to carry him.

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

"Okay," Clara said with a sad voice.

They are still waiting in the front yard, but after they wait for a while...

"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 was his mother's face.

"M-Mom?" Lyos said.

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

Gency lets Lyos stand on the ground.

"Mr. Gency? Huh? What happened?" Lyos said, after seeing Gency and the Bothyzards.

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

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

Lyos turns to 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 with a sad face.

"What!? Who did it, then?"

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

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

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

"What have I... 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.

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

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

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

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

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard said, "Are you the owners of this house?"

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

"I'm the owner. My husband has been killed..." Clara said with a sad voice.

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

The Blue Fire Male Bothyzard said, "We apologize for that."

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

The Blue Shackle Female Bothyzard asked, "Where is his corpse now?"

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

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

Clara remains silent for a minute.

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

The Blue Fire Female Bothyzard said, "Thank you!"

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

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

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.

"Mom," Lyos called, lowering his head with a sad face.

"Hmm?" Clara replied, turning to Lyos.

"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. There are two chairs on each side of the carpet.

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

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

"I'm sorry, Finor. I learned that technique from the Bothyzard Academy, but I forgot to tell you..." Clara said in her mind, shedding tears.

Suddenly, Clara's eyes widen, remembering something.

"Strength Bothyner: Activate," Clara said in her mind.

Nothing happened after that.

"TLBC has taken my ability without me realizing it," Clara said in her mind.

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 the Bothyzard Region. At midnight, Lyos and Clara cannot sleep in a house with a broken front door, so they decide to sleep in Gency's house. Nevertheless, their empty house is still protected by the Bothyzards.

***

On September 5, 1986, in Gryllia Village, around 8 am.

Finor's corpse has been put in a coffin 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, and some are sitting on the chairs provided in the front yard. Everyone in the house is wearing dark-colored 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 came to the house by riding Bothasuses. They are also wearing dark-colored clothes. After getting off their Bothasuses in Gency's house's front yard, they come to Lyos' house's front yard and approach the owners.

"Clara," Andark called.

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

"We apologize for coming late," 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 in front of Clara and Lyos.

"Lyos and Mrs. Clara," Torna said.

The bodyguards are bowing their heads and kneeling before Clara and Lyos.

"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 now!" Watra said.

"Is that so? If I die 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 heads and turn to Clara.

"You can't die that easily, Clara!" Andark said with an annoyed face.

"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 said with a panicked face.

"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 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 sports teacher in an elementary school, right? Who will ace him in 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 for now," Andark said.

"Yeah," Clara said.

After Finor's funeral ceremony ended, Clara and Lyos packed their belongings, assisted by their bodyguards.

Once they are ready, Clara and Lyos move to their new house by riding in a red Toyota Corolla DX car 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 a red helmet. Andark is riding a blue Yamaha V80 motorcycle while wearing a blue helmet. The two motorcycles belong to Lyos' family.

Gileth and Andark are in front of the car, while Torna and Watra are in front of Gileth and Andark. After they reached the corner of the village, they could 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 a transparent blue barrier from the outside, just like their village.

After Lyos and Clara reached their new house, they got out of the car and took their belongings from the car. The driver says goodbye to them and leaves the house with the car.

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

An 8-year-old girl, who has short black hair with blue color on the corners of the hair and is wearing a pink T-shirt and a red skirt, enters the bedroom through the room door, closes the door from the inside, and stands near the door.

The girl said in her mind, "She told me to find a close friend immediately."

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

The girl said in her mind, "If I don't do it, then she will..."

After she released the thumb and the index finger of her right hand from her right earlobe, she shook her head and let out an annoyed voice.

She saw the outside view after she walked straight towards the study table near the window, sat on the chair near the table, and put her hands on the table.

The girl said in her mind, "How should I find a close friend?"

To be continued.