Krona is confused after seeing her daughter's panicked face.

"What's wrong?" Krona asked.

Garuvy remains silent and panicked for a few minutes.

"... I ... still can't find a friend ... Mom ..." Garuvy replied.

"... What ...!? Then what made you so tired!?"

Garuvy is frightened after hearing her mother's voice.

"... Actually ... I found some children who I can play with ... but ... I can't ... approach them .... I'm just ... too afraid ...."

"Seriously ...? You seems brave when I forced you to go out ... but ... you can't achieve your goal ...?"

Garuvy remains silent for a while.

"... C'mon, Garuvy ... I'll take you to the piercing store ...."

Garuvy starts crying.

"No! Please, Mom! Don't pierce my ears! I want too keep my earlobes intact forever! Give me another chance!! Please!!"

Krona remains silent after seeing her daughter crying.

"Please, Mom! Don't be too fierce with your daughter!!"

"... If you really want to succeed, you should do it earlier .... What makes you so afraid, anyway?"

"I don't understand myself, either .... Maybe because I spent time too long with Mom .... When I tried to get along with other people, I feel weird ...."

Krona remains silent for a while.

"... Fine .... I give you another chance."

"R ... Really ...?" Garuvy seems relieved.

"Yes .... Now you have seven days to find a friend, starting from tomorrow. Use your time wisely and don't repeat the same mistakes. Understand?"

"Y ... Yes ... I'll do it! I'll do it for sure!" Garuvy is smiling.

Krona is also smiling after seeing her daughter's smile.

"Now that's my daughter .... By the way ... you said "forever" more often lately. Do you like that word?"

"Yes! I said "forever" so I can tell people that I'm really serious!"

"Well ... in my opinion, you said "forever" so often because your mind is affected by your Gravity Bothyner."

"My mind ...? Affected ...?" Garuvy is confused.

"Yeah .... Earth's gravity can last forever, you know? Maybe it has connection with your favorite word."

"Oh .... I didn't realize if my mind has been controlled by my own Bothyner."

"*chuckle* How can you realize if your mind is being controlled?" Krona felt comforted.

"... Thank you, Mom .... I swear that I will protect you forever."

"What? *chuckle* You're welcome. Now let's go into the house. I want to cook something. You're hungry, right?"

"Ah ... yes ...."

Krona opens the front door with a key. She and her daughter enter the house through the front door.

On September 8, 1986, in Levytatia Village, around 04.00 p.m. ...

Lyos is standing in a field. He stands near a soccer ball on the ground. He looks towards a soccer goal in the field. There are a 9-years old boy with red hair and a 10-years old boy with brown hair in front of the goal.

Lyos kicks the ball to the right. The red hair boy and the brown hair boy cannot catch the ball, so the ball goes into the goal.

The brown hair boy picks up the ball and throws it to Lyos. The Fire Bothyner Prodigy catches the ball and put it on the ground.

Lyos kicks the ball to the left. The red hair boy caught the ball. Lyos felt disappointed. After that, the red hair boy and the brown hair boy approach Lyos.

"Our time is up, Lyos. Goodbye for now," the brown hair boy said.

"Oh, well .... Thank you for playing with me," Lyos said.

"You're welcome," the red hair boy said.

The brown hair boy and the red hair boy left the field. The red hair boy is carrying the soccer ball with him. Lyos watches them leave with disappointment.

After a few minutes, his disappointment turned into annoyance. He saw a pebble nearby and kicked it. Then he remains silent for a few minutes.

After that, he looks around the field. He found a twig and picks it up with his right hand. He uses the twig to draw a square on the ground. Then he draws a triangle in the northeast of the square.

After that, he draws a circle in the south of the triangle. Lyos keeps drawing squares, triangles and circles on the ground. There is no grass on the field, so he could freely draw anything with a twig.

A few minutes later, Garuvy appeared. After she saw Lyos, she hides behind a tree in the field. Lyos is still unaware of Garuvy's presence.

"That boy ...! It can't be!" Garuvy spoke in thought.

Garuvy peeks at Lyos from behind the tree.

"If I'm not mistaken, that boy is Lyos Bimasaktyo! What is he doing here?" Garuvy spoke in thought.

Garuvy watches Lyos drawing squares, triangles and circles on the ground with a twig.

"... He is playing alone ...? Oh ... yes .... He must be shunned by his friends because of that rule .... My mom also told me that if I want to play with him, I can only play for 15 minutes before I leave him alone .... He doesn't have close friends .... He's just like me ..." Garuvy spoke in thought.

Garuvy remains silent for a while.

"... Maybe ... maybe I should approach him ... and play with him for a long time .... Yes .... If I do it ... he will have his first close friend ... and I will feel that way too ...."

Garuvy is smiling.

"That ... sounds good ... isn't it ...? Yes .... I don't care about the rule ...!"

Garuvy starts walking towards Lyos. A gentle breeze starts blowing in the field. Lyos hears the sound of Garuvy's footsteps, so he turns to Garuvy.

"Hi!" Garuvy greeted Lyos with a smile.

The two look at each other for the first time while being blown by the gentle breeze.

"Who are you?" Lyos asked.

"I'm Garuvy Ramona! Nice to meet you!" Garuvy replied.

"Oh ... yeah .... Nice to meet you too ...."

Garuvy felt confused by Lyos' words.

"... What do you want ...?" Lyos asked.

"I want to play with you!" Garuvy replied with a smile.

"Huh ...!?" Lyos is surprised.

"S- Someone around my age ... approaching me alone ... and asking me to play together .... And she's a girl .... Oh my ..." Lyos spoke in thought.

"Y- Yes! Let's play! What should we play?" Lyos said.

Suddenly, Garuvy felt disappointed with Lyos.

"... You don't want to tell your name?" Garuvy asked.

Lyos is surprised after hearing that. He is panicked.

"... This is bad ...!" Lyos spoke in thought.

"C'mon, tell me your name. I want to know you more," Garuvy said.

"... I am ... Lyos Bimasaktyo .... You already know about me ... right ...?"

"Well ... actually, I already know your name." Garuvy said with a smile.

"What!? Then why are you still asking? And why are you approaching me? You know the rule, right?"

"Yes, but I still want to play with you."

"Oh .... So, you really want to play with me? Even if it's just for a few minutes?"

"Yes, but not just for a few minutes! I want to ignore the rule! I want to be your close friend!"

Lyos is shocked after hearing Garuvy's words.

"I- Is this ... is this a dream!?" Lyos spoke in thought.

Lyos is blushing.

"A- Are you sure you want to be my close friend!? Is that really okay ...?" Lyos said.

"Lyos ... I just want to help you get out of loneliness," Garuvy said.

"Yeah, thank you, but what about your other friends!? Why don't you just play with them!?"

Garuvy remains silent for a while. She seems sad.

"Hm? What's wrong?" Lyos said.

"Actually ... I don't have any friends just like you ...."

"... Huh ...!? Are you serious ...!?"

"Yes .... It's because I spent too much time with my mom .... I became too attached with her .... When I tried to approach my classmates ... or any children in this village ... I was embarrassed .... I'm not used to talk with new people .... Therefore, my mom scolded me ...."

Garuvy smiled again.

"But now ... I'm motivated to find new friends. When I came to this field for that purpose, I found you .... So please .... Let me become your close friend as my first step. This will be your first step too."

Lyos remains silent for a while.

"... Fine .... We're friends from now on," Lyos said with a smile.

Garuvy felt excited.

"Thank you. I hope we can be close forever."

Lyos laughed after hearing Garuvy's words.

"However, there is one condition. You know about Ferbothy Disorder, right?" Lyos asked.

After hearing that, Garuvy's face seems tense.

"Huh? Yes, I heard about it from my mother," Garuvy replied.

Lyos' face seems serious.

"Don't make me angry ... or you'll die .... Understand?"

"... Yeah ...."

Garuvy smiled again.

"Don't worry. I'm a friendly person."

Garuvy turns her face to the side.

"Even though, there are some things that I don't like ..."

"Oh, I see. What is it, then?"

"Well, you will know when we get along. Now, let's play!" Garuvy said with a smile.

"Oh ... okay .... What should we play?"

Garuvy is thinking for a while.

"Let's run!"

Garuvy pats Lyos' body with her right hand and runs away immediately. Lyos is surprised and remains silent for a few seconds. After that, he drops the twig in his right hand and starts chasing her.

They are running around the field with a happy face. When Lyos is getting close to Garuvy, he pats her body and runs away immediately. After that, it's Garuvy's turn to chase Lyos.

They keep changing their turns for the chase. They enjoyed it for quite a long time.

Around 05.00 p.m. ...

"Enough ... Garuvy .... I'm tired ..." Lyos said.

"Yes ... I'm tired too .... Maybe we should stop for today ..." Garuvy said with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm agree."

Lyos points to a long chair in the field.

"Let's sit there for a while," Lyos said.

"Yes," Garuvy said.

They approach the long chair and sit together on it.

"That was so fun, Garuvy!"

"Yeah! It was fun! Let's play again tomorrow!"

"Okay. There is another field in this village with two swings in it. We'll meet again at 03.00 p.m. in there. Can you come?"

"Yes, I can! You want to play on the swings with me!?"

"Yeah .... By the way, I'm glad I met you, Garuvy ...."

"Yeah .... I'm happy too .... And don't worry. As a Bothyner Prodigy, you won't regret being friends with me."'

"Bothyner Prodigy? What do you mean?" Lyos is confused.

"I'm a Bothyner Prodigy. Just like you."

"What!? Is that true!?"

"Yes. I'm a Gravity Bothyner Prodigy."

Lyos remains silent for a while.

"... Then you must have Ferbothy Disorder too."

"No, Lyos. I don't have Ferbothy Disorder."

Lyos are shocked.

"... What!? You're not lying, aren't you!?"

"I can't lie to my first close friend."

"... How come ...? Brother Haydrow and I have it, so why don't you have it too?"

"I don't know .... I was shocked too when I know it .... Now is not the time to think about it, Lyos .... People still don't know much about Bothyner Prodigy ...."

"... Well .... Fine, then."

"... You're not jealous of me, aren't you ...?"

"No, it's okay, Garuvy. I'm just amazed. So, you want to become my friend because we're both Bothyner Prodigies?"

"No, Lyos. I approached you because I'm curious about you, more than just you're a Bothyner Prodigy."

"Oh ... okay ..." Lyos said with a smile.

Garuvy stands up from her seat.

"I'm not tired anymore. It's time for me to go home."

"Well .... Thank you, Garuvy .... I don't feel lonely anymore."

"Me too. I'm happy to have a friend after so long."

Garuvy waves at Lyos with her right hand while smiling.

"We'll meet again! Goodbye, Lyos!"

Lyos waves at Garuvy with his right hand while smiling. Garuvy walks away from the field. After Garuvy left, Lyos is looking down while smiling.

After Garuvy reached her house, she goes to Krona's room. In the room, she saw Krona sewing clothes on her table with a sewing machine.

"Mom, I'm home!" Garuvy said.

Krona is surprised and stopped working after hearing her daughter's voice.

"Oh, it's you, Garuvy. How is it? Did you find a friend?" Krona said.

"Yes! I found a close friend!"

Krona seems excited.

"That's good! See? Anything is possible if you dare to try. Now tell me. Who is your close friend?"

"Well, he is unlike any other."

"... What!? He ...? Unlike any other ...? Don't tell me you just found a boyfriend!"

"No, Mom. I'm still too young for that."

"Oooh ... I see ..." Krona said it while smirking.

"But "he" is really "he", right? Don't lie!" Krona continued.

"I'm not lying! I met a boy in a field and now he is my close friend!"

Krona is clapping.

"That's awesome, Garuvy! You exceeded my expectations! Now tell me. Who is he?"

Garuvy is smiling.

To be continued.