a potato tempura restaurant. Keith claims to be Bari's rival, though Bari does not acknowledge this. Keith joined up with Rioh in order to usurp him of Faudo's power. Keith constantly smokes cigars and often makes his entrances singing a gibberish version of Ode to Joy. Keith carries a walking stick that doubles as a baton, which he tends to wave about randomly while he sings. Keith's book was burned when he was defeated by Bari inside Faudo. His spells are based on lasers. Berun is voiced by Satoshi Taki, and Keith is portrayed by Kenyu Horiuchi. Aleshie and Riya is a teenager from an African village who was forced to join the resurrection of Faudo by Rioh. He, along with his Mamodo partner were escorted by Rioh to Faudo where they remained until running into Kiyo and Zatch and decided it was the right time to betray Rioh. After the resurrection of Faudo, Aleshie joins Kiyo's group to return Faudo back to the Mamodo world. Riya's book is burned when battling Rioh's minion, Zaruchim. Riya's spells cause him to transform his body parts to use for battle. Aleshie is voiced by Tomokazu Seki, and Riya is by Kotono Mitsuishi. Souza and Kardio is a young child and partner to the Mamodo . He has a brash personality and hates working with others, after having been ambushed by Mamodo who have formed an alliance. He is able to understand Kardio, who, like Ponygon, is unable to speak words. The pair eventually partnered up with Ellie and Arth in order to prevent Faudo's resurrection. Kardio is sent back to the Mamodo world after sacrificing himself to defeat Faudo's Heart Guardian and protecting Ellie. Kardio has an obvious dislike for Ponygon. His spells allow him to gain armor and manipulate ice, akin to Ponygon's fire. Souza is voiced by Kumiko Watanabe, and Kardio is by Yuji Ueda. Nicole and Cherish is a young woman who works as a game warden. She disguised as a male in her travels with her Mamodo for safety purposes. Cherish was the caregiver of a group of orphan Mamodo in the Mamodo World. During the Mamodo battles, Nicole is put under Rioh's curse and forced to help resurrect Faudo. After gaining control of the massive Mamodo, Zeno Bell places an electrical torture device on Cherish and forces her to do his bidding. Cherish is eventually forced to