Zofis' minions. Penny's spells involve the manipulation of water. Uri is voiced by Kosuke Toriumi in the Japanese version, and Stephen Apostolina in the English dub. Penny is voiced by Naoko Matsui in the Japanese version, and Stephanie Sheh in the English dub. Alvin and Byonko is an old man who wants to live his life in peace but became involved with the Mamodo battles when he meets his Mamodo Byonko, known as in Japan. Byonko's appearance is that of a humanoid frog with a four-leaf clover on his head, that became three when Alvin plucked a petal off. Byonko joins up with Zofis believing he could make friends with him and the ancient Mamodo. Alvin, knowing Zofis' real evil intentions, hides his dentures making it impossible to cast spells. As the series progresses, Byonko realizes that Zofis is evil and decides to help Kiyo and friends defeat Zofis' minions; prompting Alvin to use his dentures and unleash their surprisingly powerful spells. His book catches fire along with Penny's in the process, but he befriends Zatch Bell and his friends before returning to the Mamodo World. Alvin is voiced by Masaaki Tsukada in the Japanese version, and David Lodge in the English dub. Byonko is voiced by Yasuhiro Takato in the Japanese version, and Brian Beacock in the English dub. Albert and Laila is a bored university student who was kidnapped and brainwashed by Zofis to be the partner for the thousand year Mamodo Laila, known as in Japan. Laila was among the Ancient Mamodo that was one of the victims of Goren of the Stone. Knowing Zofis' intentions, Laila planned to defy him from the start. When she meets Kiyo and Zatch, she helps them escape from Zofis' minions. However, Zofis finds out and tells her that if the Moon Stone used to free them from stone is destroyed, they will revert to stone tablets. With Kiyo's persuasion, Laila realizes that Zofis is bluffing and helps him destroy the Moon Stone. With the stone gone, Albert is released from the mind control and works together with Laila to defeat Zofis' minions. After the fall of Zofis, Laila has Kiyo burn her book, explaining that the battle to determine the Mamodo King ended a thousand years ago for her. Laila's spells are themed around crescent moons. Albert is voiced by Kishou Taniyama in the Japanese version, and Crispin Freeman in