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After stepping through the gate. Darto saw dozens of citizens who were busy passing in front of him. They were circling a large tumpeng made of yellow rice, waiting for the event to begin.

It seems that everyone who Darto met was enthusiastic about the activity. They paced around aimlessly to waste time, until the voice of someone suddenly silenced everyone in the crowd.

The voice was none other than the voice of the village elder who began to speak using a loudspeaker, he delivered the opening greeting and then said a prayer. Everyone was silent, bowing their faces while raising their palms. Only the word "amen" echoed from everyone, they continued to pray so fervently at that time.

Selamatan village is an event that is always held once a year. Residents believe that every year should hold the event right when they have finished harvesting rice. Their intention was only to share some of the harvest, to appreciate the gratitude for the abundant harvest they experienced.

After the line of prayer after prayer was finished chanted by the village elder. Everyone was scrambling to grab a handful of yellow rice inside the tumpeng, they were really jostling just to get the food they believed would bring blessings to whoever grabbed it.

Shortly after, then something that Darto was waiting for finally arrived as well. An art performance, involving Gending as one of the main dancers in the show.

Everyone seemed curious looking forward to the beauty of the dancer who had not yet arrived. They got word that this year the ceremony will be attended by dancers whose names have echoed in the field.

It is said in rumors that her beauty is something that will probably make everyone forget their partner. Until finally all the men were really curious to make.

Gamelan tinkling began to break up the entire population.all views began to turn to the ranks of parents who are very skilled at playing musical instruments in his hands. And shortly after the voice appeared, a beautiful and beautiful girl walked out of the village hall.

"Deg deg deg deg deg deg deg deg deg," Darto's heart was hunting, accompanying the boisterous sound of the cheering crowd, welcoming the arrival of the woman with a red scarf and a black barricade as she walked towards the center of the crowd.

With a slow step, the woman continued to slowly accentuate her slender waist. Accompanied by the music of gamelan, the beautiful woman finally began to dance with agility. He showed each curve of his body in front of all the pairs of eyes of the audience that afternoon.

Darto was just stunned to see the women who began to be flooded with residents, as soon as they circled around him. He could not do anything he wanted to do before, considering the crowd of citizens were so enthusiastic about seeing Gending's action at that time.

Although Darto hesitated, he eventually moved closer to the front row of the crowd. Now the distance from where he stood and Gending who was dancing left only a few footsteps. Darto occasionally clenched his hands with a furious face plastered, he began to be overcome with emotion when he saw Gending continue to smile showing off rows of teeth in front of the crowd. Really in his heart Darto was very eager to jump, just like what Darsa did. Fortunately, Darto was still able to relieve the emotions in his heart. He kept silent watching Gending who was now starting to pay close attention to himself.

Something happened to Darto. Despite the boisterous crowd of cheers, when the gaze of Gending and Darto met everything turned silent. Darto only saw everyone opening their lips, an expression that explained they were shouting, but Darto really could not hear their voices at all. Darto was completely deaf for a moment.

As Gending spun so close to the audience as he danced, his steps stopped right in front of Darto standing. He draped his red scarf around Darto's neck and pulled it slowly towards the spectacle center.

Darto obeyed whatever Gending did, until finally Darto was pulled up to the center of the crowd that was circling it. Darto was silent, when Gending began to circle himself, he did not open his voice at all watching Gending continue to wrestle spoiled in front of him. Even some mocking cheers are often heard from the crowd, considering that Darto who did not flinch responded to the beautiful girl who was dancing in front of him.

At that time Gending seemed to know who Darto really was, he deliberately tested Darto into the crowd to see what action he would do to him. But Gending was a little disappointed considering Darto who was even just silent earlier.

In his regret, Gending whispered something while dancing, he brought his lips closer to Darto's ear and then said "You look a lot like Darsa."

Like being struck by lightning, this time Darto's eyes seemed to darken. He could not see anything in front of him, he was blinded instantly after hearing the whisper from Gending's lips that were so close.

Everyone seemed confused to see Darto who was silent in the crowd, they even had to throw each other a question to the person next to them, after seeing Darto so much sweat from his temple.

"Darto! Up, Dar!" Anto shouted as loud as he could. He felt worried after seeing the blank stare from Darto's eyes.

Darto's consciousness began to gradually return, he felt a little helped after hearing Anto's voice calling his name. After waking up, Darto turned to anto with a floating smile, he wiped the sweat on his temple then smiled sweetly at Gending who was dancing in front of him.

Because the lengger dance has been performed every year in their village, everyone knows that every man who is drawn to the middle must dance with the woman. Once fully realized, Darto looked different from earlier. He raised his hand and grabbed the red scarf that Gending was wearing.

At that time Darto danced so dashing. When the male audience was fixed on Gending, all the female audience could not escape watching Darto dance bare-chested. They are fixated on the beauty that emanates from every simple move they make.

"It's time, you met my mother. Say hello to me miss him," whispered Darto after successfully pulling the shawl that Gending used. Gending was completely aghast when he staggered closer to Darto at that time.

After Darto said the word, a flash of lightning struck right at the center of the crowd. Everyone immediately panicked, they immediately rounded their eyes, when they saw that Gending and Darto were no longer in place.

Seriate.