Crown Prince Sanggana
Salty Ape 23: Grandpa Nose Skull
*Pursuit of Queen Wilasin (Asin Monkey)*
“I only intend to break through the wall of light. Uh, not to mention, besides destroying Brother Tikam's ball of light, my shot also penetrated Brother Abel.”
That was Arda Handara's pretext when asked about his second murder.
Because Dewi Ara did not dispute the accidental killing of her son, Tikam Ginting did not mind it.
However, Tikam Ginting so know that it turns out catapult Ki Ageng Naga is not a half-service weapon. The proof, Jealous Ball Prison which had high strength could be broken down easily.
After killing Abel Srikunti, after the purchased pedati was delivered to the inn, after paying Demang Bajang, Dewi Ara continued the journey.
Prince Bewe Sereng who could already speak, had pointed out the direction of the road. Based on the instructions, after passing through the Welang Kingdom, they had to head to the coast, precisely to the city of Bandakawen.
“Then when will you get married?” asked Dewi Ara to Anik Remas and Bagang Kala as they were packing to continue the journey.
“Waiting for the right time, Dewi,” Anik Remas replied.
“You should get married quickly, rather than every morning you perform rituals in the bathroom,” said Dewi Ara flat.
Blushed by the lovers because the bathroom activity was read by the empress.
“What's in the bathroom, Mother?” tanya Arda Handara.
“Just like you took a bath with Brojol,” replied Dewi Ara.
“Oooh,” says Arda Handara understands.
“You better get married in Bandakawen. People who marry there will be financed by the shahbandar, even given the provision of travel,” said Bewe Sereng who is now sitting half lying on a special stretcher.
Bewe Sereng has been made a special stretcher by a rattan craftsman at Kademangan Bayongan. Bagang Kala and Bong Bong Dut are tasked with lifting a stretcher up to a pedati pulled by two horses like a carriage.
With the pedati, the speed of the journey of the group of Goddess Ara became faster than before.
“Means there are still seven Golden Kepeng Killer chasing us, Dewi,” said Tikam Ginting while spurring his horse on the horse side of Dewi Ara.
“Increase vigilance, lest the assassins kill randomly,” Dewi Ara's orders.
“Good, Goddess.”
In the middle of the journey, in one area, the group met a pedestrian man who walked in the same direction. The yellow shabby-clothed man was wearing a bamboo woven caping hat. His white cane and beard showed that the person was an old man.
When the party got ahead of the pedestrian's grandfather, Dewi Ara was acting ignorant. Unlike Tikam Ginting who had looked at the front face of the grandfather. It turned out that the grandfather had a misshapen nose, so that at first glance it looked creepy, like a skull-nosed man.
“Looks like that guy was a swordsman!” tikam Ginting to Dewi Ara.
“I know, but there is no business with us,” said Dewi Ara.
Queen Wilasin and Arda Handara also looked at the grandfather they passed. When the grandfather who did not have the flesh and skin of the nose looked back at Arda Handara, the boy deliberately smiled widely. However, the grandfather did not give any reaction.
Until finally the entourage of Goddess Ara left the grandfather and lost in the distance.
The deg!
The heart of Tikam Ginting, Pyar Lanterns, Setya Gogol, Bong Bong Dut, Anik Remas, and Bagang Kala, as they looked ahead there was a figure of a man clad in cloth, dressed in yellow and with a wooden stick. The figure that was walking slowly and in the same direction resembled the person they had passed by and left behind.
When the riding party preceded the grandfather who walked, Dewi Ara was ignorant. His gaze remained straight regardless of the person they passed by.
But not for Tikam Ginting and others. They went back to look around to see if the yellow-clad figure was the same grandfather they had left behind.
When he saw Grandpa's face, it turned out to be the same without a normal nose.
Bagang Kala who was surprised spontaneously pulled tight the rope of the horse's control puller. The horse's pedicure braked suddenly, not far after passing the disabled-nosed grandfather.
Because the pedati suddenly stopped, inevitably Goddess Ara and those who ride horses in front so hold back the pace of the horse. They immediately looked at the pedati.
Arda Handara looked at the grandfather who walked closer to the position of the horse.
“Grandfather, let's hitch a ride on our pedati! Isn't Grandpa in the same direction?” call Arda Handara without having any suspicion towards the grandfather whose face does not scare the prince.
“Arda!” call Tikam Ginting fast, while quickly running his horse closer to the pedati.
At the same time, the caped grandfather also arrived near the pedati.
Except for Goddess Ara and her son, the people in the entourage became tense. They strongly suspected that the grandfather was a high-stakes swordsman. Evidently the grandfather could move a place very far ahead of the speed of running horses.
Arda Handara so look to Tikam Ginting who came by riding.
“Do not carelessly invite unknown people!” tikam Ginting.
“But grandfather is pity, Brother Tikam. She's old,” callah Arda Handara.
“True he is old, but he is a great swordsman and we do not know whether he has evil intentions or not,” said Tikam Ginting bluntly in front of the bad-faced grandfather.
“Looks like your mind is full, son,” said the grandfather finally. Then the question that makes all surprised, “Are you the son of Goddess Geger Jagad?”
The question of the grandfather tickled the ears of Dewi Ara, because the grandfather called his old nickname, the Goddess Geger Jagad.
“Means that guy knew me in the past. But who is he? I don't know her ...,” Inner Goddess Ara, but choose not yet want to approach.
“Not Goddess Geger Jagad, Cake, but Empress Geger Jagad,” Error Arda Handara.
“Oooh empress? Goddess Geger Jagad became empress?” ask grandpa as if he didn't believe it.
“Hahahak! If Grandfather does not believe, come to the Little Sanggana Kingdom, but wait for me to come home, so that I can serve uyut-uyut soup,” said Arda Handara who decorated his laughter.
“Iya, yes. Hehehe!” said the grandfather and then chuckled. “Please continue the journey.”
“Be careful, Cake. If you are tired, take a break,” said Arda Handara.
“Hehehe!” The grandfather just chuckled at Arda Handara's message.
“We continue the journey, Bagang!” tikam Ginting's Order.
“Good!” sahut Bagang Kala's.
Bagang Kala then stomped the horse control rope so that it moved undulating. The horse started running again. Tikam Ginting again turned the direction of his horse.
The grandfather took the time to look at Goddess Ara while smiling, when the group again moved to leave her. Goddess Ara did not react to the grandfather.
Goddess Ara continued her journey. Tikam Ginting rode back on his side.
“If until he appears again in front of us, I will be fussing over his actions!” groused Tikam Ginting.
“You sure you can beat him if his magic is that high?” ask Goddess Ara.
“It looks like he knows you, Dewi,” said Tikam Ginting.
“I must have known him, but I forgot. I used to have so many enemies of the magical people, there is no way they all just disappeared,” said Dewi Ara.
Apparently, the figure of a mysterious grandfather with a skull nose does not appear again in front of the journey of the group of Goddess Ara. (BH)