JAYABAYA: The Journey of Being a Legend
The Middle of the Wuluh Alas

"I don't know and I don't want to know..

Just get out of here and don't bother us to eat", replied Dewi Rengganis without turning towards Bairawa. It really degrades Bairawa who feels like a bully mosquito. The sturdy young man immediately stepped forward and immediately blocked the right arm of Dewi Rengganis who was holding a piece of chicken meat.

"Rubby girl, you deserve a rider.. oouuugghhhhhh!"

Bairawa had not yet finished speaking, Gendol who was sitting in the seat next to him immediately stuffed Bairawa's open mouth with his part roasted chicken head. Of course, it was so surprising Bairawa that Akuwu Menganti's son immediately tried to pull out the head of the roasted chicken that entered his mouth while retreating.

Phhuuiiiiii...

After being able to take out the roasted chicken head from its mouth, Bairawa immediately pointed at them with a great deal of anger.

"All of you!!

Guards, beat them up so they can respect me!", bairawa's loud screams immediately 6 of his followers including a middle-aged man who used a blindfold from cowhide immediately surrounded the dining table of Jaka Umbaran and friends. While the visitors of the food stalls in that place immediately scattered out to save themselves. They do not want to be the victims of stray attacks from Bairawa's men who are famous for making trouble.

Gendol immediately grabbed the handle of his twin mace and flicked it towards the three people who were about to hit Jaka Umbaran from behind. On the other hand, Resi Simharaja quickly used his wooden chair seat as a pedestal to perform a back-to-back hard kick towards the other three Bairawa men.

Whhhuuuggghhhh!!

Dhhhaaaasshhhh brruuaaaakkkkkkkh!!

Aaauuuggghhhhh....!!!

The sound of the roar of pain mixed with the sound of the table being crushed by the body immediately sounded as the six personal guards of Bairawa collided on the floor of the food stall. They all rose up from their places of fall and pulled out their weapons. Without any more ba-bi-bu, the six charged towards Gendol and Resi Simharaja.

Two slashes of a machete from Bairawa's personal bodyguard pointed towards Gendol's head and neck while another person thrust his short spear towards the waist of the large tall man. Gendol grinned broadly at the arrival of their attack.

Shhrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeetttth..

Whhhuuuggghhh!!

One leg of Gendol was raised high into the air then quickly stepped on the tip of the opponent's spear quickly. Spear pressed to the floor of the food stall. The gun holder tried hard to pull back his weapon to escape from the clasp of Gendol's foot. But his efforts were in vain. His weapon could not move at all even though he was pulling it with all his might.

Gendol grinned widely and twisted his body then quickly threw a hard kick towards the chest of the opponent while fending off the slash of the machete of Bairawa's personal bodyguard.

Thhrraanggg..

Dhhaaaasshhh...!!!

The spear holder immediately fell strangled while smothering his chest that felt pain instead of playing. It feels like his ribs are broken. His spear slipped out of his grasp. Meanwhile, two of his friends jumped back after Gendol swung his twin mace towards them.

Seeing that, Gendol directly stepped on the ground floor of the food stall hard. The spear next to her slashed upwards. As fast as lightning, Gendol thumped the lance that was chipping it with a mace in his right hand.

Dhhaasshhh!

Shhrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeettttth!

The spear slid rapidly towards the middle-aged man wearing the blindfold. The strength of the energy released by Gendol made the speed of the spear difficult to see by ordinary eyes.

Jllleeeeeeppph...

Aaauuugggghhhhh!!!

The burly, middle-aged man wearing the blindfold roared loudly as the spear pierced through his stomach. He immediately collapsed with a spear thrusting. Seeing the most powerful person in the group of personal guards was dropped, his five friends who had been battered in the face of Gendol and Resi Simharaja immediately chirped his guts. They immediately ran away from the food stall leaving the pale Bairawa scared to death in that place.

After Bairawa's bodyguards ran away, Resi Simharaja and Gendol turned to Jaka Umbaran who was still enjoying the roast chicken while occasionally sipping water from the jug.

"Ndoro Umbaran, would you like to be flanked by this person?", asked Resi Simharaja as she pointed towards the pale Bairawa.

"We break both hands and feet or we go astray how is Ndoro Pendekar?

I prefer the last option", Gumbreg chimed in with a wide grin staring at Bairawa. Hearing Gendol's words, Bairawa immediately knelt on the floor of the food stall.

"Pardon me, Swordsman..

I-I'm willing to give anything as long as you let me go. Well uh this is my money. You can take it as long as you let me get out of this place" Bairawa said stammeringly. Slowly his pants were drenched by something coming out of the middle of the thigh. He was so scared.

"Where's money? Don't you try to fool us?", snapped Gendol while flapping Bairawa's waist.

"Let him go. His urine makes this place smell of piss. But if he dares to interfere again, I myself will take his life" said Jaka Umbaran coldly.

"Thank you, swordsman, thank you..

I dare not dare to dare no more. I-I'm sorry", Bairawa hurriedly got up from the place on her knees and rushed away from the place. His arrogance collapsed when he came out of the food stall with his pants drenched by urine.

As soon as Bairawa left, Gendol and Resi Simharaja immediately approached the table of Jaka Umbaran, Dewi Rengganis and Nyai Larasati.

Dewi Rengganis immediately opened her palm in front of Gendol.

"Give the silver piece to me. Let me manage our finances" said Dewi Rengganis immediately.

"But but.."

"Ndol, just give it to Rengganis. He who will arrange our needs", hearing Jaka Umbaran's words, Gendol heaved a heavy sigh while holding out a black cloth bag containing the silver kepeng to Dewi Rengganis. A wide smile was immediately engraved on the face of Goddess Rengganis as soon as the silver whip was on her.

"Huh basic woman..

His eyes were green when he saw money. Though I'm hard-earned to take it", grumbled Gendol lirih.

"You said what Ndol?", Dewi Rengganis glared wide at the big tall man.

"That's why we need to get out of this place as soon as possible. Fearful that man holds a grudge and returns with the soldiers.

Isn't that so Ndoro Pendekar?", Gendol immediately turned towards Jaka Umbaran immediately. Gunung Lawu's swordsman only shook his head to see the actions of his followers before stepping towards the waiter of the food stall.

With ten pieces of silver in exchange for broken furniture and 3 pieces of silver as a meal fee, Dewi Rengganis immediately gave money to the waitress. After that, they left the food stall heading towards Alas Wuluh which is located south of the boundary of Kadipaten Paguhan City.

By late afternoon, the five of them reached the edge of Alas Wuluh. Their arrival was greeted by the presence of several warriors wearing white headbands. One of them immediately nodded loudly.

"Stop you! Anyone is forbidden to enter the Reed Alas!", snapped a stocky man with a thick mustache and carried a large sword on his shoulder. He stared intently at Jaka Umbaran and his friends.

"I came to meet Uncle Prabhaswara. Is it also prohibited?", replied Jaka Umbaran immediately. Hearing the name Prabhaswara called, the thick mustache man immediately changed his attitude drastically.

"Hahahaha apparently his own friend..

Welcome to Alas Wuluh, all warriors. Come on, I'll take you to Raden Prabhaswara. I am Jaludara, his follower from Pakuwon Panjer", said the thick-bodied man who introduced himself as Jaludara.

In between by Jaludara, Jaka Umbaran and his friends immediately run his horse slowly until entering the middle of Alas Wuluh. By the time they reached the middle of Alas Wuluh, thousands of people were busy with their respective work. Some are installing ropes on arrows, some are sharpening swords and spear eyes, some are busy tightening their harness to be comfortable in use when the morning arrives.

In addition to the men, hundreds of women were also seen busy preparing food for everyone. Some were busy lighting fires on the furnace, some were roasting wild boars while others were moving cooked white rice into a large bamboo basket. They all seem to be preparing themselves as best they can.

In the middle of the field that became the headquarters of the Prabhaswara-led rebels, a simple tent roofed with palm leaves and chrombang leaves, several people were seen gathering together. There Jaka Umbaran and his friends were escorted by Jaludara.

"Pendekar Gunung Lawu..

You finally got here. Come here, we are arranging a strategy to face the Lokawijaya soldiers tomorrow", Prabhaswara welcomed immediately.

Everyone turned to Jaka Umbaran and his friends. They had all heard about the prowess of this young swordsman's canoey before. Some old warriors look less fond of the presence of this young swordsman.

"Raden Prabhaswara's..

Why do you believe what you don't see with your own eyes? The story you heard, it could be just a big one", said an old man with a short white beard with a plontos head wearing an iron headband on his forehead engraved with a crescent moon. He is the Iron Head Swordsman, a well-respected old warrior around the border of the Paguhan Duchy and Bhumi Sambara.

"The Iron Head Brother..

You have a point sometimes, too. The meeting of martial world warriors in the Kali Gung Valley will of course be easy to choose the regulator because we - we are not invited there. If you and I were to come along, there would be no way that young smelly kencur would be chosen as the middle region regulator", said a hunchback old man with crossed eyes who wore a dull yellow long dress. He is an old swordsman from Bukit Progo who is famous as the Hunchback Foot Lightning from Bukit Progo.

Everyone immediately seemed to be pricked to hear the ravings of these two old warriors. Everything seemed to have a different opinion until a small commotion immediately occurred.

Jaka Umbaran immediately let out a long breath. He really did not want any commotion in that place. But he also did not want to be underestimated by this old warrior without defending himself. He immediately said,

"I was still a boy yesterday afternoon, the elders of the martial world. I also do not want to be the regulator of the central region if only the Red Kalong God did not persecute the disciples of Padepokan Bukit Katong. But if the elders of the martial world did not believe what had happened, then,

Then you can try it.."