Knight Panji
SELECTION OF NEW STUDENT ACCEPTANCE PART II
"Your banner is great" praised Oni the bald head. The four of them surrounded the Panji.
"How did the Stone of Light break" asked Cayya curiously and immediately answered Panji, "I didn't know I was just putting my hand on the Stone and channeling the energy in"
Panji then looked at his right hand and thought of some things. 'Damn, what was that was why the Stone could turn black, isn't the energy of Kanuragan Science usually white I've never heard of anything black'
Sakya who saw Panji stared at his hand for a long time, then pulled Panji's hand until Panji realized from his daydream.
"What do you see from this hand" Sakya then looked at Panji's hand then looked at Panji's face over and over again, without him noticing his ears were met with red.
Sakya then throws Panji's hand, besides they look too close so that people around him see Panji and Sakya with a strange look.
"Yes you are great, but there is still a second and third half, I will not lose" Sakya covered her mouth with a fan she always carried and walked away.
"Had the banner he was embarrassed actually he wanted to be friends with you" Galih on his left immediately embraced Panji.
"Yes that's right look at his red ears, maybe he's never been friends with someone like you, or he doesn't know how to be friends with a great person like you" Oni sibotak right immediately embrace Panji.
"Would we go after Sakya, he said he would see the archery field "Cayya then walk ahead of the three of them.
"Well let's go" said Galih and Oni in unison. They also dragged the banner with them.
The other participants began to second-guess their origin. "I'm sure the person who blew up the Light Stone named Panji must have been from a distinguished family"
"Not only Panji, the four friends are also like ordinary people, just look at how luxurious the fan-bearer's clothes were"
"Yes right, too"
Thousands of people went on to test their Canuragan Science, while those who escaped, they were directly directed to the archery field.
When the Kanuragan Science test took place not a few participants who had to go home with a sad face because the Science of Kanuragan is not enough to turn on the Light Stone or even they do not have the Science of Kanuragan at all which means them cannot be a warrior.
Meanwhile over the Arena
"Your master invited me here to.... "Master Dinata briefly rose above the Arena to talk about the blackish ash energy that Panji had created.
"Hide this a secret, later at the residence I will talk about" still with a cold and solemn expression on his face.
"Well, Patriarch then I will continue the selection" Mr. Dianata cupped his hands a sign of respect to the Patriarch.
Then he descended back to the Arena.
"What is dark energy?" asked Rendra beside him using telepathy. A secret conversation known only to Rendra and Satria.
"Yes dark energy" Satria remained expressionless with a flat face and remained fixed straight to the Arena as if watching the participants.
"That's impossible, everyone who has dark energy has been destroyed by the entire kingdom and and also the entire Perguruan Nusantara"
Satri did not reply but then he said to himself, "Is it possible that the Demon Slaying Patriarch rose from the dead?"
"Calm down, don't tell anyone before I explain, wait for us to arrive at the new residence I'll explain"
Vice Patriarch and Sastria fell silent,
I don't know what they're thinking or what other speculations are in his brain.
"I will make the fan bearer my disciple" said Safa's most handsome elder among them.
"Then I will bring the most authoritative and mature child to be my disciple" the 2nd most handsome elder called Dana did not want to lose.
"What can I do about the child whose face is too small to be my disciple" the elder named Sanu then pointed towards Galih.
"Then I will bring the child named Panji who just broke the Light Stone into my disciple"
All the elders turned towards the elder Dalu who had just spoken. "Why do you see me?", asked the astonished Elder Dalu.
"Why should I be with this fool?"
"Yes he really doesn't see the situation"
"Haahh, I hope you don't get the punishment"
"Ckckckc actually you guys are talking about I don't understand, but I'm coming along".
Said the fattest elder of Dalu among them.
Vice Patriarch even glared at Dalu, but Dalu did not even understand. Patriarch Satria only glanced at him at a glance then spoke, "Elder Dalu today looks not tired once he arrives at the residence of the Red Pheony Flower Legend 100x salute with the Vice Patriarch"
Elder Dalu was shocked as if in a lightning strike, he asked the surrounding elders what mistakes he made.
"If it's not enough you can copy it 300x". Patriarch.
"The 100x Patriarch is enough, thank you for the Patriarch's kindness" Hearing his punishment would be added the Dalu elder immediately stood up, cupped his hands and thanked the Patriarch.
The elder whispered between them saying how foolish he was to take Panji as a disciple in front of the Patriarch, was he tired of living.
"All that's left is that fat boy, it's okay that he looks strong enough," Elder Danu said.
Vice Patriarch did not want to miss and join the roost with 5 other elders.
"Hey didn't you guys choose the same students as you guys". They also just realized and laughed out loud and the only one who looked sad was Elder Dalu.
He was so sad that he had to copy the 100x Legend of the Red Pheonix Flower. I don't know how much time he spent writing.
Archery Arena
"Well before starting the second Test I will introduce myself, I am Akarsana, the core disciple of the White Tiger College, I'll be helped by a few other students to keep an eye on you in this second test"
"The second test is divided into 3 rounds of the first archery, the second Sword, the third spear"
"Of the 10 thousand people who became participants now left 7 thousand people. The number is still too much, so in the second round this is usually 40-50% of participants will be killed"
"So use your best chance, no longer linger in front of you. You each have a 3x chance of hitting the yellow/middle line on the target. Make sure your feet are behind the line. It's 100 meters away. If 3x misses you will be immediately declared as a participant"
"Do you understand" asked Akarsana
"We understand" replied all participants who qualified in this second round.
To shorten the selection time, 200 Archery targets were prepared.
Those who have escaped Archery will be directly directed to the Sword Training Ground.
As expected of every 200 people who try from 70-100 people who fail and are forced to go home and repeat again next year.
After thousands of people tried, now 5 stars who were shining in the previous round also appeared in front with 95 other participants.
'Ahh shit I'm so nervous because I'm not very agile in archery' Oni said in his heart.
While Panji, Galih, Cayya and Sakya shoot, Oni follows them pulling an arrowhead hoping he will be on target.
But it is unfortunate, in the second half Galih and Oni did not shoot precisely Target on the first try.
While Panji, Sakya and Cayya archery on target and asked to retreat to give the previous participants a chance to concentrate more.
"Sorry Brother Akarsana I want to ask you something" Panji opened his voice and attracted the attention around him.
"Please ask"
"If we give direction to our Friend who has not escaped does that include violations?"
"Not so long as it does not touch the arrow and bow, if only spoken it is not a problem," Akarsana replied loudly to be heard by all Participants in the Arena.
"Alright, thank you Akarsana" Panji then cupped his hands and slightly bowed in gratitude.
"Hey brat, Next time call Him Senior, a junior should call his Teacher Brother with Senior remember that" said a Core disciple who also appeared out of nowhere.
"Good Senior," said Panji without a tone of anger/dejection though.
Panji then approached Galih and Oni who were about to shoot, Panji then gave them instructions.
"Get up your spine, tilt your hand a little, then hold your arrow, point the yellow middle dot"
"It's pull your bow tighter, yes that's right, focus to the midpoint, your hand don't vibrate, breathe out and then release the arrow"
Oni and Galih then follow the Directions of the Panji. The rubble hit right in the middle of the yellow dot and he was so excited but his smile was gone when he saw Oni still on the red line almost crossing the yellow line.
Cayya and Sakya looked at each other and chuckled in admiration. They thought where this Panji came from, they could not believe that he was just a country boy, at least he might be the Son of the Royal Family.
"Oni one more time you can be sure you can not give up You must not fail here, " said Galih encouraging Oni.
Oni's face squeezed her almost to no confidence, but then her shoulder was patted by Panji.
"You must be Oni's spirit, you must not stop here, remember we are only a few steps away from becoming a white Tiger College student. Focus on it and rest assured that if you can, I'll direct you again"
Oni's spirit was reassembled, he began to pull his bow slowly, leaning his body according to the direction from Panji. The arrow came out and….
On target!!!!
Oni cheered and hugged Panji and Galih "Thank you for helping me," Haru's feelings rose in Oni's heart having a very loyal friend, especially the banner she had just met.
"OK okay stop your happiness Oni now we will go to the sword training ground prepare your mental stronger, " Sakya said as she pointed at him using a fan.
They walked out of the crowd towards the sword training ground but before that Panji, Galih and especially Onu thanked Senior Akarsana for allowing Panji to give them direction.
Panji then looked back at the golden-white-robed handsome man above the Arena who was also watching him.
Somehow he felt pain in his heart, like a completely unbearable sadness, now his eyes were red in tears, the pain was the same as he was left by Grandma Sekar to the Otherworldly realm.
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