Srikandi Tanah Pasundan
Negotiating

Sari, Doni, Mika and Pandji sit together in the living room of the mother house along with both Pandji's parents.

Pandji waited for one of the four adults to speak. While Mika was observing Sari of course with her magic eyes.

Sari smiled as she saw the red glint in Mika's eyes. "Are we in Mika's fight?"

Asked so by Sari makes Mika wrong, plus deheman Pandji's father who asks Mika to be more polite to Sari.

"Aunty Sari needs our help." Pandji's father opens his voice.

"Help? What's for?" Pandji asked while yawning.

"Pandji, it's not polite to be so in front of guests" Pandji's mother reminded gently.

"Sorry,"

Sari again can only smile at the behavior of teenagers with a typical sleepy face.

"I need Mika's help exactly."

Mika was surprised and looked at Pandji's father who nodded his head in accordance with Sari's request.

"My help Aunty? But for what?"

"Find someone." Answer Sari quickly.

"Why look for someone to use Mika's help? Aunty can't go to the police station, or ask a private investigator for help?" Pandji asked again.

"Because what aunty was looking for was not an ordinary person," Sari looked at Al and Selia before continuing her sentence. "This guy is very special and aunty needs Mika's unusual eyes to find him."

Mika and Pandji looked at each other, they still did not understand.

"It's special that Mika is looking?" Pandji still did not believe Sari's words.

"Mas Pandji object?" Pandji's father asked.

"No dad, Pandji just …,"

"The person I'm looking for, is in the lower dimension at the moment. Do you remember Pandji, the Demon King? That person came to the underworld along with the opening of the main portal." 

"What?" Mika is made quite surprised by Sari's words as well as Pandji's.

"His name is Airlangga, he slipped while mas Pandji and mpu Sapta off guard. When you tried to get out of there, that's when Airlangga came in."

"Is he some kind of ugly creature that invaded the earth yesterday?" 

Sari chuckled, "Mas Pandji thinks Airlangga is some kind of alien?"

"Yes, who knows?" 

"He's not some kind of alien." Sari paused for a moment and looked at Doni. "Airlangga, immortal and we have one unfinished business." 

"Immortal? Immortals? Where is such a creature?" Mika denies not believing.

"Mika has gone down to the underworld, right? You and Pandji have also faced strange creatures that enter the human body. You don't believe that immortals exist?" Doni spoke up this time.

"Many things in this world are still hidden, and Airlangga is one example." Doni added.

A momentarily silent atmosphere, Pandji stared at his father hoping he could give more explanation but Al just smiled and put his shoulders together.

"Sorry, we're late!" The voice of a very recognizable woman Mika greeted from behind.

"Mother!" Mika greeted the woman who gave birth to her with a full of struggle with a warm embrace.

Sari and Doni stand up to welcome Mikaila's parents. Rendy and Lucia, they deliberately came from Surabaya to celebrate the graduation of her daughter who took the S2 program.

"When you haven't seen Lucia, how are you?" Selia greeted Lucia with a hug.

"Selia, you're getting beautiful. Thank you for taking care of Mika for me!"

Pandji's father cleared his throat again, "Lucia, someone wants to meet you."

Al introduces Lucia to Sari. Some things Al had explained by phone to Lucia so Al did not need to explain at length again to Lucia.

"Just a little help, it's my duty to help." 

Mika was confused by her mother's words to Sari. But his mouth seemed locked seeing the familiarity of his mother with Sari. 

How can you do the same thing with him, is aunty Sari an old friend of mother as well?

"Mas Al told me everything, thank you for saving Mika at that time," Lucia again said thanks and I don't know how many times Lucia said it.

"Mother Lucia don't thank me, I still need Mika's help." Sari glanced at Al for a moment and resumed her sentence. "I can borrow Mika for a minute?"

Lucia looked at Al asking for an answer. Alaric is Mika's adoptive father, Lucia leaving more decisions about Mika to Al than her husband Rendy. Whatever Al's decision, Lucia will obey.

"I think there's no harm if Mika helps Mbak Sari. Consider it a favor because all this time Mbak Sari has been protecting Mika." Answer Al firmly.

Mika tilted her head, "Didn't my decision count to dad?"

"No, it's better if you help aunty as soon as possible!" Al's face turned serious as Mika was about to bid.

"But dad, Mika ...," Pandji tries to help Mika talk.

"No mas Pandji, this time the father decided. Aunty has helped and protected Mika as well as this family without you knowing." 

"Mas Pandji may not remember it but aunty Sari helped open the gap of the lower gate to save you. And you're Mika, if only aunty hadn't come to protect you, you'd have died there by then."

"Aunty has a lot to play in our alliance, it's appropriate that we help aunty solve her problems." 

"Don't aunty, the veiled woman?" Mika tried to recall again, Father Pandji nodded.

"I thought I recognized the energy of aunty when I first saw it!" Mika's face started to turn warm.

"Eehm, we can finally look directly at. Sorry if aunty's sudden appearance, aunty's just …,"

"Aunty Sari!!" Giandra's voice sounded so happy from a distance, Sari was surprised by Giandra's greeting.

"Hey pretty!" Sari responded with a big smile.

Sikecil Giandra walked in half running towards Sari. He hugged Sari tightly. "I Miss you so much aunty! When are we going to go to Padang the guards again?!"

"Gia," Sari placed her index finger on her lips.

"Oops!" 

Gia instantly closed her mouth and looked around. It appeared that Gia's mother slightly raised her eyebrows next door and her Father was beating hard.

 Looks like Pandji's father has a little problem in his throat because of his constant throats, or maybe it's a code?! So thought Doni in his heart.

"I'm healthy, Doni!" as usual Al read people's minds without excuse.

It was very disrespectful mas Al .., Doni smirked humorously at the Flamboyant man in front of him.

"Is this just Pandji missing the news?" Pandji scratched his head and yawned.

"Pandji's mom is too busy, so miss the news!" Sahut Giandra with a small laugh.

Sari laughed, Giandra then whispered. "I miss Bayu kang, when do we meet him aunty?!"

"You miss Bayu? We can take a walk later after the aunty business is over!"

"When? Don't take too long, Gia wants to go there!" Gia's whisper no longer cared about her father's serious face watching Gia.

"We'll talk about this again later yeah, before Gia's father changes his mind." Sari rubbed Giandra's hair gently. 

Gia complies and sits sweetly beside Sari. The conversation resumed. Lucia and Rendy agree to give Sari permission to bring Mika to Solo. The day after the two will return to Pakualaman to pick up Mika.

While Pandji though slightly disagreed with his father's decision, he could only comply and release his guards away. Sari made a pretty interesting offer for him. He promised to give his heirloom collection to Pandji and it, for free.

Pandji who was initially a little annoyed is now amused by the free words. He began to calculate the profits that could be obtained when opening an antique store later. Moreover, Sari tells the fantastic value of each of his heirlooms.

It's a fair exchange, right?