SURO BLEDEK
Ch. 170 Return to Cangkring Academy
After flying away from Red Skull College, Suro's destination this time headed north a little west towards the area on the northern coast.
An area that is still included in the Kalingga royal area, namely the Cangkring academy where the Heaven Sword Academy is located.
The kingdom of Kalingga was established around the sixth century AD. And is believed to be the forerunner of kings descended from the House of Sanjaya and also the House of Sailendra.
After Queen Shima died around the seventh century AD, the kingdom of Kalinga was divided into two.
First in the southern part of the kingdom Medang i bhumi Mataram was established around Yogyakarta and in the northern part of the Keling kingdom in the Sambhara bhumi (Bharabudhur) around the Magelang area.
Suro before leaving the Heaven Sword Academy he had paid his respects first to the Sword God. He requested permission when about one full moon left the college to return to Mount Arjuna. Now it's a full moon. Therefore, after his affairs at Red Skull College were completed, Suro rushed back there.
Towards the end of the night, Suro had arrived at the Cangkring academy. He headed straight for Kolo Weling's residence. In order not to make a stir or even make everyone faint, Suro accidentally asked Maung to stand behind some distance before he knocked on the door.
"Grrrrr!"
But before Suro knocked on the door, Maung first let out a loud rumble. Of course he canceled his intention to knock on the door. He had thought that it was not easy to bring Maung, a wild tiger as big as a cow from the forest to the Cangkring Academy. It will certainly bring big problems or the smallest will often arise at least intentional misunderstanding or not.
This was proven when he came to the city of Dahanapura. Without him intentionally there had been chaos almost along the road he had passed. Because the road he passed through split the city of Dahanapura, it could be imagined what kind of chaos had occurred. Almost the whole city went haywire.
After the sound of Maung's howl just now, Suro had thought that the person inside the house was immediately preparing to come out with all sorts of weapons. They must have thought that there were wild tigers lost in the settlement. This happens, although not often, but sometimes it happens.
Wild animals such as panthers or leopards during the dry season sometimes enter the village to find water sources or food sources. Many of the livestock residents in the dry season on the edge of the forest are often eaten by leopards.
The reaction of kolo weling and his friends after hearing the tiger's howl, immediately scattered out. Their goal of course was to expel as far as possible the beasts from the settlement.
They used to be thieves who used to live in the forest. Even a beast like a tiger was not a scary thing for them. But not for the residents, they will certainly be able to attack the wild animals easily. In order to prevent that from happening they immediately rushed out.
Suro was already wondering what would happen, which was why he immediately stood beside Maung. He was trying to prevent misunderstandings, so that no one would get hurt.
"Nakmas? Is that really Nakmas Suro?" Kolo Weling's voice rang out among them. He narrowed his eyes to try to recognize the young man in front of him. The dark atmosphere of the night makes the view unclear. Moreover, there is no illumination, so it must familiarize the eyes in the dark first, in order to be able to catch the shadow figure of the person beside the tiger whose eyes are pushing wide clearly visible in the dark.
They had previously been so shocked to see a huge tiger had been in front of them for less than a single spear. Even more surprising, a young man was seen stroking the tiger's neck, as if trying to calm the beast.
The tiger continued to growl loudly while grinning widely revealing its terrifying fangs, after seeing the arrival of those with sharp weapons as if about to attack it.
"True Kolo Weling's uncle I'm Suro. It's my best friend from childhood that Suro used to tell me. The long story goes why Suro brought this great tiger here."
Suro is seen whispering into Maung's ears and miraculously after that the tiger as big as a cow no longer shows its savagery and begins to calm down.
"They're my friends Maung don't show them your fangs."
Grrrrrr!
"It's good if you understand Maung. Don't scare these uncles Maung. Do you understand, Maung?"
"Grrrrr!" Miraculously the tiger nodded as if giving an answer to Suro's question just now.
"Alright if you understand. Now you're no longer in the woods so keep your attitude so as not to make everyone who sees you fall unconscious in fear."
Again the tiger as big as a cow moved its head like a nod.
Kolo Weling scratched his head to see Suro talking to a tiger as if he understood the language of the beast. Although it makes no sense, but seeing the body gestures of the beast respond to every word of Suro, making himself forced to believe what he was witnessing.
Although knowing that the beast looks so tame in Suro's hands, but still with so large a Maung form, makes them all look shudder in horror.
"It's hard for me to explain, but I can guarantee you, if this tiger won't pounce on uncle's head." Suro smiled seeing everyone standing back a few steps after seeing the form of Maung in front of their eyes.
Seeing Suro coming forward about to go inside, they immediately scrambled inside first. Suro just shook his head and let out a long sigh.
"I thought from the beginning it wouldn't be easy to take Maung away with me. True said the teacher's eyes, many people will fall unconscious after seeing Maung." Suro began to step while accompanied by Maung walking beside him.
"Anu nakmas I want to pay a farewell to the house of Paimo no business he said tell slack." Kolo Srengi immediately escaped through the back door before Suro entered the house.
"I also want to join the slack to the house of Paimo!" Suddenly everyone broke up and left Suro. Only Kolo Weling who stood pecking while scratching his head. Presumably their experience as rogues who are used to living in the forest and often meet with wild animals does not make them immune from the fear of seeing the figure of a creature that is so scary.
Kolo weling smiled as he shrugged his shoulders. He seemed unwilling to explain to Suro seeing them disperse all. Surely without him explain Suro already know the reason, because they are frightened by the presence of Maung.
"It's not why uncle, Suro understands it." Suro did not want to discuss further their actions.
That night Suro told a lot to Kolo weling while leaning on Maung's body. The tiger fell asleep behind Suro's body, so that Suro could lean his back on Maung's body.
There are some things that he did not tell including his meeting with Sang Hyang Anantaboga.
Kolo Weling seemed so interested in everything he told him. They kept telling me until they fell asleep.
Because so tired Suro remained asleep until the sun had begun to rise.
"Suro's back!" Suddenly a loud noise of people shouting directly woke up the sleeping Suro who was soundly hugging Maung. The fur from the tiger's body made Suro sleep as if he was on a tapestry that was so smooth. So that his sleep was so good.
But all the while he slept still woke up as soon as the sound was heard. He was like sniffing the most terrifying voice for himself.
"Great sister has come, what is she doing so early?"
Suro rubbed his eyes looking out of the house.
"It's noon today, nakmas." Kolo Weling's voice shocked Suro.
He was not aware of the existence of Kolo weling who had been sitting cross-legged near him since earlier.
In front of him a pot whose water billows indicates the water in the pot is still hot.
"Please drink nakmas mumpung still hot." Kolo weling invited Suro to drink. But Suro's eyes were still on the door.
"The feeling I heard was the voice of Mahadevi's sister, was my hearing not wrong or was it just my feeling uncle?" Suro still rubbed his eyes not yet moved from his seat near Maung.
Presumably the big tiger was also so tired that it kept him sound asleep.
"Mahadevi was waiting for the nakmas to wake up in the morning. Almost every day he comes here waiting for the nakmas to come. He said he was waiting for the nakmas to return to collect the promise he had told him. Promise to be trained in swordsmanship from nakmas." Kolo weling answered Suro's question after sipping a drink in his cup.
"Why didn't he go in uncle?" Suro felt strange Mahadevi did not go straight in, because without permission he usually went straight into the house. For that reason he felt awkward with the attitude of Mahadevi, a reticence to enter the house Kolo weling is not in his dictionary. It was even possible for him that the house was now like his own home.
"It was the nakmas' best friend who prevented him from entering the house." Kolo weling pointed at Maung using the cup he was holding.
"Please take this purwaceng herb steady while it's still hot." Kolo weling returned thrusting towards Suro.
"Rear Suro...! When was Adinda trained in swordsmanship by a sisang?" The voice of Mahadevi was heard from outside.
Suro patted his eel a few times before getting up from his seat.
"The fate of handsome people early in the morning has been chased by beautiful virgins." Suro's voice muttered softly, but Kolo weling could still hear it. As soon as he heard Suro's words, he immediately choked. The drink that had been in the mouth was about to be swallowed he sprayed it back out.
"What's the matter uncle, why did he choke?" Suro was surprised to see Kolo weling suddenly choke. He started walking towards Kolo weling.
"Ehem..! Huk, uhuuk! No reason nakmas, uncle happened to see a mouse, for some reason he looked so confident. There's a big cat here." Kolo weling replied while wiping the water that had been accidentally sprayed out of his mouth.
"Haha...! True uncle fortunately Maung sleeps if he sees must be pursued. If he does pursue it, he can. This house could be destroyed. It's best that uncle cat-sit uncle Kolo weling to chase away the rats." Suro began to look up at the condominium (one part of the structure of the skeleton of the joglo house).
Kolo weling scratched his head to see that Suro did not understand the meaning of his words.
After drinking the water offered by Kolo weling earlier, Suro began to walk out of the house.
"The back has come at last!" Mahadevi smiled broadly seeing Suro coming out.
"When will my brother train my sister?" Mahadevi looked at Suro who was still astonished while scratching his head.
"Today you will see the training of uncle master, Sword God and uncle Lord Rencong first. Kakang will make sure whether the two of them have completed their entire training or not? If you haven't finished, you'll be training your sister from tomorrow!"
"Okay, sister will go home first. I'll be back tomorrow to make a promise."
Suro nodded slowly while looking at the brightly smiling Mahadevi. Either because of what the beautiful virgin looks so happy, because of the arrival of Suro or because the promised training will begin.