The Fighter
Chapter 73 Celebration Preparation
Rengganis read the books of the ancient books themselves in the book storage room at Jagadklana. The girl always takes a seat in the corner of the room, so it is not often passed by and pass people. His parents asked Rengganis to socialize with the environment, because since returning from the last trip, the girl had only confined herself in the room.
"From afar I felt that the storage room of this book had become more radiant these past days, apparently because the rays of life of the world were sitting in this space." with a big smile Laksito approached Rengganis.
Rengganis did not respond to the temptation, she kept her eyes fixed on the book before her. Occasionally his hand flipped to the next page, and all of it observed the man who was still standing beside him.
Feeling no response from the girl he wanted, Laksito's eyes caught a sprig of roses bursting behind the window. Rushing the man reached out his hand from inside the room, and deftly broke the flower from its stalk. With a single stalk of rose, Laksito turned around to give the flower to Rengganis.
"Where was my target girl?" Laksito murmured, his eyes he circled around the room. But he did not discover the whereabouts of the Rengganis.
"Damn.., where's Rengganis? It could have been without saying anything, he left me alone." with an ugly face, Laksito rushed out of the room.
Arriving at the exit, he saw Rengganis talking to Sayekti in the courtyard. Quickly, Laksito approached the girls.
"Good day Nimas Yekti and Nimas Anis.." Laksito gave them a familiar greeting.
The two girls looked at him.
"Siang also kang Laksito.., tumben kang, was in the book storage room. Usually to the Kanuragan training ground or around the padhepokan." Sayekti smiled as she responded to the man's words.
"Actually I had set out to watch Nimas.., but when I got in front of this room. It turned out that my sun Rengganis was sitting in the corner of the room." with a wide smile, Laksito gave the Rengganis a rose.
Rengganis smiled cynically, and was unwilling to raise his hand to receive the rose.
"I don't like people who arrogantly cut this flower out of beauty without any clear purpose" said Judes out of the small mouth of the Rengganis.
"Don't misunderstand me Nimas.., in my view, I feel this rose will feel much more beautiful if it is in your hands Nimas." said Laksito who was not at all offended by the girl's response to him.
"Hold Nimas for a second, I want to see you integrated with the beauty of this red rose." Laksito added again.
Rengganis did not pay attention to Laksito, he instead patted Sayekti on the shoulder.
"I have promised to help Mother.., so we split first Yekti" said Rengganis, and without waiting for Sayekti's answer, quickly Rengganis had walked away.
"Wait for me Nimas ..!" Laksito immediately pursued the steps of the Rengganis, then tracked his steps.
"What's up Kang Laksito, I'm in a hurry." asked Rengganis without looking.
"When will Nimas open my heart to me? I've been waiting for you for too long, Nimas, give me a chance!" Laksito pleaded with Rengganis.
"Go Kang Laksito.., even to death I will not want to be with me. I already have a man, with whom we have bound ourselves." said Rengganis as he continued to walk quickly away from the man.
Laksito looked at the girl's back with a disappointed feeling.
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Inside the central room of the Jagadklana padhepokan. His father and mother Rengganis were talking about the annual Jagadklana celebration. They exchanged ideas by inviting some elders who were in the padhepokan.
"What are your plans, I heard that many guests from other regions have come to our territory. Even up to 3 additional boats were sent by workers to pick up the visitors." Ki Sasmito opens the conversation.
"Yes., but we must also be heartened that one of our boats was broken in the middle of the journey." an elder responded to Ki Sasmito's words.
"I heard it too, but no one has yet officially reported it to me. Does anyone know the exact story?" ask Ki Sasmito.
"Even the Chairman.., according to the driver's report. In the middle of the lake they attacked Nogogini and the two other dragons. Fortunately, there were no casualties, because according to the story there was one young boy who flew and communicated with the dragons. After communicating, the dragons returned to dive into the water. And that young man is also the one who saved our people." one elder relayed the information.
"Who is that man? Is he from our people or from another region?" asked Ki Sasmito interested. He was trying to find more information.
"Not one of us, it seems to be the one walking into our territory." one of the people gave the information.
Ki Sasmito was silent for a while, then...
"Send someone to investigate, I want to ask him. There is no way Nagagini appears, if there is no trigger, do not without us knowing we have made him oppressed." continued Ki Sasmito.
"Only those who still have the Mustika Nabau lineage can speak to the serpents. It could be, the youngster had that mustika." an elder added.
"Already, the important thing is to immediately send people to investigate, then for the annual celebration whether it has been prepared. We must not disappoint our guests, given that only certain times we open portals into our territory" said Ki Sasmito.
"Yes Chairman, I have directed the person in charge to prepare everything." said one of the people present there.
"The women were also preparing to prepare a banquet dish. Even some people rent out their houses for rent to the guests who come." The mother of Rengganis added.
"Thank God if everyone is ready to welcome guests. Now that I end the battle today, please return to your respective places." Ki Sasmito ended the meeting.
After everyone came out of the room, Ki Sasmito invited Rengganis' mother to visit the griya used for his daughter's room. Like a young couple, Ki Sasmito took his wife's hand along the padhepokan area. In front of the Limasan building with wooden carved ornaments, Ki Sasmito held his wife's hand up the stairs up to the terrace.
"Rengganis, open the door, son... Your father and mother want to talk to you son." knocking on the door, Rengganis' mother called her daughter.
"Ceklek.." The sound of the door handle opened from the inside, and a beautiful face was raised from the inside.
"Mother.., father..." Rengganis immediately hugged his parents. Then they went into the room.
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