The Lost Of Ramadan
Chapter 12: Those Who Have Not Returned

After finishing the meeting, Akira and the others went to meet Kanzo. On their way, as usual, the residents always distribute snacks, be it cakes or drinks, only this time on the streets seem lonely, some of them have returned to their jobs.

As Akira conversed with Chio behind Ayumi and Shiro, an old woman walked up to them and thrust a tray of woven bamboo. On the tray there are many cakes in the form of a legit white sugar-coated concave.

Akira turned to look at the old woman and saw her lips moving like she was saying something. “Thank you Nek,” said Akira a little surprised while taking it slowly.

The old woman just nodded while smiling a little and unintentionally her voice was loud. “ ... Muhammadur Rasulullah ..” he said he was about to walk away.

Akira immediately gasped and realized that the person was the one who had once also thrust a cupcake at him. “Wait For Nek!”

“Hemm .. do you want more?”

“A’ahh .. not I just want to ask what Grandma is reading?” akira asked with a smile.

Grandma was astonished. “Read ... oh you mean what I was saying from earlier?”

“A’ahh .. I feel confident knowing it.” Chio, Ayumi and Shiro stop when they hear Akira talking to someone.

“That is the sentence taught by the elder, he said that the relics of Thalib in this country,” he replied.

Chio walked over. “Means Granny reading inscribed on a map of Thalib,” Chio said.

The woman shook her head. “Peta ... I don't know about it, the elder just said it was Thalib's way of remembering his god.”

Akira smiles. “Does Grandma know the meaning and intent of that sentence?”

Looking at the smiling Akira, the woman felt like she was looking at someone who knew all about it. “Whose are you?”

Chio smiled as well. “We are just ordinary people Nek, just like Grandma who is religious like Thalib we are also a Muslim.”

Ayumi approached. “Yang Grandma from earlier read for sure like this ‘Laa Ilaaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah, Allahumma Shalli Alaa Sayyidina Muhammad Wa Alaa Aalii Sayyidina Muhammad’ fix Nek.” The woman was a little in disbelief because what Ayumi said sounded clearer and nicer.

“It was the sentence of Shahadah and also Shalawat to our Prophet Muhammad,” Akira immediately embraced it making the woman surprised, “grandmother is very extraordinary, in this kind of circumstances, in this case, she said, grandma's mouth never stopped reading that sentence, unlike us who are young who are very forgetful, thanks Nek has taught us something valuable.”

Hearing Akira say that he hugged her, Chio and Ayumi could only smile, while Shiro ate the cake next to him.

“Where are you going?” asked the woman after taking off her embrace.

“We want to meet the elders,” Ayumi replied.

“It just so happens that I can ask you to tell him something?” reply and Ayumi nodded.

“It has been a long time my daughter went to the neighboring country, but until now there was no news from her, not only my son some citizens who went there also no one returned, I've already asked the elder this, but he seems to have forgotten about it. So ... can you tell her again,” the woman told me worriedly.

Hearing that Akira and the others were instantly astonished and curious as to what was going on. “Alright Nek, we will ask the elders immediately,” replied Chio.

The woman nodded and immediately the propeller left. “Cih .. I expected that Kimichi was not right,” Shiro said as he continued to eat the collected cake.

“Not Kimichi but Daichi,” Ayumi denies.

“Whatever his name is I think he is a suspicious person, cih .. we should go see Kanzo immediately,” Shiro replied looking annoyed.

“Hah .. You at least call him Uncle Kanzo,” reply Chio and they leave immediately.

When he arrived in front of Kanzo's house, it turned out that there was Akiyama who was about to say goodbye at the door, also saw two guards were in front of the steps of the porch of the elder's house. Akiyama immediately went down after seeing Akira and the others coming.

“We're all fine, how about Uncle?” answer Chio.

“As you can see I'm fresh fit ha ha ha..” reply make them laugh.

“Oh yes, the bodyguard leave the papers on them!” akiyama's orders, and the bodyguards handed each one a piece of paper.

“If you intend to immediately continue your journey to our country, you can come to the palace to talk about it, because in the near future we will lift another, there is no harm if you immediately think about it, because in the near future we will give you another,” is on and they smile while nodding.

"Thank you" Akira and Chio replied quietly.

“Alright, then I go first, see you later at the palace.” Akiyama smiled warmly at them then walked towards the barrier gate.

They all saw the paper. "To the inhabitants who want to go to the land of Matahari Ekhad, come to the palace to fill the requirements, we offer a safe, comfortable and definitely safe trip to the destination, signed Daichi," Chio read.

Shiro stared intently at Akiyama. “Cih ... he looks very suspicious,” he said slowly.

“Hah .. You are Shiro, what in your eyes there is only suspicion,” Chio replied feeling tired.

“It's like a travel agency,” Akira said as he dripped the paper.

“You mean?” Ayumi wonder.

“A’ahh .. a service effort to travel, from here we can see their country is very developed, by utilizing the relationship between countries to make them mutually beneficial,” replied Akira.

Kanzo came to them. “How, are you all interested?”

“We are not so sure, there are still many things we have to know again,” replied Chio look lazy.

“Talking about this, when we headed here a grandmother wanted to say something to Uncle,” continued Chio began seriously.

“Said his son has long not come home after going to their country, not even news about him, did uncle know?” sahut Ayumi's.

Kanzo took a breath and exhaled as if feeling tired. “We'd better talk inside.”

They all followed him and then sat down with the living room chair, seen also on the table there is a cup of used drinks Akiyama.

“Actually I already know the problem of his son and a few others, but I am still not so sure of the truth.” Kanzo immediately began to speak.

“What did they go there for?” ask Ayumi.

“Most of them are traders, therefore said Akiyama some of them do not return because they want to settle there, the reasons vary, some are married and also work problems. because of this reason I have not dared to meet the grandmother you are talking about, I'm afraid she will be sad when she knows her son does not want to go home just to get married there.”

“Cih .. is uncle sure only because of that?” shiro Sahut.

“I myself am not so sure, but Akiyama himself who said so, he will also immediately return those who want to return to this country,” reply a little worried.

“Then we wait for how it will be, whether he will fulfill his promise or not, I have also sent some people to see the state of the country,”.

“Thank God then, good luck,” Ayumi replied and they all nodded.

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