The Return of the Fire Dragon Swordsman
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Gorawangsa aka The Swordsman Lifepulan from Padepokan Mount Bromo, is very famous among the people of the Jenggala Kingdom.

His cruel and often inhumane actions made him so feared by anyone who dealt with him. Hundreds of lives of martial world warriors both from the black and white have become victims of violence. He only looked at the silver and gold kepeng as his master.

A week ago, a man offered him 200 gold pieces for an assassination assignment while he was in the Kanjuruhan Duchy which borders Seloageng. The man only asked Gorawangsa to disguise as a gamelan harvester to make it easier to do his job. Gorawangsa immediately agreed to the man's request, and followed the man to meet Rara Pujiwati, the leader of the tayub group from Karang Anom Duchy who would entertain at the coronation of the new Duke of Seloageng.

All preparations for the plan to disrupt the coronation of the new Duke of Seloageng were carefully and carefully arranged by Maheswara to run according to his wishes.

Towards the day of the coronation, the Duchy of Seloageng continued to decorate. Hundreds of pennant bulbs are installed in every corner of the city. The decoration of the penjor and yellow janur is installed almost in front of the house of residents of Seloageng Duchy who are happy with the appointment of Panji Tejo Laksono as the new Duke of Seloageng.

The Kraman or Lurah in each region told all residents to participate in this activity by falling into the mountain as a new form of the Duchy of Seloageng in welcoming the new leader. In addition, on the day of the coronation, in the pendopo each village was held as a form of prayer together for the arrival of the young prince from Kadiri who became the leader of their region. Even in some women around the Duchy of Seloageng, the Kraman or Lurah slaughter buffalo as a form of their support for Panji Tejo Laksono.

A group of horsemen appeared to approach the Duchy of Seloageng from the west. They were a group from the Duchy of Bracelets led by Patih Dyah Suwanda who were invited by the Duchy of Seloageng to attend the crowning ceremony of Panji Tejo Laksono. However, the Bracelets still have a close kinship with Seloageng because Panji Tejo Laksono is the grandson of the Regent of Panji Gunungsari.

Upon entering the boundary of the Duchy of Seloageng, they passed by another group coming from the south. The large group of troops was a group from the Land Perdikan Lodaya led directly by Prince Merdeka of Lodaya, Prince Arya Tangib. The Land Perdikan Lodaya itself is also closely related to Bracelets, because the empress of the Land Ruler Perdikan Lodaya, Dewi Anggraeni, is the, is the daughter of the Regent of Panji Gunungsari Cousin who is also the aunt of Panji Tejo Laksono.

Patih Dyah Suwanda jumped down from his horse as soon as he knew who was passing by his entourage. Immediately he walked up to the ruler of the Lodaya Perdikan Land and immediately saluted Prince Arya Tangib who was still in the horse carriage.

"The troupe of Bracelets. Are you the new Patih Kanjeng Romo Regent of Panji Gunungsari?", asked Prince Arya Tangib after opening the horse carriage door.

"That's right, Gusti Prince.. Servant of Suwanda, the new Patih Regency Bracelet-bracelet salutes Gusti Prince Arya Tangib, Ruler of Bumi Perdikan Lodaya", replied Patih Dyah Suwanda with great respect.

"Hemmmmmmm, it seems like Kanjeng Father Adipati Gunungsari did not choose the wrong person to help him organize the Regency Bracelets..

If you do not mind, we should go together to the Duchy of Seloageng Palace" said Prince Arya Tangib immediately.

"Of course we don't mind, Gusti Prince..

Please the Lodaya troupe walk first. The servants will follow behind", replied Patih Dyah Suwanda as he invited Prince Arya Tangib to walk first. Prince Arya Tangib immediately gave a signal to the coachman of his horse carriage to move and the entourage of Land Perdikan Lodaya was moving according to his orders. Now the group is more and more because the group of Bracelets accompany their journey.

One by one other invited guests were also present in Seloageng City. In addition to the Land Perdikan Lodaya and Bracelets, the emissaries of the Duke of Singhapura and Karang Anom have also reached Seloageng City. This became more crowded in the afternoon, the group of Tumenggung Sindupraja, Tumenggung Ludaka and Demung Gumbreg representing Kotaraja Kadiri Palace were also present in Seloageng.

Panji Tejo Laksono was sitting enjoying the beauty of the afternoon in the private room of the Duke of Seloageng with Ayu Ratna and Gayatri. They seemed to be chatting casually.

"Kangmas Prince Tejo Laksono..

Tomorrow morning Kangmas Prince will be crowned as the Duke of Seloageng. Then who will be appointed as Yuwaraja Panjalu next after Kangmas Prince became Duke?", asked Ayu Ratna while holding out a cup of warm ginger wedang to her husband.

"Who Yuwaraja Panjalu next is the right of Kanjeng Romo Prabu Jayengrana to make a choice, Dinda Ayu..

Seloageng became my land also for consideration in the late Kanjeng Eyang Adipati Tejo Sumirat. This is a political tactic that must be done so that between me or Dhimas Jayawarsa who now gets the land in Bojonegoro, has the same power in determining the choice of Kanjeng Romo Prabu Jayengrana. I really appreciate Kanjeng Eyang Tejo Sumirat's good intentions in arranging the space for my future", Panji Tejo Laksono replied while receiving a ginger wedang cup from this first empress.

"This means Kangmas Prince Tejo Laksono still has a chance to become a Yuwaraja Panjalu despite already being the Duke of Seloageng?", said Gayatri who sat on his right side.

"True Dinda Gayatri..

Seloageng has a large area in eastern Panjalu. Also very fertile with abundant natural resources. It can be used to build an army that we can use as a force if needed.

From the direction of the gate of the Duke's private room, there are Prince Arya Tangib, Patih Dyah Suwanda, Raden Windusegoro son of Duke Windupati of Karang Anom and Adipati Anom Singhapura, Damar Sasongko went to the private room of Duke Seloageng where the Panji Tejo Laksono and his two wives were located.

The banner of Tejo Laksono immediately stood up from his seat upon seeing their arrival. His two wives immediately edged back from where they were.

"Welcome to Seloageng Duchy Palace. Sorry if the welcome of all of you is not appropriate" Panji Tejo Laksono said with a smile so knotted that the four important people entered the pendopo private room of the Duke of Seloageng.

"Greetings to me, Prince Nakmas..

Sorry if my arrival interfered with your rest" Prince Arya Tangib said as soon as Panji Tejo Laksono welcomed her.

"Uncle Prince don't do that. I'm still uncle's nephew. Let's sit down" Panji Tejo Laksono replied kindly.

The five of them immediately sat cross-legged on the pendopo floor of the Seloageng Duke's private room. Prince Arya Tangib sat on the right side along with Raden Damar Sasongko while Patih Dyah Suwanda sat on the left side of the young prince along with Raden Windusegoro.

"I'm sorry, I was wondering what you all meant to see me here.

Uncle Prince, can you please explain what the purpose of all of you here is?", Panji Tejo Laksono opened a conversation with them.

"The Prince's gold is indeed a straightforward person, uncle likes your nature like this hehehe..

Look Prince Nakmas, we came here in addition to attending your coronation, as well as support for you. Land Perdikan Lodaya will be very happy if later Nakmas Prince Panji Tejo Laksono who was elected as the next Yuwaraja Panjalu. This is because Prince Nakmas is the one who deserves to replace Kangmas Prabu Jayengrana leading Panjalu in the future" Prince Arya Tangib said immediately.

"That's right, Gusti Prince..

The experience of Gusti Prince Panji Tejo Laksono in the battlefield several times has proven that Gusti Prince can lead well. Gusti Regent Cousin was very proud of what Gusti Prince did. As a message from him, if there is a time when Gusti Pangeran is asked to visit the Bracelets", said Patih Dyah Suwanda while respecting the Banner Tejo Laksono.

"We from the Duchy of Singhapura also fully support the plans of Gusti Prince Panji Tejo Laksono as the next Yuwaraja Panjalu. The people of Singhapura are ready to provide assistance to Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono if needed", said Adipati Anom or crown prince of Duchy of Singhapura Raden Damar Sasongko immediately.

"So did we at Anom's Reef, Gusti Prince. All the people of Karang Anom and the court retainers of Karang Anom fully support the appointment of Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono as Yuwaraja", Raden Windusegoro said while respecting the Panji Tejo Laksono.

Hearing the words of all of them, Panji Tejo Laksono smiled meaningfully.

"I appreciate the goodwill of all of you to support me as Yuwaraja. But the determination of who the next Yuwaraja Panjalu is on Kanjeng Romo Prabu Jayengrana. I have no right to ask that I be chosen by him.

But I ask you, whoever Kanjeng Father Prabu Jayengrana chooses, you should support him as you all support me", said Panji Tejo Laksono who was greeted with a nod of the head of the four important people in their respective regions.

Then they all talked about many things until nightfall.

Meanwhile, a group of tayub dancers from the Karang Anom Duchy rented by Maheswara entered the area of the Duchy of Seloageng just as the sun began to set on the western horizon. Among them, there was a burly man with long hair that was in a casual loop. He is Gorawangsa, the Swordsman of the Lifesaver who was hired by the Blood Crescent Group to finish off the life of Panji Tejo Laksono. The man seemed stunned for a moment when he entered the Duchy of Seloageng City.

Seeing one of the members of his entourage stop, Rara Pujiwati the tayub art leader looked furious because he made the movement of the group stop. With annoyance he glanced sharply at Gorawangsa, while saying in a ketus tone, "Hey don't stop so carelessly. We don't have much time".

Hearing Rara Pujiwati's hard drive, Gorawangsa who did not say much, immediately bowed respectfully to Rara Pujiwati while stepping back. In his heart he grumbled,

'If it wasn't for yesterday's pay, you wouldn't have ordered me'.