The Sky Dragon Swordsman
#7. Heroes In Fairy Tales
"Sorry I'm a hassle. I shouldn't have ended miserably like earlier" Erlangga said to Laksminingrum. Erlangga recalled the last few battles that always ended with defeat starting from his fight with the mysterious swordsman of that time. He felt cursed by her.
"It's okay. I don't feel bothered either. I move according to my instincts only," Laksminingrum casually replied .
"If you may know, who is this child? And where are you going?"
"I'm Laksminingrum. Just call me Laksmi. I actually don't have a definite purpose. My teacher told me to find out who I really am without any clue."
"How about you come with me? Even if I can't help, at least I can keep you company. Take it easy, I'm with a woman as well so we don't have to be afraid of me" Erlangga made an offer.
"I think that's good too. Where's yourfriend?" Laksminingrum seemed to agree with the proposal.
They walked to find Dewi Ratih who did not seem to be in the place where Erlangga and himself rested earlier. Not long after they finally found him rinsing his hair.
"Hi, sorry I left without saying anything to you. Introduce, this is Laksminingrum," Erlangga was a bit awkward as he said, he himself did not know why.
"Good yes, you flirtatious bottom," Dewi Ratih seems jealous.
"I'm not flirty. Just saw two women in distress. When I helped them, I got into trouble, "Erlangga tried to defend himself.
"That is the karma of the great God because the brother did not tell me first," he seemed very upset.
"Who is that woman? Must've been persuaded by his brother, right? Come ngaku!"
"He helped me when I was in disaster. I offered him to come with us for a while."
"May, but fight me first. If he wins then he can join, "without giving his enemy a warning, he attacks blindly. With a deadly mainstay style Goddess Ratih seems not to want the woman who comes with her sister who she secretly likes to come with her. He wanted to be alone, but there was no way he would refuse Erlangga's request. He had no good reason to say.
Laksminingrum won't lose. Although he actually did not understand the reason why he was attacked, the most important thing for him was to protect himself. He did not want to lose to that woman. It feels lazy, just down the mountain of time has been directly lost.
He fended off every move his opponent launched with a sword whose sheath he did not open. Actually he knew, by opening his sword sheath then the fight would be over soon. After all, he was happy to be able to fight the woman in front of him. He did not know why, which obviously there was his own satisfaction when fighting him.
Erlangga actually wanted to break up the fight between two women who he thought were useless. But his body still hurts. He hopes that there is a miracle that makes his strength return to what it used to be. He hates himself now. It feels like a burden.
"Open your sword sheath! Fight with me seriously!"
Actually Laksminingrum really wanted to do it. He wanted to show how powerful the sword his teacher had given him was. But the consequences were very dangerous, he did not want to kill an innocent person with his sword.
"no need. Without opening my sword sheath I can defeat you.