The Story Of Jammetaria
CHAPTER 35 - A pretty strange village 2

Working diligently no matter what, that was what the man did. He plucked one by one the grass in his field. Sweat poured from his body, tired he had felt since then but it was not enough to break the spirit.

2 Unidentified people stood nearby, looking down on him and occasionally booing him. Although irony seems like they are neighbors, not others because here is just a village at the foot of a mountain.

The two of them said this was futile, and useless, as it seemed like the two of them were also affected by the bad rumors that were currently circulating.

He ignored, and chose to continue his work, plucking one by one the grass and harvesting something from his field. Some cubic fields around his house look already harvested for personal use.

They were both tired of booing because there was no result at all, one of them spat and both of them left here with a very upset face.

Hendy, Audrey and Eliana continue to scout him from the bush. Sometimes his wife comes with a drink and sometimes his son is seen playing around. After discussing for a while the three agreed to approach and try asking.

The three of them approached and helped pluck the grass, trying as close as possible and Eliana tried to ask something.

“Sorry uncle... there is something we want to ask...”.

“Stop...it has nothing to do with outsiders like you.” Said the person as if he was telling the three to stop helping him and leave immediately.

“But uncle... we beg you..one thing about this village...”.

“Already...it has nothing to do with you guys. You better leave this village soon, I think soon this village will be destroyed.”.

“Will be destroyed, what does uncle mean ?”

“Didn't I tell you.. It has nothing to do with you..”.

“But uncle... We beg you..we will do anything, so please tell me what happened.” Said Eliana and the three begged so sincerely that the uncle could not refuse him.

“Hahhh... Well it's up to you, but before that you have to help me here until I finish first..”.

“Good...” Say the three with passion.

The three of them started helping out little by little, sometimes they used magic, so this job felt even faster. Some time passed they got more familiar and started talking little by little, chatting casually like introductions and others before discussing something heavier.

Hendry, Audery and Eliana tell a glimpse of themselves as well as the uncle. His name is Ranu, he is a native in this village. Currently he lives in the most corner house and the farthest from several houses in the village with his wife and young child. Every day, like other villagers he worked as a farmer, for many years he lived but it feels like there is something very different now.

The day was getting late, the sun was already hot but fortunately their work was almost done. Wild grass has been raked up to 90%, Potatoes and tubers in the field have been harvested.

A little while later everything was done, Uncle Ranu invited them home for something they had been waiting for - information that seemed very valuable.

They entered the house, a medium-sized wooden house whose pillars and walls were still very sturdy. The place is also clean even though it is only made of soil and stone. The four of them sat in the living room, and started to talk about something.

“So uncle, like something we asked earlier...what exactly happened in this village ?” Ask Audrey.

“Mah... don't rush like that..”.

“Sayang.. please prepare food.. We have guests...”.

“Iyaaa..” Say his wife who is currently in the kitchen.

“Ehhh... no need to bother uncle...” Said Eliana.

“Whahaha. Thanks to you my work today can be completed in just half a day.”.

“Alright thank you very much, but let me help.” Eliana got up from the chair and immediately headed towards the kitchen, in an instant she brought a large chicken meat that was quite fresh and carried with both hands. Uncle Ranu was so astonished how it was possible that suddenly chicken meat appeared in his hands, and again the condition was new as it had just been slaughtered.

“Ah that brother has a magic tool called a magic bag, I can use it to store goods even though the capacity is greater.” said Hendry by lying as usual if asked something about his brother.

“So yes..you adventurers from big cities always have things we did not know before.”

“O Yes Hen... Why does your brother at all times carry raw chicken meat instead of it being troublesome ?” Ask Audrey.

“Entahlah... I guess as emergency food ?” Said Hendry who did not fully know.

Meanwhile in the kitchen Eliana is helping uncle Ranu's wife, they both process and cook the ingredients. Start cooking rice and side dishes here, ranging from all the vegetables available to the meat brought by Eliana.

The fragrant smell of cooking smelled up to the living room, but it still did not bother the two of them to look for further information. While waiting for the cooking to mature, the two of them immediately asked what their true purpose was here.

“So uncle... if you may know what really happened here ?”

“Well as I said earlier I'll tell you everything I know.” Uncle Ranu got up from the chair, tightly shutting all the doors and windows in this house. Go back to the chair and tell him everything he knows.

Uncle sat back in the chair and this conversation started to get serious. He began to tell, at first some time later, the arrival of several new residents who moved to this village. They all moved here for various reasons, either because of the destruction of their previous village, or for other reasons.

According to the explanation from Ranu's uncle it seems that Mr. Arganaya himself also did not know this, because it is only natural that the number of newcomers who started living in this village can be calculated with fingers. And again before this he was quite busy with other affairs such as exporting some of the existing rice out of the village, buying tons of fertilizer also replacing the agricultural tools that the citizens used, he said, so it is quite rare for him to interact directly with the villagers.

Before everything was fine, Because of the newcomers in this village, the atmosphere became more lively for the next few days. They all looked normal and ordinary until one night.

When most of the residents gathered and let go of fatigue, one of the newcomers began to tell what he had experienced before. Regarding his village which has been destroyed by the actions of its own leader, a greedy and loopy bandit who blackmailed his people to suffer.

The atmosphere became dark at that time, let alone the rumors about the increase in taxes began to spread, That person continued to babble about the ugliness of his ruined village and lure the surrounding residents, he said, in the end, everyone here did the same.

Their confidence in the leader here is declining even though it is still questionable what is told is true or not. They all agreed to go on strike and not immediately harvest the rice they were planting, repeatedly protesting for some obscure reason, just follow along and do not understand the true meaning of what they demo.

Even worse, they threaten to commit crazy acts by burning some paddy fields that have dried up if their unclear demands are not met.

Most of the people in this village are incited by the bad rumors, but there are also those who are not as an example of Ranu's own uncle. Those who do not believe this rumor would rather keep quiet than act because how else, the majority of people here have been affected.

And one other thing that makes Uncle Ranu even more distrustful. Even though Ranu's uncle had forgotten his face, he clearly remembered that the person who started all of this had ulterior motives.

Uncle Ranu dared to say this because on that night, where many residents were gathering and bad rumors began to spread, he said, he accidentally saw a shiny object behind his shirt and it seemed that only he himself was aware of it.

A sword or it could be a dagger that neither peasants nor ordinary citizens could possibly possess, which seemed sharp, easy to hide, easy to throw and seemed to be specially made to kill someone.

According to Hendry and Audrey, there is no doubt that this man is the main culprit behind all this. On this first day they got very valuable information, even though they did not know his face and name, it seems like that is enough for today.

A little while later the food and drink had already come from the kitchen, the door and window were re-opened by Ranu's uncle and they all ate together. Eliana missed the valuable information they got but it didn't matter, after all they could both tell her later.

After finishing eating the three of them say goodbye, and immediately leave the house of uncle Ranu. The three walk towards the village which looks opposite from the house of lord Arganaya. After walking for a while they met the person they had met in this village.

“You want to go back ?”

“Ah no, actually our mission has not been completed so we want the forest to continue it..”.

“Then be careful..”.

“Good...” Answer all three with a smile. Although the citizens here are affected by bad rumors against the nobles who lead, but it does not apply to immigrants and tourists, they are still kind to anyone who comes from outside, he said, because for a long time this village has been a haven for adventurers, although it is actually also rare.

The three continued on foot until they left the village and entered the forest. Arriving in the forest, the trio took off their coats and prepared to fly to Mr. Arganaya's residence, to discuss more about what they would do next based on the information they had today…