The Treaty of Invisibility
Negotiating

Day 13th night 14th,

Two weeks ago Kosim tried to fight the occult treaty. Kosim and his family can still survive even though in his days always haunted by anxiety, worry to fear. The threat is not playful, it could be Dede's life, Arin's life or Kosim himself.

That night the night air began to feel cold bone piercing when it was only 8 pm. The sound of swiping branches and leaves of trees around Mahmud's house is clearly heard, occasionally combined with the sounds of crickets and bangkong.

Kosim sat alone on the front porch accompanied by a cup of coffee and cigarettes. After the prayer Isya Mahmud has departed to attend tahlil invitations at the house of his neighbor whose house is in the next alley. Maybe Abah Dul and Mang Ali were there.

Kosim had also left with Mahmud but was prevented by Mahmud to stay at home to keep Arin, Dewi and Dede, worried that something might happen. In the situation alone, Kosim thought in circles thinking about the situation and conditions he had been facing.

"When things will continue like this. This must be quickly ended, before there are casualties or before Arin knows. It is not possible forever will be able to survive the hunt of these stealth creatures," said Kosim in his heart.

"If it ends with a battle by subduing the Demon Monkey King, the odds and risks are 50:50. It could have been Abah Dul and his friends subjugated him but it could have been the four good people who sacrificed their lives, they lost" Kosim continued in his heart.

Kosim smoked a cigarette in his hand with a long breath and then threw it strongly as if he was brushing off the complexity he faced.

"The only safe way is to negotiate. But how? I can't be like Abah Dul and his friends who are able to penetrate the magical realm of the stealth nation." he murmured inwardly.

When Kosim was stunned while leaning his head on the pillar of the house, he suddenly jumped in shock to hear Arin calling out to him from inside the house.

"Yyoungass...!" arin exclaimed from the middle room.

Kosim is made anxious and panicked by his wife's call. His mind was immediately fixed on Dede with a feeling of prejudice, "it must be a fucking monkey!" he said with a suppressed voice.

Kosim rushed up from his seat, stepping quickly to meet Arin. Seen Arin and Dewi is arranging food in the middle room while Dede again play with his cars in front of the television.

"Why Rin?!" asked Kosim with an anxious face.

"Here's eat!" replied Arin while arranging the dishes on the mat.

Fortunately Arin was busy putting the dishes so that he did not see Kosim's anxious face. Kosim breathed a sigh of relief while stroking his chest after hearing Arin's reply.

"Hhhhhh!" subconsciously blowing his breath through his mouth was quite tight.

Arin stopped his activities and looked up to pay attention to Kosim full of wonder.

"What the hell is Mas?" ask Arin astonished.

"Hehehe... There's no need for chaos anymore" said Kosim smiling wryly.

"Later wait for Mas Mahmud, let him eat together," continued Kosim.

"Mas Mahmud may have eaten at Sim's tahlilan place. Hayu ah eat aja," said Dewi.

"Oh yes, Ma'am. Yowis hayu lah," said Kosim.

"Deee... Dedeee, here eat the same father," Kosim said as he waved his hand at his son who was still playing. The 3-year-old boy woke up and ran into Kosim's lap with a big smile.

Tonight there's only four dinners. The atmosphere of eating was not much chatter. Kosim ate with his voraciously, occasionally feeding Dede with his favorite fried chicken. After a few long steps and loud footsteps were heard chatter Mahmud, Abah Dul and Mang Ali, they had returned home from the invitation tahlil each carrying besek in his hands.

"Mud, I go home first yes, anterine besek maybe at home not yet on a meal" said Mang Ali.

"Monggo, Mang Ali's monggo." said Mamud.

"Mang Ali punten all the anterine drops into the house, yes" said Abah Dul.

"This is Bah" said Mang Ali.

"Later here again Mang Ali, do not let the first fake Mang Ali, hahaha.." seloroh Mahmud greeted laughs Abah Dul and Mang Ali.

"If you come here to love the character, the hand is like Mang Ali yes" said Abah Dul while putting his thumb on the chest.

"Yes, it's true Mang Ali. If there is no code, Abah can be destroyed, hahaha." said Mahmud Tegelak.

The three laughed with Mang Ali's footsteps leaving Mahmud's house. And Mahmud continued his steps into the house.

"Assalamualaikum.." said Mahmud as he opened the door.

"That's Mahmud coming home" he said

Cosim.

The goddess rose from her seat to greet her husband.

"Have you eaten yet?" mahmud asked the Goddess.

"It's again on the meal, Mas. Have you eaten yet?" reply Goddess.

"Udah ate there Wi. Yes, this has been added to the side dish," said Mahmud handed the besek to Dewi.

"There's Abah Dul outside. Let me make a drink you just keep eating Wi," Mahmud said as he walked along.

"Dining, Mas" said Kosim, watching Mahmud enter the living room.

"Yes Sim, eat there. Dede also ate a lot." Mahmud replied while poking Dede's cheek sitting on Kosim's lap.

Mahmud continued his steps towards the kitchen to make coffee for Abah Dul, Mang Ali and himself. Meanwhile outside Abah Dul sat leaning against the wall under the window. His mind floated in remembrance of the series of events after the events of the stealth monkey disturbances. What he thought was almost the same as what Kosim suggested was to end immediately.

"If left like this, there will be no end to it. Poor Mahmud also every night always take care." murmured Abah Dul in heart.

"The way Kosim ends this is all worth a try. But there is no way I can alone meet King Kalas Pati.

Before long Mahmud nongol while carrying a tray above him there are three cups of coffee and a jar of snacks.

"Mang Ali hasn't come Bah?" ask Mahmud.

"The other way is heading here" replied Abah Dul.

"Mud, I think we should immediately use the Kosim method to end the disturbance of the stealth monkeys Mud," said Abah Dul.

"It's better so Bah. But what could Bah possibly do? Unseen creatures are not the same as us - we who have feelings, is it if they?" Mahmud.

"Yes, too, Mud. But there is no harm in trying" said Abah Dul.

"It's Bah, but not alone, is it?" ask Mahmud.

"Yes Mud, I will ask for help again with Gus Harun, Basyari and Baharudin. I'll call them later, which Kosim?' abah Dul said.

Just now his name was mentioned, Kosim nongol said a greeting, "assalamualaikum, nih Kosim Bah, hehehe.."

"Waalaikum slaam." replied Abah Dul and Mahmud along with laughing.

Kosim then chose a sitting position in the previous place with his coffee and cigarettes still lying.

"Sim about negotiation, what do you think?' ask Abah Dul.

"I also thought of that Bah. Yes, confused as well Bah, I want the heck I will speak directly with the Demon Monkey King. But I can not see them and also can not penetrate the occult, Bah" explained Kosim.

Abah Dul Manggut-manggut justifies the speech of Kosim. He was silent but in his heart he said, "if only Kosim could pass on a tribe like himself and his three friends, it might be easier to convey."

"Truely Sim too. Later I try to discuss with Gus Harun how good" said Abah Dul.

Soon Mang Ali came and immediately said hello, "assalamualaikum.." said Mang Ali.

"Waalaikum salam." answered Kosim, Abah Dul and Kosim together.

Suddenly Abah Dul raised his hand, "Stop! where's code?!" abah Dul.

Mang Ali spontaneously stopped his two snores from the terrace. Then he raised his right hand on his chest showing his thumb while saying, "okay!"

Mahmud immediately looked back and saw the gesture that Mang Ali practiced followed by the laughter of Abah Dul and Kosim, "hahahahaha...."

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