CONFINEMENT

CH 80 - GARUDA MERAH CRUELTY PART VII

The thick night and the slippery road due to the rain did not dampen the steps of Muhibbin and Sariwati towards the residence of the Resi Giri Waja, a magnificent pangkul-kangkul began to appear in front of them. The dim lighting of the torch slightly helped facilitate the two lovebirds up the stairs of Griya Manuaba.

"You okay, Bin?"

"Look since you were down the hill, your face was always moody, what were you thinking?" sariwati's gaze was fixed on Muhibbin beside her, the girl felt a drastic change from her lover's attitude.

"Come on, Wati."

"My feeling is getting bad, the cause I don't know." replied Muhibbin softly, the young man was seen lowering the bag and bundle that was on his shoulder, his hand began to knock on the door of the arms of Griya Manuaba, while Sariwati occasionally looked at Muhibbin's face which still looks grim.

"Swastiastu!

"Swastiastu!" muhibbin shouted while continuing to knock on the door of the arms.

From a small, rectangular hole a pair of eyes peered outwards at the gate, and the sound of the door rattling and a young man dressed in all white came out of the building,

"Swastu."

"Ki Sanak and Ni Sanak looking for who?" asked the young man to the two people before him, his eyes looked closely at Muhibbin and Sariwati.

"Sorry Ki Sanak, is this really the residence of Sri Resi Giri Waja?" muhibbin asked politely at the white-clothed youth in front of him.

"True Ki Sanak, if you can know who you are and what needs to find a Teacher?" said the young man back, his smile was friendly even though it still left me wondering who the two people who were looking for his teacher at night.

"My name is Muhibbin, Ki Sanak."

"And this is my fiancee, Sariwati." said Muhibbin to the young man in front of her, hearing the word 'Fiancee' from Muhibbin's lips, Sariwati's heart was racing and a thin smile was on her lips and her cheeks were red.

"We're from Banjar Manguntur."

"Our arrival here wants to meet with the Resi on the advice of our acquaintances from Banjar Gelumpang" Muhibbin added.

The young man in white clothes asked his guest again.

"If you can know who is the acquaintance of Mr. Muhibbin who advocated coming to see Master?"

"So I can tell him about the arrival of the two andika, at this time Master is teaching the Pontar to the Cantrics in the library park." added the young man.

"We came here on the advice of Gus Aji Putra Narayana from the banjar Gelumpang, Ki Sanak." replied Muhibbin as he reached into something from behind his clothes and handed a pin shaped Sudarsana chakra to the young man.

The young man who was none other than one of the cantrik of the Resi Giri Waja received a pin shown by Muhibbin on him, a glimpse of the young man paying attention to the object extended by Muhibbin.

"Alright sir, and if you two wait here for a while, I will go to Master to convey your arrival." answer the cantrik to Muhibbin and Sariwati while allowing the two to sit in a Bengong Hall on the right of the door of the Angkul-kul Griya Manuaba and after that the cantrik rushed into the building leaving Muhibbin and Sariwati.

The two also sat in the hall bengong not so big. Sariwati looked at Muhibbin.

"What's Wati, why are you looking at me like that?" muhibbin asked his girlfriend.

"What did you say to that cantrik?" sariwati exclaimed timidly, the girl's cheeks looked red.

"What do you mean, I said?" Muhibbin asked back.

"The only thing you said was that" Sariwati said back with an awkward smile held in shame.

"Which one?" muhibbin asked pretending not to know, the young man realized that Sariwati would ask about the word 'Fiancee' he said to the cantrik.

"Ah, you!"

"You're saying we're fiancee, since when?" sariwati exclaimed softly but the sentence spoken by the girl was very clearly heard in Muhibbin's ear.

"Oh, do you mind Wati?"

"If you are not pleased, let me introduce you as my friend when the cantrik returns." Muhibbin teased his lover, the young man smiled at the awkwardness of Sariwati.

"Or I said that you are my wife" Muhibbin said, teasing Sariwati again.

"Ah you could, Bin." Sariwati's face turned red, the girl smiled knottedly while pinching Muhibbin's waist.

Both of them laughed loosely and for a while as if the burden they were experiencing felt evaporating.

After some time waiting, the cantrik again approached Muhibbin and Sariwati. The young man smiled and approached the two who were still waiting at Griya Manuaba's bengong hall.

"Sir, andika both are welcome to wait at the Dangin hall of Master's private residence, she will soon meet you both."

"Let me interven" Cantrik said to his two guests.

They also stepped towards the private residence of Resi Manuaba which is at the back of the Asram.

The three walked through the magnificent building and passed a small bridge under which there was a beautiful pond with lotus flowers growing on it before arriving at the private residence of the Resi.

Muhibbin and Sariwati swept his gaze to every corner of the Manuaba Griya area, there was admiration flashed in the minds of the two. The architecture of the typical buildings of the State of the Beach is neatly arranged with reference to Asta kosala kosali as a science in the arrangement of buildings whose architectural form is called Satak elbow.

From a distance of several meters, an old man in all-white clothes attached to his body was seen sitting in Dangin hall. His cool smile welcomed the arrival of his two guests who were delivered by one of the Cantrik in Asram.

"Let's go, Cening."

"Arsana, please prepare a meal to entertain our guests" the old man said back to the Catrik.

The old man was none other than Resi Giri Waja the owner of Griya Manuaba and Cantrik named Arsana nodded his head and stepped away leaving the three in Dangin hall.

"Well, Master" said Cantrik before passing by and disappearing into the depths of the night.

Resi Giri Waja nodded her head and a friendly smile fell on her lips.

"Who are you?"

"What can I do for you two?"

"And what is your relationship with Gus Putra?" the old man told Muhibbin and Sariwati. He handed back a Sudarsana chakra-shaped pin that was brought by the Cantrik to Muhibbin.

"Do you know what that pin means?" asked Resi Giri Waja back to the two guests in front of him.

Muhibbin and Sariwati shook their heads at the question of the Rishi.

Before answering the old man's question before him, Muhibbin let out a deep sigh.

"We're from Manguntur, Resi."

"We came here on the advice of Gus Aji Son of Narayana who had helped my mother at that time."

"I was asked to look for a mulya Resi if at any time I had difficulty with showing Gus Aji Putra's handing pin that Resi had seen for himself." muhibbin answered the question of the old man in front of him and with a runut Muhibbin recounted everything he had experienced with his family and Sariwati.

Resi Giri Waja was just bearded to hear the young man's words, his shady eyes looking at the two young men before him with a friendly smile on his face.

Not long after how long Cantrik Arsana returned to bring food and drinks placed on a wooden tray he carried.

"Let's enjoy Arsana cuisine first, about your story later you can continue after we finish eating" said the Resi to Muhibbin and Sariwati.

The two looked at each other for approval and Sariwati nodded her head at Muhibbin as a sign of agreeing to the Resi's offer to enjoy dinner prepared by Arsana the Cantrik.

***

While in Banjar Manguntur precisely in the residence of Mr. Nengah, the residents tried to extinguish the fire that devoured most of the Perbekel residence building.

Jero Pecalang and his men were seen berjibaku and began to rush into the residence of Pak Nengah burning.

How surprised they when they found the bodies of Mr. Nengah and Sekar his daughter lying on the ground with a body full of wounds and stuck in sharp weapons.

Anxiously Jero pecalang checked the condition of Mr. Nengah and Sekar who looked motionless, felt the pulse of the two people and there was no sign of life anymore.

"Jagad Dewa Batara!"

"Who has done all these abominations to Jero Mekel, what a fool!" yelled Jero Pecalang full of anger.

The middle-aged man's body trembled with a turbulent feeling at the cruelty that had befallen the Batubulan village leader and his family members.

The man ordered his men to comb the entire room of Mr. Nengah's residence, while the rest of the pecalang and the residents tried to extinguish the growing fire.

"Jero Pecalang!"

"Jero Pecalang!"

"Please come here!" shouted one of the residents to the Batubulan village security leader."

Hearing the screams of one of the residents, the man rushed to him and saw a little girl with a terrible condition and burns almost all over her body.

"Let's hurry!"

"Immediately take them all to the Banjar Manguntur medicine hall!"

"Quick call Bhayangkara and Jero Balian Kanta!"

"And for the other members of the security forces, help the people put out the fire" Jero Pecalang told his men and the people of Manguntur who were there.

All members of the Manguntur banjar security and the residents work hand in hand to overcome the fire of Jero Perbekel house according to the direction of Jero Pecalang and the middle-aged man carrying the body of the little boy along with Mr. Nengah, Sekar and bu Suratmi to the Banjar Manguntur medicine hall.

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**Cantric: student

*Balai bengong: waiting room, gazebo resting place

*Asta Kosala Kosali: Science of spatial planning and placement of Coastal State buildings

*Sudik Satak: guidelines and package in the manufacture of traditional house buildings native to the Coast

*Sudarsana chakra: chakra arrow weapon belonging to Lord Vishnu

*Asram: place of study*