The Fate of Adipura Kingdom

24. Offers

The young woman smiled meaningfully at the minister Balda who was closing her eyes. Although not his words just not published by his interlocutors in fact did not make the young woman silent, he re-opened his voice , “Don't the minister have a personal grudge to the young man is not it?”, he re-opened his voice , Didn't the minister have a personal grudge to the young man?, the young lady asked with a smile still adorning her face.

“What do you mean?”, the mysterious man reacted, "How did you know that?", he added.

The young lady turned her head towards the mysterious man, "I know a little from the mouth of one of my comrades, you definitely know who she is", she replied.

"Don't tell me!", the mysterious man fell silent for a moment.

The reaction made by the mysterious man made the young woman laugh giggling while doing a wagging motion with a fan in her left hand.

“I can help to avenge that, it's easy if the minister really wants it. But of course such a thing should use appropriate rewards, I will not ask for much. Enough with one special condition, if the minister can grant it I will be happy to make the life of the youth like hell”, bargain young women.

Minister Balda who had been silent while closing her eyes finally began to react after hearing the offer from the young woman. The look on Balda's face changed to hear that not because his desire for revenge was known by young women but there were other things that became the problem.

According to the story of the mysterious man, this young woman is a fellow teacher of red demons while studying black magic. From a mysterious man, he learns that the power of a young woman with a red demon is not far away. As a swordsman of white flow of course got a colleague like this does not make it calm but must be vigilant if something unexpected happens like being stabbed from behind.

The red devil himself did not want to come along because there was an important thing that he had to finish, instead he offered one of his friends from the island of Sulagendi to help the Adipura and Obstacle kingdom party.

“What terms did you propose?”, asked minister Balda after a moment of silence.

“Didn't the young man have a wife, I can send his wife some santet. And I assure you that she will surely die a terrible death, even her own husband will not recognize the corpse of his wife", the young woman answered arrogantly with a giggling laugh.

Minister Balda who was initially calm now stood up and clenched his hands while staring intently at the young woman. As a swordsman of the white school he did not like the practice of black magic like this. Even though he had a grudge against his opponent but to repay it by doing such a thing was extremely inhumane.

“No! I still have the soul of humanity unlike yours!”, minister Balda replied aloud.

“Haa... Haaa... Haaa... I just offer, why should it be like that reply from the minister?”

"You think I don't know what you want!"

"What does the minister mean?"

“You can't fool me, I've lived a long time in the martial world and have tasted the bitter sweetness of life. I know the reason for your request just now, the reason for killing the young man's wife was just a diversion. Your real goal is for the ritual of your island isn't it?”, minister Balda asked at length with a sword already drawn towards the young lady.

The young lady took a stance on the reaction from minister Balda, she stood up from her seat and took out a sizable knife with a carved handle similar to a bat head.

The tension between the two made the mysterious man unable to stay silent to look at her. In a hurry he confronted the two by standing his back to the young woman and facing the minister Balda standing.

“Minister should calm down first, this is not good for our alliance", the mysterious man opened his voice after standing in the middle of minister Balda and the young woman, "It is better for the minister to come out to calm down first, he said, pupil Jaka befriended the minister. The situation here is already very hot, please better understand”, the mysterious man.

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The mysterious man tries to break the tension between the two, he asks that there is no unnecessary fight. In the effort he had felt a murderous aura between the two considering his position mediating sedanf both sides.

But the important task must be to keep him afloat, considering that now they are allies in the upcoming war and if there is a fight between the two the effect will not be a little likely to be great later.

“Please understand the circumstances once again minister”, ask the mysterious man back.

Minister Balda was now silent and contemplating the words of the mysterious man. As the leader of this army he should have kept no divisions in the alliance. If a fight occurs maybe the morale of the troops will be reduced because it sees their superiors are not even compact with each other. It would be a disaster if the soldiers lost the trust of their own leader.

“Alright, I understand", said minister Balda as he re-sheathed his sword, "Murid Jaka immediately ordered the troops to move now, it is time to continue the journey!”, minister Balda's order after calm.

“Good minister”, king Jaka nodded his head and immediately exited the tent.

“And you better not do anything when I don't ask for it!”, minister Balda boasted quite strongly directed to young women.

The young woman did not answer but laughed and now stepped out of the tent where they were. He then moved towards the troops he had brought himself by walking slowly as if nothing had happened before.

It was not long before the mysterious man and minister Balda came out to check the preparations for his troops. They could see the troops were preparing to continue their journey which was still quite far away.

After it was felt that everything was ready the king of Jaka immediately approached the minister Balda and a mysterious man who was watching in front of the tent, “The troops are ready to leave minister”, said the king of Jaka.

“Good! Immediately depart, we must arrive at the destination before the enemy reinforcements come fully!”, minister Balda ordered.

With swiftness the king of Jaka immediately ordered the troops to move immediately, after the direction of the king of Jaka the troops are now moving towards the place to be addressed. Everything was running in order with a row that was so neat accompanied by the horse steps of the army leaders. Minister Balda, the mysterious man and king Jaka boarded the golden-yellow chariot while the young woman mounted her own horse accompanied by the troops she led.