
The Demon Flower Festival is a regular festival held by the Valley of the Hundred Swords.
The invitation was not only spread to the higher-ups of the Swordsman Nusantara Union, but also to the large kingdoms affiliated with the Valley of the Hundred Swords, be it food assistance, sandang, and others, or participate by sending orphans who will be heralded as excellent students there.
The audience is divided into three types.
The front desk is prepared for invited guests who are soon to be present. Raden Bratasena picked them up with the Bratasena Illusion to keep the location of the Valley of the Hundred Swords a secret.
“You want to bet?” The exchange opens the conversation. He sat at the top row with the other Blue Fire Dormitory residents. “My sword is a guarantee. This sword is passed down from my ancestors, even Ki Aluna Prabu acknowledges the greatness of this sword.”
Heaven's Jendam stroked his beard. “Interesting, but I don't have any valuables to bet with you. One hundred bronze pieces is not enough to appreciate the sword your late parents gave you, Reksa.”
“No problem.” Mutual smile. “The sword is a spirit whip so I can take it back from your hand. Of course, we fight for the umpteenth time at the festival next year.”
“It's a hard choice.” Ankara Pati suddenly came. He brought six cups of hot coffee to accompany the conversation. “But, the most eye-catching one here is Sadewa Pasha. Its development is beyond all expectations of students.”
Arjuna, the jade badge holder who also lives in the Blue Sword Dormitory, spoke up. As the strongest disciple in the Blue Sword Dormitory, of course Arjuna's opinion could be considered.
“In my opinion, Sadewa got a special training portion. Either when it's time, maybe at night, or even before dawn when we all sleep. The movement is similar to the Mahesa.” movement Arjuna was silent for a moment, looking around.
“I don't just say and argue. In the past three years, I have often held short battles with Mahesa. And when I saw Sadewa fighting against Reksa yesterday, I was more and more convinced that there was Mahesa's interference in the rapid progress of Sadewa Pasha. He is the main actor.”
The Mutual and Sadewa fight took place a week ago.
Sadewa was overwhelmed at the beginning of the match, especially Mutual used his Sword Taring to attack Sadewa from all sides.
However, because of the intelligence and talent he has, Sadewa managed to escape from Muta's ultimate attack that targets the veins of his left neck. Sadewa then made a circular movement in the air, balancing the body while looking for the right time to attack.
Five minutes of defending certainly drains energy, but that's the way Mahesa taught me when he knew Sadewa would be up against Reksa who had dominance in attack and defense, but was weak in terms of stamina.
Ctangs!
Ki Aluna Prabu shot invisible, thwarting the last attack of Sadewa Pasha.
“Winner Sadewa.” Ki Aluna then told all the students to sit in a circle. “Rexa is running out of energy. His chi flow stopped in the left arm, while his left arm was at its weakest. Is that right, Mutual?”
Muta is not arrogant, he admitted that Sadewa is much smarter and has a mature strategy when fighting one-on-one. “Acknowledging defeat does not mean we lose. Precisely it can make us stronger because we realize, there are still a lot of strong opponents out there.”
Arjuna was also present at the match. He immediately approached Mahesa who was sitting cross-legged near the palanquin tree beside the front gate of the college.
“Muridmu wins against Reksa.” Arjuna sat down and patted Mahesa on the shoulder.
“I expected it, all as I expected. He is very strong, even I doubt if I fight him later in the Demon Flower Festival. All the knowledge I learned in ten years, he was able to master it in just ten days. He's talented. Very talented!”
“No wonder his movements are the same as yours, preferring to avoid enemy attacks with the science of lightening the body rather than fending it off.”