The Musafir
The Siege of Balian Valley a Week of Silam
“A week ago, over five thousand soldiers from the Koying Kingdom came and besieged Balian Valley. There is no way out for Tapa Balian. The five thousand soldiers were also equipped by hundreds of swordsmen, swordsmen sorcerers, and expert swordsmen Golek Soul. Tapa Balian surrenders himself along with his grandson, brought to the Koying Kingdom to break the magic spell that protects the Moon Sword Pair.”
MANTINGAN held his breath as Kartika began to explain. For him it was so stressful!
“They warned Tapa Balian to turn himself in with a Pair of Moon Swords. The deadline is only three days. If it was exceeded, then the entire Koying Warrior would attack his residence with full force. Tapa Balian had no other choice. However, he knew that his grandson would be killed or at least taken hostage in the event of an attack. With that much enemy force, Tapa Balian will not be able to get out alive.”
“Why are they besieging Balian Valley?” Mantingan growled, he then repeated his question again, “why are the Koying forces besieging Balian Valley?”
“For the sake of getting that heirloom.” Kartika replied with a flat impression.
“Why Balian works under one of the nobles in Koying, why should they arrest him?” Mantingan again asked with a little bit of anger left in his mind. “Why don't they ask him well?”
“They've asked him carefully,” reply Kartika, “but sure goods Tapa Balian refused him.”
Stunned mantle stuff for a moment. Of course Tapa Balian will reject it. The heirloom could cause chaos in the martial world for the second time after it had slipped out of the hands of the Straight Swordsman. The mandate of the Kiai Kedai to guard the pair of swords would also not so easily deny Tapa Balian.
At first glance it occurred in Mantingan's mind, was this triggered by all the things concerning the Sky Stakeholder's authority?
“Why is the Koying Kingdom so large and powerful that it feels the need to have a Pair of Moon Swords?” The man asked the question again. “Is this affected by Sky Stakeholder?”
Kartika nodded quickly. “Yes. A Koying noble who was talented in martial arts wanted the prestige of a Sky Stakeholder. He promised the king that he would benefit the Koying Kingdom a lot if he managed to reach the authority of the Sky Stake, the king agreed to it and was willing to help him. However, that noble is not the best swordsman of the best, there will always be another swordsman who can defeat him easily. Then may I say, he does not deserve the authority of the Sky Starter at all, and he may also be aware of it.”
The Conjecture of Mantingan was apparently correct and once again he guessed, “And for that he wanted to snatch the Moon Pair Sword?”
Once again Kartika nodded her head. There was a trace of anxiety on his face. “The weapon must be recaptured ...”
“Then belong to your group?” The mantle cut sharply, as sharp as his gaze.
“Our education was destroyed because of that heirloom.” Kartika stared back at the young man in front of her that was sharp. “We reserve the right to have it.”
“That's just an excuse for you guys to blue the martial world, causing many innocent people to lose their lives.” Mantingan took a step forward to approach Kartika by bringing frightening air. “If that is your will, then I swear to stop you in all sorts of ways, but if not then give me a rebuttal that I can accept with common sense!”
It did not seem at all that Kartika was feeling trepidation. “I just don't want the heirloom to fall into the wrong hands. If Tapa Balian is unable to protect him, then let us take his duties.”
“You are a secret society engaged in the underground network of the martial world. That weapon can you will for all kinds of bad business.”
“Not all secret societies aim for bad things.” Kartika was growing her gaze. “The Leaf Dancers group just wants justice for what befalls our college.”
Mantang folding forehead. “Didn't the Straight Swordsman have died at the hands of my teacher who has truly cooperated with you? Then, what kind of grudges do you hold on to today?”
“As long as the weapon is still in the hands of a swordsman who can cause chaos in the martial world, then our grudges will continue to burn.”
“The day before the news of the siege of Balian Valley was heard, the Leaf Dancers Group was actually about to disband. Our last task is to find and kill you, Mantingan, but you have disappeared, not necessarily the jungle, as if swallowed up by the earth.
“After months of stalemate, we decided to end the task despite failure. It became the only paid task that we could not complete.”
“Task payment?” Mantingan slightly lowered his voice to ease the tension, knowing that his question might offend the woman.
Kartika nodded once. “I want to equip my foster children with as much money as possible before our group disband. The payment for your head is quite large, I am not in the power to refuse even knowing that your ability is as great as the price of your head.”
Manten smiled awkwardly—that's his first smile at this place. “When I was unconscious, why didn't you just complete the task?”
“Because it is no longer our destination.” Kartika. “Again we, especially myself, have owed you a lot.”
Mantingan cleared his throat several times, he decided to slightly return the initial discussion. “Like this, Kartika. Maybe your intentions and your group are really good, but I can't believe it without strong evidence. Moreover, for a pair of Full Sword, I felt that the heirloom was much better if it was kept by my teacher.”
“At first, I also thought like that.” Kartika took a deep breath. “But it can't. Kiai Kedai is outside Dwipantara, precisely in Champa, making sure the wedding of Bidadari Sungai Utara runs as it should.”
For the sake of hearing the name of the North River Angel, Mantingan like struck by lightning. Stiff in the place where he stood.
“He should have returned to Javadvipa by this time, for the west wind had come, but he had not returned until now. We have to take action. However, Kiai Kedai has advised us to always put up a vigilance against the weapon.”
Now it was precisely Mantingan who took a deep breath. For a while, he had to put aside his shock regarding the marriage of the Northern River Angel.
“Why didn't you say it in the first place? If my teacher had ordered like that, of course he had given you the confidence to keep the heirloom.”
“Our relationship is just a past stay, coupled with us hunting you for then we kill, maybe his understanding of us has changed a lot now.”
The thin smiling mantle. If he does not remember the North River Angel, then maybe he has laughed off at this time, or at least just a big smile. “If I had not decided to disappear from the martial world, maybe a meeting like this would not have happened.”
Kartika nodded while laughing softly. “Certainly, for we have all finished in your hands.”
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I know there are many flaws in my work. I will continue to fix it as much as possible. Thank you for supporting us so far. Most likely, this is the last month of the Enemy.
