The Strongest Knight's
Ch. 69 - Harvesting Each Other
"Arthur! Arthur!"
"Mama.. Mamma.. Don't leave me."
"You must be strong. Mama's son is a strong man."
"Mama.. Mamma.. No!!"
"You're my mom's hero.. Good bye Arthur!"
"MAMA!!" Arthur awakens from his childhood nightmare while he is still in the world he should be in.
"Arthur!" Diana looked at Arthur, then approached and hugged him tightly.
Arthur who looked confused still tried to remember what had happened and why he could be in a soft bed while being hugged by a woman who always hit his head.
"Diana."
Diana gives up her arms, sees Arthur with tears still streaming from the joy of seeing Arthur regaining consciousness after a week since the fight with Lucifer.
"Stupid!!" Diana hit Arthur on the head just as she would if she was upset with him.
"Ah.. Paint! What are you doing..."
Diana hugged Arthur again, stinging tightly until Arthur smiled.
"Diana, I'm no longer papa." Arthur held Diana's cheek and looked into her eyes.
In the middle of the drama that happened, the door of the room opened and then entered the other colleagues. They rushed in because they heard the voice of Arthur's cry that they had not heard for a long time.
When Rebecca saw Arthur who had been aware immediately jumped and hugged Arthur, Ivy was seen to shed tears, even with Leo who seemed to shed tears because Leo was the person closest to Arthur.
"Geez you really worry us." Said Gildarts approaching.
While Rinto was looking with a shy look, he was embarrassed for not being able to do much in the fight against Rever.
Finally after a week they were all unconscious, from the beginning all of them fainted battered in the face by Rever. The only ones aware were Smits and Ivy, when Rever left them shortly after that the knight troupe from the Celestial kingdom was already on set to pick them up.
This was on the orders of the great knight Snijder Stollen who had managed to withstand Rever's attack.
The first person to awaken when he reached the palace was Leo the day after the attack, then Diana and followed by Rinto and Gildarts. The uninjured Rebecca regained consciousness 5 days later.
Although only getting a mental attack but the age is still quite young, which is 17 years makes it difficult for him to control himself until he took a long time to recover from his other friends.
Arthur smiled happily, he was quite happy that none of his comrades had died. For Arthur, Richard's death was enough to make him feel like a failure as a leader and he has since vowed that he will not let his other comrades die again in his face.
"It's been.. It's been.." Arthur stroked the head of Rebecca who was still holding her.
"Oh yeah, where are Smits and Pege?" Arthur looked towards Gildarts.
"Smits is training and Pege is continuing his meditation." Gildarts replied scratching his chin.
Ever since they arrived at the Smits palace just continue their training. He improved his physical and fighting abilities. Not to forget also he strengthened his empire by practicing ice magic which is his empire.
When he recalled that moment, he could do nothing when his other comrades were struck and slaughtered by Rever. He regretted.. Very sorry about that.
From then on he was determined that he would grow stronger and would avenge his defeat.
Similarly to Pege, he trained his empire with meditation and it really helped to increase his concentration.
Not only the two of them but the nine of them now truly knew the difference in strength between them and the powerful demons out there. Their determination now was to grow stronger, continuing to grow stronger until they could surpass the demons that invaded this land.
On the other side of Neverland..
Inside the royal palace of Nusantara..
"Parmangs! Has there been any word from the alliance army?" Jolang king of the Nusantara kingdom looks still anxious because he has not received news from the alliance troops who will be an aid force to guard the capital of his kingdom.
"Relain.." The man wearing silk clothes with ancient motifs was approaching, he was one of the king's advisors named Parmang Sukemti.
"So morning I got word of a letter sent by the great knight of the Dongion kingdom. He said that at this time the troops who were sent would gather in the kingdom of Skandia and they would sail to the island of Jatra." He bowed before the king.
"The noble lord of the Lingga family entered to see His Majesty." One of the soldiers who stood firm with his spear shouted, a voice rang out all over the throne room consisting of several large pedestals of support that made the room look sturdy even if the earthquake was crashing.
Shortly after the shout, a young man came in and faced the king while looking down. "Relain.." Her speech.
"Galang Linga.." Sapa king Jolang.
"Ready Sire."
"Sure you know why I called you to this place." Said the king.
"Hamba knows Sire.. I am honored to have been chosen as the future husband of the king's daughter." Her speech.
As Jolang said before, like it or not Gayatri must choose between 5 candidates that have been determined. Because Gayatri insists on not wanting to choose then be the one to choose is Jolang itself.
The choice fell on a 25-year-old young man named Galang the noble son of the Lingga family one of the pure founding families of the Nusantara kingdom.
Moreover, the Lingga family and the Ingalaga family are still close relatives, it makes Jolang choose Galang. Another thing that made him choose Galang because of his achievements in war, the, not only a noble but Galang is also a great knight who has won various wars against monsters that attack various villages on the island of Jatra.
"How's your dad doing?"
"He was very good, sire. He also left a greeting and an apology for not being able to attend today." Galang.
"Don't worry, I didn't call your father here. But I hope he can come when you and my son get married." Jolang.
"Of course, Sire.. My dad would love to hear this."
"I'd also like to apologize to you, if Gayatri hadn't been so stubborn and escaped from the palace maybe your marriage would have taken place sooner." Jolang held his head, he was dizzy with the rebellious behavior of his daughter
Since the king of Jolang decided to choose Galang as a companion of Gayatri. Since then, Gayatri has fled from the palace because she insisted on not wanting to get married and prefers to travel all over the land of Neverland.
Although it had been two days to escape from the palace, but Jolang was sure that his daughter was still in the capital. That's because since Gayatri escaped the gates leading to the capital were heavily guarded by the royal soldiers.
And sure enough, at this time Gayatri was still blending in with the common people of the capital, avoiding the soldiers who were looking for her all over the capital. Lucky for his close friends to help him hide, who else if not Prawira Singhk or Gayatri used to call him Wira.
A 2-year-old boy from Gayatri and his childhood friend.
As with any friendship story between a man and a woman, there is no such thing as truly a friend between the two. If not one then two of them harbored a sense just can not reveal the cause if it is revealed then the concern attitude that turns into an obstacle to know the taste of each other.
If there was any other reason that Gayatri did not want to get married, it might be because she harbored a sense in Wira just that she did not realize it. Yang Gayatri knew only comfort and safety when she was close to Wira.
The hero himself is not without reason to help the king's daughter escape from the palace if not because he also has the same taste. Only a fool would do that, which could make him sentenced to death by the king of Jolang.
But nothing can stand in the way if love has taken over, not even death itself.
Wira clearly knew, he was not the right person for Gayatri because he was just an ordinary knight from among the commoners who did not have the blood of a noble.
What would happen if he faced the king to propose Gayatri, there he would only be laughed at by the palace residents because of his presumptuous attitude.
Even he had resigned to know if Gayatri would marry a man who had a degree far from him. The despair was gone when Gayatri told Wira to help her escape from the palace because she did not want to get married. Just contact without hesitation and think of the consequences that could befall him, he immediately agreed and became.. At this moment Wira could still see Gayatri's smile for a little longer.
For Wira, the good times are the times when she can be close to Gayatri while carving a smile on her beautiful face.
"Baginda, I'm retreating.. And if allowed. I will deploy my troops to search for Princess Gayatri." He said still on his knees.
"Of course, you're her future husband." Jolang Tegas.
After those words, Galang left the throne room. Along with that, a young knight entered facing Jolang.
The young knight knelt down.
"What's wrong?" Ask Jolang.
"Baginda.. I got a letter from my father. If he's gonna make it to the island of Cebes soon." Her speech.
"Oh.. Rein's. Good job.."
In addition to that information, Ihsan Wijaya also said about Suica's entourage who was approaching towards the capital along with other knights who were injured and needed help from the royal healing magician.
"Hsan, what's wrong with your face?" King Jolang saw the look on Ihsan's worried face even though he was bowed.
"Ah, no Sire. I'm just worried about you." Awkward answer.
"You don't have to worry, Rein is a great knight. I'm sure he'll win the war on the island of Cebes or even reclaim the island of irian." Strictly Jolang, he looked very confident.
"Yes sire... You're right."
Outside the palace, it was deep within the center of the capital on the outskirts of the slum housing that was still within the scope of the royal capital. Under the big tree that covered the sun that day. There was the sound of jokes and laughter from two people sitting in the shade under a tree.
The two of them looked happy while teasing each other, occasionally the woman tickled the man sitting nearby and occasionally the pira retorted. The two of them were of course Wira and Gayatri.
In this kind of shantytown, Gayatri was safe because it didn't occur to the slightest thought of the royal knights to come looking for Gayatri in a slum like this. There is not a single tall building or building made of stone in this place. There is only a simple building made of wood roofed leaves from coconut trees. This is where the Hero was raised by a mother who works as a comfort woman at night.
When his mother died, he then lived with the caretaker sister of the orphanage near the city center. It was then that he knew little Gayatri to this day.
Gayatri who often went out to mingle with the royal people in the capital was certainly friends with many other small children who were not nobles. One of them is Wira, until now.. Until their feelings both grew, it was just that no one wanted to reveal it first.
"It feels good to be free." Gayatri.
Wira trains the flow towards Gayatri.
"If only I had not been born as the king's daughter. Maybe I'm already going around the land." Gayatri imagined all the exciting things her brother was talking about.
"Sound.. Most people I know have always dreamed of being born a king's daughter." Wira was still staring at Gayatri.
"Yes.. That's how humans are. I can't be thankful for what he got. Including myself."
Wira saw the look on Gayatri's pouting face when she said that. Reflexes of his hand made Gayatri surprised because without Wira realized he was power to hold Gayatri's hand.
Their gazes met, their eyes staring at each other meaningfully until they were made aware by the sound of the old woman's screams inviting them into the old hut for lunch.
The two of them who were staring at each other instantly realized and acted strangely because of the thing that had almost happened, maybe if it wasn't the old lady's nuisance they both would really fall asleep and I don't know what would happen afterwards.
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