Pendekar Batari Mahadewi: The Journey to Find Your Self
Episode 289 Minor Occurrences On The Coast
Nala and Batari Mahadewi were stunned. To carry weapons for the good and interest of others is not easy.
“It's okay, Dance. You can go there by yourself. I can wait for you here,” Nala said.
“But, it looks like the meeting with Nyi Lohita will not be completed quickly, considering that he may not be able to receive this heirloom sword,” said Batari Mahadewi.
“Yes, but no problem. Besides you can quickly come here if you need me, right?!” nala.
“Aren't you looking for lodging? it was there a shop as well as lodging,” said Batari Mahadewi.
“What's right, I don't need a place to stay and I don't need food. Already, go there, I can sit here,” said Nala.
“Alright, I go first,” said Batari Mahadewi. The girl then crossed the sea. Although the view was—, a flying swordsman, is not a stranger in the eyes of ordinary people, but Batari Mahadewi remains a concern of fishermen and coastal residents who were around at that time.
Nala remained alone and the people looked towards her after Batari Mahadevi was no longer seen. The old gentlemen who were questioned came closer, “so you guys are warriors?” he asked in a plain tone typical of laymen.
“Ya, you could say so, uncle,” answered Nala briefly.
“Oh, mmm..here very rarely there are warriors. And for these two days, there's a demon bothering us. Though for many years there has been no such incident before.” said the old man.
“Why doesn't anyone ask for help to the Red Shawl college?” ask Nala.
“We haven't been there yet. I had thought about asking your fellow master to convey our request for help to Nyi Lohita, but your colleague had already left before I asked him for help. Eee...if later the lady comes again, can we ask her for help to return to the Virgin Island and convey our intentions? Of course we will prepare rewards for master and miss,” the father said solemnly.
It is only fitting that since then he looked towards the island of the Virgin and was thinking of something, Nala thought. “How is that stealth, uncle?” ask Nala.
“Gurita monster. We believe that octopus is a demon. Two nights in a row he always appears and preys on some fishermen who will go to sea. If this continues, no one will dare to go to sea. Actually, this has been heard by our mayor. But no help has yet arrived. Earlier this morning there was a group of city soldiers monitoring the situation and had time to wonder directly to us, hopefully help from the mayor will arrive soon,” said the old man.
“I will continue to be here waiting for my colleague earlier, uncle. Maybe I can help if the creature appears,” Nala said.
“Are you sure? You are alone and the demon is gigantic. This may also make help not come soon. The city soldiers seemed to be scared as well. Therefore, we citizens who live on this coast prefer to ask for help from magic warriors who are accustomed to fighting against demons. Some of the people we sent to other cities to ask for help from the magic swordsmen have also not arrived. Maybe tonight no one will dare to come closer to the waterfront,” said the father.
“Will I try, uncle. Tonight I will wait for the creature here. Let's hope the creature shows up,” said Nala.
“If so, we will deploy the youths to help sir,” the father said.
“No need uncle, will be dangerous for them. If you want to monitor the situation, I recommend from a distance only. If the creature is truly a demon, then it will not only stay in the sea. He can also go out and attack people in the settlement. But there is something I want to say, such a demon would not bother a human being if it was not disturbed. Are there some people today who have done something that would make a demon angry?” ask Nala.
“On that, I do not know sir. There should have been something that made the demon angry and attacked us for two nights in a row,” the father said.
“It's okay, uncle. Hopefully later tonight I can handle it,” said Nala.
The old man chatted with Nala until the afternoon. The old man, Ki Beard, was one of the senior fishermen respected around the coast. At least, in many matters concerning the interests of the people, he was always consulted and given the power to decide.
When Ki Janggut was about to leave for a while and would return to deliver food for Nala, suddenly there was a group of warriors who came with some coastal residents. “Ki Beard, there are some warriors who want to help us,” said the young man excitedly. Of course, he hopes that with a group of warriors, the stealth problem can be solved and residents can go back to sea.
“True, Ki, they are willing to help us,” said the young man.
“Accidentally, this master swordsman will also help. The more help the better,” said Ki Beard.
Nala was actually worried about the plight of the warriors. Their abilities were far from sufficient even to fight even weak demons.
“My name is Nala, it is an honor to meet with you,” Nala is trying to be friendly. If not to honor the old man, he might choose to keep quiet.
“Oh, briefly. Looks like you're a black swordsman right? You can't fool us, ki ki kanak!” said one of the warriors who looked like the leader in the entourage.
“Yes, and I don't have any intention and don't want to look for trouble. I happened to be here and happened to meet this gaffer,” Nala said.
“Alright then, if you do not want to find a problem, you should go from here,” said the swordsman. He's really arrogant. But indeed that is one way that he has to get recognition and end up looking for fortune. The help he gave was certainly not free.
“Sorry, uncle, I'm not helping. After all, these masters of swordsmen can definitely overcome the demon,” Nala said casually and tried not to create a hot atmosphere. He realized that if he had spoken a little wrong, the foolish warriors would challenge him to fight. There's no point in serving those people at all.
Ki Beard can't do anything. He understood, Nala had to leave before there was a commotion. “Tomorrow may we meet again, master swordsman,” said ki Beard with an unpleasant facial expression at the incident.
“Definitely uncle. Anyway, I have to wait for my partner. Now I will take a walk first,” said Nala. He rushed away. Nala was looking for a distant place to be invisible to the warrior troupe. Of course, Nala would see the development of the situation from an unseen place.
The afternoon became evening. Ki Beard, some coastal men and also a group of warriors were standing guard by the sea. The boats lined up neatly. The torches in large numbers were deliberately made and installed along the waterfront. That night looked different. More fun than scary. No fisherman wants to go to sea. They prefer to monitor the situation from a long distance while hoping they can see the exciting spectacle if the demon comes.
When everyone was tired of waiting and thought that the demon did not come, suddenly a bright red light burst upward from the sea. A heavily-scared figure slowly poked out at sea level, moving towards the edge. His movements created enough ocean waves to make the row of boats oscillate and partially sink in the roll of waves.
All the young men who had originally wanted to help the warriors were terrified and chose to run for their lives. Ki Beard inevitably also ran to see a creature like an octopus as big as an inn slowly crept to the edge.
There remained a group of warriors who were automatically frightened, but still had little self-esteem to hang on to there.
“How is this chairman, the creature is huge!”
“I also did not expect a demon that attacked that big. Goddamnit! If you know this, we should just refuse!”
“Then what will we do?! Shouldn't we just run and save ourselves?”
“This is very embarrassing. If we run, our college will be polluted!”
“But I'm really scared!”
“Shut! I'll try to talk to the demon and ask him what he wants. May the demon speak!”
Thankfully, the leader had a little courage. That way, his frightened men still survived and did not run away, although suddenly they were eager to urinate.