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29. Declaration of War

Damar Aji was surprised to hear Wijaya's words saying that he would not allow himself to take the secrets in the Seputih Hati hermitage for his benefit. He looked at Wijaya with sharp eyes, as if asking for revenge for the services he had given Wijaya at that time

“Does that mean you want to betray me by allowing your men to antagonize me and imprison Broto in his place? Does that mean you don't want to help Broto at all and free him to come back to this Padepokan with you? If so, I'm very sorry for keeping you alive at that time. You are a person who cannot be grateful for the services provided by others. If you consider yourself a saint who should be respected in an honorable way as Sultan Iskandar respects you, from today on I am beating the drums of war. I will be the first to be your enemy and keep that in mind.”

 Wijaya nodded his head then he looked at the two students as well as his son. Bima and Erlangga, who heard how Damar Aji declared war, finally nodded their heads in agreement with Wijaya's idea. From the start, Erlangga knew that Wijaya had really been very wise in responding to the currently developing situation, including Sarah and her subordinates. Erlangga knows Wijaya always acts carefully on what he will do to anyone.

“Tell me that you will regret what you just said earlier. If you express your regret at that declaration of war, I will think twice about fighting you. But if you still stand by your stance and don't want to retract that statement then I will accept your challenge."

"Damar Aji. Maybe you should know that I'm an ordinary guy trying to stick to the principles of truth. I live on this earth in order to carry out God's commands to do good to others and fight evil. Whoever he is, who does evil and makes trouble, he is the enemy and I will try to keep doing what I have intended. Even if I have to fight against my own son though. Don't ever think that I'm an ungrateful human. One day I will definitely repay you for what you have done for my life. Nothing is wasted in this life and I am sure you will get a reward for the services you have done to me even if it was through someone else.”

“Then when will you repay me for the favor? Are you going to just forget everything or are you going to order someone to do good to me on your behalf?”

 "It won't be like that. I know when to step in and when to stop. You don't have to order me to do whatever you want because I know what's right and what's wrong. I know you are virtuous beings who have noble desires and goals but you need to underline that not everything we want we have to get I support you when you are against Sarah, a person who has caused trouble and disturbed people's lives, but when you can defeat Sarah and you take the place of troubling others, so that's when I'll take up arms to fight you as I fought her."

Damar Aji was silent then he looked at Erlangga while trying to hold back his emotions so as not to explode right away. However, he knew that Erlangga was a descendant of Sultan Iskandar, a person who had been respected by his people. There is not a single creature in his environment that allows anyone to say the name of Sultan Iskandar carelessly, especially with the aim of harassment. Erlangga, who was seen by Damar Aji in such a way, furrowed his brow, trying to analyze what happened that made his teacher and the creature in front of him fight like now.

“I know you are the son of the sultan. I want you to be fair to me and to Wijaya, the person who has treated you as a child and has taught you various things. Tell me what I have to do to punish Wijaya for all the wrong he has done to me. I saved him from Sarah's threat. I kept him alive and didn't let him die in vain at the hands of an evil woman like Sarah, but in return now, he supports you by imprisoning Broto. Tell me what I have to do to punish your teacher!”

 Erlangga looked at Damar Aji then he tried to sit next to the man who was still silent in his position. Erlangga didn't want to negotiate with anyone, especially those who dared to declare war on his teacher.

"If my teacher said he would beat the drums of war on you, of course I would support him with all my soul and body. I know for sure who my teacher is and what his character is like mom. I understand more and know more about the intentions and main goals of my teacher's life than yours. So right now I will express my support for Mr. Wijaya as my teacher."

"God damn it. Does that mean you won't let Broto go forever? He is my incarnation in human form. As long as I live in Broto's body, I know how he behaves towards all of you. He appreciates you as people who deserve to be respected but what will you do in return for Broto? Do you respect him as much as he respects you?”

 Wijaya Bima and Erlangga were silent. In their hearts they confirmed what Damar Aji had said about Broto's attitude and behavior while at the hermitage. He didn't show any disobedience to them at all.. So far, Broto has displayed an ideal student figure who always sets the best example for his friends, but remembers the scorpion tattoo pinned on the boy's shoulder. so they really can't tolerate intruders in their hermitage for the purpose of destroying the college they've been raising.

"Let go of my son and I will let you go too. If you hold him for a long period of time, especially when he is unconscious because the level of anesthetic you gave is too much, then you are the first human who will feel the power of my soul fiber."

"Soul fiber spell? You master it and then after feeling that you are the most powerful person on this earth because you can master the spell, do you think that we have no self-respect in front of you at all? I'd rather die under the ground than have to support bad people who are closed off as good people. After all, people like this are hypocrites that we need to get rid of. She is more dangerous than Sarah who openly causes trouble and disturbs society while people like you are people who seem sweet on the front but bitter and bad when you are behind us.”