KNIGHTS OF MANAH VALLEY
Robber (2)

The Valley of Manah had no intention of chasing the escaped robber, the young man approached the owner of the tavern to pay compensation for the damage inflicted upon his place of business.

“No need to swordsman!” exclaimed one of the visitors in noble clothes stopped the actions of the Manah Valley. “I will replace all this damage!”

“Te-thank you uncle!” sahut Manah Valley.

“It is precisely we who should thank you!” said the noble man. “If there is no swordsman, maybe our treasure has been drained out by this herd of robbers!”

The Manah Valley bowed to pay respect to the noble man. Then asked the owner of the tavern to report this incident to the duchy, so that the robbers immediately tried.

“Decutor, may I know what your name is?” ask the noble man. “It looks like I just saw you in this place?”

“I Valley Manah uncle!” answer the Valley of Manah. “I just hitchhiked by and was about to head for the kingdom!”

“If the swordsman is pleased, stop by my house!” sahut the noble man.

Without being able to resist, the Manah Valley followed the noble man who turned out to be escorted by several courtiers to head to his house.

Arriving at the man's residence, Manah Valley was welcomed by several courtiers and certainly with a banquet of food. Although he had eaten food in the tavern, but the young man could not stop his jaw from chewing food.

“Include, my name is Wirayuda!” said the noble man stopped the activities of Manah Valley. “I am the leader of the Duchy of Purwaraja!”

The noble man's words made the Manah Valley cough slightly and almost spit out the food that was in its mouth. The young man did not expect that Ki Wirayuda was the leader of the duchy where he lived.

Before, the young man had never once seen the face of the duchy leader or could be called a duke. Exiting the village alone was rare, let alone visiting the center of the duchy, the Manah Valley had never been at all.

“Ma-forgive me, Ki!” sahut Valley of Manah justifies its sitting position. “I didn't know that Ki Wirayuda was a Duke!”

“It's okay to Valley!” kilah Ki Wirayuda's.

On the sidelines of the banquet, Ki Wirayuda told the Valley of Manah. It's about the robber who attacked them at the lunch shop. The band of robbers inhabited the Wukir Mountains located on the north side of the duchy.

The Wukir Mountains itself became the border of the region with the Duchy of Purwaraja and the Duchy of Gemalang to the north. Every time there is a group that passes through the mountains, the robbers always block and drain the treasure of the group.

Even the band of robbers did not hesitate to kill or rape the girls who were in the group.

The robbers were also very organized. Because if there was a warrior who deliberately disguised himself and was about to ambush him, the robber would not appear. That was because their men were scattered in all directions and must have known their siege plans.

They were also very knowledgeable of the terrain of the Wukir Mountains, so it was very difficult to trace its whereabouts. Ki Wirayuda himself had hired many warriors, but no one was able to crush the herd of robbers.

Not only once, Ki Wirayuda also hired a swordsman to comb the north side of the Wukir Mountains. However, the result remains the same, the herd of robbers have learned that the group is under siege, because of information from their men that makes them escape.

“So, what is Ki Wirayuda's next plan?” ask the Valley of Manah with a serious face.

“We really hope that Valley can help to eradicate this herd of robbers!” sahut Ki Wirayuda who made the Valley of Manah riveted. “Because I myself have seen the greatness of the Valley at the tavern earlier!”

The Manah Valley seemed to frown and think for a moment. Then scratched his chin a few times and said, “ alright, Ki, I will help!”

The next day, Ki Wirayuda himself led a group to head for the Wukir Mountains. The valley of Manah was just plain dressed, the courtiers were also wearing simple clothes.

While Ki Wirayuda wearing noble clothes sat in a horse carriage with the Manah Valley, to lure the robbers out.

One courtier rides the front horse as a guide. The man with the age of about forties in the last few months has often passed through the Wukir Mountains, to convey a message to the Duchy of Gemalang.

According to the courtier, if they do not hire warriors with high canuragan science to cross the Wukir Mountains, they are often confronted by the herd of robbers.

Once upon a time, the courtier did not get a guard warrior and had to deliver an important message to the duchy next door. Abdi Dalem only got a swordsman whose knowledge is ordinary. What the hell's going on?

The servant was confronted by a herd of robbers and drained of all the property he had. Even the robbers killed the swordsman he hired. Really cruel.

“Chairman! I saw the duchy passing through the east side!” said one of the robbers to Brajah—the two robbers of the Wukir Mountains.

“Duchy troupe yes?” sahut Brajah smiled at the reports of his men.

Lately they rarely get prey because many groups that pass through the Wukir Mountains carry warriors with high canuragan science. So they did not dare to fight, until they robbed at the Interchange Tiga Food Store.

Brajah thought the duchy was just passing by, because it did not bring a hired swordsman with high kanuragan knowledge. Even just bringing a young man with low training, which he said was not an obstacle to block the group.

Whaaat! A lowly, shrewd young man? Yes, the Manah Valley deliberately lowered the activation of Canuragannya to the level of Andhap early stage, so that the robbers thought the guardians of the duchy did not have high knowledge.

“My subordinates are ready. Do we have to stop them!” exclaiming the Brajah men.

“Alright! Lead your men!” sahut Brajah while touching his sword eye with the thumb of his right hand. “I will test, do they indeed underestimate these Wukir Mountains robbers!”

Inside the carriage, Ki Wirayuda felt something strange. According to him, the herd of robbers why have not blocked their entourage? It had already entered the eastern mountains.

Is their plan known to the robbers?

“There are coming from behind the bushes!” exclaim the courtier who runs the front. “They total five people!”

Inside the horse carriage, Ki Wirayuda smiled as the herd of robbers finally came as well. So do not bother anymore to find the whereabouts of the herd of robbers.

“Everything! Beware!” Abdi dalem the front one warned his entourage.

Five robbers attacked Ki Wirayuda's entourage. However, the courtiers can still handle it easily. Four robbers were incapacitated, but one of the robbers ran into the forest.

“I'll catch up to him!” manah Valley exclaims out of the horse carriage.

The Manah Valley hastened to leave Ki Wirayuda's entourage. The young man ran into the forest to chase after one of the robbers who managed to escape.

By the time the Manah Valley was chasing into the forest, the five robbers who had prepared from behind the bushes, approached Ki Wirayuda's entourage again.

“Sial!” ki Wirayuda pulls a sword from his nest.  “They're not just five people!”