"Where is this?"Kelvin looked to his right and left, but he found no one here, the hut was deserted. Even though he was lying on the straw, Kelvin didn't feel any itching on his body. The straw that was neatly arranged and formed like a soft bed was clean and not itchy. It looked like the owner of this hut used the well-washed straw as a mattress for sleeping.Kelvin intended to get out of bed and go to see what was going on outside the hut, but before his right foot touched the ground, someone opened the door of the hut.He saw from the open door, a tall and burly man with black skin and long hair, making Kelvin think of a character in an old movie."Are you awake, son?" the man asked. His right hand carried a plate-like wooden container filled with food, while his left hand carried a bamboo cup filled with drink. "Just rest first, it looks like your condition hasn't fully improved."The man's tone sounded very friendly to Kelvin's sense of hearing. This made the teenage boy immedi
"Don't hurt them!" Kelvin immediately held the hand of Jaka who was preparing to shoot the puter birds."Why?" Jaka immediately turned to Kelvin while frowning."My mom says the puter birds is a bird of fortune," Kelvin replied, then he added his opinion. "Instead of killing it, we should keep it. As a sign in the morning if the puter chirps, it's a good day to go to work.""Then how can I catch it if I don't shoot it?" asked Jaka. So far, all the people of the Ndiwek Tribe have never kept birds, because birds are animals that are difficult to catch without archery. "Can you catch the bird without shooting it?""I don't know if I can do it or not?" Kelvin had heard his mother tell him how his father used to catch puter birds, but he had never tried to use that method to catch the bird before, as he had never seen a puter birds in the town where he lived. "But I'll give it a try!""All right," said Jaka. "Then you can try it.""Okay." Kelvin nodded, then he joined his right hand and lef
Morning has turned into afternoon, but until now Jaka Kusuma hasn't gotten any game animals. This is because he spends most of his time telling stories and chatting with Kelvin. However, he didn't mind this, because he thought Kelvin was a good boy."Can't believe it ... it's already noon." Jaka stared at an island located in the middle of the vast lake. Currently, he was still in a standing position.Kelvin was still crouching to Jaka's left. Hearing the man say that, Kelvin felt guilty for him. While bowing his head, he said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jaka. Because of me, you lost your precious time that you could have used for hunting.""Why are you apologizing about that, Kelvin?" asked Jaka. "I told you that if we can't get any game today, then we'll go to the Fruit Forest to pick fruits. Hunting is not easy, but fruit picking is. So, you take it easy, Kelvin.""Where is the Fruit Forest that you are referring to, Mr. Jaka?" asked Kelvin. In his mind he wondered if the 'Fruit Forest' meant
The woman looked at Kelvin who had collapsed in front of her. She said, "You are very strong, but you are afraid of cobras."The cobra that had pecked Kelvin's leg earlier had left to find another nest, as its nest under the banyan tree had been destroyed by Kelvin. Although Kelvin didn't do it on purpose because he didn't know, it still made the cobra angry that its habitat had been destroyed, especially since it also felt threatened when Kelvin threw the banyan tree trunk at it."Considering you're such a good boy, I'll save you, Kelvin." The white-clad woman then squatted down while staring at the snake bite scar on Kelvin's left leg. The woman reached out her right hand and touched Kelvin's snake bite wound, while her mouth chanted an incantation.At that instant, the white-clothed woman's right hand that touched the snake bite wound emitted a green light, making the snake bite wound slowly disappear and become smooth as ever. All the poison that entered the boy's body had also d
"My name is Lily Gabriella. You can call me Lily," replied the woman introducing herself. "What a beautiful name you have, Goddess Lily!" complimented Kelvin. "Well, I'll tell you my secret. But it's a long story, I need a quiet and cozy place to tell this.""Alright. Then just close your eyes!" ordered Goddess Lily. Kelvin immediately obeyed and closed his eyes.Kelvin guessed that Goddess Lily would definitely take him to another place with her teleportation ability. He had read in a fantasy book in his school library that a god/goddess had the ability to teleport to any place with just a blink of an eye.He had no idea that the mythological things in those stories actually existed. However, after she met a Puter Goddess in person like this, she came to believe that the fantasy stories she had read were real and existed.He also remembered that in the fantasy storybooks he had read, animal gods/goddesses could only read the minds of animals. For example, the Puter Goddess could on
Kelvin didn't know what to answer. If he told the truth that he did it, he was afraid that Jaka would scold him. But if he said he didn't know, Jaka wouldn't believe him because he was here."Just tell me, Kelvin!" said Jaka. The man repeated his question. "Who knocked down the banyan tree?"Kelvin had no choice but to answer honestly. Because according to him, being honest is better than lying. Because a lie that was buried would make him afraid ... afraid that his lie would someday be revealed."I am, Mr. Jaka," Kelvin replied as he raised his right hand and bowed his head deeply. "I did it. I'm sorry, Mr. Jaka!""What?" Jaka widened his eyes, incredulous. He couldn't even do that, so how could Kelvin, a little boy, topple such a big tree? "No way ... no way if you did it. Don't lie, Kelvin, just tell me the truth!"Kelvin raised his head. It turned out that his assumption was wrong. He thought Jaka Kusuma would be angry with him if he told the truth that he was the one who did it.
"She ...." Suddenly Jaka felt something like someone hit his back very hard. It hurt like hell, as if his back had been hit with an iron mace. This made him jerk forward, but Kelvin immediately supported his body deftly."What's wrong with you?" asked Kelvin. The look on his face was one of panic when he saw Jaka suddenly vomiting blood. "Why are you suddenly like this?"Jaka wanted to answer, but he couldn't even say a word. His throat became increasingly sore when he tried to speak. Not only that, but his whole body also felt extremely painful, stinging and aching beyond belief.Seconds later, Jaka vomited another mouthful of blood from his mouth, making Kelvin even more anxious and panicked."Hang in there, Mr. Jaka! I'll get help!" Kelvin leaned Jaka's body against a wooden chair, but suddenly Jaka's body went into convulsions and then the man closed his eyes, making Kelvin scream hysterically. "Mr. Jaka!"Suddenly a puter bird flew up to him. The puter bird landed on the floor, t
Jaka felt like there was warm energy entering his body. Slowly, the energy made the pain in his body disappear. He also felt, as if the curse that had been inside him had been released and made him feel relieved.He tried to rise from his consciousness after feeling that his internal injuries wounds had recovered completely. As his consciousness began to gather, Jaka faintly heard someone's voice say ...."Without help from the system, I am just a weak human who can't do anything."After hearing that voice, Jaka's consciousness quickly gathered. The voice made his memory come back quickly as he felt like he recognized the voice. He quickly opened his eyes, and the first person he saw when he opened his eyes was Kelvin who was sitting on the chair to the left of the table.The man quickly asked, "System? ... what do you mean by system?"He saw the boy surprised. However, he was no less surprised when he turned his head to the left, his eyes widened, and what he saw was an extremely