“He is my best friend, his name is Dewa Pandang.”


This time it was Arya who answered with a smile, the Blue Scarf Fairy had time to glare at the warrior who was talking casually even though she had never met, let alone been friends with the powerful Grandfather.


The Queen of the North Coast smiled back.


“Is that so?”


The Blue Scarf Fairy immediately chimed in.


“That’s right, Queen, we suspect that Grandfather Dewa Pandang is in the South Sea Coast area, that’s why we want to go there.”


The Queen of the North Coast nodded and just understood that the Blue Scarf Fairy and Arya were on the same side, wanting to find Nyi Centil to reclaim the Pearl of the South Sea.


“Then let’s look for him together, coincidentally I also want to meet my friend, the Queen of the South Coast.”


After Arya and the Blue Scarf Fairy nodded in agreement, they headed together to the South Sea Coast to look for a figure named Dewa Pandang in that area.


Towards the evening, Arya, the Blue Scarf Fairy and the Queen of the North Coast along with several of her followers arrived at the South Sea Coast area. After searching for a figure named Dewa Pandang for a long time but they still couldn't find him, they were now sitting on a row of rocks on the edge of the South Sea Beach.


"Night will come soon, we haven't found the person we're looking for. Maybe we should continue tomorrow morning, for now I'll take my leave to visit my friend the Queen of the South Coast at the bottom of the sea," said the Queen of the North Coast while pointing to the middle of the ocean.


The Blue Scarf Fairy looked at Arya for a moment as if asking for his opinion, Arya smiled and nodded his head.


"Okay Queen, please. We'll just spend the night on the edge of this beach, while waiting for the Queen to return here tomorrow morning."


"Thank you for your willingness to wait for me here, now I'll take my leave, okay?" said the Queen of the North Coast.


Arya and the Blue Scarf Fairy nodded their heads. The beautiful woman dressed in blue with a crown on her head immediately stepped into the ocean riding a horse-drawn carriage that came suddenly with only a few movements of her fingers.


As the Queen of the North Coast and several of her followers disappeared into the ocean, the day began to get dark. As usual, to spend the night somewhere, Arya seemed to be collecting some tree branches on the edge of the beach, not far behind where they were sitting on the rocks there was a fairly dense forest.


In an instant, Arya had managed to pile up the dry tree branches in front of the row of rocks, the light from the bonfire grew bigger and bigger until it illuminated the area around the rocks where they were sitting.


The rows of rocks on the edge of the beach were quite large, so that just one rock was enough for them to sit or even lean on because the row of rocks was connected to steep rocks that were overgrown with trees.


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The arrival of the Queen of the North Coast in the Kingdom of the South Coast was greeted happily by the Queen of the South Coast, because they had not met for a long time. The Queen of the North Coast was invited into a special room for guests of honor by Nyi Roro Kidul, there they chatted about various things including the state of their respective Sea Kingdoms.


“It’s been a long time since we met, what brought you to my palace?” said the Queen of the South Coast starting their conversation in the special guest room of honor.


The Queen of the North Coast smiled.


“Hmm, no big deal Nyi. I have indeed intended to visit you today, besides we haven’t met for a long time I also want to express my concern about what happened in this palace. Nyi Centil has acted impudently by stealing the South Sea Mustika, that means a very serious threat that could even become a disaster on this earth. I apologize for that incident, because she lied to me by leaving the palace secretly.”


The Queen of the South Coast smiled back kindly.


“It’s all not your fault, at first I was suspicious but after my messenger met you and got the real information. I felt relieved, because my heart also said that it was impossible for that to happen because of your wishes.”


The Queen of the North Coast held back her anger at Nyi Centil in front of her friend, so as not to ignite the emotions in the Queen of the South Coast’s heart.


“That’s right Nyi, I myself was surprised when I heard Kumala deliver the news of the missing gemstone. And what shocked me even more was that a few days after Nyi Centil disappeared from the palace, she made a scene and her actions could cause tension between us if all of that wasn’t straightened out immediately.”


Nyi Roro Kidul seemed to nod her head.


“Yes, but never mind, we don’t need to discuss the problem that almost caused a dispute between us anymore. The most important thing now is how to get back my gemstone that was stolen by Nyi Centil and Joyo Kandis, my friend.”


The Queen of the North Coast smiled and nodded in agreement.


“I myself have tried to find her whereabouts, Nyi. But until now I haven’t found her, even from the people I trust to look for her, I haven’t gotten any news at all.”


The Queen of the South Coast turned her gaze forward.


“I already know where Nyi Centil and Joyo Kandis are.”


The Queen of the North Coast was surprised and immediately curious.


“What? Nyi already knows where they are?” Where is Nyi, I will catch her and take back the gemstone.”


The Queen of the South Coast shook her head.


“They are in a Kingdom underground, precisely in the valley of Mount Semeru, the problem now is that we will not be able to survive long in their residence which is indeed in a tunnel of the ground. As we are aware, we can only survive on land in open space, not underground like where they live.”


The Queen of the North Coast was silent for a moment.....