Rico just smiled and was embarrassed to tell about Ki Jaka to other friends who didn't know yet.
"He's not my guard but a good guard in Srinjani, so we must always be polite here because, behind the dark side of Srinjani, there are those who have a white side living here"
"So we should have breakfast first, later you will know for yourself about the story of Srinjani and the good figures who inhabit Srinjani"
They began to gather in front of the tent, enjoying the food that had been prepared by Laras and Alya.
Their hungry stomachs couldn't wait to eat their breakfast.
After they finished their breakfast, they began to pack their belongings and change clothes.
Hasan was ready first because he hadn't had breakfast.
Hasan has a habit of skipping breakfast because it can trigger him to defecate in large amounts.
So Hasan only had enough bread and warm tea to fill his stomach.
When they were ready with their respective belongings.
Rico began to look at Alya who looked very fit with a body that looked better than yesterday when she fainted.
"Al, are you sure you want to continue this climb, you have been advised not to continue. We are afraid that something bad will happen to you again, Al."
Rico said he was worried about Alya's condition, trying to convince her to continue down and not need to climb to Post 4.
Laras approached and hugged Alya trying to persuade her to go home and accompany her down the mountain.
"Al, we better go home. I don't want anything to happen to you again later. I'll accompany you home. I don't mind not continuing the climb to the top for your sake, Al."
Laras said softly to Alya.
Hasan, who always wanted to be close to Laras, tried to always be by her side.
"Come on, Al, let me accompany you down. Besides, I've climbed here before and have reached the top. So I'm not curious about Srinjani anymore."
Hasan said to Alya to confirm.
It was already 8 am and they still hadn't continued the climb because they were waiting for Alya's final decision.
Even though they wanted to reach the top together, they couldn't be selfish and think about their desires and ignore Alya's safety.
"Guys, I have been instructed by the guardian of this mountain to immediately go down as soon as the sun rises and Alya should not stay here for too long."
"It's not good for her safety, because she has been marked by one of the creatures here, and they are starting to pull Alya into their realm, which is very dangerous,"
Said Rico, conveying the message that Ki Jaka conveyed when he healed Alya yesterday.
Alya just lowered her head and felt her heart break as if she had lost hope of being able to reach the top and feel the sensation of being above the clouds as climbers often say about Mount Srinjani.
Alya began to carry her pink bag and chose to continue this climb.
This initial decision was a disaster for them.
"Really Al? You have been banned from climbing." Said Laras who was a little annoyed with Alya.
Laras held Alya's hand and made Alya step back in surprise.
"I'm healthy, Ras. Don't be selfish like this, I'm on vacation to enjoy it, I don't want my vacation this time to be wasted, Ras."
Said Alya who was stubborn with her decision.
Laras only thought about it because she knew her friend's nature who was always determined about everything.
Keenan tried to lighten the tense atmosphere.
And decided for Alya to join the climb and they continued climbing to Post 4.
"Anyway, if something happens, it's all Alya's wish, and you have to be ready to bear it"
"I will enjoy our vacation if we don't reach the endpoint, but I also can't force the decision you have chosen,"
Said Keenan while climbing the fairly large rocks in front of him.
"Never mind, we are also guarded by Ki Jaka. So there's no need to worry."
Said Alya as if confident with the incident she experienced yesterday.
Rico who didn't hear their conversation.
Because he was in the back position with Riki and Hasan.
"It seems that climbing this time has succeeded in removing the evil smoke in my lungs. Because before leaving, I finished a pack of cigarettes."
"And now it's my turn to clean it," said Riki while breathing in fresh air and looking around.
"But indeed, Srinjani is a mountain with the most unique climbing track."
"This mountain is wide and has 3 climbing routes, strangely, we often meet at the same point even though we climb at different times."
"It's the same, no matter which route you climb, you will always meet on time. And this is one of my favorite mountains because my late father used to say that he had loved Srinjani since he was young."
"Although there were two friends who went missing on this mountain, it is in accordance with the myth circulating about entering a kingdom in another dimension," Rico explained to Riki and Hasan.
Hasan, who was starting to get curious about this story, asked about the name of Rico's father's friend.
"I often hear about many people going missing, and climbers don't seem to be discouraged and afraid to climb this mountain," Hasan said while holding his backpack.
"That's what often makes me curious, San."
"As my late father used to say. Climbers can't be called climbers if they haven't conquered Srinjani"
"And this often became a serious topic among my father's campus mapala."
"My father's friends who went missing here were named Uncle Heru and Uncle Lukman. Even their parents often dream of their child marrying a half-snake woman"
"I don't know the truth, but we can discuss this in his place directly. Haha, Haha," Rico said, trying to lighten the atmosphere so that it wasn't too tense.