Chapter 243: chapter 243-

"Son, Our journey is under threat because of what happened earlier, so remember, when your mother came in later, you immediately ran and hugged her legs and looked straight into her eyes with a pleading gaze... At least he won't be too angry with us, do you understand?"

Said Taufik while holding Aksara's shoulders and looking him straight in the eye, and Aksara who heard this, immediately became serious, then nodded his head.

"... I understand, papa, left it to me"

"That's my boy, I know I can count on you"

*Bang!*

The living room door suddenly opened loudly, and Gaia entered the room, seeing this, Aksara and Taufik looked at each other, then simultaneously nodded their heads slightly.

So before Gaia could open her mouth, Aksara immediately ran and hugged Gaia.

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Then Aksara looked at Gaia with maximum puppy eyes, which immediately made Gaia forget her purpose for coming here.

"Mama~ I miss you~"

"... Ugh"

'Nice my son! It will deal very critical damage to your mother, keep going!!'

"Mama?"

"... Oh~ dear~... I'm sorry, mama is too busy to be able to accompany you...

Said Gaia, who then picked up Aksara to carry him and then looked at Taufik with a sharp gaze.

... Unlike your father who did not have much work like I did... So~ Honey, care to tell me what did you do back then in the meeting room?"

"... Why you didn't take a seat, first?"

"... Alright"

Said Gaia who then went to sit beside Taufik with Aksara still in her arms.

"Now, spill the beans! Why did you do that, do you know how embarrassed I was with so many people in the room?"

"Why should you be embarrassed? They all know how I am, in this Kingdom we are all family, and this is not the first time something like this has happened, so relax"

"That's the problem; you act too normal towards them; what if they no longer think of you like a king anymore?"

"Oh~ Gaia~...

Said Taufik who then took Aksara from Gaia's embrace while saying "come here" to his son, Aksara, and then laying his head on Gaia's thigh. And then put Aksara on his stomach.

... You know I never wanted to be a King, But I still took that position because of you, even so, I still take the responsibility behind that position seriously, but you know I won't be here long, I do what I think is my responsibility and the rest of my time I spend with Aksara and with you, you might understand, but..."

Said Taufik, who then lifted Aksara high, which made Aksara laugh out loud.

"... But Aksa? Even though his intelligence is beyond that of a ten-year-old, he is still a child, after all... So as much as possible, I want to spend my remaining time with him, and I want to make memories with him that he can remember even if hundreds of years have passed, and you know what I want, what my purpose is for being here"

"... I don't like where this conversation is going"

"Well~ I'm the same, but it can't be helped, people might judge me as someone who is crazy about Responsibility, but it is a Responsibility that shapes who I am today, as a person, as a man, as a son, as a father and of course as a husband... And my responsibility does not lie only in this time and era...

Said Taufik while stroking Aksara's cheek and then looking back at Gaia and continued speaking.

... But if I leave you here, isn't that a form of neglecting Responsibility? And with the presence of Aksara, the heavier the responsibility I feel... That's why I tried to accept my position as King, but as I thought, being a King is not my style... I prepared all of this, I gave the knowledge about the future that I have even though it was a taboo thing, but I still did it, ahaha~ even though I could feel someone's gaze down to my bones, I didn't care and still did it... I did all of that to create a utopia for someone who I thought would be more worthy of being a king than me"

Taufik finished speaking at length and then hugged Aksara in his arms while still lying on Gaia's lap. Meanwhile, Gaia could only remain silent without saying anything and could only stroke Taufik's hair.

"And that's you, My son; always remember, Man is not judged by our words but by our actions; we have to finish what we have started, and that is what we call "Responsibility." So, don't start something if you think you can't do it until the end...

Said Taufik while stroking Aksara's head who felt comfortable in Taufik's embrace.

... I don't know if you'll remember this, but I'm sure you will, your name, Aksara, means 'Protector of the Earth' Ahaha~ and your mother is indirectly the Earth itself, so you must grow strong into an admirable man who can protect your mother, and that is the responsibility I will pass down to you, do you think you are up to it?"

Hearing his father's words, Aksara looked up at Taufik and then nodded his head with full confidence.

"... I will do it, Papa!"

"That's the answer I want... Aksa, my son, grow up to be someone worthy of your name, even though I'm not a believer, but your name is my prayer and I hope that the real "God" will listen to it"

"... I still don't understand" Said Gaia.

"Hm? What it is?"

"... What is the meaning of all this talk? I still didn't get the answers I wanted"

Said Gaia, which made Taufik smile faintly and then speak.

"The answers? All this talk means that my final journey in this era is about to begin, and I want your permission so that I can take Aksa on that journey, that is the answer you want"

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*Sigh*

So you already got the information; I knew this would happen; why did you have to beat around the bush just to convey it?"

"Ahaha~ It was just so I could get your permission through sympathy, Maybe?"

"... So when are you leaving?"

"Does that mean I have your permission?"

"Well~ I already gave my permission to Aksa a few days ago; he didn't tell you?"

"Eh!?...

Taufik exclaimed and then looked at his son, Aksara.

... You did? Why you didn't tell me?"

"Um~... Should I, Papa?"

"..."

Hearing his son's question while tilting his head as if it was something that didn't need to be done, Taufik could only remain silent because he saw the image of his mother, Linda, from Aksara.

"... Now, I'm worried" Said Taufik.

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- A few days later.

After several days passed, Lembuswana and Nāgāntaka finally returned from their routine patrol.

Because no matter what, he wanted to bring Lembuswana with him. Although Taufik said that everything would be fine. But with additional people, he would feel safer for Aksara. As for Nāgāntaka, Taufik ordered him to remain on the island to fulfill his role as Guardian.

But even so, Taufik did not just leave straight away because he was still a king, so there were several things that had to be done first before he left, even though Taufik's "work" was only a little. But that little "work" was very important for the Saranjana Kingdom, such as ensuring that "something" that hid the Saranjana Kingdom was safe and undisturbed, that something was a dimension, a special dimension that Taufik created only for the Saranjana Kingdom.

Taufik created this dimension based on the "Dimension" he entered when he was in a coma, the dimension where he met "Will", a dimension that is between reality and dreams.

Even though Taufik had only been there once, with his "Photographic Memory", Taufik could remember how he felt when he was there, and it was also a memory that he could never forget, so based on that Memory, Taufik used the "False World" to create this Dimension, So with that, the Kingdom of Saranjana is still on earth but not at the same time, and only with Taufik's permission can someone enter and exit the Kingdom of Saranjana, Because of that, the Gods and Goddesses who have enmity with Taufik have not been able to find his whereabouts.

Taufik implemented the "False World" in a "tool" on the island, namely a large tree in the middle of the palace, which Taufik implemented as a "Container" for the "False World". The one who controls it is a "spirit" born from the Tree, Mathilda; this is only can be accessed by a few people in the kingdom, such as Taufik, Gaia, and Sir Axel, including Nāgāntaka because indirectly, Nāgāntaka is Mathilda's "Father", and the truth was revealed two years ago, but that's for another story.

Apart from that, Taufik does other things, only after that will Taufik leave to complete his goal of being in this era.

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