The Degree
Theatre

“Become obedient? You mean he's like hypnotized?” eric asked in surprise. He certainly didn't think Arthur would make a lie useless.

Even so, Eric still finds it hard to believe that Arthur accused a clearly impossible person of being the culprit.

“I don't know what happened but it's true that the target became submissive. While the woman hypnotized him, this man stole his target's DP.”

Arthur also says that they found out he was peeping and told the man to kill him. Of course Arthur did not stay silent and he tried to escape but it did not seem easy.

The stigma instilled in this submissive guy seems to be deep-rooted, even if he's exhausted from chasing Arthur, in fact he doesn't stop. In the end Arthur had to render him unconscious.

“But why did you think it was Ray?” Terumi furrowed her brows unhappily. “Ray is with us to help catch the killer!”

“Quietly Terumi first,” Mona started to break up the emotional Terumi. “You parted ways with Ray over thirty minutes, right? It does not rule out the possibility that he left his place and did this.”

The fact is Ray is not here even though Leo has already given his mark. The distance between where Ray is guarding and Leo is indeed far enough that it will take time for him to arrive.

Even so, Terumi still refused to believe that Ray was the person in disguise in front of her at this time.

“Again what basis do you suspect it? Don't you think it's possible just because of an unclear grudge?!” terumi said, take a step forward and try to attack Arthur.

Leo and Eric quickly hold him back, while Arthur remains wary of two killers who may be waiting for a chance to escape.

“I have a clear reason,” said Arthur. “First, I often see Ray roaming obscurely in some blocks and even mall.”

Arthur said that the stunt was very suspicious. On several occasions she found Ray talking to strangers especially in restaurants.

It's certainly not unusual to build relationships at this stage, but Arthur suspects Ray is planning something ominous.

“I got information that the people who saved us last time at the end of Open World connected with it.”

Arthur did not explain how he got it but his words sounded very confident. Even if so, there is still no definitive proof.

“Is that all that drives you to suspect Ray? That makes no sense!” Terumi refused to accept the unclear reason.

“Not only that, Terumi,” Mona interrupts. “I saw Ray go buy similar clothes and masks. Surely at first I thought he wanted to use it after this break time was over. But I didn't expect him to do it for murder and theft DP.”

Things begin to unfold but there is still no argument strong enough to make Arthur accuse Ray of being a suspect.

“I've known you for a long time, Arthur,” Eric said with a little caution. “You are not the type of person who moves out of resentment and emotion. Your argument is not strong enough.”

“You just shut up, brother!” Chelsea, who had been silent since, joined the conversation. “Faster if we reveal directly the identity of these people.”

That is true, rather than arguing for something that is not clear it is better to make sure it is direct.

“You guys with the words?” arthur asked the two men. “Quick open your masks!”

The two people were silent for a long time and looked around. He found that there was no way to escape at all so he could only give up on them.

Slowly they started to lift the mask but before that happened the sound of someone breaking the silence.

“What is going on here?”

Terumi and Leo turn around and find Ray there. They smiled happily because Arthur's suspicion was a lie.

“Ray!” terumi with pleasure.

Arthur was devastated because his guess was wrong. He really did not think that Ray was really not the perpetrator of the robbery that occurred. So who is the mastermind of the murder?

“How can it?” muttered Mona, she also did not expect that this guess was an extremely embarrassing misunderstanding.

Ray arrives at the right time when the two men suspected of masterminding the murder are about to reveal their identities.

Obviously Ray only heard a little bit of the situation but he understood everything. After all Ray had predicted this might happen. He still has to play as a fool.

“What is this?” ray asked once more in confusion.

“Listen to this, Ray,” Terumi said with a growl. “Arthur accuses you of being the mastermind behind the recent murders.”

Ray raised his eyebrows in surprise, “That's an unfounded accusation. Why am I the suspect?”

Terumi begins to explain that Arthur suspects her because Ray often goes out at night and does strange things like wandering around meaninglessly.

Ray put on his innocent face while explaining, “I used to go to the mall to eat and read books because I wasn't sure once this ended would be able to do it.”

There is never any guarantee that Ray can survive to the end. Even if this trial was completed, not necessarily Secret would just release them.

“I've been here so that one of those two people shouldn't be me. Better we reveal who they are.”

Ray certainly does not want to extend this, misunderstanding in the end will only be a misunderstanding. He did not want to make it longer because the specified time was very close.

Arthur scratched his non-itchy head, he started to feel a headache and was ashamed of being wrongfully accused, “Well, I'll apologize later. Now, let's reveal the identities of these two people.”

Everyone was waiting for these assassins to reveal their faces. Ray may be able to guess where they came from but he does not know who will be his great actor.

The two men began to take off the mask and it surprised them. Even Ray himself did not expect it, the leader of the small group itself who played.

“Fu fu, I think I want to stay a little longer because your quarrels are interesting to watch. But unfortunately the person who became the suspect appeared at the wrong time.”

His distinctive logic is unique and his grin is soft and his sentences are full of sarcasm. No other and not Indri. He is the mastermind behind this murder along with his partner Hiroshi.

Arthur himself was wide-eyed because he did not include this group as a possible variable. However, he himself did not feel his accusations were wrong.

‘What is really going on here? I'm sure Ray and Erina are the culprits. Why could this be this guy?’ arthur thought as he looked at Ray in wonder.

There he found that Ray gave a flat look that seemed cold and apathetic. There was no particular expression that gave a mockery.

Arthur certainly still suspects Ray but this incident makes him doubt his hunch that can not be wrong.

‘My hunch should be right considering my Degree is most likely to affect any patterns I find. What the hell is going on here? Is it possible that this person had predicted it?’

Arthur could not give an answer to this. His brain was distracted by a shock that made him miscalculate.

“Are you guys not going to continue the fight earlier?” ask Indri who broke the silence, “Not a bad thing to see him. I was like watching a fool arguing about eating stirred porridge or not.”

“I feel played. No matter who did it but you can't survive!” Arthur finally got out of his mind and pointed his gun directly at Indri's head.

Ray certainly did it and was ready to shoot Hiroshi whenever he acted recklessly, “To be honest I still don't understand why I'm a suspect. But you are a crazy psychopath who roams around to kill must be stopped right now.”

‘They intervened too much but I was grateful,’ thought Ray, in his heart he thanked Indri.

With this Ray will certainly never be suspected by Terumi, Leo or Eric. His name is arguably clean because of the stupid accusations given by Arthur. And, one thing has been confirmed.

‘I'm sure now that I have to kill Arthur as soon as possible.’

Thus it was time for Ray to begin the story he had designed himself. A theater full of falsehoods and conspiracies will begin.