The Degree
Ryouma Offers

Elsewhere far enough from the park, the only place unreachable by guinea pigs. There were two people, one seriously injured while the other had a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

“Why?” virgo asked with a suspicious expression. “Why did you save me? Even after leaving Rebellion, Ryouma.”

The one who had a gunshot wound on his shoulder was none other than Ryouma Hisatsu, a former Rebellion official and Virgo's right hand. That person has cut ties with the group and promised not to interfere with each other.

But in fact Ryouma still has the will to save Virgo, even though this woman did not expect it at all. He himself had a high self-esteem not to ask for help to a defector.

“There is no special reason. I just want to talk a few things with you,” Ryouma said, removing his chest protector and starting to treat his own injuries.

“Talk? There's nothing good you can get from me.” Virgo seemed resigned to his condition, he held his torn face and clucked in annoyance.

Even though it's just his fake face, Virgo still doesn't want to show the real one. He was bluffing his teeth firmly as his skin would open with a small movement only.

“You look really don't want to show your face.” Ryouma looks interested in Virgo's very hard attitude about his face.

“This is none of your business. Go if you just want to mock!” virgo said loudly.

Ryouma becomes more and more interested, he sits face to face with Virgo while keeping a certain distance.

“I'm not mocking. For whatever reason I really want to talk about some important things. Otherwise, what am I trying to save you for.”

He is willing to get hurt by the shot just to save Virgo assuming he will get at least one-two things to use. If he saves Virgo just for nothing, there's no need to do it in the first place.

Virgo is still suspicious of him, this guy, ever since he left Rebellion his trust is no longer in his possession. No. gabe. From the beginning Virgo didn't really believe him. That was because sometimes Ryouma disappeared without any notice.

“... so what do you want to talk about?”

For now Virgo can't do things that will provoke Ryouma. His surviving now is a great fortune. Virgo doesn't want to waste it.

“There are a few things but first. Who caused this mess? I know you're not the mastermind but I also know you're connected to the main culprit. Tell me who he is and what deal you have with him.”

Since one week before today, Ryouma had not been with Virgo anymore so he did not know what this person was doing. Moreover even if Ryouma was still by his side, Virgo would not reveal it so easily.

“What is it important for you to know?” Virgo does not immediately give the answer, he answers the question with another question.

“I just asked. The rest is not important for you to know. Stop investigating and just do your job.”

“Ha ha ha!” Virgo laughed loudly, to him Ryouma's last sentence was a joke. “You used a sentence I used to use on you, it's really ironic!”

During Virgo's time as a subordinate, Ryouma always asks questions whenever Virgo gives him orders. And, the sentence he used earlier was something Virgo would say.

“Yeah, let. Anyway it doesn't matter,” Virgo said. “You're curious about who designed this catastrophe, right? Yet I wonder, on what basis do you think I am connected to him?”

Ryouma just stared at Virgo in silence. That person would obviously not say everything so easily.

“I only take advantage of this state of chaos for my own benefit. No matter who did it, as long as there was an advantage I could take then I didn't care.”

Virgo's words sound convincing but unfortunately Ryouma can not be lied to easily.

“It's perversion. The fact is you're working with Ray Morgan to give you a situation to deal with Arthur and Mona, right?”

“...”

Virgo has no sentences to say, he just stares at Ryouma in silence.

“You're never honest. I already know this fact. The reason I asked you was just to make sure whether you would be frank or not.”

From the look on his face, it seemed to be true. Ryouma actually does not really know, he just follows his heart to connect all this with Ray.

However, it is not expected that this guess turned out to be true. Ryouma became convinced now that Ray Morgan was a dangerous person but also worthy.

Ryouma took out the gun in his pocket and pointed it at Virgo, “If you lie then hot lead will pierce your head, Virda Gracius Orloff.”

Virgo is wide-eyed, he intends to pull Ryouma collar but the muzzle of the gun is right in front of his forehead.

“... from where ... you know it?”

“Easy, I just know more than you know.” Ryouma certainly will not tell from where he knows Virgo's real name, Virda Gracius Orloff.

“Should .. no one would know it but me!” Virgo suddenly becomes angry but he can still control it and resist emotions.

“I can say a lot about you to others but it doesn't matter. Therefore, answer my question honestly. I'm sure, you also don't want people to know what's behind that fake face.”

Once again Virgo is surprised not to play, in this place only Sebastian should have seen his face. The old man is dead, no one should know about it anymore.

But Ryouma could mysteriously say unexpected things.

“Show me Degree what you have.” Ryouma started right off the hard thing.

“... after all, my Degree is not something useful so it should be hidden very strictly.” Virgo seems to have no intention of hiding it from the start.

Surely it was because his fake face was clear enough for anyone to guess. Even Virgo does not believe in creating a lie that is strong enough to be believed.

“Degree-ku is a makeup artist. My maximum ability is to turn my face into someone else like I am doing right now.”

Ryouma had expected something like that but he did not expect that something like makeup could make someone become someone else.

“I was expecting it but it was unexpected that a makeup artist could make you wear someone's face. It seems that your memory is also sharp.”

Can make a face like that Virgo certainly has a strong memory of Mein to the extent that it can mimic it. It was even quite shocking for Ryouma.

“Let's go to something else,” Ryouma not pursue deeper about the Virgo Degree. “What kind of deal did you make with Ray Morgan?”

“I'm sure you won't form a deal without making a certain profit.”

Virgo seemed to think a little before replying, Ryouma then fired a single bullet that was deliberately directed to miss.

“I won't let you think. Just answer every question directly from me,” Ryouma said in a threatening tone. “This is just a warning, it could be that my accuracy will increase later.”

Virgo begins to break out in cold sweat, knowing that Ryouma is someone who never misses his shot unless he wants to.

Even if he tried to escape, Ryouma could shoot him right in the head even with his eyes closed.

“You are indeed a cruel person.”

“If it wasn't so you'd never ask me to kill a colleague.”

“That's right,” Virgo chuckle. “I just asked the guy to create a situation where I could kill Arthur and Mona.”

Ryouma started to think, it would be impossible if Ray alone prepared something to blow up almost half a block to create this kind of situation.

‘He should have another hand to help him. Is it possible that the people around him are like Terumi and Leo? No.’

Ryouma was not sure if Ray would use those two people. Terumi was too kind-hearted to do such vile things, while for Leo, Ryouma was sure he was not involved.

Then it means Ray has another group behind him supporting him. Just thinking about it made Ryouma heart flutter violently.

Being able to do something this big was definitely not an action that ordinary people could take.

“Last question ... will you join us?” ask Ryouma.

Virgo is unable to digest the meaning of his sentence. If Ryouma asked him to join, then that means that person has his own group.

“Join? With what?”

“With me and others. We won't directly participate in the war between the Degree users. We just wait for the winner and go serve.”

Virgo still does not understand what this person is saying. There is a contradiction in his mind in which Virgo rejects this possibility.

“I don't know what you mean but I'll turn it down.”

Ryouma got up and stretched out his hand to help Virgo stand up.

“Once, then what can make.”

“What kind of group do you join?” ask Virgo.

“You don't need to know the details. But as payment for your information I will share it a little.” Ryouma looked at the surroundings before conveying it and smiled.

“Don't you think that Secret has his own accomplice in this place? They may exist but they don't exist either. Well, the rest think for yourself ... if you have time.”

Ryouma then strangled Virgo and banged him against the wall firmly. Virgo tries to let go but Ryouma's power is more dominant.

“A-what are you doing?!”

“I? There aren't. Just try to kill you.”

“But before that I was curious about how horrible your face was to the point of not wanting to show it.”

“Stop—”

Ryouma did not heed the warning and continued to tear it apart. He was quite surprised to see it. Virgo has a pretty ugly face. Other than his eyes and nose, the rest had extremely ugly burns to look at.

“I didn't mean to insult him but it was indeed a terrible wound. Very unpleasant to see.”