The Degree
Indri Offer

Two hundred places that have flaws, people who are injured so have hope. They begin to approach Arthur and almost jostle for election.

“Master! Please let me join you!”

“Me too, I promise to serve you well!”

“Let me be with you, miss! I promise I will do anything for you!”

“Please, let me join!”

As expected that chaos would definitely ensue, with there being a large number of people here, even Arthur would probably be greatly overwhelmed.

“Please shut up!” Arthur said loudly, strong enough to silence them all. “I promise no one will be left behind. I swear I'll save you all!”

Arthur's words calmed some but not a few who were hard to believe.

“How to? It's nearing despair!”

“I have one way that can be done. It's just that this requires your trust in me!”

They shut up and listen, putting trust. Then it means they have to give up something else to Arthur. Whispers began to be heard between them.

“Trust? Can we trust him?”

“Yes, he's the one who committed the shooting and the blatant betrayal.”

“But he tried to save us, it's possible that the shooting was planned.”

“Although so his Degree is the main character, right? Impossible such a person a criminal.”

“But there is, loh. The main character who has a bad personality.”

Pros and cons appear. Those who trust Arthur and those who still doubt him. There were even people who were silent, they might not know what caused the trust in Arthur to wear off.

Arthur certainly can not say anything, the fact that on the ground he committed shooting and treason. It should be common but not appropriate to happen to people who are considered partners.

Just then a previous woman who was the leader of the fifty group stepped forward.

“Are you guys that stupid?” his words clearly provoked a hint of emotion.

“Hah? What do you mean, woman? You're patronizing us?!”

“Crue. If you are not stupid, you will believe it. Of the many people, is there anyone other than him who would lend a hand to us?”

Everyone became quiet and started thinking well of the question. There were fifty groups, out of which many groups only Arthur and Mona cared enough to put their attention to the wounded.

Did anyone besides Arthur take the initiative to do so? Of course the answer is no.

“He made me ventured to reveal that I was the chairman. The reason I didn't do it was because I was sure you would make a scene. In addition, if he intends evil, from the beginning he will not start well.”

If Arthur has evil intentions then he doesn't have to do this. He simply gave a threatening sentence about not getting the group and such.

With such threats, there will be people who will obey whatever they say just for the sake of salvation. Even if you have to lick your feet, surely there will be people who are willing to do it.

Staying alive is more important than self-esteem. Too much self-esteem will not keep a person alive. Even if they have to be trampled, as long as they stay alive then they are winners.

“Indeed the incident that made him shoot his own partner was shocking. There's no guarantee that he didn't do it to us. But isn't this a terrible place?”

Horrifically. Of course, the environment Secret created was a place where murder, stratagem and betrayal were commonplace.

No one will be able to make a denial of the thing that is already absolute and known in general.

“There must be a special reason he did it. Try not to believe too much in what only you see. Like a nut that looks ugly and rotten on the outside but we never know what's inside.”

“We have absolutely no idea what is really going on behind the scenes, it is likely that he could not convey anything about it either. Even so, it was not a bad thing to listen to him. If he intends to take advantage of us, then we should do the same.”

“Man blessed with intelligence. If someone is trying to take advantage of it then we should do the same. In this place there is great interest in being opportunist and mutualism.”

Dare to take opportunities and take advantage as much as possible, and try to benefit yourself and not to lose. It is needed in this place.

Arthur was so impressed with the words, he could not even speak anymore. This woman is a good speaker, with amazingly no more voices of naysayers.

Everyone understood what he was saying and chose to trust Arthur.

“Now you can continue your plan,” said the woman with a tired smile.

“You really helped me a lot, thank you very much.”

“Not a problem. My name, Mirna, by the way. Please help in the future.”

“Arthur. Yes, once again thank you.”

Stopping small conversations. Arthur looked back at the people and delivered his sentence.

“I thank you for trusting and listening to me. As Mirna said, if I use you then you can use me in your own way. I help you for my benefit, and you accept me for your benefit.”

Arthur will give the green light to that. Surely he will not allow betrayal and fools who try to go beyond the limits. Even so now it was not something he needed to think about.

“I need the trust of you to find an additional chairman. In short, I want you guys to give up at least at most is half of the DP you have.”

Arthur's words surprised not only Mona and Mirna, but everyone who heard them. Half is not a small amount of course.

“S-half?!”

“That's a crazy amount!”

“It doesn't have to be half, at least I want you guys to at least give 10% of your savings. It's in our mutual interest, please trust me. I swear I'll use it to save us all.” Arthur bowed deeply as if pleading.

Surely people find it problematic to give up their precious DP. Even so, they did it with a little reluctance.

Arthur receives DP from many people one by one. The numbers began to accumulate with little satisfaction. It seems that most people only give about ten to twenty percent of their DP.

Of course Arthur can not give coercion because the choice is in their hands. If he forced his luck beyond this then there would only be unnecessary chaos.

‘Except my Degree, there is a total of 92,200 DP collected. I hope this is a sufficient amount.’

Arthur thanked the people who had participated in donating and announced the amount he got.

“What will you do with that much DP, Arthur?” asked Mirna with a pretty strong curiosity.

“Yes. I intend—” Before being able to convey his intentions clearly, a woman's voice stopped him. It was because his voice could not be ignored.

“It looks like something interesting is going on here.”

The woman was Indri who came with his plot. The clown, the twin, the liar and the chuunibyou boy were with him. Can let him complete a team.

His arrival was certainly not welcomed by Arthur because Indri was one of the people he was wary of. Especially when Ben throws smoke bombs and gives Erina a chance to use her Degree.

This makes Arthur raise suspicions that Indri and his partner are most likely connected to Ray. Their actions during this time were very absurd and probably did nothing at all.

Even so the events of the last time showed that actually Indri always move but they did not do it conspicuously. Maybe just throwing smoke gas and robbers at night that they do.

“What do you want to come here?” asked Arthur indifferently.

“I just saw something interesting. From what I see, it seems like you're trying to save them all.” Indri stared at the surroundings sharply, as if nothing could escape his gaze.

“It's none of your business with what I'm going to do. You don't have to interfere with your hands here.” Arthur did not want to talk any longer with Indri because honestly he could not bear to do it.

“You're right, it feels disgusting enough to put a hand in a gutter full of human waste and sewage.”

His sarcasm was always annoying, so Arthur didn't want to exchange more words. Conversing with Indri would only give him pain in his head.

“But you sure you want to kick me out? I may not be able to stand around the apes but if you seem to want something by giving me gold then I will listen.”

Arthur was a little surprised that Indri had guessed the action he would take. This woman seems to have the same or greater analytical skills than Mona.

“I don't understand what you're talking about.” At this stage playing dumb is necessary.

“You're smarter than this, Arthur. Such a trick would be useless in front of me.”

“I don't know what you're trying to talk about.”

“Still want to continue this?”

“...”

Arthur can't win with word games. Indri is too strong in that field as if in learning a lot of sentences for this kind of thing. Arthur inevitably could only scratch his head that did not itch.

‘What can I do. I'll offer it to him first.’

“I can't hide this from you. As you know that we lack colleagues to accommodate everyone here.”

Indri expressed as if he was surprised, “Ho? From what I see you managed to gather four group leaders. But it doesn't seem to be enough to bring everyone in, yes. So what are you going to do with that DP?”

The conversation begins to enter its main point, this laughable conversation for negotiations that are clearly detrimental to Arthur.

In negotiating it is important not to make your opponent know what you really need and want. Also, it is very important to know the wishes of the negotiating opponent in order to reap more profits from him.

Things that smell like this kind of business are always troublesome because strategies and strategies must be utilized. Fishing an opponent to show his interest in an item is important.

But it was useless because Indri already knew that Arthur needed people to accommodate the sick.

“I won't make any pleasantries. With this DP, I plan to buy the position of chairman from someone.”

Arthur's words were not only surprising to Mona, Mirna and the people in his camp, but it made the Indri group equally surprised.

Arthur's statement might not be something they could have predicted in any case. No sane person would dare to propose such an idea.

“Fu fu, you surprised me. Right, I was very surprised by it,” Indri said with a little laugh.

Arthur cursed in his heart. The bastard must not be surprised at all because from the very beginning he appeared here, Indri should have known his intentions.

“No madman other than you will come up with the proposal. Maybe even Ray wouldn't do it.”

Mentioning Ray's name made Arthur a little upset but he didn't try to say anything about it. Indri continued to speak.

“Although so I am also sure there will be fools who are willing to sell it. If this is widespread then the situation in the future will be troublesome.”

Arthur knew what Indri meant. If the buying and selling of the chairman is widely spread, it will be difficult for the future. Chances are they won't do the fight or the hunt, it will appear that the bastard who did the buying and selling of the group leader or at least the key.

If anyone monopolizes it then even violence is not reliable at all.

“Because you understand the risks in the future if this information is spread, then prevent it from happening. I don't like a lot of pleasantries about things that are clearly understood. You have someone in your group to be the chairman, right? I want to buy that position with DP.”

Indri certainly does not deny that there are members of his group who are also chairman. However, he did not immediately give his consent to let Arthur buy it.

“You're in a hurry, Arthur. It is true that it will be troublesome if you go to someone else and let this thing spread widely. But not much more troublesome by letting you buy the position of chairman.”

“What do you mean?” arthur asked, not understanding the reason Indri said so.

“Including yourself there are already four chiefs, which means there are four keys in your hand. If I let you buy another chairman position, then you will have the advantage of not only the members, but also the key.”

One chairman holds one key, and to unlock the final puzzle is to collect ten keys. If Arthur had five right from the start, then saka means he's halfway to success.

“With these many people, I won't be able to leave with the idea of taking the keys from my colleagues. If that happens then there's no meaning in me buying a group.”

The group that lost the key will be destroyed if it does not get a replacement. Arthur wouldn't come up with such a risky idea. Moreover, the rules that Secret had given him were clearly not all of them.

“Even if that was true, I would be a fool when it came to the idea of selling the group by my side. Not only will I lose a group, I will lose a key.” Indri shook his head elaborately.

“I myself actually have no problem with losing one key. After all, it's not like I lack the strength to get the others.”

Arthur was a little hopeful and breathed a silent relief as Indri seemed to give the green light to let the position of chairman of its members be purchased.

Even so he can't be happy just yet. The real problem has just begun.

“So, how much price did you put up for it?” arthur asked with a sharp look.

“Two million D Point.”

“Hah?”

Arthur thinks he heard wrong but sees Indri not correcting then his ears are not wrong. He was bluffing his teeth in annoyance because of such an unreasonable amount.

“Do not joke. From the beginning you had no intention of selling it!” Arthur groaned and still held back his emotions.

“Why are you angry? It was natural for me to set a high price because of how valuable a group was,” Indri looked happy when he saw Arthur's face.

It is indeed very reasonable to sell diamonds at a price that is tens of times more expensive than gold. The group value and key here are very valuable.

But the problem is that the price offered by Indri clearly does not make sense.

“I am very confident that no one will have that much amount of DP. You're just wasting my time. Sorry, I'll find someone else.”

Arthur intends to go and pass Indri.

Indri did not seem to be stopping him, instead he started talking.

“A grumpy person won't be liked, you know. Maybe they won't listen to you. Isn't that right, Guren?” Indri looked at Guren meaningfully and smiled cynically.

Guren understood it and began to furrow his brows, “What do you mean, miss? It's not sure!”

Guren raised his voice so that everyone could hear what he was saying.

“In addition to those of us who don't want to listen, I'm sure everyone will listen to what Arthur says!”

This made everyone pay attention to him, even Arthur was no exception. At first he thought about what Guren was trying to do and ignored him when nothing happened.

But when Arthur tried to talk to other people, to his surprise no one would listen. Even the majority left Arthur alone.

‘So so, this is the Degree that bastard has, the impostor.’

Once upon a time Arthur heard that Guren had a degree as an accomplished liar. At first Arthur was a little doubt that there was a person who had such a stupid Degree but in fact the person really existed.

“Araa? Though I'm sure everyone will listen to Arthur, youh!” Guren spoke with a mocking and condescending face.

The more he talks, the less chance Arthur has of negotiating with others. Then the only one he can invite discussion is Indri.

“You are very sad. I'll probably cry.”

“Close your mouth. If you don't intend to sell it to me, then what good is it for you to do this?” taya Arthur in a cold tone.

Indri held her lips and smiled, “Since when did I say I won't sell it? You can't just draw conclusions. I came to see you with the idea of wanting to sell it, loh.”

Arthur could hardly believe every sentence that came from this woman right now. Most of what he said was a lie and a sentence game right now.

“How about this, I will let you buy his group at a reasonable price. But the key will remain in my hands.”

“Fuck your proposal! It makes no difference if I buy a group that will eventually still be destroyed.”

Arthur might take it if there really wasn't any reliable way. But for now he does not need to rush to decide that.

If he buys a group that will be destroyed later, it is the same that he gives DP to Indri for free. That's a ridiculous idea even if there's no other way.

“Basic men who can not be invited to joke,” Indri a little disappointed about it. “Then all I can offer you is the empty seat we have.”

Arthur initially wants to curse and give his refusal. But he chose to hold his breath and find out first.

“What do you mean?”

“I have many empty slots for membership seats. From the beginning I had only a few people with me. And, now there are many empty places that will only rot.”

“Therefore I thought why not make it so useful? When I think about it, I find you with a similar idea.”

From the beginning Indri had absolutely no intention of giving the group that was already in his hands. It was the same as releasing gold for candy.

But there is something else that serves as the goal. Indri from the beginning intended to sell empty seats that he had.

“If you want to pay a certain amount of DP then I will let the apes enter my place. Surely they will move with me later.”

Arthur stayed silent long enough to think about it. According to him, there is no other option other than this to be pursued. Even he no longer believed himself to get a better solution than this.

‘While so, he's too greedy! There are more losses given to me than gains.’

First, Arthur would strengthen the Indri stronghold by allowing some more than a hundred members. Second, he had to pay the woman a certain amount of DP for the chair. And lastly, there is no guarantee Indri will not throw them away once the deal is over.

“It will be problematic. In the end it is quite possible for you to dispose of them a few days after the deal was made.”

That is indisputable. Promise verbally even if Indri swears, Arthur will not come to place his trust. Good traders are those who consider verbal promises to be nonsense.

As long as there's no guarantor of the deal, it's all nonsense. More difficult here the letter of agreement is also unreliable.

“Ku hu hu hu, I think you will be trapped in it but you are smarter than I thought,” said Indri. “This is a little inconvenient but what if I rent out a membership seat instead of selling it?”

Arthur furrowed his brows, “You mean I should periodically give you DP until the appointed day?”

“You caught it quickly. Is correct. I'll rent out the seats available on my side to you. This way you don't have to worry about someone disappearing. You can send people to make sure that everything will be fine.”