The Degree
Dangerous People

It took some time to reach the beach, after which they went to the clothing store so that Ray could replace it. Although in vain but Ray was lucky to be able to sell it at a certain price.

He and Indri went to the mall to buy some clothes. In exchange for saving her, Ray has promised to give Indri some clothes.

It seems to have been a bad decision, not just to buy clothes, but now they are doing something else they shouldn't. In fact, Indri himself considers it not just shopping.

“I didn't think you'd ask me out like this, Ray. Fu fu, I have to make good use of it,” Indri said, clutching Ray's hand to his chest, “You seem to be very good at dressing, huh? It really suits you.”

Ray just took a white shirt, long black pants and also a shirt with pockets in it. Although all he took was cheap clothes but somehow Indri seemed fascinated by it.

“It also applies to you,” said Ray.

Indri appeared in formal clothes, long black men's pants, white shirt and also a gray vest. He also wears a yellow black striped tie.

“Ho? You look disappointed,” said Indri. “Do you expect me to use something more open?” Indri teases Ray and stabs him in the cheek, but Ray brushes off his hand.

“I don't care about it. Now the top priority is about this copycat.”

Looking for it won't be easy, Ray knows this clearly. In addition, he did not have any leads and in a very large city it was clearly difficult to find someone who was not clear who his true identity was.

The two went to karaoke and ordered food and drinks. In order to have a deep talk, they need a slightly closed place.

At least in the karaoke room there are no ears other than those in the room.

“Are you interested in bringing one more while waiting for food, Ray?” ask Indri while propping up the microphone.

Ray knows that Indri's goal is to make him more relaxed and relaxed. The end of this is freedom after all this time, it is a waste to be missed.

“I'm not interested in something I know I can't do.” Ray rejected Indri's offer gently.

Indri did not seem disappointed, he actually made a carefree face as if he had just found something fun, “Ho? Not only swimming, but you can't sing? This is exciting news.”

Ray doesn't know what makes him so happy. What does he think Ray is? Even Ray has a lot of things he can't do like swim and sing.

“Even I have flaws. Whatever it is, I'm not singing. You can do it yourself.”

“Yes, there is no harm in having fun before eating and having a serious discussion.” She started looking for songs she liked.

Ray doesn't mind about this. During this time they have done many things that make headaches, sometimes there is nothing bad about releasing stress.

By releasing the stress that accumulates after a long time, the performance of the human brain will return to optimal and able to think well.

Indri began to sing well, he performed a song themed love which did not fit him. Even so Ray admitted his voice was quite melodious and comfortable in the ear.

The song is also very suitable for her soft voice. Coinciding with Indri finished bringing the song, the food they ordered arrived.

Ray ordered a meat sandwich while Indri preferred dessert. After finishing the meal, the two began a serious discussion.

“We only have two months to resolve this or at least find out who is responsible for this murder.” Ray makes clear the situation despite knowing it is not necessary.

“Yes. I've asked Ben and the others to conduct a thorough investigation of this man. It will take a while until the investigation comes to fruition.”

Even if Indri moves his investigation, Ray thinks it's impossible to do so. In a vast and dense city would be a troublesome battlefield.

The biggest disadvantage of this last task is that it is difficult to find the whereabouts of a particular person. It could be said that further investigation is unnecessary.

However, this situation is not without hope. If the person who disguised himself as Ray is the type of person who is clever, then he will not be separated from Ryouma observation. So now is the right time to do it.

“Before I'll share one thing with you. Of course, this is something I keep secret from anyone. You know what to do, right?” asked Ray coldly.

Indri is not stupid enough of course not to understand it, “I know. Take it easy, this secret will be safe until death.”

Ray does not believe by mere verbal but for now he does not have much way to avoid trying to believe. In addition, it is good to bully Indri not messing with him.

Ray pulls out the book he kept in his bag, lucky that it wasn't destroyed when he drowned and floated in the sea.

“It ...,” Indri seemed interested in the outdated book that Ray put out.

When Ray opens the first page, Indri is surprised that the book contains information from Degree users. Not to mention, the information is summarized and easy to understand.

“This, where did you get all this?!” Indri was even more surprised when he noticed that each sheet contained information from different people.

Ray ignores this and turns it into the backyard. There he showed the information of a stranger. Of course, it was because Ray showed information about Indri.

It was natural for him to be surprised because he felt he didn't realize that Ray could get this much information. Though the two are rarely even possible this time together in a long time.

“Patut you won't accept my offer because you have this information.”

Indri always wondered why Ray did not try to find out his Degree. Although Indri has made an offer to reveal it as long as Ray wants to do one wish, but Ray continues to pass it.

“What do you think? Isn't this close enough to the answer?” ray asked, not one bit past the opportunity to understand Indri's reaction.

On the other hand Indri just did not prepare the answer expected Ray, “Now, what if you do one thing I want? Instead I will confirm whether everything there is true or not.”

“Then I will never know the answer.”

Ray will reject it again and again if necessary. At this moment he did not want to make such a dubious deal with a person who still could not be fully trusted.

“Yah, very unfortunate,” said Indri.

Ignoring the woman, Ray took the time to read it. From the information summarized in the book, Indri sometimes fell asleep without knowing the place.

He can sleep wherever and whenever he wants. No matter who it is, one would be considered strange if one could sleep without knowing the place. Ray would probably find it strange if there were no further records.

In this book, it is written that;

‘When he fell asleep precisely his Degree worked. When his degree is active his body shows a response. Starting from excessive sweating, trembling, shivering, crying, angry even the last time he laughed.’

Ray then immediately flips to another page, where the names with red ink are located.

“Do you mind?” ray said to Indri, giving a sign for the woman no longer reading with him.

“You are a stingy man even though I have given you a lot of support. At least let me read with you,” Indri said in a joking tone.

“Unfortunately even if we're partners, I still won't share anything that doesn't need to be shared.”

Ray doesn't even share anything with Terumi and Erina, two people who are guaranteed security. Still, Ray never applied his full trust to humans other than himself.

“Well, not Ray if not stingy, but aren't you afraid I'll use my Degree to do something to you? I don't know who made it, but even if what's written there is true, you don't really know what I can do.”

Whether written in the book is true or not, Indri certainly says things carefully. Even while giving this bluff he did not reveal the truth or not of the information Ray had.

Ray closed his book and let out a long sigh before staring at Indri flatly, “Don't you wonder about why I didn't try to find out about the Degree you have?”

Indri looked a little stunned by Ray's gaze yet she nodded.

“You should know that. Anyone would find you strange if you didn't want to know the Degree of the person who offered to reveal it. What's your reason for doing it?”

“Simple only. That's because from the beginning I never thought you'd be able to rival me.”

“Fu fu fu, if someone else says it then I'll shoot him in the head.” Indri shook and laughed with pleasure.

On the other hand Ray felt confused, he was honest from the bottom of his heart about what he said and there were no jokes at all.

Ray does not consider Indri as a great threat that will be able to bury him. Not because Indri is a woman, but Ray is very confident about his abilities. Even if Ray can never use his Degree, he can still use his brain.

...*********...

After having a talk in karaoke the two went around the mall first. Many men and women look at both because they are fascinated.

Ray wouldn't be surprised if Indri attracted so much attention. She was beautiful and could even be compared to Erina.

‘But this is strange ... why do I also attract attention?’

I don't know why the girls' gazes were on him. It made him a little uncomfortable but Ray would try to ignore it. The thing to be grateful for is that Indri has the same uncomfortable feeling. He even started ignoring it.

“Hey, Ray,” call Indri suddenly. “Do you see a tall man there?”

Ray seems to have misunderstood. Indri did not ignore the attention around him, but he observed the man in front of them at this moment.

Ray looked at him, it was easy to find the man Indri meant. Other than the two, the man was very conspicuous.

“His face is definitely not Indonesian, he seems to be from Korea,” Ray said.

“Yes, but more importantly not that. Aren't you bothered by that body and height?” Indri seems problematic, maybe height is a sensitive thing even for women like him.

Ray chose silence first and observed the man. The two passed each other and their eyes did not get to meet because the man did not notice Ray.

Even so, Ray observed the man and found one interesting thing.

“Sial! I feel very short. This may be the first time I am so upset,” Indri said, clicking his tongue.

“Yes, even I have to look up to see it.”

Ray's height in the range of 180cm, you could say he's a pretty tall person. And, Indri is not too short, Ray is not sure but he should be between 160 - 170cm.

But when confronted by the previous man, both felt small.

“The height is definitely over two meters. I don't believe Asians can be that tall. Even her body is stocky and big.”

Ray agreed. Even if there is a genetic mix of western and asian, Ray is quite doubtful because the person does not look to have a cross-sectional face.

“In addition did you see it? He has the same clock as us.”

“What?” Indri was stunned and looked at Ray in disbelief.

The clock they had was something that could only be obtained through Secret. Ray is pretty sure that there's no watch with a model like that anywhere but Secret.

“Ya, I'm sure it's not wrong see.”

“That means .. he's a Degree.” user

Ray nodded at Indri's response. Only, both of them had the same confusion.

“This is the first time I saw it,” Indri said. “If anyone with such a striking appearance should we have seen it at least once.”

The man never looked good in Open World or Asgardian. There was a clear strangeness about the big man.

“Yes. It's possible that there's a certain reason why he could not be seen all this time.”

“Stay .. if we have to do a physical fight with him, there is no doubt about defeat,” said Indri.

For this one, Ray agreed. Even if Ray used some tricks, the chances of him losing were not small. With such a large body, it was natural that his physical strength would be great.

In addition, Ray knows who the identity of the man is if the book Ryouma gave is true.

The man was not included in the redlist but Ray had read a little about it before. From what is written, the characteristics are exactly the same as the summary about him.

‘Tak is wrong again. She is Maa Dong Wok. His name is in this book. Although the information is not necessarily true, it is at least good to know the name. He may have to watch out for the full.’

Ray did not want to assume the information listed in Ryouma's handbook was completely correct. If that were true, then Maa Dong Wok is a dangerous person.