The Degree
I'm Going Home

Ray and Indri are headed somewhere. Indri only follows Ray who seems to want to visit a certain place.

“I've been curious for a long time, where are we going?” ask Indri.

Ray had been silent from the beginning without explaining anything because he thought it was not something important to know by him.

“A boring place that brings nostalgia.”

Indri furrowed his brows, he could not understand the implied meaning conveyed by Ray.

A boring place that brings nostalgia, what Indri captured was that it was a place related to Ray in the past. It was more precisely the time before he entered the facility.

“Do we have time for that? Bonus Game selects a deadline. Although there is no consequence of ignoring it, but it is futile to pass it.”

Bonus Game, something that just popped up two hours ago. Indeed, there are no consequences if you do not participate, but it is in vain if you have to go through it.

“We don't need to rush about that. The game content is still not understood.”

Ray is still trying to understand the content well because Secret does not provide a detailed explanation.

—Game Bonuses. Treasure Hunt's. We provide several points that you can find in various places. Maintain points for 24 hours and get two thousand DP. No consequences for failure or non-participation.—

Two thousand is a big amount to have. Ray certainly did not want to pass the opportunity to get additional DP because it is still unknown whether the DP function is only for redemption only.

Moreover, if it was broken up then it was such an incredible amount. They no longer need to rely on the Market that has been provided by Secret. With that kind of money, there is almost nothing that cannot be controlled.

“You have a point. Point point, this possibility is the same as in console games or the like when intending to save on the game. It's just, I don't understand what Secret meant about keeping him.”

There are two possibilities that make sense. The first is that they have to protect the point which means that a certain place for 24 hours or the second is that they get something and have to take it so that it is not stolen.

“You seem to know a lot about the game,” said Ray with interest.

“Ya, I played quite a lot.”

“So. Well, about this bonus game can wait. We don't have any information about the location of this point. Instead of doing things that are low in likelihood, I will do something that is obvious.”

To find a location where there was not even a clue at all required luck at the highest level. It is unfortunate that Ray is not Arthur who has extraordinary luck.

Even so there are things that Ray has but not owned by Arthur.

“Yeah, it makes sense.” Indri did not pursue the conversation further.

In the end they arrived somewhere. Settlements that appear to have been abandoned are burning and rife with destruction despite signs of redevelopment.

“What is our goal?” indri asked, looking at Ray who seemed silent.

“No. Our destination is ahead there.”

Ray gave no further explanation and kept going. This certainly makes Indri wonder about what kind of place Ray is heading, but he does not intend to ask because he knows Ray will not say anything.

As he began to think about things, Ray finally stopped walking and stared at a house.

The mansion that looked huge, even though the surroundings were filled with traces of burning, only the house was still standing firmly.

“What is this place?” muttered Indri while observing the surroundings.

From the outside it looks like an orphanage because it has a magnificent area even to the yard. The wall is also sturdy, although it looks unkempt but it is a place worth living in.

“Even only this place is left after all that mess,” murmured Ray. “I'm amazed that this place still stands firmly.”

Ray won't forget that place in his entire life. Even if he wanted to do it, Ray would never be able to forget it. That was because the memory of the place was firmly etched in his memory.

“What is possible ... have you ever stayed here?” asked Indri with a bit of surprise.

“Ya,” Ray nodded. “This is the cage that binds me, a place called a home.”

“I didn't think that you were the one who was tajir.”

“Yes, I was also surprised,” said Ray.

Indri will probably never know the life that Ray lived in the house. Locked in a room filled with piles of books and must be studied in its entirety, never having much time to get out and enjoy life.

Ray never realized he was blessed with incredible wealth back then. If you have a lot of wealth and authority in many ways but do not feel happy at all, then that is called real poor.

“This place seems to have been abandoned and long unoccupied. Even the environment is bad. What are we going to do here?”

Indri didn't expect Ray to be looking for his parents or anything. Although not know the story of Ray's past, but by looking at the condition of the house has made many things clear. Indri certainly will not offend sensitive things such as asking if Ray still has parents.

“Despite its outer appearance, inside it has some convenient places. I don't know about you but I'll stay here to save on expenses.”

They need a place to stay. Renting a hotel or buying a house is an option but Ray does not want to take the option. He wanted to suppress the expenditure as much as possible without torturing himself.

In addition, there are some things that Ray will not be able to get from hotels or other houses besides this place.

“I'll come with you. Even if it is sleeping on the cold floor is not a problem for me at all,” Indri said with a thin smile.

Ray simply looked at the house from top to bottom while letting memories of the past slip through his head.

About how Ray was educated for the great ambitions of the man he called father, a place that sought to educate men to be knowledgeable and to be a space of research.

Ray still remembers about how in this place he grew up, and how about himself burning this whole place down.

“How about we go in?” indri. “I'm quite curious about what the inside is like.”

“Yes, there is no point in staying silent here.” Ray started to step in and opened the half-destroyed door. “At a time like this, I should have said ... I'm home, yes?”