The Degree
Because We're the Enemy

“All this drives me crazy ..”

Indri could currently hear the many demonstrations and chaos from a distance. The previous suicide bombing seemed to be a shot for chaos to begin.

He did not expect that Ray would involve civilians into this mess. Besides, how could he ride such a demo?

There are a lot of terrible things about Ray especially this plan that involves a lot of lives.

‘I'm lucky not to be hostile to it, but we're not really in line at the moment.’

Indri has a different purpose to Ray at this time. If Ray wants to destroy Arthur and complete the task, then Indri only wants to save his partner.

Fuck you by getting the key. There was no point in Indri gathering them if the people he cared about them went one by one.

‘Currently saving those two boys is paramount.’

Indri has no doubts about his goal. He looked at Ben who was on standby, it still took him another fifteen minutes for his ability to be used.

It's not a long time if it's in regular condition. But in the present condition fifteen minutes is decisive.

“.... what? They release sandra?” Indri was surprised to see the situation in monas.

The******** are clearly moving and intending to escape by car. They had made their own way after destroying an army barricade with a suicide bomb.

At this time they herded the sandra into the car, some seemed to be released and started running towards the soldiers; who were silent without being able to attack.

Among the sandra they brought, Indri found the one person he was looking for. That person doesn't seem to be let go of it. He entered a black car that was moving slowly.

”That's Hiroshi! Ben, let's hurry!”

Indri went after the car and tried to stay hidden. When he arrived at the path that the car was going to pass, Indri began to lie on his stomach.

He prepared his gun and started aiming. When the car was right in the line of his shot, Indri shot right in the tire of his car.

The car starts to slip and turn before stopping. Ben uses it to kill the driver inside and smash the window to kill everyone else.

“Hm!” Hiroshi screamed, his body tied up and his mouth covered in something to prevent him from committing suicide.

I am thankful that the boy is okay. Ben immediately released something that gagged Hiroshi's mouth.

“Nona, Ben! Where is Hiromi?”

Ben and Indri immediately furrowed his brows after seeing the reaction.Hiroshi. His face said that he was really serious and did not know about the whereabouts of the girl at all.

“Did he reach you guys and tell you about Jung Haiyan?” Hiroshi continued to speak.

“Hiroshi, we'd better get out of here first.”

Seeing Hiroshi's reaction it could be said that he was not with Hiromi. It can be concluded that only Hiroshi was captured by Haiyan, but in fact Hiromi managed to escape.

‘If so where is he?’

After getting away from the location, Indri and Ben take Hiroshi to a quieter place. Hiroshi then begins to explain everything starting from her being discovered and letting Hiromi escape. Until finally he was caught, interrogated and became a sandra.

“Hiromi didn't meet us. I think he got caught with you.” Indri began to give his explanation including the current situation.

Everything has become chaotic and unpredictable. Even Indri himself was surprised that there were some things he could not see through his dreams.

“So ... Then where is Hiromi?” hiroshi said with sadness and a guilty look.

Indri could not do anything about it, even Ben just looked at him in silence. He certainly has things to say, but if it wasn't for the terms of his Degree use, Ben would have already spoken.

“Why? Are we gonna steal his keys?” hiroshi asked a little surprised.

Indri shook his head bitterly.

“We've lost quite a lot and I don't want to lose much more.”

The death of the twins, Guren, maybe even Hiromi is a painful thing. Indri is well aware that in life the part of losing a person is the most painful.

Therefore Indri will stop this tragedy and the last path that can be taken is to escape from everything.

Ben and Hiroshi looked at Indri with sadness, especially Ben. He knew very well that Indri, although he looked terrible and cruel but in fact he had the softest heart.

Everyone will be cruel and harsh to others, but they will be very lenient to those close to them.

“We go now and give up getting the key.”

The decision is round. Indri led the way followed by Ben at his side, and Hiroshi was behind.

“... You have given up getting the key?” hiroshi asked weakly.

Indri knows that Hiroshi may be disappointed with his decision. After many struggles and even sacrifices they made, but Indri ended it by claiming to give up.

He even planned to walk away from all of this and rely on others. Indri certainly understood why Hiroshi did not accept this situation.

“... yes. Better to give up before encountering total failure.”

Half failure is better than failing completely. Indri will not hesitate to give up when he has found the sign of great failure he experienced.

“So so. You gave up, huh? Then all right.”

It sounds forced Hiroshi to accept it. Indri did not try to see the boy because he did not want to see how much he suffered.

“Let's go,” Indri said, but Hiroshi did not move immediately.

“... if you give up then—”

Hiroshi took out a knife from his pocket and held it with both hands before finally running straight towards Indri.

“—give me your keys.”

Ben rushed to his head and saw Hiroshi already running towards Indri with a knife in his hand.

He intends to scream but cannot because if Ben does then he will not be able to use the Degree. But acting is also useless because he will not be able to arrive on time, even Indri is not aware of the danger.

Did he not see this kind of situation in the future? Ben's not sure about that.

“Not ... INDRI!” Ben shouted loudly and tried to push Indri, but he was too slow.

Indri started to turn around but he could immediately feel something coming out of his stomach. A knife that penetrates the back to the stomach.

Fresh blood immediately flowed and carried the warmth of the human body away. Indri simply stared silently at the knife in his stomach even though he started vomiting blood.

“M-why?” ask him weakly.

Hiroshi who stabbed deeper into the knife until even turning it started to smile. The voice he let out began to turn into someone else. Hiroshi's voice turned into that of a girl.

“Isn't it clear? We are enemies. Mutual killing is a must.”