The Degree
The Western and Eastern Union
“Fu fu, you are a very sharp man, my dear. Didn't think that your senses were so sensitive that it was able to sense their presence.”
Erina smiled gently as usual as if she had been waiting for Ray to notice the presence of those people.
Ray was about to prepare for the upcoming battle but it seemed that he did not need to because Erina immediately clapped her hands.
The clapping of his hands was a sign that there was no need for those people to observe Ray.
“What do you mean about that?” Ray looks cold and does not lower his vigilance, it increases it.
“I just did a little exam for you. You have truly exceeded all the expectations I have of you. Sorry for interrupting your peace.”
Ray was silent and did not reply and returned to eating his food quietly.
Until when the two finished their meal, Mein came to finish it and poured the empty glass back to the two.
“Regarding your previous question about the peaceful atmosphere of the people I will answer it.” Erina took a sip of the wine before continuing.
“That's because the current situation is still gray. We have been trapped here for two years because we were unable to find a way to complete the task to five.”
Two years is not a short time. That's a long enough time to go through. Ray did not expect that it had been so long that the fifth task was not completed.
“That means no one has reached the sixth task?”
“Yes. You definitely didn't get any notification about the fifth task, did you? The problem is there. We don't know what to do on the fifth task.”
Erina revealed that she had assumed that when the second generation reached the Open World then the fifth task would be revealed.
But considering that nothing has happened to date is enough to break his assumptions.
Ray did not expect much against anything but he slightly believed that there were at least one or two traces left behind by Secret.
“There. But the clues are very gray and it is almost impossible to minimize the right answer. The clue given was just a vague sentence that even hard for me to find its meaning.”
“It looks like this organization really likes puzzles. So, what traces did he leave behind and where did you get them from?”
Erina fell silent and only smiled until some time. Ray doesn't know the meaning behind his smile or what's in his head. He was just convinced that it wasn't a good thing.
“Unfortunately I can't tell you. Much better for you to read it with your own eyes.”
It was wise because anyway Ray did not believe a hundred percent of what Erina said.
“If you want to find it then all you have to do is join my union.”
Ray is quite surprised, “United? For what?”
He did not think that there would be such a large group of guilds considering Secret would probably only pick one or at least a few people to get whatever he wanted.
“Yes. Open World is currently split into two namely West and East because of the presence of two large unions that have different visions.”
Ray stared at Erina's mysterious smile, a little Ray understood her current situation.
“Let me guess ... you are one of the leaders of such a large union?”
Erina smiled happily at Ray's guess. The smile was enough to answer that Ray's guess was the truth.