The Degree
The suspicions of Arthur

It took a long time to complete the necessary preparations. Over the past week everyone has become very busy with having to prepare weapons, and secure supplies.

There is still half the preparations that have not been completed and if you look at the time, it will only take another week to complete.

“Everything goes on schedule and there are no problems at all. What do we do next, Arthur?” Mona asked as she held the tablet in her hand. His own attitude was almost like that of a very competent secretary.

The new Arthur tells people to move the box to another place to take Mona's tablet and look at it. He seemed troubled when he saw it.

“Indeed there are no obstacles whatsoever. But this is quite strange ...” murmured, holding his chin and furrowing his eyebrows.

“Any how?” Mona tilted her head and looked back at her notes. He thought that there might be an error in the calculation.

Arthur doesn't think Mona was wrong in any way. He only suspects one thing. Although there were not many changes to Mona's notes, there was clearly a small movement in secret.

”Cute me. This is not something that can be discussed carelessly.” Arthur leads Mona into Arthur's tent to rest while making preparations.

Mona feels awkward because she might make a big mistake until someone else can't figure it out, or there's something odd about the report.

Even so, Mona ventured in because she knew Arthur would not mess around.

“So what's up? Until you don't want others to hear it.” Mona tilts her head and sits opposite Arthur in front of her.

Arthur raised his leg to the table and massaged his sore forehead.

“Two weeks of preparation is the time I provided and set with the calculation there will be certain constraints. If everything goes well, it should be three more days everything will be finished.”

I don't know why everything changed and went on longer. It should be if there are no obstacles it is clear that their preparation will be completed in the near future.

Unfortunately Arthur found the awkwardness soon after driving around. The data Mona provided and what happened on the ground is a fact. But there is one thing that cannot be explained only through data.

“I mean, you purposely straightened it out two weeks to identify if people were lazing around even though they should all be finished four days sooner?” mona asked as she scratched her temple awkwardly.

“Nearly precise,” says Arthur. “Four days the rest I deliberately added because I wanted to know whether these two unions are really allied or not.”

Arthur did not trust the higher-ups who took part in managing the troops and supplies. Among them only Mona and herself did not join any guild.

The reason he did not hesitate to convey this strangeness was because Mona was sure to be on his side because as far as she monitored this woman only depended on her.

“At first this two weeks time will be achieved what if there is a certain obstacle so I give it four days. But because there is no problem whatsoever, all of this should be finished sooner.”

In fact, their preparation is precisely on time at a predetermined deadline. Arthur actually suspects that something actually happened without him ever knowing.

Mona of course quickly caught Ray's point, “So you believe that there is a plan or dispute that cannot be seen?”

Arthur nodded with certainty while Mona was surprised and began to look into it with her thoughts.

“Freely you think about it because we are currently very short of information.” Arthur prevents Mona from having any other useless thoughts.

“But if this is not how we will destroy ourselves? As soon as possible there is an interest in completing it!” Mona was clearly able to imagine what kind of future might await them.

“Yes. But what information do you have? I may know a little but even I can't confirm it.”

Mona got up from her chair, she raised her lips and index finger as if to give a quick reply. But unfortunately he soon pecked with his mouth open. His eyes squirm as if looking for what he wants to say.

Seeing his behavior made Arthur laugh and feel refreshed. He also got up from his chair and pinched Mona's still-freezing nose.

“If you can't think of anything then don't try to think of anything. It will only make you look stupid!” Arthur teased her with a smile and a small laugh.

While pinching her nose, Mona holds Arthur's hand and tries to stop him from doing that painful little pinch, “Stop, it hurts.”

Arthur really can not resist the cute behavior of this one woman. Several times he was about to lose control and wanted to do something like this.

Arthur's hand took off his nose and stroked his cheek and headed for the neck. Mona looked at Arthur in curiosity and surprise as she saw the man approaching her face.

Her eyes were on her sexy lips. Mona immediately blushed like a tomato, even as if there was smoke coming out of her head.

A-a-a-a-does he want to kiss me?! Hauwahwa!

Mona doesn't know what to do. His head that was feeling hot was increasing in temperature and in an instant he was limp, falling sitting in his chair.

Arthur only giggled when he saw his reaction in such a way.

“You're the only person who always knows how to cheer me up, Mona. Even from the beginning we met you never changed.”

Not that there is anything but only people with certain Degrees who are not affected in the least by my Degree. Her thought.

Arthur lets Mona look dizzy and possibly unconscious. He is now beginning to clear his own mind.

“The Redwest union for some reason seemed to be keeping their distance from Blueeast despite their relationship initially improving until a few days ago. It is obviously only started not long ago.”

The change seems very clear to Arthur because so far only he has taken to the field more than other executives.

“Although Blueeast hasn't changed at all but there are a few suspicious groups. It seems that they are most likely an intruder, or perhaps ...”

Arthur didn't want to think about it because the situation was going to get more difficult. His head was indeed dizzy made by these two troublesome guilds.

Suppose there's a hole to hide in, maybe Arthur will come in no matter what.

“Tak is just that. Even among the Redwest people there are some who whisper something to each other. The reaction of the person being whispered looked surprised and made me curious.”

From then on Arthur realizes that the Redwest guild began to separate certain items and make special tents for their own supplies.

Initially Arthur made all the weaponry put in the same place, while the other supplies were on the other side of the camp. If there was a surprise attack then at least they wouldn't have lost both.

“But Redwest secretly prepares supplies and weapons in their camps. It also leads to a lack of manpower so the preparation is not as effective as it was originally. That may be the main reason why preparations are slowing down.”

Arthur never doubted the doubts he had. It was because he did not want to make a mistake that made him have regrets.

“Hah, there is no other way than to find out.” Arthur scratched his non-itchy head violently and reluctant face. He then squinted his eyes and remembered an unforgettable event.

“Don't till I repeat the same mistake. Not in this place.”

Walk and monitor everyone's work. There was no doubt that everything was starting to change as he suspected.

People from Redwest are no longer trying to familiarize themselves or blend in with Blueeast. Her thought.

It can be seen clearly from the Blueeast people who approach the Redwest but get a cold and indifferent response. Surely the Redwest people still welcomed those who came yet it was short before they left.

“Oi, how is it progressing? Is there no problem?” Arthur asked the man from the Blueeast guild who was about to lift up a fairly large wooden box.

The man stopped his work and made a firm posture.

“Yes! So far there's no problem. Only ...” The man hesitated a little to convey it as there were many people around him.

Arthur sighed and walked through it to check the boxes he wanted to transport to another place, “It seems that the supplies are sufficient and neatly packed. Don't hesitate, to lift it.” Arthur gives an implied message and emphasizes his voice on the sentence ‘Do not hesitate’.

The man understood because before coming to this place he was a soldier. Coincidentally accepted the invitation and followed it until it was stuck without ever being able to get out.

“Yes. I want to transport it at once but since some people are busy dealing with the unknown, as well as many separate ones, I cannot transport at once for fear that something bad is happening.”

“So. Make kingdom. Ah, and give me a report later, you can hand it over through Mona. Don't be on anyone other than Mona or straight at me.”

“Understanding.”

Arthur left without making any further conversation. Not to forget he checked every sentence that people said before because every word implies a message.

'Some people are busy taking care of things' means referring to Redwest doing something it's not supposed to do.

It was on target like the suspicion Arthur had. It was unmistakable that the one making the suspicious move was only Redwest while Blueeast still looked normal.

'Many separate' means there are quite a number of people who act separately both individually and in groups.

The last sentence is 'Unable to transport at once for fear of something bad happening' has the meaning that the man cannot convey more for fear that something bad is happening.

Not only information leakage but lack of information can lead to errors in understanding of the situation. Indirectly the man wanted to investigate further, and therefore Arthur wanted him to make a report.

The reason asking for the report to reach Mona or herself alone is to reduce the number of people who are aware of it.

“Ordo will not realize and other executives will be the same. They're not the ones who are going to take to the field. But there are some that are still possible,” murmured Arthur.

He believes at least Ray, Terumi and Leo are very likely to understand it. Sebastian also recalled that the man had the task of identifying whether there was an intruder or not.

“If anyone is suspect then ..”