Philip entered the mansion and walked through the hallways towards the second floor and into his room
As he walked, he suddenly remembered a predicament. Justine should be sleeping in his room and he doesn't have any room to sleep in. He should have stayed in the sunroom and sleep on the sofa
He also remembered that Jude ordered to the personnel of the mansion to buy him a futon. It was because he planned to at least sleep on the floor. Since it has been a few hours already, Philip doubt that the futon has arrived because the city is slightly far away
"I wonder, where should I sleep?"
Philip pondered more as he turned the corner towards the hallway where his room should be. He was about to turn around and find couches or sofa in the lobby, lounge, or living room to sleep in
He was used to sleep in those anyways because he has been using those kinds of sleeping medium for years since he was a child
Before he turned around, he saw a peculiar object laying in front of his supposed room
He walked towards it and checked it out due to curiosity
The object was a large soft fabric that is wrapped in thick plastic. Philip then patted the surface more to feel the inside
"It's the futon!"
Philip was surprised not because a futon was here, but because of how fast the maids or butlers bought and brought the futon here. Do they have a helicopter or some sort? Philip wasn't even sure if the maids and butlers have abilities
He looked left and right, front and back of him to see if there was someone lingering about
He then unwrapped the packaging and tore the thick plastic with strength. After he separated the plastic wrapper from the futon, he crumpled the plastic into a ball and held it for now. The plastic ball is three times the size of his fist because of how big the wrapper is
He then picked up the futon on the floor and he gently squeezed it. He was happy that the futon was incredibly soft, it was the same as his supposed bed
He hugged the futon in front of him and lifted it above his head. He then slowly turned the knob of the double doors to be stealthy and to not wake up Justine, in case she was sleeping
The door quietly creeked and Philip entered with light steps. He closed the door the same way he opened it
Meanwhile, Justine, who was lying on the bed, had her eyes widened in surprise, confusion, and a little bit of excitement. Her heart was pounding to the point that she could hear her heartbeats when someone entered the room
She tried to sneak a peak and she saw that the person that entered the room was Philip as his back was facing her. She immediately fixed herself and pretended to be sleeping
"What is he doing here???"
Justine asked in her head. Her emotions were swirling and she couldn't think normally. This was the first time that a man entered her room while she was (pretend) sleeping
Justine hasn't slept yet because of the Sword Energy that she was sensing in set intervals. It was the same as Jude making a ruckus during the night and not letting anyone to sleep, but it was only for Justine in this case. She needs to quickly analyze the Sword Energy that Jude was releasing with Energy Insight to manipulate it
It is also primarily because Justine couldn't move on from Philip's true abilities, Fate Control and Future Vision. She wanted to know more and she might confront Philip about it
It was then that Justine twitched from the rustling sounds behind her. She thought that Philip was climbing on the bed to sleep beside her but in truth, Philip was laying the futon down on the floor and patting it down to make it comfy
He changed his clothes into a more comfortable sleep wear and threw the plastic ball into the non-biodegradable trash bin
He then lied down on the futon and covered himself with the blanket. His body strated twitching and sending goosebumps from the incredible softness of the futon. He also manipulated the cool night breeze to flow inside the room and scatter it
He considered to lessen the breeze around Justine since she already had the electric stand fan open and it's directly pointed at her. She might become cold
Philip closed his eyes and tried to sleep. He saw darkness and his consciousness began to fade into black after a few minutes. He's entering the dream realm
Not
He abruptly opened his eyes and saw the plane of Future Vision in front of him. The ground looked the same as it used to, a blue ground that emits light. At the horizon, white and gray fog forms as walls. There are currently no white lines present, that shows possible timelines and futures, but there are only nine white circles and two gold circles on the ground
He did this in purpose to dive in the plane of Future Vision before going directly to sleep. He wanted to examine the circles deeper and why they appeared after he assured Alucard that he'll grant his wish
One white circle turned gold. Philip knew that it was because of Alucard. He then realized that it was because Alucard learned that he had the Fate Control ability and maybe that would make Alucard pass
But a circle did not turn gold after he told Justine that he had Fate Control and Future Vision. He became confused. He thought deeper
Another white circle turned gold after Philip removed the Reverse Sword condition from Jude
First of all, Philip understood that the circles in the plane of Future Vision correlated to the residents of the mansion. There are eleven circles and eleven residents; Alucard, Camille, Vanessa, Kyouko, Natsuki, Natsume, Mei'er, Bea, Jude, and Mathilda
Which means, the fact that he helped Jude with his condition and problem turned the circle gold means that every residents has their own problema
It's not because Alucard knew that Philip had Fate Control which made him qualified, it was because Philip assured Alucard that he'll grant his wish, the source of his problem
Philip's face frowned and he became troubled
He needed to help each and everyone of the residents of the mansion on their problems, to which some may be worse like past trauma, dark past, or depression
In reality, he has the choice to not follow the circles and discard everyone's problems but Philip's intuition tells him that he should help them
There was a reason that the plane of Future Vision laid out eleven circles specifically. If every circle turned gold, then the next possible future might become beneficial to him. If he didn't help anyone, there is also a possibility that the future will turn out for the worse
Philip believed in the Butterfly Effect that states anything small that was changed in the present might cause a ripple in space-time and cause a larger event or catastrophe in the future, is what Philip would interpret it anyway
So, by helping everyone, which will make a large change, the future will look promising. If he didn't help anyone, which will make a small or rather a stagnant change will turn into a bigger event in the future
Philip was at a disadvantage. Usually, during this predicament, he would just look into the future to know if it's beneficial to help this person. But now, he wasn't able to that because the ability of Future Vision might be the one in control and showing Philip what he needs to see or needs to do
Although he could still see the instant future or the long term future of the current day. Maybe it wasn't the Future Vision that he was using that time, it was the combination of Eye Vision and Clairvoyance. He still needed to experiment those abilities
Future Vision is becoming more and more like Accurate Prophecy ability or Fortunesetter ability
Philip doesn't want the Future Vision ability to disappear because with that ability, he is the one in control, the blueprint is just laid out in front of his eyes and he just needed to use Fate Control to guide the course of everything towards the desired future
Unlike the other abilities, the ability is the one who is in control and it shows Philip a future, not multiple possible futures to choose from. It was like there is an external force that was playing with him
It's also possible that Philip shouldn't follow the future that he's seeing. But he won't risk it when using Fate Control to change the course of everything without seeing the possible outcome
If he ever messed up, the backlash would still be up and it would be too late to revert everything back
After minutes of deliberation, Philip decided to help everyone on their problems and trauma, even though it will be troublesome, annoying, or stupid. He's doing this for his own benefits and since he might learn something new from everyone
He has already helped Alucard and Jude, he has become closer to Justine, he has Vanessa's memories, and he at least knew a little more of Mei'er
He still has no idea what problem Justine has nor Vanessa, but he has an idea for Mei'er and he predicts that it's a trauma of a dark past
He'll help everyone one by one. He'll even help them all at the same time if he is daring. Besides, he might obtain some clues from others on how to help the rest
He won't choose someone to help once he wakes up tomorrow. He'll let fate guide everything and he will eventually meet one of the residents
He then looked down at the circles and sighed deeply. He closed his eyes and returned to the real world. A few minutes later, he fell asleep
Meanwhile, someone in the bed still has her heart pounding from nervousness, confusion, and excitement while unmoving and tucked in the blanket
What is she thinking? What is she feeling?
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Several hours has passed, morning came and the light from the morning Sun started to penetrate the skies. Birds chirped as they fly across the neighborhood and water sprinklers activated to water the plants and grass in the front yard
Philip slowly opened his eyes it became strained by the morning light. He rubbed his eyes to let it adjust from the brightness
He stared at the ceiling and thought of everything that happened till now in just five seconds. He looked forward to today and learn more new things
Just then, he felt a presence to his right and quickly turned his head. Someone's muscle move which made a ruffling noise on the blanket and on their clithes
There, he saw Justine that was sleeping beside him. His angelic and innocent sleeping face made it so that she seemed fragile. For some reason, there were small eyebags under her eyelids
Her head was close to Philip's head, which almost made him kiss her forehead. He slightly lifted his body upwards to get a proper look at Justine
Philip had an incredibly confused look in his eyes. His mind also swirled with emotions because this is a new experience for him. His first thought was to hug her tightly but he resisted from doing so
It would be wrong to take advantage of a woman while she's defenseless
He slowly rolled and removed himself from the futon. He was extremely careful to not wake up Justine because if she did wake up, it would be very awkward and Philip wouldn't be able to handle that
He quickly change to his favorite outfit and tip toed towards the door and exited
It was then that Justine's eyes abruptly opened and made her eyes was strain by the sudden change of brightness
She almost became surprised by the change of environment she was in. Granted that she's still in a comfy bed space but it was a futon and not a framed bed
It took her a few more seconds to realize that she slept beside Philip. Her face turned red from embarrassment and covered her face with the blanket. Her face turned even more red after she smelled the blanket that has Philip's scent in it
"God damn it! I'll get you back for this embarrassment, Philip!"
Justine murmured while her mouth is covered by the blanket. It was more embarrassing because Philip woke up before her and saw her first. She managed to wake up after Philip closed the door upon exit
She then flailed her arms around in frustration that the blanket flew into the air
The blanket slowly fell down and Justine calmed fown as her left arm is above her forehead
"Hah..."
Justine sighed
"What's happening to me? I never acted this way before"
Justine muttered. In truth, she still hasn't processed if she willingly went to Philip's side or she unconsciously went there without her awareness
She then shook her head to remove the emotion that she was feeling. She sat up and her ruffle hair swept across her face. She was unmoving trying to process everything, until she realized the main problem
Why did Philip sleep in this room when it's supposed to be her room whenever she comes back? Doesn't he have his own room?
She then remembered that this room was originally the room of the Homeowner and she only uses it, as the Landlord, whenever she comes back on her trips
Since the Old Man never slept in this room, she took it whenever she can
It passed her mind that since Philip is now the Homeowner, this was supposed to be his room now and Justine should have another room
"I'll talk to him later and apologize"
Justine admitted her mistake and swallowed her pride. She will fix the misunderstanding
She stood up and fixed the bed then folded the bedsheets and blankets. She also arranged the pillows
She picked up the futon, folded it, and set it aside in one corner. She cleaned the room of dust and dirt particles using Energy Manipulation and Vector Manipulation by manipulating the Static Energy and circulating it around the room which caught most particles. She then threw it on the trash
She exited the room and went to the Lounge Area, where some of the residents should be. She plans to meet Philip and talk to him
She paused on her tracks when she heard a beeping noise in the front yard and heard several footsteps coming from several maids and butlers