"Alright! So, what's our plan for the day?"
Philip asked. He didn't plan this trip so he would like to know what the girls want and their purpose arranging this
"Well..."
Justine spoke
"The number one plan is to have fun!"
"Of course, of course. That's a given"
Philip said while nodding. The others also nodded
"Plan number two, to not have a plan. That's it!"
Justine said with a smile
Philip almost looked at Justine with dead eyes. He usually always have a plan for everything that he has done since he was a child. That's also the reason how his Future Vision has been cultivated because it allows him to consider every events and scenarios in the future and create backup plan when the original plan is not being followed
In the end, Philip has always been following his plan schedule and there were no troubles or distractions during the entire operations
Philip then understood why Justine had these plans because having a concrete plan when the goal is to have fun will ruin the mood if they absolutely stuck to the plan
It's just that if Philip was not following any plans, he would instead rely on his Future Vision or not at all and wait for the event to happen on the spot. Then, Philip will enter his Autopilot Mode, a state of his mind where if he doesn't like what he's doing, his body will take over and his mind will sleep
This is a state of his mind that he used back when he was a teenager, especially when walking long distances or listening to boring conferences that took hours
Who knows if Philip's Autopilot Mode has been developed or resurfaced within him during this transition of Mysticism Age. In actual truth, he already has forgotten about this, aling with four other modes or states of mind
But, since there is an actual plan and it was two of them, he knows what to do during the trip, so he didn't comment about it any further. He just looked at the rest of the girls
"Do whatever you want! Shop for clothes, go into the arcade, watch movies, eat in luxurious diners, go to the beach, or go further and go into an amusement park, go sky diving, ride a yacht, anything! This day is all up to you"
Justine declared which made Natsume and Natsuki excited at the same time, although Natsuki is not showing her excitement. Mei'er only looked forward with shining eyes and Mathilda kept her composure
"Alright then, how are we going to get there?"
"I think there's already a rented car waiting outside of the mansjon. They'll drive you all the way to the city. After that, you're all free to do whatever you want!"
"Yay! Let's go!!"
Natsume jumped up and quickly walked towards the front door to the outside. Mathilda followed her with Natsuki holding Mei'er's hand
"And Philip, here's the money that you're going to spend"
"Huh? Why me, not Mathilda?"
"Because I know you're responsible and knows how to handle money very well"
"Is that so, okay fine"
Philip slightly blushed from the compliment because no one ever said that to him even though he knows that it's very true
"By the way, what really is happening?"
Philip asked as he sees something odd about the arrangement of this trip
"What do you mean?"
Justine feigned ignorance. Philip looked at her with a glaring eye that pierces her soul. Upon looking at his eye, Justine couldn't help but feel uncomfortable
"Look, I'm going to say this because I trust you... So, you also have to trust me and tell me what's happening"
Justine kept quiet
"The abilities that I told you is not the only abilities I have. There is more than that, that's also why I can tell that something's wrong here"
Philip confessed that he has more then four abilities that he possess, further reinforcing Justine's theory. Philip was using Eye Vision and Clairvoyance to identify that there was a reason that the trip was arranged
Justine widened her eyes from shock, dread washed over her, a cold went down her spine, and cold sweat formed on her back. She was scared of Philip, who has more than four actual abilities
"It's not that I don't trust you guys. It's just that I'm actually curious and I felt off when Mathilda's demeanor changed for the better when I came here. Is she planning on doing something to me during this trip?"
Upon saying those words, Justine calmed down a little and she understood where Philip was coming from. She deeply sighed silently and explained to Philip
"Mathilda wants to understand you better and she is trying to say sorry to you. I arranged this trip just for that. Hope you understand"
"Ooohhh... What changed her heart and mind?"
"Apparently, you scared her"
"Oh..."
Philip didn't mean to scare her when she was about to kill him. It was that his emotions just changed when he sensed killing intent and his nerves spiked
Unknown to Philip, up till now, he is not aware of his Aura Manifestation ability whenever his emotions was being amplified. It was because thr aura grows behind him and he doesn't sense it at all
"Well then, maybe I should let this play out and see what Mathilda will do"
"I think you should also. She's trying her best despite her dark past"
"What happened to her?"
"You gotta ask her that yourself or let her tell you when you two get close or Mathilda becomes comfortable around you"
"Alright then... I gotta go now, see you later"
Philip began to walk outside the mansion
"Take care!"
Justine said somewhat passionately
"I will"
Philip smiled and gave Justine a wave of a hand. Justine then watched Philip as they left through the front gates with clear eyes
Meanwhile, Alucard was watching the others leave from the window of his room with serene eyes. It was also the same with Camille on the other room with a satisfied smile because she felt better when her curse was being cancelled by the curse on the ring
Vanessa is still in her Alchemical Room, identifying and analying the mysterious vials and Bea is still in the library, deciphering the One-paged Book with all of her power. Kyouko, on the other hand, still locked herself up in the room
Jude is still in his room, unconscious, as his Sword Energy us turbulent inside the room. No one knows what's happening inside his room
~~~
Philip and the others has ridden the rented car, which is a small limousine that fits eight people, and drove to the city. Turns out that the driver was the head security, Marlo, and he will be their driver for the rest of the day
It took about 30 minutes to get to the city and into their first destination as they discussed it in the vehicle. Philip did not participate in the discussion and let the girls handle it
They arrived in their first destination, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. Mathilda and the others got out of the car with excitement in their eyes and Philip followed
But before Philip could get out, Marlo called out to him
"Sir Philip, you should use this to avoid any problems"
Marlo winked. Philip received a black mask that covers the nose and mouth, and a black sunglasses
Philip immediately understood what the mask and sunglasses are for and he could only smile wryly
Philip wore the mask and the sunglasses before going out of the car
As Philip and the others went out of the car, for some reason, many eyes were already looking at them
The men blushed upon seeing Natsuki and Natsume on their Asian beauty. Even though their outfits are only casual. On the other hand, women's eyes widened upon seeing them
They also saw Mei'er and thought she was very cute with her all black attire that she almost looked like a princess in a fantasy world. The people were amazed
No one batted an eye towards Mathilda because she looked ordinary. But they were interested since she wore an attractive looking maid outfit. They questioned as to why is a maid accompanying these ladies. Are they in a rich or prestigious family?
However, when the people saw Philip, they couldn't help but become curious. He wore ordinary outfit of a gray sweater and skinny jeans, and he hid his face with a mask and sunglasses. Only his black-brown hair that is swept back is the only thing noteworthy of him in the people's eyes
The question remains on their mind, why is he hiding his face? Is he their bodyguard? Is he an important personality or celebrity in disguise?
Nonetheless, they won't know the answer because they don't have the courage to come closer and ask. They looked like they belong in the higher class in society in people's eyes
Philip and the others began to walk towards the theme park and entered. Natsume became bold and went beside Philip to hold his arm. Philip only let her do what she want
Mathilda kept looking around and glaring at the men that are looking at Natsuki and Natsume, especially at Mei'er. She was releasing a scary aura that makes the men avoid their gazes
It was already ten o'clock in the morning and they decided to watch live plays and performances. It was fortunate that the audience were focused on the play, if not, they would be distracted at the group and ruin the show
In the end, they finished the live show without any hitch and left
But before they left, it seemed that they were blocked by two large men in black. The three girls were surprise and Mathilda and Philip became wary
It was then that an important looking man with an exquisite scarf wrapped around his neck came running towards them from the stage
"Hello there. Good afternoon! I am Howard Standford, the manager of this live show and to many celebrities"
The man named Howard, introduced himself and lent a business card towards Natsuki
"How did you enjoy the show?"
Howard talked to Natsuki wearing a business smile as he clasped his hands together as if to earn her favor
"It was good"
"Is that so?"
Howard's eyes then smiled as Natsuki said that
"Then how about I give you an opportunity to perform live on stage and become famous! You also have a chance to be a celebrity and appear in the big screen!"
Natsuki looked at Howard with no emotions and have him back his business card to which he struggled to receive
"I'm sorry but I'm not interested"
"Would you consider, uh, miss..."
Natsuki raised her eyebrow at Howard, showing the she has no intention to say her name
"No, I'm sorry"
Natsuki then turned around onky for Howard to grab her shoulder and pull it so that Natsuki would turn back
"Please, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Please consider!"
Philip and Mathilda became alarmed at the man's actions. Natsuki already released Philip's arm from her grasp and Mei'er only watched from the sidelines. Mei'er knows that Howard was just an insignificant person
She couldn't help but be annoyed at Howard since he is disturbing them from their fun. She went towards Natsume and stood beside her
Mathilda was about to interfere but Philip beat her to it
Philip grabbed Howard's hand that was holding Natsuki's shoulder and removed it from his grasp
"She said, she's not interested. What don't you understand about that?"
Howard's eyes widened by the sudden appearance of Philip and immediately pulled his hand away
"Are you perhaps her boyfriend? Then you should know that of she took this opportunity, it will be very beneficial to her"
Howard did not give up. He wanted to get Natsuki because of her beauty that can capture anyone's heart. This might be his only chance to climb up the ranks of manager in the entertainment world because he believes in Natsume
However, as he daydreamed about his success in the future, he suddenly sweated bullets and he fell down on his bottom. He looked up and saw Philip, while his mask and sunglasses is on
Philip then took off the sunglasses and glared at Howard. Howard was swept by an intense ecstacy after seeing Philip's eyes, eyebrows, eyelashes, and the proportion of the bridge of his nose and distance of the eyes
"She said she doesn't want to, okay?"
Philip smiled through his eyes which made Howard blush. He then turned around to leave, but the men in black are still blocking their way
Philip extended a hand in a chopping gesture and poked in between the men in black
"Excuse me, coming through!"
Philip squeezed his hand and budged it side to side but to no avail
"Don't let them leave! We need them!"
Howard slowly stood up while his knees were shaking. He still couldn't move on from Philip's eyes
It was then that the men in black moved and pointed guns at the group. It was such a commotion that the actors and actresses, staff, and organizers looked and watched them. Luckily, all of the audiences has left and they were the ones who are left
Philip's face crumpled by the sudeen development. Who in the world would point guns at point blank inside a theme park? Is this some kind of a kidnapping?
It was then that Mathilda releasing killing intent because the men in black pointed at them. She was about to transform parts of her body to incapacitate the men in black
"Mathilda! Hold!"
Mathilda was surprised that Philip suddenly commanded her. She hesitated but followed him because she wants him to earn her trust and vice versa
Philip then pulled his mask and placed it inside his pocket. He turned towards Howard and spoke
"You're not letting us go?"
The men in black, Howard, and the people on the stage were extremely surprised by Philip's beauty. They were overwhelmed and wanted to run towards him to take a closer look
"Oh my gosh! You look so handsome and beautiful! Are you a prince?! May I know your name?"
Howard ignored Philip's question and complimented him instead. He thought that he got a jackpot when he met Philip but he'll regret his behavior one way or another
Philip then snapped his left fingers without raising it and an audible sound reverberated throughout the hallroom
A thin film of energy surged through the entirety of Los Angeles
Philip decided to use Fate Control because he found it troublesome if unreasonable people like Howard would keep bothering them. He made it so that people that saw them would see them as an ordinary people
The men in black put their guns down and their eyes became hazy, as well as Howard and the people at the stage
Mathilda, Natsuki, Natsume, and Mei'er became confused as to what is happening
"Let's go"
It was then that Philip called to them. He casually walked past the men in black without difficulty and the men in black just let them pass through
They then became confused and wanted to ask Philip what happened but they refrained from doing so. Mathilda then changed her impression on Philip and became even more scared
Meanwhile, Natsuki only looked at Philip's back with identifying and curious eyes. Philip felt Natsuki's gaze and he started to think twice about her true personality after he talked with her a few days ago when they were drunk
After Philip and the others left the hallroom, the people inside snapped back to reality. They forgot what they were doing and what they were looking at, so they resumed to what they were doing five minutes ago
A few minutes later, as Philip and the others toured the theme park, girl of all ages kept looking at their direction. It was because of Philip's handsome face
Philip frowned that the Fate Control didn't make it so that others would see him as an ordinary person. He couldn't do anything about it but hide his face again with the mask and sunglasses
Natsume came to Philip's side again and held his arm
"What happened to them back there?"
"I'm not sure, they just let us go after all of that"
Philip feigned ignorance. Natsume pouted because she knows that Philip was hiding something. She needs to earn Philip's trust so she could know him better
Several minutes later, they have toured most of the theme park and they were ready to leave. They refused to ride the attractions because they were straving as it's already high in the noon
They came back to the entrance and they already saw Marlo waiting in the limousine. Little did everyone know, several girls were stalking them and hiding while observing from a distance. Others are bold enough to follow them openly in hopes for the man with the mask to notice them
But, to their contrary belief, the group that they were following hurriedly entered the limousine and accelerated away
~~~
"You're really popular huh, Philip?"
Natsume said shyly. She doesn't know whether to call Philip with honorifics or not. In the end, she called him in his name
"Nah, they're just like that because of how I looked like"
"That's true..."
Natsume said with amazement
"But why hasn't anyone looked at us during that time? It was weird because men and women looked at us when we first arrived"
Natsuki pointed an obvious fact while looking at Philip's direction
"That's also true... Not that I'm complaining. It's bothersome that people always look at our direction"
Natsume commented. Philip was only looking outside the window, uninterested of the content of the conversation since it he was the cause of it
But Philip felt Natsuki's gaze and her tone of voice. He could look at her and read her body language but that was enough. He started to become suspicious
Mei'er also only looked around outside the window and enjoyed the scenery outside like an innocent little girl. Mathilfa rested her eyes and listened quietly
"Where are we going next?"
Marlo asked from the driver's seat
"We're going to eat lunch! Do you have a place to recommend?"
Natsuki asked
"I have a perfect place in mind to eat lunch!"
Marlo then steered the limousine and drove to their destination
It was then that Philip's eyes widened after he saw something outside of the window
It was a woman that wore a black outfit with a make-up that made her look like she had big eyebags, fleek eyebrows, and black lipstick. The woman had a confident look on her face as she was looking at them from across the street while they were zooming through. Her eyes followed them, as if she knows who she was looking at
Philip squinted his eyes as he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He shivered by the sight. He initially thought that it was a spirit or a ghost and he became slightly excited but that expectation was immediately shattered
It was because he could read her body language, which means the woman is living, and what he read about her instead made her confused
The woman apparently knows that limousine and the driver, even the passengers, except for him. This means that the woman knows someone among the four people
It was then the the woman turned her eyes towards Philip and her expression changed. She was confused, as well as Philip. The limousine then turned and the woman disappeared from Philip's sight