Philip walked forward towards the secret door. Tenshi just stood back and watched him
Philip looked around and tried to look if there's some sort of mechanism that opens the door similar to movies, like a hidden level, tipping a book in the bookshelf, a hidden button, or a hidden hatch that reveals another button
'Maybe it's a hand, finger, or face scanner? But I doubt it...'
In the end, Philip didn't see anything with his [Clairvoyance]. He went ahead and placed both of his hands on the unsuspecting wall and applied a slight force
A clicking sound was heard and the wall caved in, revealing the secret door. The door then continued to move inwards and it suddenly slid to the side, revealing a much bigger room than Vanessa's room
Light blinded Philip but his eyes instantly adjusted and he could see the full glory of the room that is five times bigger than Vanessa's room
The room has an atmosphere of primarily red and blue that it seldomly shows the violet hue of the room. The room is riddled with hundreds of shelves that differ in sizes. In the shelves are various items and materials like glass bottles, glass jars, raw materials, and other materials and items that Philip couldn't describe other than they are items that are used for either witchery and alchemy
There are also a lot of potted plants that vary from small herbs, to ordinary and peculiar plants, to full fledged vines, ferns, or even stems of a tree. There were also flowers that are similar to Mei'er's garden
There are several tables aligned around the room and each tables are riddled with table top items such as candelabras, skulls, cups, and many more. There are also stacks and stacks of parchments and papers on the table
But the most important component of the room the caught Philip's eyes are the kilns, furnaces, altars, and a large cauldron above a large induction stove. Water boils inside the cauldron
Before looking anywhere else, his attention was mostly caught by what's on the floor. It was a severe mess
There were scattered items, broken glass, shattered glass, littered paper, trash, crumpled paper, pile of ashes and dust, fabric, and a lot more if various trash that were never cleaned
He stepped into the room and he stepped on a smooth surface. He looked down and saw old parchment lying around
He bowed down and picked up a few pieces of paper and scanned each page
[Philosopher's Stone, Materia Prima]
[Symbiote Liquid]
[Secrets of Calx and Faex Vini]
[Pill Creation]
[Health Potion]
[Mobius Fuel and Aeternalis Fuel]
[Elixir of Life]
[Tears of Luna]
[Breath of Diamond]
[Binding Poppets]
These were only the parchments that Philip read. Each parchments were complete with instructions on how to achieved and obtain each of them, but most of them weren't able to be obtained since they are basically myths
It was then that Philip's attention was caught by someone who's glaring at him. The feeling that Philip felt was of a crazy or insane nature and he abruptly turned his head towards the line of eyesight that was glaring at him
There in the corner of the room behind several shelves and tables, he saw Vanessa while wearing a skin tight dark maroon and black outfit that resembles straps or ribbons. She wears a hooded cape and strange leather gloves
Her hair is very haggard and it covers half of her face while her right eye glints with green light. She is holding a large tongs on her left hand and a syringe on her right hand. She also seemed to ve wearing a some sort of a fusion between a steampunk and modern mask
"What are you doing here?!"
Vanessa asked in a grave tone as her voice sounded deep like she's in a tunnel due to her mask. At this moment, Tenshi peeked inside and the brightness of her body slightly illuminated the room
"Insanity..."
Philip muttered to himself after seeing Vanessa's appearance that's different from when she shows herself out of her room
He then remembered when the Omega System still has the subsystems that when he scanned each of the mansion residents to see their statuses, the system showed that Vanessa was insane
'But to where and why?'
Philip looked around more to see what would make Vanessa go insane. So far, what he saw was ordinary and nothing was suppsoed to make a Master Alchemist insane, except for an identifiable object
Just then, he saw an object that reminded him about the gift that Vanessa received more than six months ago
'The mysterious vials!'
「 ... 」
『 ... 』
Emily showed a reaction but Philip didn't notice it. The system also showed a blank display but it was behind Philip, so he didn't see it
At this moment, Vanessa proceeded to walk forward and reveal herself. She kept glaring at Philip but she seemed to maintain the last bits of her sanity
"Vanessa..."
Philip called out to Vanessa
"What are you doing?"
Vanessa saw the parchment research on Philip's hands
"I came to see you and check on your condition... Are you alright?"
"How did you come here?"
Vanessa ignored Philip's question
"You left your door open and of course, knowing me, I found the secret door"
"How are you not dead?"
"..."
Philip raised his left eyebrow from Vanessa's question. She was aware that there were deadly fumes and gasses that wete spreading around the room
He was slightly angered because Vanessa seemed to be aware that she's putting everyone in the mansion under extreme danger
"I inhaled all the deadly fumes that you created. What if those fumes seeped out of your room and killed someone in the mansion?!"
Vanessa then walked forward and leaned against Philip. Her glowing green eyes stared into Philip's blue-gold eyes as she swayed her head like a cobra. Philip could feel two giant mountains touching his own chest and he couldn't feel but be a little distracted
Tenshi pouted after seeing the both of them
Vanessa went ahead and dropped the tongs and syringe into the ground without care and she began to inspect Philip's face with her fingers. She stretched his cheeks, eyelids, nose, lips, poked every corner of his head and her hands began to crawl down to his neck, shoulders, ribs, waist, butt, his crotch, and thighs, without removing his clothes or digging under his clothes
Philip wasn't disturbed at all and let her do what she wants. Though, he couldn't help but get bricked up since she took her time inspecting his crotch
"Your body is different from the last time I inspected it... Do you want me to siphon your memories again so that you can reverse it and so that I can feel connected again?"
"..."
Tenshi raised both her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes with worry and concern from Vanessa's comments. Now she wanted to know what happened between the two of them before Philip met her in the military base
"There's no need for that"
Philip denied Vanessa's sensual invitation. Her green eyes were swirling from her being crazy and after inspecting Philip
"I insist"
"Denied"
Philip slapped his palm on her forehead and grasped her head. He then pushed her to keep her away from him. Vanessa couldn't budge an inch from Philip's strength. She couldn't even move her head
"What happened to you, Vanessa? No... I already know the answer... You couldn't analyze the mysterious vials that Justine gifted you, is that right?"
At this point, Vanessa suddenly dropped her arms and shw glared at Philip. Her body started to tremble and Philip could hear that Vanessa was gnashing her teeth
Philip let go of her head to observe her and she slowly stepped backwards
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
Vanessa then pulled her hair from her scalp as she screamed. She then went towards a table and trashed everything that was above it. She swiped the jars and cups off of the table, uncaring about what would happen to her creations
She also didn't care if some of her parchment research were destroyed or hurting herself from the glass shards that exploded towards her
Philip and Tenshi watched her with pitiful eyes. Philip really wanted to help her but seeing everything, it looked like that it wad unsalvageable
He once again looked at the parchment on his hand and saw the research for the Philosopher's Stone
"Vanessa..."
"Hnnggrrr!"
Vanessa turned her head and body towards Philip with green eyes full of insanity
"Do you have the Philosopher's Stone?"
The Philosopher's Stone is an item that's one of the ultimaye goals of every alchemist. It is a material that can transform base metals into precious metals. It is also believed to be an important ingredient for various mythical items such as the Elixir of Life
Many alchemists claimed that the Philosopher's Stone is not a stone, but a powder, dust, or a tincture. Some say that it is in a human form or it's fused with an object
The Philosopher's Stone is a very important item in the universe, as claimed by Philip, because it is such a volatile concept that can change or create such concepts
If Philip would find or create the Philosopher's Stone, he would be extremely satisfied because it will exponentially increase his power. Considering that the stone is also important to alchemists, he would give it to Vanessa because she seemed limited and restrained without it
But, Philip didn't keep his hopes up because he believes that the Philosopher's Stone doesn't exist and that the Alchemy God, God of Alchemy, or the God of Philosophy won't be able to make it. Though, there's a chance that the Dragon of Philosophy or Dragon of Alchemy may know of it
So, it is just unfortunate that Philip won't be able to help Vanessa by giving her a Philosopher's Stone. Even if he's angered by her, he wanted to stabilize her because it's not entirely her fault that she made the deadly fumes
「 Do you really think that the Philosopher's Stone doesn't exist? 」
'The way you ask that question seems like it is currently existing. Even if I thought that it won't exist, the fact that its concept even exist makes its existence existing. I do have an idea for a replacement of the Philosopher's Stone'
「 ... 」
Emily didn't reply anymore as Philip's mind was already set. He raised his right hand in the air and he seemed to be conjuring an object on his hand
Tenshi just watched Philip while gazing around the Alchemical Room. She wanted to ask about the mysterious vials, but she refrained herself. She went ahead and looked around for it
Several seconds later, bright flashing red lights were filling the entire mansion and hallways. The maids and butlers were surprised, but they ignored it anyways since this is not the most absurd thing that they witnessed ever since they came here
Moments later, the bright red light arrived inside Vanessa's room and shot towards Philip's right hand. Tenshi's eyes went wide and Vanessa's attention was caught
The object that just flew into Philip's hand is the Atomic Star that Terra gouged from the Atomic Golem that Mycsy deployed to attack the military base six months ago. The Atomic Star has the same figure as the Divine Star where it was pointed spikes from all sixteen directions in the x, y, and z axes, as well as diagonally with a 45 degree angle
The existence of the Atomic Star was supposed to be impossible since only a Divine Star should exist, yet there is also a Divine Orb, which shouldn't exist also
'Maybe there's a reason why an Atomic Star was created... It was also acting as a core for that giant golem back then'
He then thought about the Markium Shard that Mark transformed into after his death. His ability should have transferred to the shard and it has the same properties as a Philosopher's Stone that changes metals to whatever he wants. Not to mention, Philip also witnessed his creation from his origin where hundred of gods gathered around to form the shard that can hurt the gods themselves
Philip started to suspect that the Markium Shard is either the Philosopher's Stone or it's just a part of it
Though, he also wanted to believe that the Atomic Star is some kind of Philosopher's Stone since it's almost the same as its appearance of ruby red. Not to mention that the Atomic Star can be converted to one million Atomic Cores, which almost looks like a Philosopher's Stone
Also, Mana Stars create Mana Dust as Divine Stars create micrograms of dust per second, unless Philip were to crush or chip away from Mana Stones to create dust with his method. Thus, the Atomic Star were constantly generating Atomic Dust, which could also be the powder that was being talked about in ancient history or old theories
'I think I'm reaching too much... This is so far fetched'
Philip was desperate to obtain the Philosopher's Stone
In this moment, while Philip was on a trance talking and thinking to himself, Vanessa placed her hands on the Atomic Star and lifted it
"The Philosopher's Stone..."
Vanessa muttered with awe and surprise. Meanwhile, Philip narrowed his eyes from being dumbfounded
'What are the chances?'
"Philosopher's Stone?"
Tenshi asked with curiosity and intrigue
"Yes, this will help me in analyzing the mysterious vials!"
Vanessa talked with poise that her insanity seemed to have disappeared. Philip looked at her with worry and confusion
"How are you Vanessa?"
Philip called out to her and asked her since her mood seemed to be unstable
"I think I'm fine now... I see a glimmer of hope with this. Thank you very much"
「 ... 」
『 ... 』
'Emily...'
「 Yes? 」
'Can I scan her?'
「 Sure 」
'Scan!'
「 Vanessa Flammel 」
[Status: Empty - Stasis]
'Hm... So, depending on this result, if she would be able to analyze it, it will determine her sanity, huh?'
「 Yes 」
『 ... 』
"Vanessa"
Philip called out to her once again
"Yes?"
"Where's the mysterious vials? Can I take a look at it?"
「 ..... 」
『 ..... 』
"Yes, sure! If you have some insight on it, please tell me. I'll greatly appreciate it"
"Sure thing!"
「 ..... 」
『 ..... 』
Meanwhile, in Tenshi's mind, Amatsuka resurfaced
[Tenshi]
'Huh?'
[Don't react or move. Haaah... I keep waking up! When could I rest... Anyways, establish Soul Link with Philip now!]
'...'
[After that, we'll partially transform so we both can see it. I won't be talking so that Philip won't notice]
'...'
Tenshi used [Soul Link] and it immediately alerted Philip to permit Tenshi's link. Philip looked towards Tenshi and he thought that Tenshi wanted to know what he thinks about the mysterious vials
Well, he doesn't have any reasons to deny her request and then he permitted the [Soul Link]
'What's up, Tenshi? You also want to know about the mysterious vials?'
'Yes please! It's strange that Vanessa became insane because of it'
Tenshi lied and it hurt her
'I know right? I would like to analyze the mysterious vials myself'
「 ..... 」
『 ..... 』
At this point, Vanessa handed Philip one of the three vials while holding the Atomic Star on one hand
"Hmmm..."
Philip inspected the mysterious vial. The vial was still closed like it wasn't opened for six months
「 .....! 」
『 .....! 』
He looked at the sloshing liquid inside and it looked like a liquid that's similar to oil floating on top of water while light reflects on it, thus producing the chaotic rainbow effects while having a dark, green, and violet background. It also looked like it's a sky of a dystopian fantasy wasteland were different dangerous gasses swirl across the sky
Philip swirled the liquid around the vial and looked closer
「 !!!!! 」
『 !!!!! 』
Just then, everything in the universe seemed to slow down as Philip's eyes shone with different colors. His eyes widened and blue, gold, black, red, and violet light shone brightly from his eyes
Emily and the system were shocked while Tenshi and Amatsuka was stunned
Philip's vision became black