Philip extended his right hand towards Rue and an invisible flow of energy wrapped around his hand. The flow of energy extended towards Rue's right eye and swirled around the area of her right eye
The corner of her right eye sparked and her hair on the right side of her head was stimulated as it all propped upwards
"Huh?"
Rue exclaimed in confusion after she felt an itching sensation on her right eye. At this moment, Philip pulled his hand backwards and the invisible flow of energy
"Ah-!"
Rue felt an itching pain as she also felt that the upper right side of his head is being pulled towards Philip. Her right eye began to bulge and she couldn't close it with her eyelid
She was tempted to close it with her hands and fingers, but she refrained herself from doing so as she's clutching the air around her head
"Aaargghh! It hurts!!!'
As seconds went by, her right eyeball finally came out from her eye socket and the muscles that's connecting her eye to her brain is still attached
Rue wanted to hold her eyeball so bad, just to lessen the pain or end the pain, but she couldn't as there seem to be some force that's not allowing her this time
"Hup!"
Philip forcefully pulled his hand, like he just tugged his arm, and Rue's eye was fonally detached from her head. The eye floated towards Philip's hand and Rue knelt down fr the pain coursing on her right eye
She clutched the his right eye with her right palm while her left hand is only above her other palm, since she couldn't clutch it with two hands
It was then that a silhouette of Red's antlers began to show up on her head and her ears a slightly turning into a fuzzy deer ear
While Rue is shaking on the ground, Philip caught her eye and it turned into a brown-black coloration. He looked down on his hand to inspect the Magic Eye of Corruption, but before he could do anything, the Magic Eye just dissipated on his hand
"Huh?! Where did it go?"
「 Inside of you 」
'Haaa?!'
『 You have received the Magic Eye of Corruption! 』
『 Total number of Magic Eyes: 10 』
'Eh?'
『 You have unlocked Gaze of the Princess of the Eyes ability 』
'Huh?'
In this moment, Rue lifted her head and looked forward. The silhouette of Red's antlers and her deer ears disappeared and returned back to normal. Her right eye socket shone in red color as the Magic Red Eyes of Ruination filled the empty space
The pain immediately disappeared and it was replaced by a soothing sensation
"Haaah... You could've told me what you were going to do so I could prepare myself"
"Meh... I want things to move fast since this should be the last thing that we have to do. I'm sorry"
"Ah... Alright... Are you sure?"
"..."
Philip squinted his eyes and looked at Rue suspiciously
"As much as it is tempting... I won't be tempted!"
"Haha, worth a try"
"What does that even mean?"
"Haha~"
Rue chuckled
"You won't understand a woman's desire"
"..."
Philip was just silent
"Maybe one day..."
Philip reassured Rue
"Haha! I'm just kidding, I'm teasing you. Everything's fine"
"..."
Philip just stared into nothingness with empty eyes from Rue's change of mind
"Whatever, let's return to the lab!"
"Okay"
"Just remember... If you have any problems regarding your fate and questions about your history, you can talk to me"
"Yes, of course"
Philip then snapped his left fingers and the white world disappeared in their eyes. In just a blink of an eye, they found themselves back in the laboratory with someone expecting their arrival
"Welcome back!"
Satou greeted them surprisingly
"..."
Philip narrowed his eyes again and looked towards Satou and Satou didn't find anything weird that Philip looked at him like that. He just gave him a smile knowing that Philip is suspicious about his true ability, as he expects him to be
Meanwhile, Philip was plenty confused and suspicious of Satou because it was no coincidence that he greeted them the moment they came back
He knows that going into the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩ or any other timelines or worlds will stop or pause the flow of time in the present of the Golden Timeline
This means that the moment him and Rue went to the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩, time should've stopped and everyone and anything have stopped and their thinking capacity won't be running, except for beings that are capable of travelling through time or those who are bound by time and doesn't have time
Seems like Satou either predicted it beforehand or he has a more fraudulent ability that Philip doesn't know off
"Ah! Looks like Rue has unlocked her potential! I'm happy..."
Satou placed the copy of Philip's research papers back on the counter and approached Rue to take a closer look
"..."
Satou just gazed at Rue and Philip stepped aside
"Hm... Red, is it?"
"!!!"
"..."
Philip was internally surprised that Satou could deduce this much just by looking at Rue. He's now convinced that Satou seems to have an ability that would certainly help him
Rue, on the other hand, didn't seem to be surprised at all as she found this normal. Though, she would've liked to keep Red's identity a secret between her and Philip
"I'm sorry... I just had to look"
"It's fine, as long as it's a secret for now"
"Alright"
"...?"
Philip narrowed his eyes as Satou seemed to have either read Rue's mind or heard her thoughts. He read her body language and that's why she knew what she was feeling, he just didn't expect for Satou to know what she was feeling
"..."
Satou then turned and faced Philip
"Have I shown too much?
"..."
At this point, Philip furrowed his eyebrows and glared at Satou. His eyes were glowing with golden light with a red outline around his iris. [Blood Eyes of Truth] is in effect. His [Extreme Self-Awareness] skill is in its peak, as well as his [Body Language Translator] ability
All he could read from Satou is confidence and certainty, like he knows he's never wrong, but he's still very careful from the fear of making mistakes
「 ... 」
『 ... 』
Emily and the system are also silent just in case that Satou is able to see them
"Rue, can you give us a moment please?"
Satou asked Rue
"Hm? If both of you are going to have a conversation about Philip's project that he will entrust you, I want in on it"
"Don't worry Rue, this is not about that. It's about me"
"Eh?"
"Rue, please... It's fine"
Philip gave the final push towards Rue and she was convinced
She opened the door and exited the laboratory and waited outside, in front of Philip's room. She crossed her arms and leaned on the wall to wait
"..."
"..."
After Rue exited the laboratory, Satou went ahead and leaned on one of the center tables. He's almost sitting, but it's more accurate to say that he's leaning back. Philip stayed standing
"What is your true ability?!"
"Straight to the point, I like it..."
Satou chuckled as Philip asked him in urgency
"To be honest, this ability is a curse for me... The moment I got this ability, I changed as a man, as an individual... I'm different from what I was before... Suffering and despair filled my being!! I'm sure you can relate!"
Satou's eyes seemed to start swirling from either insanity or despair. Philip only stared at him as he could see himself in Satou, suffered from the pain that wasn't supposed to be place upon him
He could read his body language. He wanted to die, but he's fighting to live just because of Rue. It wasn't out of love, but friendship, as well as his overbearing curiosity about everything that it could be considered as obsession
"That's right... Rue and my curiosity is what's keeping me alive. So, when I first saw you and the moment I read your research papers, I never felt more alive!"
Satou sounded insane and obsessive, but Philip knows that this is normal and it's how he reacts. There's no malice behind his actions and words, just genuine happiness and honesty
"Of course, I couldn't forget to thank you for changing Rue's fate..."
Philip already revealed that he could control fates from the meeting in the World Conference yesterday, so it's not surprising that Satou knows what Philip did earlier. He just doesn't know the existence of the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩ though
"With this, she'll be able to become happier, especially since she knows the history of her bloodline now..."
"..."
"I don't know how you did it though, but seeing it, I don't think you want it to be known though?"
"That's right..."
"Very well, I won't get sidetracked anymore..."
"..."
"My true ability... It allows me to be certain of specific aspects, even without information gathered or experiments done, just like how your logic works..."
"...?!"
「 ... 」
"But the difference is that, I am prone to mistakes and some of those mistakes are crucial... It also doesn't allow me to learn something that I've never seen or heard before. I have to study it first and apply my previous knowledge for me to be able to be certain of such things"
"What do you call it then?"
"Foresight of Certainty"
「 ...! 」
"Foresight of Certainty... Is it kinda like Future Vision?"
"Not necessarily... Your Future Vision allows you to see countless possible futures, whereas my Foresight of Certainty allows me to see the single ultimate outcome under specific conditions"
「 That's correct. He knows his ability like he made it himself 」
'Hm?'
"With Foresight of Certainty, I was able to achieve greater heights, in terms of mathematics and science... This broke my brain though, since there are theorems and principles that even me couldn't find the answet to... But it is enough for me to see the certainties of specifics like Rue's true name, her new Magic Eyes, and body languages"
"I see... It quite a mysterious yet very useful ability"
"Yes. Though, for some reason, I couldn't read you body language nor see anything beyond you"
"What do you mean?"
"I guess, in simpler terms, you are full of uncertainty. Not even time will be able to dictate where you go... This makes you even more interesting!"
「 ... 」
『 ... 』
"Sounds about right..."
"Oh?"
"It's nothing"
"Alright... That's my true ability and I trust you that I told you"
"I see... So, you're actually serious in helping me in what I will do, huh?"
"Yes! Absolutely!!"
"So, you have any idea on what you're going to do?"
"Barely, though I have a hint"
"Alright... Before we call Rue back inside, I'm going to tell you something very important"
"Yes?"
"What we're going to do, you specifically, is too extreme that society won't allow it. It's forbidden and lawful... Are you okay in getting you hands dirty?"
"Yes, absolutely! I don't intend in backing out of this project, especially since this will also benefit me and Rue in the longest run, as well as everyone in the mansion"
Satou answered in full confidence without thinking twice
"I like your answer, but it makes me concerned"
"Don't worry, I will take full responsibility if ever something extremely bad happens in the future"
"Okay, I understand... Do you plan on including Rue to this, if you know it's dangerous?"
"Rue is a grown woman, she knows what she wants and she'll do what she can. If she doesn't agree with our methods, I won't mind if she won't help me. Though, I don't think she can tell this to any person since you'll stop her, right?"
"Heh, that's right..."
Philip chuckled
"This is why I will entrust this to you both. Plus, I don't think she'll disagree to my project, she'll understand it"
"I also agree"
"Alright, I call her back in"
"No, allow me"
Satou pushed himself up from the counter and he skipped towards the door and opened it
"You can come back inside~!"
Satou said in a happy tone, which made Rue raise her left eyebrow
Rue entered the laboratory again with her arms crossed. She saw Satou sitting on a chair, which is unusual for him, and Philip standing in front of the white board with no marker in hand
She was confused, but that won't stop her. She just went ahead and sat on the chair next to Satou and listened to what Philip is about to say
Satou is extremely excited for this as his eyes are sparkling, like his iris are almost stars. Rue gazed at Philip and her interest and curiosity are slowly rising
"Alright, welcome to class!"
"Stop"
Philip joked as he tried to imitate a teacher, but Rue immediately stopped him
"Haha, okay then... This project is a project that I've been thinking and planning since I came to this mansion about seven months ago"
"..."
"I didn't have a clear goal in mind during that point, but as time goes by, the image in my mind became clearer
"..."
"..."
"The only people that knows of this project as of now is us three, Tenshi, and Vanessa, the mansion's Master Alchemist"
"!!!"
Satou showed a reaction
"This project is called, Project:Angela"