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『 *Snap* 』
『 Developing photo... 』
『 Naming photo... 』
『 [Descent of Hope, Package of Destruction] 』
'......'
『 Photo has been saved in the Photo Snap Album! 』
『 Would you like to view photo? 』
'Why not...'
Philip spoke in his mind with a conflicted voice
A display screen appeared in his vision and expanded to a suitable size. The photo then appeared on the display screen. Tenshi could also somehow see this particular display
The photo is what is to be expected. It's where Tenshi has landed gracefully while carrying Philip on her arms
It looked normal at first, but the Photo Snap System might have made it more extra, romanticized it, and became something more symbolic
Tenshi's aura was blazing beautifully like it was painted by the True God of Art. However, that beautiful painting was tainted by a darkness that is Philip
Even though it looked tainted, the darkness somehow melded well with Tenshi's aura, like it matched and contrasted extremely well
The moon above was big and gorgeous, as well as the depiction of the moonlight that heavily emphasizes the two figures. On the other hand, the background was gloomy and hopeful at the same time
After Philip and Tenshi inspected the photo, they simultaneously looked at each other and met each other's eyes
Tenshi giggled and Philip gave a huff and a smirk
Philip then jerked himself as a sign that he'll get off of Tenshi now, and she lowered her arms as Philip stood up
At this moment, Mathilda has also landed on the ground as her mechanical parts has detached and reverted back into her body. She has turned back to her normal form, not the head maid outift
"Are you okay? Why would you just let yourself fall like that?"
"I'm fine... I just wanted to feel some sort of thrill, you know?"
"Did you feel that?"
"No..."
They then looked towards the roof of the mansion and saw three figures gazing down towards them
"I think we're good now Mathilda... I would like you to leave us for this part. I hope you understand"
"Yes, of course!"
"Alright..."
Mathilda then transformed back into her human form and her head maid outfit has been created. She quickly walked towards the entrance of the mansion and entered
She needs to help clean the Dining Hall and Grand Kitchen after the party after all. She already became sober too
After seeing Mathilda off, Tenshi moved forward and jumped up as she flew. In doing so, Philip raised his left arm and Tenshi grabbed it as she carried him to the roof
He couldn't bother conjuring his [Blood Wings] again just to scale this low altitude. He also felt lazy in either climbing or jumping up since it would be too much effort
'That reminds me... What is the limit of my physical prowess? Would I reach this roof if I tried my hardest to jump??'
In no time at all, they already arrived at the roof and met Sai, Katara, and Alucard
"You have done something incredible to this world..."
"I didn't expect for this world to have this abundance of mana and the purity of those leylines is nothing I have ever seen in my life as a World Goddess!"
"..."
All three of them gave reactions from the event that unfolded
"It had to be done"
"Sounds to me like you had to do it prematurely?"
Katara added
"Yes, it couldn't be helped after all"
"Why?"
"Over the next few days, in 3 days... I'm going to be extremely busy and I won't have time unfortunately. Besides, this is needed for the trip tomorrow"
"Trip?"
"Don't worry, only I and Tenshi will go... Maybe one or two more, we'll see"
"Hm, alright then... We have something to talk to you about"
"I know, but first, let me talk to Alucard first"
"..."
Sai and Katara turned their heads to Alucard. They didn't mind and walked a few meters away to give them privacy. Tenshi also went towards them
At this moment, he sat down on a ledge on the upper roof and gazed towards the sky again
This time, the sky is not dark with a sea full of stars. There are intricate yellow lines that line up the sky. Between the gaps of the lines are the sea of stars and they became clearer, as if the smog in the sky has dissipated
Out of all the beings in Earthenmana, Philip is the only one who could see the Global Leyline Network extremely clearly. It's as if he's looking at the sky like some kind of spreadsheet or graph, but it wasn't that bad appearance wise
Not only it's because he established this leyline network, it is because he is loved by mana and he's the next in line for the Mana Avatar since he killed the previous one, Zxhst
Also, perhas he might not be the only one who can see it this clearly since there are capable and powerful beings that are as strong or stronger than Philip himself
After all, there's a certain feature of this leyline that only Philip knows, but he chose not to do it for now unless the time calls for it
"Philip..."
"You know what to do, right?"
"Do we really have to do it?"
"I would like to"
"That should be fine..."
"You know Camille's story?"
"I do"
"You know his whereabouts?"
"...!"
Alucard was surprised by Philip's question. Event though both of them wete communicating with a few words, somehow they understand each other completely
This might be because of Philip's [Body Language Translator] ability and Alucard's degraded [Blood Eyes of Truth] doing its thing. It might also be because of their connection as benefactor and beneficiary relationship after Philip liberated Alucard from his fate of the Pureblood
At this point, they can be considered as comrades or companions, even though they haven't done much together
"N-no... He has been missing ever since that day"
"I figured... That was also the reason we have to go to the Vampire Kingdom"
"I understand"
"We also have to retrieve your original Soul Artifact"
"Yes"
"I will be bringing the Book of Perfect Blood"
"..."
"Another reason is a secret..."
"..."
"Finally..."
Philip paused for a few seconds
"You know what, nevermind... I'll tell you when we get there"
"Yes..."
"Also, I don't know why and I can't figure out why... But I feel like I want to bring Natsu with us for some unknown reason..."
"Natsu? The eldest sister?"
"Yes... Can you see why??"
"Hm..."
Alucard's degraded [Blood Eyes of Truth] flickered. Even though his [Blood Eyes] are in a degraded version, it still boasts the same level of power as the original at its peak
Perhaps there are some restrictions though, like something that couldn't and shouldn't be known
"No..."
"Let's bring her anyways. Who knows, something unexpected might happen"
"Would that be wise?"
"Yeah! Why not?"
"Understood"
"So, I want you to prepare..."
"I, Sai, Camille, and Natsu?"
"Yes"
"Tenshi?"
"Naturally"
"Chibi Sai?"
"Hm... I feel like I want to bring her and not at the same... Up to you"
"Understood. I'll talk to Sai about it
"Alright, I think that's all?"
"You already know the way there?"
"Of course"
"Okay..."
"We'll depart in two days"
"Understood... I'll make my leave now"
"..."
Philip nodded his head without turning his eyes towards Alucard this entire time
Alucard graciously jumped off the roof and glid towards his window without conjuring his degraded [Blood Wings]. It's as if his body is weightless and he could lift his entire body with a wave of his arm on a ledge
This should be an innate capablity of a vampie, much less a pureblooded Vampire King at that
As he carried himself down the roof, he graciously sat down on his large window like he always has been while staring at the moon
In this moment, Sai and Katara walked towards Philip
Tenshi stayed and sat down on the upper ledge of the roof also, just a few meters away from everyone. He looked up and also watched the stars with the faint leylines from her vision. She paddles her feet while she inwardly hums a melodic tune
This gave Philip a serene expression as he could hear her through Soul Link
"What made you guys visit?"
Philip asked the question first
"You know why!"
Katara blurted out
"All of these were so sudden..."
Sai muttered softly as she sat next to Philip, on his right. This scene was similar to when she and Philip talked about her world, before Philip decided to save Saykrandae, but it was too late
"Hrrrm..."
Katara grumbled and also went ahead and sat on the opposite side. She's still slightly drunk and she feels cranky and irritated while Sai feels mellow
"So, what're in your minds? Talk to me"
"I didn't expect for Katara to be here"
"Same! I never expected for this little child to be hiding here before I came!"
Katara glared at Sai, but it wasn't a bad glare, more like a glare filled with care
Philip noticed this and asked a question
"What's the relationship of both of you?"
"You can say that she's my aunt?"
"Yeah, I took care of this little child since she was just a chibi god. So, I was plenty surprised to see the chibi version of herself earlier... I would cry just remembering that time"
"...?"
Philip looked at Katara with curiosity
"It's just that... I missed that time period... But, time always has to move forward"
"I see... So, can you call this a reunion?"
"Yeah... We have a lot to talk about, don't we Sai?"
"Yes... I'll tell everything"
"Hold on, don't tell stories now. Get straight to the point and I need rest"
Philip interrupted
"Well... To be honest, we just want to be around you"
Sai mutteted
"What do you mean by that?"
"There is this feeling of attachment... Trust? Calmness that we gods could feel when you're around"
"Sai's right. It's strange... It really wants me to ask the same question of who are you again"
"Haha..."
Philip smiled wryly. He knows the reason for their strange feelings and it's not because of him, nor his beauty and looks, or any ability, skills, or traits that he has. It is because of the one and only [Love Shard (Lv. 1)] that's affecting them
Though, he didn't expect for divine beings to be particularly sensitive to the influence of the [Love Shard (Lv. 1)]
"You know something, don't you?"
Katara narrowed her eyes
"Uh, no? Maybe it's just you guys"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know about Sai, but... Katara, you wouldn't be developing feelings for me, would you??"
"Wah?! That's blasphemous!! How dare you make that conclusion!"
"I'm joking I'm joking!!"
Philip laughed softly while Katara started to throw hands at him. It was ineffective though since she only has one hand with a few missing fingers
Philip saw this and decided on something. He stood up and stretched his arms
"Alright, I've decided..."
"What?"
"Katara... Do you know anything about the Godly Superstructure?"