Rue and Satou's Departure - Sai's Alertness

At the same time as when Philip, Justine, and the squadron members were talking next to the wall of True Mana near the unstable Mana Hotspot, Rue hopped on a military jeep with Satou sitting on the passengers seat at the back

"Are you sure we should do this? Shouldn't we at least tell Chris?"

"That won't be necessary. We have to leave as soon as possible"

"Alright, if you say so"

Rue then immediately started the engine and she drove out of the garage. She drove passed the unsuspecting soldiers and reached the gate

"Ms. Rue! Where are you headed to?"

"We're just out to gather supplies and test something. Satou here had an inspiration and epiphany for his experiment"

"Hi!"

Satou waved from the windown

"Oh? Head Researcher Satou is here also? Why don't you have any escorts with you?"

"You think I need escorting?"

Rue put the emphasis in pertaining to herself

"Hm, I guess not... Ms. Rue is strong after all"

"That's right. Now, open the gates!"

Rue urged the gatekeeper

"Open the gates!"

The gates then slowly opened and let Rue pass

"Be safe Ms. Rue!"

"I will!"

Rue then quickly drove out of the military facility and hit the road towards the Old Man's mansion

After a few minutes of driving, Satou peeked into the window behind Rue's head

"Well, that was easy"

"Yeah... Too easy in fact"

"You think this is a good idea?"

"After thinking about it, I think so... There's no reason why he would tell me that and make me send the cursed finger to the mansion"

"I'm glad that you even considered to bring me along"

"Of course! We went through a lot back in our day anyways. Plus, he even mentioned that I should bring you if I wanted to. It was he already knew that I would bring you along"

"I appreciate the thought"

"Yeah..."

Silence filled between them for a half an hour until they arrived at the mansion

The moment they arrived at the mansion, the gate immediately opened. Rue drive through the pavement and around the fountain until they reached the front door. Jude and Mathilda are waiting on the door

Rue's eyes widened after seeing that their arrival was expected. She thought that Philip messaged them through phone, but she was mistaken. Rue got out from the driver's seat and went around, Satou also got out of the door on the side

"We have expected your arrival. Welcome Rue-san and Satou-dono"

Jude welcomed the both of them

"Please come in and follow us"

Mathilda urged them to follow her

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After following them through several hallways, they have arrived in a spacious room that is well decorated and dimly lit. This room looks like a main office or the personal room of the owner of the house, where they do paperworks or conduct meetings. This room is called the Admin Room

They were greeted by a few people inside the room. Alucard was sitting on the antique grand chair behind the large antique office table, Sai was sitting on Alucard's lap, Natsuki and Natsume was sitting on the grand couch on the side with Mei'er and Bea, and Natsu was standing in the corner with her arms crossed and her back leaning on the wall

Three residents are not present because they are doing their own thing. Camille is resting on her bed, Vanessa is continuing the experiment on the mysterious vials, and Kyouko still has herself locked in her room

"Welcome! Rue and Satou, if I'm right"

Sai welcomed them the moment they entered the room. Jude and Mathilda then went and stood next to Alucard, a few meters away from him

"That's right"

Rue was confused as to why a little girl is acting like the leader of everyone here. Of course, that was only her thought, she shouldn't judge the book by its cover

"I believe you have something that is tasked you to give?"

"Yes I have, did Philip tell you?"

"No, I saw it. Also, an anonymous sender sent us a head's up. It's about time that he made contact"

"?"

Rue became genuinely confused. If Philip didn't tell them, then someone must have told them. But then, she did say the she saw them, but that's impossible because the military facility is safe and secured. No one will be able to gather information inside from the outside. Unless the little girl is someone great

"What you're thinking is correct"

"!!!"

Rue was surprised. She didn't expect that Sai could read minds

"I can't read your mind. I just know what you're thinking now"

"..."

Rue just went silent

"So, do you have the box?"

"I do"

Rue then lifted the suitcase on her hand, opened it, and grabbed the ornamental box that kept the cursed finger inside. She then went ahead and placed the ornamental box on the office table

"Very good..."

Sai appreciated that Rue followed Philip's request even if it doesn't make any sense. She then decided to tell her everything

"Alright, now that you're here, I will tell you everything that you need to know"

"What do you mean?"

"The reason why Philip requested you to come here, my identity, snd what's about to happen in the next few hours"

"Alright..."

"First, my name is Sai, a World Goddess, a divine being. I used to own a world before it was destroyed by a demon lord"

"..."

"..."

Rue and Satou were speechless and their expression were full of shock and surprise. They did not expect that she was a goddess of sorts. This also explains as to how Sai could see through the military facility

"Secondly... Wait, your right eye, what happened?"

"..."

Rue thought twice if she should tell her the truth about her magic eye or keep lying. In the end, she decided to tell the truth because she's talking to a goddess and the residents of the mansion are people that Philip trusts

"It exploded the moment I looked into Philip"

"Hm... Let me see"

Sai jumped up from Alucard's lap and floated towards Rue. Her eyes glowed violet and she looked into Rue's right eye when she removed the eyepatch

"A magic eye? Of a spirit origin... What's it called?"

Rue was once again surprised that Sai was able to identify that her right eye was a magic eye and bestowed upon her by a spirit when she was a child. She then told to herself that she should stop getting surprised because this girl is a goddess

"Eye of Diagnosis"

"Ah, no wonder your magic eye was destroyed... Never look at him again, okay? Don't analyze him too much, unless he says so"

"Again?"

"Yes, I will fix your magic eye and give another purpose to your eye"

Sai then instantly poked Rue's right eye without saying anything to her

"Ah!"

Rue shouted in pain and held Sai's arm. She then subconsciously used her ability on Sai's arm

Sai was surprised and forcefully pulled back her arm. Her face is filled with fear and confusion

"Ah, you have that power... Nevermind... Your magic eye should be fixed now. The Eye of Diagnosis shall become Eye of Corruption. It will complement your ability and you can still perform diagnosis to targets"

"Gah! I appreciate it! But goddamn, it hurts! You could have warned me beforehand!"

"I apologize... So let's continue our conversation"

"..."

"Second, the reason why Philip requested you to come here is because starting today, both of you will live here with us"

"What?! Why? Our home is the military facility"

Rue became agitated, she wasn't orientated that the arrangement will become like this

"And this is where it will lead to. Third, what's about to happen today, in a few hours... There will be change"

"What does that have to do with us living here?"

"The military will fall today..."

Rue and Satou was shocked at Sai's news

"What?! How? I should call Chris and tell him about the fate of the base"

"I won't allow that"

"Why not?!"

"It's a punishment and consequence that will befall on him and everything that he owns"

"So, you will be the cause of this?!"

"Not at all"

"Then how?!"

"I, myself, have no idea, but Philip does. He warned me after leaving yesterday and we have made a plan. Everyone present here is the full force of the mansion and we will decimate whoever or whatever befalls on us"

"Wait... You don't mean that the change will affect the world, do you?"

"That's what Philip should be trying to tell us. He is still uncertain of the future at that time he told me. Even I couldn't see the future even though I'm a goddess, that's out of my jurisdiction"

"I understand... So, what are we going to do now?"

"All we have to do is wait for now. Until the change will happen, we are ready if something bad were to ever happen"

"Alright then... I guess we don't have much of a choice, do we?"

"No... Don't worry, we will protect both of you if you want"

"No worries, I can be an asset and I should be helpful"

"That's obvious"

"What?"

"Nothing"

Sai is actually impressed and afraid of Rue's ability. She wants to be quiet until Philip comes back and talk to him. Finding Rue might be a fortunate addition to the mansion. Though, she's not sure about Satou

"Hm?"

Sai was alarmed, she turned her head to look towards the east

"What's wrong, Sai?"

Natsu was the first one to notice Sai's behavior. She called out to her and asked

"Another anomaly is happening right now in the Pacific Ocean... Looks like the powerful beings on Earth will have to deal with it. They wouldn't be able to help Philip and the others"

"Huh? What do you mean?!"

Rue asked

"The fabled Atlantis and Bermuda Triangle"

Everyone's eyes widened from Sai's words. Those names and titles had impact that they should be alarmed. If what Sai said is true, then the change in the world should be true, especially since Philip relayed it to her. Was this part of Philip's prediction, or it's something else entirely?

Sai then expanded her vision towards the Pacific Ocean and into the peculiar gigantic superstorm that formed in the middle of the ocean

Just then, two individuals were flying across the ocean at incredible speeds. One is a human figure, the other is a mythical creature