The group that consisted of Subaru, Garfiel and Emilia were reaching the guest room.
"Is this it? Is this where the rest of the cast of suddenly isekai'd members are?" Subaru asked Garfiel.
"Of course Captain! I do not know this verb you used, but yer right, it's here."
"Then, don't mind me…" Subaru placed his hand on the handle without hesitation or even interrupted.
"Here comes Subaru Natsuki! Nice to meet you all!"
Every person in the room stopped the ongoing debate and paid attention to Subaru.
"Oya, oya, it seeems Subaru is aaaalso here." A clown-faced person spoke first.
"tsk" A pink haired maid clicked her tongue.
"I figured, oh Emilia–sama is also here. That leaves Petra and Beatrice for my theory to be confirmed." A person in a green jacket spoke.
"Is he someone important?" A blue haired maid, without her memories, very similar to the pink haired spoke.
"Hello candidate Emilia, we were talking about the situation the manor encountered itself." A taller blonde maid spoke.
Otto looked at Rem and said, "He's the one that wouldn't leave a single day without speaking with you."
Rem's mouth made an "o" shape, understanding the situation.
Subaru got inside the room, he looked around as he let the two behind him enter. The room has three green pieces of furniture and a small rectangular table in the center. There are also windows with light green curtains. There is a fireplace, and above it is a portrait.
"This place feels like a medieval noble house doesn't it?" He whispered to himself, usually he would talk out loud but it appears that those around him knew the place, so to not make them uncomfortable, he preferred to share his thoughts just whispering.
"Did you say something, Subaru?" Emilia asked as she took a step forward.
Subaru shook his head in response.
He then made himself comfortable in the room, sitting next to Otto, "Don't mind me~" he spoke a little lower than usual.
However Ram teased Subaru for this, "I thought Barusu wouldn't leave Emilia–sama side in this situation, I guess the useless pervert knight also has a little sense inside of him."
Subaru didn't immediately catch on that "Barusu" was her way of saying Subaru. But he eventually did, "Hey little maid, that's not very nice of you, you know?"
"Oh, now you're going to refer to me as 'little maid'? That's interesting." She smirked.
Roswaal couldn't wait any longer, "Even thooough it's nice to see you interact, now is nooot the time. Weee aren't in Mather's domain anymore. And as we suspeeect, you two were also teleported back here riiight?"
Roswaal also made a little comment after, "Though I must confess, I find myself less concerned with the 'why' of our predicament and more intrigued by the 'how.'"
Emilia sat beside Subaru, making Subaru's cheek redden a little. "You're right, that seems to be the case. Beatrice, me and Subaru were together in Watergate City of Pristella talking with Priscilla and Liliana in a public park, then we suddenly appeared here."
Subaru, still blushing, confirmed something, "It appears that people here will confuse me with her Subaru, so I'll just repeat my introduction. I'm Subaru Natsuki, a hikikomori from Japan!"
"..." Some arched an eyebrow at him, but continued on track. Especially Ram, her sharp gaze thoroughly scanned Subaru, and Subaru shivered with her gaze.
"Japan? Is that from where you are, Subaru? I don't recognize the name." Emilia asked quietly to Subaru, she didn't want to derail the conversation.
Subaru nodded and looked at Garfiel, who was about to talk. "I don't smell anyone else in da manor. We 8 are probably everyone, excluding Captain's spirit."
Otto continued, "So, whoever's attacking us knows the staff. They didn't bring Petra, but can we all agree this is a direct attack on us from Emilia's camp?"
Everyone but Subaru, Rem and Emilia nod.
"We need to know their intentions with such an attack, but I don't think that's a priority."
"Why so, Ottooo?" The clown figure spoke.
"Because I think we should prioritize survival, until we can escape, we need to survive. From what we can see, there's just that building and this manor. Where can we get daily necessities?"
The room fell silent.
Subaru was about to ask them to introduce themselves, but…
"Hello to everyone inside the Roswaal Manor, and you there, inside the Forbidden Library. I'd like to request your appearance at the…" The voice paused, "Viewing building. So I can start to answer you guys' questions and objectives to get out of here."
Subaru got up with his palm up in the air, "Hai, hai! Who are you, dear kidnapper?"
"I am RM."
"Show ya face, coward!" Garfiel heightened his instincts, getting ready to fight.
"And I am Roswaal L Mathers, but I think yooou alreeeady kneew that." Roswaal, seeing an opportunity to make a joke, introduced himself just like the voice did.
Ram went near Roswaal, and he let her sit on his lap.
Despite the calmness in Roswaal's face, most of them were tense. Except for Subaru and Rem, who were more terrified of the unknown person's objective.
"Well, we should start with who I am, I think. I won't give my real name, otherwise my alias I designed to generate RP would be a waste. I am not your enemy, only if you think neutral gods are your enemy, of course."
Subaru's ear listened to a term with great attention, "aru bi? Isn't that English for R and P? Plus, that sounds like a game acronym. Are you a system user!?"
Emilia next to him asked, "What's a system user?"
"Oh, it's those screens that grant the cheated blessed protagonist powers and are really overpowered. There isn't a cheat bigger than a system, they allow unlimited growth!" Subaru gesticulated as he answered.
Otto took those words to heart, "What a terrifying power…" He shook his head and clenched his hand. Now was not the time to be a coward. He looked at Roswaal closely, trying to see if he had any information.
The damn clown noticed and smiled, 'If you don't know, just say you don't know! Why do you have to be always creepy!?' He sighed and decided to lead whatever that is happening here.
"RM… sama?'' He started addressing the 'neutral god', "Could you tell us your objective with us here?"
The voice waited a little to answer and gave a short answer, "To see the past, and a little of the future!"
"Why?" Frederica asked.
Ram glanced upwards on Roswaal, he smiled at her.
"I'll be honest: It's to become stronger."
Subaru felt three particular gazes on him and said what's on his mind, "His system probably is about our reactions, the more we give him reactions, the more powerful he gets."
"Sounds like nothin' but forced labor. We don't agree to this, get the fuck out!"
"I understand you seek to observe us, but what guarantee do we have that your intentions are benign? And what exactly do you mean by 'a little of the future'?"
"I would appreciate it if we went to that place, I suppose." Beatrice entered the room.
Ignoring the spirit, the voice answered, "Well, if all of you don't want to stay here, I won't force you… but, I think one of you might want to know about it."
Otto's head seemed to fall seeing he was completely ignored.
"Who though? I don't see why anyone here would comply with being an experiment." Subaru placed a finger under his chin.
"You, of course."
Subaru was taken aback, "Eh!? Why me? I don't believe in past or future bullshit!"
"Well, I just have a really good intuition that you will want to know your…" He made a dramatic pause, "Isekai adventure in this world."
Everyone's eyes widened, and one person screamed. "Woooooooaaaaaaaahh! Let's go! I'll gladly take the offer!"
Emilia took Subaru's hand and called out, "What did he mean Subaru? What did that mean?"
"Now it makes sense! Why did you all think I was someone else! It was because it was me from the future! I never thought I would react to myself!"
"Anime, might I add."
"My anime?!" Subaru was excited, he couldn't wait to see this because… "So I'm the main character!!" Subaru then lustfully glanced at every female figure in the room, "Is it a romantic isekai? If so, I got hella lucky!"
I don't even need to say their reactions, all of them were enraged by this unexpected side of Subaru. It even made Rem say, "Pervert."
"I'm not surprised, perv-Barusu."
"That's not very kind… Subaru." Emilia looked away from him, clearly hurt by his objectifying.
Frederica, seeing Emilia's saddened look, went to stay behind her seat holding her shoulder in support.
The room couldn't stay like that, so RM spoke again, "I'd like to remind you all to appear at the Viewing Building."
RM successfully made them shift directions, but for poor Subaru, he already trashed his image in everyone's minds.
Otto, now being reminded of the situation, questioned their needs, "So, we will watch an 'anime' of our world—I don't really want to believe that—but, what about our needs? Food, water and such? If you're really neutral, we should be allowed to have such needs, correct?"
The voice said a simple word, yes.
Otto fidgeted with his fingers, "That does not answer my question…"
"Well, I said yes because your question will be answered by Subaru after the 'trailer' you all will watch."
Ram furrowed her eyes in Subaru, and thought, "I always knew there was something about you. So, you're with him. All this time with us was to kidnap us with this 'neutral god'."
Roswaal finally asked something, "May I know sommething, RM–kun? Why are wee in Mather's manor? And do I still have my rights as the owner?"
"That got me by surprise, why do you want to know this? But, yes you do have your rights as the owner, as long as you don't forbid the commandments."
Otto's eyes shone, finally something! "'Commandments'? As for rules? Could you elaborate further?"
"Of course, the commandments are; Do not interfere with freedom of speech and reaction, Do not take a life while a viewing session is on-going, and All people should have a personal space."
"Such intriguing constraints," Roswaal murmurs, a playful lilt in his voice. "A challenge, to be sure. But where's the fun without a bit of mischief?"
Subaru arched an eyebrow at Roswaal, what is the clown on about? He thought to himself.
"Sir, may I ask where's Petra? Most of our camp is here, so me and Otto figured she would be here as well."
RM, for some reason, made his answer at a fast pace. "More people will join you as we go on, and that also means Petra. It won't be just more people, but your conditions will also improve with time."
"May–"
The voice interrupted, "Now, this is getting too much stretched, as I said before, I require your presence at the Viewing building. I'll make you guys watch a little teasing video and then if at least two thirds of you do not want to stay here, you can go back."
Beatrice looked at Subaru and "kindly" asked him, "Let's go imposter. I believe you should come with me rather than them, I suppose."
"Why? We are chilling, right…?" Subaru finally looked at them. Their faces could only be described as hungry beasts, and of course Emilia is just staring at him. "Why are you all so angry at me! What did I do wrong?"
Emilia tilted her head, and she whispered to Garfiel, "Hey, Garfiel, did Subaru perhaps hit his head or something?" Garfiel shrugged his shoulders, looking at Captain with… Pride…? I don't know, he was smirking.
At this moment a screen appeared in front of Subaru's face and he saw himself standing all excited with sparkling stars in his eyes while speaking, "Is it a romantic isekai? If so, I got hella lucky!"
Subaru deadpan. And he scratched his cheeks slowly, avoiding eye contact with them. "Sorry, it wasn't supposed to sound like that…" He apologized slowly.