Emilia couldn't believe the amount of kindness Rem was showing her. The guilt and shame drove her to think of an entirely different scenario than what was happening now. The relief of this change happening brought a small smile to Emilia's face.
"I'm glad you're finally cured, Rem-rin. Subaru has been worried about you the whole time since you've been found. He worked reeeeally hard to make sure everyone knew you." Emilia assured the maid with a happy smile.
The Oni girl seemed to brighten her expression at this affirmation as her gaze fell back on the innocent sleeping face of her hero.
"Rem's hero is always working so hard for her, for everyone, he just wants everybody to be happy."
At the maid's soft-spoken words, almost all of the Emilia camp members (minus Roswaal and Ram.) all looked stricken by them. As if they all were hit by a sense of nostalgia.
"Sounds like a description of big bro alright." Felt snorted in amusement as she and her knight smiled towards the boy fondly.
Emilia and Beako both also smiled softly at the boy in question, remembering the many times he had worked tirelessly and almost near death just to save them or to make them smile.
"He's an idiot, I suppose." Beatrice said with a soft smile.
"Mmmhmmm." Emilia nodded her head as a beautiful perk of her lips was aimed towards the brave boy. Finding herself relaxed by staring at his sleeping face.
Rem had more questions to ask but a sudden speaker decided to cut in.
"Now that you've been acquainted once again, let us return to the matter at hand, ya?"
Looking up, Rem found herself the target of many stares and looks. The Oni bowed her head respectfully to the speaker who was revealed to be one of the candidates that were to take the throne.
Seeing the polite gesture, Anastasia took her chance to lead the discussions by clapping her hands together and smiling cheerfully towards the occupants of the room, her green eyes shining with merit and hidden intent as always.
"I've been holding off on saying anything till now since everyone was yet to arrive here. It looks like the lights stopped 'napping people up. So, it should be alright to speak with you all."
"What would we talk about? We don't even know why we are here." The one-armed man wearing a black helmet snorted from his seat while glancing at the large window overhanging the room.
"Do intend to find a way out of this place?" Crusch mused from her place while staring at the merchant with clear mistrust.
Anastasia met her with a sly smile. "Course I am! I don't have time for staying in such a place. I have a race to win and a country to turn ova' if you couldn't tell~." The merchant mocked while rubbing her scarf smoothly.
"Hm, a commoner thinking she has the right to speak of a position meant for a goddess above her own heaven." A rich high-toned voice spoke from the back seat of the room. An amused looking lady with scarlet eyes watching the entire scene with belittlement.
"Oh~ and lady Barielle finally joins the discussion! I thought you were going to stay silent while the true working class does all the work so that you could protect your pwetty nails~" Anastasia smoothly deflected the noble lady's words with her own belittling.
But it seemed that the royal dressed lady found them more amusing than challenge worthy. "Fufufu~! Why would I lift a finger when the world is turning for my amusement?"
Many in the room looked at the lady with annoyance and disgust.
"What a cunt." The brash little blonde growled in hatred as her scarlet-eyes honed in on the noble.
The tension around the Emilia camp grew as Anastasia, Felt, and Priscilla looked to be upon each other's throats. Crusch and her knights reserved taking a back seat as did Roswaal and Ram. Emilia looked on at the situation with worry filling her expression as she didn't know when she was to intervene.
Beatrice didn't care for any of this fuss so she just sat back down while the camps behind her argued.
Otto and Garfiel also sat down beside the spirit girl. Otto looked around thoughtfully as he inspected the room for any weakness or escape holes.
Garfiel had already done that, finding nothing and doubtful of his punches ever managing to break the wall… He kind of tried to break the wall actually while Rem was speaking with Emilia… It backfired badly.
The only one left standing was the worried and confused Rem, looking at the camps arguing with a shocked expression.
"So… you all have been kidnapped to this place? Even Roswaal-sama? And The Sword Saint?" Rem asked in shock as she looked around her at all of the powerful people present. The thought that someone managed to bring them all to one place and trapped them sent shivers down her small body.
"It would be better if you sit down, I suppose."
Rem looked back at the small elegant dress-wearing loli sitting beside Subaru in surprise. Beatrice simply stared boringly at the maid, not showing any interest in a conversation as she ordered.
Rem nodded her head reluctantly and bowed to the great spirit. The question of why this shut-in loli was suddenly closer to her hero was something she was dying to ask.
The Oni girl slowly stepped around the front row and took a seat in the one behind it. Making her directly behind Subaru and Emilia. This was the closest seat to her hero since both his sides already had worried girls sitting in them.
As the arguing built up behind her, Rem tried to take her mind off of the shouting by staring at them strangely calming screen infront of her.
But then…
Something shocking started to happen.
"Look!" A small girl with cat ears shouted, pointing at the giant window on the wall.
Emilia and the other candidates all turned to the window on the wall in confusion.
Their eyes collectively widened in astonishment.
"What the hell?!" Al growled out from beneath his helmet as he stared at the screen in shock along with his lady.