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[DECLARATION: YOU HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY THE MULTIVERSAL READER — COMPLY!]
Klein opened his eyes.
Klein: Multiversal Reader? A Great Old One? No... the suppression is far too absolute. Even a GOO shouldn't be capable of this. Furthermore, I cannot access nearly any of my powers despite being a Half-Lord of the Mysteries. My connection to the spirit world is heavily restricted. For now, observation is the safest course. This situation is extremely dangerous...
Wilhelm van Astrea opened his eyes. His hand instinctively moved toward the hilt of his sword — not drawing it, but ready.
Wilhelm (to Klein): Good morning, Sir. Do you happen to know where we are?
Klein: No, Sir. Sadly, I do not.
Natsuki Subaru abruptly opened his eyes.
Subaru: What's going on?! Is this a kidnapping arc?!
Wilhelm (to Subaru): Greetings, Subaru. It would appear we have indeed been taken against our will.
Klein: Arc? Another transmigrator? But he doesn't appear to be a Beyonder. A different power system? A different world? Not impossible. The entity referred to itself as a 'Multiversal Reader'… If that is true, then this being is far stronger than me — possibly a Multiversal deity. I must remain extremely cautious. Additionally... how are they tolerating my presence? I modified my appearance to resemble a normal human, but even then...
[DECLARATION: FURTHER EXPLANATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED — COMPLY!]
Subaru: Huh?
Gojo Satoru opened his eyes.
Gojo: A Multiversal being? Interesting. My cursed energy flow is restricted… Infinity isn't responding. But… Six Eyes still functioning partially. So not complete suppression. This is worrying still. But its kind of fun...
Wilhelm: Ah… another gentleman has awakened. Greetings, Sir. Are you blind? I could assist you if needed.
Gojo: Thank you for the offer, but I'm fine, sir.
Gojo smiled and extended his hand toward Wilhelm. The others looked slightly bewildered at how precisely he moved.
Wilhelm shook his hand.
Subaru: So blind people really do have their other senses enhanced like that!
Gojo chuckled.
Gojo: I'm not blind.
Subaru blinked.
Subaru: Oh? Is it a fashion thing? You do look pretty cool.
Subaru gave Gojo a big thumbs up, unsure if Gojo could actually see it.
Gojo turned directly toward him.
Gojo: Thanks.
Subaru: …Wait, you can really see?
Gojo just smiled.
Light Yagami opened his eyes.
Light: Multiversal God? Did God intervene… now? Just before I forced Rem to eliminate L? No… impossible. I am bringing justice to his world. I am creating a new world. Still… I don't have the Death Note. Not even a scrap. And these individuals… none of them look ordinary. This situation is dangerous. I must proceed carefully.
Light quietly closed his eyes again, pretending to remain unconscious.
Klein: Pretending to sleep, huh? He's cautious which is not a bad thing. I won't call him out for now.
In the meantime, Subaru edged closer to Gojo.
Subaru (to Gojo): Really though, how does the blindfold thing work?
Gojo (to Subaru): He.. He... A magician never reveals the secrets, you know?
Klein: A magician, huh?
Klein chuckled to a slightly confused Gojo.
Cassie slowly opened her eyes. (?)
Subaru: Wow… when did blindfolds become such a popular fashion trend?
Cassie tilted her head slightly.
Cassie: Uh… excuse me?
Subaru scratched his head awkwardly.
Subaru: Yeah?
Cassie: I'm blind.
Awkward silence...
Subaru: …Oh.
Subaru: Sorry.
Cassie gave an awkward smile.
Cassie: It's alright... I suppose
Cassie: Multiversal Reader? A divine-level entity? Possibly beyond gods! My precognition isn't responding… my senses are restricted as well. I can't use any of my abilities so I am truly blind again. That's… unsettling. Still… we haven't been harmed. Yet. I must be on my guard. Until then, its best to be friendly but not stand out much. These people give me a dangerous feeling - all of them.
Subaru: THIS IS SO EMBARASSING! AHHHHHH..... Wait a second, I just saw Emilia among the unconscious! I can't wait till she wakes up! Julius is there too!
Leonard Mitchell opened his eyes.
His gaze immediately sharpened.
Leonard: This… isn't Tingen. No… not even Backlund. And… spirituality feels suppressed… extremely suppressed…
Klein: Leonard? But he seems younger... could it be that this Multiversal Reader can summon not only across universes but also across time? Good thing that I chose to be Merlin Hermes. That also draws my attention to the other unconscious individuals... One of them is too familiar. Interesting yet worrying.
Leonard: Whats going on?
Subaru: Well, we seemed to have been trapped by some Multiversal God, mate!
Leonard blinked. He slowly traced the symbol of Evernight with his fingers on his shoulder.
Leonard: I see.
Leonard: Oho? So all these people must be special like me. I suppose it is inevitable that the strings of fate would pull me to such events... Although, old man isn't here. Tsk. I have to be careful especially since this Multiversal God is likely an evil deity.
Subaru: All these people are so weird. Multiple people summoned from different universes... sounds like some weird crossover fanfic!
Roswaal L. Mathers opened his eyes.
Roswaal: Oho! Suuuuuuuubaru, what is going on? We have beeeeeeen kidnaaaaapped by a deity. Hooooooooooow terrifying!
Cassie: This clown is not scared in the slightest. Or he seems to be good at hiding his emotions. He seems to know the Subaru kid.
Gojo A clown? This is hilarious!
Subaru: Roswaal!
Wilhelm: Lord Roswaal. It is a relief to see you here. We are in a very... interesting situation. Your presence is soothing.
Roswaal:Interesting, indeed.
Roswaal smiled comically.
Leonard:A lord? What an interesting curly-haired baboon!
Yuichhi Katagiri opened his eyes.
Yuichhi: …Seven… no, eight unknown and highly dangerous people. One pretending to sill be asleep. A Multiversal God on top of that? This is not good. Not good. For now, I'll have to play it careful. Best thing is to gain the trust of these people.
Subaru: Finally, someone who looks really normal!
Wilhelm: He does remind me of the weird clothes you wear at times, Subaru. Are you fine, lad?
Yuichhi: I'm okay, sir, I suppose. This whole thing is quite weird.
Wilhelm gives Yuichhi a hand which he takes as he gets up from the floor.
Klein: The boy is slightly unnerving. I'm not sure why.
Yuichhi: The old man's quite wise but also too kind. He can be a good ally. The kid next to him is smarter than he looks but quite callous given the situation. The clown seems to be comforted by the kid's presence even though he seems stronger? Interesting. The man in the corner has realised I'm acting already but isn't going to make a move. The white-haired man too is suspicious of me but doesn't seem to consider me a threat. Most of the others are more concerned with thinking about the situation or are plain confused and clearly don't see me as a particular threat.
L opened his eyes.
L: Multiverse? Deities? Well, things such as shinigami and the death note exist. One cannot deny such possibilities anymore. A multiverse is more grounded in science by any means. Either way, little can be said about this deity since it is clearly far different from Shinigami on scale. If I take the name as any hint, its likely some kind of God that sees universes as stories. The deity is extremely powerful too. However, considering that it reads 'our' stories, it hopefully has some form attachment to us as characters. It might even sanctify us and believe it to be wrong to interfere too much with us. That is the hope either way. I must observe it more fully. The people around me are all curious characters and are likely important 'characters'. I need to gauge them... very carefully.
Gojo: Kid! You look horrible for your age. What have you been doing all your life?
Subaru: He's a kid?! Also, a weird way of sitting!
L: My sitting posture increases my deductive ability by 40%.
Gojo: Eh? Really?
L: On that note, are there any sweets here?
Roswaal: You raaaaaise a gooooood point, young man! Whatever shall we eaaaaa-
Four tables with five seats each magically appear in the large hallway. On of them is laden with all sorts of cake!
Roswaal: How cuuuuuurious!
Wilhelm: Shall we all take a seat, then?
They all take seats with Wilhelm helping out Cassie. [Seating arrangement in end notes.] Subaru excitedly requests for all sorts of dishes which are subsequently provided. Others follow suit but more... delicately.
L: Very interesting. My previous hypothesis is far more likely now. This deity is very likely to be fond of us. An alternative possibility is that it requires us to be in top condition for whatever it plans next. Hmm.... Wait a seond, is that?
L: Light, why don't you join us? Lying on that uncomfortable floor must be tiring.
Light: FUCK!
[ANNOUNCEMENT: WE WILL START NOW! MORE SHALLL JOIN SOON! RULE INTRODUCTION TO BEGIN!]