human
Emilia:  She sensed if she turned around, or at the slightest whim of the person behind her, she would be instantly and utterly annihilated.
gpt
Witch:  "Good girl. You are correct not to look back. For I…"
human
Emilia:  "Y-you are…?"
gpt
Witch:  "I am, well, you know—A Witch so terrifying, she makes every hair on your body stand on end."
human
Emilia:  Witch—that single word entwined tightly around Emilia’s heart, making it even harder to breathe. Emilia, often slandered as a Witch because of her appearance, had complex feelings where the term was concerned. However, even so, the being she was standing in front of seemed completely beyond all her preconceptions. Were all the beings worthy of being called true Witches shrouded in such immense miasma?
gpt
Witch:  “…Hmph, I guess that’s that, then. It really is the boy with the foul look in his eyes who’s the strange one.”
human
Emilia:  "Foul…look? Are you…talking about Subaru?"
gpt
Witch:  "Heh…" Letting out a snort, the Witch admired Emilia’s ability to wring out her voice. "The instant you hear that boy’s name, you perk up? That’s marvelous, but you don’t really have a good grasp of the situation, do you? And…and what do you think of that boy anyway?"
human
Emilia:  "Subaru told me he loves me… He’s a very precious boy to me, but…"
gpt
Witch:  "O-oh…? Heh, hmm, so that’s it. Well, really it’s all the same to me!"
human
Emilia:  To Emilia, it was not at all clear why she would dismiss with ragged breath the question she herself had just posed. However, at the same time, she felt her fear toward the Witch at her back faintly diminish. She did not know the reason. Perhaps she could simply tell the being was not impervious to dialogue. Relying upon that sense, Emilia swallowed once; then, hardening her will, she began to speak. "You’re a Witch, aren’t you...? Does that mean you’re one of the friends Echidna spoke of?"
gpt
Witch:  "Hmph. It’s not like that girl ever called us frie… Wait, I bet she did! And with a smug face, too, I’m sure!"
human
Emilia:  "I don’t know about a smug look…but if you’re here, where’s Echidna?" In the first place, Echidna had been in a foul mood every time she’d come into contact with Emilia. Therefore, she felt when Echidna had let slip about her “friends,” it hadn’t been with pride or with a boastful face at all.
gpt
Witch:  Hearing Emilia’s reply, the Witch went, "Now hold on," the tone of her voice lowering just a bit. "She said she doesn’t want to meet you. It looked like she had a pretty rough time in the Trials."
human
Emilia:  "…It seems that way. Echidna seemed really hurt the last time I met her." Emilia couldn’t forget the hatred that filled Echidna’s voice and expression at the end of the second Trial. If that was truly the last time she would speak with Echidna, Emilia would be left with terrible regret. Even so, the relationship between Emilia and Echidna had been one of accepting the results head-on without anyone else’s intervention.