human
Subaru:  But infusing his hand with his undiminished love, he continued gently stroking Emilia’s head. “…Emilia?”
gpt
Subaru:  Just how long had he been doing that? Midway through their wordless embrace, Subaru called out Emilia’s name.
human
Emilia:  Exhausted, she made no reply; instead, he heard faint sounds of sleep.
gpt
Subaru:  Given her mental fatigue, it was only natural Emilia had quickly fallen asleep the moment she found even a tiny measure of peace. Seeing that her face bore the hallmarks not of nightmares, but of sleep to recover from fatigue, Subaru sighed. Thinking back to the night of the Trial, he should have asked her about her past in more detail. However, in the end, Subaru had not. That was not because she had been tormented by nightmares, and though it was partly to let Emilia rest when she had been worn down mentally and physically, it was not just that, either. The biggest reason was something else. —Clearly, something strange was affecting Emilia. Emilia had revealed to Subaru her birthplace and her reason for participating in the royal selection. The decision to do so must have required a fair bit of courage, but her memories related to the actual Trial had lost their vibrancy. It showed on her face that she didn’t want to talk about it—but that wasn’t the only reason. She had gaps in her memories. The Trial had likely shown Emilia happenings from a hundred years prior, before the forest was frozen. And yet, she did not properly carry those memories with her. —She was stumbling, and she did not even know why. Truly, it was just like Ram had told him. Properly speaking, she could not recall the memories that were causing her to stumble. And this was fatal to her efforts. If things proceeded like every time before, Emilia would challenge the Trial in a fresh state each night. It would be as if Subaru didn’t retain his memories after a Return by Death and only knew of the events in the current instance of a loop. He would be able neither to reflect upon nor improve on his prior efforts. It made perfect sense why she kept failing. If this was a trap Echidna had set up, it was the worst kind possible, but—
human
Subaru:  “—She’s not the type to watch and laugh as you challenge an absolutely insurmountable wall, is she?”
gpt
Subaru:  Echidna’s rotten personality was an established fact, but he trusted in the fact that there was a certain aesthetic to her wickedness. That Witch would never establish a Trial that could not be overcome. In that, the malicious Witch no doubt put on airs of godhood. Then again, there she was, resting in a world of dreams even after death. Maybe her power really did rival those of a god.
human
Subaru:  “Even if you are some deity, I’m not praying to you. If I’m gonna pray, I’ll pray to my own goddesses.”
gpt
Subaru:  But at the moment, both of Subaru’s goddesses had their hands full.