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Subaru:  Taking advantage of that lull, Subaru led Otto out into the hall to pick up a certain topic—the restoration of the book of knowledge—and to press him on what he had been thinking when he’d decided on that wild course of action. "Garfiel, call us back once the conversation’s moved on." Subaru said before leaving the room.
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Otto:  They stood across from each other out in the hall. Otto looked at Subaru quietly before starting in. "It was one year ago. Immediately after cleaning up the problems in the Sanctuary. After the marquis’s snowstorm melted away, while I was looking around the village, I found it by chance… No, it was not by chance. I was explicitly searching for it due to what Ms. Ram had said."
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Subaru:  "If you found it there, then that would mean there’s no mistake that it was the remnants of Roswaal’s book."
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Otto:  "Yes. His was the one whose contents I wanted to confirm. And for once, I was in luck."
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Subaru:  It was a bit of self-deprecating humor about his naturally poor fortunes, but Subaru was not in the mood to share a laugh when it came to these books. There was already a bad taste lingering in his mouth from talking about them, and when he saw that, Otto’s smile disappeared as well. And then he took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "What do you honestly think of Marquis Mathers?"
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Subaru:  "Of Roswaal?" Subaru thought about it for a moment. "I think I can’t let my guard down around him. And there was the thing a year ago, too. But his real goal is clear now, and as long as our goals are aligned, he isn’t a threat. Right now…he’s more of an accomplice."
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Otto:  "—I cannot find it in myself to trust Marquis Mathers in the least." Otto responded bitterly, almost seeming to write off Subaru’s thoughts as far too easygoing.
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Subaru:  The sharpness of that response made Subaru catch his breath. "'The thing a year ago'? Yes, that’s right. There was the situation last year in the Sanctuary. And before that, he seems to have schemed many different things as well. Though when it comes to this topic, both you and Lady Emilia seem to have been content to easily forgive him."
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Subaru:  "...I haven’t forgiven him at all. I’m still pretty pissed about what he did, and it still bothers me. But that doesn’t change the fact that we need him. I just think that getting all up in arms about it won’t help anything, and Emilia’s the same."
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Otto:  "And I’m saying that that, that right there, is naive. I did not, however, say that it was a bad thing." Otto glared at Subaru as if he was looking at something incredibly vexing.
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Subaru:  Subaru could understand the irritation he was feeling, he really could, but…
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Otto:  "It is all right. You and Lady Emilia can be that way. There is no need for either of you to change at all."