human
Subaru:  “And I managed to meet all the suspects without being super nervous, even…” Subaru wiped some cold sweat off his brow, breathing heavily as he continued using himself as a decoy.
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru had opted for the extremely risky method of searching for the shaman. It was near suicidal behavior to put himself back on the chopping block, but if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be able to get a look at the face of the one responsible.
human
Subaru:  “At the very least, if it’s just the rite, I can get Beako to lift it, right?”
gpt
Subaru:  As long as there wasn’t some mistake and the curse activated right away, just having the rite embedded in him shouldn’t be a mortal threat. If he got cursed, he just had to bow his head to the floor before Beatrice and beg her to take it off.
human
Subaru:  “Subaru, your face looks bad!”
gpt
Kids:  “Scary face!”
human
Kids:  “Weird face!”
gpt
Subaru:  “Geez, you make that sound awful. And that third comment annoys me just a little!” Subaru continued strolling around the village, dragging the children along while bearing the brunt of their jokes.
human
Subaru:  It wasn’t like he could shake them off him, anyway, and they knew their way around the village, so they were somewhat useful. More importantly, to a shaman trying not to cause a fuss in the village, attempting to harm Subaru while he had a gaggle of children all over him was a poor option. So they functioned as human shields, too.
gpt
Subaru:  “Man, I’m getting pretty evil, too. I’m expanding my horizons here!”
human
Kids:  “What’s wrong, Subaru?”
gpt
Kids:  “What is it?”
human
Kids:  “Did you flake out?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Nah, it’s nothing.” Subaru rubbed the heads of the children clamped on his legs and laughed at his own expense. “Well, this is all for my happiness. You’ll cooperate a little longer, won’t you?”
human
Subaru:  Incidentally, he didn’t think he liked children very much to begin with. They were noisy, way too chummy, and completely self-serving. —Perhaps that was how he thought about himself, too.