human
Subaru:  “So don’t worry.”
gpt
Subaru:  “That would mean I lost both arms!” Spurred on by Beatrice’s and Emilia’s strong reassurances, Subaru worked up his courage and reached out to touch the monolith. He refused to be surprised no matter what happened—
human
Subaru:  “Whoa? !” But he stood no chance. When his fingertip brushed the monolith, the black surface flashed brilliantly again. Reflexively covering his eyes, he shouted
gpt
Subaru:  “Again? !” before cautiously reopening them.
human
Subaru:  “Huh? Where’d it go?”
gpt
Shaula:  “Heh-heh-heh, behind you, Master.” The monolith that should have been in front of him, and every other one that had filled the white space before, suddenly disappeared. Shaula gloated for no reason while Subaru tried to understand what happened. Turning around at her comment, he saw just a single monolith behind him. It was the original that had been there from the start when he entered the third floor.
human
Subaru:  “All the others disappeared. Meaning what?”
gpt
Shaula:  “It has returned to its original state. Meaning the examination has concluded as a failure, I would imagine. Of course…” Walking past Subaru, who was dumbfounded, Julius approached the first monolith and touched its surface, and then the voice echoed in Subaru’s head again—
human
Monolith_Voice:  “Great hero destroyed by Shaula, touch upon his grandest splendor.” At the same time as the question echoed in their heads again, new monoliths poured out of the original and scattered to their previous positions around the room. The examination had been reset.
gpt
Julius:  “I see, so this is a retry. We can take the test as many times as we want.”
human
Julius:  “At least, that is our observation thus far. Also, to be clear, going around touching all of them in succession using a process of elimination is not considered an acceptable answer.”
gpt
Subaru:  “Ah, so you guys tried a scattershot approach.” Subaru read between the lines of Julius’s delicate explanation, and Emilia blushed.
human
Subaru:  I see. Trying to touch all of them is definitely something she’d think of. And if that didn’t work out, then…
gpt
Subaru:  “An answer arrived at without thought is apparently not sufficient for whoever set this problem.”
human
Emilia:  “Mm-hmm, there’s always teachers like that. Zero credit for answers that don’t show your work. It’s a good way to stop kids from cribbing from other people’s answers.”
gpt
Subaru:  Considering the whole point of a test at school, you could say that just an answer really isn’t enough. Though there was a time I complained about how tyrannical teachers were for using that sort of system.
human
Subaru:  “At this point, though, I think the teacher was right…”
gpt
Anastasia:  “Sorry to interrupt while you’re taking another trip down memory lane, but this is sort of your time to shine, Natsuki. So get a grip, would you?”
human
Subaru:  “Er, uhh, sorry. But what do you mean by my time to shine?” Anastasia put her hand on her hip as Subaru cocked his head. Her eyes turned toward Shaula.
gpt
Anastasia:  “Oh… You’re telling me to ask her what the answer is?”
human
Anastasia:  “I said it before, didn’t I? We’re counting on you.