human
Subaru:  "Actually, we talked a bit about old times with Mr. Ikeda.”
gpt
Nahoko:  “Ahh, Ikeda, yes. He moved after winning at the horse races, and his young wife there swindled the shirt off his back, so he had to do manual labor until the sun scorched his skin pitch dark, didn’t he?”
human
Subaru:  “The tragic development in the second half of that is news to me!”
gpt
Nahoko:  “Ill-gotten money really is no good for you. His heart may be in sorry shape at the moment, but his mind is still holding up, so he sends letters.”
human
Subaru:  “So you experienced being stripped bare in an unfamiliar land, Mr. Ikeda… I can relate! !” Though Subaru had been in a different world rather than a different country, he’d experienced things not so different from what Mr. Ikeda had been through. Though Mr. Ikeda was little more than an acquaintance whose face Subaru had known when he was little, for some reason, he harbored a strong feeling of fellowship with the man. Subaru inwardly prayed for his good health.
gpt
Nahoko:  Nahoko made a mmm sound, then said, “So, talking about old times made you want to go to school?”
human
Subaru:  “Ahh, well…that’s the simple version, yeah. There were a whole bunch of triggers making me look back, and that led to it.”
gpt
Nahoko:  “So you stopped trying to do anything and everything just like your Dad, then.”
human
Subaru:  “…”
gpt
Nahoko:  Nahoko spoke with a gentle tone that did not permit him any escape. A wry smile came over her, making it look as if she was about to break into a hum. The look in her eyes was the only sharp thing about her, but you could never tell what his mother was thinking by looking at her. However, Subaru had the distinct feeling she’d cut him off at the pass. "You’re a hardworking type, Subaru, and you do all kinds of things in haste. Thanks to your father blindly taking interest in so many things, you’ve had plenty of opportunities… It wore you out, didn’t you?”
human
Subaru:  “M-Mom…how much did you realize I was…”
gpt
Nahoko:  “Now, now, Subaru.” The true feelings Subaru had continued to conceal, even to himself, had been plain to Nahoko all along. Subaru was still at a loss for words when Nahoko, pulling slightly in front, turned back to face him. "It’s often said the child looks at the parent far more than the parent thinks.”
human
Subaru:  “…”
gpt
Nahoko:  “But the reverse is also true. The parent is also always watching the child, much more than the child thinks. Subaru, even your mother has been watching over you the whole time, you see?”
human
Subaru:  Truly, he could do nothing but gape dumbfounded. He’d been so convinced he’d kept his inner feelings hidden, but in truth, it had all been in vain. This in spite of the fact that he’d thought himself lonely and miserable with not a single person the wiser.