human
Subaru:  “If you didn’t like it, you should’ve gotten angry, too. Because it was just me, he blew me off, but if you had joined in, that dad of Reinhard’s would’ve run with his tail between his legs.”
gpt
Julius:  “Figurehead or not, he is the vice captain of the Knights of the Royal Guard. It would be reprehensible to act with such rudeness toward a direct superior.”
human
Subaru:  “You’re not directly under him at the moment, and just now, you called him a figurehead, didn’t you? How inflexible can you be, man? The whole time you were dedicating yourself to chivalry, were you also putting armor around your heart, too?” Pressing Julius into silence, Subaru folded his arms and lifted his face toward the heavens with a snort.
gpt
Subaru:  It was an infantile argument. Even though he was being thanked, Subaru was lashing out at Julius simply because he didn’t care for it.
human
Julius:  “Armor over the heart, you say…? Hmph, that remark cuts quite deep.”
gpt
Subaru:  “For me, it sounds like a pretty cool thing to say, but don’t think too hard on it. Just the words of a fool.”
human
Julius:  “No, I shall take them to heart. It was pleasant to think I had been saved by you, a thought I would never have even imagined a year prior.”
gpt
Subaru:  “Just so you know, I still have nightmares about that once in a while.”
human
Julius:  “Hmm… Were it possible, I would like to avoid a situation where we reunite in your dreams on a nightly basis.”
gpt
Subaru:  “I’d also far prefer to do this and that with Emilia-tan instead! There’s no room for you in my dreams!”
human
Julius:  With the appreciative atmosphere from before gone, Julius returned to his normal tone of voice as he ran a hand through his hair.
gpt
Subaru:  Disgusted with himself for being relieved by the change in attitude, Subaru forcibly switched topics. “About Beard-face back there… Seriously, the vice captain is Reinhard’s dad?”
human
Julius:  “I suppose it isn’t surprising that you would have doubts, but it is true. That individual is indeed Heinkel Astrea, vice captain of the Knights of the Royal Guard of Lugunica.”
gpt
Subaru:  “What’s the reason for that? Is human resources blind, or did no one even question whether he’d be a problem?”
human
Julius:  “The answers are all in what you overheard. Of course, there is no lack of dissenters who doubt the vice captain’s worth, both from the leadership and from within the royal guard itself. As a matter of fact, the position of vice captain was assigned for decorative purposes. Surely, there are none who have witnessed him actually engaged in his duties.” Julius shook his head.
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru conjured the mental image of some high-ranking bureaucrat stepping down to take a cushy job in private industry. That seemed a fitting description for Heinkel’s situation—an important, high-paying job that required little actual work.