human
Garfiel:  “This is ‘Gam and Gum Bridge Building’–level stuff.” Garfiel unleashed another one of his trademark mystery phrases, and while Subaru felt his mouth go dry from the incredibly not-casual level of pressure it suggested, he drew in his chin, indicating he would at least hear out the proposal.
gpt
Garfiel:  “It’s real simple. If yer qualified…then you take the trial in Lady Emilia’s place. Lift the barrier for me and my people.”
human
Subaru:  “—!! Wait, I can’t do that! That assumes Emilia’s gonna fail!”
gpt
Garfiel:  Garfiel was proposing that Subaru challenge it in Emilia’s place. Certainly, the thought had grazed Subaru’s head several times over. As a matter of fact, Subaru had already passed one of the three parts of the trial, leaving two obstacles to go. If pressed, he would admit he held a strong desire to challenge it. But that was something he wanted to avoid. If he did that, all Emilia’s struggles to date would be for—
human
Garfiel:  “Don’t get me wrong. Me and the old hag wanna be freed from the Sanctuary. An’ we don’t much care who does it.”
gpt
Subaru:  “That’s…”
human
Garfiel:  “You wantin’ Lady Emilia to do it so she can have the old hags and the hostages thankin’ her—that’s your problem. Includin’ wantin’ her to overcome a hateful past and take the sting off it, that’s all your problem—it ain’t got nothin’ to do with us.”
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru couldn’t summon a rebuttal to Garfiel’s words. Looking at it from Garfiel’s point of view, of course that’s how he saw the Sanctuary situation. Just as he’d said, having Emilia undertake the trial, and hoping that she would overcome it, was essentially the solution to a personal problem. When Subaru hung his head at this sound argument, Garfiel sighed as he added more.
human
Garfiel:  “—Is the past really something ya gotta overcome in the first place…?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Eh?”
human
Garfiel:  “For three days I’ve been watchin’ Lady Emilia challenge the trial, same as you. It’s breakin’ her. Seein’ her come out all messed up like that—I can’t stand to watch.” Crinkling the skin of his nose, Garfiel brought up the heartbreaking sight of Emilia right after emerging from the tomb. The number of times Emilia had failed to overcome the trial were adding up. But it wasn’t just that—it was the sight of her turning back: broken, panicked, calling for Puck, then finally sleeping as if her strength was exhausted. The ordeal was excruciating. But what lay beyond her after she overcame that was—
gpt
Subaru:  “I believe Emilia will overcome it. That’s why I’ll…”
human
Garfiel:  “And yer free to hope she does. But can Lady Emilia really overcome her past? Could it be that crying and going all I’m scared I’m scared is what she really wants to do? Me, I can’t really tell.”
gpt
Subaru:  “What Emilia…really wants…” The words Garfiel threw out struck Subaru like a shower of cold water. Subaru had meant to respect Emilia’s wishes and devotedly support her until the matter was resolved.