human
Julius:  "Do you have any thoughts?" Julius raised an eyebrow as Subaru got hung up on something.
gpt
Subaru:  "No, it’s just that I have a bad experience running around in circles thanks to a different trial. The parallels here made me remember it."
human
Julius:  "I know the feeling. I had the same thought, too."
gpt
Subaru:  That naturally made Subaru a bit suspicious of Anastasia/Foxidna.
human
Anastasia:  "What? What did I do?"
gpt
Subaru:  “…I was just surprised with how knowledgeable you seem that you couldn’t manage to solve it. ‘The accumulated four hundred years of knowledge passed down in Kararagi!’ or something like that."
human
Anastasia:  "Sorry, I’m not much for stuff beyond business. So if anything, we’re all countin’ on you, Natsuki."
gpt
Subaru:  "Who, me?"
human
Anastasia:  Easily dodging the suspicion he couldn’t detail in the open, Anastasia turned the focus back onto Subaru before nodding and glancing over at Shaula. "Well, she’s awfully attached to you, so if you bring her along, maybe she’ll let a hint or two slip out, right?"
gpt
Subaru:  Counting on someone else to save you? Is it really that difficult of a problem?"
human
Anastasia:  "More like there are absolutely no clues. Rather than trying to explain, it would be easier if you just see it yourself."
gpt
Subaru:  It was not a good sign that the exam question was so hard that everyone was already looking for a loophole rather than face it head-on.
human
Subaru:  "Okay, I got it. For now, let’s see what this exam is. If there’s no penalty for failing, then there’s no harm if things don’t work out."
gpt
Julius:  "Yes, that’s right. Like Lady Anastasia, I have high hopes for you." Saying that, Julius led the way as the party prepared to challenge the examination again.
human
Subaru:  Having people pin their hopes on him made Subaru uneasy, but it was a problem that they had banged their heads against for two days without any progress. He had to at least try. But for now… "Hey, Shaula, you got a moment?"
gpt
Beatrice:  Beatrice had a dubious look on her face when Subaru called Shaula over on the way up to the third floor.
human
Shaula:  "—? Subaru?"
gpt
Subaru:  They were at the back of the line and talking quietly enough that the others could not hear. Shaula was not on guard at all, her scorpiontail swinging as she smiled. "What is it?"
human
Subaru:  "You’ll listen to what I tell you, right?"
gpt
Shaula:  "Anything too racy is no good, though."
human
Subaru:  "Get your mind out of the gutter. You trying to kill the mood?"
gpt
Shaula:  "Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing?" Shaula pouted as Subaru scratched his head, unable to settle into his own pace.