human
Subaru:  The return of Subaru & Co. with the bodies of their comrades was a great shock to those who had remained at the camp. Fortunately, nothing had happened to the camp whatsoever, but the reports of combat and casualties in the forest spread gloom among the faces of those waiting in reserve. All shared the disappointment of not having been able to partake in the battle. Like the others, they too renewed their vows of support toward Subaru. And, having linked up with additional allies, they began to discuss their plan of action henceforth. However, the new issues and obstacles that had floated to the surface were all difficult ones. The existence of the Archbishop of Sloth continued to stand before the expeditionary force as a high wall impeding their progress.
gpt
Ferris:  "First, my report after examining the corpse of the second Sloth: As you can see, the corpse is a little different from that of the other Witch Cultists. There are traces of a strange ritual.” The first to offer information was Ferris, once his examination of the madwoman’s corpse was complete.
human
Subaru:  The word ritual brought a grimace to Subaru’s face.
gpt
Subaru:  “You mean one besides the Witch Cultists embedding magic crystals into themselves for suicide?”
human
Ferris:  “Exactly. The fusion was hard to see, but when I compared on a hunch, it became clear as day… I think the same Sloth-like cultists have the same setup.”
gpt
Subaru:  “So this setup, it’s the trigger for that authority thingy?”
human
Ferris:  “I don’t know that far. But when I think of some of the cultists getting this special treatment, it makes me suspect it has something to do with the weird power the Archbishop of the Seven Deadly Sins controls.”
gpt
Subaru:  The information suggesting there were multiple Sloths had already been shared within the expeditionary force. Given Ferris’s examinations to date, the possibility loomed ever larger.
human
Subaru:  “If that’s so, the problem is how many Sloths besides these two are there, huh?”
gpt
Subaru:  “There have been two to date, but considering what it took to bring them down, the situation is extremely dangerous. Worst case, we should presume that it is possible all the individuals known as fingers are Sloths.”
human
Subaru:  “…That’s jumping ahead a little much, ain’t it? If they could all use that authority, they’d use it to hit back at us, right? But no one’s done that.”
gpt
Julius:  “It would be so if the individuals known as fingers appeared as a group under the archbishop’s command.”
human
Subaru:  Julius’s reply didn’t really answer Subaru’s question. But Ferris and Ricardo registered agreement on their faces.
gpt
Ricardo:  “I see, I see. In other words, I think Julius means the fingers are like the archbishop’s right hand and left hand.”
human
Subaru:  “—? Aren’t the right and the left hands both part of the same body?”
gpt
Ricardo:  “Not that, more in the sense of your confidant or right-hand man."