human
Vlad:  “I had no idea you actually had something you wanted to tell me.”
gpt
Kaito:  “Well, what’s done is done. And perhaps it’s fine. I’ve yet to get all my thoughts in order.”
human
Vlad:  Vlad ignored Kaito’s apology and began mumbling to himself. He clutched at his raven locks like a man possessed, ruining his normally impeccable hairdo as he started laying out his thoughts. “If one is lost, they need but retrace their steps. Where did the malaise originate? Right, from the Grave Keeper’s words and deeds. It seems that we’ve all been dancing atop the Saint’s palm. Since when, though? The golden Torture Princess was created to stave off the restructuring. Was that part of her design? Or was it not?”
gpt
Kaito:  Another chill ran down Kaito’s spine. That wasn’t something he had even considered. There were those who’d worked to bring about the restructuring and those who’d worked to prevent it. What had the Saint thought of each of the groups?
human
Vlad:  “When the alchemists created their golden Torture Princess, they were aware of the black Torture Princess and used her as a reference. However, there was no need for there to be two of them. The alchemists could just as easily have gone to the ebony Torture Princess and sought out her aid. They hadn’t expected her to exist, and they chose not to rely on her. They had their pride, after all; it was the sole end their clan had been living toward. Instead, they tried to have their golden Torture Princess take the black Torture Princess on as a follower, and in doing so make it so their creation was the primary force to prevent the restructuring. But what if, say, she anticipated their pride?”
gpt
Kaito:  “If the Saint predicted that another Torture Princess would be created… Then what?”
human
Vlad:  “Then there would be ‘two.’ The Grave Keeper even said it! What we need to pay attention to is the resulting number!” Vlad shouted like a madman. Hina reacted to his menacing demeanor by positioning herself in front of Kaito.
gpt
Kaito:  Kaito, shocked, ruminated on what the Grave Keeper had told him. “The fact that the whelp served as a guide was proof. The fact that he sought ‘two’ was proof.”
human
Vlad:  “In the end, those who sought to prevent the restructuring and those who sought to bring it about arrived at the same method—‘finding the Saint.’ And the Butcher said that the black Torture Princess’s resistance was unexpected. Up until she arrived, he probably was simply aiming for the world’s restructuring. But if his objective changed upon the arrival of the black Torture Princess and the creation of the golden Torture Princess that accompanied it, if it took on a form closer to that of the Saint’s true desire… Oh, oh, that’s it!”
gpt
Kaito:  “What is?”
human
Vlad:  “The ‘significance of the two.’” Vlad’s eyes widened, and his words served as the trigger that set Kaito’s thoughts into overdrive. Why had the Butcher, and the Saint, needed two people?