human
Anastasia:  "Allow me to ask, what is it that seems off to you?"
gpt
Subaru:  “…I was unconscious, so I can’t really say for sure, but the person who got transformed into a black dragon carried Crusch and me away from Capella, and right after that the floodgate opened, and the water interrupted the fighting. That’s when I fell into the water. Does that sound about right?”
human
Anastasia:  "Yes. That matches what I remember of the events. What of it?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Doesn’t the order of events seem kinda off? And which floodgate was it that opened?”
human
Anastasia:  “Which floodgate? If I recall, it was the one in the first quart… Ah.” Anastasia's eyes widened as she thought back to answer Subaru’s question.
gpt
Julius:  “Oh-ho.” Julius murmured.
human
Anastasia:  “The first district’s gate was the one that opened. But if Lady Emilia’s information is correct, then that would be…”
gpt
Subaru:  “But Lust wasn’t in the tower then, right? And the timing of the gate opening doesn’t make sense at all. Because the flooding was what helped us escape, and then it closed again immediately after, right? It’s true that the cultists don’t act super consistently, but there should still be some logic to what they do.”
human
Subaru:  It would be foolish to write off everything the cultists did as irrational just because they were cultists. The Archbishops all acted on thought patterns that were incomprehensible to normal people, but each still followed their own twisted logic or set of rules. And in that context, opening the floodgate at that point just did not make any kind of sense at all. It was almost like someone else with a different goal had been behind it. Of course, it was possible that that whole line of thought was off base, but—
gpt
Subaru:  “They left the metia here without breaking it. And after we were gone, they even sent out another broadcast before leaving. They had plenty of time to break this if they wanted to.”
human
Anastasia:  “So are you saying that us using the metia is part of their calculations? What could they possibly get out of that…?” Anastasia’s voice trembled as she tried to understand.
gpt
Al:  “—They don’t have a reason for anything,” Al cut in with a husky voice. Then, as if regretting his unintentional remark, he clicked his tongue in annoyance.
human
Al:  Al shook his head slowly when he caught Subaru looking at him.
gpt
Al:  “They don’t care one bit about anything we do. They’ve never lost, and they’ve never even considered the possibility. A dragon doesn’t give a damn what some ants crawling around its feet are planning,” Al spat. He sounded awfully confident in his analysis.
human
Al:  Al looked away as if he had said something he shouldn’t have.
gpt
Subaru:  His behavior was very unusual lately. Was it because of Wrath’s Authority? If so, what was being amplified? Anger? Sadness? The only thing Subaru could say for sure was that Al had given them advice about the Archbishop of Sloth before they had gone to the tower before.