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Echidna:  More precisely, it wasn’t as if he didn’t experience any effect, either, though, since him losing his memories was caused by Gluttony. So she couldn’t write off all of it as just Subaru’s unique position. So there might have been a way. Some method to protect memories and names. If that was possible, Anastasia and Julius… “” What made Julius and Emilia different, even though they were placed in the same situation? The difference was having a person at their side. Was it not having a person at their side who tried to support them? Could Julius have avoided collapse if he’d had support? Maybe if it was someone who was like what Subaru was to Emilia? “I…” Echidna didn’t have an answer to what she should do. It was enough to make her wonder if this was the most she had ever racked her brain in her entire life as a hollow artificial spirit.
gpt
Emilia:  "Echidna?"
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Echidna:  “…It’s nothing. More importantly, is it true? That you made it through the second floor examination…through Reid Astrea’s violence?”
gpt
Emilia:  “Mmm, it is. Argh, but if you’ve forgotten that, too, then explaining it will be really hard.” Emilia’s cheeks swelled adorably.
human
Echidna:  It surprised Echidna to hear that this girl had gotten through the examination of that man who was violence incarnate. It was hard to imagine she would lie in this scenario. Even in this short time, she could tell that Emilia wasn’t the type likely to lie, so it must be true. “In which case, what evidence is there that things can be resolved by going up to the top of the tower?”
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Emilia:  “Subaru said he heard the tower’s fifth rule from Shaula. He mentioned it would solve things after he thought about a lot of different stuff, so I’m sure it’s right.”
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Echidna:  “That’s some pretty blind trust…”
gpt
Emilia:  “If doubting it would make things better, then I would, but I think there are times it doesn’t help… You trusted Subaru, too, since you came with me, right?”
human
Echidna:  There wasn’t a single doubt in those eyes looking at her, and faced with that, Echidna couldn’t respond.
gpt
Emilia:  Seeing that, Emilia suddenly broke into a smile. “See, my knight is a really hard worker.” Emilia was proud that his efforts were being acknowledged.
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Echidna:  Echidna also felt a bit of an out-of-place emotion, clutching Anastasia’s chest and exhaling. “” She told herself that that emotion was dangerous. It was incredibly illogical and out of place. At the very least, it wasn’t something to be feeling in this moment right now. If possible, she would prefer to forget it forever, but even if she couldn’t, then at least right now… “—And that Subaru is counting on me!” She was jealous of the girl who could believe so wholeheartedly in herself, and in the person who stayed so close to her. She should forget this moment and focus on resolving this situation.