human
Subaru:  But both endings had been sudden. He had never been given any time like this before. This time was different because of Ram, whose frail life carried on, and—
gpt
Subaru:  “Ha!” —and because of the help he got from Reid, who wore a savage grin as he floated in the darkness, just like Subaru. Of course, he wasn’t going to thank him. Subaru’s whole body was groaning from Reid’s rough touch. And the main reason he had run out of time before the shadow swallowed up the tower was because Reid had inserted himself into this whole mess.
human
Subaru:  “You’re gonna go down, too. One of us is going to make it happen.”
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Reid:  “At least say it’s gonna be you to the end, small fry.”
human
Subaru:  Glancing down, Subaru saw Reid holding the sword in a backhand grip and taking aim at him. There was some distance between them, but a few yards was nothing to Reid. As Reid focused his hostility on Subaru, the pitch-black shadow beneath him started to act more aggressively. But even that renewed assault was no match for Reid’s blade. Subaru didn’t realize it, but in that moment, he was essentially watching a reenactment of the legendary showdown between the Witch and the Sword Saint that was said to have happened four hundred years ago. Regardless, death was coming for Subaru.
gpt
Subaru:  “At least…” …Let her survive, even just one second longer. With that plea, Subaru held Ram’s body tightly in his arms. The next instant, there was a torrent of light greater than any flashing blade that swallowed Subaru—
human
Narrator:  6 Transmigration: when things are lost, when things are redone, when things are sought. Repeated, over and over, a collage of final moments that each should have been the last.
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Subaru:  “” A thought occurred to him. Having someone by his side in that final instant was a blessed thing. Not having to face the end alone with his outstretched finger, feeling someone close to his wavering soul…that gave him the strength to stand up again.
human
Subaru:  “” But at the same time, he had another thought. Why could Subaru Natsuki never reach it? Why could Subaru Natsuki never save the person who was so painfully close in that final instant?
gpt
Narrator:  “” Sand in the air rose high up into the sky, where it should not have been able to reach. On the ground hundreds of feet below the balcony of the Pleiades Watchtower, a swarm of demon beasts were charging furiously, as if trying to topple the tower. Meili was putting up a magnificent fight holding back the stampede using her ability to control demon beasts. As for the crises occurring inside, Julius was heading to Reid on the second floor. And Subaru needed to race as soon as possible to save Emilia, who had run into Batenkaitos, but…