human
Subaru:  Subaru was confirming to himself what had happened, and how deeply their fates were connected. Three times, an angry Puck had taken Subaru’s life. And in each of those cases— “” Subaru’s breath caught, arriving at the possibility as he looked down at Emilia’s sleeping face.
gpt
Subaru:  Emilia was peacefully sleeping, too deeply to dream. There was nothing more Subaru could offer her than that tiny measure of peace. —Or so he had thought. “Sorry, Emilia.” With that brief apology to her sleeping face, Subaru drew close to Emilia.
human
Subaru:  Then he put both hands on her slender neck. Feeling her smooth skin on his fingertips, Subaru felt like he couldn’t breathe. His heartbeats were so noisy. Sensing the fierce flow of blood with his eardrums, Subaru followed where that possibility led. If Subaru’s expectations were correct, this would summon Puck. All he had to do was put strength into his fingers— “—As if I ever could.” Immediately after, Subaru seemed to be enduring pain as he wrung out his voice.
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Subaru:  The sensation was real. Feeling the sharp sting of clamping his molars together, Subaru breathed raggedly as he backed off. The palms of both of Subaru’s hands were covered in white frost. His hands burned like they had been immersed in a bucket of hot water; but in reality, the effect was the polar opposite. This was not agony from an excess of heat, but a biting ache from overwhelming cold. And the one who had made it happen was— “You knew what I was aiming for so you didn’t need to go that far, damn it…!”
human
Puck:  "—Hmm, I wonder. There’s no guarantee that a certain mix of love and hate wouldn’t result in harm to Lia, is there? And your love runs deep, Subaru."
gpt
Subaru:  "Hey, how did you know about my day care teacher’s reply to the love letter I wrote her in kindergarten…"
human
Puck:  "Ehhh…it really is scary to leave Lia by your side. Should I erase you, maybe?"
gpt
Subaru:  "Don’t casually use the word erase, geez. Besides—” Waving both his aching hands, Subaru trained his gaze directly before him in resentment. His gaze arrived at Emilia’s neck—or rather, at the green crystal hanging from it. The crystal was giving off a faint, pale light. —The voice reaching Subaru was most certainly coming from it. Though, just as before, there was no tangible sight of him, for he had not materialized.
human
Puck:  "Emilia-tan’s all sad that the family pet ran away from home."
gpt
Subaru:  "Rather than leave, I have been right here the entire time, though. But, mm, yes, I should say this."
human
Puck:  "You have done well to call out to me. —I am happy, Subaru." Replying glibly to Subaru’s biting sarcasm, the crystal—or rather, Puck—would have probably been floating there with a big smile if he had taken physical form. In this strange atmosphere, he spoke