human
Beatrice:  Beatrice was the only other person on the journey whom Subaru had told about Foxidna, and she was incredibly suspicious of her fellow artificial spirit who was hiding her identity. But there wasn’t a thing to be gained from just being suspicious forever, either. Like Anastasia said, the moment they entered the Auguria Dunes, they were in the same boat. All that was left was to trust each other to carry out their respective roles.
gpt
Subaru:  “Isn’t that right, Anastasia?”
human
Anastasia:  “That’s right—you don’t need to worry. I keep my promises.” The last bit was soft enough that only Subaru could hear it.
gpt
Subaru:  Nodding, Subaru swung Patlash around toward the driver’s bench, where he saw Julius looking completely serious while Meili was rolling around a bit, seemingly enjoying herself. “Oh? Looks like you’re having fun, Meili. Are you still doing your work?”
human
Meili:  “Are you really asking me that? We haven’t run into a demon beast once since entering the dunes, have we? That’s proof I’m working, isn’t it?”
gpt
Subaru:  “But it doesn’t really look like you’re trying very hard, either? It’s not like I can tell whether us not being attacked is because of you or just that we’re in an area without any?”
human
Meili:  “—Hmph. In that case…” Meili’s eyes narrowed, and she raised her arms as Subaru started to get a bad feeling.
gpt
Subaru:  “Wait! I’m sorry, that was a stupid thing for me to say! It just slipped out because other than the sandstorms, this hasn’t seemed nearly as bad as everyone kept saying!”
human
Meili:  “Mm, I’m not mad. I just want to teach you to show a little gratitude for what I’m doing.” Ignoring Subaru’s excuses, Meili smiled while saying something incredibly disturbing.
gpt
Subaru:  Catching his breath, Subaru started to apologize again—but before he could say anything…“Wh—? !” It was about fifty yards to the side from the line they were riding along. There was a faint tremble, and then suddenly the sand exploded up into the air. The massive body that had been hiding beneath the sand appeared aboveground.
human
Subaru:  It didn’t have any limbs. The long, thick body twisting almost resembled a snake. But between its sandy coloration, the stench it gave off, and the fact that it didn’t have any eyes, Subaru realized what it was. Not a snake—it’s a worm. The almost twenty-yard-long worm burst out from underground, turning its massive mouth toward them. For a split second, Subaru readied himself to die.
gpt
Meili:  “Ooookay! That’s enough. You stink, so run along somewhere else."
human
Subaru:  As Subaru shuddered in terror, Meili’s disinterested tone brought him back to his senses. The worm’s enormous body shuddered, and it returned back underground again. It heeded the girl’s instructions, and in a few seconds, the monster had disappeared from sight again. The demonstration was so intense that Subaru couldn’t really say anything in response.
gpt
Subaru:  “…That was a demon beast called a sandworm.