human
Subaru:  "If it’s no one here at the mansion, then…it’s gotta be the village…" Subaru had walked to the village both times he’d undergone Return by Death from suffering the effects of witchcraft. When he thought about it more, he’d gone to the village midway through the fourth day both times. At the village, the shaman had performed the rite for the curse, and that curse activated that night at the mansion—resulting in his death. That had been the pattern. The shaman being at the village would explain why Rem had fallen prey to the curse during the last loop. That time, Subaru had never gone to the village, so Rem became the shaman’s target instead. If Ram had gone, she would’ve been the target; if Subaru had gone there with her, no doubt he would’ve been the target again. It connected. It connected everything. The shaman was in Earlham Village. It was unclear whether the shaman was a resident or a visitor. If he was the latter, finding him wouldn’t be all that hard. It was a village with a small population. A stranger’s face immediately became known to all, just like Subaru’s had. If the former, it’d have been a carefully premeditated crime, but…
gpt
Subaru:  "That doesn’t seem likely." In the prior incident, someone tried to throw a monkey wrench into Emilia’s royal candidacy. But that candidacy didn’t exist before the royal family suddenly died out only half a year beforehand. Emilia’s name popping up on the candidate list probably took time, so that meant only three or four months to prepare at absolute most. A shaman would have had to infiltrate the village years beforehand to be considered a native.
human
Subaru:  "So the shaman’s an outsider. Finding him won’t be all that hard, either…" Subaru voiced his thoughts out loud as he began to search for holes in his logic. It wasn’t a bad idea to raise a hypothesis, even if you amended it as you went along. As far as the shaman was concerned, he hadn’t actually done anything yet. Short of his opponent being God or the Devil himself, it was impossible for his existence to be exposed as of yet. Subaru mulled over the fact that he was still on the night of the second day. He had a long grace period before things were due to take a turn for the worse on the fourth. In other words, it meant he could do his own preemptive strike on the shaman.
gpt
Subaru:  "I’ve got you by the tail now, damn it. I didn’t die twice at your hands for nothing!" Subaru, finally able to see his situation brightening, clenched a fist as his voice quivered with joy.
human
Beatrice:  Beatrice looked quite dissatisfied at having been dropped from the conversation. Her lovely cheeks reddened to emphasize the sourness of her gaze. "What is that attitude in front of someone you asked for aid, I wonder?"