human
Echidna:  "I hope that this circumstance, where you cannot even look directly at my face, changes somewhat…” Echidna’s bizarre statement made Subaru grimace; the fear he tasted froze him stiff. But Echidna tilted her head, the black eyes she trained upon the uncomprehending Subaru indicating anticipation of some kind. Her white, bleached, beautiful hair fell down onto her shoulders. As Subaru gazed at it, he felt as if the agonizing seconds would extend for all eternity—but this came to a sudden halt.
gpt
Echidna:  “Haaa—ah?”
human
Echidna:  “Mm, faster than I thought. That is a compatible person for you. It is helpful that you acclimated so quickly.”
gpt
Subaru:  “What…are you…talking about?” As Echidna nodded and smiled in satisfaction, Subaru broke out in a cold sweat and restrained his chest with a hand. His heart was loud, as if it had forgotten how to beat for a while, and his painfully numb limbs pleaded for mercy. However, he had escaped the fear that had held him in its grip until a moment before. It had vanished like magic.
human
Echidna:  “You drank my tea, yes? That activated your Witch Factor and strengthened your resistance. Now you and I can speak. My, my, a very good thing for both of us, is it not?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Wait, wait, wait… I’ve heard that term before… I can’t just let it go. What did those body fluids from before do? What did you to do my body?”
human
Echidna:  “Please do not misunderstand… I did not have you drink it with ill intent. If anything, I think rather fondly of you… That is a little embarrassing to say out loud.” Echidna’s cheeks reddened a bit, and she looked shy at having spoken so affectionately of him. But at that point Subaru was well past reacting to her games. What he wanted was her true intent.
gpt
Echidna:  “You have killed someone possessing Witch Factor in the last several days, yes? Upon his death, the Witch Factor selected you as its new bearer. It is thanks to this that you were able to safely enter my tomb.”
human
Subaru:  “So you’re saying…the Witch Factor is the condition for being invited into this castle of dreams?”
gpt
Echidna:  “No, it is merely what qualified you to enter the tomb itself. You are an exception among exceptions. To begin with, you seem to have leaped quite a bit ahead of schedule—by rights, you should be aware of far more than you are…about me, about the tomb, and about the Sanctuary.”
human
Subaru:  “—! You know about the Sanctuary? !” Pouncing on the term lobbed his way, Subaru closed the distance and grasped Echidna’s shoulders. When Subaru touched her slender shoulders and drew his face near, the beautiful Witch averted her gaze.
gpt
Echidna:  “…I have little experience in such matters, so I cannot decide if you are brave or simply brazen.”
human
Subaru:  “Don’t make light of this! If you know about the Sanctuary, that makes this simple! Is this…no, do you know about the forest outside of the ruin? Should I think of that as the Sanctuary?”
gpt
Echidna:  “You’re so cold."