human
Subaru:  “Gotta pick up Rem and work out plans for the royal selection, right?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Subaru.”
human
Subaru:  “Here in the castle you don’t know who’s watching or listening, so best to save the deep talk till we’re back at the mansion, right? Or do you have to talk with high-ups in the capital here first?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Subaru…”
human
Subaru:  “Errrr, maybe it’s best to make non-aggression pacts with some of the candidates here instead? It’s tough when you don’t know who’s coming at you and when…”
gpt
Emilia:  “—Subaru!” Emilia sharply shouted Subaru down amid his rambling, cutting off his excuses.
human
Subaru:  He turned his averted gaze back toward her.
gpt
Emilia:  She spoke to him quietly, but gravely, not to be swayed. “—Let’s…talk.” Emilia rose from her seat, her arms tightly hugging the fabric of her folded robe. The stiffness of her cheeks conveyed better than any words that the coming conversation was not about anything good. “There are things that I want to ask you… Truly, many things.” Her lips quivered, as if in hesitation, groping for exactly what subject she should broach.
human
Subaru:  “…Yeah, I, suppose so.” Subaru had a pretty good idea why she was hesitant. Everything Subaru had done until then had been completely unexpected.—Therefore, Emilia was seeking the right way to ask about Subaru’s true intent behind his actions that day. He had only a single, unabashed reason to give. But the question on Emilia’s lips was not what he wanted.
gpt
Emilia:  “Err, then… Why did you…come to fight with Julius?”
human
Subaru:  This answer was much harder to come by. What significance did that battle have—?
gpt
Emilia:  “You had a reason for it, didn’t you? It’s you, so I’m sure you had an important…” Already beaten down, Subaru had been waiting in the corridor when Julius appeared before him. When Julius invited him to the parade square, Subaru immediately deemed it would be payback for the rudeness he had shown in the throne room. He certainly tried to appreciate the difference in the power Julius wielded compared to him. He knew from the start he had no chanceof victory. And yet, Subaru had taken the wooden sword, challenged him to the hopeless battle, and had been pounded into the dirt. Why did he do all that? The answer was—
human
Subaru:  “I wanted…payback.”
gpt
Emilia:  “…Ah?”
human
Subaru:  Subaru lifted his face. Looking up at the bewilderment in the silver-haired beauty’s eyes, he continued, “I wanted to show him that…I’m not something to throw away on the side of the road. I thought I could pay him back, and show him I could…stand by guys like him even if only a little.” His words were all jumbled. He resented himself for not being able to put it more clearly. If not for the emotions smoldering in his chest, ramming against his heart, he wouldn’t need to endure such conflicted thoughts.
gpt
Emilia:  “Subaru…”
human
Subaru:  “I was…stubborn. I hated him.