human
Wilhelm:  But this was what he thought: What value was there in a relationship you merely clung to, not saying anything for fear of hurting the other? And if Wilhelm intruding as he had done was meant to make Subaru think precisely that…
gpt
Wilhelm:  “A thought occurred to me while speaking with you, Sir Subaru.”
human
Wilhelm:  “” “Why is it that I am unable to talk like this with my own grandson?” This was the source of Wilhelm’s agonizing remorse. All expression vanished from Wilhelm’s face. He was expressionless but hardly emotionless. These were powerful, powerful emotions locked away deep inside a hardened shell—these were undoubtedly regrets.
gpt
Wilhelm:  “I am a man of many regrets. However, there are three regrets I have amassed over the course of my own life for which I have absolutely no excuse. One of them is the cause of the current rift between my grandson and me.”
human
Subaru:  “But that frustrates you, doesn’t it, Mr. Wilhelm?”
gpt
Wilhelm:  “I am not allowed to feel frustration over this. That is the weight of the words I pounded into my grandson…into Reinhard at the time. They were egregiously, unforgivably…foolish.” While emotionless on the surface, there was a fire that raged inside Wilhelm that seemed like it would scorch his very soul. These were the hellish flames of anger that had continued to blaze over those long years in Wilhelm’s unforgiving heart. The fires of regret had combined into one great conflagration, the flame charring Wilhelm, not permitted to cease until he was turned to ash.
human
Wilhelm:  “For the sake of avenging my wife, I averted my eyes from this regret. And now that I have avenged her, I know this is truly the time to approach him.”
gpt
Subaru:  “But the courage just won’t come?”
human
Wilhelm:  “To my great shame. Thinking my grandson hates me even now, I cannot bring my feet to move.” Wilhelm lamented from the bottom of his heart how disappointed he was in himself. Seeing the old man seemingly shrink dramatically, Subaru was seized by shock. Then after the shock wore off, he couldn’t help bursting into laughter.
gpt
Subaru:  “Sir Subaru?”
human
Subaru:  “S-sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh, but I couldn’t hold it in.” Wilhelm was making an incredulous face, but it was Subaru who found what he said hard to believe. There he’d been, resigned to the possibility that the relationship between the two was so hopeless that it might only grow worse, and yet.
gpt
Subaru:  “Mr. Wilhelm, it sounds like you don’t think you deserve to call yourself Reinhard’s grandfather or something.”
human
Wilhelm:  “Yes, it is as you say. Even though I know I am in the wrong, I find myself unable to take a decisive step forward. Such cowardice leaves me greatly frustrated with myself, but…”
gpt
Subaru:  “Yeah, you don’t look like anything more than a grandpa afraid of being hated by his grandkid.”
human
Wilhelm:  “…What?” Wilhelm’s expression, clouded up to that point, registered surprise as he blinked hard. That reaction kept Subaru’s grin lingering on his cheeks.