human
Shaula:  Shaula was under strict orders to erase everyone who approached the tower without exception. Us being on good terms with her is a complete coincidence. It’s way too limiting to assume that anyone who doesn’t luck into those exact circumstances isn’t allowed to challenge this tower.
gpt
Subaru:  "If that was it, then the requirements are strength, luck, and the charm to get on Shaula’s good side? That’s pretty unreasonable, if you ask me.”
human
Anastasia:  “…Yeah…”
gpt
Subaru:  Not being able to beat Shaula or kill her, or failing to get her help, all mean losing the right to challenge the Great Pleiades Library. It’s not exactly logical, but that seems like the only conclusion from what we know so far. But Subaru could not bring himself to just accept that, either.
human
Subaru:  “Mm. Hmm.”
gpt
Emilia:  “Emilia?”
human
Emilia:  "There is something that reeeally bothers me. It might not have anything to do with anything, but…”
gpt
Subaru:  “If something’s bothering you, just say it. It’s not like my theories are guaranteed to be right, and coming at it from different angles is generally a good idea.”
human
Emilia:  “Really? In that case…this examination really feels a lot like the trials.” Subaru and Anastasia both went quiet at that. For different reasons, though. Anastasia because she did not understand the comparison, and Subaru because he did.
gpt
Subaru:  “Getting in my way again, Echidna…”
human
Emilia:  “I don’t think Echidna has anything to do with this examination… But you reeeally seem to hate her.”
gpt
Subaru:  “If you ever meet someone who seems like a savior only for them to turn out to be the mastermind behind it all, you’ll end up like me, too.” Ever since the events at the Sanctuary, Emilia and Subaru had only talked about the Witch once or twice. And when he brought up the content of the trials, Emilia struggled to answer, so he had refrained from probing any further. The one thing they both shared about it was that “Echidna is an evil, sadistic bitch.” Emilia had a more roundabout, polite way of saying it, but that was exactly how Subaru put it. I noticed it when the examination was first brought up, but especially once the test started, it felt like the trials. So maybe a part of the system, or even a big piece of it, is the same as that tomb.
human
Subaru:  “Thinking back, the trials could be attempted an unlimited number of times, too.”
gpt
Subaru:  “And the examinations here are for the third, second, and first floors, so there are three of them, too.” Subaru and Emilia looked at each other, realizing the similarities were piling up. The existence of the Sage and a four-century time span. Naturally thinking about that brought the witches to mind, too. What were the odds that they had no connection at all?
human
Emilia:  “Yeah, but even knowing that much isn’t going to give us an answer here.” Emilia quickly stopped that line of thought.