human
Subaru:  "Where do all of you get the idea to just make a mental note and keep things to yourself? You think the situation’s just going to suddenly get better somehow that way? At least in my experience, there hasn’t been one time where I wished I hadn’t said anything!"
gpt
Julius:  "O-okay. Apologies."
human
Subaru:  "Even if it’s something that seems trivial, just tell someone immediately. ‘If you see something, say something’ is the most fundamental of fundamentals, right? And if you’re hiding anything else, Anastasia, you better spill it now." He reaffirmed for Julius and Anastasia the same thing he had told Ram.
gpt
Julius:  Julius looked like he was remorseful, faltering in a way that was unlike the finest knight.
human
Anastasia:  Anastasia put her hand to her mouth at Subaru’s broadside. "Oh my. I never would have imagined being told off by you when we first met. But you’re right. I’ll have to reflect on my handling of it, too."
gpt
Subaru:  "The first step in reflection is confession time. If you come clean now, I promise I won’t get too pissed."
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Anastasia:  "You’re quite the charmer, Natsuki. This half day walking around the dunes, I firmed up a feeling I had. The reason we aren’t getting any closer to the tower is because the space around us is warped."
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Subaru:  "Warped…?" Subaru cocked his head at Anastasia’s revelation.
human
Anastasia:  She pointed toward the direction where the tower was. "Basically, the tower and the dunes are connected, but also not really connected. It’s possible we’ve just been walking around in circles in the same place this whole time."
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Julius:  "And that’s why the Auguria Dunes are so impassable. It makes sense." Anastasia sounded almost indifferent as she explained, and Julius nodded deeply, as if understanding. Of course, that was something that their guide Anastasia/Foxidna should already have known, though—
human
Anastasia:  "I told you, didn’t I? It took me half a day of close observation to be sure of it." Sensing Subaru’s eyes, Anastasia waved both hands, pleading that she had not been deceiving them.
gpt
Subaru:  He just let his suspicions go for the moment. "Okay then, this twist in space has sunk countless adventurers before us, so how are we going to deal with it?"
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Anastasia:  "It’s a difficult question. And breaking through might even be the wrong way of thinking about it. This could just be a natural trap created by the thick miasma. There doesn’t have to be any intention behind it at all."
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Subaru:  "This is a trap created by nature?!" Subaru’s eyes widened in shock at that unexpected possibility.