human
Kenichi:  “Are you all right, Subaru?” Kenichi couldn’t ignore the sight; he reached out a hand to Subaru’s shoulder with a worried look on his face.
gpt
Subaru:  When Subaru felt the touch of his palm, he lifted up his face, sweat on his brow as he tried to think of some kind of reply.
human
Kenichi:  “It’s been hard for you, hasn’t it?”
gpt
Subaru:  “—? !” Subaru’s entire body ran hot when the silver bell voice made his ears quiver once more. It was a voice full of affection and sympathy. The voice seemed to melt Subaru’s strained heart, impeding his suffering as the swelling heat swallowed up the pain and the cracks therein. The voice was scorching him. He chased after it. Without restraint, he clung to it to take back—
human
???:  “Thank you, Subaru.”
gpt
Subaru:  “You’re…” The sight of silver hair dancing in the wind was seared into his vision. She gazed straight at Subaru with eyes like radiant, violet gemstones. The words she wove with her lips were all filled with loveliness. “For coming to save me.” What, what, what, what, what the hell? Who, who, who, who, who, who, who was this?
human
???:  “—Subaru.” His breath caught. His throat was hot. Something was welling behind his scorched eyes. “May the blessings of the spirits be with you.” His fingertips trembled. He couldn’t put strength into his legs. His lungs convulsed, and his soul began to scream. “I think you’re the one who’s reaaally incredible, Subaru.” He covered his face with his shaking hands, holding back the sobs in his trembling throat. The welling heat was trickling from his eyes…
gpt
???:  “—Subaru, why do you come to save me?” The answers to his questions were already inside him. The instant he found them, the ferocious emotions and the sense of discomfort inside Subaru both vanished. The skull-splitting pain, the rising urge to vomit, the dizziness making the world grow hazy, the heartbeats growing more urgent as a decision seemed to draw near—where all of them converged, Subaru Natsuki found his answer. He lifted his face, wiping away the tears that seemed due to trickle down any moment. As if to shake off the tears of regret on that sleeve, he strongly, strongly clenched his fist. And then—
human
Subaru:  “Sorry to make you worry. I’m all right now.”
gpt
Kenichi:  “That so? If you’re just down in the dumps, that’s fine, but don’t make me worry so much.”
human
Subaru:  “Yeah, my bad. Besides, about the question from earlier…” Shrugging off the hand of his father supporting his shoulder, Subaru turned toward him. As they sat closely on the bench, his father’s face was peering into his own with a look of concern. Now that he thought about it, he realized that even though they’d exchanged words many times that day, he had not looked straight at his father’s face even once. Wanting to flee even then, he smiled bitterly at his own weakness.