human
Subaru:  "Do you understand?"
gpt
Subaru:  "It’s not simply that…you don’t trust Roswaal?" Subaru was of the opinion that if Roswaal’s conduct was being questioned, he could rectify that by behaving with absolute propriety henceforth, but that wasn’t Crusch’s problem with it.
human
Crusch:  "Making a deal with Emilia would mean an agreement with a rival royal selection candidate… Furthermore, one slandered as a half-demon. If one considers the consequences, caution is inevitable."
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru was unexpectedly discouraged to hear Crusch quietly speak such words. The image he had of Crusch was of someone so steadfast, the words majestic and sincere suited her. She had been the living incarnation of those things when stating her convictions at the royal selection conference. It was precisely because he had heard her address that made her acting as if she cared about rumors seem so odd—
human
Subaru:  "Don’t tell me this is merely a justification for saying no?"
gpt
Crusch:  "—"
human
Ferris:  "Subawu? Ferri thinks that is really, really not the sort of thing you should say during an important negotiation?" Ferris had held his silence since the start of negotiations, but Subaru’s careless remark brought anger to his smile. A vein on his forehead was bulging as Subaru quickly covered his mouth and lowered his head.
gpt
Crusch:  "Goodness, this puts me in a bit of a bind." As he did so, Crusch, watching the exchange, loosened the corners of her lips very slightly. "It is I who is embarrassed to have my justification exposed so bluntly. I shall learn from this. The opportunity does not often arise." With convoluted logic, she overlooked Subaru’s present rudeness.
human
Subaru:  That said, being saved by the awkwardness of his opponent’s position put him in a precarious place.
gpt
Subaru:  "So that is an excuse for… Then you don’t really think that forming an alliance with Emilia is a terrible thing in and of itself?"
human
Crusch:  "Subaru Natsuki, I shall correct one misconception." Crusch raised a finger, pointing it toward Subaru. "A person’s worth is decided by how her soul lives and how it shines. A person’s true nature is absolutely not determined by the circumstances of one’s birth and where someone was raised." Of course, even Crusch understood that they had an indirect influence. She did not lack the power of imagination to deduce how the senseless cruelties inflicted by Emilia’s environment, simply because she was a half-elf, had strengthened her in the process.
gpt
Crusch:  "Her words at the royal selection site were not false. It is because I am certain of her pride and resolve that I acknowledge Emilia as a rival."
human
Subaru:  "Well, that’s convoluted. In other words?"
gpt
Crusch:  "Forgive me. I have a fondness for theatrics." Crusch pursed her lips slightly, seemingly fully aware of just how grandiose her own statement was. A moment later, her expression tightened. "I am not refusing an alliance with Emilia because she is a half-elf. From my perspective, Emilia, who is in no way politically opposed to me, is not someone I need to go out of my way to antagonize.