human
Al:  “You can’t afford to lose. You have to win. You’ll be fighting while carrying everyone’s hopes and expectations, all while leading them to some happy future. If you make that choice now, you’ll have to follow through.” He kept his eyes on Subaru to the end.
gpt
Subaru:  “…Not being able to afford to lose is how it’s always been for me.”
human
Al:  “The weight ain’t the same at all. If you lose, then it won’t just end with your loss, Bro.”
gpt
Subaru:  He couldn’t understand what Al was getting at. It was always like that for Subaru. Every time he fought, losing meant risking far more than just one fight. It meant losing everything that he wanted to protect. It was like that every single time. There was never a time it had not been like that. If he could lose without losing anything, then he would never fight in the first place. The reason he still fought was that there were things he could only protect by fighting. And right here and now, those things were many and enormous. "That’s all? That’s how it’s always been.”
human
Al:  “”
gpt
Subaru:  Exhaling, Subaru made up his mind. His heart, which had been pounding badly before, was calm, and his eyes were clearer than ever.
human
Al:  Al caught his breath. Subaru could tell he was dumbfounded even without seeing his face.
gpt
Subaru:  “You don’t have to hold back, Garfiel. Just call me what you always do.”
human
Garfiel:  “—Ah.”
gpt
Subaru:  “It was embarrassing at first, but at this point it just feels right. I can’t promise I’ll be able to live up to your expectations, but I’ll do everything I can.” Subaru smiled at Garfiel, who was floundering in front of him. For some reason, it felt like he was smiling particularly naturally.
human
Garfiel:  Seeing that, Garfiel caught his breath. “General… Ahh! General! You are definitely my general…!” Garfiel’s fists clenched, and his fangs trembled as he repeated the nickname like an incantation.
gpt
Subaru:  “You aren’t making any sense at all.” Smiling wryly, Subaru turned back to Anastasia and Julius. “Let’s do this, Anastasia. If you think my voice can reach the people, then I’ll do it.”
human
Anastasia:  “…You sure? If you choose to be the symbol of hope all by yourself…”
gpt
Subaru:  “It won’t change what I’m going to do in the end. Hero has a nice ring to it. Well, actually, it’s embarrassing as hell, and calling yourself a hero is sort of…” Subaru scratched his nose in a show of bashfulness. “But if it’s playing the role of the hero, then I already decided to do that a year ago. If I don’t follow through now, I could never show my face to those people looking up to me. And I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the person I’m trying to catch.”
human
Anastasia:  “—If you say so. No helpin’ it, I guess; boys are always tryin’ to look cool.” Anastasia smiled hopelessly and held out her fist in front of Subaru’s chest.