human
Shaula:  "Though as far as that jerk was concerned, pretty much everyone was a weakling, so you could call it bullying the weak whenever he fought anyone. He totally wrecked me, too.” No matter how many hateful memories spilled out, the darkness in Shaula’s demeanor did not fade. It was like a child who had been picked on recounting all the injustices their bully had perpetrated on them.
gpt
Shaula:  “I remember that jerk. It’s only natural that you forget the things you do, but it’s impossible to forget what was done to you…”
human
Julius:  “If he could mistreat you, of all people, he must have been pretty monstrous. Either way, though, it looks like he’s not the hero this question means, so save it for later.”
gpt
Shaula:  “…………………Indeed. There are other things we should prioritize at the moment.”
human
Subaru:  It was hard to say whether it was due to a purely scholarly interest or just his own personal interest, but Subaru had a feeling Julius would not be much use for a while. He felt a bit bad that Julius’s dreams had just been crushed, but they didn’t have any reason to care much about Reinhard’s ancestor at the moment. No matter how amazing the lineage might be, Reinhard was already more than amazing enough on his own, so Subaru considered that all just icing on the cake anyway. And at least when it came to the question of their fathers’ characters, Subaru was confident he was more blessed than Reinhard. “In which case, if we leave guessing random heroes to someone more knowledgeable about that topic…”
gpt
Julius:  “Understood. Allow me to humbly accept that duty.”
human
Subaru:  “I didn’t say you yet, but sure, have at it. Beako, can you help him?”
gpt
Beatrice:  “Very well.”
human
Subaru:  Leaving the job to someone fired up for it was for the best. And as an assistant, Beatrice was a good fit with her four centuries worth of knowledge. “Then what should we do?”
gpt
Subaru:  “Let’s give the surroundings a more thorough search.” While Julius and Beatrice were pursuing the hero angle with Shaula, Subaru took a different approach. To start, he turned his eyes to the layout of the swarm of monoliths. “They’re scattered, but is there some method to the madness? The first one is right in front of the stairs.”
human
Emilia:  “The one that gave the question.”
gpt
Subaru:  Though they weren’t particularly tightly spaced, Subaru took great care not to touch any monoliths as he, Emilia, and Anastasia began examining them. “They all are slightly different sizes, which might have something to do with it? We can’t touch them to measure the size precisely, but—”
human
Anastasia:  “At a glance…it looks like maybe seven or eight are around the same size as the first one?”
gpt
Emilia:  “Maybe? Yeah, I think so, too. The ones reeeally far away are all small, I think. Touching them will still restart the test.”
human
Subaru:  “Spoken like someone with experience… Ah, sorry, never mind.” Emilia looked at him with sad eyes, so Subaru bit back his needless jab.