Cheers and applause of excitement filled the big ass sport hall that's owned by the company as a certain.. old man, known as the chairman of the company, walked up to the front podium. Hell, even a business company has its own indoor field hall..

"Morning, shitheads. I'd like to announce the start of the 23rd Ackerman Holdings Sports Event. Be careful as not to injure yourself, it's all about teamwork and bonding, don't kill each other and make a blood mess or else my itty bitty tiny nephew here will throw a damn tantrum." Kenny glances at the scowling Levi who's standing next to him with a smirk.

He tips his fedora hat, "Let's get this shit started !"

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"Way to go (Y/n) !!"

"You can do it !"

"Bitch I know you can win this game ! Goooo !!"

"Slay them (Y/nnnnn) !!!"

"Yeah show 'em who's the boss !!!!"

The secretary can hear her friends cheering from the audience seat as she works her way through the obstacle course.

(Y/n), as a participant who represents the planning team division is currently competing against the marketing team division, which consists Annie and Hitch.

Due to her agile body, she, of course, won.

Making it to the finish line in the first place.

Well, thanks to her grumpy boss who always made her move fast and do everything accurately on daily work days, (Y/n)'s able to face all of the obstacles.

"I'LL TREAT YOU PIZZA TONIGHT !!" Among the audience, Sasha shouted at the secretary.

(Y/n) laughs sheepishly, smiling at her friends from afar like an innocent kid, before doing a tiny victory dance happily.

Unknown to her, on the superior seats, a pair of steel blue eyes are observing every second of her movements.

"You see there, shitty glasses ? Now that's why I like Ms. (L/n). That fiery, persistent spirit, who gives it her everything in whatever she does. That woman always does her best."

Hanji, who happens to be sitting beside him, smirks, "oooooh~ so that's why you like Ms. (L/n).. I got the point."

"Tch. Not as a woman, but as an employee-"

"Shush, Levi, look !"

Levi's eyes follow where Hanji's finger is directed to. As soon as he spots what Hanji was trying to show him. His face darkens.

A fucking GIANT is approaching her.

"Ms. (L/n)." The tall man stops in front of her, with a smile present on his face, "I heard a lot about you, that you're a perfectionist."

(Y/n) laughs, "I think you're exaggerating it, Mr. Hoover."

"Oi Hanji," Levi hisses at his friend, " who's that damn tree ?"

The brown haired woman rests her chin on her palm. "Oh that ? He's part of the marketing division, Berthold Hoover."

"Why the fuck would anyone name a human 'birth control' ?"

"It's BERTHOLDT, shorty."

Back to Bertholdt and (Y/n)..

"So, the three-legged race is coming up, and I'm your partner. Let's do our best !" The gentle giant beams as he handed her a water bottle, then raises his fist in the air.

(Y/n) copies his movement, "Yeah !"

The man struts away to prepare himself, probably going to get something. In the meantime, two women run into (Y/n)'s direction.

"What was that ? What were you talking to Bertholdt Hoover about ?"

Hitch's eyes are wide as an apple as she throws the question. (Y/n) tilts her head, "Bert.. who ? Do you know him ?"

"Do we know him ???" The light brown haired lady stepped backwards as if she's shocked, "Duh ! Bertholdt won Mr. Popular in our company."

"Wait, popular ? So he beat Mr. Ackerman ?" Historia inquired.

"No idiot, Mr. Ackerman is just too perfect, whereas Bertholdt Hoover is hot and still within our grasp ! But I heard he's such a workaholic and won't even give the girls a chance, not even me !"

The short blonde jumps around in glee, "so does that mean.. he fell for Ms. (L/n) ?"

"Eh ?"

"I mean, he just brought Ms. (L/n) some water. Isn't that some kind of romance sign ?" Historia squeals.

(Y/n) shook her head in disapproval, "No no, he just happens to be my partner for the three legged race. So there's nothing between us-"

"(Y/n), can I take your place ? Pleaseee."

"Uhhh..."

"Ms. (L/n) !" Speaking of the devil, Bertholdt came over, "should we move to the starting line ?"

Feeling relieved that she finally can get out of this weird situation with Hitch, (Y/n) nods, "Yeah sure, let's go !"

Meanwhile...

"Oh ? Looks like the three-legged race is next. I wonder how many couples will be born from this one." Hanji giggles like a maniac.

In a swift motion, Levi's head snaps towards her, "The fuck did you just say ?"

"You see, this game has a couple success rates of 80% !"

Oh dear, and that's when Levi's heart stops beating..

The short man glances at the field where the participants are preparing for the three-legged race. There, Bertholdt is kneeling down, tying a ribbon around his and (Y/n)'s legs..

"READY, GET SET, GO !"

Many pairs of participants begin running with their partners, including (Y/n) and Bertholdt.

"Aww they look cute ! Look at their height difference !"

Levi shifts on his seat, he locks his gaze on that certain pair. (Y/n) and that tall ass employee.

One by one, the pairs are eliminated since they couldn't keep their balance and synchronize their steps in running. Thus they eventually stumbled, tripped, and.. fell.

But not with (Y/n) and Bertholdt.

Seeing that some pairs have already fallen down, the man comes up with a strategy. He wraps his arms around her shoulders and pulls her close to him as they proceed to run, in order to keep their balance.

Hanji screech, "Hey look ! They become closer !!"

Levi begins to sweat the more he watches the two. He can't help but let his mouth gaped a bit, out of consciousness of course.

And.. Much to Levi's dismay, (Y/n) does something too.

The secretary wraps her arm around Bertholdt, so now they're holding each other while still running.

A look of horror takes over Levi's face as his fingers hurriedly move to loosen his collar to let some steam off, still eyeing (Y/n) and Bertholdt who are now sticking to each other.

"Team 3 ! Team 3 ! Hoover and (L/n) ! Oh, they're keeping up the good teamwork !! Who knows, team 3 might not just claim victory, but claim love too !! Shoutout to that amazing pair !!" The referee shouts, followed by the audience who's still cheering at them, yet also cooing at how cute they look.

Even Historia and Sasha are busy screaming their hearts out.

"GO (Y/n) !!!"

Levi's now fidgeting nervously, tapping his foot against the floor out of worry that the two will become a real couple.

Ha. Stupid Levi really believes that the winning pair will actually fall in love.

"ANNNND THEY WIN !!!!"

Screams erupted inside the indoor sport field. Some are giving applause.

"Now, should we all scream together ?" Kenny spoke into the megaphone, "Ask her out !"

"ASK HER OUT !"

"ASK HER OUT ! ASK HER OUT ! ASK HER OUT !"

Almost every employee in the field shouts at the pair of winner. Bertholdt can only scratch the back of his neck nervously, a bit flustered since he and (Y/n) are being the center of attention, while (Y/n), on the other hand, is laughing at how funny the situation is.

"ASK HER OUT ! ASK HER OUT !" Hell, even Hanji is taking part in cheering the two to become a couple. She then notices that Levi is giving her a deadly glare that says 'scream one more time and I'll slit your throat'.

But does Hanji give a shit ?

So she continues to scream along with the audience, "ASK HER OUT ! ASK HER OUT !"

Since Levi and Hanji are part of the superior, their seat is separated from the other employee audience and there's a table with snacks and drinks laying on top of it.

The vice president growls under his breath and slams his fist on the table in front of them, he rises from his chair.

"No more sport event next year, it's banned. Tch, childish brats.." Levi coldly declared, before marching off, intending to get out of there.

Hanji peers over, seeing Levi walking away with hands stuffed in his pockets.

She murmurs,

"Jeez.. party pooper. You're the one who's being childish, blinded by jealousy-"

The maniac woman stops muttering under her breath and gasps upon hearing her short friend groaning in pain a few meters from her seat, "Oh my Gosh !"

His body is lying limp on the floor.

"Levi ??!!!"