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(Rainer's POV )

“ Whaaah~!!!”

[ Booom !!]

With a scream that resounds throughout the place, a titan carrying a huge rock on his shoulders and the next moment forcefully places it where the hole was where other titans entered the city!

“…”

Meanwhile, the people who had been helping that titan to achieve this goal can only be silent upon witnessing such a scene. Probably most of them still couldn't quite believe that we had succeeded… with this, the titans would stop entering the place, which means, that these people had won this battle.

“W-Whoooh~!

W-We did, right? We actually managed to seal the hole in the wall, right?!”

“Y-Yes… we won… we won this battle against the titans!!”

…then, when the people start to come out of their stupor, the shouts of joy spread throughout the place. There were even some who couldn't stop the tears from running down their cheeks... but unlike before, these were due to the happiness they were feeling right now and not the fear that they might be devoured by a titan.

“ He made it… Riner ”

"Yes…"

Well, such a result could only be thanks to the guy that the others recently saw transform into a titan… Eren. That guy had certainly lived up to the expectations others placed on him... even though what would happen to him now was probably totally unknown.

This was normal… after all, now most people had discovered the origin of the titans! That these were once normal people! So, without a doubt, this would change a lot of things in this place from now on.

…although, I still don't know if this will be good or bad for the people of this place. I could understand the look of Bertol next to me who seemed to have various mixed feelings when looking at Eren transformed into a titan.

“ Fuuu~… for a moment I was worried. That fool lasted longer than I assumed to be able to control himself in his titan form… seriously, I thought I had to act to solve the problem myself! It's good that he managed it at the last moment.

It's better this way... this way I don't have to draw attention from others anymore~”

““…””

Then the words of another boy next to me reach my ears… Besides, he was the main reason most of our team was in this place! That's why many had rather resentful looks when they looked at him!

Before, when it was decided to carry out this plan, he had intervened in the commander's discussion to recommend that our team join Eren… on the pretext that he was a member of our group and we would work better together!

Well… his words weren't entirely wrong, and in fact, perhaps if it wasn't for those two who brought Eren to his senses earlier, things most likely wouldn't have ended this way.

But this only applied to them who were usually together almost all the time… most of the others, despite going through military training together, did not entirely agree to carry out this mission and risk their life with Eren! Or rather, there was no need for him to add other people to his plans!!

...Surely most thought that he and the girls by his side were enough to complete this mission! There was simply no need for any of them to put their lives on the line!!

I had long thought that this boy was quite strange... moreover, he had somehow earned the resentment of most of the guys in military training... no, probably from most of militia men!!

Although... maybe this was a bit unavoidable seeing how he was always surrounded by beautiful girls… even I can't help but see him with a little envy!

Unfortunately for the others… they learned the hard way that it wasn't good to try to vent such feelings through violence… yes, many guys didn't hesitate to ruin that beautiful face a bit with blows!

…the number of bodies on the ground after many decided to “help” him train in hand-to-hand combat was quite amazing. Furthermore, he didn't even seem to have broken a sweat after finishing beating them!

It was quite amazing how the person who seemed to be the youngest in our group in training could defeat everyone so easily… it almost seemed as if he had superhuman strength!

No, because of how he had killed so many titans before... maybe he really did have superhuman strength!!

For this reason, the others had no choice but to distance themselves a little from him while he was with those girls that many wished they could talk with even a little... of course, this only made the resentment of the others increase. So they could solely do the only thing left to them… start praying for divine justice to intervene and make something bad happen to him!!

…well, him including us in this mission maybe this was a kind of payback for how the others treated him recently.

No, rather, I'm pretty sure it was because of that!

Although, from my point of view... his popularity with girls and his strength is not the reasons why I find this red-haired boy named Alexander strange. What surprised me was his reaction to discovering that Eren could transform into a titan! Or rather, his lack of surprise!!

Unlike the others who were shocked, scared, or still doubting what their eyes had seen, he on the other hand was quite calm about all of this! It doesn't seem like the fact that Eren transformed had affected him one bit!!

…it was as if he had known about this before.

“Okay, now it only remains for the others to deal with the titans who had managed to get into the place earlier… although I am a little worried that maybe several people will die from this, unfortunately, I can't help on this for now.

…Fuuu ~, it's time to get on with the other things I have to do”

“…”

Although I didn't fully understand what he meant by that, his words for some reason make a shiver run through my body!

For some reason, his words told me that something bad was about to happen...

“ Whoo~!! Truly our luck has started to change now! The exploration team has returned!! ”

““ Yesssss!!!””

Whatever that person was thinking now, hearing the others' cries, he stops what he intended to do to look directly at the place where the others had their eyes as well. There, several people could be seen entering the city by crossing the walls thanks to the equipment they were wearing!

Also, in the next instant, they don't hesitate for a second and charge the titans closest to them! And the most surprising of all was the skills with which they took care of these!

There was no doubt, unlike the other soldiers who had been fighting desperately against the titans before, they certainly had a lot of experience to fight against them. Their teamwork to take out a titan in less than a minute was pretty amazing.

...and there were even some who fought individually while taking down a titan!

Well, it's not like I hadn't seen something similar before… the redhead I was talking about earlier and the girls by his side did feats of the same magnitude. But despite that, the work of all those new people who joined the fight against the titans was still amazing.

“This is bad, Rainer… with them here, now our objective may be more complicated”

“…”

It's true, Bertolt was right… I shouldn't be happy about them coming and helping to control the situation! Furthermore, the two of us were responsible for everything that had happened… if this is found out, the friendship I had created with the others here would surely turn into hatred and we would be made into their enemies… no, that is certainly what we are… their enemies!

I must remember the reason we came here... and it seems that the key to completing our mission is Eren! We have to get him with us… or at least get information from him!

But as Bertolt says, to achieve this our main problem will be the expedition forces that have more experience in dealing with titans... while I don't feel pressured by the other soldiers here, it's different for them.

"Great~ Now I can do things more calmly~!"

“…”

“R-Rainer… t-that guy is looking at us again…”

I snap out of my thoughts because I feel someone's gaze on me, and then that boy's eyes and mine meet…he was smiling…and for some reason, that makes my body tremble a bit!

No, it wasn't just because of that... his golden pupils... being looked at by them, it almost felt like he could see into my soul! It was as if he knew everything about me!!

…a-also, it seems that I wasn't the only one who felt this. From how nervous Bartolt looked when Alexander's attention was focused on us, I think he must be feeling something similar too.

"Don't worry Bartolt, Alexander is just a normal guy... and it doesn't seem like he's a bad guy."

“…”

I could only whisper that to Bartolt to make him act more normal... although, maybe that was more what I was saying to myself.

Yeah, it was impossible for him to know everything about us…unless he's from the same place as us…but as far as I know, only the 3 of us were chosen for this mission. Also, if it was still like that, the feeling this guy gives me shouldn't be this… after all, that would only make us partners.

“…h-he's coming towards us, Rianer.

W-what do we do? ”

“…”

Then, after exchanging glances for a few seconds, Alexander starts to walk toward us slowly… my body was just getting tenser with every step he took! Even the idea of transforming into a titan appears in my mind several times, so I have to resist doing it!

…this was really strange, I don't think any person in this place should make me feel this way… not when I knew that I could turn into a titan and crush anyone very easily!

But, without knowing why, my instinct told me that even by transforming I wouldn't be able to deal with him easily!

I knew that Alexander was very skilled and could kill titans quite easily, but… my titan form was not the same as those who had been defeated by him quickly!

“…guys, can we talk for a moment?”

““…””

Finally, still keeping that smile on his face, he stops just a few steps away from us... and unlike the two of us, he seemed very relaxed... as if the screams that were still going on around us, which were now a little less frequent than Before, they would not reach his ears.

Well, just like the others, seeing the scouting team appear, this also seemed to brighten him up a bit… no, more like it just helped to get rid of a lightweight on his shoulders… no matter how you look at it or I tried to tell myself, this person was definitely not normal!

Then his next words make my heart race uncontrollably and also these were almost like an affirmation to all my worries from before!

“Well, I'll get right to the point… I don't like wasting time. Besides, in this case, that means I'd lose more people unnecessarily~

Wouldn't you guys give up and just let yourself get caught without creating any trouble? That would make everything much easier... well, especially for me~.

So… what do you two say? Can you give up? I promise not to kill you~”

“…w-what are you saying, Alexander-san? W-Why do you want to capture us? ”

Like me, Bartolt probably refused to believe that this guy knew about us! So, he does the only thing that could be done in such a situation… feign ignorance! Unfortunately, he simply leaves no doubt that he knew about us with his next words!!

“Please stop pretending… that is not necessary.

Although it would be difficult to tell you how I know… and you two probably wouldn't believe me, I know perfectly well that you Bartolt was the colossal titan that appeared on the wall, and you Rainer are the armored titan that attacked the gate before.”