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(Annie's POV )

"Excuse me... what?"

“…”

I knew something bad was going on…

As far as I was aware, the plan was for Bartolt and Rainer to attack Wall Rose and then go back into hiding, but now for some reason, I heard the sound of the transformation into a titan, and right away I could see the figure of those two in their titan forms.

…certainly, things did not go according to plan!

But that wasn't the worst… even if those two ended up messing it up somehow, I didn't think it would affect me… my cover identity in this place should remain unknown to others!

That's how it should be... but then, why the hell suddenly did a girl from the training squad approach me to ask if I could quietly surrender?! Did those fools also expose me?!!

No... even if they don't seem like the most intelligent men, they shouldn't do something like that! There was something strange about all this!!

In the first place, this girl was in the same squad as me, so even if my real identity was known, she shouldn't be the first to come after me!

That's why I thought that maybe she was sent to distract me first to start surrounding me and prevent me from escaping, but... when I let my eyes wander around to prepare for what might happen, the attitude of others around us didn't seem any different... they were still controlling the chaos that arose from everything that had happened.

The high-ranking ones were shouting orders to go and try to take down the titans that were still roaming inside Wall Rose. Only a few stopped for a few seconds to turn their attention to the two of us.

…and the latter wasn't precisely because they were mistrusting me…in fact, those men didn't give me a second glance and, instead, all their attention was focused entirely on the other girl…seeing how their faces blushed and lost their minds in the depths of their imaginations, their actions were only a result of being captivated by this girl!

But I couldn't blame them either… even being a woman too, I have to admit that the beauty and aura around her were quite impressive. I couldn't even feel inferior to her… that was because it would just be foolish to compare yourself to this woman!

If it wasn't for the fact that she was regularly around the red-haired boy who served as a wall to keep her from being disturbed, then she would surely be surrounded by men trying to curry favor with her.

No, it probably wouldn't be like that either… apart from that boy, I don't think the others would have the courage to approach this girl!

Because of that, I usually tried to stay away from that group… as a person with a covert identity, the worst thing would definitely be standing out among others! So even though I was curious about those guys, I never had much interaction with them.

But that didn't matter now… this girl had suddenly appeared in front of me to tell me to turn myself in! His gaze was now completely fixed on me!!

“A-lex told me that I had to capture you… so please surrender now”

“…”

I was hoping I had misheard or misunderstood her words, but after watching us for a few minutes, it seems that this girl definitely knew about me…or rather, that guy she's always with, Alexander!

…the truth is that I tried to be as far away from them not only because I didn't want to draw attention to myself, but because all those guys gave me a bad feeling!

They all had far superior attractiveness...almost to the point of appearing unnatural! But that wasn't the worst, sometimes I could feel a kind of aura emanating from them... and this made great chills run through my body!

And in fact, the one that caused me such a feeling in the most intense way was this girl in front of me! Kosaka Shigure!!

… sometimes I had watched her maintaining her weapons in the training camp, it seemed quite normal…and even her gaze seemed a little foolish as her eyes were lost in the void, b-but…once I focused my attention on She who was doing that just out of curiosity, my whole back was filled with cold sweat!

That feeling wasn't like killing intent… like when you're surrounded by titans and they all want to devour you. Instead, I felt like she was something sharp… something very sharp that would end up cutting me if I got any closer!!

“…why does that boy want you to capture me?”

"I d-on't know... he just asked me for that"

“…”

…the only thing I know about that boy is that his family was involved in equipment theft several years ago and they all got into trouble because of it. Thinking about that, it's obvious that he didn't have a very good relationship with the higher-ups of this city… no, rather he should have quite a bit of resentment towards them, right?

Perhaps capturing me was a way to gain the trust of those people so they wouldn't have any more problems with them? But there's still the matter of how the hell did he find out I wasn't from this place?!

…it was all quite confusing.

But there is something that is very clear, it seems that this girl was determined to try to capture me! Although she seemed to be just standing there in front of me calmly, I could see how she didn't have an opening that I could take advantage of against her!

There was no choice anymore… I had to fight to get out of this situation!

“Oh~ So… would you do anything that boy asks of you?

...If he tells you to spread your legs to please him, then would you do it? ”

"That... intimate things, i-t's not okay to say it"

“…”

Since there was no other alternative but to fight, then the first thing that goes through my mind is my father's advice when he trained me. He had always told me that I should keep my mind clear and calm against an opponent, so thinking of that, I try to unbalance Shigure's thoughts!

…I-I didn't expect such an answer from her! I wanted her to be angry or offended, but she just blushes a little at my words as her mind seems to remember some things!

It's not like she accepted it with words, b-but... the answer to my question was more than obvious! Although it seems that I had succeeded in disturbing her a little by what I said, the truth was that I myself was the most surprised by her reaction!!

I-I thought that this apparently strong girl would have quite high pride as well, but it seems that I had underestimated the relationship those two had with each other!

H-How was that possible?

T-That boy seemed to be no more than 15 years old, and she… about 20? Wasn't that pretty lopsided?!

I thought the relationship between the two was more like a kind of protector and protégé… or maybe little brother and big sister! Not that the two of them were rolling around in bed!!

N-No, that's not what matters... cause of the surprise my thoughts wandered a bit, it's not important if the type of relationship they have is acceptable or not, the important thing is that the one that has to be stunned and go down the guard is her, not me!

“Y-You knows, I've seen that guy be very close to other girls? That doesn't bother you? ”

“ U-n, Alex has several women… Saeko who is also here has the same kind of relationship with him too, you know? ”

“…”

N-Now was she justifying herself to say that it was okay to do kinky things with that guy because another girl was doing it too?! What was the logic in that?!!

F-Fuck, I don't care about your personal life!

I-I don't want to know, but… now I have doubts how the hell a woman like her who seems to be almost the perfect embodiment of the epitome of woman can accept such things?!

D-Damn it, it seems I chose the wrong topic to talk to her about...

“W-ell… it seems that Alexander is struggling now, I can't talk anymore... If you don't want to give yourself up quietly, then… I c-an only use force to do so.”

“…”

Since we were on the highest part of one of the buildings in the area, in the distance it could be seen that two titans began to face each other… from the size, one must be Rainer and the other that boy named Eren who had been given the task of plugging the hole Bartolt had created earlier.

Furthermore… a small silhouette could also be made out around them using the [Three-Dimensional Movement Equipment]. Probably since this girl seemed to have intimate contact with that boy named Alexander, she could tell that it was him.

…she was probably a bit worried about him because the aura around her changed again. It was more than clear that my plan to her lose focus a bit has failed miserably!

[ Clank ] [ Clank ] [ Clank ]

Without saying another word, Shigure disappears from the place where she was! Then in the next instant, my instinct warned me of a danger coming from my right!

...I barely had enough time to defend myself against her!

"...I-It's a joke, right?"

Then, when I barely managed to jump back a few times to put some distance between us… the two blades I had used to defend myself had broken into several pieces!

It's not like she had cut metal with her swords… after all, they were the same material and thus had the same hardness and durability. And, in fact, these blades were specifically designed to be able to break easily if any part gets stuck when cutting through a Titan's flesh, muscle, and fat.

So in a sense, this was not so surprising.

The problem was… that even with that, these blades shouldn't be broken that easily! It seems like that girl's attacks had targeted the most fragile parts of the blade directly! Which to do at the speed she moved shouldn't be easy to do!!

T-This woman was really dangerous… not only had my swords been shattered, she even managed to get some of her attacks to reach my clothing creating several rips on it! And the worst thing was that I didn't realize it until I felt a cool breeze through various places on my body!

"...do you have a fetish for attacking people's clothes?"

"No... I j-ust don't want to hurt you, so I thought I'd strip you completely naked so you'd stop fighting."

“…”

It had seemed a bit strange to me… and, furthermore, I wanted to believe that only my clothes were affected by chance or that I had somehow moved on instinct to avoid the damage, but… it seems that this was the objective of this woman from the beginning!

…right now I wanted to smile bitterly at her words. Not only because it seems like I couldn't do anything to avoid such attacks from her, but… I'm still a woman, therefore, I wouldn't want to have to fight while naked!

“Fine… if you want to see me naked so much, then I'll let you do it! Don't regret that!! ”

“…”

It was clear that the difference between our current abilities was very big… I had no choice, if I didn't become a titan now, then I would really end up naked showing all my skin! And since she had come to capture me because that boy had somehow discovered me, there was no point in trying to hide me anymore!!

As I jump from the building where we were to the street, with a ring that had a small spike, I prick one of my fingers until blood oozes from the wound! In the next instant, I feel like my whole body begins to be covered by something soft and warm…

“GRAAAAW”

…then when I open my eyes again, my perspective changed. Now the buildings that were several meters high were at the same level of my vision as I was standing on the street. It seemed as if everything had shrunk in size from one second to another... but it was quite the opposite, my body was the one that grew to a great extent!

"...It seems that I will have to take more time to return to Alex"

And standing in the building where both of us were fighting, there was Shigure who now looked very small… but even with the sudden change, I couldn't detect a bit of nervousness in her! Her words that carried the wind to my ears seemed to have a tone as calm as ever!