Do You Care?
[ Wall Sina ]...
[ Military HQ ]...
The commanders of the three military factions are waiting inside a room, they'" sitting around a circular table with their companions standing behind them. they're currently waiting for their new supplies provider, Roger
Nile Dok, the commander of the Military police, his hands are crossed and eyes closed, impatient is clear on his face " How long do we have to wait?"
" Relax, C. Nile, it's only been two hours, I am sure he will arrive " Dot Pixis drake some of his drink and sighed
" Two hours! I have duties to do " he slammed his hand on the table
" Duties? like gambling?" this time it was Levi who spoke, he was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. his comment made Nile have the urge to kill him, but he will only do that if he is trying to commit suicide
" Erwin, tell your dog to shut up," said Nile to Erwin who is waiting patiently, he didn't respond to Nile demand and just kept silent
" Don't ignore me!" Nile screamed, his irritation is reaching the max while Pixis is laughing out loud, he became drunk after two hours of drinking
It was then that the door was opened and a man in his late 30s with his black hair and tall body with a very familiar uniform. it was Roger, he smiled gently and said: " I hope I didn't keep you waiting "
Nile heard him and wanted to scream again, but he restrained himself and said " We've been waiting for over two hours, Duke Braveheart " he complained
Roger laughed and sat down with a few documents in his hands " Well, if you want to feed your man, you have to wait, don't you think?" Roger's words sounded like a funny comment but to the three commanders, they were a clear warning. This man has all the food they need and they can't afford to lose any amount of their shares
" I think we should start..." Roger tapped his finger on the table as he gave his servant some papers to give to the three commanders
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[ Wall Sina ]...
[ The Braveheart Mansion ]
Ace is sitting in the large backyard of his house, he is watching Armin and Eren struggling to complete their training course with C. Laurance as a supervisor, each time they make a mistake they get yelled at or whipped by him, much to Ace's enjoyment, who told them to slack off when he was training them personally, if they didn't, they wouldn't find themselves in this situation
After the final round, Eren was the first to finish, he collapsed in front of Ace under the tree's shadow
" G..god damn!! why do I have to go through this " he complained, his body full of sweat like it was raining
" you wanted to be strong, didn't you?" Ace throw a towel on his face " ...then this is the least you can do "
"I...Know...But, why Mikasa is not here, we were supposed to do this together " Eren notice that Mikasa isn't with them today, with the amount of the pain he is feeling, he didn't want her to escape this, he wanted her to join them in their torment
" Unlike you, she has stronger physical power and she is smarter than you " Ace mocked Eren while his eyes are still on Armin who is about to finish his course
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[ Inside the mansion ]...
Mikasa and Maria are preparing lunch, both are happy to do this, even tho Maria have hundreds of servants at her command she never allowed anyone to touch her family's food and Mikasa had picked this habit of her's
While they're busy washing the vegetables, they heard a small and weak voice from behind
" Excuse me..." Krista had woken up and came down after washing herself and wearing her clothes
" Oh! good morning Krista, you okay?" asked Maria, she saw her new daughter who had just woke up standing at the door and became concerned about her, especially since she had spent her first night with Ace, Maria knows that her body must be exhausted
" Yes, I am good, thank you " Krista smiled at Maria as she came closer to them "I want to help, " she said
Maria and Mikasa were surprised as seeing a noble lady wanting to help in the kitchen is a rare case. Maria's impression of Krista has risen up seeing that she isn't a lazy young lady
" Oh! then you can help us with cutting these vegetables " Maria pointed at the plate of vegetables they had just washed. Mikasa handed her the plate " Here, the knife is on the table there "
Krista was surprised at Mikasa's behavior towards her, she got the news of Mikasa and Ace being engaged first, and judging that she Krista can be considered as stealing her husband. But Mikasa doesn't seem to bear any hatred or grudge towards her, that is something that made Krista happier here, she doesn't want to have an enemy inside the braveheart family
' I should be friends with her ' Thought Krista as she took the plate and sta on the table to cut the vegetables with ease.
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[ Wall Sina ]...
[ Military HQ ]...
" This is enough, after two days the new supplies will be delivered to each military branch. thank you for coming " Roger declared the end of his meeting with the commanders
After that, each one of them stood up and left the room one after the other. First was Nile Dok and his companions, he was clearly displeased after the meeting, he had requested for more supplies for his man but he was brutally rejected in front of the other commanders, especially Erwin
" well, I am thankful to you lord braveheart, your help is very important " Dot Pixis didn't request for any more supplies but his aim was just to ensure that their supplies won't decrease, after all, the man is paying from his own pocket, asking him for more is like spitting in his face. he soon left after his words
The survey corps commander Erwin stood and tried to leave with Levi, he didn't have anything to ask as his division had always had the smallest amount of supplies, he would only ask for it when they plan an expedition, and at the moment he wasn't planning on one
" Ah!! Commander Erwin, please wait " Roger called for him before he could leave, he almost forgot his son's request
" Do you need me for anything? Duke Braveheart " asked Erwin
" Please sit down, i have something to talk to you about " Roger looked at his servants and signaled for them to leave
Erwin too looked at Levi, he was going to ask him to wait outside but he was interrupted by Roger
" it's okay, he can stay, " said Roger
They both sat down in front of Roger " Hurry up and say what you have " said Levi
" haha!! well, I wanted to invite you to my house in the next week " said Roger
" and for what reason?" asked Erwin
"well, my son has something to talk to you about, " said Roger
" hmph!! waste of time " Levi stood up to leave after he heard they will be meeting some brat but Erwin didn't leave and just looked at Roger for an explanation
"Humanity's destiny..."
Erwin heard those and he immediately became interested
" My son is the one who will decide humanity's destiny " he looked at Erwin with a serious expression, his words mad Levi look at him with a confused face ' how can a brat decide humanity's destiny ' he thought
" and how can he do that?" asked Erwin, Roger's words were absurd but they weren' the most absurd words he had ever heard
" have you got the news about my son dying in Shiganshina's tragedy?" asked Roger
"...Yes, I did. I heard they were fake as you son was stuck with the refugees because no solider believed he was your son" Said Erwin, this rumor had been going for a long time after Ace come back and to ensure his son's safety, Roger spread many rumors to cover up his son's coming back from behind the wall
there ware many who believed the rumors and only a few suspected it, and Erwin was one of the few who did
" In truth, my son was never in the refugees camp. he had been behind the wall for one year and a half " Roger dropped a bomb on Erwin and Levi. no one understands what it means to spend just one day behind the wall more than them. and this man is saying his son had spent a year and a half
" surviving behind the wall for almost 2 years and coming back safe without a scratch... can your soldiers do that??" Roger stood up as he gave the shocked Erwin and Levi a final look before he leaves
" If you really care about humanity, then I expect a visit from in the next week "