[Attack on Titan] The Gate of Hakogawa

?The location is the back hill of the Survey Corps branch in Sigansina District.

The originally dwarf shrubs have grown into towering towering trees after ten years. The branches of the trees stretch out layer by layer, and the continuous branches and leaves arch the zenith. Come to be rich and lush.

The sunlight passes through the surface of the canopy, meanders through the gaps between the leaves, and falls into the lush sea of ​​trees. The mottled light and shadow are printed on the intertwined slopes, like a colorful mosaic mural.

In the forest, there are rustling sounds of leaves rubbing against each other when the wind blows, birds flapping their wings, and the subtle sounds of insects crawling in the green grass.

Everything is so quiet but orderly, as if forgotten by the god of time.

However, this quiet landscape was suddenly disturbed. Starting from the treetops in the distance, the shadows of the trees swayed, the trees whispered, and the turmoil spread outward like ripples.

If you listen carefully, you can find that amidst the noise, there is an unnatural sound like the sound of cutting the air──

A sharp thorn anchor shining with sharp metallic luster was heavily embedded in the texture of the tree trunk. A strong cable was connected to the head of the anchor. Suddenly, a huge force was exerted on the thorn hook embedded in the tree trunk. Up, in an instant, the original soft and curved lines of the cable suddenly straightened. With the control of the remote control end, the rigid rope swung in the air like a pendulum arc, and in the next instant, a figure passed by. At the same time, The hook claw was quickly drawn back, and a little sawdust was also splashed out in the rapid contraction of the cable.

Precisely controlling the spraying of gas and retracting and retracting of the rope, the person wearing the three-dimensional motorized device moves flexibly among the trees, often before the leaves he disturbed fall to the ground, the figure is far away.

Among the criss-crossing forests, that figure was like an erratic ghost, its seemingly chaotic movement trajectory clearly opened a tortuous path, while moving horizontally, he suddenly stepped on a protruding branch, and with the help of The reaction force jumped up, and the moment the body turned in the air, the control valve on the handle of the knife was pressed heavily, and the thorn hook was inserted into the selected tree trunk exactly along with the fired cable.

When the body swinging forward reached the highest point, the man suddenly pulled the handle of his right hand hard, and the center of gravity of the body was shifted to the right side. With the tree where the anchor was installed as the center point, the rope turned sharply to the right and bent into a shape in the air. After forming a U shape, the man used his strength to spin himself in the air, making a beautiful curve around the tree trunk, and then he immediately retracted the hook and anchor on the tree.

In that short ten-thousandth of a second, the thrown body seemed to be flying in the air. No timidity could be seen in the man's cold black pupils. At the moment, the other end of the cable that was stagnant in the air shot out instantly, and immediately captured the next fixed point.

As the sound of gas leaking disappeared, the man's speed slowed down. He retracted the cable on the left side, and only used the cable on the right side to let his body slide along with the inertia, and withdrew the last remaining gas at the moment it was about to touch the ground. Fixer, both feet also fell on the ground, and took a few steps forward to release all the strength.

Putting the blade back into the knife case, Levi briefly did a few stretching movements, and after confirming that there was nothing abnormal about his body, he walked back in the direction of the branch.

After recovering from his foot injury, in order to test his combat effectiveness and eliminate the possibility of unfamiliarity, Levi came to the forest in the back mountain alone to train the three-dimensional mobile device.

Judging from the results, it is quite outstanding. His body has not been affected by this injury at all, and his coordination and flexibility have not deteriorated in the slightest. Although the test is only on the operation surface of the three-dimensional mobile device, it does not include the slashing. Accuracy and strength, but judging from the current situation, it is also quite sufficient.

To be honest, he didn't think things would go so smoothly. Of course, it didn't refer to the physical problem, but the one in his heart.

To be correct, he doesn't need to urge himself so diligently now, he is still in the so-called vacation state, it seems that Erwin is worried that there will be some unpredictable changes in the medicine in his body, so he deliberately keeps him in the In the Corps branch, it is euphemistically called rehabilitation and recuperation.

He can accept the self-righteous and self-assertive thoughtfulness of those guys, but it doesn't mean that he can't do anything. Many times, it's not that he doesn't know what they do secretly without telling him, it's just that he doesn't care.

The recapture of the Wall of Maria is not the end. He knows this better than anyone else. For human beings, the calm is only temporary after all, and the seemingly calm transitional period is just the calm before the storm.

He can give up on himself, or be like a turtle, but he won't do it. Before Levi himself, he is the commander of the survey corps first. When people call him the strongest human being, he also has corresponding responsibilities and obligations.

The things hidden in the basement of Allen's house may be nothing, or they may be shocking. When those things are unearthed, the fate of mankind may change from then on.

But he will not have too high expectations. The word future, while full of beautiful imaginations about it, is accompanied by even stronger despair, especially when he knows that the road to hope is doomed to be full of corpses.

Maybe that's what he's afraid of, he thought.

In this world where trash is inferior, because of that person, he also had a so-called longing for the future. Strictly speaking, it was not his own wish, but it was shared because he didn't have it.

That's what the boy said

"When all the giants disappear, go to the outside of the wall, where there is no mark on the map, let us live together, where we can see the sea at a glance."

It was probably at that time that Allen's expression was so beautiful that he was infected with that emotion, so he agreed by accident.

As an elder, he should be rational. If he dances with the little devil's head, he must be confused.

Thinking about it now, if I didn't agree at that time, I would not feel heartache or regret.

It seems that this will always be the case. Things that are expected will be lost, and things that are cherished will eventually be taken away.

Obviously he should be the one who knows best, but he still can't help but have hope for the future described by Allen.

Can't help but have a fluke mentality.

─Maybe─this time is different──

─If you work hard─maybe you can succeed──

─The future─is not so far away──

Tapping the metal knife case tied to his side with his fingertips, Levi stared at it from behind the curtain.

The cold wind blowing on his cheeks, the blurred and continuous scenery, the cables that burst out of the air, and the two knives clenched in both hands, this is the life he is most familiar with, and it is also the time when his heart is the most stable.

I don't want to look forward to any future.

If it is a companion, guard it, and if it is an enemy, kill it. Only when you hold the knife can you control your own destiny.

It's not that he's cruel, he thought.

Rather, there was nothing left to lose.

When he walked out of the forest, Levi couldn't help squinting his eyes, getting used to the brightness of the light in the forest, and the sunlight outside the forest was particularly glaring.

When he finally got used to it again and was about to take a step, a figure broke into his line of sight.

"Captain Levi, I finally found you."

From afar, the boy's voice came, and not long after, the young survey soldier stopped in front of him, his face still flushed after panting, as if he had been looking for him for a while.

"what's up?"

Remembering that he forgot to report his whereabouts, Levi didn't feel much guilt.

"Regimental Commander, please prepare the key to the basement, and let me take you to the Yeager soldier's home immediately."

Levi, who was about to move forward, paused, and Levi felt his heart beating heavily. He didn't seem to be able to digest this news that was too sudden but reasonable for him.

Soldier Yeager.

For no reason, he suddenly felt that this name seemed strange and far away from his mouth.

Is it over already?This fleeting lull, false balance.

Although he never showed it, he knew very well that he was indeed looking forward to it almost stupidly, that this subtle, quiet, seemingly stagnant time could become eternity.

For a moment, the key kept in his chest was so hot that it almost burned his heart.