[Attack on Titan] The Gate of Hakogawa

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A picture flashed in front of his eyes in a trance.

The pure white curtains danced wantonly in the wind, the air flowed through the fingertips, the cold touch touched the skin and brought up goosebumps, someone whispered in the ear, the sun penetrated the fabric, and the hazy halo illuminated his face. It was a haze, but for some reason he felt a smile on the man's mouth.

Levi put his hand on the handle, just such a movement, his heart throbbed as if he had been electrocuted, and the blurred picture flashed in his mind, and it was that nostalgic and warm feeling again.

Slowly Xuan opened the handle, and under his slight force, the door slowly opened inward along the flow of power.

The space in Levi's eyes is like a foreign world where time and sound have been lost. The room is extremely dark, and the only light source comes from the world outside the door opened by Levi. It seems that this space is the only one that does not belong to this world and is isolated. out of this world.

Even the disturbing sound of rain pattering in my ears disappeared without knowing when.

Levi took a few steps forward and walked into the room. The neat layout of the room allowed him to see the huge window inlaid on the opposite wall at a glance. The window frame almost occupied the entire wall, which was so eye-catching that people didn't notice it. Difficult, but this window is tightly covered by curtains, the curtains are tightly fitted, without even a single gap, the weak light can only penetrate into the room through the gaps in the curtain fabric itself, making the room Keep to a minimum visible range.

Levi suddenly felt in a trance, why he would feel indescribably...familiar with the adjectives he used for this window, as if he had used the same words to describe this window before, obviously it was the first time he came to here.

The strange emotion made Levi feel anxious, and he turned to look at other corners of the room.

This room is really not big, except for the window, there is only a double bed placed in the center of the room against the wall. Lying on the head of the bed, however, what is concerning is that it is clearly a double bed, but there is only one pillow on the bed.

Levi subconsciously walked to the side of the bed, but as he approached, he noticed something extraordinary. On the iron bed frame supporting the mattress, two slender iron chains were connected to the headboard. At the end of the iron chain, metal handcuffs lay casually on the ground.

The handcuffs look shiny and brand new, as if they have never been used. However, if you look closely, you can find some tiny brown stains that have not been cleaned on the grooves inside the handcuffs. Those stains are stuck in the grooves, revealing blood deposits after color.

Except for the handcuffs, the whole room is spotless, pure white sheets, pure white pillows, pure white curtains, even the paint on the walls and floor tiles are pure white, if it is not because the light in the room is too dim, Dyeing this piece of white with a gray color, he might have the thought of running away when he opened the door.

Too deliberate use of color seems to try its best to highlight the meaning of white—blank. In this space, no one will know what year it is, and all the passage of time and space will be blurred. They are in this space. Doesn't make sense.

A space tailor-made for someone with a strong purpose.

Is it... a cell?But it seems that it is not so simple.

And is it necessary for a room to have two doors?

Levi looked at another white door opened directly opposite the bed, and the door was tightly closed, as if trying to blend in with the white wall.

Like a fake door.

After Levi looks around to make sure there's nothing else worth looking at, he turns his attention back to the window.

Although Erwin always likes to say some mysterious words that make it difficult to understand his thoughts and intentions, but this is the first time that he is so inexplicable that he has no idea what he wants to express.

Although this room is full of weirdness, it feels that it has nothing to do with him. There is really nothing to investigate in the empty room. Even if he can feel the ubiquitous sense of disobedience, it is only enough to So far, he has found no clues that can solve his doubts.

In the end, only the well-shielded, covered window blatantly became a source of suspicion.

Walking to that window, Levi's hand touched the corner of the curtain, he stared at the fabric in his hand and looked at the whole window for a while, suddenly realized the reason why he felt weird as soon as he entered the room.

This window itself... Should it be said that it is a style, or is it made of materials? It does not seem to be a product of his era at all. At first, it was because it was covered by curtains that I failed to notice it in time. This style of window Simply unprecedented.

Only the term product of the future can explain it.

While having this thought in his mind, Levi's desire to uncover the curtain grew stronger, and he wanted to see what the curtain wanted to hide.

However, just as his arm continued to exert force and was about to exert force, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Levi.

"Are you really ready? Once you open it, you can't go back."

He didn't realize that there was someone behind him, Levi turned his head in astonishment, but when the face of the person who spoke came into his field of vision, the astonishment directly turned into shock.

"Ai... Lun..."

The boy with brown hair, no, saying boy is not accurate, youth is more in line with his mature facial features, he has a gentle and shallow smile on his face, but his blue eyes are not like every one in his memory. When looking back at him, the kind of eyes that don't know how to hide, are always full of strong fighting spirit, sharp, stubborn but fragile, just longing for freedom, not being restrained by anything, extremely resolute eyes.

The emerald green eyes are still transparent and clean, but they are no longer unrestrained. He can see more dark, sad and depressed emotions in those calm eyes, but the young man already knows how to hide them, just like every grown-up adult will After the baptism, he learned to disguise himself with a smile.

The young man was not wearing the military uniform of the Survey Corps. He was just wearing a very ordinary plain jacket, a knitted blouse, and khaki trousers. He stood in a casual and relaxed posture.

The other party neither affirmed nor denied Levi's blurted title, he just repeated what he just said calmly, slowly, and with a clear tone.

"Are you ready, Levi?"

Infected by such an atmosphere, Levi also put away his momentary astonishment. He stared at the young man scrutinizingly, and then suddenly laughed out loud.

"What are you afraid of, Alan, or that you're just a fake? Do you think I'm so vulnerable? I want to know the truth, whether I'm dead or turned into a monster, or you're a ghost No matter what, I just want to know from you..."

Before Levi finished speaking, he was interrupted by the young man.

"Yes, I'm scared because it's the last time and there's no chance."

The young man lowered his head suddenly as if mocking himself, and the smile on his mouth became far-fetched and weak.

"what do you mean?"

The young man was silent for a while, then raised his head as if looking at death at home, staring at Levi seriously with his eyes almost solemnly, he said, "You have been able to take Commander Erwin, Hanji, Wall of Maria, Survey Corps, and Giant Did you throw them all away?"

"Can you get over the death of soldier Alan Yeager?"

"...Leaving aside what you said earlier, what the hell are you? A ghost? Are you really Allen? It's like that kind of nasty fake. Does it mean that people's personalities change after death? Is it bad?" Levi said this seemingly calmly, but the frown between his brows betrayed his feelings.

Even if he was prepared, the moment his guess was confirmed from someone who looked exactly like Alan, the emotion that exploded in his chest made it almost impossible for him to maintain his usual clear and organized thinking , Even the words that came out of his mouth seemed to be deceiving himself and others, whitewashing peace.

"Ha" the young man suddenly chuckled, the laughter interrupted the tense atmosphere in the air, the young man raised his hand to cover his eyes, his face was intertwined with the kind of want to cry and laugh, lonely but There was another nostalgic expression, and then his tone softened again.

"Yes, I'm Ellen" He removed his hands covering his eyes and stretched them out to Levi "Do you need to touch to confirm my existence? It's just that I'm probably not what you know The boy who bears the power of a giant and bears the hope of mankind."

"And this world...is not the world you know."

The smile on the young man's lips is both sad and captivating.