[Attack on Titan] Liar

☆、Episode04. Promise

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"How about making a promise?"

"I will... No, only I can record your path to becoming a god."

"Mr. Captain?" The voice sounded hesitantly from behind, Levi narrowed his eyes impatiently, and came again.

Thanks to the recent report, today he has encountered such... strike up a conversation more than once.

However, a certain culprit may not have appeared in the survey corps for a long time, since Han Ji tried it.

The worst thing is that he is full of dissatisfaction and doesn't know who to vent to. This feeling of being treated as a rare creature, Levi can't help but think maliciously, maybe the way they look at him and some giant disguised as a human (Han Ji) Look at your own kind with similar eyes.

Quickly dismissed the woman whose eyes were full of curiosity and some strange emotions again, Levi's face finally darkened undisguisedly, he looked down at the survey corps uniform on his body, and felt that he seemed He should have run out because of being impatient with Han Ji's noise, although he just stopped by to buy cleaning supplies. As a soldier, it's rare to have a day off, and such an experience is really unpleasant.

"...Mr. Captain?"

here we go again.Sighing softly, this time he wanted to leave without even turning around, but he heard a voice behind him again: "It really is you, Mr. Levi."

This time he heard the voice familiar. A certain culprit whom he had been talking about before was standing in front of him openly. Still sensitive to changes in places.

This time Olivia did not wear the black coat she wore the previous few times, but an ordinary light-colored cotton dress, but a flower made of sky blue ribbon was fixed on the collar. After all, today is a sunny day. Naturally, she didn't bring an umbrella with her, maybe it was his illusion, the breath on her body was a bit cheerful, and she was no longer pretending to be old Chen like before.

The light blond hair is more radiant under the sun, and the corners of the lips are slightly smiling. Compared with the past, she doesn't have that precocious look at all, but looks like an ordinary girl greeting someone she met by chance.

Tch, as expected, a kid should look like a kid, the mask that hides so much that even he can't see the depth makes him very uncomfortable, at least it's more pleasing to the eye.

"what."

There was only an exclamation and there was no more to say. Olivia shrugged helplessly, walked a few steps in one direction, and turned to see him still standing there: "Sir, aren't you following?"

Levi raised his eyebrows, but followed her without saying anything.

I saw her take a few turns with ease. In fact, it has only been half a year since Levi joined the Survey Corps. In the vicinity of the Wall of Maria, except for occasionally going out to buy cleaning supplies, she has never done a good job shopping. It can be said that he is not familiar with it at all, and he casually glanced around while walking.

Until she stood at the door of a store, it looked like a bookstore, but there were not many people buying books these days, so the slightly dilapidated appearance of the bookstore didn't surprise him.

Olivia seemed to be very familiar with this place, so she turned her head and said to him, "Sir, just take a look at the books over there first, and I'll go pick out painting tools."

Even before he agreed, he got into the painting tool. Levi stood there and watched for a while, and quickly judged that this guy would look like a long time, so he started to flip through the book on the side.

In fact, he had read a lot of books in the underground street back then. Of course, most of them were snatched, not to mention the forbidden books related to outside the wall, but obviously there are no such things here.

Having been with Erwin Smith for so long, he probably more or less guessed that the printing of books is also a measure for the superiors to control the people. Of course, the distribution of newspapers is even more straightforward. Thinking of this, he glanced at One glance at the young lady who is so happy to pick things, this is why Irwin is so wary of her. Hasn't there been any objection to the City Wall Monthly up to now?Or is it simply because the news here has not been passed on?

While thinking, he took out the books on the bookshelf and flipped them casually. The bag of things he bought just now was put at his feet, when he suddenly heard Olivia's voice ringing in his ears: "Huh? "Interesting Paradox" Argument"?"

She rushed over at some point, tilted her head and stared at the cover, Levi glanced at the book, the name marked on the upper right corner of the opened page, isn't it what she just said?

"This book is quite interesting." Olivia didn't care about his meaning of ignorance at all, but just took out a copy from his hand and flipped through it: "The paradox is quite interesting, such as It is said that the snail is a certain distance in front of the rabbit. When the rabbit catches up to the place where the snail started, the snail has already crawled a certain distance forward. The rabbit continues to chase, and the snail will crawl forward a new distance each time. No snails."

"But obviously the snail will be overtaken by the rabbit."

"For another example, a white horse is different from a black horse. A black horse is a horse, and because a white horse is not a black horse, then a white horse is not a horse."

"It's just a concept change."

"Every point of a one-foot-long line can correspond to one point on the wall of Mary, so the line is as long as the wall?"

Levi didn't answer, just raised an eyebrow.

"I have a favorite paradox here," Olivia still smiled, "The Liar Paradox."

"Question: "I'm lying", is this sentence the truth or a lie? "

If she is lying, then "I am lying" is a lie, so she is telling the truth; but if it is the truth, she is lying.

In any case, contradictions are inevitable.

interesting.

Levi didn't answer her question, just walked towards the counter with the book, maybe it's good to pass the time once in a while.

"Pay together." Olivia put a few brushes next to the book, and paid before Levi.

...inexplicably unhappy.

Levi pursed his lips, but still didn't say anything, and was about to get another one, when Olivia's voice sounded unhurriedly: "Mr. Captain, you don't want to accept it? I already have this one I have a book."

A tone of disdain for him to take another prodigal.

He paused, and she said again: "If you mind, how about treating me to a meal?"

"...what to eat?"

Came to a bakery, ordered some desserts and sat down, Olivia glanced at the price list: "...Hey, I'm still at a loss."

Books in this era are scarce, and they are much more expensive than food.

"No one is going to make you lose." Levi felt that the guy in front of him was really pushing his feet. He didn't like to owe favors to others, but it didn't mean that he would be manipulated by others, "Olivia, occasionally, enough is enough."

"Black tea for the two of you." The waiter put the tea on a plate and said hesitantly, "Are you the captain of the Survey Corps?"

After stirring the tea a few times with a spoon, Olivia replied in place of someone who became impatient again: "Yes, he is."

There was a hint of schadenfreude in the tone of voice.

"Then you are Miss Olivia, the reporter from the City Wall Monthly?" the waiter turned around and said.

Now it was Levi who was watching the show, he picked up the tea cup in his hand calmly, watched Olivia's expression suddenly changed, but still nodded helplessly.

"So the two are really lovers?"

Hearing this, Levi almost lost the cup in his hand, and looked at Olivia, who was also extremely surprised.

"Why do you think so?" She quickly regained her composure and asked.

"Because Miss Oli, your words in the newspaper are very gentle, and that painting, how could it be so good if you didn't draw it seriously? The newspaper is also specially created for Mr. Captain? Now, are you dating? ?”

Olivia looked at this serious waiter, and narrowed her eyes: "Can I ask you to keep it a secret?"

He watched her coax the waiter in this store with a few words, and when the person walked away, Levi lowered his voice and said: "Did you deny it?"

"It's more like denying it." Olivia continued to stir the cup carelessly, "This kind of misunderstanding is nothing, as long as it doesn't spread, it won't have any impact."

Before he could say anything, she spoke first: "Then let's get rid of this topic by the way. What do you think is the reason why the investigative corps went out of the wall?"

Glancing at her, although he thought it might be someone's way to change the subject, he still replied: "Destroy the giants, and go to explore the world beyond the wall, maybe there will be other human beings."

"To be more precise, it is to explore the secrets of giants." Although it was an interview, she didn't even take out a pen, "Why do giants exist, why is the back of their necks, and how did this place be discovered?" of?"

She pointed to the back of the neck: "This is not an easy place to notice."

After all, given the physical differences between humans and giants, before the invention of the three-dimensional mobile device, only cannons were used as a relatively effective attack method to attack the back of the neck?It's simply not possible.

"……What do you want to do?"

Olivia didn't answer, but ate the cake in her hand. It should be something she liked more, but she didn't feel any joy: "For you, what is the Survey Corps?"

"The best hope of eradicating giants, and... a new starting point."

"But the country doesn't want it to exist. As far as I know, Captain Erwin has worked very hard. From the current point of view, if there is still no turning point, it will be disbanded. So, what are you going to do?"

Levi looked at this guy whose demeanor had changed a lot since he said he was going to be interviewed, obviously still wearing the same clothes, and the innocence of this age disappeared again: "...what do you mean?"

"In addition to counting on the giants to invade, the only way to find the balance of the superiors?" She looked Levi up and down, "With your face, it's easy to win the favor of the lady."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Since Jehovah can crucify himself, you can also do some hypocritical but beneficial things in order to become a god?" Olivia put down the things in her hand, "Isn't the god I serve only It's an order."

"Go to the banquet of the nobles, my God." Olivia smiled, but it made people shudder, "What price are you willing to pay to save the world?"

"It's almost the sky, and I'm about to go back." Standing at the fork, she looked up at the sky, with a trace of innocence on her childish face, as if the person who said those words just now was not her.

"Why?" Levi didn't bother to pay attention to her words. The previous remarks made his mind messed up, but although the words were harsh, they still made sense, "Why on earth did you do this? ?”

"Do you want to have an answer anyway?" She smiled lightly.

"Yes." Levi said simply, "Your actions make me uneasy."

This kind of worrying that crossed the boundary, and she didn't see what she wanted, was like a seemingly calm sea. He would rather face the storm than face the fear of the unknown all day long.

"It's better like this," the sunset dyed the sky red, the short golden hair was slightly swaying, and a trace of tenderness flashed quietly in the brown pupils, "I have made an agreement, you can only accept me...or I will do it exclusive interview with the newspaper."

There was a touch of warmth in her voice: "I will record your path to becoming a god."

Time passed quietly, like a long time, but also like a moment.

"it is good."

Loud.