[Attack on Titan] behind the scenes

At dusk, the investigative corps' investigation outside the wall was over. They were physically and mentally exhausted and dragged the corpse on the carriage back, but they were criticized by the masses.Dusk covered everyone, dragging their tired figures for a long time.

The huge Hong bell on the clock tower swayed slowly, making bursts of sound, so loud that even the city of Sina could hear it.

Felicia, who was wearing a towel, seemed to hear the bell. She stopped cleaning the window and looked towards the wall while holding the rag.She was looking forward to the return of everyone from the Survey Corps, but she was also unwilling to look forward to their return.Because every return must be sacrificed.

Not wanting to think about that, she quickened her movements.The office must be cleaned before the Chief of the Survey Corps arrives...

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the exhausted Erwin appeared with the documents he had sorted out with the team leader.

"Where is the leader?" Felicia, who was a little tired, kept her cleaning clothes and looked up at Erwin.

"He was very tired, so I told him to rest and let me do it."

"Is that so..." Felicia stretched her body before walking up to Erwin and taking down his report.Due to the late time, many things could not be dealt with at the first time. The files are all reports on the investigation outside the wall.

Some places that were not marked on the previous map have been identified, and the area where you can fight the giants has been confirmed.And the casualties and consumption this time...

Felicia's eyes read every word quickly. She needed to know the situation at the time in the shortest possible time, and analyze and think about countermeasures.

"I'll contact the court painter about the map tomorrow, and I can count the material consumption tomorrow... Is there a list of casualties?" Felicia said while turning the page, her eyes still on the page.There was only one candle lamp that made it difficult for her to see clearly.

"Yes, the last few pages are, yes. I have something, can I invite you?"

It's no longer news that Erwin wanted something from himself, and Felicia temporarily looked away from the paper.

"Can't you say it here?"

"Because the parties involved are inconvenient to bring all of them here"

Felicia probably guessed what it was when she heard the words "participant".Seeing her nodding, she took off her apron and went with him to the station of the Survey Corps.

The bonfires were stationed at the four corners of the ground, and wounded soldiers, dead people, and intact guys were all crowded in small square positions.

Some were crying, some were numb, and some were silently looking at the corpse, not knowing what they were thinking.

Felicia continued to look at the documents in her hand, looked at the ground out of the corner of her eye, followed Erwin, and walked for a while before arriving.

Seeing Erwin and Felicia coming, some people who were sitting on the ground stood up slightly.

"Miss Felicia!"

A man with an injured arm staggered up and grabbed Felicia's arm.

"Felicia, save us, we..."

Before saying a few words, tears suddenly fell down.He held Felicia's hand tightly and was trembling. It was originally the age of an uncle, but because of this investigation, he became even older.

"What happened?" Felicia asked softly.

"I don't want to go outside the wall anymore, please help me talk to the leader, I don't want to go again!"

"Shut up! This investigation is the same as usual, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

I don't know whether to be brave or really hate such people, another man stood up and scolded him.

As if being humiliated, the man who grabbed Felicia cried and roared: "Why do you want to investigate outside the wall! Isn't it good to be inside the wall? Many people died!! If you don't go outside the wall..."

"Then why did you join the Survey Corps?"

Asked by Felicia, the man lowered his head as if cold water had been poured on him.He gritted his teeth and didn't speak, and was speechless for a while.

Felicia patted him on the shoulder in understanding, but at the same time sighed helplessly.

There are not a few people who regret this... No, or they don't want to join the Survey Corps at all, but ordinary people can't go to the Military Police Corps in terms of qualifications, and the Garrison Corps is overcrowded and doesn't need so many people, so they stay in the Survey Corps as a last resort.

There's no way to blame them, and presumably they didn't think it through before joining.There are also people who really treat the Corps as an umbrella, but Felicia also turns a blind eye because of the need for manpower.

"I can transfer you to the Garrison Corps, if you think that's all right, I don't care."

"Really, really?" After getting an unexpected answer, he raised his head to look at Felicia, and the man's incredible eyes lit up.

"Felicia!"

Erwin yelled loudly, and he frowned worriedly. Such an answer from Felicia would definitely make the soldiers flinch and affect morale!And she should know.Felicia looked into Erwin's eyes for a long time, seeming to read his mind, and whispered: "Keeping such a person will drag everyone down. It's better to go somewhere else."

After all, she walked to the center of the venue on her own, and said in an appropriate tone: "If you want to go to the garrison regiment, please bring your application to Erwin, and I will deal with it one by one! But, remember, you are deserters! It's fear." Cowards of giants! Some of you were saved by the sacrifice of your teammates. If you think it’s okay to leave like this, let’s go! Looking at the corpses of your comrades under your feet, can you say the cowardly words just now? ? Can you still make such a weak choice? If you can, then go for it.”

"You nobleman hiding in the wall of Xina, what right do you have to tell us what to do!!"

In the crowd, no one knew who yelled such a sentence, and pointed the finger at Felicia like a ignited fire.

"That's right!! Are you the same as those nobles?!! In fact, we are treated as chess pieces that can be sacrificed at any time!! But you hide in the wall and enjoy yourself comfortably!"

"Yes, I treat you as pawns." Felicia's words made people gasp in an instant. Is it really okay to say such things at such a time?

Erwin also broke into a cold sweat. It was supposed to be done by the group leader, but the group leader was already very tired. After returning to the city, he first held a meeting with each group leader and then compiled the report with himself...

Although Erwin shouldn't think of the worst, he couldn't help but put his hand on the handle of the knife, and even rehearsed in his mind what to do after the riot...

"But you guys are not even worthy of being pawns. Giants can't be killed, and they are sent for their rations for nothing... Feel free to complain or leave, but I hope that the next one will enter the survey corps, and the next one will fight the giants Yes, it won't be your wives and children, it won't be your brothers and sisters, it won't be your best friend. And hopefully the next dead body won't be someone you know. There's always someone to fight, even if that People, not you."

Looking at the corpses, the noisy crowd fell silent again, as if they had been beaten back to their original form.

Some words gushed out of Felicia's heart as if they were uncontrollable.

"If you want to escape from this hell, the only way is to defeat the giant and live upright! If you don't fight, you can't win. If you don't fight, you can't survive. If you don't fight, you will lose everything! This is our destiny!"

"I'm not fighting for people like you!!" Along with the crying, someone's sobbing voice came faintly.Sad as if for his own fate...

"Correct, the reason you are still here and fighting giants is not for the damned royal family or nobles, but for yourselves, for the family and friends you are familiar with... I will not stop you from doing anything Choose, but don't regret your choice."

After all, Felicia's legs were slightly spread shoulder-width apart, and her right hand was clenched into a fist in front of her chest at the position of her heart.

After a few seconds, he put away his posture and walked out of the crowd.

"Why didn't you drive him out of the Corps?" Levi, who had been watching for a long time, said that he couldn't understand Felicia's actions. Wouldn't it be better to just throw them away?

But after hearing his question, Felicia frowned involuntarily.

"Do you know how much material is needed to train one? There is still time and energy..." As a former soldier, Felicia is very aware of how much all this will cost: "If you drive them out, it is tantamount to wasting their training in the corps Everything in it, so I would rather transfer him to another group and continue."

"...Is it"

That's why I deliberately provoke them, find their weaknesses, and let the soldiers understand that what they are doing now is not for others, but for themselves...

Before the night was over, Felicia had already directed the medical team to burn the corpses one by one.The flames soared into the sky, lighting up the whole night.

The human corpses gave off a disgusting stench. Along with the giant's saliva, the fire that originally represented warmth gave off a distorted and dizzy stench. In the firelight, some people cried, some spit, and some remained motionless.

Felicia didn't have time to pay attention to them, she confirmed the number of dead bodies, and asked the names of each soldier who was not brought back one by one.

No matter how many times she investigates outside the wall, she will do it...

When there was a little light in the sky, Felicia had already distributed financial supplies in the office to appease the family members.Although this cannot make up for the pain of their loss, it can at least subsidize some of their lives.Felicia was unwilling to treat the relatives of the soldiers badly.

When the sun rose and the sky was fully lit, Felicia ordered the delivery to begin.At the same time, without accident, at dawn, they were involved in the struggle of members of the chamber of commerce...

The investigation outside the wall did not have any significant effect. Who cares about the drawing of maps for the nobles who never leave the city?Who cares about other people's death?All they care about is the consumption of money and supplies.