Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

I'm sorry for the things I did to you before, but unfortunately I have no chance to apologize to them. "

"No one knows what the outcome will be." Levi recalled the tragic scene of the battle in the Giant Tree Forest, "If you hadn't left the Survey Corps, you might not be here now. Thanks to your help, we left up to today."

After eating the bread, Vanessa handed Del's ashes to Levi, and Levi gave Vanessa the gift he was going to give to Del.

"Can I open it and have a look?"

"casual."

Vanessa gently pulled the ribbon and opened the gift box. Inside was a conch bigger than a fist. The surface of the spiral seemed to have fallen into the painter's palette. No matter from which angle you looked at it, it was a colorful and irregular pattern. .I heard that Levi used to give gifts to others, either a weapon like a jackknife or a practical cleaning tool. I feel that Levi has 'growth' a lot in this regard.

With a knowing smile, Vanessa looked up and was about to thank Levi for the gift, but suddenly froze.Levi lowered his head and stroked the wooden box, and glanced at Vanessa from the corner of his eye: "Did the kid say anything in the end?"

"She said..." Vanessa's eyes immediately became moist, "She misses you."

Levi was taken aback, there seemed to be some kind of tenderness in his eyes, "Is that so..."

After the brief meeting, Vanessa put on her veil again, and her deacon appeared out of nowhere and helped her up.Levi felt that this person looked familiar, so he couldn't help but take another look.

The deacon bowed politely to Levi, "Long time no see, Captain Levi."

Only then did Levi recognize that the man was Mr. Russell's son Crick, "Why are you here again?"

"Captain Levi, did you forget that the property of all congressmen was confiscated during the coup last year?" Vanessa said.

"I'm sure you'll complain about us," Levi said to Crick.

Crick shook his head, "It was indeed like this at the beginning, but after learning the truth of the world, I felt that instead of being swallowed up by giants meaninglessly on the day the 'paradise' fell apart, it would be better for our family's demise More meaningful. At least it proves that we, the so-called nobles, still have some 'use'."

Levi was a little surprised by Crick's words, but it should be the best result to get the other party's understanding.

silence (1)

Holding the wooden box and returning to the headquarters of the Corps, Issue 104, who planned to say hello to Levi, was frightened into silence by his gloomy face, and took the initiative to stick to the wall to make way.Levi didn't speak, and walked quietly past the crowd.

When he was about to return to the dormitory, Han Ji walked over and asked cheerfully, "Did you see Dai'er? How is she?"

Levi knocked on the wooden box in his hand, without making a sound, he opened the door, entered the room, and closed the door.

"Could it be..." Han Ji seemed to realize something, the smile disappeared from his face, and he leaned against the wall, "Dai'er, who can you learn from, but you want to learn from Erwin?"

After locking himself in the room alone and isolating himself from the outside world, Levi suddenly felt a surge of intense sadness accompanied by heart-wrenching feelings, breaking through the barriers he had built pretending to be strong in front of others, with The wheezing of the trembling vocal cords gradually intensified.

All the strength in his body was drained in an instant, Levi's legs went limp, and he slid to the ground next to the door, while the wooden box in his hand was still firmly protected in his arms.

In fact, Levi had already had a premonition that something might happen to Dier, but he didn't want to admit it.

If Dai'er was still alive, she wouldn't not take the initiative to contact him for three years, especially after the successful coup d'état and the battle to recapture the Wall of Maria, the most urgent major threats inside and outside the island were basically eliminated, and she had no reason to continue to hide.

As for the safe house and funds donated to them before, it is still a bit difficult to be cautious to that extent with Dai'er's character who often loses the chain.More importantly, the words taught to Hystria did not sound like they were written by Dale. At that time, he should have known that 'Earl Morrison' was not Dale.

"Little devil, didn't you promise that you won't dare to disappear without saying a word next time?" Levi looked at the wooden box and said to himself, his voice became a little hoarse.

Knowing Dill's departure, Levi fell into deep doubts in his heart. One of the beliefs that supported him coming back from the battlefield these years was to protect Dill from harm.He has always consciously put himself at the forefront, because he believes that this will protect her from threats from giants and humans.

But now he suddenly discovered that the thing he wanted to protect had long since ceased to exist.So what's the point of everything he's doing?For the future of this island?Or are you simply driven aimlessly by your own power and responsibility?

The bright sunlight slanted in from the window, quietly overflowing the whole room, flooding Levi, warm like a loved one's embrace.

A familiar call sounded in my ears, "Brother Levi..."

Turning his head, Levi vaguely saw Dill hugging his right arm next to him, with her side face resting on his shoulder, sleeping comfortably and peacefully, with a quiet smile on her lips.The heavy heart was swept away, and he forgot why he sat on the ground.

"Tsk... brat, so you're here..." He raised his hand to pinch Dai'er's cheek, but Levi's remaining rationality made Levi stop.This is only a short-lived phantom, like a flower in a mirror or a moon in water, which will shatter when touched.

In order not to disturb this dream, Levi instead gently stroked Dier's hair, not daring to use too much force, and felt the heat emitted by her hair absorbing the sun with the palm of his hand.He stared at Dai'er quietly, carefully remembering her voice and smile, every breath she took, and every word she said in sleep. He was obviously very sad, but he tried his best not to blur his vision with tears.

The temperature suddenly dropped, and seeing Dai'er began to become transparent, Levi's heart tightened, and he wanted to hug and keep her.But when his body was tilted, Levi took a closer look, and there was nothing beside him.

The sun had already set, replaced by the cold moonlight.In the dark room, the air seemed to have condensed into ice, Levi subconsciously touched the wooden box on his lap, there was still a trace of residual warmth on it.

silence (2)

Under the blue sky, the breeze blew through the grass and treetops, the snow-white clouds changed shapes and floated across the sky, and the migratory birds flew to the distance on the other side of the wall by the wind.

Vanessa placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone, and wiped the words on the tombstone with a handkerchief.

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Daier (433--449)

Levi Ackerman

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"Why didn't you add your name?" Levi asked Vanessa.

"Because I'm not a qualified older sister." Vanessa stood up, covered her face with the veil again, and she asked Levi: "Can I continue to use the name 'Delles Morrison'? "If she changes her real name back, she will inevitably be 'attacked' by some people who will not be kind. After all, she has done many things that are not good for the survey corps before, so she would rather choose to hide in the dark.

Levi turned around, "My sister is Del, just Del."

"Don't you blame me?"

"It's her choice. If you want to blame it, blame her for failing to protect herself."

"Thank you." Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief.

Levi took out his pocket watch and checked the time, "Let's go, the Toyo mission should be here soon."

"Yeah." Vanessa nodded and raised her hand habitually. Crick quickly stepped forward to help her into the carriage.

The last time we met, Vanessa also looked very weak. Levi sat across from Vanessa and asked, "Is your back injury serious? Why do you always look like you are dying? I don't remember you being so unfavorable before." .”

Vanessa turned her head regretfully, "The injury on my back is indeed serious, and it caused me to have a high fever for several days."

Levi thought it was the whiplash that caused Vanessa to look like this, just when he was about to say 'I'm sorry', Vanessa snapped, "But it's not because of you, it's Niobe who made me look like this." I got it the night I went to the villa."

"Tsk... It seems that you have to be 'strictly disciplined'."

"It's better not to, I can't bear it now." Vanessa said in a joking tone.Whiplashes and sharps cuts left unsightly scars on her back, despite the best doctors cleaning and stitching her wounds.

Afterwards, the two came to the headquarters of the Corps in West Gunsina District. Before the mission arrived, Han Ji warmly introduced Vanessa to Issue 104 and others: "This is Earl Morrison, the only one in the wall who has The Countess with double titles is now a senior advisor to the Queen, and she has been silently supporting the Survey Corps for the past few years. Most of the supplies came from her donations, whether it was internal or external battles. Thank you very much. She is."

Except for Allen, who had seen the future memory, everyone showed incredible expressions, marveling at how young the earl was, and mistakenly thought that Levi was a gift for her.

Although separated by a veil, the general shape of the face can actually be seen clearly.Jean quietly asked Coney: "Does this Countess look familiar?"

Mikasa heard what they said, and replied, "I seem to have seen her in the training regiment, but her hair was white back then."

Jean and Coney were dumbfounded, and Sasha yelled out loudly, "What? Earl Morrison participated in the training?"

"Your subordinates have a good memory." Vanessa turned her head and said to Levi.

"Their group of idiots only have extraordinary intuition about some inexplicable things." Levi complained viciously.

The dialogue between the two is equivalent to an indirect acknowledgment of what Mikasa said just now.