[Attack on Titan] puppet

In the early morning of the next day, when I woke up, Commander Mary was already gone. Captain Eric said that she had gone outside the wall to survey the surrounding environment a few hours ago, and eliminated some fish that slipped through the net by the way, and waited. After meeting us outside the door, I asked him, "Is it true that Captain Mary is all right if she doesn't sleep much?"

Eric first scolded me again, accused me of asking the wrong question, and finally replied, "She can't do it."

I heard a little about it, but I didn't choose to continue to delve into it.

The purpose of the expedition is to fight against giants and destroy them. I used to know this in my heart better than anyone else. When all kinds of cruel methods were crushed into a bloody and inhuman shape and swallowed into my stomach, I couldn't do anything except cry and tremble with fear.

You will die, you will die, if you continue like this, you will die!

The giant's hand tightly grasped my body and sent it to its mouth. The smell on my face made me stunned to the point of suffocation. The viscous liquid on the giant's tongue irritated me so much that I couldn't open my eyes. I couldn't lift my arms to resist. The blade has long been out of my grasp, and it is about to slip into the giant's stomach and become its ration...

"Randall! Cheer up Randall!"

who?I felt my ankle was grabbed by a strong force and pulled outwards, fresh air was poured into my lungs, and I saw clearly the person in front of me, it was Captain Eric!

The muscles of the giant's lower jaw had been severed by him, and he was standing next to the giant's mouth with one hand supporting the giant's upper jaw, and pulling my leg with the other hand.

But the cruel situation didn't give us much time to greet each other. A strange animal sprang out from the right in an instant, waving its hands greedily and was about to hit us. Before I could react, Captain Eric He threw me out and said loudly: "Randall! Quickly activate the three-dimensional mobile suit..."

As he said, I quickly grabbed the launch rope of the handle hanging on the side of the giant and fixed it on the giant, which served as a buffer and landed smoothly. Captain Eric seemed to choose to throw me out at the first time, while he himself Before he had time to dodge, before he could finish his sentence, the upper body was bitten in the mouth by the strange species.

"Captain Eric!!!" I knelt on the ground and noticed a sudden shadow. I raised my head in horror. It was the foot of the ordinary giant whose jaw was chopped off by Captain Eric just now. In a few seconds, it will crush me into a piece of meat, but my mind is blank, and my limbs are too limp to allow me to take another step to the side.

I looked up at the ironic smiling face in a daze. I thought that the life saved by Captain Eric would suffer a worthless death with guilt, but at the moment when I was completely desperate, Suddenly, a green figure galloped in the air at a speed that the naked eye could not catch. In the next second, the back of the giant's neck seemed to be cut off in half, causing its head to hang down ridiculously.

I was lifted and thrown to a safe area, so that I was not hit by the vaporized and fallen giant, "Commander Mary...Captain Eric..."

"I know." She responded calmly, and turned to activate the three-dimensional mobile device to point the target at the strange species. At a speed I couldn't imagine, the single rope spun and struck at the back of its neck vigorously, but It was too late, and it still failed to prevent Captain Eric from being bitten into pieces and swallowed.

If Commander Mary hadn't chosen to save me first, Captain Eric might still have the possibility of surviving...

"Why did Captain Eric choose to save a useless guy like me! Why did Captain Mary choose to save a useless guy like me instead of Captain Eric!" I didn't dare to look up at the landing Mary in front of me just grabbed the weeds on the ground and stuck her fingers into the soil in remorse.

She didn't answer my question, but immediately fired a signal flare representing retreat, and brought two horses to remind me: "I'll talk about that kind of thing later, stand up Randall, there is a large area of ​​giants in front of you." Come here, we are going to retreat early."

"But the body of Captain Eric..." I looked hesitantly at the wreckage that was still emitting white steam. Captain Eric had not been swallowed for a long time, and maybe a relatively complete body could be recovered.

"There's no time left, and besides, no one will be pleased with that look."

"but……"

"The important thing is not how his body will be disposed of after his death. No matter how miserable his death is, as long as we can remember his most heroic appearance in our hearts, that's enough." Mary frowned and rolled her eyes lightly. In the white mist, he kept urging me to act quickly with his eyes.

"Yes." I swayed on the back of the horse and stood up. Mary finally turned her head to look at the place where the strange seeds that had devoured Captain Eric had evaporated, and then she looked at the place as if she had become accustomed to it. He rode on the horse expressionlessly, reminding me to keep up, and then quickly drove the horses to join the large army not far away without looking back.

I was holding on to the reins tightly, and I still couldn't let go of this matter easily, even though Captain Mary didn't mention anything about me when she reported the death of Captain Eric, but simply said "" Captain Eric died" these words.

"At that moment, I made a judgment that the success rate of saving you was higher than that of saving Eric, whose life and death were uncertain, and Eric also had his own judgment in saving you. You can save Eric's death. It’s all on me, who is desperate to save me, but you don’t have to feel guilty.” On the way back to the city, Mary said to me with a normal expression, even though there was no trace of grief on the surface, her eyes were more than usual. It got even darker.

I know that she has experienced far more deaths of her companions than me, and she suffers more than anyone else from making such a dilemma, and I have no right to show weakness in front of her, but tears of remorse still flowed down my face , "I thought Captain Eric hated me, but I didn't expect him to die to save me. It's all my fault, because I'm too weak..."

"He won't really hate you. He is a good boy, and you are too. If you feel unwilling, remember the regret now, and use the life he saved to live in a way that doesn't make him ashamed Come on, Randall." Mary sighed inaudibly, and looked at me with a slightly moved look: "I used to be like you, and I couldn't do anything well. My friend Albert was on the first expedition. Died because of saving me, everyone came here like this, no one was so strong and invincible from the beginning."

"Captain Mary..." I wanted to thank her, but I didn't know what to say when the words came to my mouth. I felt that all words seemed so pale and powerless in front of her who had experienced such a long time.

"Randall, give me your cloak." Mary held out her hand to me before entering the gate.

I handed it over without hesitation, and watched strangely as she took out a historical mask from the bundle hanging beside the horse and put it on, then pulled the hood on the back, and couldn't help asking : "Commander Mary, do you want to go back to the city with the army? Speaking of which, why do you dress up like this?"

"It's a little bit... This is the government's request. They are afraid that it will cause unnecessary panic among the citizens. After all, anyone who sees this face that has remained unchanged for many years will be afraid. This is why you signed the confidentiality agreement." Mary pointed. My mask explained to me without complaint that my voice was suppressed a lot because of the mask, and I seemed to understand this approach.

It makes sense to think about it. If the public knows that the head of the Survey Corps looks like a 15-year-old girl, I’m afraid they will inevitably lose confidence in the Survey Corps based on their appearance. However, I still think that Captain Mary’s funny appearance is not majestic. Where to go.

"Captain Mary! Is the number of giants killed in this expedition worth sacrificing so many lives!"

"Is it because of self-blame that you finally stopped hiding and showed yourself in front of us? Do you think it's worth taking a group of people to die every time? Are you worthy of the families of these sacrificed people!"

I clenched my fists amidst the questioning and blaming voices of negative emotions, wishing I could rush up and beat up those disgusting faces so that I could no longer utter such irresponsible sarcastic remarks, but Mary still put With my back straight, I followed her out of the main force for a while and came to an ordinary woman.

She handed my cloak to the woman, and hesitated for a while before speaking: "Sorry, Janet, I didn't protect him well, Eric, like his father, has honorably sacrificed for the freedom of mankind." He took his own heart, the only thing left of him."

I watched the woman knelt on the ground with her cloak in her arms and wept heart-rendingly, and my heart twitched. If it wasn't for Captain Eric who died instead of me because he saved me, then the person crying now might be My mother is gone.

"Captain Mary... You know, since Harrison died, I have only Eric left. I only have him as a child. He admires you so much. You promised me to protect him for me... Why did you survive and Eric had to die..." The woman held the cloak tightly in her arms and looked at Mary with eyes full of tears but with a hint of resentment.

This is not the fault of Captain Mary. I opened my mouth to defend her, but she stopped her. She shook her head at me to signal that I should keep silent, then lowered her head and saluted the woman: "I'm so sorry, Janet."

"Randall, you should try to understand the despair of losing the most important person in the world. I have seen too many such scenes, no matter how gentle and gentle people are, it is inevitable Out of control, trust me, Janet she didn't mean to say that." Excusing the woman, Mary patted me on the shoulder like an elder before returning to the peloton.

Captain Mary, has she also experienced this feeling?I don't know, and my rationality tells me that this kind of question about scars cannot be easily asked.

"Why did you leave my cloak to her? Commander Mary, you seem to know her very well. Is that woman Captain Eric's mother?" Only then did I dare to ask questions.

Mary turned her head, looked at me with the only pair of eyes exposed under the mask, and said, "Yes, Janet and Eric's father Harrison was originally a soldier of the Survey Corps, and I saw them never being sensible. A newcomer, gradually growing up to become a soldier who can stand alone. I held Eric when he was born. It’s really only such a small one... Janet retired when she was pregnant with Eric. , but Harrison didn’t. He died in the line of duty when Eric was just one month old. Now Janet has nothing. I will replace it with your cloak, after all, you are also the successor of Eric's will."

"Is that so..." I was at a loss for words again, clumsily not knowing what to say.

Speaking these words in a nonchalant tone, I don’t know what Mary was thinking in her heart, and she blindly comforted me from the beginning. In fact, was she really as indifferent to Captain Eric’s death as she appeared on the surface?Had the deaths she had witnessed for so long been enough to numb her completely?Probably no one knows except herself.

"I will continue to stand on this battlefield in place of Captain Eric until the giant is completely wiped out or my life comes to an end." I swore an oath in front of her, blaming myself for never being able to restore everything that has happened. It's the only thing I can do now.

"Not bad determination, and Eric would be genuinely glad if he knew."

Followed Captain Mary back to the Survey Corps branch. To my surprise, she put the report aside and began to pack up the relics of the victims during the expedition. I asked her why these follow-up tasks were not given to Others do it, but she said: "It's his habit, and I've been doing it instead since he died."

"You mean Levi?" I helped her tidy up Captain Eric's room and asked subconsciously.

"Hmm." She stroked Eric's desk and sorted out the books on it, as if she was talking to me or purely muttering to herself: "Speaking of which, when Eric was young , I would tell him about Levi when I went to visit him occasionally, and at that time he would grab my clothes and yell, 'I must become a better commander than Levi', it's really sad* children."

"That Mr. Levi is also the captain!?" I really felt that I was a little too surprised. After thinking about it carefully, since Captain Mary said that he is very strong, it should be a matter of course that he can become the captain. matter.

"Not only the captain, but also my instructor in the past." Mary didn't seem to mind my impolite behavior, but there was a layer of smile in her tone: "If you see a real person, you may be even more surprised, and you will think that It might be too different from the image of a 'hero' in my impression."

"Tsk, I really just said some superfluous things."

The ghost of that night!I watched in horror as the translucent man passed through the wall with a normal face, complaining as if he had just returned from a walk, and after he glanced at me, he asked inexplicably, "Why are you again?" This brat?"

"Do you think I want to see you?" I also felt very helpless, I never knew that I had a supernatural physique.

"Randall?" Mary looked at me inexplicably, "Who are you talking to?"

I waved my hand at her with a smirk, pointed to the direction where the man was standing and explained forcefully: "It's nothing, Captain Mary, I just happened to see a cockroach crawling past." Di was not annoyed by my impolite explanation, but instead had an expression of "you are wise if you didn't tell me about me".

After that, he obviously didn't bother to talk to me anymore, he just stood quietly watching Captain Mary from the beginning to the end, and occasionally reminded me aloud when I misclassified things: "Hey, brat, the workman Be serious with me, and don't wander off." Aside from his often bad tone, I think he's still a pretty good ghost.

In the days that followed, I often went to chat with Commander Mary. She always looked very busy, but she never refused me. She said that since the death of Captain Eric, there is no one who will take good care of her except me. It may be because it feels weird to talk to her, most people would not choose to chat with her.

From the public opinion I heard, it is obvious that everyone admires Captain Mary because of her extraordinary strength, but perhaps because the gap between them is too great, this admiration has become even stronger to the point of forming a deep line. The ravine at the bottom eventually evolved to the point of keeping a respectful distance.

"Speaking of which, I don't understand what young people are interested in nowadays. What about you, Randall? You are only 16 years old, and you should still be interested in the opposite sex. Is there a girl you have a crush on?" Mary stopped. The action of writing a document in her hand, she scratched her chin with a quill and asked with interest. At this moment, she looked like an ordinary and gossip girl.

I immediately shook my head almost to the point of throwing it away, and retorted with a slightly hot cheek: "No! Speaking of joining the Survey Corps, I was ready to die at any time. How could there be such a thing? You don't have to do your job when you are idle!"

"The consciousness is quite high at such a young age." She couldn't help laughing and shook her head.

"Then Captain Mary, do you have a crush on someone?" I asked unwillingly, this is called reciprocity.

Mary rummaged back and forth among a pile of documents on the table, and confessed bluntly and generously as she searched: "There is no one who has a secret crush, but there are still lovers who talk about it... I am troubled, where did I go? Just saw it."

"Hello, Randall." The man who had been standing beside Captain Mary from the very beginning, occasionally looking down at the documents suddenly stopped me, and then pointed to a pair of papers that had accidentally fallen under the desk. I said, "I really can't stand it any longer, so hurry up and remind her."

I said to him silently: "If you want to say it, you can say it yourself." Then I turned my head to the side. Although I feel sorry for Captain Mary, I have always followed this man's orders during training. There will also be a little rebellion.

It is worth mentioning that since he was sure that I could see him, he would occasionally pop up when I was doing self-training, give me some serious guidance, and then disappear without anyone noticing. Where did I go, usually when I meet Captain Mary, there is an [-]% chance of meeting him.

I hate being told what to do by someone who doesn't know who he is, even in his Survey Corps uniform, but never tells me who he really is... But I have to admit that his advice is very useful.

"Are you still worried about being scolded by me as a brainless pig during training in the morning? Sure enough, the kid is the kid." The man stared at me expressionlessly, and then sighed helplessly: "She can't hear me , It's useless even if I remind her."

It was only then that I realized how naive my angry behavior was, and I almost forgot to remind her or help her pick it up, which is easy for me, but impossible for him.

I was afraid that it was an important military secret, so I deliberately kept my eyes away from the content on it, picked up the paper and handed it to Captain Mary, she thanked me and told me it was not a big deal, don’t be so nervous, I think it’s just me It's just one of the reasons for my nervousness. The bigger reason is that I feel that the man who is very close to me looks so horrifying that he will cut the back of my neck at any time.

"Commander Mary, you actually have a lover. I thought you would agree with me. In fact, from our standpoint, it is not suitable for a romantic relationship at all, just like the father of Captain Eric. He let his wife die alive. I'm a widow..." Resuming the previous topic, after finishing speaking, I felt that this sour tone was a bit out of control, and it's not a good habit to impose my own views on others.

"Randall, I don't think your ideas are wrong, and I can't comment on their ideas. I can only say that each has its own choice, and my idea was actually biased towards you a long time ago. I chose I gave up my relationship with him for the sake of human beings, and agreed to fall in love with him without hesitation when I let go of the heavy responsibility." Mary tilted her head and looked at me, as if talking about other people's affairs To put it bluntly.

"Now the giants have not been completely wiped out, what made you change your mind?" I asked suspiciously.

Mary clenched the quill in her hand, and after a long pause, she was able to continue with difficulty: "...he is dead, and he no longer bears any shackles, so I can confess my feelings without any scruples, but this It doesn’t make any sense anymore, I never seriously expressed my heart to him once before he was alive, but now even if I say it many times, he can’t hear him anymore.”

died?

Captain Mary didn't tell me who it was, but I always had an intuition that it must be the "Levi" who had the highest appearance rate when she talked with me in the past. I think he must be tall and strong A gentle and considerate man.

"Until now, I still don't know whether the original choice was right or wrong." Mixed with a little regret, but her tone was extremely sincere, Mary finally said to me: "In short, Randall, listen to my advice. It is very short-lived, especially for the Survey Corps, sometimes you don’t need to think too much, the most important thing is to live in the moment.”

I listened carefully to this advice that I had accumulated for a long time, and then I clearly realized that she needed to be alone, so I exited the room wisely. The moment I closed the door, I saw that The man bent down and leaned into Captain Mary's ear, as if he said something to her, it was really strange

The author has something to say: I saw a Japanese introduction on Weibo today about the contents of the rumor about the captain. ...It turns out that the captain is a flying thief, hahahaha, I'm so shocked!After this, the little friends who opened the giant pit have more content to fill in their brains =v= But it doesn’t matter to me who is about to finish _(:3」∠)_

The mask that Truth wears in this chapter is the one given by the previous captain. It is said that another captain was killed by me, and Truth was cultivated since childhood. Am I a captain killer? [Silence] Welcome to me at night Come and have a cup of tea with me in the room and talk about life for one night~

in the city you guard

I can still hear the baby's healthy cry today

you must be happy

Hear our footsteps towards the future

——Utada Hikaru-Sakura Flowし