[Attack on Titan] We will go back to our hometown to get married after defeating the giant

"Good morning, Grisha." Sean smiled and waved to Grisha.

"Ah, it's Sean," Grisha was a little surprised, "What a coincidence? I just met you when I came back from the mainland."

"Haha, no, I'm here specifically to find you." Sean rubbed his head and laughed a few times.

"Come here specifically for me?" Grisha's expression became even more strange, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's about your son—Abner Yeager." Sean looked around and pointed to a restaurant not far away, "Let's go to that restaurant and talk, it's a little complicated."

"Okay." As soon as his son was mentioned, Grisha's face became serious. He followed Sean into the restaurant, found a seat and sat down, and said anxiously: "Excuse me, what happened to my eldest son?" something?"

"No, you don't need to be so nervous." Sean looked at Grisha with a smile on his face, and straightened his face. "Actually, I want to take your son as an apprentice and take him to the mainland to develop."

"Take him as an apprentice and develop in the interior?" Grisha looked at him in surprise, and said hesitantly, "I'm sorry, my son..."

Sean interrupted him, "Your son is a very qualified child, he has great potential." He stroked his chin as if recalling something, with an admiring expression, "He has excellent judgment and Mobility, he is very smart, and sometimes his ideas are so mature that he doesn’t look like a 16-year-old child. Because of this, I came up with the idea of ​​recruiting apprentices.”

"I'm very glad that you appreciate my son so much..." Grisha said with a look of embarrassment, "but Abner is only 16 years old after all, I..."

"I understand." Sean smiled and didn't continue to say anything, "I'm going to the mainland in a few days, I still hope you think about it, after all, such an excellent child, I don't want him to be like this Buried in the walls of Maria, he deserves better."

"This one……"

"You can check the Brooke family, I believe you won't be disappointed." Sean stood up, nodded politely to Grisha, and was about to leave, then suddenly stopped in his tracks as if thinking of something .

"Actually, I have already talked to your son before. He didn't reject the idea of ​​being my apprentice, but he said, 'I will go with you only if my parents agree.'" He paused After a pause, he looked at Grisha and smiled, "Ah, he is such a filial child, isn't he?" After speaking, he waved to Grisha and left.

Grisha stared blankly at Sean's leaving figure, his expression gradually became serious, "The Brook family..." he murmured.

"I'm not allowed!"

There was a roar from Yeager's house.

Karla looked at Grisha angrily, her expression was very excited, "Abner is only 16 years old now! I will never allow him to leave my side! Grisha, refuse him! Abner is still young! You can't Let him leave us, he still needs us..."

"Karla, Abner is 16 years old." Grisha looked a little tired, he sighed at his wife and rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Sean is a very knowledgeable person, Abner followed him, You will definitely learn a lot from…”

"But Abner never left us!" Carla cried, "I hope that child can stay with me, I want to watch him grow up, isn't it too early?"

"This is a great opportunity for Abner," Grisha said with a serious expression, "Karla, I think you have also noticed that Abner is too smart, he is not suitable to stay here for the rest of his life, he should have better I asked someone to check the Brook family, which is a very powerful and powerful family. As a member of that family, Sean can take Abner to develop inland, and he can give Abner us What can’t be given, there will be safer than here, and the environment will be better.”

"...But Abner!...Abner...he is my child...how can I be willing to let him leave me...he is only 16 years old..." Carla covered her ears and repeated these few times in a murmur Sentence haunted, refusing to accept Grisha's explanation.

"...Karla," Grisha sighed again, "I agree with Abner following Sean for another reason."

"……what?"

"...Actually, Abner has agreed to leave with Sean," Grisha stroked his forehead, his eyes were very complicated, "When Sean brought this matter up to me, he told me that Abner had already Agreed to go with him, but if we don't accept the offer then Abner will stay."

"……This……"

Karla's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe this was true.

"...Karla, respect Abner's choice, he is a filial child, I don't want...I don't want him to lose what he wants to pursue because of us." Grisha hugged Karla's body and said heavily.

"I... I... Woo..." Karla hugged Grisha, sobbing softly.

Outside the door, Abner leaned against the wall, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Thank you, Dad, Mom."

he murmured.

This is the path he chose, so he must go on without fear, for a more distant future.

The next day, Grisha went to see Sean in person, and entrusted Abner to him carefully.

Sean patted him on the shoulder heartily, "He will be my most proud disciple." He said so.

The matter has been settled, so Sean has no reason to stay. Almost the second day after Grisha found him, he announced that he would leave for the mainland the next day. He couldn't wait to train himself. received apprentice

Abner didn't say much after receiving the news, but as usual, he helped Karla to buy things, took Allen to the tree to see the scenery, and told him stories.

Karla cooked a table full of dishes for Abner with tears in her eyes. Even Grisha turned down her job and stayed at home with her son who was about to go on a long trip and didn't know when he would be back.And Allen, because the table was full of food, still acted like a baby with his brother foolishly, but he still didn't know that the brother who loved him the most would leave tomorrow.

"Brother, brother, open the door quickly."

Abner nestled in the room to pack his things. Hearing Alan's voice, he quickly opened the door and carried him in. "Allen, why don't you go to bed? Did you eat enough to fill your stomach at night? Go to sleep now." No more?"

"I want to sleep with my brother." Alan frowned and complained, "Mom is a villain, she won't let me come over, saying I will disturb you, so I sneaked here!"

"Oh, so you sneaked here?" Abner pinched his face with a smirk, "Little villain, if your mother finds out, I will spank you again."

"No, I'm already 8 years old, and my mother said I've grown up!" Allen said triumphantly, raising his head.

Indeed, in the eyes of Karla and Grisha, Alan is indeed much more sensible than before.But as long as he encounters Abner, Allen will be completely young.He has learned not to rely on his parents anymore, but he still can't learn to stop relying on his elder brother.

"Yeah, Alan is also 8 years old this year." Abner looked at Alan's face with admiration, watching this little guy who has grown from a small one at birth to a weighty one now , I have not missed every stage of his growth.

Opening eyes for the first time, crying for the first time, laughing for the first time, breastfeeding for the first time, wetting the bed for the first time, calling my brother for the first time, walking for the first time... so many firsts, many, let He felt like he couldn't count.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Alan looked up at Abner's dazed expression and asked inexplicably.

"Alan," Abner suddenly looked at him seriously, "What would you do if your brother left you one day?"

"Leave? Where are you going?" Allen asked with wide-eyed accusations, "Is brother going to see the sea? Then why don't you take me there?"

"It's not to go to the sea." Abner laughed, he kissed Alan's face full of dissatisfaction, and sighed softly, "Alan, you have to know that what Uncle Hannes said sometimes doesn't necessarily mean everything. It’s a lie. The sea is indeed a very beautiful place, but it exists outside the walls. And outside the walls, there are indeed many giants. Unlike what Uncle Hannes said, those giants not only like to eat children.”

"Then what else do they like to eat?" Allen looked at Abner curiously.

"Humans." Abner smiled, as if talking about something unimportant, "They like to eat people, all kinds of people. No matter what type of person, regardless of gender, regardless of age. They just like to eat humans Stuff it into your mouth, drink human blood, bite their flesh, put a human body in your stomach..."

Allen seemed to be frightened, with a little fear in his eyes.

"Even so, do you want to go outside the wall with your brother to see the sea?" Abner paused, then asked suddenly.

"...I...I want to..." Allen tried hard to suppress the slight uneasiness and fear in his heart, grabbed Abner's clothes, and replied in a trembling but firm voice: "I...I will To protect my brother, I... I will never let those giants touch my brother... I want to go to the sea with my brother."

Another moment of silence.

"...Very good." Abner suddenly smiled proudly, "My Alan is fearless, and he is indeed my brother's proudest good brother."

"Hmm!" Allen also raised his nose when he heard the words, with a smug look on his face.

"Remember what you said, Alan." Abner stroked Alan's head and looked at him gently, "In order to protect Alan, brother needs to become stronger. Similarly, in order to protect brother, Alan You have to work hard to make yourself stronger."

"Well! I will definitely!" Allen clenched his fists vigorously.

"Very good!" Abner patted Allen on the head suddenly, and said with a smirk, "But before that, you have to work hard, at least grow to the height of my chest."

"elder brother!"

Alan gritted his teeth, and rushed forward to grab Abner and opened his mouth to bite. Abner swiftly flashed past, and the two played for a while.

"...Brother..." Seeming to be a little tired, Allen rubbed his eyes and yawned, "I'm sleepy..."

"Sleep if you're sleepy, brother is right here." Abner gently put Alan on his bed, covered him with a quilt, and then lay down himself, humming an out-of-tune tune, slowly slapped him on the back.

"...well... brother..." Alan was already drowsy, he tried to open his eyes, and muttered, "...good night..."

"Good night, my dear Ellen."

The familiar and gentle voice seemed to give Allen an instruction, and soon he fell into a deep sleep.

Abner still hummed the out-of-tune tune, and patted Allen's back unhurriedly with his hands.

The silent night was still slightly cold, but the picture of the two brothers cuddling each other in the room seemed to dispel something, and with that tinge of warmth, they fell asleep in a dreamland.

Good night, may you have a good dream tonight.