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After not being able to sleep very well, first thing in the morning the short guy… I think his name was Levi, comes to pick up everyone who had been assigned to the [Expedition Forces].

I really wasn't feeling too good at the moment... I almost felt like an addict who hadn't had a fix in a while! And maybe that wasn't too far wrong as to why I had such a feeling! In short, it was a pretty strong withdrawal symptom!!

…the emotion after a fight where you can die is always quite strong, unfortunately, I couldn't release this one! I think it was as if your body required you to leave offspring when you saw the possibility of losing your life so close!!

And while I really didn't want to go against that instinct, I couldn't do anything else but endure.

We soon arrive at the [Scouting Force] headquarters, but unlike the other recruits, Levi asks us to follow him for a little longer…until we reach the office of the commander of this unit. And as expected, there was Erwin behind a desk with various papers.

In addition to him, there was also the girl with glasses that had always seen by his side. They both completely stopped what they were doing, and then turned their vision toward us. 

I must praise the man in front of me a bit, despite all the strangeness I had shown him so far, he could still make a poker face that was hard to decipher! He didn't show the thoughts in his mind at all.

...which was not the case for the girl, she watched us quite nervously... maybe she was more afraid of us than the titans... and I can't blame her for that.

"So you've decided to join the [Scouting Forces]?"

"Well, I wouldn't say we decided... we just didn't have a choice."

“…”

Yes, even though I had thought about choosing to join this branch of the military, I couldn't say that I ended up here because it was my decision… it was the guys above who probably had an unwarranted resentment towards me because of the identity the system had given me!

…no, well… perhaps that displeasure wasn't so unjustified, but… they had to go as far as putting a boy under 15 years old and several beauties in the military branch with the highest number of deaths of all? Those guys were demons! 

But why should I be surprised by this? Before they had sent more than 10 thousand people to death... what problem was there in adding 4 more for them?

"Yes, about that... it's strange, I don't remember there was a family that was executed for the theft of weapons before... it was just as if it was the necessary pretext to justify your presence within these walls."

“…”

Hell, this guy was smarter than I thought! Also, it seems that the brainwashing of the system did not work very well on this guy!

[Well… he and that girl had met you before. Furthermore, both of them are also in the second soul realm… both of these reasons are more than enough that what the system did to most of the people within these walls didn't work.]

Yes, I could imagine it would be something like that, Aurora. Either way, that probably more than 99% of the people here were affected by the system was still impressive.

“Can you tell me who you really are, Alexander? Why have you all come to these walls? ”

Well, I knew that things would end in a similar way by coming here, so I wasn't that surprised by this. While Erwin had his eyes on me without even blinking…which was a bit creepy, I walked over to the desk where he was, took a glass that was there, and filled it with a bottle of wine that was also placed on the place.

…I admit it, I like to be a little dramatic. What can I say? It felt pretty good to do something like that!

I start to stir the wine in the glass as I think about what I should say to Erwin and the others who were impatiently waiting for my answers… the smell of the wine wasn't too bad. I thought it would be worse seeing the technological level that these people possessed... unfortunately, since I was still underage, I couldn't drink even though my mouth salivated when I smelled alcohol... in truth, it had been a while since the last time I had a drink!

…not wanting to fall into temptation and end up with stunted growth like Levi, I can only hand the glass to Saeko. I was going to give it to Shigure since she was even older than her, but… for some reason, I felt like it wasn't a good choice. I decide to trust my instincts. On the other hand, I also didn't know if Mikasa was already at an appropriate age to appreciate the taste of alcohol.

As for why I didn't consider Horo... it's because she wasn't with these 3 girls anymore... following my example, she had also approached Erwin's desk to repeat my actions... in fact, she gulps down what she serves herself, and then… as if she didn't think it was bad too, Horo takes the bottle to go back to where we were and continue drinking!

...yeah, I don't think she wanted to be dramatic, she just wanted to drink alcohol!

Well, I shouldn't worry about her... even though she looks a bit younger than Mikasa, not even with the age of all the people here added together we could probably reach the time this girl has lived!

“…I don't think that matters, right? ”

" Hey, kid... you better start answering all the questions Erwin asked you, otherwise..."

““…””

After thinking about it for a while, and taking my eyes off Horo, I return my gaze to Erwin to reply like this. As I said before, I didn't mind being honest with his questions, but… that would only be complicated!

Obviously none of the three who were here like my answer very much… and finally Levi is the first to complain as he tries to walk towards me to possibly threaten me.

He only manages to take a few steps until he probably felt something and quickly backs away...

The cause of this was surely the girls next to me... well, except for Horo who was still more focused on finishing the bottle of wine. Saeko and Mikasa had put their hands on their swords… but this probably wasn't what had stopped Levi… the credit goes to Shigure!

Unleashing her aura while also holding the hilts of the two blades that are attached to the [Three-Dimensional Movement Equipment], she manages to push Levi back as some beads of sweat were now on his forehead and he was looking at her with quite a concern.

…perhaps the worst part is that, unlike the other two girls, she didn't even seem upset. If she was, then I think things would be even worse for Levi!

In any case, there was no need for a tense situation between us right now, so I decide to talk about the things I had thought of before.

“Erwin, the important thing is not who we are, but that I am not your enemy. In fact, if we compare our goals, it could be said that we are allies.

Don't you want to take back the territory inside the 3rd wall? If we both work together, then it shouldn't be that hard."

“…”

With my words, the atmosphere becomes a bit better… these three are now looking at me quite seriously. My words had completely caught their attention. And I wasn't lying, I really thought that having Erwin by my side things could go that way... one of the things that I most lacked now was someone like him. Someone capable of organizing an army and executing a plan perfectly!

Unfortunately, neither I nor the girls had such capacity. I knew my limits very well, and commanding an army was not my strong point. In HOTD I always leave these things to people with greater capacity for this than me, that's why things don't work so bad there.

…Mark, the guy I left in charge at the citadel wasn't fit for this. He was loyal and very good too, but his talent lay more in administrating an army than leading it. The two of them together would definitely make a good team.

“Who are those people in a black uniform that we saw before? Are they under your command? ”

“Yes, they follow my orders. 

As for who they are… well, they are some of the people your superiors discarded a few years ago. When that happened, I ended up picking them up and giving them a place to live.

Most of all those people who were sent to their deaths should now be living a good life in what is now known as the [Cursed Forest].”

““…””

If we ended up allies, they would end up knowing this information. There was no reason to hide it. In addition, although this was not entirely clear to them, at least now they knew for sure that I had a force comparable or even better than the militia of this place... I was only confirming and clarifying a little more about what they already had an idea.

…well, still, they can't help but be surprised by my words, but… besides that, I could see another feeling that had arisen in Erwin and the girl beside him because of this… if I had to name it, it was reassurance. And his next action confirms my thoughts.

“…thank you, thank you for saving those people”

“ Y-Yes… we couldn't do anything but watch as they were sent outside the wall to die… until now it's something I haven't been able to forgive myself for... so thank you for saving them! ”

“…”

Haaa ~ If people like Erwin and this girl were the ones taking orders in this place, maybe things wouldn't be as bad as they are now... it's a real pity that some fools are running things instead.

“Well…I don't know if it will be that easy to do what you say…something like taking back the Wall Maria even with the [Scouting Forces] and your subordinates joining together wouldn't be that easy, but…it's much better than having to do it by ourselves.

But I'm not stupid, I know that everything has a price... and I wonder what you want to help us achieve something like this "

Probably due to my words earlier, the attitude of these three had improved quite a bit. Or at least they didn't look so tense and on guard against us anymore... this wasn't so surprising, after all, I had saved many lives of the people who used to live in this city. If this couldn't win their trust even a little bit, then other things would hardly!

So it seems that our conversation could now move more smoothly… and with Erwin now asking for my conditions to start working together, a smile appears on my face. Things seem like they could finally start to follow my plans!

“You're right…there's no free food in the world, right? But don't worry, I just want something that I think is very reasonable… 

While our eyes are looking forward to dealing with the problems we have, I don't want to have to worry about what's going on behind my back.

That would be too stressful, wouldn't it? 

That's why… I want to take control of this whole place~ The leaders of this place seem to have no brains, and in simple words, they are a hindrance to all the other people.

So… why not just remove them~? ”

““…””

There was no point in beating around the bush… my only wish to stay in this place is to be able to take control of everything here!

And I can attest that what I said was totally my true thoughts, I was not very interested in becoming some kind of monarch to exercise my power within these walls, I only wanted two things!

One, not having to worry about someone suddenly attacking me from behind while I'm trying to do other things! Without a doubt that was the thing that I hated the most to happen! 

Two, I had to take control of this place so that the entire army is under my command and so the number of titan kills I had to achieve would be easier!

Those were my only goals! 

And to achieve them, there was no choice but to remove the leaders who controlled this place... the fact that they are reasonable enough to be able to talk things out is enough not to put aside them entirely.

…But looking at things so far, I highly doubt it. I'd probably have to end up killing all those guys... I don't think they'd rest easy once they knew I was planning to take their power away.