"This is the first time I've heard someone describe me that way. It's true, the walls were far too confining for me. But every expedition ended in disastrous defeat... The higher-ups put a lot of pressure on me too. Back then, I thought that if I became commander, I would surely change the current situation... I was full of ambition... I believed I hadn't been given the recognition I deserved. I desperately wanted to be acknowledged, especially by her..." Keith Shadis paused abruptly at this point. "But then an epidemic broke out, and I realized that the one who could save everyone wasn't me, but Dr. Yeager... Especially when she fell ill, I came to understand that. The me of that time was unwilling to accept it... Why was Dr. Yeager the only one who received recognition... They even forgot that I had been appointed commander of the Survey Corps... They only celebrated Dr. Yeager and Carla's happy occasion..."
Although Keith Shadis had become commander of the Survey Corps as he wished, he had lost Carla Yeager forever—the love that had never even been spoken, ending without ever beginning.
Amid everyone's applause and flowers, Grisha Yeager and Carla Yeager got married.
The man in the distant corner could only watch in silent envy.
Not long afterward, Keith Shadis suffered another crushing defeat during an expedition.
After passing through the heavy gates, the crowds lining the passage murmured among themselves.
"That commander who only knows how to order charges... once again, he was the only one who came back alive."
"But I heard Erwin's squad hasn't lost anyone yet."
After Keith Shadis became commander of the Survey Corps, he failed to improve its situation. His abilities were questioned by everyone. Especially when an almost perfect newcomer emerged—Erwin Smith, the future commander