Jean was one of the few who had not surrounded Eren. He listened to Eren's words with boredom and finally could not resist interrupting him. "Hey, hey, are you mentally sound? You just said you wanted to join the Survey Corps, right?"
Eren looked at him, puzzled by his tone. Could it be that his views were too childish?
"Yeah, that's right. I remember you're the guy who wants to join the Military Police Brigade and live an easy life, aren't you?"
Jean propped his cheek up with one hand and looked at Eren with a relaxed, confident smile. "Because I'm honest. Compared to people who are scared to death inside but still pretend to be brave, I'm much more straightforward."
Eren's face darkened slightly as he rose directly from his seat. "Are you talking about me?"
"Hey, hey, I didn't mean it like that."
Jean stood up as well. He was half a head taller than Eren, and he did not believe he would come out worse in a fight with that height advantage.
The atmosphere immediately became tense. Although some people nearby tried to stop them, they only made a token effort.
Most of those present merely watched quietly, eagerly anticipating what would happen next. Would they fight, or would one side back down?
Just then, a bell rang outside the building. It was the alarm bell positioned high above for warning purposes.
Jean decided to let the matter rest. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to deny your ideals. Let's call it even."
"Yeah, I was at fault too."
Eren slapped palms with him, then headed outside alone.
Armin followed after him at that moment.
Jean was about to return to his seat when he saw the black-haired beautiful girl beside Su Yang, Mikasa, who looked like a celestial