"Yes!"
Everyone immediately mounted up and headed for the orientation venue.
Riding on horseback, Eren carefully kept an eye on the distance between himself and Captain Levi. He had no personal freedom now, so he had to behave and follow orders.
By the time the sky began to darken, Levi Squad finally reached their destination.
Many training recruits had already gathered near the orientation venue. Before the meeting even began, they had already fallen somewhat silent.
After all, when training had just ended, they had been directly confronted by the threat of Titans, and some had died.
"Jean, are you really going to join the Survey Corps?"
Jean nodded.
Sasha looked worried. "Why so suddenly? Um... aren't you afraid?"
Jean looked at her with one eye wide and the other narrow. "Who? Of course I don't want to. Who would want to join the Survey Corps?"
"Then why are you joining?" Connie asked in confusion.
"I didn't make this decision because I'm not afraid of Titans. And I'm not going to say that people with ability ought to join the Survey Corps or anything like that.
"I'm different from those idiots rushing off to die."
Connie sighed. He clearly knew who Jean was talking about. "Eren? He already joined the Survey Corps."
A pawn in the distance began shouting, "Training recruits, fall in! Form up facing the podium!"
"I'm not risking my life because someone persuaded me. This is the one thing that must be decided by yourself."
Commander Erwin arrived at the podium and began addressing the training recruits below. "I am the commander of the Survey Corps, Erwin Smith.
"Today, you will choose which branch you will belong to. To put it bluntly, what I'm about to say is an attempt to persuade you to join the Survey