"Roar—! Roar—!"
Whether it had understood Lianye's jab or simply sensed the malice behind it even without understanding, the Spirit Giant roared at Lianye twice more 'furiously.'
"Just a joke. What a bad temper you have."
Lianye spread his hands, looking innocent. But then again, Titans all had bad tempers—the kind that went berserk at the slightest disagreement.
Although the Spirit Giant transformed from Eren Yeager was rather special, Eren had not initially been skilled at retaining his clear-headed rationality after transforming.
It was only because Eren harbored an extreme hatred for all other Titans, and possessed the powerful will to 'drive them all out, leaving none behind,' that during his first transformation into the Spirit Giant, he had targeted the ordinary Titans instead of turning his fists on other humans.
After all, in the original story, Eren, transformed into the Spirit Giant, had nearly killed Mikasa.
That said—
Lianye noticed that the Spirit Giant was no longer looking at him. Instead, it fixed its furious gaze on the other Titans. Taking great strides, it charged at them with howls, as if it intended to tear them apart.
(It didn't make me, the closest person, its first target?)
"Did he instinctively sense that I'm stronger than him? Or is there going to be an even more melodramatic development, and Eren values me more than I imagined?"
Watching the Spirit Giant wildly sprint forward, Lianye's expression carried a trace of contemplation and... something subtle.
As war weapons without self-awareness, Titans would attack the nearest humans first.
In the original story, Eren had even attacked Mikasa, who was protecting him. It was little angel Armin who had talked him down and calmed him.
This showed that Armin, who had pointed him toward a direction and made him interested in and yearn for