True Feelings

After two days of rest, the Survey Corps return in triumph when dawn breaks tonight.

Eren sat alone on the city wall, gazing at the bright moon in the sky, his expression somewhat blank. He held the diary left by his father in his hand, and it was the first time Eren had learned that his father had carried so many secrets.

"Marley, Paradis Island, and Zeke?" Eren murmured these names.

Immediately, the roar of an Omni-Directional Mobility Gear filled the air. Yago walked over to Eren, plopped down, and casually asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Yago, I'm wondering if you know something you're hiding from me? Why didn't you let me deal with that smiling Titan that day? Because you know who she is?" Eren stared at Yago and said.

Yago didn't speak, seemingly lost in thought. After a while, Yago asked softly, "Eren, do you believe me?"

Eren paused for a moment, but without hesitation, he answered decisively, "I believe you, of course I believe you, I've always believed in you."

Yago smiled with satisfaction, patted Eren on the shoulder and said, "Since you trust me, don't ask so many questions. I'll take care of everything. Also, Eren, now that it's just the two of us here, I have a question for you. Tell me the truth, okay?"

Yago suddenly leaned closer to Eren and asked mysteriously.

Eren was a little confused, but still said, "Okay, what do you want to ask?"

"What are your feelings for Mikasa? Do you like her or not?" Yago raised an eyebrow and asked mischievously.

Eren was startled by this, a slightly awkward expression appearing on his face. He stammered, "You... no, Yago, don't talk nonsense. I... I just consider Mikasa family..."

Upon hearing this bizarre answer, Yago frowned and, without any hesitation, slapped Eren on the head.

What are you doing!

Yago, exasperated, grabbed Eren's collar and said, "Temee! What's there to be afraid of? It's just the two of us right now, Eren. Is it so hard for you to admit your feelings for Mikasa? Family? What is family? Younger Sister are family too. If you don't say it now, do you want Mikasa to fall for someone else later?"

Eren's eyes widened, as if imagining a future where Mikasa falls for someone else. "No, no, I don't want that, Mikasa, she..."

So, do you like Mikasa or not!?

Faced with Yago's persistent questioning, Eren couldn't hold back any longer and excitedly shouted, "I love it! I love Mikasa!"

After shouting, Eren deflated like a punctured balloon, and Yago released him. The two remained silent.

Yago: "It's really not easy to get you to tell the truth."

Eren covered his face, somewhat irritated, and said, "Yago, I hope you won't tell anyone else about this. Right now, I don't want to face this. There are too many things to deal with. At least, at least I'm not ready yet. Besides, I don't know if Mikasa will agree. Let's wait and see..."

Yago turned his head and said meaningfully, "Wait a little longer. Will Mikasa wait for you?"

Behind the city wall, atop a crane, tears slightly dampened a red scarf. A pair of hands pressed the scarf tightly against her face, desperately trying to hide her tears. "Eren, I'll always wait for you."

Click! The bolt of a Rifle was pulled back with great interest. Looking at the complex structure inside the bolt, he was somewhat astonished and exclaimed, "It looks incredibly powerful! This Flintlock seems capable of firing multiple shots at once!"

Connie picked up a gleaming yellow bullet and said, "Yeah, their bullets don't seem to use Black Powder yet!"

The captured weapons of the Marley Soldiers were neatly arranged in the Logistics Squad: more than eighty brand-new Rifle, boxes of gleaming bullets, Grenade, a few strange iron pipes to the Scout, and two somewhat cumbersome Machine Gun.

Out of caution, Erwin ordered all these unfamiliar weapons to be sealed up and even assigned Hange's Squad to guard them.

"Wait! Your Her Majesty the Queen! Just look, don't touch it! It's dangerous!" Moblit quickly stopped Historia, who was about to disassemble the Rifle.

Historia lowered her gun, embarrassed; clearly, the little Queen was also filled with curiosity.

The Logistics Squad also served as a place to detain Marley prisoners of war, where more than forty captured Marley officers and soldiers were kept under strict guard.

Because he was the commander of the Marley army, Coris was imprisoned alone in a cage.

Just as Coris was keeping his head down and remaining silent, the movement beside him caught his attention.

A young girl with a ponytail, her mouth stuffed with two large pancakes and holding a large potato in each hand, was walking by, muttering to herself.

What attracted Coris was the object on the girl's back, wrapped in a long strip of cloth—wasn't that the Sniper Rifle Coris had discarded?

"Hey, Soldiers, please wait a moment."

Sasha looked bewildered, turning her head to look around before finally noticing the man in the cage. Naïve Sasha put away the potato in her hand, then took the flatbread from her mouth, and leaned closer to the cage, asking, "Uncle, were you calling me?"

The Scout in charge of guarding them glanced at Sasha and Coris, and after confirming that Sasha was standing at a safe distance, the Scout did not interfere too much, only glancing at them every now and then.

"Um, where did you find the Sniper Gun?" Coris pointed to the Rifle behind Sasha.

Sasha: "Huh? This? I found it. Oh right, this should have been given to Section Commander Hange. I was so busy looking for food that I forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me, Uncle!" Remembering this, Sasha quickly got up.

However, Sasha still asked one more question, "Uncle, what is Sniper Rifle?"

Looking at the innocent girl, Coris was reminded of his Younger Sister back home, who also had the same innocent eyes. So Coris explained, "Sniper Rifle is Rifle specifically designed for long-range precision shooting. Simply put, it's Rifle that allows you to hit the target every time."

"A perfect shot?" Sasha perked up at this. "My family has a long Hunter Family! I'm an amazing archer who never misses a shot. Even my father praises me as the best Sharpshooter in the village!"

Coris was also surprised; he hadn't expected this little girl to have such abilities.

Time flows ceaselessly like water, but the trajectory of Fate leads in an unknown direction.

(Something Muzi unexpectedly today, so the update is a little late. Please forgive me, everyone! ಥ_ಥ)