Warrior Families
"Gabi, Gabi, what are you daydreaming about? Hand that plank to your father." Hearing her father's familiar voice, Gabi finally snapped out of her daze. It wasn't until her father called her twice more that Gabi picked up a plank from beside her feet and handed it to her father.
Meanwhile, Gabi's father was enthusiastically hammering nails into the nearly finished table, while Gabi assisted him.
Before long, a wooden table, not particularly exquisite but seemingly very durable, was nailed together. Gabi's father was covered in sawdust, but still had a relaxed expression on his face. He turned to Gabi and said, "Let's wrap up early. Gabi, how about you and Dad take the table to Uncle Rock's house this afternoon?"
But Gabi didn't react much to her father's words, just gave a dry "oh". Seeing his daughter like this, Gabi's father felt a pang of self-reproach. His once enviable status Warrior Candidate had now become a despised term for a lackey in Eldians, and he would be shunned by his compatriots wherever he went.
Since the Eldia Revival Army liberated their fellow Eldia in Liberio, the shackles that had weighed on the Eldians for a century were instantly torn off. What followed was the eruption of the Eldians' resentment and anger from being enslaved for a hundred years. Although, thanks to the efforts of the Restoration Army, the Eldians were able to barely coexist peacefully with the Marleyan of Hope City, Eldians were not so kind to the former Marley Warriors families.
Back when the Marleyan, the Marley Government deliberately discriminated against the Eldians. The Marley Government didn't mind providing a better life for the families of the Marley Warriors who served Marley. This led to Eldians in Liberio yearning for the status of a warrior's family, and many Eldians felt envy and jealousy towards the much wealthier warrior families. Now that the Marleyan have been overthrown, that envy and jealousy have turned into contempt and disdain, and this sentiment is only intensifying.
Although Gabi and the others are still young children, the world is full of wickedness. Even without physical violence, the overwhelming curses and scorn from their own people are enough to destroy these warriors' families. Traitors to the Eldians! Scoundrels! Lackeys of the Marleyan! Such endless insults are unbearable even for mature adults, let alone children who are only a few years old.
Those people who most envied warrior families during Marley rule were also the ones who most vehemently criticized warrior families after Marley was overthrown. Such is the nature of humanity.
The Eldia Revival Army clearly had no intention of causing trouble for the soldiers' families. To the Restoration Army, what did a bunch of brainwashed kids matter? However, the Restoration Army wouldn't claim to be happy to protect these soldiers' families from abuse either; it was already merciful that the Restoration Army Soldiers themselves didn't join in the abuse.
As a result, Gabi was once lively in her parents' eyes, became increasingly taciturn and withdrawn. She lost her former vivacity and appeared lifeless. Whenever they saw their daughter like this, Gabi's parents regretted sending her to the Warrior Unit.
Several other families faced similar circumstances, including the Falco family, the Udo family, and the families of the Marley Warrior Unit such as Pieck, Porco, and Reiner. Of course, human nature has its good and bad sides; there were those who insulted, but there were also those who sympathized. No matter where you are, there will always be kind people. Most of the neighbors who lived together in the neighborhood understood and sympathized with these warrior families.
Although the warrior family's life was good, it wasn't good enough. After all, in the eyes of the Marleyan, no matter what kind of family they were, the Eldians were ultimately just descendants of demons. Therefore, the so-called warrior family usually got along very well with their neighbors, and even provided a lot of help to their neighbors for various reasons.
In a spirit of reciprocity, neighbors are now willing to help families who have previously assisted them.
A short while later, Gabi's mother, wearing an apron and wiping away sweat, reminded the father and daughter outside to eat. Gabi's father hesitated for a moment, then discussed it with Gabi's mother, "Should we call Karina over too? She's had a tough time lately."
Karina Braun, Gabi's father's older sister and Gabi's aunt, is also the mother of Reiner, the Armored Titan of Shield of Marley. Perhaps because her son Reiner went missing, coupled with the scorn of her compatriots, Karina seemed to have stepped into an abyss, aging ten years in the process. Living alone, if it weren't for the constant care of Gabi's parents, this heartbroken woman might have long since...
Gabi's mother sighed and nodded in agreement. To be honest, they had sent their daughter to the Warrior Unit because they were inspired by their sister's son, Reiner, and tempted by the life of soldiers' families. So, deep down, Gabi's mother still harbored some resentment towards Karina. However, when she saw Karina's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear it, and the resentment in her heart faded away.
Gabi's father called out to Gabi twice, but Gabi was nowhere to be seen outside the door. Helpless, Gabi's father had no choice but to go find her older sister, Karina, himself. As for Gabi, she was old enough to know the way home.
As noon approached, the streets were filled with the aroma of food, and there were far fewer pedestrians. It was time for everyone to go home for lunch. Of course, there were also many small stalls set up on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of delicious food and snacks. Because they were restaurants, these stalls were doing exceptionally well.
The Eldia Revival Army liberated Hope City, and the multi-pointed star Armband that had bound the Eldians for a century were immediately removed and destroyed. The Eldians no longer needed to wear those disgusting, damned Armband that symbolized their identity. Furthermore, the Eldians could now freely leave the Liberio Internment Zone. On the streets today, without the Armband, who could distinguish between Eldians and Marleyan?
How ironic! Wearing the Armband makes them descendants of demons, but without Armband, what difference is there between Marleyan and Eldians, aside from the hidden power in their blood?
At a small beef noodle stall, two figures, one tall and one short, sat together at a table and chairs on the side, with two empty bowls piled up in front of them, slurping their noodles loudly.
Thud! Another empty bowl was slammed down. A delicate and beautiful girl raised her hand and shouted, "So delicious! Boss, another bowl!" Her fair face was slightly flushed from eating the hot soup noodles. Her beautiful silver-gray hair was simply tied back. Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the girl's blue-green military uniform, which was the standard uniform of the Eldia Revival Army.
The more than 100,000- Restoration Army could no longer wear the uniforms they used to wear when fighting for the Marleyan. After discussions among Selina and other high-ranking officers, the Restoration Army's uniforms were designed with reference to the uniforms of the army of their compatriots on the Other Shore Paradis Island. The resulting blue-green uniforms were very stylish and made the Restoration Army Soldiers very proud.
Aili wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, still wanting more. Opposite Aili was Zofia, a little girl with the same silver hair as her.