Trust

Swish! Swish! Yago felt a strange irony. The Garrison Soldiers in front of him, holding swords that should have been pointed at the Titan, dozens of Flintlock, and even a heavy High-Explosive Shell, were all aimed at one person, a powerless, unconscious Eren.

At that moment, Eren seemed to be having a very long dream. In the dream, he was eaten by Titan and endured pain and despair inside the Titan's belly.

"Eren, do you crave power?" A calm voice sounded in his ear. "Despair? The feeling of being powerless against Titan, how undignified it is to die. Think of your mother, now, she has lost her son..." The harsh mockery enraged Eren, who was already in despair and resentment.

"No! No way!" Eren stretched out his hand, shouting in frustration.

"I... I shouldn't die here! No! I will drive all the Titan out! Drive them all out!"

Eren suddenly opened his eyes and blurted out, "Expel them all!" Mikasa and Armin looked at Eren in surprise.

Meanwhile, Eren's awakening caused a commotion among the surrounding Garrison Soldiers. The Trost District Garrison Regiment Commander, Kitz Werman, his face grim, roared upon seeing Eren awake, "Training Corps Eren Jaeger, you're surrounded! Tell us your true identity immediately? Human, or Titan?"

Eren was bewildered. "What are you talking about? What Titan?"

Kitz: "Are you still trying to deny it? More than one person saw you emerge from the Titan's nape. Are you still going to deny it?"

Eren was surprised. Turn into Titan? Isn't this something from a dream? How could this be...?

Armin shook Eren anxiously, "Eren, tell me everything you know!"

Mikasa and Yago stood in front of Eren and Armin.

Eren's mind was in complete turmoil. Meanwhile, Kitz was still questioning Eren, "Was the Armored Titan that breached Wall Maria five years ago related to you? You guys came inside the walls and even infiltrated the Training Corps, what exactly is your purpose?"

Yago, seeing Kitz's persistent questioning of Eren, could no longer contain himself. "Captain Kitz! What's the point of asking so many questions? Although Eren may transform into Titan, I believe everyone here has witnessed Eren kill other Titan after Titan. Eren is not our enemy!"

Kitz roared, "You doubt me? I'm absolutely right! Jaeger Training Corps, I advise you to confess now. If you conceal anything, the giant High-Explosive Shell will execute you, you monster! We don't have the time or energy to deal with a guy of unknown origin like you!"

Standing next to Kitz, Rico, the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader of the Elite Squad, agreed, "They are indeed showing signs of resistance. Captain, let's just execute them! While this guy is still human!"

Upon hearing this, Mikasa immediately drew her Blades with a grim expression. "You can try!"

Seeing that Mikasa was about to intervene, Mitabi, the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader of the garrison who had been stationed with her in the rearguard, said to Kitz, "Captain, that Ackerman Training Corps is very strong. She protected the civilians very well in the rearguard and is worth 100 elite Soldiers. Losing her would be a great loss."

Armin looked at Mikasa nervously, "Mikasa, don't be impulsive, we can't kill each other!" At the same time, Armin's mind raced as he thought of a solution.

Yago looked at the large number of Garrison Soldiers in front of him. "Hey! You guys, in the end, isn't it all just fear? Captain Kitz, didn't you run away from the supply depot to behind the wall because you were afraid too?"

Upon hearing this, Kitz's already gloomy face darkened even more. "What are you saying! You're slandering your superior!"

Yago, ignoring any argument, continued, "I know you're afraid. Since that's the case, I'll take charge of guarding Eren Jaeger. On the honor of being Soldiers, I, Yago Norman, promise to keep Allen Yeager under my watch. Give Eren a chance to explain!"

"Captain, Yago Norman is the top Training Corps, and in this operation he killed more than twenty Titan, including two Abnormal Titan!" a Garrison Soldiers reported to Kitz.

Kitz hesitated, his eyes filled with uncertainty. He hadn't expected this Training Corps to be so strong. If they lost such an excellent Soldiers in the attempt to kill the unidentified Eren, Kitz wasn't sure what would happen to the Training Corps.

Then the Garrison Soldiers dropped another bombshell. "Training Corps Norman is the one who rescued Miss Wald, and Miss Wald promised to repay him."

This made Kitz even more hesitant. If Yago died, it wouldn't just be offending the Training Corps, but also the Vald Family. Was it worth it, considering he was just a Garrison Soldiers captain?

Kitz was very self-aware, so he decisively chose to retreat before the Titan surrounded the supply depot. He was afraid of death and trouble.

So when faced with Yago, Kitz hesitated. Seeing Kitz's hesitation, Yago said again, "If anything goes wrong, I'm willing to take full responsibility. If Eren is truly an enemy, I will personally cut off his head. Please trust me!"

"Responsibility? If the Wall Rose is breached, what makes you think you can take responsibility?" Rico, standing beside Kitz, sneered, contradicting him. Indeed, if the Wall Rose were breached, Kitz would be even less capable of bearing the responsibility. Kitz could clearly distinguish which responsibility was greater or lesser.

Kitz slowly raised his hand.

"Damn it, this guy!" Yago looked at Rico was wearing glasses.

Suddenly, Eren, who had been silent all along, shouted, "I understand! The basement! My father said that all the answers are in the basement! I must have become Titan because of my father! If we can go to the basement, we will definitely understand all the secrets!"

Kitz was completely bewildered by Eren's strange words. "What are you talking about? What basement?"

Eren broke free from Armin's support, stood up, and said with a determined look in his eyes, "I'm going to the Shiganshina district! I need to find out! What exactly is going on! What does Father know? Why has he never said anything!"

Kitz: "What? You're trying to run away?"

Rico: "Captain Kitz, please give the order immediately! The High-Explosive Shell are fully loaded!"

Kitz gritted his teeth and prepared to raise his hand.

Armin suddenly erupted, "Eren! Stop joking! How can you possibly get to the Shiganshina District by yourself? How long can you maintain your Titan form? Don't act recklessly! Leave it to me! I'll persuade the Garrison Regiment. As long as we make good use of your Titan Power, Eren, anything is possible!"

Eren stared blankly at Armin, whose chest heaved with excitement, quite surprised. In his memory, Armin had never been so charismatic.

Yago turned to Allen and said, "Eren, trust Armin."

Mikasa nodded silently, and Eren looked at Armin, "Armin, I believe in you."

The feeling of being trusted by everyone gave Armin strength, and he bravely stepped to the front, facing the Flintlock and swords of the Garrison Regiment.