Under the Survey Corps soldiers' reprimands and Blake's orders, the two finally separated, and Father Nick came to Erwin's office.
"Father Nick, I've heard much about you." Erwin extended his hand.
"Erwin, as commander of the Survey Corps, you bear sins you cannot escape. I urge you to disband the Survey Corps immediately. Only then can your sins be absolved! No one may approach the great Walls! Have you forgotten how your father died? That was the consequence of desecrating the Walls!" Nick ignored Erwin's outstretched hand and shouted, flailing his arms.
At Father Nick's mention of his father, Erwin froze, his eyes dimming.
"Shut up!" Levi kicked Father Nick in the backside, knocking him to the floor.
"Father Nick, is it true that all three Walls were built out of Titans?" Hange asked, adjusting her glasses.
"No... no..." Father Nick's pupils constricted at her words, terror filling his face.
"Father Nick, we have a soldier in the Survey Corps named Christa Lenz. She has some connection to the Royal Family, doesn't she?" Erwin asked gravely.
"You... what... what do you know?" Father Nick trembled all over, backing away as he stared at Erwin and the others in disbelief.
"Father Nick, I hope you'll cooperate with us. We won't mistreat you," Hange said, approaching him with a friendly expression.
"Never! Never! You won't learn a thing! I won't tell you anything!" Father Nick clenched his teeth, a glimmer of resolve flashing through his terrified eyes.
"Hm?" Levi tilted his head, staring with his dead-fish eyes, and cracked his knuckles, ready to get to work.
"Levi, we're in the office, after all. No violence. Let's invite Father Nick to spend some time in the Dungeon first. It has that fragrance only Titans can produce!" Hange said excitedly, her face flushed.
"No