"Ah, no, no! It's all thanks to Miss Chris's makeup skills!" Armin waved his hands frantically, his face bright red.
As the group walked past an alley, five figures suddenly emerged.
Chen Si suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder, and he was dragged into the alley along with everyone else.
"You noisy little brats. Chattering away in the street-do you think you're on vacation?" Oruo snapped.
Looking closer, they recognized Levi and his companions beneath their hoods.
"Captain Levi! Oruo!" Eren exclaimed delightedly.
"Petra! Lifa!"
"Chris!"
The three veteran women of the Survey Corps happily embraced.
Levi glanced over, the corners of his mouth lifting in an almost imperceptible smile before settling again.
"Huh? They're chattering too! Why aren't they getting told off?" Connie complained, watching Chris and Petra catch up.
"You idiot!" Sasha punched Connie in the head.
Connie hastily clutched his head, then gritted his teeth and prepared to swing back.
"Stop messing around. We're still on a mission." Jean grabbed both of them by the head and pulled them apart.
"Huh? Hey, isn't this a little too conspicuous? You're practically putting yourself on display for the Military Police Brigade," Oruo said, looking at Armin.
"No! No! I'm Armin! Historia's over there!" Armin pointed at Historia.
"I see." Levi glanced at Armin, then turned toward Zhang Surou.
Zhang Surou blinked.
"It's so noisy here. With that many people gathered over there, I don't think our group really stands out," Mina said, pointing ahead.
"King Fritz is deeply concerned about the people of Trost District having enough to eat! He has personally approved a generous donation of supplies from the royal reserves! There's plenty for everyone! Line up!"
A Military Police soldier shouted from a platform.
"Long live King Fritz!"
"Thank you, King Fritz!"
"Wow, that's our king