"Yes! You're veterans from the Garrison's Elite Squad, right? I've heard of you." Marlowe glanced at Ian and Rico curiously.
"I didn't expect someone from the Military Police Brigade to know about us," Rico said flatly, adjusting her glasses.
"Don't say that, Rico. As long as we're devoted to humanity, it doesn't matter which regiment we belong to. We're all soldiers," Ian said.
After the lengthy roll call had gone on for some time, Chen Si gradually began hearing familiar names.
"Marlowe!" Erwin called.
"Present!" Marlowe answered loudly.
"Ian!"
"Present!"
"Rico!"
"Present!"
"Hannes!"
"Present!"
"Uncle Hannes really came?" Eren looked over when he heard the name and saw Hannes raising a hand in greeting.
"He really is different from before," Mikasa said quietly.
"Yeah. We shouldn't underestimate him," Chen Si said.
Then came name after name: Mike, Nanaba, Gelgar, Hange, Moblit, Levi, Chris, Petra, Oruo, Gunther, Eldertine, Mina, Floch, Jean, Sasha, Connie, Chen Si, Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and others.
Hearing so many names that should have belonged to the dead called out once again, Chen Si felt a measure of comfort. His efforts hadn't been wasted. His only regret was that, when he had been at his weakest, he hadn't managed to protect the person he most wanted to save.
The next day, on the training grounds, Eren transformed into the Attack Titan and conducted hardening experiments under Hange's observation. After an entire day of trying, he could only cover his knuckles with hardening and couldn't extend it beyond his body.
"Still no good? Sealing the wall will be extremely difficult at this rate," Hange said worriedly.
Eren emerged from the nape, coughing up blood.
"Eren! Quick! Take him away to rest," Hange immediately ordered the members of Hange's Squad.
"No, Captain Hange. Keep the experiment going. I have to