"Too bad I won't get to take part in the main fighting on the front lines this time. Since I only just joined, Commander Erwin assigned me to the rear guard," Marlowe said regretfully.
"That's exactly why they put you in the rear guard. You don't have any experience," Jean said.
"I really am weak right now, but doesn't that make me better suited to scouting on the front lines? That way, if anything happens to me, it won't be a loss to the regiment," Marlowe continued.
"He's pretty committed. I've got high hopes for him," Chen Si whispered to Mikasa.
"Him? True, though he's a little clueless," Mikasa said flatly, glancing at Marlowe.
"Huh? Trying to play the lone hero?" Jean asked.
"But without that spirit of individual sacrifice, how can we bring out the fighting strength of the whole regiment?" Marlowe explained.
"Listen. The death rate on the front lines is already so high. If we send all the recruits up there to die, who's going to take over from us?" Jean narrowed his eyes slightly as he repeated what a veteran had told him when he joined.
"Marlowe, you don't need to worry so much. Everyone has their strengths. Doing your own job as well as you can is the best way to help the regiment," Chen Si said with a smile.
"Ah, true," Marlowe replied.
"Heh, don't listen to this guy. Sure, he's strong, but he never follows orders. He might even ignore Commander Erwin or Captain Levi," Jean grumbled.
"Don't make things up. I'm a good, obedient soldier," Chen Si said with a shrug.
"Anyway, the best thing you recruits can do for the regiment is come back alive. Unlike that useless bastard over there who only knows how to charge ahead and rush to