Shiganshina District, the Yeager home.
"Is this it?" Erwin asked, looking toward the ruins to one side.
"No, it's farther ahead," Eren replied, pointing down the road.
"Hurry up, brat. Stop dawdling," Levi snapped.
Chen Si, Eren, and Mikasa looked at both sides of the street as they walked. The once-bustling marketplace was now a complete wreck.
As they walked, Chen Si and Eren suddenly stopped in their tracks.
Mikasa stopped with them and looked at the two in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Erwin looked in the direction they were staring, then studied their expressions. His brow furrowed slightly. "Is something wrong?"
Chen Si and Eren stared into the distance. Two figures were reflected in their eyes, only to fade away a moment later.
Eren rubbed his eyes and looked again, then shook his head and continued forward. "Chen Si, I think I just saw you."
"I'm right beside you," Chen Si replied.
"I know. I must have been seeing things. Ugh." Eren sighed.
No, you weren't seeing things. Was that my future self or yours? Or could it have been the future Zeke? Chen Si wondered.
The three walked down the street, their hearts growing heavier with every step. Chen Si spotted a kitchen knife lying on the ground and remembered how he had once foolishly dreamed of killing Titans with one. Now he could kill Titans with his bare hands, yet strength never came when he needed it most. He shook his head with a self-mocking smile.
"We're here." Eren stopped in front of a pile of ruins.
Chen Si silently looked at the little house where he had spent several years growing up. He walked over to a damaged doorframe and examined the scorch mark he had left on it with his electricity five years ago. He reached