Wall Rose, the Inner City gate.
Floch drove the carriage alone, carrying Chen Si, Eren, and Mikasa into Wall Rose.
"Huh? Is that Armin?" Eren, who had been rather gloomy the whole way, suddenly gaped.
"What's wrong?" Chen Si had been resting with his eyes closed. He slowly opened them and leaned toward the curtain for a look, then his eyes went wide.
Puzzled by their strong reactions, Mikasa also looked out the window, and her face instantly flushed red.
"Floch, stop the carriage! That bastard Armin!" Eren roared angrily.
"Huh?" Startled, Floch hurried to stop. Before the carriage had even come to a halt, all three jumped out.
"Hey, wait!" Floch watched them leap from the carriage in shock, then glanced awkwardly at the passing merchants and pedestrians as he sat stopped in the middle of the road.
At the side of the street, Mina was leading a flushed, practically steaming Armin around by the hand.
"Armin, look at this! They even sell clothes here now. It's so much livelier than before!" Mina exclaimed excitedly, holding his hand.
Armin looked bashful as Mina pulled him along.
"Mommy! Why are those two girls holding hands? Can girls be couples too?" a little girl suddenly asked, pointing at Mina and Armin.
"Silly child! Obviously, the blond one is the girl. Can't you see she's the one being led by the hand?" the woman said.
Armin was utterly mortified when he heard that, but Mina continued leading him along.
"Sir, would you like to buy a bouquet for your very manly girlfriend?" a little boy asked Armin, holding an armful of flowers.
Delighted that someone finally had a discerning eye and hadn't mistaken his gender, Armin said, "Sure."
Armin paid and took a bouquet, then handed it to Mina. "Mina, these