"Is this Marley?" Armin exclaimed in wonder at the bustling scene before him.
"It's so beautiful," Mina said involuntarily.
"Woohoo! Marley, here we come!!" Sasha and Connie shouted with carefree excitement.
"Wow!" Yasuo was just as excited, his mouth hanging open as he craned his head to take in all the unfamiliar sights.
Sasha and Connie's voices drew sidelong glances from the people near Marley's port.
"Quiet down, brats!" Levi snapped, though his tone was less stern than usual.
Mike sniffed the air, looking a little taken aback.
"What is it, Mike?" Hange asked.
"There's such a complicated mix of smells in the air," Mike said.
"Complicated?" Hange fell into thought.
"A large force of soldiers is moving nearby, and there are quite a few warships farther out," Erwin said, surveying their surroundings.
"What's going on? Have we been exposed?" Levi's eyes narrowed as he braced for trouble.
Chris watched the Marleyan soldiers form up and hurry away, then said, "They seem to be withdrawing."
Hearing that, Chen Si looked around as well. A surprising number of soldiers had been stationed at the port, but they were now withdrawing in an orderly fashion.
"Looks like we arrived at just the right time," Chen Si said calmly.
The group slowly disembarked, setting foot on Marleyan soil.
As soon as they left the ship, uniformed inspectors approached them.
"Welcome to Marley, our friends from Hizuru. Please present your documents."
An inspector gestured to them with a smile.
They handed over their documents and passed through one by one.
When Yasuo's turn came, Chen Si stopped him and took his papers.
"Thun... Mr. Charnes, what's wrong?" Yasuo asked in confusion.
"Shh. Stay behind me. When he's talking to Chris, just slip through," Chen Si whispered.
"Huh? Oh, okay," Yasuo answered blankly.
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