"Mikasa, did you know I fell for you back in the last world? Even then, I felt you shouldn't have to live such a hard life. You should enjoy your life and be with the person you love. You shouldn't have to go through all this!"
Chen Si began talking to himself.
His words moved Mikasa deeply.
"Older Brother, you're drunk..."
"No, I'm not drunk. Mikasa, I've wronged you... I know. I know everything, but I don't know what I should do... How I should face you... Historia..."
"Older Brother, stop. You haven't done anything wrong. I don't want to hear this."
"Older Brother, here's to you."
Mikasa had just been telling Chen Si not to drink, yet now she downed several cups herself.
"Mikasa..." Chen Si watched in a daze as she drank cup after cup.
"Eren, you drink too! Don't let Mikasa drink alone."
"All right!"
Eren glanced at Jean, who had already passed out beside him, then moved over with a flushed face. He downed one cup after another until his cheeks were bright red and he, too, was swaying.
"Eren, you know, I actually admire you. You did things most people wouldn't even dare to do. You weren't wrong. You were never the one at fault. If I were you, I can't imagine how I could have done any better..."
Chen Si spoke loudly as he drank.
"Heh, Chen Si... What are you talking about...? It's been thanks to you all along. I'm just someone who doesn't know how to change anything. Without you, Paradis Island would already be a complete mess."
With that, Eren took another huge gulp.
"Everyone's drunk..." Armin murmured as he watched the three of them.
Beside him, Mina had already slumped limply across his knees.
"Hehe... Once the war's over, I