"Mikasa, why are you so sure Eren's choice is wrong?" Chen Si asked, looking at her.
Mikasa froze slightly, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Mikasa, you're holding us to different standards." Chen Si smiled faintly, gently lifting her face and stroking it twice.
"Eren and I are actually the same. We're both executioners. We both destroy what others cherish to protect what we cherish."
"We're both selfish. I've only ever had eyes for you all. Saving the world isn't a requirement for me. It's just something I'll do along the way, provided it doesn't interfere with my freedom or your lives. I'm not a hero. I'm just a selfish man," Chen Si said with a candid smile.
"The same goes for Eren. I believe he won't hurt Armin, Sasha, or the others. Perhaps when they see the unprecedentedly powerful human armies in the Colossal Titans' path, they'll understand all of this."
"Let's wait for Eren to come home," Chen Si said gently, ruffling Mikasa's hair.
Hearing this, Mikasa gently hugged Chen Si and buried her head in his chest. "All right. Let's be selfish, then. As long as you and Eren are safe and stay by my side, that's enough."
"Lord Chen Si, are we really going to do nothing?" Yasuo asked uneasily.
Philia glanced at Chen Si and Mikasa a few times, then silently turned away. "Abandoning someone is so easy for you. You don't even care about your own companions. No wonder you could kill my sister without a shred of guilt."
Those words sent a faint tremor through Chen Si's heart. He owed half his life to Zoe. In the end, her mercy had allowed him to survive, return to Paradis Island, and arrive in time. Yet now, he truly had put her death out of