"When did you start being so foolish and losing your composure too?" Chen Si smiled bitterly as he looked at the three girls before him, his heart unsettled. His bitterness came from being unable to accept their affection and the final farewell he would soon have to face, but he did not want to burden them with those feelings now.
"I don't know. Maybe because I remembered some things when I was young that I shouldn't have." Annie sniffled, her voice turning cool again.
Chen Si choked up, unable to speak. He knew he was in the wrong, yet he could no longer accept their affection. His heart was torn and conflicted as never before. On one hand, he hoped they could forget him and live their own lives; on the other, he could hardly bear the thought of them truly leaving him.
But he knew he would ultimately have to say a final goodbye to them.
"Mikasa, Historia, Annie, listen to me..." Chen Si solemnly raised his head and met each of their eyes in turn.
"I..."
Thud, thud, thud, thud! The special tactical squad among the Survey Corps soldiers who had completely surrounded the hotel suddenly rushed onto the rooftop.
Philia was also at the forefront, accompanied by her private armed security detail. She wore a casual dress with a belt, looking every bit as capable as ever, and called out anxiously, "Yasuo! Yasuo!"
"Philia! I'm here, I'm here!" Yasuo hurried forward. "It was a false alarm. Stand down! Her Majesty's wedding is underway." At the same time, he kept shooting meaningful glances at several soldiers.
"Yes, sir!" The members of the special tactical squad saluted and quickly left.
Chen Si looked at the girl before him, whose beauty had been even more stunning in her childhood-or perhaps