He could vaguely make out Mikasa, Eren, Armin, and Hange down below...
And the other person was... Yishi?
Speaking of her, Ming was a little puzzled. She carried a sense of fear, along with plenty of other negative emotions. He had felt it ever since he first saw her.
Bai Yu and Xiate knew her well, but Bai Yu had never told him about her, so Ming had never asked. Still, he could tell that, for some reason, she was... avoiding Bai Yu?
Ming shook his head lightly, not quite understanding. It probably had something to do with the past. He had no particular desire to look into it.
Just then, Armin seemed to be the first to notice something. He looked toward Ming and spotted him sitting on the grassy hillside, drinking.
He waved at Ming, but Ming had no intention of waving back. He simply raised his bottle and took a quiet sip.
Eren and the others also headed toward Ming.
Were they here to see me?
Ming was a little confused.
Didn't they have their own things to do?
"Ming!"
Armin greeted him, with Mikasa and the others following behind.
"Mm, Armin. What brings you all here?"
For some reason, Armin seemed rather happy. Hearing Ming's question, he answered.
"Oh, Captain Hange wanted to visit the Research Department. She said she wanted to see if they had anything good."
Is that so?
Ming gently swirled the bottle in his hand and spoke calmly.
"I gave them Bai Yu's research notes just now. They should be busy at the moment, shouldn't they?"
"Really? I'll just go in and have a look."
Hange rubbed her hands together beside them, looking as though she hoped to snag something from the Research Department.
"Is there something you want, Hange?"
"Don't they