The next day arrived.
The cadets of the 104th Cadet Corps had no training that day. Instead, they were assigned to help the Garrison Regiment soldiers maintain and adjust the wall cannons in Trost District.
Eren, Sasha, Connie, and several other cadets from their class were responsible for the cannons above the gate.
"Huh? You're joining the Survey Corps too, Connie?"
Eren stared in disbelief at the bald boy before him. Connie had always said he wanted to join the Garrison Regiment or the Military Police Brigade.
Connie scratched his head sheepishly and offered the excuse he had prepared long ago.
"I originally wanted to join the Military Police Brigade, but I didn't make the top ten. Besides, with someone as strong as Bai Yu in the Survey Corps, it's got to be better than the Garrison Regiment, right?"
Just then, a black-haired girl with two short braids resting on her shoulders walked over with a smile and called him out.
"And Eren's speech last night had something to do with it too, didn't it?"
With his true feelings exposed, Connie flushed, but he still protested loudly.
"I made this decision myself!"
Thomas, who had been wiping down a cannon barrel nearby, walked over as well. He had been among those who suffered the most under Bai Yu's training, though he held no resentment toward him.
"Don't be embarrassed. You're not the only one."
He looked a little embarrassed himself.
"Thomas, are you joining the Survey Corps too?"
Eren couldn't help staring in surprise.
Thomas gave a slightly sheepish smile.
"I actually wanted to join the Survey Corps after we finished Instructor Bai Yu's training. He really was someone I looked up to, but I was scared, so I kept putting off the decision. What you said yesterday helped me