By the time Bai Yu rushed to the scene, Petra and the others were on high alert, like cats with their fur standing on end.
Levi stood atop the Titan, blood still dripping from the blades in his hands. He held Eren, apparently having just dragged him out of the Titan's body.
Hange, however, showed no fear at all. She hurried over and began feeling Eren all over.
As the Titan gradually evaporated, leaving bones and scraps of flesh clinging to them, Bai Yu curiously reached out to touch it.
So hot.
He snatched his hand back like a startled cat.
Okay, looks like it hasn't cooled down yet.
"What happened?"
Bai Yu called up to Levi.
Levi tossed Eren to the ground and spoke with a grim expression.
"He lost consciousness after turning into a Titan..."
Bai Yu walked over to Eren and hoisted him onto his back, seemingly unafraid.
"Bai Yu, get away from him!"
Gunther had already drawn both blades and was watching Eren on Bai Yu's back with a tense expression.
Bai Yu smiled.
"Nice vigilance. I like it."
After hoisting Eren onto his back, he laid him on the grass nearby.
"Well, there's no need to worry so much. Captain Levi's here, isn't he? A mere Eren would only take him two or three slashes."
He managed to calm the others down a little, but noticed that although Levi had sheathed his blades, his hands rested on the hilts. At the first sign of trouble, he could draw them in an instant.
Bai Yu turned to Hange.
"Hange, what happened just now?"
Hange had finally calmed down enough to adjust her glasses, though excitement still shone in her eyes as she spoke.
"Eren transformed into a Titan using the method I told him. At that