Several days later, at the Survey Corps' current headquarters...
Over the past few days, Xiate had helped the Survey Corps soldiers teach the newly arrived Cadets... no, the Survey Corps recruits, about the long-range Scouting Formation, the duties of the various squads, and their senior comrades.
However, there were too many people in the Survey Corps for them to get to know everyone, so they had only met some of the important members.
During a break one day, Xiate sat on a rock, silently wiping down the long blade in her hands. Mikasa, Armin, Sasha, and the others sat nearby, still panting a little after finishing their training.
Lately, they had been learning to use the Survey Corps' various pieces of equipment: the upgraded Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, the Little Fish, switching between blades, and coordinating rapid attacks. Xiate's job was to make sure they did not accidentally blow themselves up.
Still, the speed at which they picked things up and adapted was within Xiate's expectations. They all had considerable talent.
Nearby, Armin looked at Xiate wiping her blade on the rock and spoke on what seemed to be a sudden whim.
"Xiate and Mikasa are really alike."
His words made Mikasa, Sasha, Marco, and the others look over. Everyone except Mikasa had agreement in their eyes.
"Now that you mention it, I feel that way too!"
Sasha spoke excitedly, as though someone had finally noticed.
"I've thought Mikasa and Xiate were alike for a long time."
Mikasa looked a little puzzled.
"Are we?"
Connie nodded too, looking utterly convinced.
"I think so! Mikasa and Eren are like Xiate and Bai Yu, except Bai Yu and Eren are different."
As though they had suddenly found an interesting new topic, everyone began discussing it. Their final conclusion was that Mikasa and Xiate