"I will kill this giant and rescue you, and repay Dr. Yeager's kindness."
"Besides, the responsibility of garrisoning the corps is not that simple."
Although Hannis has never really gone out to fight, the confidence hidden in his heart is not lacking at all.
Pull out your carefully maintained knife and prepare to fight for what you have been preparing for for decades.
Completely ignoring Mrs. Yeager's dissuasion, who doesn't have a heroic dream? Courage is the beginning of everything.
The wind blew past my ears, and the blood ignited from my heart.
As he ran, Hannis felt that his whole body was full of strength, and the knife in his hand shone with a cold light.
Bravery, responsibility, passion.
Childhood dreams are back.
Even the stone of hope in his jacket pocket lost its dark color and began to heat up slightly, as if something was about to come out.
until....
Running closer and closer.
When the three-dimensional mobile device is about to be launched.
Hannis saw the giant's terrifying height, thick muscles, distorted expression on the disproportionate head, and the naked desire to eat.
I also saw the broken footprints on the solid bluestone road under the opponent's feet, and I also saw the attics that collapsed when the giant's body passed by the houses on both sides.
I even heard howls in the distance and the chewing of flesh and blood.
The blood cooled faster than expected, the sprinting pace stopped uncontrollably, the heart was trembling, the muscles were spasming, and even the three-dimensional mobile device did not know how to use it.
The ignored external sounds re-entered his brain, and now he seemed to hear the sounds of nature,
"Take Eren and the others to escape!! Don't fight!!"
A perfect excuse, a valid reason not to fight, and a suggestion that I am very willing to follow.
He turned around and ran much faster than the speed at which he killed the giant. He picked up the two children and started running wildly. He didn't even use three-dimensional maneuvers, or he forgot to use them.
I'm not afraid, I'm not shrinking, I just want to save people.
Little Allen kept beating himself up. Children don't understand the adult world at all. They have to make the right choice after weighing the pros and cons.
Just, just...
Time is slowly lengthening, the sound of the heart, the sound of breathing, the sound of feet stepping on the road, and the sound of Allen struggling crazily.
These are all passively transmitted to the ears, but what is more deadly are other sounds.
Behind me came the sound of the giant approaching, the sound of the giant stopping, the sound of the giant picking at the collapsed house under his feet... There was also the sound of a woman struggling, and the scream of the most primitive fear of mankind...
Every sound was like a dagger stabbing into his heart.
I can no longer lie to myself.
He is a coward himself.
【Do you regret it?】
A strange sound appeared in the slowed down time. From just one sentence, Hannis heard endless war, unyielding will, and eternal fire.
Mikasa, who followed the escape, was enduring headaches and heartache, and then water dropped down on her face.
When I looked up, I saw that the middle-aged man with short blond hair had tears streaming down his face.
This scene was deeply reflected in the eyes of a certain person in the coordinate space.
In the future, Allen didn't know whether it was the first time or the first time he watched this scene.
Using the power of the Ancestral Titan, Bertolt, who had to live at that time, was not killed by the Titan transformed by Dinah, at the cost of... his mother.
What does the death of my mother mean?
The ending where everything is doomed is very important to Allen, but it is also very cruel.
I have the ability to save my mother, but I can't.
Giant strength is a curse.
Sorry, Mom.
No one can change all this, and no one can allow others to change all this. The world will be peaceful and the giants will disappear.
Such is the horror of closed time loops.
But what is this red mist that suddenly appears and shrouds destiny?
squeak~~~~
The metal-encrusted boots rubbed a long scratch on the stone road.
Hannes' expression was complicated after putting down his two children.
In other words, the remaining panic, tears, and twitching facial muscles all showed how reluctant he was.
but......
"I will regret it."
Hannis put down Allen and knocked him down with one move.
The two looked at each other.
The anger in Allen's eyes suddenly stopped because he saw the fear and anger in Uncle Hannis's eyes intertwining crazily.
"Listen Alan, without strength, you are powerless against giants."
"So, I'm going to save people!!!"
Click!!!
A small change occurs, maybe a change in the captain of the garrison corps, which has no impact on the overall situation, but if it changes, it will change.
Allen's eyes widened in the coordinate space.
"No, this is impossible!"
Hannis's choice exceeded his expectations, and then he calmed down.
"The future is destined, and changes in the past will only continue to lead to the same ending."
Allen knew that Hannes had no ability to save his mother from Dinah Fritz.
And even if he is saved, he will still embark on the path of the Survey Corps, and he will also make it his mission to kill all the giants.
This variable is nothing to be afraid of....
But he still watched carefully, watching the middle-aged man rush back like crazy, even using a three-dimensional mobile device to accelerate to his death.
Hannis knew he was finished when the knife struck the giant's wrist without any effect.
The giant's skin had unimaginable toughness, and a big hand swatted Hannis away like a fly.
The blood mist exploded, and the human figure fell into the wall next to it.
Eren and Mikasa in the distance were also silent. This is a giant.
Allen was right in thinking about the future. A small variable was insignificant in the destined fate.
Among the ruins, Hannis also knew that his choice had already produced results.
Everywhere in my body hurts, there are a lot of fractures, and my internal organs are shattered. It's a miracle that I'm still alive now.
The black stone on his chest fell from the broken military uniform to his hand.
【Do you regret it?】
"Regret...but not regret."
Facing the outcome of death, Hannis even felt lucky that he had finally fulfilled his responsibility as a soldier in the regiment.
It also brought an end to the bravery of childhood.
...Because of his own provocation, the giant did not swallow Mrs. Yeager immediately, but placed the huge head in front of him.
Looking at the ugly giant and its gleaming teeth, he laughed.
"You want to use me... to satisfy your appetite... I'm a bit... unwilling to do so."
At this moment, a thought came into Hannis's mind.
He looked at the stone at hand with some happiness.
"It turns out you were really the one asking me just now."
"Yes, no matter who you are, as long as you can kill the giant, take whatever you want!!"
"Even if it's just a fantasy, I'm... not afraid anymore."
Using his last bit of strength, the middle-aged man grasped hope in front of the giant.
He raised one hand high and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"NOAH!!!!!!"
Red lightning struck the ground, and a new giant appeared.