Just An Average Guy

Chapter 13

Saitama was confused. He was not sure about Levi's question. Getting people to talk? What was that supposed to mean? Who needed to talk? Was it Eren? Or Mikasa? He did not know, but he didn't care either. His lunch with Petra was pretty neat, and the food wasn't all that bad either. The talk with her parents was a little weird. He didn't know much about girls, nor marriage... or anything along the lines of that.

"Hey, baldy, you listening?" came the voice of Levi, shaking Saitama out of his thoughts. "When we arrive at the prison, you'll have to do some things you'd rather not to." Levi continued, not averting his eyes off Saitama. "But we need Annie to talk. We need to know whose she's working for."

"Okay, but why did you not just ask her to talk?" Saitama replied, raising an eyebrow. "I mean what have you guys been doing ever since we came back from the expedition? Not that I've been doing anything productive other than filling my belly with food." He finished with a yawn at the end. "Whoa, looks like my body is telling me to take a nap."

"Then your body is wrong," Levi retorted. "No naps."

"Would anyone care to remind me how this guy became humanity's savior?" Saitama deadpanned. Instead of getting a verbal reply, he instead felt a hot breath on his bald head. Raising an eyebrow in confusion; Saitama turned his head and was met with the face of squad leader Mike, who was... sniffing him. He was sniffing him. Why was he sniffing him?

"Uh, mind telling what you're doing?" Saitama asked, raising an eyebrow at the tall leader. "I know I don't smell that that good but don't you think this is a bit overkill?" he continued.

Mike shrugged before taking his attention away from Saitama. He then kept his face forward, not paying attention to anyone but the road in front of him.

Saitama did not say anything. Instead, he listened to what Levi was telling him... which was a rarity.

"Listen, baldy, we have to find out why Annie did what she did. She killed troops, troops I watched grow into soldiers. She killed them in cold blood. She betrayed all of us. Do you understand what I'm getting at?" Levi said, closing the space between him and Saitama. "I've tried everything I could... well, at least what Erwin wanted me to do. Now it's up to you. Use whatever methods you see fit. Just get her to spill the beans."

This time it was Petra who replied. "I don't think that Saitama is a guy to do those kinds of things." She whispered into Levi's ear. "I mean he seems like a pretty relaxed guy whenever he's facing off against Titans. But having him torture someone? I don't think he'd like that." She added, taking a quick glance at Saitama before returning her attention to Levi again. "Why don't you just try again?"

"I have already tried too much," Levi whispered back. "I mean I would have nearly killed her had Erwin not come in. I was losing my fucking patience, Petra."

"You were losing your patience? Who are you and what have you done to Captain Levi?" Petra whispered back in a joking manner, although Levi's serious expression quickly dismissed that hint of humor. "Apologies, Captain I—I just forgot about the situation. I'm sorry."

"No need for apologies, Petra." Levi replied, shaking his head as he quickened his pace, not wanting to waste any time. "I feel that these last couple of days have been tiresome for all of us. Even Erwin is getting a little sick and tired from all this vague information. The goal is Eren's basement, and whatever we'll find in there that might help us end the Titan threat." He took a quick glance at Saitama. "And that guy will be the one leading us into victory."

"You think so?" Petra asked, raising an eyebrow at her Captain. "I'm surprised you're all taking this so well, Captain. I mean everyone always thought so highly of you before Saitama arrived. They all thought you would be the one to lead us into victory... and I did too." She admitted solemnly.