Vengeance Of A Human

Betrayal: Vogel im Käfig

Wall Rose

"So that's what happened. And you say...another Titan shifter?"

I nod. As the Scouts hoists ourselves up to the top of Wall Rose, I report tonight's events to Hange. I did manage to catch a little shut-eye, so with the little rest I've managed, I feel somewhat better. "Yeah. Conny coined him 'Beast Titan' due to his appearance."

"Hmm. What do you make of Ymir?"

"She's not our enemy, but I doubt she'll be our ally. She hid this secret for years, even when Eren shifted in Trost. Whatever secrets she has... Maybe we'll find out more from her later."

"Please, believe us!" We turn to Christa, who Hange was interrogating before I stepped over. "I'm telling the truth! Ymir transformed into a Titan to fight off the other Titans and save us! She did so with no regard for her own life, which proves her loyalty to us, her comrades! It's true that her judgment until now is forgivable. After all, she may know things useful to humanity and yet she kept quiet about it! I imagine she didn't say anything in order to protect herself. But...now she's a changed person! Ymir is an ally of humanity! I know Ymir better than anybody. She's a much simpler person than she looks."

Hange lowers her head. "I see. Obviously, I hope we can build a trusting relationship with her. Her judgment aside, the information she holds is a treasure for humanity. I hope we get along. But you know..." Hange steps aside, walking over to Ymir's lain body, "even if she is a simple person, this world becomes more of a confusing mess with every passing day... You said... Your real name was Historia Reiss?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Reiss, as in that noble family?"

"Yes."

"I see." Hange turns around, placing a hand on Christa's... Historia's shoulder. "Nice to meet you, Historia."

"Yeah." I am now coming to terms that I've joked about Ymir treating Christa...Historia like a princess when indeed Historia is noble by blood. I'm not totally sure myself, but isn't the king named Reiss as well? That makes Historia a princess, right?

"How's Ymir?" Hange asks the Scouts around her as we arrive. Historia kneels beside her friend while I stand between Hange and Moblit.

"She's still in a coma. Her bleeding has stopped, and we think steam is coming out of her wounds."

I nod. "She'll be alright then, eventually."

"For now, take her back to Trost so she can get some proper medical care. She's in your hand."

"Understood."

"Now then..." Hange turns back around, Moblit and I following her. With Ymir situated, I'm sure we're back to the real reason we're here. "Our original mission was to seal this wall."

"We didn't see a breach along the southwestern side, Gelgar's team reported similarly. Then again, we were losing light at the time. It could be that we missed it due to the cloud cover."

"We'll find it, Joshua."

"Yes, ma'am." Despite Hange's reassurance, I still did not feel right. The number of Titans we fought supports the notion that there's a breach, but...That was just at one location, and they weren't that numerous when we got to Utgard.

"Is everyone clear?" Hange asks of my fellow cadets as we approach Mikasa, Sasha, and Conny. "We'll deal with Ymir later. And Conny, I'll arrange for a Scout squad to investigate your village later. For the time being, I want you to focus on the mission to fix the wall. Got it?"

"Got it!"

As Hange continues to speak to us, I turn to the other redhead nearby. She manages to keep her eyes away from me, so I step beside her, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Hey."