Our future signed in letter

Chapter 10

London:
Satisfied and in a good mood by Levi's standards, he and Onyankopon come back with some of the purchases, the rest is always delivered on Wednesday. Wednesday, because Onyankopon always has Tuesday free and Levi is alone in the shop with the two brats and therefore a man is missing. And he won't want about to employ Mikasa too much. He will likely need to consider hiring another worker. Gabi won't be able to work in the shop forever either.
He doesn't like the thought of hiring someone strange, even if it will be a necessary evil. Many people don't get along with his difficult nature, but he pushs that thought aside.

Most of her purchases are new teas to test and ingredients for their evening meal. Levi has decided to cook dinner Mikasa and Onyankopon for themselves. Fried rice with chicken and fresh vegetables should be available today for a change, which is a little more complex to prepare than a stew, but also tastier. He wants, that everyone is fine today and if all goes well as he imagines, he will ask her the important question that makes him very nervous. The way he knows himself , he'll mess it up out of fear and make it unnecessarily uncomfortable. Maybe he should plan it better after all?

He enters the shop with Onyankopon. He finds it abandoned. Strange ... Maybe the washing will take longer today? He goes into the kitchenette, the laundry is already hanging so it must have been here by now. He sees the loose telephone receiver and hears the busy signal on the other end ... He has a bad feeling. Suddenly he hears Onyankopon calling: “LEVI !!! Get over here now. You have to read that !!! "
Onyankopon immediately runs into the kitchen with the newspaper and shows him the open page:
There is a small photo of one of his old protégés . With a large headline is written: Paradis traitor A. Arlert arrested and sentenced to death. The court ruling has already been carried out for three days. Hizuru interfered in the case, tried to mediate. Without success. Other former Allianz members were arrested on Marley. Paradis urges Marley to hand over all Marley Alliance members and puts pressure on the Marley government. World Security Council is facing a crisis as the former alliance saved the rest of the world from E. Jaegers rumbeling and speaks out against the extradition of the alliance members.

Levi reads the newspaper article with wide eyes. "What kind of shit is going on here ???", he comments horrified. He realizes that everyone else is in danger too, including Mikasa. In the newspaper article other names were mentioned, arrested and extradited: J. Kirschstein, C. Springer. Wanted: Ms. G. Braun, Mr. F. Grice, Ms. M. Ackermann, Mr. Onyankopon, Mrs. A. Arlert. Arrested on Marley: Mrs. P. Kirschstein and R. Braun . L. Ackermann is reported to have died a long time ago. Location of Mrs. A. Arlert, presumably Marley or Paradis. Location of Ms. M. Ackermann unknown, probably on Hizuru or still on Paradis and is on the run.

The phone rings, which Levi doesn't care about now. He immediately drives his wheelchair out onto the street and starts looking for her. Damn Mikasa! Don't run away again! He thinks and he has to swallow his worry and the tears that come up to stay clear. Meanwhile, Onyankopon quickly answers the phone, assuming it might be important. An old ally is on the other end of the line. “Kijomi Azumabito! I greet you! ", Onyankopon says formally, but cannot suppress his concern ... The conversation lasts longer and he receives the current state of affairs and how everyone should behave now ...

Gabi is on her way home with a feeling of relief. She is glad that she was able to reassure Mikasa, but it is strange that the 15th Commander has not yet contacted her. As far as she knows, he and Mikasa are very close. Similar Rainer is important for Gabi, they have the same kind of relationship.
It would be just as bad for Gabi if the relationship with Rainer simply broke off.
She sees Falco running towards her and believes that he would be happy to expect her. But on closer inspection, she sees concern on his face. "Gabi, we have to go to the tea shop immediately!" He calls out to her.
“Why, Falco? I'm just coming from here ... ", she replies surprised.
Falco takes the heavy laundry bag from her to make it easier for her and continues on his way. "Didn't you get the news?" He says while walking.
Gabi follows him at an accelerated pace, "No!", Her concern grows.
"The 15th Commander was executed on Paradis ... We have to go to the others immediately!", Falco explains to her. They both run down the streets to the tea shop.