𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒇 | A Yeager Story

[04] Training Corps part 2

Mina's POV

Two years have passed since Ymir threw me into this timeline. The sky was dark, and it constantly rained these days, but the spirit and vigor of the trainees only proved to have become even more determined to graduate from this academy.

"You're too slow! Run, you laggards!"

Yes, good day to you too, Sir Keith Shadis.

The trainees were made to run amidst this rain, which only made the trails even harder to run in. In addition to that, we were given a huge backpack whose contents are unknown. It's damn too heavy and blurry for me to think properly!

"What's wrong, Arlert?" Sir Keith asked the boy, who was slowly and wearily running in the back. "You're falling behind!"

He spilled a few more hurtful words, but that didn't seem to deter the young boy's dedication to accomplishing our current training. I continued to run up ahead, only to witness someone helping the young Armin Arlert.

It was Reiner Braun, the traitor who kidnapped my father and is also known as the armored titan.

I need to keep my eye on him, but not to the point of them noticing. It would be a hassle if they did.

The academy gave us lessons and knowledge concerning what they had learned and experienced from the Titans outside of the wall. However, even more than that, they gave us endurance, combat, and maneuver training to keep our bodies in shape and flexible to counter those huge titans.

And in my opinion, I love using ODM gear. The sound of the wires being unleashed and stuck on a nearby wall or tree and making our bodies swing forward like that of a pendulum is out of this world. If this is what it feels like to fly, then I'll gladly swing to my heart's content.

Up ahead, a looming titan suddenly appeared, forcing me to release more gas. I quickly pulled the blades that were made from ultrahard steel and positioned my body to react quickly, just in case it decided to move in a different direction.

With one swing, the supposed nape of the titan has been cut deep enough to make me feel giddy. Thinking about it right now, were father and mother also happy upon learning how to use the vertical maneuvering equipment? If they were, then that would make me extremely jolly.

At the corner of my eyes, another looming titan appeared. I would have chosen it as my next target if not for Mikasa and Eren passing on top of me. I inwardly smiled and went in the opposite direction.

To my surprise, the next wooden titan that I saw was also targeted by Annie Leonhart and Bertolt Hoover. With no hesitation needed, I increased the release of gas and quickly dived in for the kill.

Next was combat training. I would have hoped that Sasha or Historia would become my sparring partner, but Mikasa just had to pick me up every time we had this session.

"Want to do it?" Mikasa asked me after I blocked her punch. If I had not forced myself to make this body even more sturdy, I would have surely been blown away. "We don't need to repeat the steps we have mastered."

"Spoken like a true queen, Mikasa." I quickly did a short breathing exercise before lunging forward to attack. I would never tell the current Mikasa that my mother used to teach me how to fight back in my first world. She taught me how to position myself properly to attack a stronger person than me and how to defend myself from the said person.

As of this moment, I applied every single one of her teachings to attack, defend, and counter the younger version of herself. I may be smaller when it comes to height, but when it comes to speed, strength, and guts, I hoped to be an equal match for her.