Girl from Mitras ★ A. Arlert

Chapter 84 - Tired time

It has been a difficult month for each of them. After the departure of the Marleyans from the island, the souls of many became a little calmer, but life didn't become less confusing and stressful because of this. The Survey corps was undergoing a transformation - new departments-detachments were formed, which were engaged in some small parts of one big task. But, apart from the creation of departments, committees, which the Survey corps still continued to provide intelligence on the mainland, establishing communications with other countries... everything wasn't easy.

In the palace, too, everything was restless - various meetings were constantly held after receiving another letter from the mainland. Now, the conditions were being formed on which the subsequent interaction between Paradis and the rest of the world would be carried out, namely, how the movement to support the Eldians around the world would continue to work. Armin constantly spent time in the palace, being at the meetings of the royal council, or simply discussing the current situation with Historia.

Y/N had their own concerns - the opening of the northern mines, the project of the Underground City, preparations for the armaments review. She often left the capital somewhere to the north, to the east... Even taking into account their idea with Armin - they see each other even on weekdays, even if it will be only a couple of hours during dinner and just a sleep together - they saw each other extremely rarely. Armin didn't deny that he missed her, missed her attention and company. Coming home after another hard day, when it was sometimes past midnight, he only wanted to see her. It was only by her presence that she could help him relax and let go of his worries. Sometimes he thought that it was all because they hid their relationship. And sometimes he wanted to just openly come up and hug her, tell her how good she looks... But he understood that it was better that way. Ever since Jean and Mikasa began to bond, they have often become a topic of conversation in their presence, and especially outside of their presence. Armin knew that this was exactly what Y/N wanted to avoid, the bad advice that came up in conversations one way or another. It was much easier to say that you weren't interested in a relationship right now than to talk about your relationship so that people wouldn't make things up.

It was a Wednesday night and Armin didn't understand how they all ended up in a bar in the middle of the week. They sat in their male company without girls, just relaxing. Whose idea it was, no one remembers. There were four of them - Armin, Jean, Connie and, oddly enough, Niccolo, who had no job today.

- «Can we not go to work tomorrow?» said Connie, looking pleadingly at Armin.

- «You don't have to come, but no one will do your work for you, Connie», said Armin.

- «Hey, don't make Sasha do the reports for you», Niccolo said, «she is sometimes so unhappy when she comes home»

- «Now is a difficult time, we're all tired», said Armin.

- «How are you, Armin?» Jean asked him. «You work the hardest, we were both lucky today to get you to leave on time. I hope you don't sleep at work?»

- «There is really a lot of work, Jean, I don't have time for a lot, and no, I don't sleep at work, I'm not crazy», said Armin. «Although I sleep little, but in my bed»

- «Did you sort out some tasks completely?» asked Connie.

- «Yes, I gave you and Sasha all the affairs of the cadets, the Captain is engaged in all this communication with Hizuru, this eliminates many problems, but it hasn't become easier yet», Armin reasoned. «Annie offered her help in establishing communication with the Marley Eldians, since her father still works there and... I don't even know where to start all this yet, plan their arrival early, and go there ourselves... Who agrees to this... God , let's not talk about work at least now...»