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A couple days later inside Erwin's office, a small gathering was present. Erwin sat behind his desk, flanked by a couple guards. Meanwhile, Hange Zoe enthusiastically laid out her new device on the table in front of him.
"What's this, Hange?" Erwin asked, his eyes scanning the object in curiosity.
Hange's eyes were blazing with excitement and passion, as she could not stop bouncing up and down. "This... is the greatest invention I have EVER created in the history of... EVER!"
Erwin picked up the device, which resembled an ODM gear sword. It looked just like one, weighed just like one, and felt just like one. "Is this not just a blade?"
"It is a blade... BUT! I have modified it with a couple of attachments," she smiled, snatching the blade out of Erwin's hand.
She stood back from Erwin and flicked a small lever on the handle. A silent hissing sound was heard from the device, and then in a blink of an eye, fiery flames engulfed the blade.
The flames lit up the room, casting a flickering glow upon Erwin's stern face. The guards behind him looked at each other in amazement.
"I call these... Ignition Blades!" Hange smiled, flicking the lever back off. "I coated the blades in a special oil, and then using the gas released from just a flick of this lever, the entire blade will be masked in flames."
Erwin raised an eyebrow. "And how is this going to help us?"
"I've tested it on a few Titans – the flames can cut through Titan flesh 4-times quicker than just the steel blades-"
But, before they could continue, the door to Erwin's office slammed open. Natasha Nightingale stormed in, her face flushed with fury.
"Erwin. We need to talk. Now," she demanded, her tone sharp and laced with anger.
Hange blinked in surprise, her enthusiasm dulled by Natasha's fierce entrance. Erwin rose from his chair, glaring the furious woman right in the eyes. "Captain Nightingale. I'm sure you understand that my office is off-limits unless I have given written permission-"
Without letting Erwin finish, Natasha showed him a familiar piece of paper. "What... the fuck is this?!" she coldly glared at him.
Erwin recognised the paper she held, to which he took a deep breath. "You sure have some guts to hijack a maximum-security note from one of my messengers."
"An assault on Fury Road? Next month? Are you out of your mind?" she nearly shouted, her voice trembling with rage. "You told me last week we had over a year to prepare!"
"N-Next month?!" Hange joined in, clearly unaware of this. "I thought the next assault was scheduled in 20 months' time?"
"Yeah. That's what I thought too..." the one-eyed Captain replied. "Until I found one of Erwin's messengers delivering this message to the Royal Palace at 3 in the morning..."
