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Chapter Fifteen [ Part Two ] - Shaken

"How does it feel?" Hanji asks Eren, while applying a small cloth to his wounds.

I'm in a room with Hanji, Mike, Eren, Levi, and the Commander, Erwin Smith. She brought me here after the trial was over, to reconcile with Eren.

"I'm sorry," Erwin apologizes, "but thanks to that, we had you turned over to us."

"It's okay, sir." Eren replies.

"The pain you endured allowed me to play my cards at the right moment." He holds his hand out to Eren. "You have my respect. Eren, I look forward to working with you."

"Yes, sir! Thank you," Eren shakes his hand and looks uncomfortable as Levi takes place beside him.

"Hey, Eren," he says.

"Yes, sir?" the nervousness is evident in his voice.

"Do you resent me?"

"N-no," Eren stutters. "I understand why it was necessary."

"That's good."

"But you took it too far, Levi!" Hanji scolds. "You lost a tooth, see?"

She shows Eren a tooth wrapped in cloth.

"Don't pick that up, it's creepy." Levi complains.

I stifle a laugh.

"Even this is an important sample," Hanji fires back.

"Eren, it's still better than being dissected by people like Hanji, right?"

"I'm not like them," Hanji retorts. "I wouldn't kill him. Hey, Eren, let me see the inside of your mouth."

She leans closer to him, and his look of discomfort grows even more. He complies, however, and she looks into his mouth.

Letting out a light gasp, her expression becomes surprised. "Your tooth has already grown back."

Everybody in the room glances at Eren curiously, including me.

"Estelle," Eren says. "You don't think I'm a monster, do you?"

I feel tense as everyone's eyes glaze over me, including the Commander's and Levi's.

"No, of course not." I manage a weak smile.

"Good," he smiles at me, but it quickly turns into a frown. "Who all... died? In Trost?"

I look down. "I don't know for certain. A lot of people died, but a lot of friends from our regimen are alive."

"What regimen are you two from?" Erwin asks.

"The 104th training regimen," I reply.

"Oh, that's right!" Hanji stands up and grins. "Commander, Mike, Levi, this is Estelle Bellator. I ran into her today before the trial. She's a looker, eh?" She pats me on the shoulder and I blush at the last part, but give them a salute.

"It's nice to meet all of you," I smile.

"Say, Estelle, where will you be going after this?" Eren looks up at me.

"I'm not really sure. Probably with the rest of the trainees. We've already graduated, but because of the battle, we didn't get to choose our branches, so wherever they're going, I guess."

"Are you still joining the Survey Corps?"

I nod.

He beams at me. "Good. You were really skilled, anyway. Did you count how many of them you took down?"

"I stopped counting after seven, but I think I killed one or two after that. You were close to the boulder by then. Oh, speaking of which!" I glance over at Levi. "Thank you for saving my friends and I, sir." I salute him and put on a grateful smile, despite the internal conflict I'm having over him.