Switched

11

A day after that fateful call, (F/N) found herself on the training grounds, dressed entirely in Scouting Legion uniform and what looked like harness - like straps attached to different parts of her body. She looked up from her strange get - up and gazed at the female version of Hans as the bespectacled woman observed her with utter fascination.

"What are we gonna do?" She asked Hange.

The woman hummed and gave her a weird smile. "I did promise (F/N) that I would train you to become strong, right?"

"Y - yeah." She weakly answered, finally grasping the reality of her situation.

"Alright, then! Follow me."

The timid girl followed the woman towards a group of veteran Soldiers having some lively conversation. Hange cleared her throat, effectively calling their attention, and addressed them.

"Good morning, people!"

"Hange, what are you planning now?" A male Soldier with a weird hairdo asked.

"I'm glad you asked, Gelgar!" Hange answered as she placed her hands on her fist. "Today, we start training (N/N) the Scouting Legion Soldier way!"

"W - w - wait, are you insane?!" Gelgar howled. "Did the Commander approve of this?!"

"Well, ah, no,..."

"Hange!"

"Listen to this first before you argue: Erwin wants her to learn the ways of the Scouting Legion. So, we teach her the most basic things, like training, schedule, off days,..."

"We rarely get off days." Nanaba answered as she studied (F/N)'s form from head to foot.

"And she looks too thin to be a Scout in the first place!" Gelgar added.

"That's the point, right?" Hange argued back. "Erwin wants her to adapt to Scouting Legion life, so we do this by, first, training her to gain more muscle. Isn't that right, Mike?"

All three of the veterans, including (F/N), herself, all looked at the huge man, whose arms were crossed over his broad chest. The man's nose twitched as he tilted his chin up, sniffing the air around him. He, then, grunted and looked down at them.

"I trust Erwin's judgment." He simply told them.

"WAHOOO!" Hange screamed, jumping high up in the air and startling (F/N). "That's a yes, girl! Aren't you excited?"

"Well, yeah, I guess?" (F/N) answered.

"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's train! Gelgar, Nanaba, you heard the man. Let's get training!" Hange exclaimed as she stretched her arms in preparation.

Gelgar clicked his tongue and scratched his nape. "Do I have a choice?"

"What do you have in mind, Hange?" Nanaba asked her as she went along with her.

(F/N) was about to follow the three when she felt the familiar sensation of someone sniffing her hair. Sbe turned just in time to see Mike doing the exact same thing he did when they first met.

For the love of - ! (F/N) thought as she drew back in fright of the huge man. She was really considering to gouge his eyes out with the fork later during lunch.

However, Mike seemed unfazed. He stopped sniffing, grunted, and looked down at her, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"You claim you are (F/N)'s sister, and yet you two smell exactly the same." He told her, making her eyes wide with shock at the sudden comment. He, then, walked away and joined the others but, not without saying something else. "How truly remarkably strange,..."