Chapter 60 (1/2)

*3rd Pov*

[Alright, lets head back now.] said Gunther. All of them got on their horses and began to ride once again to where some of the 104th cadets were training at. Eren and Alex put their horses back into the stables and then arrived next to Olou. Eren spots Mikasa and Armin walking somewhere.

[Th-thats... Sir, may I go talk with my classmates?] questioned Eren to Olou who was drinking something

[Get going...] he said

[Hey, Mikasa! Armin! Kaguya!] said Eren while running to them. Alex walked behind Eren.

[Eren..] said Mikasa while suddenly turning around. Kaguya and Alex just nod at each other.

[Feels like its been a long time!] said Eren happily

[Eren, did they do anything bad to you? Like investigating every square inch of you? Or psychological torture?] said Mikasa in a worried tone. Jean in the back seemed to have left his body.

[No way.] said Eren. Mikasa suddenly adopted a terrifying expression.

[That short guy went too far. Someday, I'll see him pay for it.] said Mikasa

[You don't mean Captain Levi, do you?] said Eren in a terrified voice. The group does some idle talk until Eren sees the rest. Connie, Bertolt, Reiner, Sasha, Christa (Historia), plus a few others.

[But if you're here, then... That doesn't mean you joined the Survey Corps, does it?] questioned Eren

[Us there any other reason we'd be here?] questioned Connie

[Yeah, if you killed those 2 titans, if you were in some kind of trouble, if you were going to be tortured and interrogated, there are many reasons why you could be here, Connie.] said Alex

[As cold as ever..] he replied

[So only Jean, Annie, and Marco joined the Military Police?] questioned Eren. Jean was visible in the background though, so that ruled him out.

[No way... Not you, too!] said Eren in surprise while seeing Jean.

[Marco's dead.] said Jean

[What was that? Did you say Marco's dead?] questioned Eren

[Seems not everyone gets a dramatic death. I don't even know how he died. He died without anyone knowing, or anyone seeing.] said Jean

'I feel like a side character here, not talking that much... I guess I'll leave the cliche things to these guys. I have other things to do. Like... shit, I have nothing to do. I mean, there is an expedition coming up. But that's coming up. No matter, I'll just think of it later.' Thought Alex with a sigh. He looked up again and saw that the team had just gotten their capes.

[So Eren, why didn't you turn into a titan earlier and save people in Trost district?] questioned Jean

[He was injured.] said Mikasa

[I wasn't talking to you.] said Jean, causing Mikasa to shut up.

[Im not sure when I even had this power..] said Eren

[If you didn't even know about this power, then that means you don't have any control in it. I'm assuming this is the same for you, Alex?] questioned Jean

[Yes, that's right.] said Eren. Alex decided to not interfere, as he wanted to have a card up his sleeve. Jean sighs before continuing.

[Did you hear that? This is the situation. Humanity and our lives depend on them. We'll probably die just like Marco, without Eren or Alex ever realizing it.] said Jean. Mikasa was about to intervene, but Alex decided.

[Who said that we wouldn't know? I perfectly knew of Marco's death, but I didn't mention it. Tell me, would Marco want you to be complaining about this? The reason why he died was because he was incompetent. He wasn't good enough, Jean. Not everyone is born equal. Be it short or tall, fat, or thin. No one is equal. That is why we keep moving forward, instead of staying still and sobbing after everything.] said Alex while grabbing Jean's collar. He didn't mean the part about Marco being incompetent, but he couldn't upright reveal what the 3 Marleyan, otherwise, they would most likely die. The underground area they were in was about 20 meters high, with Reiner's titan being 15 meters. They could instantly turn into a titan and take Eren and Alex away.

[What do you know?! Have you seen actual deaths?! Have you seen bodies burn up into ash?! You are talking about equality, yet you have an advantage, so you know nothing!] screamed out Jean while moving Alex's hand away and grabbing his collar.

[Ive seen many deaths, that would topple the amount you will see in your entire life. Don't compare myself to your horse-ass face.] said Alex while looking into hor-Jean's eyes without emotion. Jean unconsciously took 3 steps back in fright. Backed off in shame, he went to a different area of the group, but still in the vision of them.