Just when Jean didn't know what to say upon hearing those words, Takashi suddenly changed his face and became serious as he said, "Jean, can you look at those guys playing in the distance while watching us? They'll never know that we're not serving a punishment, but on the contrary, we're doing some extra training."
"What!" Jean looked flabbergasted.
"You just have to remember that if you sweat a little more than the rest now, you'll bleed less in the future. If you concentrate on getting stronger and set your sights on a goal, you'll become someone much stronger than you think."
"If this were a scene from the main play, at least you're something like a supporting character, I'm not even someone from this world." Takashi thought to himself and pointed out, "My goal in this life is to make a change, I'm just here for that, let's work hard."
"I'm excited, but I don't know how many turns of conversation there were in such a short time." Jean thought to himself.
Understanding more or less what was going on, he looked to the side and found a group of people watching him and Takashi, some were pointing in his direction and more were laughing.
These youngsters, they always like to watch the fun.
After Takashi ran the ten laps, it was time for dinner so long awaited by his stomach, Takashi and Jean walked together towards the dining room.
Maybe it was because Takashi apologized, or also because they were both punished, but all in all Jean thought it was not annoying to get along with Takashi.
Takashi on the other hand, thought Jean was a nice guy and had only acted that way because that was his personality and the jealousy of his crush led him to be a bit of a jerk.
If you know what you're wrong about, you can change it by taking the first step. What's wrong with apologizing? Takashi knew that he would later fight alongside all of them and they were the only ones who would really know who he is in this world.
He and Jean returned a little late, and after receiving their respective meals, they found they couldn't find a suitable place to sit. Fortunately, a bald head popped up among the tables and pointed to some spaces to sit together at Connie's table.
Connie took a bite of bread and said with a smile, "I heard that Instructor Keith punished you guys because you fought, how do you feel?"
"It's boring!" Jean snorted.
Takashi didn't know what Jean's words meant, whether Connie is a boring guy or that the punishment run was boring.
Without thinking much about it, Takashi looked at Connie and said, "Eat your food, it's not safe to talk with your mouth full."
The boy named Connie is not really someone bald, his hair is actually shaved too short. Connie, hearing this, said with some sadness, "Takashi, do you think I'm like your friend who only knows how to eat?"
Not to mention that Takashi was dining in an aggressive manner.
At the other table, Eren was eating dinner with her eyes rolling, with a bandage on her head due to the accident she had after Takashi left, right now she was doubting life. Armin looked at Eren with some concern, today Eren had suffered numerous blows, practically his balance aptitude all afternoon, but every attempt ended in a failed result.
There were many whispers in the surroundings, after all, Eren had always boasted that he would kill all titans. However, thanks to Takashi's words in the field, everyone slowly stopped talking about it.
Most people had reasoned and admitted that it wasn't right to make fun of something so significant for someone coming from a place where the titans had stormed.
Takashi only expressed what he thought knowing how things would develop later on, quite possibly some of the people here would die without killing a single titan.
As instructor Keith Shadis puts it: top-notch titan food.
Eren's previous failures drew a lot of attention, because Eren is someone who expresses his thoughts and goals openly, many people laughed to see him fail again and again.
"I'm going to get some fresh air, see you guys tomorrow." Takashi said goodbye to everyone and walked out of the dining hall.
"Sure."
"See you guys."
Mikasa on her side was persuading Eren to quit soldiering, but Eren ignored her and took Armin away without a word.
If Eren gave up his dream of killing titans now, Takashi would seriously wonder if this was the original story or a different kind of world.
Instead of returning to the dormitory, Eren and Armin began to ask for advice from those who performed well in the balance test, they started with Jean and Connie with Mark present.
"Well, that's about talent, if you make it you have talent and if you don't, you're not someone capable of making it." Connie said with an air of arrogance, it was the first time in her life she felt that way.
This time Jean, Marco Bott's good friend, enthusiastically shared his experience and some detailed advice.
Jean's expression was very complicated, so complicated that ordinary people could not understand it. Originally, he wanted to ridicule Eren by saying something like, "And I would like to know tips for keeping face in embarrassing situations," but for some reason he remembered Takashi's words during the punishment run and much earlier when he spoke in general about companionship.
Making fun of people doesn't make you stronger or benefit you in anything!
But on the other hand, the goddess Mikasa in his heart made him jealous just seeing how he treats Eren and cares about his welfare more than hers.
In the end, he didn't know what was going on and got carried away with mixed feelings, but still shared with Eren some tricks.
Eren listened carefully and was focused, even though what Jean said was no different than what Mikasa or Takashi said, he still hoped to learn a bit more about it.
Marco felt he knew Jean very well, but now he found out that he didn't know Jean well enough, let alone his behavior. In his opinion, it's somewhat normal to speak with a bit of hostility due to Jean's disagreements with Eren, but it was nothing like he expected.
"What happened to Jean today? Is it perhaps because of Takashi..." Marco Bott thought silently.
After a while, Eren took Armin away and kept looking for someone else for advice.
What kind of tenacious willpower is this to let Eren, who seems stubborn, walk away with a complicated expression?
This world is 'attack on titans' where everyone marches to their freedom, no matter if the body is wounded and bleeding. The cruel reality will soon be seen by everyone and Takashi believes that by then he will be ready even if he has to show his Susanoo in front of people, just for making a change to the situation of this world.
At that time, there was only Takashi in the bedroom. Thomas was cleaning the dining room. Takashi was sitting cross-legged and practicing the Chakra control method, which had become his habit both at night and in the morning.
He doesn't quite know where his path is either, will he make it to the end of this hell? If he somehow dies again,Will God keep reaching out to him and giving him another chance?
"Sigh..."
Takashi finished training and went to sleep early, he needed to regain strength for tomorrow's trials.
Eren and Armin came very late to the dorm, he together with Armin finally went to ask Reiner and Bertholdt for advice as it happened in the original story. However, this Takashi did not know since he was completely asleep by that time.
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The next day, the weather was pleasant, sunny and cloudless.
Because he went to bed early yesterday, today Takashi got up much earlier than others and went for a walk while looking at the layout of the different buildings of the Training corps.
The open space of the base near the cliff is the general square of the training corps. Rows of strange tools were laid out on one side of the training plaza.
In front of the general training square is the basic building of the training corps, from left to right, in order is the mess hall of the corporals in training, classrooms next to it, the food store of the training corps and the equipment store, there is also a special infirmary for the wounded.
At the other end of the training square is where the instructors of the training soldiers live, and some other buildings that Takashi doesn't quite know how they work are ignored.
It seems to be something different from the animation. After all, this is a real world. It took Takashi a long time to recognize the main characters in the plot. There is still a difference between two-dimensional paper and three-dimensional people with flesh and blood.
Takashi must admit that he admires all those who recognize people at a glance. Only a god can recognize all the characters from an anime to the real world.
"Ahh..." Takashi was bored, standing in the hallway outside the dining room, waiting for breakfast. He was sad, not to mention he had to opt for a strong demeanor in front of others, he wished strongly that he could touch a three-dimensional stunt team.
"I got up early and you're the only one here wasting time." A female voice sounded with a slightly ironic tone. Ymir stood behind Takashi in an unfamiliar moment and next to her was the blonde haired girl from the other day, Christa.
Takashi looked at Ymir and Christa, he shrugged, "Since you brought it up, do you want me to do something to you? Now that I see it, I always look at you next to Christa. I heard from some people that there are certain types of women who hit for the same direction, shouldn't I try to make you fall in love?"
Giving Takashi a look of contempt, Ymir ignored his words and spoke with a tone full of mockery, "It was a surprise that you didn't get your face smashed to death yesterday, you sincerely deserved it."
"Is it me or are you okay with me treating you in a closer way?" Takashi said with a smile.
"Even your friend, the potato girl, wouldn't notice someone like you, what a joke." Ymir said.
Takashi mimicked Ymir's tone, "You witch, are you dissatisfied with me?"
Ymir took a deep breath and before he could get angry, Christa reacted in time, looking that both of them were about to fight and pushed Ymir away.
"Didn't you see what happened yesterday? I thought you would act smarter, what's wrong with you?" Christa didn't understand the attitude Ymir had with Takashi.
"Just let me smash his face, I'll do everyone a big favor." Ymir said with a snort.
"Anytime, if you're looking for comfort you can seek me out." Takashi flashed a friendly smile.
...
The recruits of the training corps now have a small number. Currently, 286 people have passed the balance adaptability test and 23 people, including Eren, have failed. If they cannot meet the standard today, they can only return home.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the sky was very intense and the clouds were clear, now the second round of testing for unqualified recruits began.
Some people were happy and some people were sad. 23 people tested one after another, some narrowly passed and some left sad. Finally, I don't know if it was fate, but Eren was the last one to test, which caught the attention of the general audience.
Many people wondered if this guy who threatened to kill all the titans could perform a miracle like the others who narrowly passed today.
Eren was about to step forward, but found that Takashi was holding him back. Takashi found that Eren's hands were shaking, showing how nervous Eren was at the moment.
Eren looked at Takashi doubtfully, not understanding why he was blocking him, Takashi handed him the belt that had already been removed from his body.
"If you don't want to leave me alone on the battlefield, wear my belt! This is the only way we can fight together in the future, Eren Yeager."
"Did he notice?" Instructor Keith thought as he looked at Takashi's friendly smile.