Today the sky was bright and the fresh air could feel calm, although the hot summer is a bit oppressive this has not stopped the enthusiasm of the people.
In the central square of Sina Wall, there is a large crowd of people. From all sides of the main street, it seems as if everyone had decided to witness in this announcement. The noise was loud, everyone was talking about what they expected in this coronation.
As is known, today is the coronation day of the queen, it is said that the queen is young and beautiful, gentle and kind, and many of the citizens want to see the appearance of their new queen.
A tall wooden platform was built in the center of the square, it is a bit ironic to say that this was originally a guillotine for the execution of Erwin Smith, of course, the person who wanted to kill him had already perished in prison.
Hange Zoe was standing under the high platform, and next to her were some members of the Survey Corps. She looked around and found many acquaintances. People from the chamber of commerce had arrived and she greeted them.
A guy with different eyes from the chamber of commerce looked at Armin with passion. Armin seemed to sense it, he looked sideways and couldn't help but feel cold. Seeing this, Mikasa took a step back and blocked his view.
The man was not enthusiastic about the woman, so he looked away and pretty boy Armin was relieved.
Many reporters also came, Roy, the editor of the Berg newspaper, next to him was a young reporter, with glasses, Beaure, who was writing an article with a pen.
These two are also acquaintances of Hange Zoe, and it was with their help that Hange Zoe revealed to the public that the Central Gendarmerie had framed the Inspection Corps.
When Historia, who was wearing a beautiful dress, slowly walked up to the high stage, the lively atmosphere reached its peak and people cheered, not to mention that the Queen is really very beautiful.
The outer captain of the royal guard, Takashi, also wore a black windbreaker and a hat of the same color, standing in a corner of the high platform board. In fact, he didn't want to join in the fun at all, but Ymir was so busy every day that he was under too much pressure and inevitably had to get involved.
As for preventing someone from causing trouble, the likelihood of assassinating the queen is extremely small. Both the military and the nobles know that once the queen dies, no one can secure a seat of power.
The reputation and influence of the royal family on the wall is unparalleled. Upon learning that the Queen is about to be crowned, law and order throughout the wall instantly improved and gradually stabilized.
Next to Takashi, an ordinary-looking young man wearing an orange visor cap was writing in a notebook with a bit of excitement on his face.
"Dude, what are you writing?" Takashi raised his head a little and asked curiously.
The young reporter looked at Takashi, who was dressed like a social person and looked younger than him, and laughed, "I'm an inside reporter, I'm recording the Queen's appearance and I'm going to write a book based on the Queen."
"Oh?" Takashi became a little interested and asked, "What kind?"
The young man's face was very excited, "The knight and the princess, just like the "Princess returning to the palace back then, the prototype of the hero is the outer captain of the royal guard, is the idea good?"
"I think this kind of book about romance will be popular on every wall! Stop then, I will be so famous and never be forgotten in history."
Hearing that, the corner of Takashi's mouth twisted slightly, it turned out that this young man was the one who wrote that story in the newspaper. Ymir was angry with him for a long time, which really was a pain in the ass.
Takashi looked at the young reporter who was daydreaming and put his arms around his shoulders and said seriously, "Well, I hope you succeed in that story, but you could add a love trio for the drama of your story..."
When the conversation between the young man and Takashi was getting longer, the coronation ceremony had and soon after the crowd gradually dispersed. Takashi stopped talking nonsense and walked towards Eren, Mikasa and the others.
"Wait, buddy, thanks for your advice, please tell me your name?" shouted the young reporter wearing an orange cap.
Takashi turned his head to look at him and said with a slight smile, "You're welcome, my name is Aiden, a boy still looking for his way."
After Takashi and his companions were reunited, Eren said, "The captain of the guard is very busy with work and hasn't been able to be seen recently."
With a grimace, Takashi said, "What about you, what have you been doing recently?"
Armin explained, "We are recruiting troops. This time we suffered heavy losses. Many legion soldiers were imprisoned when they were wanted and many were killed outright. More than 800 Corps people survived, this is because Hange Zoe's people drove many people into hiding in advance."
"The regimental commander plans to recruit a hundred recruits from all the walls, and will not let them participate in the battle to regain Mary's Wall, just keep it as a reserve, after all, we may not necessarily win."
Marlowe and many other recruits decided to join the Survey Corps. Of course, due to some butterfly effects this time, the Survey Corps has enough numbers and will not be needed in the battle to take back Mary's Wall.
"Takashi, Kenny Ackerman was imprisoned in the Royal Capital's dungeon guarded by the Central Gendarmerie, right? I want to go see him." A cold voice sounded, and Mikasa said.
"It's okay, I just have something to do." Takashi replied, maybe Kenny knows some secrets about the Ackerman family that Mikasa wants to know.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Takashi went to Mikasa and the two walked together towards the prison in the western suburbs of the capital.
On both sides of the road, some lush palm trees are planted long and beautiful with the flags on the walls hanging down.
Looking at the old red scarf around Mikasa's neck, Takashi spread his hands helplessly, "Hey, why are you wearing a scarf on such a hot day, isn't it hot?"
Mikasa looked at Takashi, during the training period in fact, the two have spent a lot of time together, when they coincided in a conversation they both only said a few words to each other and that was it.
This is not surprising, if it wasn't Eren who saved Mikasa back then, Mikasa probably wouldn't treat people with Eren's character.
Mikasa reached out and untied the scarf lightly from her neck, "This scarf is very important to me, you must know that."
"Yes, I know, I just don't understand why you're so obsessed with Eren." Takashi was a little confused, he really didn't understand this point, even though Eren saved her and was the person she valued the most inside her heart, Mikasa was too obsessed with Eren.
Mikasa said softly, "This is the meaning of my existence and the motivation for me to live."
Shrugging his shoulders, Takashi said bluntly, "I guess I should remind you that Eren doesn't seem to want to be protected by all of you."
Mikasa didn't respond, she already knew about this, and now she just wanted to know something about her father and his family from Kenny's mouth.
As for Takashi, no matter what Mikasa had to ask Kenny, even though he knew most things about the Ackerman Clan, maybe Kenny is related to Mikasa.
All the way without saying a word, the two arrived at the prison gate, and the two central military policemen immediately greeted, "Hello, sir!"
Takashi's current military rank is very high, which is the same level as the second highest rank of the Survey Corps. As for Ymir, her official position is almost the same as Erwin's, and it can be said that her promotion brought her to the top.
It must be said that if the nobles had not suddenly exerted their force, the queen might have been a powerless queen. Of course, Ymir and the nobles were only teaming up to get what was being expected from the start.
Takashi looked at the guards and signaled them to open the door and walked in with Mikasa, heading straight to the room alone.
"Hey, Kenny, is the prison food delicious? Don't you want to follow me and come out?" Takashi looked at Kenny, who was wearing a prison uniform.
In fact, Kenny was doing well in prison. Captain Levi visited him several times, learned that the other party was his uncle and asked Ymir to let someone take care of him.
Looking at Takashi and examining Mikasa for a moment, Kenny smiled and said mockingly, "Hey, you have successfully embraced the queen's soles and can show your power in front of me. I must say that you are exactly the same as me back then."
Takashi smiled and said, "You may be right, the more power I have the better I will finish off my enemies. But I'm not here today to talk, have you seen the person next to me? She is Mikasa Ackerman. She wants to know the Ackerman family secret."
Kenny looked at Takashi as if he knew nothing and said, "You should know everything about our Ackerman clan, why bother me about something like that?"
Takashi did not respond.
Kenny, without caring much, began to explain in more detail about the Ackerman clan and its history to Mikasa. After a long conversation, Takashi almost mistook that killer as an old grandfather.
Finally, Kenny smiled, "If a person doesn't give himself to something, he can't live, like power, wealth, wine, women, etc..., can you tell me what you believe in and who you fight for?"
Mikasa was silent for a moment and replied, "I fight for my family."
Kenny was noncommittal, looking at Takashi, "Little boy, what about you?"
"Well, I will fight for myself and my future now, after I win I want to retire and live quietly for the rest of my life."
"You are very funny, I wish you luck with that."
Takashi kept silent and said nothing, he didn't know what awaited him on the battlefield.
Kenny was silent for a moment and said excitedly, "It is said that for a long time, the Ackermans have always been fighting for someone else, and now someone finally chooses to fight for themselves. That's good."
Without a word, Kenny watched Takashi and Mikasa leave.
"Should I call you sister?" After leaving the prison, Takashi and Mikasa walked in a park in the suburbs.
Mikasa turned her head and stared at him, "Don't force it, I can see that you don't like me very much. You also seem very strange to me, you're usually normal, but sometimes you're strange, like a completely different person."
"It seems like you've never talked about some of your experiences. I'm also curious what made you who you are now."
Takashi looked up into the eternal blue sky. His complexion was complicated, "There's not much to say about my life and choices, the only thing I hope is that I don't die so quickly."
"You may not know how pretentious I was at the time, and even after I realized that I was a normal person, this idea often came up again."
Mikasa said, "There's nothing to be done about that, humans are like that..."
He turned his head to look directly at Mikasa, Takashi said coldly, "I think I might die sooner than expected, I don't really know what awaits us in the reconquest."
Mikasa hesitated a little, "Actually you don't need to participate in the battle to recapture Mary Wall two months later. You can stay and work in the Central Gendarmerie."
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to see any more people die. I can't go backwards anymore, I can only go forwards."
Mikasa looked at Takashi with an unbelievable expression, she didn't know why but she felt uneasy about the future.
Without waiting for Mikasa to say anything, she walked away, her back was extremely firm, the feeling of capriciousness returned, but still, she would never back down.
Everyone had simple words in their mind, "Let's fight!"