"Eren, long ti no see. You've grown up pretty well." Yago smiled and lightly punched Eren in the chest.
Eren's lips curled up as he returned the punch to Yago.
"Like you need to point that out."
"Damn, Jean, what have you been eating? How did you shoot up so tall?"
"Connie, even you've gotten this tall?"
"Sasha, you've gotten prettier. Since you're here this ti, make sure to properly try Marley's food."
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"Historia, after all this ti, you're still so cu— huh?! Wait a second! Historia! Why are you here? What's going on?"
Yago greeted his old friends he hadn't seen in years, and everyone responded warmly. After being apart for so long, they had all missed him.
But when Yago saw Historia, he was genuinely shocked. According to the plan, Historia shouldn't be here. Marley was still extrely dangerous, and Historia represented the queen of Paradis Island.
Historia slightly lifted her chin and snorted softly.
"Hmph, what's wrong? Am I not allowed to co? I'm the queen—I can do whatever I want. Besides, I have the power of the Jaw Titan. How could such an important mission not include ?"
Ymir, standing beside her, chid in as well: "Exactly! Yago, don't underestimate people."
Jean Kirstein crossed his arms and said, "Don't worry. With us here, we won't let anything happen to Historia."
Connie scratched his head and said confidently,
"That's right, Yago. It's not just you who's improved all this ti."
Yago let out a helpless laugh. Although Historia's arrival surprised him, it wasn't a bad thing. With Historia's royal-blooded Jaw Titan, the balance of victory would naturally tilt further toward Paradis Island.
"Where's Armin? Why don't I see him?"
Eren: "Armin is with Floch and the others. Their mission is pretty important. They're currently following the Hizuru delegation and secretly investigating Marley's defensive deploynt."
Yago's thoughts stirred slightly, forming a guess.
"I see… did Armin inherit the Colossal Titan?"
But Eren's answer surprised him. "No, not Armin. Floch inherited the Colossal Titan. It was a unanimous decision made by the council and the commanders."
Yago: "What? Floch? This…" Yago recalled the radical Floch from older Eren's mories. Giving him the Colossal Titan… was that really okay?
"Yago, don't worry. Floch is very steady, and everyone trusts him. Oh right, the Eldian Restorationists on Paradis Island are now led by Floch. He's attracted a lot of people to join."
"Huh? Really?" Only then did Yago realize that this Floch was no longer the sa one from older Eren's mories. It seed he had overthought things. But that being said… Bertholdt was probably already…
Letting out a quiet sigh, Yago knew now wasn't the ti to dwell on such details.
At that mont—bang! The living room door was kicked open, and several fully ard Survey Corps soldiers escorted three tightly bound individuals inside.
They were all familiar faces—veteran mbers of Levi Squad: Oluo, Jurgen, Eld, and Petra. And walking ahead of them was the cold, killing intent–filled Captain Levi.
As for the three people captured by Levi Squad, the leader's massive build and familiar face almost made Yago burst out laughing.
Levi glanced sideways at Bagge, who was tightly bound with a cloth stuffed in his mouth. Bagge struggled desperately, his pleading eyes fixed on Yago, who was trying to hold back laughter, while muffled sounds escaped his throat.
Swish! A sharp blade pressed against Bagge's neck, the icy sensation nearly making him wet himself.
"This person ca from who knows where. Should we deal with him?" Levi asked briefly.
"Mmmph! Mmmph! Mmmmmm! Mmmph! (No! No! Loya! Help !)"
It was quite sothing—despite his plump body, Bagge twisted more flexibly than a worm.
Yago: "Captain, please wait. He's an old acquaintance of mine." As he spoke, Yago walked toward Bagge.
But as he passed by Levi, Yago paused for a mont, his gaze uncontrollably drifting downward—ah~ he could see the captain's head. So this is what it feels like to look down from above?
Back when he was in the Survey Corps, Yago always felt a slight sense of pressure when facing the captain. After all, the title of humanity's strongest soldier carried weight.
But now, seeing him again, that top-down perspective made Yago inexplicably feel that the captain looked… oddly cute at this height difference. A 160-centiter captain—tsk tsk tsk.
As if sensing Yago's teasing gaze—swish! Levi tilted his head, his dead eyes staring coldly up at Yago's head. A voice colder than Antarctic ice slipped from his mouth.
"Yago, what are you thinking about? You seem quite happy."
Yago imdiately turned his head away guiltily and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassnt.
"Ahem, nothing, Captain. It's just been a long ti—I'm feeling a bit nostalgic."
Then Yago quickly moved away from the death stare behind him.
Squatting down, Yago pulled the cloth out of Bagge's mouth and looked at him with a smile.
"Bagge, long ti no see. How have you been?"
Bagge was practically on the verge of tears, his voice trembling as he said,
"Loya, what's going on here? Don't scare like this. I'm fat, my heart's not good—I can't handle this kind of fright. Hurry and have your friends let go. I don't know anything! I just want to go ho."
Yago: "Hey now, what are you saying? You ca all this way—how could I let you leave without properly hosting you? Don't you think?"
Seeing the cold stares of everyone around him and the blades glinting with cold light, Bagge's heart trembled uncontrollably. His voice was already on the verge of breaking into sobs.
"No, no, no, no need to trouble yourself. I'll leave right away, right away. I even brought gifts—very valuable ones! Make sure you accept them. I won't bother you any longer. Just let go, alright?"
But Yago pressed down on Bagge's head and said with a smile,
"You can't leave. You brought so many gifts—if we don't even host you before letting you go, what kind of manners is that?"
Seeing that Bagge was truly terrified, Yago stopped teasing him.
"Alright, let's properly reintroduce ourselves. Bagge, my na isn't Loya. My na is… Yago Norman."
"What???"
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