[Translation] Smartpass AU Story - Levi & Eren.
Special thanks to @trippyridehomeā for providing the original story, and toĀ @undercover-witchā for her help translating it.
The air in the cellar was stifling as humidity rose from the damp stone walls. The old castleās dungeon has long been abandoned, its iron bars destroyed and rendered useless. However, there was someone of value there.
āā¦ā¦Iām underground even at a time like this.ā
āOf course. Got any complaints?ā
The reply came from an indisposed looking superior officer who hastily brushed up his wet bangs.
The Survey Corps were training outside when it started pouring so heavily that the thick fog even blurred out the color of their smoke grenades. The unit leader who was overseeing the march fired a star-shell stopping everyone. The orders were for each squad to go take shelter from the rain in the abandoned buildings nearby.
āNone. I understand the ins and outs of how this works.ā
āIt wouldnāt be a big deal if it was just my squad, but the whole Survey Corps branch is out on this training marchā¦ Catch my drift?ā
A young man by the name of Eren sat hugging his knees, looking downwards in the dimly lit dungeon which was once divided by iron bars.
āI shouldnāt cause unnecessary distress for the squads that distrust my āTitan powerāā¦ā
Exactly. Levi, the superior officer holding the light, turned towards him.
Eren was still in his rain gear. He looked like a puppy abandoned on the side of the road. Rain drops were dripping off him and his ever-present frown was even worse than usual.
āFor goodnessās sakeā¦ He looks like a damn beggar from the Underground City. Heās no longer who he used to be, heās lost a lot and now heās just dragging himself to wherever heās told to go. Guess being called āhumanityās hopeā is taking a toll on him.ā
After a deep, long sigh Levi gave a swift order.
āTake off that drenched raincoat and hand it over. Iāll set it to dry by the fire upstairs.ā
He lethargically unclasped his rain gear and squeezed the excess water out of it before handing it over to Levi. Erenās cold, trembling hand didnāt go unnoticed. Levi called out to his standby soldiers upstairs.
āā¦I canāt let him in the pits of despair like this.ā
āPetra! Take Oluo and come keep an eye on Eren.ā
Petra came down the stairs and saw Eren slouched, looking downhearted, while Levi obviously had no idea how to handle it. She made sense of the situation fairly quickly.
āUnderstood. Sirā¦ Are we keeping him locked in the dungeon until the rain stops? Thatās a bitā¦ā
āItās a temporary solution. Hangeās going to check whether the castleās structure is sturdy enough to contain Erenās Titan transformationā¦ Once I get the confirmation, I will allow Eren to go out.ā
āThatās great news. I hope you walk free soon. Your teammates are here as well. Would you like to see them?ā
āThey are? I want to, but Iām not sure how they feelā¦ā
āTheyād be delighted to see you! Youāve been training in different squads for a while now.ā
Levi turned around to leave. After hearing Petraās cheerful words of encouragement he was convinced once again that he did the right choice by picking her to be a soldier in his squad.
āCome on, quit moping around. The weatherās depressing enough.ā
As he was climbing up the stairs Levi turned around and took in Erenās slightly more relaxed expression.
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