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Chapter 548 World View (Original)
Alan didn't know why he was crying, but he and his childhood sweetheart Mikasa didn't think much about it and went straight back to the city from the suburbs carrying the collected firewood.

Then, through the two people's conversations, observations, and narration along the way, the world view of this work slowly emerges.

77 years ago in this world, the natural enemy of mankind, the "giant", suddenly appeared in the world. ①
These giant humanoid creatures are huge in size and strength, yet have no intelligence in their actions, but for some reason they only feed on humans.

The human race in this world as a whole is also close to the Renaissance period in Europe and America, and is powerless to fight against these giants.

Faced with the survival crisis, the surviving humans fled to a place and built three huge walls, namely Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sina.

People enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life in this isolated environment.

Eren Yeager is the child who lives in the city walls. He was born in Wall Maria and lives with his father Grisha Yeager, his mother Kalra Yeager and his childhood sweetheart Mikasa Ackerman.

He and Mikasa also have a good friend named Armin Arnold, and the three of them always go in and out together.

Influenced by the book that Armin took out that described the outside world, Eren was inspired to want to get out of the walls.

He therefore hoped to join the "Survey Corps" and live outside the wall with everyone after expelling all the Titans.

As for the Survey Corps...

Those were the group of soldiers who fought the giants in the jungle in the previous plot.

After building three huge city walls, the people inside the walls created four major legions for the convenience of management and in order to one day defeat the giants and return to the vast outside of the walls.

The first corps is the largest and most basic training corps, consisting of recruits who have not yet joined the formal corps and instructors responsible for training the recruits.

After graduation, recruits can choose to join one of the remaining Survey Corps, the Military Police Corps, or the Garrison Corps.

Among them, only the top ten recruits in the comprehensive scores of the final examination of the training corps are eligible to join the gendarmerie corps.

The Military Police Corps is also the most desirable place among the four major corps, not because this corps is a hero fighting against giants.

But because...

By joining the gendarmerie, one can manage the people beside the king. They are conservatives in the human camp, and their main duty is to maintain order.

And it is precisely because of the right to live in the interior that we do not have to face dangerous giants.

Therefore, they are the most sought-after among the three corps. As mentioned earlier, only the recruits who rank in the top ten in the comprehensive scores of the final examination of the training corps are eligible to join the gendarmerie corps.

The Corps emblem is a unicorn, which represents nobility, holiness, fairness, justice and the defense of order.

The exact opposite of this... is the Survey Corps.

Because the Survey Corps is the pro-war faction, that is, they are representatives of the radical faction that hopes to defeat the Titans and lead humanity back to life outside the vast walls. They are the reformists within the human camp.

They are almost determined to die in challenging the giants outside the wall and exploring the area outside the wall, so the death rate of soldiers in the Survey Corps is extremely high.

Because of the highest mortality rate, this is the corps that most recruits are unwilling to join.

But because of this, the soldiers are far more elite than any other legions. As they have been fighting giants on the front lines for a long time, almost everyone has extraordinary combat capabilities.

The death rate for new recruits participating in their first expedition outside the wall is 50%. Those who can survive will gradually become excellent soldiers with a high chance of survival.

The Corps emblem is a pair of overlapping bird wings in blue and white, symbolizing humanity's refusal to endure the humiliation of being caged like livestock and its constant desire for freedom.

The rest are garrison troops representing the neutral faction, whose main responsibility is to strengthen the city walls and defend various cities.

This is the final destination only for those recruits who fail to pass the entrance exam to the Military Police Corps and do not want to join the Survey Corps.

At the same time, like the Military Police, they have basically never fought against Giants, unless the Giants broke through the city walls.

But this kind of thing has almost never happened, so the garrison troops have not fought against giants.

So it is also a good choice for recruits who are afraid of fighting giants.

However, it is also under the jurisdiction of the Military Police Regiment, and soldiers who have accumulated a lot of experience in the Garrison Corps can also apply to be transferred to the Military Police Regiment.

The Corps emblem is a rose, which symbolizes the protection of peace.

Along the way, when Allen and Mikasa came back, the soldiers of the garrison regiment they met were all drunkards who gathered together to drink and gamble.

Alan couldn't stand such behavior and felt that if all soldiers behaved like this, the giants would sooner or later rush into the wall and destroy the streets.

This even brought him into conflict with Hannes, a soldier who knew him and had a good relationship with him.

However, Hannes and other soldiers thought that this was just the nonsense of a little kid like Allen.

This is not their self-righteousness, it is because...

"After becoming a soldier, when I was doing the reinforcement work on the wall, I had the opportunity to see those guys wandering outside the wall."

Hannes laughed and said, "But I don't think those guys can do anything with this 50-meter-high wall."

From the comics, we can see that the giants are only a dozen meters tall. A giant more than ten meters tall really can't do anything in front of that high wall.

Moreover, not everyone in the garrison corps has such a comfortable life every day.

They would regularly repair the city walls and use cannons to clear out any suspicious giants that came too close to them.

But Alan still questioned, saying, "Then... you didn't have the intention to fight those guys from the beginning!"

"No ah!"

Hannes said simply.

Alan was still unconvinced, and he continued to confront Hannes.

Then Hannes was really not angry at all, instead he thought it was a good thing.

"But...Alan."

He even said to Allen earnestly, "When the soldiers are very active, that's the real worst time..."

He made another self-deprecating remark, saying, "On the contrary, it is easier for everyone to live in peace when we are laughed at as a bunch of good-for-nothings who are lazy and good-for-nothing."

I have to say that some comic fans really think that what Hannes said is very right.

If a country's soldiers were mobilized on a large scale, it would indeed be the worst possible thing.

but……

Alan still has different ideas.

Especially after hearing the Garrison Corps soldiers behind Hannes say, "Just like Hannes said, really... I don't know what those guys in the Survey Corps who said 'We're going to go outside the wall' were thinking... They actually took the initiative to play war games for fun."

"Even if a person never goes outside the wall in his life... he can still eat and sleep and live his life... But... this way..."

Alan asked again unwillingly, "It's just like... livestock... isn't it?"

Hannes was speechless, but the other soldiers regarded him as a weirdo.

But there is really no correct answer to this debate. Some people just want to live a stable life, while others want to be proactive. It's just a different choice.

But Allen's idea is indeed correct. From a human perspective, being proactive is better than just living a life of idleness and waiting to die.

He and Mikasa continued walking towards home, but just then, a loud bell was heard in the distance.

Alan immediately shouted excitedly, "The Survey Corps is back! The main gate is about to be opened!"

He even grabbed Mikasa's hand and ran towards where the crowd was gathered, "Let's go! Mikasa! The heroes have returned triumphantly!"

However, when they got to the main entrance where the crowd was gathered, there was a huge crowd of people, all waiting for the return of the Survey Corps.

but……

But it was not a triumphant return, and people did not regard the Survey Corps as heroes.

Even the soldiers of the Survey Corps did not seem to be in high spirits as if they had returned triumphantly.

But... almost everyone was injured and dejected.

Looking at their appearance, it was obvious that they were the group of soldiers who fought against the giants at the beginning. The people around were also talking, with sarcasm or negative emotions such as anger, disdain, and sadness in their words.

“Are these the only people who came back?”

"You can't come back unless you do this?"

"This time is also very cruel..."

"There are more than 100 people going to investigate this time, and there are not even 20 people here..."

"It looks like they were all eaten?"

……

Then there was another incident where someone seemed to be the mother of one of the soldiers in the Survey Corps.

After not seeing any sign of her son, she went straight up to stop the captain of the Survey Corps and questioned him about her son's whereabouts.

However... the sergeant could only hand her a Survey Corps cloak that seemed to be wrapped in something.

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The mother opened it and saw that there was only one hand...

"Sorry...we can only take back these..."

The sergeant said to her dejectedly, feeling ashamed and guilty.

Suddenly, the mother sadly hugged her son's only remaining arm and burst into tears.

Comic fans suddenly recalled that... the soldier who appeared at the beginning and shouted passionately "Let me show you the power of mankind" had this hand in the close-up.

How cruel...

The Survey Corps fighting against the Titans could end up with no complete corpses left if they are not careful.

All the passion is wasted, and only the cold and broken body is the real and cruel reality.

However, the mother did not criticize the Survey Corps for this. She even said with hope, "But... my son... completed his mission, right?"

Of course...it would be!
However, the expression and eyes given to the sergeant were one of helplessness, sadness, guilt and self-blame.

"Even if he didn't accomplish any direct feat! My son's death has become food for humanity's counterattack, right!?"

The mother asked loudly again, bursting into tears.

After all, she knew the dangers her son would face if he became a soldier of the Survey Corps. No matter what she had done before, she definitely supported and understood it from that moment on.

Just like every mother in real life who lets her children join the army, she is well prepared.

At this moment, although his son died, if his death was meaningful, it would be a kind of comfort.

however……

"This... this is of course..."

It was obvious that the sergeant really wanted to give the mother some final comfort.

However, everyone around him, including Eren, who regarded the Survey Corps as heroes, and Mikasa, could see that he was lying reluctantly.

But the next moment he hesitated, as if he was struggling, and finally changed his words...

"……Do not……"

"This investigation...we...we..."

"This time... I didn't get any results either!!"

He burst into tears out of shame, saying, "It is precisely because I have always been so incompetent that I have let the soldiers die in vain... I have not been able to find out the true identity of those guys!!"

These words made the people around them even more sarcastic.

“That’s… too bad.”

"It's clear that I can live safely within the walls..."

"Soldiers and stuff... what a waste of tax money."

"That's right... It's like we're using our tax money to feed those guys and fatten them up..."

……

After hearing this, Alan was so angry that he threw a piece of firewood at the head of the person who made the rude remarks.

But Mikasa was quick-witted and pulled him away.

Anime fans who saw this all felt the cruelty of this world, and even felt a sense of familiarity.

"It's true. Mr. Aoyama always talks about 'reality' in his comics."

Fan Siwei watched this scene in front of the video equipment and expressed his opinion to Li Xi, "It feels like what Kiritsugu said back then, 'Bravery, honor and other things are just fictional illusions, and in the end the plane crashed and people died.'"

"It does look a bit like Kiritsugu, but that's not necessarily the case. After all, maybe a meaningless sacrifice will become 'meaningful' under Aoyama-sensei's brush in the end?"

Li Xi responded, "I've always felt that Mr. Aoyama is a superficial pessimistic and nihilistic realist. I'm an old fan, so I can see that!"

"That's right, let's see what happens next in the Titans."

Fan Siwei said with anticipation.

They continued to read comics.

After a series of incidents, Alan and Mikasa finally made it all the way back home.

When Eren's mother Carla asked them why they came home so late, Mikasa directly told them that Eren wanted to join the Survey Corps.

Karla got angry and expressed her disapproval.

However, Eren's father Grisha did not stop him, but encouraged Eren that human's desire for knowledge cannot be suppressed.

Before leaving, he even picked up a key from his chest and said to Allen, "Alan, when I come back, I will show you the basement that has always been a secret."

Allen was very excited and said goodbye to his father with his mother and Mikasa.

Then when they went to find another good friend, Armin, they found that he was being bullied by a group of children.

Alan stepped forward, but the kids immediately ran away when they saw Mikasa behind him.

It seems...Mikasa is even more terrifying than Alan.

Allen and Mikasa comforted Armin, and Armin talked about the reason why he was bullied. However, at this moment...

Suddenly, they felt a strong earthquake.

Then the scene at the beginning happened again!
A giant taller than the city wall was spying on them outside the wall!

Then comes...

It raised its right foot high and kicked directly at the main gate of Wall Maria! !

"boom--!!!"

A huge explosion sounded.

That sentence appeared again in the voiceover...

"That day... humans finally remembered... the fear of being dominated by giants!"

This is the end.

(End of this chapter)