Survey Corps Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Captain's Office

It's unusually noisy outside today. It must be because the Military Police are here to personally audit the Survey Corps' budget. Well, it's no surprise, considering we just came back from another failed expedition beyond the walls. There must have been no end to the complaints from citizens accusing us of playing around with their tax money.

Levi knew all too well that the Military Police were not to be trusted. He had learned that with his own body since his days as an Underground thug 14 years ago. Unless there was a bribe involved, they were lazy. It was a tradition for those bastards inside the walls to slack off and never do their jobs properly.

Would an official sent from such a group of idiots actually work hard?

This will be over soon, too.

About three hours had passed, and just as Levi reached the bottom of his teacup, he finished his assigned tasks. Except for one document that needed to be discussed with Erwin.

He puts on his jacket, adjusts his cravat, and heads toward the Commander's office with the documents. Surely, by now, the half-assed Military Police would have finished their work—

......

A woman is walking from the direction of the Commander's office. Levi's footsteps stop at a strange sense of déjà vu. She draws closer. A face he knows, a stride he can't ignore. His eyes, usually so calm, widen.

As Guest passes him, Levi's hand reflexively grabs her wrist.

H-Hey..

Guest looks back at him. But the look in her eyes was not the one he knew.

Rustle— The documents in Levi's hand fall and scatter. The Military Police crest emblazoned on the back of Guest's jacket sears into his vision.

.....You..