Power to Strive IV

Declaration of War

"My goodness!" she said smiling.

"Well, well! Come to give me a pep talk, Madam Azumabito?" he greeted her.

'This woman again. Who is she?' Mikasa thought and shared a look with Eren.

"I hope I'm not a bother. I just came to see your face."

He dabbed with a handkerchief his cheek. "Given my stage fright, I'm sure I look hideous."

"No, you look courageous." she assured him. "My whole clan knows how brave you are. I wish you the best luck."

"I appreciate it, Lady Kiyomi." They shook hands.

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"Sit down, Reiner." Eren said. "They're good seats, right? You can hear everything on stage. The building above us is all housing." The building was shown. People were in there. "It's behind the stage, but it's full of people waiting for the curtains to rise."

"I don't like the sound of that..."

"Me neither."

"It sounds like you threatened him. I mean, when he don't sit down, you would transform and kill all these people in there." Armin concluded.

Eren's eyes wiedened in horror. "But I wouldn't do that."

"We know, Eren. But Reiner didn't, you said that so he don't try to do something." Petra assured him.

Levi narrowed his eyes at the screen. 'I wouldn't believe that. Something is off about Eren. But I don't know what exactly.'

Jean didn't believe it, either. But he didn't say anything, he hoped he was wrong.

Hange and Erwin shared a look, both of them could feel, that something terrible was going to happen.

Reiner still looked at him with wide eyes.

"Directly above us." Eren said pointing with his finger at the ceiling.

"Huh?" Falco noticed something. "Kruger? Did you hurt your hand?"

Eren's hand had a cut in his palm.

"It's getting worse." Connie muttered.

Sasha nodded and gulped.

Armin glanced at Eren, who had wide eyes and his mouth open. 'What is Eren up to?'

"Yeah. It's just a scratch. Reiner, sit down."

Reiner sighed and sat down on the chair in front of Eren.

"Well, I think I'll head back." Falco said.

"No, Falco. You stay here and listen." Eren told him.

"What? B-but.." Eren held his head in his hands. 'Why? He has nothing to do with this... Just let him go...'

Petra frowned at him. "Eren..."

Ymir glanced at Candy but she was avoiding eye-contact with everyone.

"Huh?" he looked confused.

Reiner held up a hand. "Falco... Just do as he says."

"Okay." he whispered.

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Lady Kiyomi was with her guards in a street and looked shortly at the citiziens. "Now then, shall we leave?" They walked away.

Levi raised an eyebrow. 'That wasn't suspicious at all.' he thought. 'She knows something. Is something bad goung to happen? It must have to do with Eren. I don't think he want only to chit-chat with Reiner.' He clenched his fists. 'Don't do anything stupid, brat.'