Chapter 13

The cadet corps, who had been thoroughly disciplined by Levi, had now entered their third year.

Initially unable to even fly properly, the trainees had grown into soldiers who could easily slice through Titan dummies.

And this included Nike as well.

"Hmm... this went well."

Due to the accumulated femininity points, Nike enjoyed her tea leisurely on a sunlit warm desk.

Of course, her other hand was extremely busy.

'To think I'd have to write this myself.'

The documents were filled with information about the top 10 cadets in the training corps. Details included the number of Titan dummy kills, 3D maneuvering scores, and theoretical class grades. From Mikasa, who was ranked first, to Christa, who was ranked tenth.

Even though Nike had forgotten much of the original story, she still remembered these top 10 individuals clearly.

And the fact that someone with knowledge of the original story had determined the top 10 had an additional hidden meaning.

'The Colossal Titan. Bertholdt...'

In the past three years, Nike had never had a proper conversation with Bertholdt. Part of it was because Bertholdt had avoided her, but mostly, Nike had been thinking about the original story.

At the end of the original story, Eren exhibited a transcendental power that manipulated the past, including himself and others. He might even be aware of the status window.

'Eren will probably cause chaos like in the original story. Therefore, I need to keep things as close to the original as possible and reduce the damage at the right moment.'

This would help prevent her own femininity corruption and minimize interference from Eren.

But how? Nike was acutely aware of her own limitations.

Her combat skills were slightly below average compared to ordinary soldiers.

Paperwork? While she was already proficient in that, it didn't mean much.

In the world of Attack on Titan, such skills wouldn't help her survive.

Considering the original story, many soldiers would die within the next month.

'For my own survival, it's crucial to ensure the survival of as many soldiers as possible. That's the only way to create variables that could save me.'

Nike pushed aside the documents detailing the top 10 cadets.

What she took out next were the documents about the cadets who had gone to assist the garrison regiment.

At the very top of the document was information about the fixed artillery 4th squad.

Only Nike knew the significance of this document.

Eren Yeager.

Sasha Blouse.

Connie Springer.

Mina Carolina.

Thomas Wagner.

Samuel Linke-Jackson.

This squad, with Eren at its center, would be the first to encounter the Colossal Titan.

That was the future of the fixed artillery 4th squad.

'Starting tomorrow, they will begin assisting the garrison regiment, so I need to prepare now.'

In the original story, the Colossal Titan appeared while Eren and the 4th squad were inspecting the fixed artillery on the wall. Given her presence as a variable, Nike believed the Colossal Titan's attack would begin tomorrow, despite potential minor discrepancies.

Eren was assigned to fixed artillery duty only on that day.

Therefore, from now on, she had only one task.

'Intentionally leave some surplus forces to focus on civilian evacuation.'

[Number of people eaten by Titans: 49,104 / 50,000]

Leaving surplus forces.

That meant saving those who would die in the original story.

'Those who died without significant impact in the original story. Probably these two.'

Nike pressed her fingers on the names of two people in the document.

Mina Carolina.

Thomas Wagner.

Just as she had guided Carla to survive, Nike set a goal to ensure the survival of these two.

...

The sun was now high in the sky.

The refreshing air of dawn was gone, replaced by the stuffy, warm air of Trost District, heated by the presence of many people.

Many soldiers carried marks on their backs, representing two crossed swords, indicating they were trainees.

Today, Trost District was bustling as the cadet corps assisted the garrison regiment with their tasks.

"When will it appear...?"

In this situation, there was one person who was unusually anxious. It was Nike.

Having assigned tasks to all the cadets, Nike now found herself with nothing to do.

Normally, she would be doing all sorts of pointless tasks like fixing windows. But now, with the garrison regiment educating the cadets, Nike had nothing to do.

Moreover, not knowing when the Colossal Titan would attack kept her heart racing. Every minute felt like five minutes to Nike.

"Nike, the supply officer, pull yourself together. Sleeping in a place like this will give you a crooked mouth."

"Yes~"

At this very long moment for Nike, Rico, the leader of the elite squad of the garrison regiment, approached her.

Rico, a character who survived until the end of the Trost District battle in the original story, was now with Nike.

Nike asked Rico a question.

"Hey, Rico, what would you do if the Colossal Titan appeared?"

"Hmm... of course..."

Even if it means dying, we must fight for victory. Rico was about to say.

But she never got to finish her sentence.

Boom—

A massive lightning bolt, similar to what had happened in Shiganshina District, struck in this neighborhood.

"Huh...?"

Just as Rico was about to share her resolve, the sound of thunder outside reminded her.

The appearance of the Colossal Titan was always accompanied by a massive thunderclap.

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