Ayanokouji's POV:
The sunset has an end, so does freedom...yet we seek them in far and distant endless lands running across the depths of struggles shedding blood, sweat and.....
"Potatoes"
I turned to see Sasha running while panting as she begged
"Give...me....po.....ta....toes"
Her desire for potatoes runs deep enough to be ignorant that we have been assigned to run till will drop dead till the sunset....but rather when her meal privileges were lost for 5 days.
I could see a few recruits in the cabin balcony talking about us, I wonder how pathetic do they think my introduction was.
After sunset she dropped on the ground face first as I stood there scanning the dark vicinity, after all, the white room regiment made us do much stricter and longer runs to improve our stamina. But I acted very tired to remove suspicious eyes which may be lurking in the shadows.
As I stated correctly, came a small girl with blonde hair and bread and water in her hands. I heard a howling fit for devils as Sasha transformed into this metaphorical demon of sorts with glowing red eyes.
Her speed reached unprecedented levels in a matter of milliseconds as she snatched the bread from the girl's hands causing her to topple over, not wanting that for the person generous enough to offer us food, I caught her before she made contact. She was incredibly light as I gently let her sit on the ground to turn around and witness a rabid Sasha mauling the piece of bread. She then calmed down after the first bite and gleefully said
"This is bread.....and you......are a goddess."
.....You stole my bread too...but I forgive you, I would have done the same for Icecream-chan.
She turned to that blonde girl while uttering those phrases, who just had shown more generosity by giving her water.
Breaking this comical yet what some would state as a heartwarming situation came forward one of those cold eyes black haired recruits who wasn't yelled at earlier.
"Why break the rules for potato girl here?"
Potato girl....quite a befitting name, I wonder...would my name be icecream boy. It does have a good ring to it.
Her words became increasingly morbid as she continued to unfold the reality of that kind girl's actions
"That mindless act of kindness gets you absolutely nowhere"
Contradicting this sentence she picked Sasha up and the kind girl voiced thoughts akin to mine
"I am confused...are you being nice?"
The black hair girl spoke in a haughty tone," I am helping her so she will owe me more in the future."
Quite...a similar ideology we both uphold.
"And you, what are you gawking at Kiyotaka?"
Did that black hair girl address me by my first name...I guess it's common enough as Japanese culture doesn't function here
"Nothing."
"Yaya, get your ass in the barracks, meet the recruits.....Oh, and by the way.....your introduction sucked.....but it makes a good shit story for the brats in the barracks"
Stabbing my weak heart with the last few parting words she left leaving me and that kind girl alone. She got up while dusting off her grey-white clothes, she thanked me
"Kiyotaka, I thank you for not letting me fall. I also apologise for the unavailability of food, as it was snatched by her before I could split it in two."
Her head dropped as she fidgeted. I tried being polite....but the same bland voice uttered
"It's alright, she needed it more."
Her eyes gleamed brightly as I uttered those words
"Even with your voice... your words betray it with your thoughtfulness and empathy. What I meant to was...You are very nice Kiyotaka"
"It was simply the logical course of action, considering she fell unconscious."
"Weren't you also huffing quite....violently"
My acting might have gotten a bit overboard.
"COME INSIDE RECRUITS!"
"We wouldn't want to be late, let's go inside"
I offered as the more I said, the higher the chance I might say something unnecessary.
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The next day Keith ordered us "It's Aptitude test time. So listen up, there is no place for you here if you can't perform...fail and be shipped to the fields."
Feilds, so there is another option other than military in this area. Considering the soil here, I can quite certainly say, there is a high likelihood of a famine that may have struck this area.
So, asking people to work in such fields is simply wasted labour. I walked up to this contraption of sorts called the 3D Maneuver Gear.
This kind of technology cannot be from the same medieval era of my world.I have been biasing myself by relating this situation with a more known one...and that's causing a hindrance.
I have to realise that this place is nothing like my world...here the time and lifestyle is completely different and can't at all be understood without more data on this matter.
Those two men again were monitoring this test from the sidelines as I got into the gear. I glanced at the others when I noticed a calm and blank faced girl perfectly balanced in that gear. I can presume that she must be a natural talent. Looking at the other recruits I realised most had different outcomes.
Some like Sasha had an odd stance but managed to stay still while others like Connie were desperately trying to balance themselves with a shivering and unstable gait.
I myself was deciding how to perform, while I could do it perfectly and secure a safe place in the regiment....but it would bring unnecessary attention, which will be problematic until I gather more information about this place.
So I decided to act a bit nervous and wobble back and forth before stabilising myself.
For stabilising, I centred myself in the gear while adjusting and gently dropping my weight to the belts attached to my legs.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YEAGER? PICK YOUR SCRAWNY ASS UP."
I turned to the source to find Eren upside down, while everyone mocked him...I noticed something subtle...
The gear.....more specifically the fittings were tampered with.
Whether I told him this fact, is another story entirely....as that would bring more questions that I am not willing to answer.
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At sunset, I was all alone while eating in the barracks....no matter the world...I failed to make friends.
Many scrutinised Eren for his poor performance today....something caught my attention.
A man voiced his opinion," Isn't that the boy who said yesterday that he would kill all the titans..."
The rest of it didn't matter....killing the titans....confirms the theory I made earlier.
There was also food shortage complaints.....which was quite visible as I drank my watery soup.
I kept my eyes closed as we went to bed when I kept my ears open to certain things which Eren said
" Bertolt...Reiner....give me some tricks to hang on in it. I heard you two were great at it."
Bertolt said something to Eren which I made a note of
"You two are from Shiganshina right....You two know how terrifying those titans are."
The blonde hair boy said," When the government forced people to take back the titan territory, I had to do something."
So titans have gotten hold of one of the places they used to live....now it makes sense. Bertolt after narrating his story said
"You both are different as you are not like the rest who simply joined to not be called cowards for working in the fields."
After that, they left to someplace where following them would raise suspicion.
As expected the next day Eren successfully did it, even on the broken belt...with the proper technique a bit of force it was possible to momentarily stay stable. And after changing belts, his selection was confirmed.
....I wonder....what this world will pull me into...will it be the same as in the White room?....
Is anyone better than me in this world?.....If so, I will simply have to overtake them.
--------------------------------AUTHOR'S NOTE-------------------------
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