Advisor

Smack~

The crack of a whip rang out. Frieda Reiss clutched her lashed arm in pain, then glared furiously at Xu Yue with those bright eyes.

"You pervert!"

The moment she finished speaking, Xu Yue lashed her again. She promptly behaved herself and resumed her physical training.

As a princess, she had never endured this kind of hardship growing up. She might have been diligent and cared for her people, but physical labor had never been her strength.

"No matter what, once you become a Titan, your original body will still serve as the basis. If your body is too weak, the Founding Titan could end up being suppressed by other Titans."

Xu Yue’s expression remained cold, completely unmoved by her aggrieved little face.

Eren and Armin, who were training nearby as well, both trembled in fear at the sight. Only Mikasa was unaffected. She grabbed Eren’s hand and said,

"I’ll protect you."

They were still children, yet they were already openly showering everyone with affection.

Meanwhile, Eren’s father sat nearby, pale-faced as he watched. Every so often, he coughed.

He did not have much time left. Especially after being beaten up by Xu Yue and not yet fully recovering, having his human body attacked directly while in Titan form had injured him badly.

Xu Yue had no way to treat that. He merely told him that before passing his power on to Eren, he should properly guide this protagonist who had just lost his mother.

Since Xu Yue had decided to change this world, he naturally intended to act quickly.

The first priority was reclaiming Wall Maria, but in that regard, his usefulness was far inferior to the Founding Titan’s power.

Unfortunately, the current Founding Titan was a useless slacker Titan and had to be trained.

Besides training her to use the Coordinate to control Titans, he also needed to find a way to lessen the effects of the Oath of Peace.

In Xu Yue’s view, the Founding Titan’s inability to properly use the Coordinate had a great deal to do with that vow’s influence.

There was no helping it. He could only drill her mercilessly.

Since the Founding Titan was still alive, reclaiming Wall Maria remained possible. As a result, those within the walls were still gritting their teeth and paying for the refugees’ food.

They had not, as in the original story, organized 250,000 refugees to "reclaim" Wall Maria in order to reduce food pressure, only for every one of them to die within it.

Armin’s grandfather was alive, and Eren’s father was here as well. The protagonists had it far better than they did in the original story.

After all, they had connections to the Queen. Well, though it was hard to say whether those connections were good or bad.

In addition, the time Xu Yue had previously spent had brought an unexpected gain.

For saving Frieda Reiss, he had been appointed an advisor to the Survey Corps. Though the appointment was merely ceremonial, the prompt from the Mission Space stated that from now on, in any Mission Space, he could use a special Survey Force skill to summon members of the Survey Corps for assistance. The skill’s cooldown was two Mission Space progressions.

He had also been gifted a set of Omni-directional Mobility Gear blueprints.

Those two things were likely the special rewards for saving the Queen’s life, and their functions were rather unique.

Summoning the Survey Corps would provide fairly decent combat strength in the early and middle stages, but the most important part was the word "Survey"!

The Survey Corps’ true purpose was not fighting Titans, but exploring beyond the walls. Their investigation and reconnaissance skills were therefore maxed out!

For that reason, Xu Yue had gathered Eren, Mikasa, and Armin as well, intending to place them in the Survey Corps when the time came.

Eren, who would inherit his father’s power and transform into a Titan, and Mikasa, whose combat strength was absurd, could both become aces of the Survey Corps. Xu Yue was even considering "reforming" the inheritors of the other intelligent Titans and absorbing them into the corps.

But those were plans for later. For now, he needed to train this weakling Queen hard…

"Corporal Levi, I heard we somehow got a new advisor."

A flippant voice spoke to Corporal Levi, the ace among aces of the Survey Corps, a man said to be capable of rivaling an entire brigade.

Levi, meanwhile, continued cleaning without expression.

"Borchart, this was arranged by the higher-ups, all right? I heard Her Majesty the Queen personally arranged it. Do you have some objection?"

A beautiful blonde woman in a Survey Corps uniform said irritably.

Petra was a girl in the Survey Corps who admired the Corporal. In the original story, she had helped protect Eren before being trampled to death by the Female Titan.

The Borchart she was complaining about was the idiot from the original story who bit his tongue while riding a horse. He had a long face and loved imitating Levi’s cool demeanor, though he was actually a complete clown. In the end, he too died at the Female Titan’s hands.

"Petra, don’t tell me you have no objections. We all know what this is, don’t we? The higher-ups don’t trust us, so they deliberately sent someone to watch us, just like those bastards from the Military Police Brigade."

Borchart clearly looked displeased as he continued,

"A Survey Corps advisor? What qualifications does someone who’s never even seen a Titan have to advise us? If I ever see him, I’ll make sure to teach him a lesson. How about tossing him onto a Titan’s head?"

Borchart crossed his arms and struck what he thought was a cool pose, making Petra feel slightly sick.

"I’m truly sorry to trouble you, then. You’ll have to toss me onto a Titan’s head."

At that moment, a gentle voice sounded, and the door to their barracks opened. A tall figure walked in.

Getting caught talking behind someone’s back instantly made Borchart feel awful.

His expression stiffened, his face full of unmistakable embarrassment.

But then he imitated the Corporal again, putting on a cold expression.

"That’s right, I said it. What, do you want to try?"

Though he tried his best to mimic the Corporal’s tone, Borchart only came across as comically ridiculous.

"If the opportunity arises, I’ll leave it to you."

Xu Yue smiled easily, still radiating calmness.

"May I ask what brings Advisor Xu here today?"

Compared to Borchart’s clowning and the Corporal’s coldness, Petra was easier to talk to. Still, her words made it very clear: If you have no business here, you can leave.

"Nothing much. As an advisor, I have an obligation to recommend some fresh blood for training."

As Xu Yue spoke, he turned and beckoned the people outside through the door.

Because Borchart had been shouting rather loudly earlier, the few who entered all looked somewhat awkward.

They were none other than Eren, the male lead; Mikasa, the female lead; and Armin, the primary supporting character.

Eren’s father had still decided to pass the Attack Titan’s power on to Eren. He would definitely become a future ace of the Survey Corps. Mikasa needed no further introduction—like the Corporal, she was a member of that combat race. As for Armin, though he was the weakest physically, he possessed exceptional intelligence analysis abilities.

But while Xu Yue saw it that way, these children, whose hair had barely grown in, naturally could not catch the attention of the Survey Corps’ elites, nor could anyone see their potential.

"Huh? Are you messing with us? They’re just kids. If they want training, go to the Training Corps. If they pass the examinations, we’ll consider them. But for now… heh heh…"

Borchart finally failed to suppress his true nature. Wearing an exaggerated expression, he stared at Eren, who stood closest to him.

But the instant he finished speaking, Mikasa abruptly drove an elbow into his "vitals."

Caught completely off guard, Borchart immediately doubled over, clutching himself. Then Mikasa, too short to strike otherwise, viciously thrust her fingers toward his eyes.

The attack flowed in one smooth motion, as though it were instinct.

However, her attack did not land. A pair of hands caught her and stopped her in midair.

The short Corporal had suddenly appeared at her side and prevented her attack.

Levi, who rarely frowned, looked at Mikasa and spoke in a cold, puzzled voice.

"An Ackerman?"

Within the Attack Titan Mission Space, the three people hailed as humanity’s strongest, possessing extraordinary combat techniques—Mikasa, Levi, and Levi’s uncle—were all Ackermans. They were a failed product of Titan experiments, a rare minority with only a handful remaining, their battle instincts carved into their bones…

Two more chapters. Terrifying.