Chapter 57: Wisdom? Beating them all unconscious isn't wisdom?
~Shingeki No Kyojin World~
"Hmm, Dan Heng... a quite vigilant kid."
"Erwin, he reminds me of someone, guess who?"
Inside the Survey Corps office, Levi shifted his gaze from the screen and looked at Commander Erwin, who was working at his desk.
"Armin,"
Erwin replied without lifting his head. His eyes were focused on the document in his hand, which was a report on Eren Yeager's Titanization experiment.
"But he's calmer than Armin at crucial moments."
When mentioning Dan Heng, Erwin seemed to think of something and stopped writing.
"That's not feigned composure... it's like a deep-seated steadiness carved into his bones from years of experience, as if no major event is surprising to him."
"In your words, Dan Heng sounds like an old man who has weathered many storms,"
Levi leaned against the chair behind him, changing to a more comfortable sitting position.
Then, a look of exasperation appeared on his face:
"Not long ago, I told Eren to learn more from Dan Heng, to learn calmness when facing the enemy, but these past few days, he seems to have learned everything from March 7th. He's become a lot more cheerful, but even when Sasha steals a potato from him in the mess hall, he..."
Without finishing, Levi let out a speechless "Tsk."
Erwin looked up at the window, where the setting sun was outlining the mountains in deep silhouettes.
In the distant forest, a tall Titan was bending down, and Armin and Mikasa were forcefully pulling a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy from its nape.
"If he can stay cheerful... that would also be good."
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「 Although questioned, Serval wasn't angry; instead, she praised Dan Heng for being alert.
Serval said that she is not only very familiar with Cocolia's way of doing things, but also doesn't get along with her.
Years ago, she and Cocolia were roommates, but they went their separate ways due to an incident. Now, she runs a mechanical workshop by herself and has no contact with Cocolia."
Her experience successfully gained everyone's trust, and Stelle told her everything in detail.
Serval only marveled at the twists and turns of their experiences and sighed that it was no wonder Bronya would ask them to find her, because when she was a researcher, Serval's job in the research department was to study the Stellaron.
Fortunately, she still remembered the detection results from the past: the Stellaron is now probably located in the north of Belobog—somewhere in the vast snowy plains.
But to go to the northern snowy plains, they have to pass through the Silvermane Guards' frontline restricted area. Serval said she could personally lead the team and have everyone disguise themselves as her assistants to outsmart them.
She is very familiar with the Silvermane Guards and can avoid direct conflict with them. 」
「 .....」
~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"She and Cocolia were classmates, so that means Serval and Cocolia are roughly the same age?"
"Probably."
"Cocolia's daughter Bronya and Seele are almost the same age, so wouldn't Serval's age be..."
"Uh..."
It seemed they had touched upon some forbidden topic, and Sein, who had just been immersed in Serval's beauty, suddenly fell silent.
"Serval, if you calculate it that way, she's almost forty, right?"
Stark counted on his fingers and showed a surprised expression:
"You can't tell at all!"
Her trendy outfit paired with a top-notch figure, plus her hobby of playing music, made Serval on the screen look like a girl in her twenties, completely different from the nearly middle-aged women in their world.
"How rude, how can you judge a woman's age by her appearance?"
Frieren poked her fingers shyly:
"If you judge by my appearance, I'm still young woman..."
"Frieren-sama."
Fern, who was combing Frieren's hair, sighed helplessly:
"You are a great mage who has lived for a thousand years, Please stop acting young."
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「 Just as the few were about to set off, the door suddenly opened. Serval then remembered that Gepard said he would come today!
She quickly told everyone to hide in the room first.
Gepard's arrival suddenly made the atmosphere in the room tense. His purpose for coming was to repair the frontline barrier device. Fortunately, Serval reacted quickly, and the group didn't expose themselves.
After Gepard left, Serval had a few people disguise themselves and openly took them to the restricted area to 'repair' the energy pipelines.
With Serval's reputation on the front line, the few initially proceeded smoothly, but upon encountering a Silvermane Guard captain named Dunn, because he knew Serval too well, her lie was exposed on the spot.
Everyone inevitably fought with him, and then... Dunn was knocked unconscious by Stelle with a stick, immediately falling into a baby-like sleep.
But before fainting, he still pulled the front line alarm, successfully transmitting the news that Serval was with the wanted criminals. 」
「 .....」
~Zenless Zone Zero World~
"This Silvermane Guards brother is worthy of his identity and duty!"
Inside the New Eridu Public Security Bureau, Seth watched the fight between Dunn and Stelle intently while recording his words in a notebook.
Dunn spoke too well, especially the line "My rock and roll soul is to uphold the dignity of a soldier!", which made Seth's tail stand up.
"Senpai, Dunn is a competent Silvermane Guards, wouldn't it be too much for Stelle and the others to lay hands on him..."
Zhu Yuan looked at Dunn lying unconscious on the ground and couldn't help but feel distressed. They are soldiers who must stand on the front line.
"Zhu Yuan, many things are not about right and wrong, but about different positions. Stelle and Dunn are not wrong... the mistake is this cold wave, this disaster,"
Qing Yi held the steaming teacup and gently blew on it.
"Just like you and the Ropeworker, Zhu Yuan, you maintain the safety of residents in the city, and Ling uses the bombs to guide and assist in the hollow. Neither of you is wrong, but if you encounter each other... cough, cough."
"Senpai!"
Mentioning this, Zhu Yuan was a little angry; after all, she was the one who had been kept in the dark all along,
"If they do anything out of line, I won't show mercy either!"
Hearing this, Qing Yi's expression subtly changed, and she suddenly showed a somewhat mischievous smile.
"Zhu Yuan, I didn't realize you're quite a tsundere."
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「 After getting the key, the few successfully rotated the bridge to the last pass leading to the front line, but at this moment, Gepard had already led his men to guard it tightly."
Seeing Serval leading a group of wanted criminals forcing their way into the restricted area, Gepard was very angry and had a big argument with Serval. However, Serval firmly stood by Stelle this time, and no matter what Gepard said, she would not be swayed.
"At this point, it was time to resort to force." 」
「 .....」
~Zenless Zone Zero World~
"Senpai, wasn't the original plan to... y'know, outmaneuver them?"
Zhu Yuan tilted her head, a visible question mark seeming to hover above her.
Qing Yi waved her finger:
"Ah, Zhu Yuan, you're missing the bigger picture. Think about gaming - the most effective assassination tactic isn't stealth; it's bursting in and eliminating everyone before they react. Similarly, the ultimate strategy in real life? Catch your opponent unaware and..."
She mimed a decisive swing,
"...bonk them into oblivion."
Zhu Yuan's eyes sparkled with realization:
"This... is this Senpai's life experience? I see!"
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