Marietta grinned at the sight of Yuki. She hadn’t seen Yuki since she graduated from the military academy and had been yearning the reunion.
“Yuki, I’m glad to see you,” Marietta said, smiling slightly as she moved to inspect the rest of the Officer Candidates.
Marietta quickly recomposed herself and inspected the other candidates. She extended their arms, looked at their backs, and inspected their shoes. In the event that their uniform had any blemish, she failed them instantly.
Yuki could count nearly thirty-three people who were instantly failed due to their imperfections in uniform.
Yuki felt her palms begin to sweat. Soon, she began to sweat from head to toe and her heart began to palpitate. The blood rushing in her ears began to become deafening, her own heart was beating hard enough to be heard by those around her.
Soon, Marietta again came around to Yuki, “Captain Yuki, what are you hoping to lead in this army?” Marietta asked.
Yuki gulped. She felt her voice leave her.
“T-The Anti-Titan Squad…” Yuki finally muttered.
Marietta nodded and moved onto the next candidate. After she had finished asking every candidate, Yuki counted nearly twenty-four more candidates being dismissed.
After what felt like hours to Yuki, she and a single other candidate were left in the inspection. Everyone else failed.
Marietta again came to Yuki with another question.
“Why do you want to be in the Anti-Titan Squad?” Marietta asked as she saw Yuki’s eyes sparkle, as they did when Yuki spoke of things she was passionate about.
“The Anti-Titan Squad has always fascinated me and so has the Titan, I have always wanted to know more about the Titan and have always wanted to help defeat it…”
Yuki continued on a rant for a few more moments until she realized it and immediately stopped speaking. She looked at her shoes and began to blush.
Yuki muttered an apology under her breath as Marietta went to the only other person in the inspection.
After a small back and forth between Marietta and the man, the man was dismissed, leaving only Yuki and Marietta.
“Yuki, I knew you would be the last one here, and I have come to grant your wish in enlisting into The Anti-Titan Squad,” Marietta said, “I will fill out all the paperwork to guarantee a position for you.”
Yuki’s eyes lit up, “Thank you, thank you!” Yūki exclaimed.
Marietta patted Yuki’s head, “You’ll do great things, trust me,” Marietta said, “And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!”
Yuki nodded, “You can count on me!”
Marietta smiled at Yuki and nodded, “You’re amazing in your optimism…” Marietta chuckled. She then patted Yuki’s shoulders and turned her around, “You’ve graduated the Academy, you’ve worked your way up, from a tiny little Officer Cadet to a full-fledged Captain,” Marietta began, “You’ve done so many amazing things, unlike me who was simply given the rank. As a member of the Anti-Titan Squad, you will do so many things that shock and surprise everyone around you. With your twin swords at your side and your amazing mind in your head, and your amazing work ethic keeping you going, nothing, and I mean nothing will be able to stop you from achieving anything you want to achieve.”
Yuki was taken aback by Marietta’s kind words. She didn’t exactly know how to respond, so she instead hugged Marietta, forcing Yuki’s hat to fall to the ground after hitting Marietta’s chest.
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