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Ever since he was attacked by a child, Levi felt complicated every time he looked at Ellen.

"Little boy..." The child was taking a nap, he leaned lazily on the edge of the bed and propped his chin, looking at the pouting little bun's face, he couldn't help poking it, "...But it's still quite cute."

Sometimes he wondered if he had devoted his whole life—perhaps plus the pampering that he hadn't had time to dedicate in his previous life—to this little thing.

Think about it, would the most dignified human being allow a child to sleep with him, allow him to hug his arm with his paws dipped in jam and act like a baby, or even allow him to secretly kiss himself?If it was someone else—Levi imagined it was Erwin, oh no, he shuddered, absolutely—no.

In other words, the trouble of Alan Yeager is special to him.

This new realization makes Levi feel anxious, and special.

In fact, he finally discovered that he had spent two lifetimes thinking about everything about "Alan Yeager".

"Captain! I found this in the garden of the Corps!"

"what."

"Look, I didn't expect there to be daisies here," the green-eyed kid was a little embarrassed for some reason, but he still excitedly handed the flowers to himself. The white petals were very delicate, and he couldn't help thinking about this soft thing It's really out of tune with me, maybe, it will be very suitable for Petra—"For you."—But the kid said so.

Startled for a moment, he still took it and looked at it carefully.

"Pretty," he whispered.

The sunshine at the headquarters of the Corps was rare in the afternoon, and the boy's slightly shy smile seemed brighter.Levi gently squeezed the flower stem between his fingers and turned it a few times, and raised his hand to ruffle the opponent's hair.

He carefully kept that flower in an old vase before the decisive battle broke out, so it really didn't fit him, he thought.

But unexpectedly, I like it very much.

It's just that it withered later, maybe because of the harsh environment, maybe because he didn't take care of it well, and the petals that lost their moisture were limp and drooping.Levi's been in a bad mood all day when the last of its petals are falling too.

"Soldier, do you know the flower language of daisies?"

"...How would I know that kind of thing?"

"Hmm—"

"What do you want to say, kid."

"Ah...Forget it, I'll tell you after the war is over."

The memory was truncated here, and in the end Levi failed to hear the true meaning of the language of flowers from the boy. Damn it, he looked at the child in front of him and felt a little depressed again.

Take responsibility for me seriously, brat.

Just go buy some more and come back.His mind was wandering without bounds, and the child woke up.

"Mr. Levi..." Allen was obviously still confused, rubbing his eyes with his small hands.

"Are you awake? Get up, let's go to the flower shop."

It's not that Levi was in a bad mood, but the weather in the past two days was really depressing, often with cool wind blowing in the morning, cloudy sky in the morning, and light rain in the afternoon.In fact, he doesn't dislike rainy days, but thinks it's too troublesome to open an umbrella, especially when he has to hold a small trouble in one hand.

"Alan, don't run around." Among the bustling crowd, he urged.

They stopped in front of a flower shop, Levi tilted his head and looked at the "open" sign hanging on the door of the shop, feeling an unspeakable feeling in his heart.

The florist must know the language of daisies, he thought—the secret answer is right in front of him, and the answer will be revealed when he opens the door.

Tch, really stupid.Levi curled his lips, and came here just because he remembered a sentence that that brat said so many years ago.

— Just for an answer.

"Excuse me. Daisy, is there any here?"

"Hi," the clerk greeted with a smile, "Yes, please wait a moment."

While waiting, he looked at the store. The air was full of the fragrance of flowers, which was really not annoying. In short, it was much better than the strong and pungent perfume smell of the female employees in the company.

"Sir, is this okay?"

"En..." It was exactly the same as the little white flower in my memory.He took the flower bouquet from the clerk and was speechless for a while.

"Mr. Levi!" Little Allen suddenly said, "I know this kind of flower!"

"Really, you know it too." He subconsciously softened his tone, looking into the child's clear eyes, "Well...you knew it before."

"My mother told me!" Although he couldn't understand the uncontrollable sadness in Yu Levi's eyes, he continued, "This kind of flower is also called Margarita, and my mother said that if Ellen likes someone, you can Give it to him."

"Like someone?"

"Yes! Because the language of flowers... the language of flowers is—"

"What is it?" At this moment, he realized that he was so eager to get the answer from Allen.

""The love and strength hidden deep in my heart"."

The kid doesn't quite get the meaning of that sentence yet, he's just repeating what his mother said, and that, Levi thinks, is enough.

The green-eyed child in front of him overlapped with the boy in the scout team uniform in his memory. Levi was dazed for a long time, and finally squatted down and hugged the child.

"Thank you." If that's what you've been trying to convey to me.

——Love and strength hidden deep in my heart.

The bouquet of daisies was officially raised by Levi at home. He heard that the blooming period of this kind of flower is not long, and it is extremely easy to wither and wither, so he carefully adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner in the room, and there was no room for anything wrong—at least, Also let them bloom relatively long.

He wondered if the 15-year-old kid would turn back before they withered.

--who knows.

This is already the second week that Allen has been smaller.

"Hi Hanji, it's been a week." He leaned on the sofa with his feet crossed, tapping the armrest with his knuckles irritably.

His former sub-captain still didn't realize that he was dying. Contrary to Levi, Hanji's expression was as excited as ever.

"Have you ever heard the story of Sleeping Beauty, Levi?"

"Ha, so what."

"Maybe the key to recovery is your kiss~"

"……roll."

Having said that, it seems like a good idea to try?

He took a deep breath, pressed his aching temple, once again worried about whether he had embarked on the road of no return for pedophilia.

Well, Mr. Levi today is still depressed.

The previous members of Levi's class got together again today, and because of this, the originally spacious apartment seemed crowded.

"Hey, why does Mr. Levi take care of this brat?"

"Oluo! Do your thing." Petra passed by the kitchen preparation room and heard the complaints from her colleagues, so she slapped him.

"Obviously it will only cause trouble for the captain, why does Mr. Levi care about him so much..."

"You should have known this earlier," she said softly, and glanced at Alan who was building blocks on the specially vacated floor in the living room, "On the first day when the captain brought Alan into the special operations squad, We should have understood."

At this time, the castle built by Allen has begun to see its scale, and the child is concentrating on choosing where to place the next building block.

"But—" Oluo was still dissatisfied and wanted to speak.

"I've said it many times," she interrupted him, "Mr. Levi's will is our will. This is the same no matter how long it has been."

"...I know, I know!" Oluo waved his hands irritably, and leaned against the cabinet door, "Give us our hearts, right?"

She smiled.

"Sister Petra!" Allen smiled happily when he saw Petra walking towards him, "Look at my castle—well, although Mr. Levi has helped me a lot..."

"Pfft," she couldn't help laughing, "It's really hard to imagine that Mr. Levi would do these things patiently."

"Eh?"

Allen looked at her inexplicably, and Petra pinched Xiao Baozi's face lightly: "It's nothing, what are you going to do next?"

"Hey, Sister Petra, what should this flag look like? I can't think of it." When the last block was placed, Allen began to worry about the pattern of the small flag on the castle spire.

"Well... let me take a look," Petra took the flag and brush, "Can I just draw on it, Alan?"

"kindness!"

After asking for the child's permission, after thinking for a while, she began to paint seriously.

"Blue... and white... Wow, it looks like wings!"

"Yes, this one is called Wings of Liberty," she said softly.

Levi noticed the masterpiece of Allen and Petra during dinner. The building block castle was basically completed, and a small flag with wings of freedom was inserted on each spire.There are exquisite handicrafts by girls, and crooked graffiti by children.

His eyes went back and forth between the castle and the two for a few weeks, "...not bad." The smile was hidden in the words, and he left a sentence.

It's the first time Ellen has had dinner with so many people since he was younger, and he's a bit cramped under the gaze, and Levi catches that keenly, so he pats him on the head reassuringly.Then facing the members of Levi's class——

"Don't stare at him, you brat."

—We are looking at you, Captain!Everyone is silent.

Afterwards, the atmosphere gradually relaxed, Petra took the initiative to take care of Alan, Hanji was busy fighting with Levi, and repeatedly introduced his experiment, while Oluo and Gunta drank a little bit, from time to time Shouting drunken words like "offer your heart", "remember the past" or "giant".

It's rare that Levi doesn't have a fit, even with the same level of connivance he would have with a child.

How long has it been since he saw this scene, he can't remember.The appearance of the old regiment has never been blurred in his memory, and a very emotional thought popped up at this moment. He bet that if Erwin knew, he would also be pleased with his growing emotional intelligence—but no matter what, it was still It's great to be able to sit together like this.

The former members of Levi's class stayed in the apartment very late, and Little Allen couldn't help but dozed off on Levi's body. Seeing this, everyone got up and planned to leave.

Before leaving, Petra pulled Alan aside and smiled mysteriously: "Listen, Alan, this is a gift from everyone to you and Mr. Levi." She paused, "However, Levi For Mr. Will's share, you need to give it to him."

"Hey... what is it?" The child swept away his sleepiness and opened his eyes wide with curiosity.

She glanced in the direction Levi and the others were in, to make sure she wouldn't be seen at this point, and then pulled out two red hand-woven bracelets from her pocket, with two wooden carved leaves attached to each.

"Come on," she took Alan's hand, and gently helped him tie the red rope around his left wrist. "This is what I asked for at the shrine before." She blinked, "Captain Hanji said, you When you recover your age, you will retain the memories of this time, so cherish it, Eren."

The child nodded half-understood, Petra finally hugged him again, and said softly: "Mr. Levi has always been slow in this regard, but if it's Allen, I think there must be no problem. "

She put another red string in the bunny pocket of the child's home clothes, "Okay, remember to give it to Mr. Levi. See you later, Ellen."

"What did Petra tell you?" Levi asked after sending everyone off, holding the child in his arms. Naturally, he also noticed the new bracelet on the child's wrist. "This is--?"

"Mr. Levi," Allen, who was going to sleep, broke away from Levi's arms, and then took out the other red string, "Sister Petra said, this is for Mr. Levi and me one's gift."

He looked at the bracelet and raised his eyebrows in disbelief.No matter how dull he is, he will not fail to understand the meaning behind the red line.

"Mr. Levi...?" Seeing that he was silent, the child raised his head and called out.

"Oh," he finally curled his mouth, and stretched out his hand to the child, "then, come and put it on for me, Alan."

What to do, Erwin.

I seem to have been firmly grasped by this brat.

He raised his wrist and shook it lightly, and the leaves tied to the red thread swayed accordingly.

"Imp."