That day, the young man remembered something.
The fear of being dominated by them,
and the shame of being a prisoner in a cage.
How many times do I have to tell you?
It's time for lunch!
Knock before you come in, hag!
Why did you bring that thing up here?
You wouldn't come down, no matter how many times I called you,
so I had to come all the way up here!
Just get the hell out!
You rotten old hag!
What's with that attitude?
Damn it all!
I will have it for sure!
A safe and exhilarating life within the inner walls as a member of the Military Police!
I will definitely get it!
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With that determination in his heart,
the young man left home and survived the strict training.
All manner of humiliation only made him stronger.
After two years, the young man returned.
To the cage that he had supposedly escaped from.
Sudden Visitor
-The Torturous Curse of Youth-
I heard it's shown up again.
Someone should go and get rid of it already.
We can't even work in peace with that thing around.
This is awesome! I've never been in a walled city before!
There are all sorts of tasty things here!
You guys!
If you join the city Garrison, you can stay here as long as you like.
And I'll come to check up on you when I join the Military Police!
Hey Jean, where do you live?
Does it matter?
You're going to visit your home, right?
Thomas said he was going home.
I'm sure your mom would be happy!
Shut up, already!
It's none of your business!
Listen up, you swine!
During tomorrow's training for the upcoming attack on Trost,
Commander Pixis, who is in charge of the southern region, will be present.
Show him how much closer you vermin are to becoming soldiers after these two years!
Yes, sir!
Please follow directions and evacuate safely!
Make sure you only bring what is absolutely essential!
Jean, is it okay to move this far ahead?
Our orders were to hang back and deal with the titans that break through-
We can't afford to be so laid back!
Soldiers are meant to cut down titans!
Aren't you more concerned with getting a high score?
Commander, Team 21 has abandoned their post.
Commander?
Commander!
Is it chow time?
You just ate a little while ago.
He's far too relaxed.
He hasn't had time to loosen up lately.
Just leave him be.
I wonder what we're having for dinner.
Found one!
I've got this!
Awesome, as always.
You really are the only one who can pass me.
You guys, this way!
This time for sure!
Thanks a bunch, Jean!
Gotcha!
Damn you!
Quit screwing around!
Sorry, Jean.
Yahoo! Yahoo!
You've improved!
I've always been this good.
You're still no match for me, though.
That's cheating, you thieving scum!
I found those targets first!
Cheating?
I didn't expect you to sound so petty, Jean.
There are no rules when it comes to hunting.
Keep your hunter logic to yourself, Potato Girl!
"Potato"?
I thought everyone had forgotten about that!
That's cruel!
She's right! Apologize to her!
We were assigned to that area, not you.
That's right!
You know, you're acting strange today.
All this shouting and everything.
Are you that anxious to see your mommy?
Oh, is that it?
Hell no!
Stop that, you two!
You too, Jean.
Or you won't make it into the Military Police.
Let's settle this at training tomorrow!
We'll see who takes out the most targets!
That sounds like fun!
Commander Pixis!
Allow me to put that on hold.
Your tireless spirit is wonderful indeed,
but settling scores during training is outrageous!
Do your fighting in the kitchen.
Sir?
You will compete to see who is the better chef!
Cooking?
Yes, cooking.
We will have a cooking competition!
Cooking?
Did he say cooking?
Why cooking?
We should have confiscated all of his alcohol.
My apologies, Commander Pixis.
We are soldiers, not chefs-
Jean, what do you know about cooking?
That's right! I bet your mom always cooked all of your meals!
I will teach you what cooking is really like, little Jean!
Bring it on!
Whether it's cooking or cleaning, it doesn't matter.
If I win, you stay out of my way from now on!
Potato Girl!
It's settled.
The showdown will take place tonight.
Each of you will prepare a course for dinner.
Bring your best dishes to the table!
A cooking showdown between Sasha and Jean!
We can't miss this!
I won't be able to sleep tonight!
More like, we won't let you sleep!
What's that all about?
No idea.
What do you think is most important thing in cooking? First, use the best ingredients so there are no leftovers.
Alright! I can see it!
Why are we going hunting?
We have no choice, Annie.
We were ordered to work as a team.
I used to play in that forest often.
It's famous for being the habitat of a giant boar.
If we manage to get that meat, we'll win for sure!
What about honing our cooking skills?
Like we have time for that!
Oh my, what a coincidence!
You guys-
Why?
Sasha says she got wind of some good meat.
I won't let you have all the good meat to yourself!
Dammit!
Let's go, Jean!
This place is like your backyard, right?
We have the terrain advantage!
Jean.
Are we lost-
We're not!
But I'm sure we already came this way-
No, we haven't!
Look at this damaged tree.
Sure, we saw one that looked similar earlier,
but I'm sure we're getting close!
Hey.
There's no way we'll be able to find anything if we just keep strolling around.
We're trying to track game in a place without snow.
We'd need five or six days at least-
There it is, Connie!
That's big.
Yes, it's massive.
And it's fresh too.
Its nest must be close.
There are times when luck may be on our side.
But things won't always go so smoothly-
There it is!
That is definitely one big pig.
Yeah it is.
It would probably make it into the colossal class.
All right.
Let's go home.
Challenging that is impossible.
She hit me with her elbow?
How can you say something like that?
That makes me sad!
Can you hold your head up before your ancestors with that kind of attitude?
Can you connect the world?
I'm sorry, Sasha.
I don't understand what you just said, but I was wrong.
It's fine, as long as you get it.
Let's go! Dedicate your heart to getting that meat!
Right!
You guys!
Let's do this, Sasha!
Yeah!
You take the lead!
You got it!
Meat! Meat!
It's the boar!
And the others!
It's fast!
We'll never catch up to them!
Stew! Steak! Sausage!
Over here, Sasha!
I have potatoes!
Smoked! Minced! Cutlets!
No good! We can't overcome the power of meat!
There are so many ways to cook it!
The most delicious thing in this world!
It's gotta be...
MEAT!
Behold!
Colossal boar coming through!
Meat! Meat!
Out of the way!
You bastards!
Hey, stop that!
But-
But nothing! Just stop it!
Umm...
Is Little Jean-
I mean, is Jean Kirstein around here?
The battle begins tonight.
I need even better ingredients in order to beat Potato Girl's meat!
Is Jean Kirstein here?
Yes sir, that's me!
Your mother is here to see you.
Little Jean!
What-
Why didn't you come home, Little Jean?
Even Thomas, from the Wagner family, made sure to visit!
You're such a problem child.
Did you spill soup or something on yourself? You're hopeless.
Stop that!
But Jean-
Just go home, already.
These are for everyone.
We don't need them!
Jean!
Little Jean!
Everyone!
He's a little rough around the edges, but please be nice to him!
That's reminds me, Jean, I brought your favorite-
Just freaking go home!
You should be nice to your mom, Little Jean.
I mean, Jean.
Are you serious, Jean?
I hear they've got beef in the officers' store room.
I'll make use of that!
No way! I can't steal!
I've always been clumsy.
I always placed last in races.
Even when we played hide-and-seek, I couldn't hold my laughter in!
And you expect me to steal?
Armin...
I can't do it!
Hey, where are you going?
I'm sorry, Jean.
I don't think I can help you with my body in this state.
Count me out too.
I can't risk being branded as a thief.
But I thought you wanted to join the Military Police too, Annie!
I'm sorry.
I need beef.
I need the best beef if I'm going to beat Potato Girl.
I'm a desperate man who will use any means necessary in order to win!
I'm not incompetent little Jean anymore!
Kirstein!
I've been looking all over for you.
Your mom asked me to give this to you.
What are you doing all the way down here?
Umm... The bathroom.
What are you saying?
The bathroom's that way.
Dear Little Jean,
Eat this and keep working hard.
Don't cause too much trouble for everyone, okay?
Love, Mom.
Omelet! Omelet!
Yes, it's ready.
You really like omelets, huh, Little Jean?
I can't understand you if you're crying, Little Jean.
Here, tell me what happened.
How are you feeling? Do you think you can eat?
Thank you.
You're such a sweet child.
Mom.
Meat!
During lunch on ordinary days,
just bumming around...
Aaahh, when I'm sleepy
if only the titans just disappeared
that would be sooo great...
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Looks like you both brought your best skills to the table!
The cooking competition between 104th Training Corp members,
Jean Kirstein and Sasha Blause, will now commence!
Starting things off is Sasha Blause!
Yes sir!
Here you are!
Huh?
Woah!
Meat!
That's meat!
What kind of meat is it?
That looks delicious!
Let's put it to the test.
Commander!
What's that?
It's... It's...
It's delicious!
Is this boar?!
It's boar meat, right?!
Such fine texture!
The more you chew the tastier it gets!
The alcohol removes the smell of the wild animal,
and only the delicious taste of the meat remains.
Leave it to us!
I have...
never had...
such good alcohol... before!
What's wrong?
He hasn't moved an inch!
What in the world?
Look at that!
He's in a peace of mind state!
We can win this!
It's your turn now, Jean!
Here you are.
What is that?
An omelet?
He's trying to win with that?
Oh, this is pretty cute.
Please.
Try it, sir.
The commander isn't saying anything.
That means we've won!
Yes!
Nothing in this world is tastier than meat!
I will now announce the result.
In this cooking contest,
the winner is Jean Kirstein!
Jean won!
He won against meat with an omelet!
Traditional house cooking wins!
I can't accept this!
Why?
Why did meat lose?
Tell me, young trainee.
What exactly is meat?
Meat is meat!
That's right. Meat is meat.
It is nothing more than that.
Meat is just meat.
That is why you lost.
I'm so embarrassed!
That made sense to her?
I completely forgot about the potatoes and carrots that I had until now,
and tried to win with just cooking meat!
You don't need to be embarrassed.
You're not the only one who did nothing but roast.
I'm sorry, Jean.
No problem.
When you eat that much late at night, you get sick in the morning.
Compared to that, that omelet...
Leaving the taste aside, it was a great late night snack.
Maybe I'll go see how my folks are doing at home tomorrow.