Chapter 573 Banquet and Self-Promotion (2/2)

Eren said and placed his arm across Altashi+a's shoulder in a friendly ht on her before continuing

"So that day, when I was out near the city of Ainari with Dianna, Sid careements between us were initiated by him because of his personal reasons

Dianna and I then invited his that day before our topic of discussion turned towards the ele

At that Dianna left us But we kept on hunting and talking I talked to Sid aboutand return, and he shared soains with htning bull helped hi He reco the same beast to htning"

Eren had created his fake alibi with Dianna after he had branded her with his Sine Series ability He told Dianna he ith her when he last saw Sid so that the case wouldn't have hi She had included his version of events in her report as well

The butcher kne critical it was for an investigation to start in the right direction Because it would produce different results with each new start when things were blurry So it was iation didn't start in the right direction After all, he was already on schedule with Eliza's plan He couldn't afford to get entangled in any conspiracy, no matter if he was the brains behind it or not

This time, it wasn't difficult for Altashi+a to believe Eren That's because rankers with the sae notes about their achievements in the way of the elements with each other It was supposed to benefit both parties involved So it was a co all the ranker coned to investigate Sid's disappearance as well Now that the guy is presuuys are thinking the sa extre an unsafe cultist remedy

That's why he came to meet me that day and talked about our attain to break into the next rank while using my elemental attainments as the catalyst And maybe the sorry he said was just in case he doesn't survive the procedure"

Eren said while sighing This was a not-so-cohs Yet, it wasn't that rare either

In cultist ways, one could either reach the skies or die trying So Sid's apology to Eren could be seen as his didn't work out for him

Eren and Altashi+a walked in silence for a while They could see the squad o of Altashi+a's shoulders and started walking alongside her With a stoic expression on his face, he added up

"I guess it's safe to say that… Sid couldn't ot desperate And paid the price for it

I couldn't prevent hirowth because I couldn't see his next ht to interfere in his affairs in the first place

Strangely, he chose me to talk hen he was at that crossroads of his life A ranker's life is fragile I understand thisnow

To be honest, I don't feel sorry for his death But I do feel honored that he said sorry to me before his death The least I could do for hi

I have made my intentions known to the Army administrative office And they are ready to provide e for my contribution points"

The butcher explained to Altashi+a as he kept on walking beside her If Sid's soul was there, it would have cursed Eren for evenuse of the inquiry into his disappearance to his advantage The butcher drained the for ranker of his existence And yet it wasn't enough It didn't er there The butcher still found some use in his post-disappearance procedure

Eren and Altashi+a then joined their squad and embarked on theirclose to both Altashi+a and Dianna He would often switch between talking and flirting with them occasionally whenever he had a chance to do so

Eren had also infor bull as a contract beast He borrowed soet his hands on runic steles about red lightning from the army treasury

Eren needed to lay the foundation for his usage of red lightning and Ertaur After all, his duel with Altashi+a was drawing closer He needed to use all his truainst her if he wanted to win