'She… she really is the most gifted being I have ever come across in my two lives.'
Eren couldn't help but sigh in a bit of unexplained melancholy.
He observed the unfolding spectacle, awestruck by the remarkable Ranker before him. If his Individuality was an expansive sea, embracing all within its depths, Eliza's was an unyielding mountain that defied conquest.
Contrary to the envy that some Rankers felt, Eren did not resent Eliza's rapid ascent through the ranks. She had already proven herself as a Sage in her prime, and he harbored no ill will toward her for the trials she imposed on over 40,000 dead Rankers to reclaim her Sagehood.
What Eliza pursued now was merely capitalizing on her circumstances to reach her peak as swiftly as possible. Had Eren shared her experiences and predicament, he might have made the same pragmatic choices. Perhaps, he could even have been more ruthless, orchestrating greater tragedies for personal gain.
