"Reen… is connected to my existence.
She… she is someone I can't live without. Before you do anything to us, please tell me the whole story. I wish to know."
He bowed to Eliza and spoke tremblingly. Unbeknownst to him, tears were forming in his eyes. They rolled down on his cheeks and onto his clothes. And new tears kept taking their place.
It was more terrifying than dying a meaningless death to feel separated from the only person who knew about his new start and cared for him. Reen was equally afraid of being separated from him. She felt her survival was meaningless if she didn't have Eren.
Only now did the butcher realize the importance of someone or something other than his goals in his new life. He worked tirelessly every day to improve his ranking status. Never realizing what he already had was an equally crucial part of his life.
