ODM Maneuvering Skill

Keith walked to Sasha Blouse, madness dancing in his eyes. There were many feelings surging in his brain.

"You are officially on my Shitlist! Just who the hell are you?!" Keith shouted out.

His voice was harsh and raging and Mark couldn't help but feel a little respect bubbling in his chest for the Ex-Commander.

He has been shouting non-stop without a break, and without water.

Sasha digested the Potato, a visible lump forming on her throat before taking her salute.

"Sasha Blouse from Dauper Village reporting for duty sir!" Sasha exclaimed.

Dauper Village, Mark was sure he had heard that name before.

"It's a hunter village," Mina said, seeing his expression.

"Thanks," Mark said with a small sigh.

"Sasha Blouse, huh? And what is that Item in your right hand?" Keith questioned, his gaze darkened instantly.

After shouting for a long time, naturally he was hungry. Not everyone could see it but Mark's eyes caught it… Keith Shadis wanted the Potato.

"It's a Steamed Potato, It sat there in the Mess hall begging to be eaten, Sir!" Sasha replied.

"The theft I can understand but here? Why eat it here of all places?" Keith asked.

"It looked quite delicious and it was getting cold so I gave it shelter in my stomach, Sir!" Sasha replied.

"Why? I can't comprehend," Keith asked, "Why would you eat that potato?"

"Are you asking me why people eat Potatoes? I'm surprised that you don't know sir," Sasha said.

Mark's eyes narrowed toward the girl, She was getting it now.

Sasha tore off a quarter of her Potato and put it in front of Keith.

"Here, Have half," Sasha said and Keith took the Potato.

"Really?" Keith asked and Sasha smiled.

He tucked the Potato into his pocket and chose to determine her punishment.

"You're running 200 Laps around the Training Camp!" Keith shouted decisively.

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Mark stood outside the dorm house, He didn't have any other thing to do rather than stand with a blond haired boy which had some features of a girl.

"Armin," Mark said.

Armin's shaky eyes went to Mark and the youth's crimson eyes turned to him.

"Mikasa… She's your friend, right?" Mark asked.

"Yes," Armin said, "We come from Shiganshina,"

"And she was very close to Yeager right?" Mark asked.

Armin gave a small nod.

"Eren's death clearly surprised her and now she's quiet," Armin replied.

"Your friend, Mikasa needs your support right now," Mark said, "She lost someone very close to her and therefore, You should be with her until it's time to go to the Mess Hall. And I have something for you,"

Armin's interest was piqued upon hearing him.

Mark handed over the white pill to Armin.

"Give it to Mikasa and she'll feel better instantly," Mark said, "My dad gave me before I left as Painkiller medicine but she needs it more than I do,"

Armin gave Mark a grateful nod before taking the pill.

"I'll make sure to give it to her," Armin said and left quickly.

'Do my dirty work,' Mark thought.

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Sasha finished running as the sky grew dim, her eyes were bloodshot and she was very hungry.

She sat on the field grounds and stared at the sky.

"I'm hungry…" She barely muttered as she heard someone approaching her.

It wasn't Keith Shadis so she put up her guard immediately, she was ready to attack or run at any time if the said person held any hostile intentions but a fragrant aroma wafted through the air.

Mark found himself in front of the famed 'Potato Girl' and a small smile tugged at the edges of his lips.

"Good evening," Mark said and Sasha sat up, her eyes weren't focused on his face but rather what he held in his hands.

On his left hand was bread and on his right hand was a can of water… The two things Sasha needed right now.

She didn't even return his greeting and Mark's smile grew wider.

"You want these?" Mark asked and she nodded eagerly, Unable to use words to express herself.

"How sad, I wanted to eat them," Mark said but there was a playful glint in his eyes, "Just joking, Eat away Princess,"

With reassurance in his words, Sasha took the food from his hand and gave him a loving smile.

"Thank you," She said and then began chomping.

Mark could only stare at the illuminated night sky with thoughts of what Mina was doing right now…

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Mina was in a hot seat, normally she sat down with Mark during their evenings in the Mess Hall, but tonight he unexpectedly took his food and said he was going to see Sasha.

Mina knew Mark was a kind guy, and surely he wanted everyone to be happy but sacrificing his only filling of evening food for a girl he barely knew- and only met today on a fluke?

She didn't know what to call that…

But her eyes shone with resolve, she wasn't too hungry this evening as she had a good filling in the afternoon. So, she was going to offer to give her food to Mark.

A slight blush highlighted her cheeks as she thought of what he would say.

But all of her plans were dashed when Mikasa, the girl who had been bemoaning the Death of Eren Yeager approached the table and asked for the whereabouts of Mark.

"You don't know where he is?" Mikasa insinuated and Mina frowned.

"I don't know where he went to," Mina said and folded her hands, "Why do you want to know about my FRIEND though? You've never talked with him before,"

Mikasa's gray eyes flashed.

'Mark is the man that I love… Is it a crime to find out where he is?' Mikasa thought.

"Just because I haven't talked with him before doesn't mean I can't talk to him," Mikasa said.

She disliked Mina because she was remaining tight-lipped about where Mark was… She wanted to know where Mark was.

It seemed she wouldn't need to interrogate Mina again as the door of the Mess Hall opened and revealed a blond haired boy with crimson eyes wearing his Cadet uniform.

Mikasa's eyes instinctively went to his figure and her face brightened instantly making Mina's eyes widen.

Just mere hours ago, She was roaming around the fields like a Zombie and now… She was actually smiling at Mark of all people.

Mark walked toward the table where he left Mina, his entrance wasn't too astounding but he could see Mikasa's eyes glowering in love and adoration.

'I guess Armin did good work,' Mark thought.

Mark sat down at the table and smiled at Mina and Mikasa.

"Good evening," He said.

Mikasa smiled.

"Good evening Mark," Mikasa said.

Mark turned to Mina.

"Thanks for holding down the fort for me," Mark said.

"No worries," Mina said.

Then Mark's gaze turned back to Mikasa, as he attempted to try something.

"Mikasa," Mark said and her face turned red.

"Yes?" Mikasa asked.

"How are you holding up with Yeager's death," Mark was blunt, there was no point beating around the bush.

The pill made someone truly in love with you, It was a shortcut to attaining a harem but Mark- Mark didn't want to use it.

Mikasa's case was especially different, It looked like she would never fall for another man other than Eren which was why he used it.

This was the only time he would use it! That was what he promised himself.

"Eren was a close friend and my brother so naturally, I would feel for his death but… I have gotten over it," Mikasa said.

As Mark expected, there was a hint of indifference in her voice.

Mina on the other hand widened her eyes, She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It had just been two days since Eren had died and there was no way someone could get over that so easily.

In the morning, She had still been moping.

'Strange,' Mina thought but nevertheless, there was this feeling in her heart warning her that the Asian looking girl could take Mark away from her.

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Mark sat on his bed, going through a novel that Marco had given him in the dim lit night.

With the Blue Screen, he would become strong…

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Marco asked, causing Mark to turn to the tall boy.

"Not yet," Mark said, "I want to see how this book ends,"

"Sure," Marco said and turned to the wall, they took top bunks.

Seeing Marco turn to the wall, Mark instantly opened the Shop interface and prepared to buy another skill.

…

[ODM Gear Mastery [S-grade]: The User is able to use the Omni-Dimensional Mobility Gear with skills that are on par with Captain Levi himself]

[Cost: 1, 000 Gold]

[Accept / Decline]

…

Mark had expected S-grade skills to be expensive but he really didn't expect one to be this expensive, but it was all in good mind. After all, It was granting him ODM skills on par with the Legendary Scout, Captain Levi!

After hitting Accept, Mark clenched his teeth as experiences of using the ODM gear instantly flooded his head.

It took an hour to discern and arrange everything but Mark was proud to say that he could navigate the ODM gear easily.

'I can't wait to see the surprise on his face,' Mark thought and quickly went over to another tab, Since he had so much gold, He needed to stock himself up with healing items and training items.

Weights were the ideal items for training, and he was going to buy them.

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