TEXT Vol. 04 Connieās Operation Proposal
Sometimes during training, one has no choice but to use their head. At times, this means having to write many words. In logical order, at thatā¦
Blades: Enough to attack Titans
The instructor thrust Connieās strategy to proposal back at him after little more than a glance. Dejected, he took the page.
āā¦How do you even begin to teach an idiot like this?ā
āForget about what he should be writing. I donāt even think he knows how to count suppliesā¦ā
Connieās corpsmates had a good laugh at the document Connie wrote having summoned up all his brainpower. This wasnāt funny to him.
āI can pass the practical exams fine! Making it to the top of the class might even be realistic if it wasnāt for these tests where you have to write stuffā¦ā
āGuess that means we donāt have a good reason to bother teaching you. The fewer competitors we have, the better.ā
The other recruits may have been his corpsmates, but they were also his rivals, all competing for top marks. Connieās desperate plea had backfired.
āCāmon! You canāt abandon me like this!
His fellow recruits laughed and ignored him as they returned to the barracks.
Two people happened to pass by Connie as he studied alone in the cafeteria. It was Reiner and Marco, who had just been helping the instructor with something. Two recruits with not only high practical marks, but top grades in the classroom too.
āConnieā¦ Youāre still studying?ā
āIt feels like theyāre gonna send me back to my village if I keep getting these bad gradesā¦ I have toā¦ā
Becoming a soldier was an important goal for Connie, someone whoād always been looked down upon as stupid. No matter how much trouble he had with something, he needed to get it done. His mother would surely be happy, if he finished with top marks this way. After Connie explained his situation to them, Reiner patted him on the shoulder.
āYou understand what materials are required. All you need is to take your time with the numbers and be specific as you put them down. Itās fine if you write it in your own words.ā
āYou should also be more careful about your handwriting. Write it in a legible way, one that gets across just how much you need the materials.ā
āMarco, Reinerā¦ You guys are really kind.ā
The two gave him words of encouragement, and Connie began again on his rejected document having processed their advice in his own way.
Bread: Three days worth for five people
Blades: Half a horse cartās worth
Gas: Half a horse cartās worth]
Through his corpsmates had insulted his document, it was ultimately accepted. Not only that, the instructor put it up in a place for everyone to see and learn from.
āWhat you need in a chaotic situation isnāt beautiful prose, itās to write in a way that gives any reader an easy and accurate understanding of the current conditions. The words used by Recruit Springer in his requisition may be crude, but they show a proper understanding of the minimum needed by the squads that will be carrying out the operation theyāve been given. One could say that this sets an example of sorts, given that a soldierās duty is to always be on the front lines.ā
āHehā¦ So I am a genius.ā
Frankly speaking, Connie only understood the part when the instructor said his work āsets an example.ā Still, his corpsmates seemed to view him in a new light now. He decided heād be as diligent as possible in his coursework, all in the hope that heād get to experience this feeling again.
SOURCE: Attack on Titan: Short Stories 3
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