I used this picture of chapter 123 because I feel like here Mikasa was left unanswered and I think Eren still has to answer it somehow. It’s like their confrontation was left hanging. I think from this chapter you can learn a lot from their relationship. Mikasa is the only one who noticed the sadness in Eren eyes and followed him here (everyone else came later). I saw Eren was being ultimately depressed. (that’s how it went in my head.). It hurt my heart a lot to see Eren so desperate. I found this chapter very touching..and one of the rare moments Eren shows his real self.
Eren means so much more to Mikasa and he himself always knew that. Eren knew all along that Mikasa truly cared for Eren just like he cared for her. Eren pushed Mikasa and Armin away because of the choices he took. He knew he would take a path of no return: he's murdered innocent people for his objectives, and even if he reaches his goals, Eren will never be able to live a peaceful quiet life again. He will live unhappy and hurting. Reaching his goal meant losing his humanity, and the eren we knew from the start is very empathetic. Eren will never be able to live a normal life again, even though his objective was to free humanity, he had to dirt his hands for it.
If what figures the upcoming cover of the new chapter is Mikasa with scarf facing the colossal titans this is my thought: Mikasa doubted Eren and put the scarf away, but Mikasa will be back stronger and with the scarf again. This means her feelings for Eren were never false, and its to symbolize that she can still have her own personality and at the same time care for Eren, because she genuinely always did. And Eren knew. The fact that Mikasa is going to rescue Eren makes perfectly sense to me, because if there is someone who always stood by Eren side phisically and emotionally it was Mikasa (im not excluding Armin but I made this post especially for Mikasa and Eren relationship). This time it's her own choice to be by Eren side and it's because she always felt like doing so and because Eren is family and much more for her and it never changed, not even with Eren being so harsh with his words to her and Eren will see. Mikasa is ready to face a million titans to proof that and if it goes this way i’m totally ok with it. Eren needs Mikasa and everyone else too right now. I hope it’s like I am thinking, also because I had a dream about it before the new chapter was even published.
