Creak—
The door was pushed open once more, and a tall, slender figure slipped into the room.
“Little Ellie!
I’ve come to see you!”
Hearing the voice, Ellie looked closely.
Before her stood someone with smooth, straight black hair, blue eyes, and a mouth curved into a warm smile.
She was none other than the eldest daughter of the Reiss Family, the holder of the Founding Titan—
Frieda Reiss.
“Big Sister Frieda!
(つ≧▽≦)つ”
Ellie’s body reacted in just 0.0001 seconds!
She scrambled forward and threw her arms around Frieda’s waist.
Waaaah, she smells so good, she’s so soft, and so gentle!
As expected, one must cling to a royal sister’s thighs from childhood!
The little loli buried her face in Frieda’s skirt, rubbing against it, and couldn’t help but nuzzle her face all over Frieda’s thighs.
Frieda didn’t wear the heavy perfumes common among noble ladies; she only carried the faint, fresh scent of soap and the residual emotions of the original host, combined with a modern person’s natural fondness for beautiful older sisters, made her deeply attached to Frieda’s scent.
Frieda let out a soft chuckle, knelt down, and pinched her chubby cheeks.
“What’s wrong?
Marta told me you had a nightmare?”
“Uh-huh!”
“It’s alright, Big Sister is here with you.”
Like a magic trick, Frieda produced an untitled hardcover picture book from behind her back.
On the cover, a girl with long, flowing hair held a glowing seed, with three blurry little girls standing behind her.
“Ta-da!
Today, Big Sister is going to tell you the story of ‘The Girl of the Earth and the Three Daughters’!”
“Once upon a time, long, long ago…”
Frieda gently opened the picture book, “A girl happened upon a miraculous power.
She used it to cultivate barren lands, build roads, and even construct high walls to protect the people…”
Ellie’s raised hands froze in mid-air.
(・_・ゕ
Wait, doesn’t this story sound a bit familiar?
How is it that I heard this even before transmigrating…
Frieda tilted her head.
“Do you not like it, Ellie?”
“I love it!”
Ellie immediately put on an innocent smile.
“It’s nothing, I just spaced out for a second.
Please carry on, Big Sister!”
“Alright!” Frieda smiled.
Knock, knock.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door, and Marta entered the room carrying a silver tray and as Ellie glanced over and she saw two slender glass bottles on the tray, filled with a white liquid.
“My Lady, this is milk fresh from the cellar.
I’ve added a bit of honey to it as you instructed.”
“Thank you, sorry for the trouble.”
Frieda picked up a bottle, peeled off the paper seal, and handed it to Ellie with a beaming smile.
“Little Ellie, have some sweet milk!”
“Okay!”
Ellie happily took the glass bottle and took a careful sip.
The cold fresh milk slid across her tongue, its rich milky fragrance blending with just the right amount of honeyed sweetness.
The sweet, refreshing sensation flowed all the way down to her stomach, making her squint in pure comfort, even her little toes curled beneath her skirt tightening slightly.
Delicious!
Ellie knew very well that this was actually a physical instinct of her body, rather than her own adult self finding honeyed milk exceptionally delicious.
At least when she was a male, she had never savored such things…
It seems one of the traits of this body is a love for sweets…
What a thoroughly girly setting!
“Slow down, no one’s going to steal it from you.”
Holding back a laugh, Frieda wiped away the ring of milk around Ellie’s lips with a handkerchief, and then pushed her own bottle toward her.
“If you like it, Big Sister will give you this bottle too.”
“N-No, it’s fine.
I’ll just have one more little sip.”
Ellie declined politely, but her eyes were honestly glued to the bottle.
Actually, she really did want to drink a few more mouthfuls…
But then again, she wasn’t actually a six-year-old child!
As a transmigrator with an adult soul, how could she be so easily swayed by a mere bottle of honeyed milk?
At least she had to act a bit reserved!
Hmm…
At most, one more sip!
“Little Ellie, it’s fine no matter how much you drink!”
Frieda had clearly seen through her little thoughts.
Suppressing a smile, she stuffed the milk bottle back into her hands.
Then, she wrapped her arms around Ellie again, spreading the hardcover picture book across both of their laps.
“Then I’ll continue with the story!”
“…And so, to protect the King, the brave girl used her own body to shield him from the terrible villain.
Even knowing she might get hurt, she did not take a single step back…”
Ellie held the milk bottle, quietly leaning against Frieda’s warm chest but listening to this story, her mood gradually grew complicated.
Four years from now, this gentle older sister would similarly stand before her family, facing Grisha who broke into the underground chapel and then, she would be eaten by Grisha, who would transform into the Attack Titan!
Thinking of that scene, the honeyed milk in Ellie’s mouth suddenly didn’t taste as sweet.
She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly reached out and pressed her hand on the armed rebel in the picture book.
“Big Sister Frieda.”
“If one day, a Titan like this guy breaks through the walls and wants to eat us…”
“Shouldn’t someone with power, like the girl, stand up and protect everyone?”
Frieda froze for a moment, but her eyes quickly became incredibly firm.
“Of course!
If such a day ever comes, those with power must not hide behind others!”
“Big Sister promises you, if bad people really come, I will definitely protect you, and I will protect everyone inside the walls…”
But just then, an abrupt change occurred.
Ellie saw clearly that Frieda’s violet pupils suddenly dilated and lost focus!
The once-vibrant highlights seemed to be forcibly erased by a higher-order, invisible power, leaving only a hollow void.
“No, the people inside the walls must not resist their established fate.”
“We Eldians carry sins that can never be washed away.
Some sins must be borne by ourselves.”
Frieda’s voice sounded like that of an entirely different person!
“Even if disaster truly descends…”
“Even if this brief paradise is ultimately destroyed…”
“We cannot resist.
We can only accept our fate…”
Ellie was startled, anxiously trying to pull her hand away, only to find Frieda’s hand gripping her like an iron vise.
“It hurts…”
Ellie wrinkled her face, but in her mind, she couldn’t help but curse furiously.
Holy crap!
You old geezer, get the hell out of my beautiful sister’s body!
Only at this moment did Ellie truly understand what was happening!
Simply put, the mental imprint that Karl Fritz, the 145th King, had carved into the bloodline of the Founding Titan had taken effect!
The Vow Renouncing War!
As long as someone with royal blood inherited the Founding Titan, they would be influenced by his will!
No matter how firm or kind the successor originally was, if they dared to harbor thoughts of resisting the outside world or saving humanity inside the walls, that will would immediately suppress those thoughts!
To put it bluntly, Frieda was now a puppet of the 145th King!
Ellie who witnessed this scene with her own eyes, and the last shred of hope in her heart was completely shattered.
Now, even if she revealed the entire story of what would happen four years from now, it would be of no use.
After all, facing King Fritz’s shackles, Frieda had absolutely no room to resist.
If she really intervened by force and prevented Grisha from eating Frieda, then Eren wouldn’t get the Founding Titan’s power and without Eren, the core protagonist, to push the plot forward, the curse of the Power of the Titans would never end.
When that time came, the entire world would only fall into an even more chaotic dead end!
Furthermore, Frieda might even alter her memories under the control of the 145th King’s will!
A complete dead end!
I’m sorry…
Big Sister Frieda.
Just then, Frieda’s tight grip suddenly released.
“Eh?
Ellie, why are you spacing out?”
Seeing her younger sister’s somewhat pale face, Frieda immediately knit her brows in concern.
“Was Big Sister’s story not very good?
Did it scare you?”
“…Yes.”
Ellie went along with it, sniffing her nose and burying her face deeply in Frieda’s chest.
“Waaaah…”
“Oh my!
Little Ellie, why are you crying?…Don’t be scared, Big Sister is here.
It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have told such a scary story.”
Full of apology, Frieda gently patted Ellie’s back.
“Next time, Big Sister will definitely bring a cute picture book, okay?”
“Okay…”
Ellie mumbled.
“Sleep, Little Ellie, and have sweet dreams.”
Frieda softly hummed an unfamiliar lullaby and a strange energy surged from Frieda’s body, gently seeping into Ellie’s mind.
Within this magical singing, Ellie’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
“Zzz…”