The moment the notification appeared, every trace of sleep vanished.
[Ding.]
[Daily Login Reward Available.]
My heart raced.
Although I had only obtained a Common reward from my first draw, Enhanced Memory had already proven its worth.
If the system continued giving rewards every day, my future might not be as hopeless as I had feared.
Mentally, I selected the notification.
A small box appeared before me.
[Daily Login Reward]
[Claim?]
Yes.
The box slowly opened.
A beam of white light burst from within.
For a moment, I expected another ticket.
Perhaps some useful item.
Instead—
[Reward Obtained.]
[+1 Free Attribute Point]
I froze.
Attribute Point?
Another screen immediately appeared.
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Host: Eren Yeager
Age: 0
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Vitality: 1
Spirit: 8
Unassigned Points: 1
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My eyes widened.
This was much better than I expected.
If I could continuously improve my attributes, then I wouldn’t need to rely entirely on luck.
Even common rewards could eventually turn me into a monster.
The question was where to place it.
Strength?
Agility?
Vitality?
Spirit?
After a brief moment of thought, I chose Spirit.
Immediately—
[Spirit Increased.]
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Spirit: 9
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A warm sensation spread through my mind.
My thoughts became clearer.
Sharper.
Even my awareness of the surrounding room seemed to improve.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
If a single point created such noticeable changes, then higher values must be incredible.
Perhaps becoming stronger wasn’t as difficult as I originally thought.
Still, I couldn’t get careless.
This was Attack on Titan.
One mistake could cost everything.
Especially the people I cared about.
As the days passed, I began carefully observing life inside Shiganshina.
Thanks to Enhanced Memory, every detail became permanently engraved in my mind.
The streets.
The merchants.
The guards.
The locations of houses.
Potential escape routes.
Everything.
Even as a baby, I was preparing for the future.
A future I desperately wanted to change.
Months passed.
Then years.
Eventually, I reached the age of three.
By then, I had discovered several important facts about the system.
Daily rewards appeared every day.
Most were modest.
Attribute points.
Small stat boosts.
Occasional healing items.
Nothing outrageous.
Yet the accumulation was terrifying.
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Host: Eren Yeager
Age: 3
Strength: 6
Agility: 5
Vitality: 6
Spirit: 15
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Although I still looked like an ordinary child, my body was already far superior to that of most adults.
Of course, I kept it hidden.
Showing unusual abilities would only attract attention.
And attention was dangerous.
Especially with Grisha living under countless secrets.
One afternoon, I sat outside our house, staring at the distant walls.
The enormous structure stretched endlessly across the horizon.
Humanity’s shield.
Humanity’s prison.
Most people believed the walls would protect them forever.
I knew better.
In just a few years, everything would change.
The Colossal Titan would appear.
The walls would fall.
And countless people would die.
My fists unconsciously tightened.
No.
Not this time.
I would not allow history to repeat itself.
[Ding.]
The familiar notification interrupted my thoughts.
A mission window appeared.
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Special Mission
First Friendship
Objective:
Become genuine friends with Mikasa Ackerman.
Reward:
3 Gacha Tickets
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I blinked.
Then laughed internally.
Mikasa?
That mission was practically free.
Or at least, it should have been.
After all, Mikasa was destined to become one of the most important people in Eren’s life.
Still, the system wouldn’t issue a mission without reason.
There had to be something more.
As I pondered the matter, footsteps approached.
A familiar voice followed.
"Eren!"
I turned around.
A blond-haired boy was running toward me.
Armin.
Small.
Timid.
Yet possessing one of the greatest minds in the world.
The future strategist of humanity.
Seeing him brought a smile to my face.
Unlike everyone else, I understood exactly how valuable Armin truly was.
Most people saw a weak child.
I saw a future hero.
"Eren!"
Armin finally reached me, slightly out of breath.
"Want to play?"
I stared at him for a moment.
Then nodded.
His face immediately brightened.
As we ran toward the open fields together, another realization struck me.
Perhaps changing the future wasn’t only about becoming stronger.
Perhaps it was also about protecting the people who mattered.
The people destined to shape history.
And if I wanted to save this world...
Then everything started here.
With childhood friendships.
With trust.
With bonds.
Far away, beyond the walls, forces were already moving.
Enemies were preparing.
Plans were being set into motion.
The countdown toward disaster had already begun.
But this time—
I would be ready.
And so would my friends.
Meanwhile, deep within the system, a hidden notification quietly appeared.
[Condition Met.]
[Upcoming Event Detected.]
[Unique Character Encounter: Mikasa Ackerman]
[Reward Multiplier Activated.]
Eren never saw the notification.
But if he had, he would have realized one thing.
His next meeting was about to change everything.