The days following the kidnapping passed in a blur.

News of the tragedy spread quickly throughout the district.

The deaths of Mikasa’s parents shocked everyone who knew the Ackerman family.

For Mikasa, however, the loss was far more than a tragic story.

It was her entire world.

One day she had a home.

The next day she had nothing.

Fortunately, just as in the original timeline, she came to live with us.

The Yeager household became her new home.

At first, she rarely spoke.

Most of the time, she simply sat quietly beside Carla.

Watching.

Listening.

Trying to understand what her life had become.

I didn’t force conversations.

Some wounds needed time.

Besides, I had another matter occupying my thoughts.

A much more exciting matter.

The Rare Gacha Ticket.

For three days I resisted the temptation.

Three days.

That alone deserved an achievement.

Every night I opened the system menu.

Every night I stared at the glowing ticket.

And every night I convinced myself to wait.

Now, however, I could no longer endure it.

The moment everyone fell asleep, I activated the system.

A golden screen appeared before me.

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Gacha Tickets: 3

Rare Gacha Tickets: 1

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My heart pounded.

This was different.

Normal tickets could grant useful rewards.

Rare tickets?

They had the potential to change everything.

I selected it immediately.

[Ding.]

Rare Gacha Activated.

The familiar wheel appeared.

Unlike before, however, the rewards looked vastly more impressive.

Combat Instinct.

Perfect Balance.

Enhanced Regeneration.

Sword Talent.

Battle Perception.

Iron Body.

Titan Resistance.

Dozens of rewards flashed before my eyes.

Some were incredible.

Others sounded completely broken.

The wheel spun faster and faster.

I unconsciously held my breath.

Please.

Anything useful.

Anything that could help me survive what was coming.

The wheel slowed.

Combat Instinct passed by.

Sword Talent passed by.

Enhanced Regeneration passed by.

My heart nearly stopped.

Then—

Ding!

The wheel froze.

For a moment, everything became silent.

A notification appeared.

[Congratulations.]

[Rare Reward Obtained.]

[Skill Acquired: Adaptive Growth.]

I blinked.

Adaptive Growth?

What kind of reward was that?

The description immediately appeared.

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Adaptive Growth

Rank: Rare

Description:

The Host’s body adapts faster to training, combat, and physical development.

Training results increased by 300%.

Skill proficiency growth increased by 200%.

Minor resistance to physical stagnation.

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I stared at the screen.

Then stared some more.

Then I almost laughed out loud.

This skill wasn’t flashy.

It wasn’t legendary.

But it was absurd.

The strongest rewards weren’t always the ones that gave immediate power.

Sometimes the strongest rewards were the ones that multiplied future growth.

This was exactly that kind of skill.

Every day from now on, I would improve faster.

Train faster.

Grow stronger faster.

While everyone else climbed a hill—

I would be riding a carriage uphill.

The difference would only increase with time.

A grin spread across my face.

The future suddenly looked much brighter.

[Ding.]

New Mission Available.

Another screen appeared.

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Training Arc

Objective:

Reach Strength 20

Reach Agility 20

Reach Vitality 20

Reward:

5 Gacha Tickets

Epic Reward Box

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My eyes widened.

Epic.

This was the first time that word had appeared.

The system clearly expected me to train seriously now.

Fine.

I had no intention of disappointing it.

The next morning, I began.

Nothing extreme.

Nothing suspicious.

Just enough to slowly improve.

Running.

Bodyweight exercises.

Stretching.

Balance training.

Basic conditioning.

Things that a child could realistically do without attracting attention.

Adaptive Growth immediately proved its value.

The results were ridiculous.

Every exercise produced visible progress.

Every day felt productive.

Every week brought measurable improvement.

Months passed.

Winter gave way to spring.

Spring gave way to summer.

And before I realized it, another year had disappeared.

I was seven years old.

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Host: Eren Yeager

Age: 7

Strength: 18

Agility: 17

Vitality: 18

Spirit: 21

Skills:

Enhanced Memory

Danger Sense Lv.1

Adaptive Growth

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Even I was impressed.

At this rate, reaching the mission requirements wouldn’t take long.

More importantly—

The future was approaching.

Slowly.

Relentlessly.

The year 845 drew closer with every passing day.

The fall of Wall Maria.

The appearance of the Colossal Titan.

The day everything changed.

Most people continued living their lives unaware.

Laughing.

Working.

Planning for tomorrow.

None of them knew.

None of them understood.

A disaster was approaching.

And only I remembered exactly how devastating it would be.

That realization weighed heavily on me.

Could I save Carla?

Could I save Hannes?

Could I save everyone?

The original story suggested otherwise.

But I refused to accept that answer.

I would become stronger.

Much stronger.

Strong enough to challenge fate itself.

Suddenly, Danger Sense activated.

A strange tingling sensation spread through my mind.

My body instinctively turned toward the district gate.

The feeling lasted only a moment.

Then vanished.

I frowned.

Danger Sense had never reacted without reason.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

A system notification appeared.

[Ding.]

World Event Approaching.

Countdown Initiated.

Time Remaining:

730 Days.

The fall of Wall Maria is inevitable.

Prepare yourself.

For several seconds, I simply stared at the screen.

Two years.

Only two years remained.

The countdown had officially begun.

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