Prologue – Jean's POV

"What have I gotten myself into? Joining the Survey Corps is the worst possible thing I could have done! Damn that Eren Yeager! This is all his fault!"

I struggled to get control of my emotions. My imagination was running rampant, and I feared that if such thoughts were to continue, I would make a horrible decision. At this point it seemed that abandoning my position and having to face the authorities would be a kinder fate than having to fight another titan.

Anyways – I'm Jean. Jean Kirstein. I am a recent graduate from the 104th class of the military academy. Shortly after the graduation, the Colossal Titan kicked a hole in to Wall Rose. And where did the wall break, you ask? My home town of Trost. Bullshit, right?

To keep the story short, nearly everything that could have possibly went wrong, did. We nearly lost Wall Rose to the titans, and many people died. It's not something I like to think about. Eren Yeager saved the day with his titan powers, blah, blah, blah.

And with that, I experienced a change of heart? An epiphany? I'm not sure. Whatever, I'm a fucking idiot. 'Second thoughts' would be an understatement to how I'm feeling about my life decisions right now. I should have joined the Military Police like I had originally planned.