It honestly didn't take as long as he had assumed it would.

A "Titan Cure" as they were calling it. Hange had developed it, tested it, approved it, and just like that it was being mass-produced. Small stun-guns equipped with ten cure darts, much like tranquilizing darts, were being handed out in the streets like candy on Coronation Day. Each citizen could take as many as they wanted, not like they needed much considering one dart hits anywhere on a titan and the titan is instantly transformed back to a human permanently.

It wasn't so hard for two solitary soldiers to infiltrate Liberio and shoot the cure into the remaining warrior titans there, permanently losing those abilities forever. It also wasn't hard to administer the cure to the warrior titans on our side considering Yeager's short lifespan should he keep his titan. And Arlert never wanted his titan in the first place.

And yes, Marley was mad, but there wasn't much they could do besides sending out mindless pure tians that would soon be turned back into humans upon reaching the well-armed citizens here. It really was pointless for war to continue and as such it all just stopped.

It really didn't take as long as he had assumed it would.

And for the first time in so so long, Levi didn't really know where to go from here. Didn't know where he belonged or what he had to do.

Hange wouldn't let him stay in the military, wouldn't let anyone stay really. It was unnecessary and the few she kept on as precaution were younger and had opportunity to cycle out. But the veterans Hange wasn't allowing to stay. Her sick way of giving them the lives she thought they deserved.

And so he finds himself on the roof, staring at the vast sky when he hears voices drifting up to him. He's not intending to eavesdrop on Yeager, Ackerman, and Arlert's conversation but he doesn't particularly feel like leaving either.

"House by the ocean! Or beyond the ocean! Or even a really big boat with beds and we could live ON the ocean!" Arlert was excited.

"Yea" Yeager replied, "Far away from here. Anywhere and everywhere but here. Think of all the places we can explore and discover."

"Endless adventure and learning." Arlert sounded awed and satisfied.

"Why so quiet Mikasa?" Yeager voicing what Levi was thinking.

"I'm trying to figure out the best way to tell you that I won't be coming." She's simple and to the point.

"What? Of course you are!" Yeager argues back at her. "We got through this together! Do you know how unlikely that was?! Of course we are staying together!"

Silence.

"Mikasa..." Arlert's gentle voice says, "Everything we've been through has been for this. This is what you wanted. You'll be happy with us, like it was before."

"I wanted you two safe. I wanted you two to survive. I achieved what I wanted." She responded calmly. "And now, I want a simple life. No adventure or exploring. A simple house and a simple job. Waking up the same place every day with nothing to do for the foreseeable future."

"Mika-"

"I've already thought a lot about this Armin. It's what I want."

"Then fine!" Yeager shouts, "Okay fine. We take turns. We'll settle for a few months, then we'll explore for a little bit, then we'll settle and so forth. Come on, Mikasa! We can make this work! We're family! Family sticks together!"

"I love you both so much." She states, still in her calm tone. "So much it hurts sometimes. I don't want to live without you, but I don't want to stop you from living your dream even more. I'm happy knowing you're happy. I'll be okay and you'll be okay. My mind is made up. Tomorrow we say goodbye."

Levi can hear sniffles. He's sure Yeager or Arlert is crying.

"We love you so much too Mikasa!" Yeager shouts.

"We owe you everything!" Arlert adds, "You're our sister in every way! We'll miss you every second of every day!" And Levi hears a scuffle and more sniffling and he's sure he's intruded on a special moment. He peers over the roof to the balcony below to see all three of them embracing with their eyes closed, tears streaming down every face.

He turns away from the sight and has an idea.

Because he didn't know where he was supposed to go. He didn't know what he was supposed to do now. But he did know one thing; he did not want any more adventure. He wanted the simple life. And if Mikasa was attaining that, perhaps the best way for him to get it too was to be with her.