Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist

This week's episode has reached the point where... Levi finally arrived "on horseback".

He piloted the 3D Maneuver Gear through the forest, passing the scattered corpses of Levi's Squad members: Gundar, Petra, Oreo, Elder...

He seemed extremely calm, his expression unchanged, just like the expressionless Captain he always was.

However, Lin Beimiao could sense the surging sorrow beneath Levi's calm surface through the visuals, especially when the close-ups were of Petra's corpse...

It must be said that Eri Aragaki's drawing skills are now quite remarkable.

This doesn't feel like the original manga; it feels more like the animation.

Beneath the calm surface of the sea lies a raging torrent, powerful enough to tear everything apart.

As Levi passed by the corpses in his 3D Maneuver Gear, he didn't speak or show any grief, but the silent heaviness was more unsettling than any roar.

But Levi still couldn't explode, because he had more important things to do.

That is to save Allen.

He charged toward the female giant.

He then demonstrated why everyone calls him the pinnacle of human soldiers, the strongest human soldier, still spinning like a whirlwind, still with a style unlike any other soldier.

The trajectory of his blade through the air seemed to slice the entire scene into pieces; he precisely severed the tendons in the giantess's arms and peeled away the protective layer at the back of her neck layer by layer.

Unfortunately, he twisted his ankle halfway through, so he couldn't stay cool for the whole time.

Levi's body paused for a moment in mid-air.

However, with Mikasa's help, they managed to save Eren from being swallowed by the Female Titan.

Mikasa cut in from the side and took the opportunity to drag Eren out of the Titan's mouth.

However, this mission came to an end, and the Survey Corps' investigation concluded due to the massive casualties and insufficient supplies caused by the Female Titan.

On the way, however, the Survey Corps encountered a large group of Pure Titans.

In order to reduce the burden and to attract the attention of the giants, they had no choice but to push their comrade's corpse off the vehicle.

The corpses wrapped in white cloth were pushed off the carriage one by one, falling onto the grass, which diverted some of the giants' pursuit.

This included the bodies of Petra and others...

"Wow... does it have to be this real, this cruel?"

When Lin Beimiao saw this page, he was almost numb.

Over the past few weeks, Lin Beimiao has been repeatedly tortured to the point of exhaustion.

From the moment Levi's entire squad was wiped out, he was relentlessly tormented.

He thought that the heart-wrenching part of the story had ended there, and that nothing else would cause him any more distress.

But what he thought was just what he thought; he still underestimated the ruthlessness of someone who wouldn't eat a pear.

The death of a person is not the end of the story. Even the body cannot be taken back. The body, still warm when it was pushed off the vehicle, was left in the wilderness outside the wall to be eaten by the giants.

They ended up with no remains left.

That's so tragic...

However, this is not the end.

When the Survey Corps returned to the interior of the wall, the onlookers there continued to point fingers and mock them.

They stood at the city gate watching the surviving soldiers of the Survey Corps ride back on horseback, their faces bearing that familiar, blood pressure-raising expression.

"These guys went out yelling all morning, and I didn't expect them to be back by lunchtime..."

"What exactly did they go to do..."

"Who knows? But judging from their expressions, they probably burned all the taxes we paid again."

"Commander Erwin! Did your investigation outside the walls yield results commensurate with the sacrifices made?"

……

"I rely on!"

Lin Beimiao couldn't help but swear when he saw this, and cursed directly.

But that's not all.

The most heart-wrenching plot is here, an original story created by the animation team. Eri Aragaki thought this plot was very good, so she added it to this week's serialization.

Petra's parents waited at the city gate for the Survey Corps to return, squeezing through the crowd to find their daughter among the soldiers.

Petra's father saw Levi and kept asking him where his daughter was and why he couldn't see her.

He also jokingly asked Levi when he planned to marry Petra, saying that Petra had mentioned him in her letters, and that she wrote more carefully every time she did.

Levi stood there, his sleeve being pulled by Petra's father, without saying a word.

Petra's father's smile gradually faded in Levi's silence.

Upon seeing this, Lin Beimiao felt as if sand had gotten into his eyes, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

He put the magazine on the table, wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and then blew his nose with a tissue.

Tears keep flowing even after you wipe them away; there's no end to them.

He sat alone in his empty apartment, the magazine in front of him turned to the page where Levi was silent. Outside the window was Tokyo, almost December, with a fine winter rain falling from the gray sky.

"Pear Girl, are you even human?! Holy crap!"

Even though he knew that the woman who didn't eat pears was a female cartoonist and a beautiful girl, he still couldn't help but start cursing.

People are usually very tolerant of beautiful girls; pretty girls are tolerated more for whatever they do. But right now, Lin Beimiao really couldn't hold back anymore.

When Petra's father asked his daughter why she didn't come back, when Levi stood there without saying a word, when that page had no lines, no special effects, only the process of an old man's smile disappearing...

Only one thought remained in his mind.

If you don't eat pears, what is your heart made of?

It took Lin Beimiao a long time to recover. After reading the extremely heart-wrenching plot of "Attack on Titan", he continued reading the rest of the manga.

He thought there was nothing left to read until he was almost finished, and then he decided to read the last section of short comic strips.

However, short comic strips are usually just snacks after a main meal.

Most of them are used by people to pass the time after they've finished reading other comics.

This is also where Shueisha uses it to nurture new manga artists or to test readers' reactions to new short stories by veteran manga artists.

Therefore, not many readers have high expectations for short comics.

Lin Beimiao then turned to the page with the short comic strip, and what he saw was...

It was a scene that amazed him.

The boy, engulfed in flames, is backed by a black and white landscape painting reminiscent of traditional Chinese ink. The interplay of light and dark ink tones, along with the intermingling and collision of flames and clouds, creates a powerful visual impact.

The key is……

This art style is definitely...

"Is this the style of traditional Chinese painting?"

Lin Beimiao's eyes widened immediately, then he looked at the column of author names...

really!

She refuses to eat pears again!

Chapter 95 The Impact of "Fog Hill" (4K)

If this were another cartoonist's name, Lin Beimiao might find it strange.

But when he saw the name "Don't Eat Pears," he immediately understood.

Even in "Wu Song," one can see that the author has a deep understanding of traditional Chinese painting, as evidenced by the use of line drawing for figures and the texturing techniques for rocks.

That short story already incorporated traditional Chinese painting techniques into the comic, though it hadn't reached that level of sophistication at the time.

"Pear Girl really loves the culture of our Republic."

Lin Beimiao said happily, as most of the resentment he felt from being tortured by the giant had dissipated.

After all... this era is quite different from the era before Aragaki Eri traveled through time.

In Aragaki Eri's previous life, the Chinese people already possessed ample national and ethnic self-confidence, especially in terms of culture.

Chinese people firmly believe that their country's culture is the best in the world, and that they possess the excellent culture inherited from the world's oldest civilization.

In fact, by that time they no longer needed other people's approval or disapproval to prove their point.

But things were different in this era. The republic, which had not yet fully risen, lacked sufficient cultural confidence, and was filled with remarks such as "What's wrong with this country?" and "Damaged culture."

Some people even believe that the culture of the Republic is excellent only if people from other countries or ethnic groups like it, thus basing their cultural confidence on external recognition.

This led to the emergence of foreign bloggers like "Laf," who used their love for the culture of the Republic to make money. They could earn millions of views and income by simply making a video and saying "I love the Republic."

Eri Aragaki did this in advance.

However, she didn't just talk about it; she actually used her paintbrush to depict elements of the Republic, and in a groundbreaking style of traditional Chinese painting.

Lin Beimiao and the readers of the Republic naturally felt very happy.

It's not just that someone likes our culture, but that someone truly understands our culture and then presents it to the world in their own way.

Lin Beimiao was also eager to start reading this brand-new Chinese-style comic by "Not Eating Pears".

He looked at the title of the comic and slowly read it aloud, "Fog Hill... Five Elements? Five Elements!"

As he spoke, he started reading the rest of the comic, and then he got completely absorbed in it.

Mainly...

Wow! This traditional Chinese style is absolutely amazing!

Lin Beimiao's eyes lit up. "It's just like those traditional Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum. No, this is a comic drawn using ancient painting techniques. Li Mei's drawing skills for 'Wu Song' last time were still on hold. This is Li Mei's real drawing skills."