Attack On Titan Chapter 4

Soul Reapers
Captain Levi, humanity’s greatest soldier, has found himself in a very strange new world. There were no walls, no Titans. And yet everyone carried swords with them regardless. They all wore strange black lose clothes while some like Toushiro wore these white jackets on top. The only one who didn’t fit in was the four legged man walking behind them. Everything was so new and different that Levi was having a hard time coping with it all. After following Toushiro for some time, they finally seemingly arrived to their destination.
Toushiro: “Here we are. My office. Have a seat and I’ll get you something to drink. Any requests?”
Levi: “Uh, tea if you have any.”
Toushiro: “Sure. As long it ain’t alcohol!”
Toushiro opened the door and just stood there.
Toushiro: “Speaking of which...”
Levi looked up and there on the couch was a woman with a huge chest and red-blonde hair sprawled out over the sofa with more than a few small empty bottles laying around. She was deep in slumber and snoring pretty loud. Levi turned to Toushiro and watched the youth getting angrier by the second. Vegeta then gave him some words of advise.
Vegeta: “Cover your ears, cuz it’s gonna get LOUD.”
No sooner had he said that, a vein popped out on Toushiro’s forehead as he screamed so loud that the whole world probably heard him!
Toushiro: “RANGIKUUUUU!!!!”
The woman who’s name was obviously Rangiku suddenly woke up with a scream! She fell to the floor and looked up.
Rangiku: “Uh, oh, captain! I, uh... I was just-!”
Rangiku noticed the strange man standing behind Toushiro.
Rangiku: “Oh! And who is this lovely looking guy, captain?! What’s your name?! How old are you?! Are you single?!-”
Levi was getting overwhelmed by this woman’s questions. He was even more uncomfortable by how close she was getting to him... Like literally almost hugging him with her giant chest.
Toushiro: “Rangiku...”
Rangiku: “Eh, yes captain?”
Toushiro: “CLEAN THIS MESS UP AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!”
The busty woman quickly picked up the empty bottles and ran out in one hell of a hurry! Silence echoed around them as the youth walked over to a desk.
Vegeta: “Never gets old. That has to be a record for you, Toushiro.”
Toushiro: “A record of what?”
Vegeta: “How loud you can scream without throwing up your lungs.”
Toushiro: “Urgh... Just once I’d like to come back and see her actually doing her work instead of drinking all the time! Oh, uh, go ahead and sit down, Levi. Vegeta, can you go get us some tea please?”
Vegeta: “Since you asked nicely, sure.”
Toushiro watched Vegeta walk out while rolling his eyes.
Toushiro: “... Sometimes I really hate his egotistical side.”
The youth noticed Levi still standing.
Toushiro: “Please have a seat wherever you like, Levi.”
As Levi took a seat on the other sofa, Toushiro continued to talk while searching for something.
Toushiro: “Sorry about my outburst there. Rangiku can be so lazy sometimes that drives me mad!- Now where did I put those?...”
Levi: “Is she your sister or something?”
Toushiro: “Oh god no! She’s my first lieutenant.”
Levi: “Your lieutenant? What are you?”
Toushiro: “I’m the Captain of Squad 10. Rangiku and Vegeta are my lieutenants. In fact I’m the ONLY captain in the Seireitei with two lieutenants.”
Levi: “Wait?... You’re a captain?! But you’re so...”
Toushiro: “Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m so young. For the record you don’t look very old either.”
Levi: “I’m a lot older than I look.”
Toushiro: “Not impossible. How old does Vegeta look to you?”
Levi: “Uh... 25. Why?”
Toushiro: “He’s actually 51.”
Levi shook his head in surprise.
Toushiro: “And, yeah, I look like a kid or a young teenager, but I’ve been a Soul Reaper for at least 40 years.”
Levi shook his head again! He was THAT old?! Finally Toushiro found what he was looking for.
Toushiro: “A-ha! There they are!”
The youth pulled out a box of something and headed over to the sofa. He put the box on the table between them and opened it before taking a seat on the opposite side. The box contained some crackers and rise balls.
Toushiro: “Please, eat! You’ve got to be starving by now.”
Levi looked at Toushiro before looking at the food in front of him. He was indeed hungry. It has been some time since he last ate. Levi picked up a rice ball and took a bite. While he ate, he and Toushiro just talked.
Toushiro: “So... You’re probably wondering where the hell you are right now and who the fuck we are, right?”
Levi: “Pretty much, yeah.”
Toushiro: “Well considering your current state and how you easily got overwhelmed back there, it’d probably be best if I just explained it to you bit by bit. That alright?”
Levi: “Yeah. I don’t know why but I’m still feeling exhausted.”
Toushiro: “And you’re probably gonna be tired for a few days. Considering the situation you were in when Vegeta rescued you, you have every right to be tired. Not to mention whatever you were doing beforehand too.”
There was a brief pause while Levi finished one rise ball and started another. He was really hungry.
Toushiro: “You are in a place called the Soul Society, a world full of the souls of the departed. This half of the Soul Society is called the Seireitei, the home of the Soul Reapers, which is what I am. There are 13 squads here which are collectively called the 13 Court Guard Squads. Those people you saw back there are the captains of these squads, although we are currently missing two and looking for replacements. The old man you saw is our Head-Captain, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. He commands the other captains like myself. As Soul Reapers, our job is to protect the balance of life and death, helping the souls of the departed travel over and stop evil souls called Hollows from devouring the innocent. And every now and again we have to deal with Vegeta’s older brother’s sadistic homicidal rampages! Those are always fun...”
It suddenly dawned on him.
Levi: “W-Wait! Are you telling me that I’m-”
Toushiro: “Relax! You’re not dead! Nowadays it’s very common for living people to visit and/or even live with us! Perfect example of this is Vegeta!... And speaking of the prince...”
The door opened and there came in Vegeta with a tray of drinks for them.
Toushiro: “About time!”
Vegeta: “Sorry, I asked them to make a new batch! The first one didn’t smell all too fresh.”
Toushiro: “Good call.”
Vegeta walked over and handed Levi a cup before filling it with tea.
Vegeta: “There ya go.”
Levi: “Thanks.”
Vegeta: “Ah, Toushiro! I see you dug out your personal stash!”
Toushiro: “I figured he was hungry! God knows when he last ate. I could hear his stomach growling while walking over here, so take as many as you want Levi. I’ll bring you a real meal a little later.”
Vegeta: “You sure that wasn’t mine? Cuz I’m pretty hungry myself.”
Toushiro: “You’re ALWAYS hungry, Vegeta! You and every other saiyan I’ve ever met! It’s like your race has literal bottomless pits for stomachs!”
Vegeta was just laughing hysterically.
Vegeta: “Ah, I’ll give you that! Haaa...”
The muscular man sat down on the other end of the sofa Levi was sitting on. The soldier didn’t pay too much attention though. He was more concerned about filling his empty stomach... and figuring out how to get home.
Toushiro: “Anyway... Tell us about you, Levi. Like where you came from and what you do.”
Levi looked up for a moment. He had forgotten that he still hasn’t explained to them how he got here in the first place. He still didn’t understand it himself. But maybe they would. And maybe... Just maybe... They could get him home as well.
Levi: “Well... I don’t really understand it all... And it’s kinda hard hard to explain without starting from the beginning...”
Vegeta: “So start there.”
Toushiro: “We got all day.”
Levi paused for a moment to gather his thoughts. And then...
Levi: “Alright...”
And so Levi explained it all as best he could to Toushiro and Vegeta. He was surprised at how easily they took it, not asking to many questions and just letting him explain.
Levi: “That’s pretty much it. Next thing I knew I was getting chased by those three beasts you called T-Rex’s and getting my butt saved by a guy who can, uh... That WAS you, right Vegeta?”
Vegeta: “Yep.”
Levi: “Good lord...”
Toushiro: “So you fell through a swirling circle of light? Sounds like a vortex portal.”
Vegeta: “Yeah, although one just randomly appearing is odd.”
Toushiro: “What isn’t odd nowadays?”
Vegeta: “So true.”
Levi: “You guys aren’t at all fazed by this?”
Toushiro: “Not really. As I said we are our own definition of strange. In fact in terms of weird or strange things we’ve heard and/or done, what you just told us doesn’t even crack our top 10.”
Levi: “It doesn’t?”
Vegeta: “The portal and entering another world, no. The ‘Titans’ yes.”
Toushiro: “Personally I’d love to see one face you down, Vegeta. From what Levi described, you’d be able to lay into them all day long.”
Vegeta: “Kenpachi would have LOADS of fun.”
Toushiro: “And Kurotsuchi would be off your ass for months if not years.”
Vegeta: “Ohhhhh... That’s a wet dream for me.”
Toushiro just spat into his cup and started laughing hysterically! Levi also smirked a little, although it was hidden behind his cup and hand.
Toushiro: “That was so wrong but so funny at the same time! HA-HA-HA!”
Vegeta: “Well it’s true!”
Toushiro: “Dude don’t say things like that, you’ve got a wife!”
Vegeta: “Yeah but she’s not here.”
Toushiro: “Then go see her, you perverted space monkey!”
Vegeta: “What’d you just call me?...”
Toushiro: “Uncle! I’m sayin’ ‘uncle’!”
Levi just watched the show in front of him while he ate. At least the big guy wasn’t pouncing on him.