"A world in which the Titans seek to devour humans." "The humans are the hunted who have lived behind walls in exchange for their freedom." "with the appearance of the Colossal Titan." "They're coming!" "The Titans are coming!" "you must survive!" "Stop! became a soldier to get the knowledge and skills necessary to end the Titans." "He and his fellow 104th Squad Recruits would be required to take the risk of fighting against the Titans." "We already have the answer." "Humanity can't defeat the Titans." "So... wasting all the progress we have achieved through thousands of deaths?" "No chance!" "I'm going to join the Survey Corps and annihilate the Titans!" "we will have plenty of meat." "Humanity is about to regain hope." "We can win." "Mankind's counterattack is about to start." "A deadly battle took place against the Titans that invaded the Trost Dristict" "Fire!" "Humanity broke its chains and advanced on the road in search for answers." "But a new discovery brought fear to mankind." "cadet Jaeger?" "Can you plug that hole?" "That... well..." "I'm not sure..." "I'm just as clueless as the rest of us present here." "I'm sorry." "I think I messed up the question." "You'll do it or not?" "Which is it?" "Will Eren Jaeger be the savior of mankind or a demon that will lead us to destruction?" "Eren!" "you trash." "What do you want to do?" "I want to join the Survey Corps... and exterminate some Titans." "not bad." "805.64)\fnArial Rounded MT Bold\fs20} Attack of the Titans  195.236) \ 3c  H2E18B8 } [Part II] ~ the Wings of Freedom ~" "Annie." "Can't you be a little gentler?" "I only meet you accordingly." "It's because you don't hold back when you come at me." "shouldn't you go a little easier on this fragile body of mine." "you know." "then why I'm the one on the ground and you're still standing?" "The technique I used is different from what they teach here." "It's not like I used strength." "you see." "too." "OK?" "Let's go!" "Annie..." "I give up." "you hear...?" "Give up?" "I don't need you to give up." "I need you to learn how to use your strength and how to talk to girls." "I've memorized the move!" "Let me go already!" "Really?" "Want to learn more of the same?" "Reiner?" "Annie..." "Why don't you teach those moves..." "to me as well?" "I don't know about that." "These moves are intended for humans to use." "I really don't think someone like you needs them at all." "But I'm curious whether they even work on a beast." "I-Is this for real?" "At last... hey!" "Are they gonna fight?" "The most anticipated duel!" "Which one wins?" "Will it be Annie?" "Huh?" "Are you stupid?" "I bet my whole dinner on Mikasa." "Eren?" "I..." "Which one... why am I remembering that all the sudden?" "I wonder what the others are doing?" "Where am I?" "It's been several days." "Is there really a need to cuff me like this?" "How long I will stay trapped in here?" "Please bear with this a little longer." "We'll try to sort things out somehow." "Commander Erwin said that but... right?" "huh?" "You okay?" "Feeling well?" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "You're free to come out of there now." "That's assuming you wear these though." "a Squad Leader in the Survey Corps." "The same goes for him." "His name is Mike Zacharias." "Um... he has the habit of smelling people he's met for the first time and snorting afterward." "I'm sure it has no special meaning." "sorry for wasting all our time only talking about insignificant things." "We're here already." "going in clueless is better for you." "Wait!" "but we can only put our faith in you." "Best of luck." "A courthouse?" "I was under a courthouse?" "Get moving!" "Why are these people here?" "What's going to be decided anyway?" "You guys... let us begin." "correct?" "right?" "Yes..." "The trial will be a special court-martial in which common law does not apply with the final decision left entirely to me." "Let us begin with the Military Police Brigade's statement." "we dispose of him in a prompt manner." "It cannot be denied that his Titan Power allowed us to repel the latest attack." "his existence is also a source of discord that can incite an internal conflict." "we'll have him die as a hero of mankind." "let us hear the Survey Corps' opening statement." "We of the of the Survey Corps will accept Eren as an official member and use his Titan Power to recapture Wall Maria." "That is all." "Hm?" "Is that it?" "we can recapture Wall Maria." "I believe it's clear what needs to be prioritized." "Wait a second!" "Wouldn't it be best to seal all the gates for good now?" "they won't be able to attack us anymore!" "insolent boor!" "You are thinking of tampering a gift from God with human hands?" "priest!" "What?" "!" "Order in the court." "You may argue about differences in principles some other time." "I want to confirm something:" "Can you continue to contribute to mankind as you have thus far and utilize your Titan Power to that same end?" "Yes!" "I can!" "it said:" "Soon after transforming into a Titan he swung his fist at Mikasa Ackerman." "you wanted me to lie in a report?" "Is Mikasa Ackerman present?" "that's me." "Is it true that Jaeger attacked you in his Titan form?" "it's true." "after all." "I tried to kill Mikasa?" "!" "Me?" "Mikasa Ackerman lost her parents at a young age and was taken in by the Jaegar family." "we have uncovered some shocking events." "Eren Jaegar and Mikasa Ackerman stabbed to death three men wanted for robbery and kidnapping." "I feel their basic human nature should be questioned." "Is it true?" "hiding among us." "Her too." "It is doubtful whether she is human or not!" "maybe we should dissect her just in case." "but that has nothing to do with her!" "Nothing at all!" "As if we could trust you!" "It's the truth!" "He's covering for her because it's true!" "No!" "I mean... you're wrong." "all of you've been doing is blurt out convenient speculations the way that suits you." "Wh-What did you say?" "To begin with..." "I should stop." "so what are you so afraid?" "I'll keep going..." "I'll make my stand here!" "How can we afford to not let those with power fight?" "lend me your strength!" "You... damn cowards." "What?" "!" "Just shut up and bet everything on me!" "Take aim!" "Y-Yes!" "Mikasa!" "but I think pain and discipline go hand-in-hand." "but training." "You're in a good position for me to kick too." "Levi..." "What?" "It's dangerous." "What if he gets angry and transforms?" "right?" "I have a proposal." "What?" "which poses a constant threat so I propose he to be entrusted to Captain Levi and taken out on an expedition." "You'll bring Eren outside?" "and his worth to mankind to be judged based on the results of that expedition." "Levi?" "I'm certain I could kill him." "The problem is that there'll be no alternative." "I've made my decision." "635.176)} "a few days later" "The former HQ of the Survey Corps." "An old castle that was renovated to be our base." "It definately looks extravagant." "It was used back when we were first formed and our spirits were still high." "I never imagined we'd be keeping you in that old decoration." "new recruit." "Excuse me?" "but a brat like you being under Captain Levi's watch—" "This is what you get for yapping away on horseback." "First impressions are crucial." "That recruit was scared stiff." "is it?" "could you seriously stop it?" "it's not like it was similar in any way." "Petra?" "You haven't gone through the proper steps to become my wife." "If only you had bit your tongue off and died... these people are the elite of the Survey Corps." "In other words:" "The Levi Squad." "They're all elites that were hand-picked by Captain Levi." "they'll be the ones to kill me." "There are weeds everywhere." "This place is a mess." "after all." "The inside's probably covered in dust." "Now that's a problem we cannot overlook." "Let's get to work immediately." "I finished cleaning upstairs." "Which of the rooms should I stay in?" "You'll be staying in the basement." "The basement again?" "Obviously." "we can restrain you as long as you're underground." "That was one of the conditions given to us in exchange for you custody." "It is a rule that we must follow." "I'll take a look upstairs." "you finish up here." "Understood." "huh?" "And you want us to bring the newly graduated recruits along." "That's assuming any of them enlist." "I'd have to say this seems rushed." "Eren't current position is only temporary." "We need to prove to Central that he's beneficial to mankind as soon as possible." "the Military Police Brigade might interfere again—" "Erwin?" "Mike." "I'm still not at your level though." "I'll tell you." "Eren?" "we'll fire a smoke signal." "What you do after that is up to you." "Understood!" "This dry well will be able to restrain a Titan if it's out of control." "Probably." "Eren is here to help us." "How exciting..." "That's the signal." "Controlling a Titan..." "I haven't done that since sealing the wall." "huh?" "I wonder if he didn't see the signal?" "No." "We weren't even particularly certain of this in the first place." "Eren!" "The experiment is on hold." "Is something wrong?" "I can't turn into a Titan." "The wounds you got from biting yourself aren't healing?" "Yes... sealing Wall Maria is nothing but a dream." "This is an order." "Do something about it." "Sir." "Eren." "But... this just means you're more human than we thought." "I prefer this to rushing things and losing lives." "This was not meaningless." "Are you okay?" "Yes." "Hey!" "What happened?" "Why now?" "!" "Calm down." "this is..." "I'm telling you to calm down." "All of you." "what is the meaning of this?" "!" "Sir?" "Why'd you transform without permission?" "hold on." "Prove that you're not our enemy—mankind's enemy." "It's your responsibility to do so!" "your head will roll!" "I'm telling yo to calm down." "move away from Eren!" "You're too close!" "you're the ones who should step away." "Stand down." "Why?" "!" "My instincts tell me so." "Eren?" "!" "Say something!" "Don't make any funny moves!" "Prove it already!" "I'm not sure what's..." "You want to destroy us?" "Answer me!" "You think we can't kill you?" "!" "Are you not listening?" "We will...!" "Please shut up for a minute!" "Eren!" "Can I touch that arm?" "right?" "Is it okay?" "I'm just gonna touch it!" "Hange-san!" "Wait a second!" "Hot!" "It's damn hot when there's no skin!" "It's super hot!" "you're being too reckless again!" "Eren?" "how exactly are you connected to that arm?" "I want to see!" "I have to pull my arm out quickly." "Eren!" "Don't do anything weird!" "Eren!" "That's too soon!" "There's so much more I..." "Captain..." "How do you feel?" "Not... too good." "Sorry for the delay." "They finally let me go." "Explaining to the higher-ups took some time." "take a look at this." "A teaspoon?" "Yes." "Eren's Titan hand was holding onto this." "there's no deformation from heat or pressure." "Does anything come to mind?" "I believe I was trying to pick that up when I transformed." "I see." "Then that could explain why you weren't able to turn into a Titan before." "Kill the Titans." "Defend against the cannon." "Lift the boulder." "you had a clear goal before you transformed." "It's likely that self-injury isn't the trigger on its own;" "you need some sort of objective as well." "It is similar..." "But turning into a Titan to just pick up a spoon?" "What the hell is up with that?" "right?" "Yes." "what are you doing?" "!" "That hurts..." "This is tough." "I'm surprised you can bite yourself like that." "It was the wrong call on our part." "This is just our modest way of apologizing." "after all." "We made no mistakes about that!" "brat!" "Eren." "We were too on the edge." "You must be upset by our indiscretion." "we also want you to rely on us." "So... believe in us." "Is Squad Leader Hange in here?" "!" "The experiment subjects..." "Both of the Titans have been killed!" "Sawney!" "Bean!" "Tell me..." "Tell me this isn't true!" "Our valuable experiment subjects..." "Was it a soldier?" "it all happened before sunrise." "they got away with their three-dimensional maneuver device" "Sawney!" "{\ An8} What's going on...?" "the Military Police Brigade will take over from here." "R-Right..." "What can you see?" "Who do you think is the enemy?" "forget I asked" "When's the last time the shaft was replaced?" "after the cleaning operation." "She checks out." "next!" "You there." "I'm Krista Lenz." "We'll inspect your gear." "So you can be punished for killing a Titan too?" "those were valuable specimens." "why are they searching for the culprit amongst us recruits?" "everyone's exhausted from cleaning up the battlefield until today." "The culprit must've really hated the Titans." "they pretty much helped the Titans out." "but mankind will suffer from it." "so I think I get it." "I seriously planned to enlist in the Survey Corps." "I'm not sure." "Today's the day we have to decide too." "Is Jean seriously..." "Are you really going to join the Survey Corps?" "Yeah." "Even after what happened to Marco..." "But... aren't you afraid?" "What?" "Of course I'm scared of joining the Survey Corps." "But I'm different from that reckless idiot." "huh?" "isn't he?" "I will not be risking my life because someone convinced me." "this isn't a decision someone else can make for me." "Damn." "what do you think?" "Jean of all people said he'd enlist in the Survey Corps." "Nothing really." "shouldn't I?" "would you?" "What do you mean?" "Of course not." "why not decide for yourself?" "what about you?" "there might be no other choice but to die." "I wouldn't like it though." "I see." "So you've decided." "you too?" "but you do have courage." "T-Thank you... huh?" "it seems like you don't want us to join the Survey Corps." "Is there a reason why you want to join the Military Police Brigade though?" "Not really." "I just want to..." "save myself." "Everyone!" "may I go speak with my friends for a bit?" "just go already." "Mikasa!" "Armin!" "Eren!" "It feels like it's been forever!" "did they do anything terrible to you?" "Like inspecting every bit of your body or causing you mental anguish?" "nothing like that." "That shorty went way too far." "I'll pay him back one day." "are you?" "Eren." "It's been a while!" "you're all here?" "you enlisted?" "Why else would we be here?" "Annie and Marco?" "Don't tell me..." "You too?" "!" "Marco's dead." "What... did you just say?" "Did you say Marco's dead?" "It seems like not everyone dies a dramatic death." "We don't even know how he went down." "without anyone seeing or knowing." "Marco..." "Eren... you tried to kill Mikasa." "Mind explaining yourself?" "That's wrong." "Eren tried to kill a fly and..." "I didn't ask you." "I tried to kill Mikasa." "huh?" "you weren't aware you had that power until now and you can't really control it?" "that's right." "guys?" "That's the situation we're in." "just like Marco did." "why are you driving Eren into a corner like this?" "without getting anything in return." "We have the right to know what exactly we're risking our lives for." "And whether it's worth our lives." "okay?" "Yeah... gather up!" "Your uniforms are here!" "we're departing soon." "We've lured away all nearby Titans." "Thirty seconds until the gate is open!" "humanity will advance once again." "Show us what you're made of!" "Opening the gate!" "Forward!" "We will now begin the 57th expedition!" "Advance!" "on the left!" "While I'm quite interested in the contents of its stomach I'll leave this to the support squad!" "Damn!" "Too shallow." "Defend the ranks!" "Do not falter!" "leave it to the support squad and advance!" "Advance!" "Advance!" "do you think my comrades can beat the Titans?" "Huh?" "What the hell have you been doing this past month?" "the point is to avoid the Titans if..." "Assume the long-distance scouting formation!" "Armin." "Don't wet yourself even if you run into a Titan!" "Right." "Same to you. in fixed distance from one another." "Extend survey and relay range as far as possible." "We'll be fine." "Calm down." "Red... red smoke signal..." "Blouse!" "This way!" "Damn!" "Looks like we missed one!" "Let's draw it toward us!" "Blouse!" "Come this way!" "withdraw!" "Squad leader!" "Go back to your position." "He's out of gas." "but we've yet to regroup." "Don't tell me..." "A black smoke signal?" "Is one ignoring nearby people and heading straight for the formation center?" "There's no doubt..." "It's... an Abnormal!" "guess we have no other choice." "you get its nape!" "I'll stop it in its tracks!" "Roger!" "Arlert should be over there." "I don't want to let a new recruit run into one of these." "We'll kill it here!" "Sys!" "Squad Leader Ness succeeded!" "We got it..." "You came for me?" "That's why you're my favorite." "Charlotte." "Again?" "What's the right flank scout squad doing?" "then it must be an Abnormal too" "I guess we have no choice." "let's do it once more." "Right!" "to think we have to do this twice in a row." "And it looks like it's a 14-meter-class at least." "This one will be tough." "What's that?" "It's so fast!" "Do not let it get to Arlert!" "what do I do?" "It's behind me!" "I'll die too!" "run away!" "She's not going to kill me?" "What just happened?" "She took off my hood and looked..." "at my face?" "Armin!" "Reiner!" "can you stand?" "You're dead meat if you don't have a horse outside the walls." "Hurry!" "R-Right!" "From the right flank?" "Does that mean we got hit so bad we can't continue?" "It seems we lost part of the right flank scout squad." "Hordes of Titans came." "That's the same direction she came from." "Could it be...?" "Was she leading the Titans here?" "An Abnormal?" "she's a human controlling a Titan's body." "What?" "!" "crushing him." "but for the sake of killing." "I get the feeling she's looking for someone... she must be seaching for..." "Eren!" "should've been in charge of the right flank that she passed through." "No." "They most likely are in the safest spot of this formation." "So I guess they're somewhere in the center rear." "we don't have time to think right now." "we might still be able to draw her attention." "We can buy time until everyone has withdrawn." "Jean." "I..." "I know what needs to be done now!" "this is the job we chose!" "Lend me a hand!" "Armin!" "She covered her nape." "Jean!" "I can't get away!" "I'm going to die!" "avenge that reckless idiot!" "Armin..." "She stopped moving?" "That's... that's the one that killed him!" "He really ended up dying on the right flank!" "Reiner?" "It crushed my best friend with one stomp!" "I saw his body stuck under its foot!" "He's going straight for the nape!" "Wait... that might work!" "you... right?" "!" "Let's get away from her already!" "she shouldn't follow us!" "Look!" "The giant bitch got scared and is running home now!" "What..." "Why?" "That's toward the center rear." "Could she be heading toward Eren?" "why?" "so why is mine still missing?" "Armin." "at that." "That's..." "Krista!" "Guys!" "You okay?" "!" "It's my horse!" "whoa!" "Calm down Bufpart." "It was extremely panicked when it ran to me." "Did you fight against a Titan?" "Armin!" "That injury..." "Are you okay?" "somehow." "I'm glad our smoke signal got through to you." "I happened to be nearby when I saw Jean's horse." "Even horses seem to like you." "You must have some kind of special charisma." "You saved us." "But I'm so glad..." "I'm so glad you all managed to survive." "A deity..." "A goddess..." "I want to marry her." "we need to hurry back to the formation." "right." "Withdrawal orders should be relayed soon." "A green smoke signal?" "!" "Looks like the operation is continuing with just a change of direction." "Now way..." "Shouldn't we be withdrawing?" "What is going through Commander Erwin's head?" "Don't tell me the command squad didn't see the smoke signals." "it's obvious what we should do next." "Let's obey the order." "A green smoke signal." "you fire it." "Roger that." "It seems like everything's going well for now." "However..." "Is that really the case?" "Reporting in!" "The right flank's scouts have suffered heavy losses!" "Scouting ability has been crippled!" "Please relay this report to the left!" "Petra?" "Go!" "Sir!" "The right flank?" "That's where Armin should be." "A black smoke signal?" "An Abnormal!" "you fire it." "Sir!" "What a mess." "We let them too far into the formation." "The Titans are right over there." "Whoever it is fighting under that smoke signal... you say?" "!" "And we're still not withdrawing?" "Why?" "!" "I do not know!" "relay it to the left!" "What is going on?" "We've been heading east for a while now." "The old town should be to the south though." "we'll run straight in there." "it's in plain sight already." "The forest of the giant trees." "Looks like Titans have passed through here." "There's nothing growing on the road." "The wagons should have no problem." "Relay this to the rear." "Only the center line — the wagon escort squad — will enter the forest." "we'll run into the forest." "We're going around." "S-Sir!" "halt!" "recruits." "Listen up!" "We'll now position ourselves to intercept." "stop it at all costs!" "why..." "Shut up and obey!" "Are you serious?" "What the hell is going on?" "A 5-meter-class incoming!" "Captain." "Captain Levi!" "What?" "you say?" "We are in the woods!" "we won't know if a Titan is approaching!" "but how will we avoid it or protect the wagons?" "Quit whining about the obvious." "There's clearly no way we can do either of those." "A black smoke signal!" "It's right behind us!" "huh?" "draw your blades." "It'll be over in an instant once it appears." "Faster!" "It's fast!" "There's no way to avoid it in this forest!" "It's catching up!" "let's switch to three-dimensional maneuvers!" "Captain!" "You're not getting away!" "Reinforcements from the rear!" "I have to turn into a Titan and fight!" "Eren?" "!" "That should only be done when your life is in grave danger." "Didn't you promise us that?" "Eren!" "You're not wrong." "do it." "I don't know the right answer." "I never have." "The result was always a complete mystery." "you should just do your best to make a decision you won't regret." "Eren!" "Believe in us." "hurry up!" "Decide already!" "I'll keep going!" "Target is accelerating!" "Faster!" "We'll outrun it!" "Fire!" "switch to three-dimensional maneuvers." "I'll act separately for a while." "Eld will take charge of the squad." "Could they be..." "capturing that Titan... alive?" "It sounds like something is going on inside the forest." "It's just as I thought." "I think the plan was to guide that female Titan into the woods right from the beginning." "it's to capture the human inside it." "Commander Erwin's goal... right?" "why didn't they tell veterans like all of you?" "Shut up!" "Are you implying that we're not trusted by the Commander and our Captain?" "it's just as Eren said." "I think the Commander had a reason for keeping this from us." "a spy working with such a person is amongst us." "But how many soldiers had to die because of it?" "things would've gone differently." "he wasn't mistaken." "or the lives of all those within the Walls." "The Commander made his choice." "He decided to cast off the lives of a hundred comrades." "you know. but did you take joy in any of it?" "right." "There's something I want to ask." "won't they?" "of course." "after all..." "Bastard..." "That was quite a scare." "it smells." "Direction?" "from every direction." "All at once." "They're targeting the female Titan?" "Titans from every direction!" "engage the enemy!" "Defend the female Titan!" "It's no good!" "retreat!" "Assume the formation." "Return to Karanese District!" "We've been had." "Just look at you." "Don't tell me you..." "This shows the enemy was prepared to abandon everything." "To think they'd have themselves devoured to avoid leaking information..." "I'll call up my squad." "Levi." "Resupply your blades and gas." "We're short on time." "What I have on hand should last." "Why?" "It's an order." "Obey." "Erwin." "I'll trust your judgment." "Looks like we're done here." "Prepare to withdraw!" "Did we really get them?" "Eren." "I didn't do much." "remember?" "the choice you made brought us to this result." "you know." "that must be from Captain Levi." "Save the rest for after we're back!" "why'd you have Levi resupply?" "We don't have time." "but..." "did you see the person inside get eaten?" "I didn't." "Don't tell me... if they're the type that can move to some extent even after transforming... assuming they had a three-dimensional maneuver device equipped..." "Captain Levi?" "that's not him!" "Whose there?" "!" "What happened?" "Gunther-san!" "don't stop!" "Keep moving!" "But Gunther-san is..." "Who is it?" "!" "Protect Eren!" "Is it the female Titan?" "Or were there others?" "The female Titan?" "Now way..." "How?" "As I thought." "Here it comes!" "It's the female Titan!" "why you..." "I'll do it this time!" "I'll kill it!" "Don't!" "The three of us will take down the female Titan." "You continue heading to HQ at full speed!" "What's with you?" "Are you doubting our abilities?" "Eren?" "Are we really that unreliable?" "I believe my squad will be victorious!" "Good luck!" "We blinded it." "It won't be able to see for at least a minute!" "We'll finish it before that!" "To hell with capturing it!" "We'll kill it!" "Die a dog's death!" "We'll take revenge and take down this damn Titan!" "We'll slice all of the muscles around your shoulders so you won't be able to hold up your arms." "Slice them apart..." "And those arms..." "Will drop!" "They're down!" "Now the neck!" "Once the muscles supporting the neck are cut..." "We can get its nape!" "It's over!" "Eld!" "But how?" "It can't possibly see already!" "Not even thirty seconds have..." "Just one eye?" "It prioritized one eye to heal faster?" "How is that possible?" "Petra!" "Hurry and right yourself already!" "hurry up!" "Hey..." "Die!" "Why?" "My blade won't go through..." "I'll..." "I'll... kill it!" "Eren?" "Mikasa!" "That voice?" "Don't tell me..." "Because I made the wrong decision..." "Because I wanted to believe in my comrades... everyone died!" "If only I had believed in myself from the start and fought..." "If only I had killed her from the start!" "I'll rip you apart." "I'll split you wide open..." "Tear you to bloody shreds..." "Mangle every last chunk..." "And devour it all!" "Eren!" "Wait..." "Eren..." "Don't go..." "Give Eren... back!" "Give him back!" "Why won't the blade go through?" "Wait!" "Wh-What are you..." "Fall back for now." "Maintain this distance." "We'll stick to a single objective." "we'll give up on killing the female Titan." "But she's killed so many of our comrades!" "we have no chance." "Trust my judgment." "We'll place our hopes on Eren being alive and rescue him before she gets out of the forest." "I'll take care of it." "You draw its attention!" "He's fast..." "So fast that she doesn't have time to react!" "The nape!" "I can kill her!" "Stop!" "Eren!" "Hey!" "We're pulling out!" "Eren... at least." "Filthy though." "Don't worry about it anymore." "We're retreating." "Aren't there fewer of them than in the morning?" "They've lost quite a few." "Yet another disaster." "but they're back already." "What'd they go for?" "you shouldn't get up yet." "Cool!" "The Survey Corps is amazing!" "but they still keep fighting!" "Commander Erwin!" "Answer us!" "Did this expedition achieve something worthy of the sacrifices?" "Are you convinced the dead have no regrets?" "!" "The expedition's expenses and casualties were more than enough to utterly humiliate the Survey Corps' power base. where Eren's new supervisor was to be chosen." "Annie." "Now that's my girl." "Annie?" "No breaks!" "you haven't heard yet?" "Seems like the Titan brat and his chief superiors were summoned to the capital." "They'll be coming through here today." "I'm sure they'll end up dissecting him this time." "{\ A6) \ fs12.8 \ pos (256.196)} Stohess District Military Police Brigade Branch Office" "Looks like she's finally up." "you look so scary when sleeping that I didn't dare wake you up." "Annie." "You've been slacking off too much lately." "are we?" "Come on..." "Just leave her alone." "Annie's from Trost District of all places." "She's the only one with battle experience in this branch." "she's fresh out living hell." "I told you to cut that stuff out." "you'll be assigned to do something outside your usual duties." "That's why I had you assemble here." "It's about the Survey Corps members that were summoned to the capital." "They will be passing through the town's central street today." "but we're only tasked with helping them get through town." "Move alongside the escort squad and work to bolster their security." "That is all." "Annie." "Hey." "huh?" "Armin..." "What's with the outfit?" "I'm a baggage carrier." "I'm using this rain coat to hide my three-dimensional maneuver device." "See?" "What for?" "will you give us a hand in helping Eren escape?" "Where to?" "where within the walls will you run to?" "We're only going to hide out temporarily." "We don't plan to oppose them head-on." "It'll be reported as an act of rebellion by part of the Survey Corps." "It will buy us some time during which we'll prepare what's needed to overturn the commission of inquiry's decision." "Without fail." "Does something that convenient exist that will make them change their minds?" "but I can't say." "but it's out of the question." "so do what you can." "Annie!" "Please!" "Eren will be killed!" "are unwittingly attempting to set humanity on a path to extermination!" "but even so..." "all we can do is take a huge gamble now!" "Say..." "Do I really seem like such a good person to you?" "A good person?" "Well..." "I don't particularly like that term." "that just seems like something you would call someone who is any use to you." "And I don't think there's anyone who's of use to everyone." "right?" "Fine." "I'm in." "We got through more easily than I expected." "That's the Military Police for you." "It's clear they work hard day after day." "Do not get distracted." "Now we'll just have to hope they don't notice that it's Jean in there." "Can't expect that to work long." "after all." "Don't worry about it." "evil-looking faces." "I don't have a horse face like him." "how were you planning to get over the wall?" "We planned to get past using three-dimensional maneuver devices." "no?" "Why here and now?" "I predicted the complicated terrain in this city would make the switch more likely to succeed." "feigning obedience would decrease suspicion and buy us more time to escape." "I see." "That makes sense." "There it is." "Here?" "Yeah." "We go through here." "The ruins of an underground city that was planned and abandoned still lie here." "This path continues up until near the outer gate." "Really?" "That's amazing." "Annie?" "narrow places." "That's right." "I'm scared." "I'm sure a brave and reckless idiot like you wouldn't understand the feelings of a frail girl like me." "A girl who can flip a bigger guy around in mid-air isn't frail." "Quit joking and let's get moving." "I won't go." "you're on your own." "What the hell are you saying?" "Get over here already!" "Enough screwing around!" "keep it down." "Mikasa?" "there hasn't been anyone around for some reason." "Honestly." "I'm hurt." "Armin?" "why... did you have Marco's three-dimensional maneuver device?" "Down to the slightest scratches and dents..." "Because we maintained our equipment together." "I recognized them all." "I see." "It was..." "something I found." "But if you suspected something a month ago why didn't you do anything?" "Because I still can't believe it." "I wanted to believe I was mistaken." "That's why." "But... you too..." "Back then... because you didn't kill me... don't you see?" "I completely agree." "I never imagined you'd end up cornering me to this extent." "Back then..." "why..." "I wonder..." "Annie!" "There's still a chance you're an idiot who has terrible timing with stupid jokes that you carelessly throw around." "just get down there" "You can prove something by simply stepping down here!" "So come here and prove it!" "I can't go there." "I've... failed to become a warrior." "this isn't funny at all!" "Annie!" "We can still discuss—" "I've had enough." "I can't listen to this anymore." "It's a waste of my time." "I'll slice you to shreds again..." "Female Titan!" "huh?" "Your gamble paid off this time." "But now..." "I'll see if my bet pays off!" "Eren!" "Mikasa!" "We were too late!" "Annie... during our passage to the capital where we are to answer the summons at Stohess District" "It will be the last chance for us." "We'll wager everything on this plan." "The plan is as follows:" "Eren will act as a bait and lure the target to this underground passage. even if they transform." "correct?" "Yes." "The target is part of the Military Police Brigade." "The Military Police?" "Armin was the one who inferred that." "the Female Titan may be responsible for killing the two Titans we'd captured like you." "W-Wait just a second." "The name of the person suspected to be the Female Titan is..." "Wait...." "Annie Leonhart." "D-Damn it." "that ring..." "She saw right through me from the start!" "She even noticed the ambush we planned too." "Hey!" "Status of the primary plan?" "Unsuccessful!" "Please switch over to Plan B!" "She stomped through?" "!" "We have to save them!" "get back!" "Mikasa!" "Is she trying to show she doesn't need Eren alive?" "She stomped through wagering that Eren would survive! The same way I was able to block cannon fire that time." "Step closer!" "Here we go." "Stick close to me!" "Again?" "!" "No way..." "At a time like this... it hurts!" "right?" "Visualize and focus on it again." "I know!" "But..." "Deep down... aren't you?" "Eren..." "Don't tell me you're still thinking that we're mistaking Annie as the Female Titan?" "Did you not see what happened earlier?" "right?" "Do you still not see that?" "Shut up!" "Can't you see I'm trying?" "!" "Annie is the Female Titan?" "Armin?" "The Female Titan knew what Eren looked like from the start." "when only our generation should know about it." "the test subjects." "How can you be sure about that? which she's proficient with." "but that's what the equipment inspection was for." "Annie came out clean." "That's because the device Annie had was Marco's." "Huh?" "Couldn't you have just been seeing things?" "that was definately something I— we already heard that." "Is there anything else?" "Not that I know of." "I believe that Annie's face resembles the Female Titan's." "Huh?" "What are saying?" "has anything come to mind after hearing all this?" "did it use any techniques that are unique to Annie?" "don't you?" "The Female Titan is Annie." "shouldn't you be fighting?" "Or..." "is some particular emotion hindering you?" "I have a plan." "Mikasa and I will exit from that hole and the entrance simultaneously." "Doing so will force Annie to focus on one of us." "follow the one she ignored." "Wait!" "Wouldn't that mean one of you will die?" "!" "Staying here will get all three of us killed." "get in position!" "I'll take the front." "Mikasa!" "Armin!" "How?" "How can you two still fight?" "How?" "!" "What choice we have?" "The world is a cruel place." "Eren!" "Don't let the Female Titan get away!" "We'll stop her from getting out no matter what!" "Eren!" "I'm going to get you out of there!" "Move!" "Something is off..." "There seemed to be some sort of explosion and—" "Nile!" "Dispatch all your soldiers at once." "We should assume a Titan has appeared." "you know!" "It's impossible for a Titan to appear here!" "Jaeger!" "I've had enough of playing doppelgänger!" "you idiot!" "I will go too!" "Get your equipment from the 4th squad." "sir!" "but don't forget to guard your own life." "Sir!" "what's going on...?" "follow me!" "We'll join the Female Titan capture squad!" "you stay put." "don't you?" "that's right." "Whether it's mine or someone else's." " It's a Titan!" "A Titan is here!" " Why here of all places?" "!" "Didn't they seal the wall—" "Eren!" "what are you doing?" "!" "Jean!" "Eren is under this!" "Huh?" "Shouldn't he have transformed already?" "He wasn't able to." "The fact that Annie is the Titan might be what's hindering him." "What?" "We'll have to do something about her first!" "Eren." "People who are unable to abandon everything will fail to bring any change." "one must toss aside their humanity." "I'm sure Annie is capable of that." "Those who can do it are victorious!" "Annie!" "you won't be able to make excuses like "I'll see if my bet pays off!" "this way!" "Roger!" "People who are unable to abandon everything will fail to bring any change." "yet I failed." "Think back." "I'll... destroy them." "No..." "I'll kill them!" "I don't have time to think about whether it's right or not!" "Just start by moving!" "Don't get caught up with excuses!" "Yes..." "Mikasa!" "The world is a cruel place!" "What is it this time?" "!" "Eren!" "Eren..." "A Titan?" "Why here?" "It's level ground!" "The Female Titan is approaching level ground!" "We can't use our gears there!" "Divide into two groups and surround it!" "Roger!" "Why is there a Titan here?" "!" "Annie..." "You always seemed so disinterested." "But there are moments when even you look lively." "And that's when you demonstrate your hand-to-hand techniques." "or so I thought." "Annie..." "What in the world are you fighting for?" "What great cause justifies killing people?" "Annie..." "Annie!" "Annie." "Your father will always be on your side." "not sparing a single one." "Eren!" "That's..." "Eren!" "Stop!" "We don't know if Eren can recognize you now." "the wall...?" "She's climbing it?" "!" "This is bad!" "She'll get away at this rate!" "Oh no you don't!" "Annie... fall." "Annie." "I was wrong." "I won't ask you to forgive me now." "But..." "I just have one favor to ask." "Turn the entire world against you if you have to." "I... will destroy everything in this world!" "Even if everyone in the world comes to hate you..." "At least know that Dad will be on your side." "no!" "He'll eat her real body too!" "stop!" "Eren!" "I'm... free." "So promise me..." "that you'll come back." "What happened?" "What the..." "They're fusing?" "Eren!" "you idiot." "we have quite a few concerns about your plan this time around." "why didn't you seek the Military Police Brigade's assistance?" "there was a need to carry out the plan with only those who could prove that they are not one of the Female Titan's allies." "I see." "do you have any proof that you prevented mankind's demise through this extremely costly plan?" "I don't believe you can anything out of Annie Leonhart as she is now." "Indeed." "I agree." "this was all for nothing?" "Eren." "Are you feeling okay?" "Yeah..." "Okay enough to feel sick." "I hear." "Yeah." "Damn it." "We pull off such a large-scale operation and gain nothing?" "I mean." "I couldn't move anymore." "Armin Arlert." "Jean Kirschtein." "I'm here to question you." "Okay." "huh?" "see you later." "I thought it felt great." "It was almost as if I felt refreshed to have my body torn apart." "Enough for me to think I might as well die then." "Eren!" "I'm not thinking that anymore." "I'm glad you came back." "Eat." "I believe I've grasped a great potential with which to save mankind." "We've come a long way by restraining one of our enemies." "they're definitely out there." "Let us bring all of them to their knees—" "All of the Titans within the walls." "Now it's our turn to advance upon them! was given to the Survey Corps. more time and sacrifices were still needed." "look!" "Inside the wall..." "Do not tell me..." "it's a Titan!" "your orders?" "Wh-What?" "Hold..." "hold on just a second..." "Do not..." "Do not let daylight shine on that Titan!" "don't you think?" "What is that Titan?" "Why is there a Titan inside the wall in the first place?" "And why have you people kept quiet about it?" "I'm a busy man." "My followers and I are in utter chaos right now because you ruined my church." "let me off the wall." "Don't mess with me!" "Squad Leader?" "!" "Stay away." "repeatedly shed our blood?" "It's to get back the freedom that Titans stole from us!" "I'm not asking for a favor." "I'm ordering you to start talking." "then I'll go find another." "I doubt that taking only your life will be enough." "Let go... of me..." "Are you sure you want me to let go?" "Kill me and learn this for yourself..." "We shall carry out our mission till the very end!" "That's why I'm telling you..." "Let go of me!" "Squad Leader..." "I'm just kidding." "Pastor Nick..." "Are these walls... full of Titans?"