"In the year 845... the Colossal and Armored Titans along with the life we'd known. to retreat within Wall Rose." "in Trost... humanity could not stop a Titan invasion. emerging from a mysterious Titan." "Response The Battle for Trost (6)" "I'll ask you once more!" "What are you?" "!" "A human!" "I see..." "Then don't hate me for this." "Marco..." "I can't..." "I can't fight the Titans anymore!" "What happened?" "My friends were eaten right in front of me! and I didn't even feel sad or angry..." ""I'm so glad that it wasn't me!" "But... it'll be me..." "I realized something." "our job isn't it?" "I'd rather die right now than be eaten!" "Stop it..." "Get a hold of yourself!" "You aren't the only one." "Everyone is struggling with that fear!" "Look at Sasha!" "she is still a proud soldier!" "I have a terrible stomachache." "May I go join the wounded?" "I can't do this anymore!" "Stop it!" "Stop!" "I guess that gag order was indeed necessary..." "Just look at them now." "If they learn about Eren..." "A cannon shot?" "Why only one?" "Look!" "Smoke!" "From inside the wall!" "What?" "What's going on?" "Did they break through the floodgate?" "No way!" "That's the strongest part..." "Someone just screwed up and dropped a shell." "But why is there so much smoke?" "It can't be..." "A Titan's steam?" "Wait!" "Hey..." "What is going on here?" "It's alive..." "Captain Wellman!" "J-Just look at it!" "It's too dangerous to get close!" "Maintain your position and remain on high alert!" "Maintain your position!" "Have the gunners load another round!" "What is this?" "I remember hearing the cannon fire... and heat..." "Are we inside a huge skeleton—" "Eren protected us." "That's all we need to know for now." "only inside...?" "Hey!" "Are you guys okay?" "!" "Eren!" "What is this?" "No idea..." "But this thing will soon dissipate like any other Titan corpse..." "Let's get away from it!" "or just waiting to see what we'll do?" "but..." "They'll attack again before long." "I doubt we'll be able to talk our way out." "But I do remember one thing..." "The basement." "The basement of my house." "I'll learn everything." "too." "I'll probably learn what the Titans really are." "Damn it!" "Then why did he hide it?" "Isn't that information what thousands of Survey Corps soldiers died for?" "Isn't it humanity's last hope?" "And he's been keeping it locked in the basement of our house?" "What the hell was he thinking?" "anyway?" "Eren." "we have other priorities." "Yeah." "The smoke's clearing." "attack." "Let's end this here." "Don't move yet!" "I'm getting out of here." "Where will you go?" "And how?" "I don't care where." "to the basement." "Once I become a Titan again." "Can you do that?" "I don't know how I do it myself." "But I still think I can!" "It's similar to the way you can't explain how you move your own arm. my only thought was stopping that shell." "So that body had no other function and rotted away after having served its purpose." "I'll turn into something stronger." "like the one that tore apart those Titans." "Eren." "Your nose is bleeding." "and your breaths are ragged." "Your body is in bad shape!" "How I feel doesn't matter." "I've come up with two options." "at least they won't kill you." "Although I've already caused you trouble." "I'm thinking of leaving here alone." "No... too— I'm coming with you." "No!" "you don't need to worry about me." "But I don't have to do what you say." "I've told you to stop all that!" "and I'm not a child!" "Information We Can Share So Far:" "and other items from spoiling for a long time when placed in storerooms or tents." "Information We Can Share So Far:" "humanity prepares to retake Wall Maria." "the next round will be loaded soon." "Should we attack again?" "Wait for my signal!" "sir." "The Garrison's giving no indication of moving to attack with their blades." "Mikasa's more sensitive than a stray cat to those things." "Loading the next round will probably take a minimum of another twenty seconds." "Eren will have made his move and left..." "Why would I remember these things at a time like this?" "Is it because this is it for us?" "I was after all... but I was never able to save them." "how can I stand on equal ground with them?" "How could I say I'd go with them?" "When even I'm not sure I can?" "the three of us" "will probably never be together again..." "I..." "Mikasa." "I said I've come up with two options." "I'll let you decide." "Huh?" "I know what I've just said isn't that realistic." "The smartest thing to do would be to stay with the troops and use this ability strategically." "I know it's crazy... I will trust your judgment and follow your lead." "That's my second option." "I'll do what I described before." "You have fifteen seconds to decide." "I'll respect your decision." "Eren..." "Why would you entrust me with this choice? you always know the right thing to do." "And I want to rely on you." "When have I..." "There have been plenty of times." "Titans would have eaten Mikasa and me." "Was it all... just in my head?" "Only I thought that I was useless?" "That I was just slowing them down?" "These two never thought that for a second!" "we're out of time!" "Looks like the next round is loaded." "We can fire any time." "These two are putting their lives in my hands." "The two people I trust most in the world..." "What could be more convincing than that?" "I will persuade them." "avoid doing anything that'd make them think you're a threat. something has been bothering me." "but I'll do this!" "I'll figure it out while I speak!" "Stop!" "monster!" "I'll do it!" "I'll give the signal!" "He is not an enemy of humanity!" "We are prepared to share all the information we have!" "I'm not interested in hearing you plead for your lives!" "when he's shown us all what he really is?" "then prove it!" "I'll be forced to eliminate the threat!" "There is no need for proof!" "That's right..." "We don't." "The question isn't what we think of him!" "What did you say?" "I'm told that many of you saw him!" "Then you saw him fighting the Titans!" "And you saw the Titans swarm him!" "the same way they think of us!" "no matter what we may think or believe!" "He's right..." "A Titan as an ally?" "That's impossible." "But if we could control a Titan..." "Prepare to attack!" "Don't be fooled by their clever lies!" "The Titans' actions have always been beyond our understanding! and try to deceive us!" "We can't let them get away with anything else!" "No..." "He isn't even trying to think!" "He's scared of thinking!" "Eren..." "Mikasa!" "I am a soldier!" "I swore long ago to dedicate my life to the revival of humanity!" "I would be glad! we could take back this town! and try to persuade you of his strategic value!" "I believe we should consider—" "Shut up!" "Their pleas are irrelevant." "They are traitors." "Anyone who violates the rules must be eliminated." "That is my duty as a soldier!" "Enough." "you've always been as delicate as a newborn fawn." "Commander Pixis!" "Do you not see his splendid salute?" "but messengers have kept me abreast of the situation." "You go command the reinforcements." "I think we should listen to them..." "Reports by the Survey Corps had said the Titans would come from the south. that was attacked. had the highest likelihood of being the next target." "Inner Gate" "Dot Pixis..." "He is the High Commander including Trost." "The man with absolute authority over the defense of humanity's most important region." "huh?" "I wouldn't mind being eaten by a really beautiful Titan woman." "And he is known to be a total eccentric." "What is the Commander thinking? when we don't know what they are..." "I don't know." "The Commander's ideas are always beyond normal people's comprehension." "Captain..." "The squads are in formation." "excellent." "I see." "we'll understand everything?" "Yes..." "Will you believe me? I can't promise more than that I'll keep it in mind." "But I do take pride in being able to recognize the truth of what I see." "I'll guarantee your safety." "was it?" "sir!" "you said we could use the Titan's power to reclaim this city." "Did you really think so?" "Or was it just a plea to save your life?" "Well..." "Both." "What I meant was to have then move that boulder to seal the destroyed gate." "But it was just an idea..." "I thought I could get them to at least at least consider using Eren's power to find a way out of our predicament." "I wanted to survive!" "You wanted to survive." "I can trust those words more than any others." "Trainee Jaeger?" "Yes?" "Can you seal that hole?" "Well..." "Well..." "I don't know." "I don't know much more than everyone else here does." "I can't answer you for sure when I don't know." "That's true." "I'm sorry." "I asked the wrong question." "Will you do it?" "Or won't you?" "I'll do it." "I'll do it!" "I don't know whether I can seal the hole..." "But I'll do it! soldiers choose to stand once more on the battlefield." "Eren decides to become everyone's hope." "Icon The Battle for Trost (7)"