"In the year 845... the Colossal and Armored Titans along with the life we'd known." "And the insatiable hunger of the Titans was unleashed on humanity after a hundred years of deprivation." "No! to retreat within Wall Rose." "Night of the Graduation Ceremony Humanity Rises Again (2)" "416)}The Year: 850" "345)}2 Years After Enlistment" "You're too slow!" "you laggards!" "Arlert?" "You're falling behind!" "Is it too heavy for you?" "Will you be the one guy to remove his equipment?" "you'd be Titan food by now!" "Damn it!" "Give me that." "we'll all fail out!" "We're being graded on this exercise." "as well." "Just don't let them find out!" "And don't make me change my mind!" "Reiner Braun." "physically and mentally." "And trusted by his comrades." "even if it kills me!" "Armin Arlert. he's demonstrated an extraordinary aptitude for his studies." "Annie Leonhart. but she works poorly with others and tends to isolate herself." "Bertolt Hoover." "but lacks initiative." "Jean Kirschstein. but his brash personality causes friction with the team. so I'll have to find the Titan first!" "I'll be the one who makes it into the Military Police!" "Jean!" "I was right to follow you!" "Sasha Blause. but they make her unsuited to teamwork." "Connie Springer." "but lacks mental agility." "They're coming!" "Damn." "Mikasa's beat me again in strike depth!" "Mikasa Ackerman. and widely considered one of the best in our history." "Eren Jaeger. but he's worked harder than anyone to improve his marks." "And he is more motivated to attain his goal than anyone." "Ouch..." "I'm not good at holding back..." "Now it's your turn to be the bandit." "What's wrong?" "What's the point of this training?" "Why are soldiers training to fight people like this?" "Only an idiot would fight an opponent unarmed." "Where's your sense of responsibility?" "We're soldiers." "and retreat will not be an option. whether that means using a cannon or martial arts." "That is our responsibility as soldiers." "Forget all that..." "Look." "Annie?" "she's good at slacking off without getting found out by the instructor." "Eren..." "I think that slacker needs a lesson." "Let us show her what a soldier should strive to be." "do you? and take this seriously." "isn't that a little harsh?" "She's really mad. but she's way worse when she's really mad." "Eren." "Me?" "right?" "Here I go!" "What?" "Did she kick my leg?" "Can I go?" "this drill doesn't end until you grab the dagger." "Annie." "You're supposed to do this a certain way!" "Here." "Now it's your turn to attack me." "I..." "Reiner..." "Weren't you going to teach her a soldier's responsibilities?" "Yeah." "a soldier can't retreat." "Like now!" "That was amazing." "Where did you learn that?" "My father." "Your dad taught you that?" "It doesn't matter." "There isn't any point in doing this." "You mean this exercise?" "Martial arts won't improve your score." "like them." "The only ones allowed to join the Military Police and go deep within the walls are those who rank in the final top ten." "The only ones who take this seriously or real idiots." "the instructor... the farther you're assigned from them." "Where do you think this farce begins?" "I don't know!" "Isn't it because that is how humans really are?" "I'm not stupid enough to enjoy playing soldiers in this shitty world." "You aren't cut out to be a soldier at all." "I never even realized... such an obvious contradiction." "They're honing their Titan-killing skills so that they'll never need to fight them." "That can't be helped. only the few in the Survey Corps needed to know how to use Maneuver Gear." "Just give it one strong blast." "they used the Interior to motivate... and you'll conserve fuel." "You make it sound so easy." "I guess not everyone can do it..." "But it's worth remembering." "anyway." "I hope I can get in..." "I can't imagine a greater honor than serving near the King." "Marco." "Cut the noble act and tell the truth!" "You want to join the Military Police because life deep inside the walls is soft and easy." "No!" "I really think that... deep inside the walls?" "this was considered deep inside the walls." "Eren?" "You don't need to go to the Interior." "You've gone soft enough in your own head." "You..." "Don't you think it's strange just to end up farther from them?" "Who cares?" "I hope they keep this stupid system." "You piece of shit!" "Shut up!" "This is reality." "Eren." "Stop." "Screw you!" "Let go!" "My clothes will rip!" "Who cares about your clothes?" "!" "I'm so envious!" "What are you talking about?" "he..." "He is who I used to be." "A ranting idiot with no control." "But I'm different now." "I'll use what I've learned to handle this situation." "What the hell was that?" "The martial arts I went through a world of hurt to learn while you were screwing around." "is reality?" "And you can call yourself a soldier?" "I heard quite a commotion." "Would someone like to explain?" "That sound was Sasha's fart." "Huh?" "!" "You again?" "Learn to control yourself." "two hundred and eighteen trainees managed to hang on till graduation." "Dedicate your hearts!" "you trainee graduates will be given three choices." "protecting towns and reinforcing the walls." "in Titan territory." "and protect internal order. whose names were just announced can join the Military Police." "I finally made it this far." "Now it's our turn to devour the Titans!" "104th Trainee Corps 10) Krista Lenz 9) Sasha Blause 8) Connie Springer 7) Marco Bott 6) Jean Kirschstein 104th Trainee Corps 5) Eren Jaeger 4) Annie Leonhart 3) Bertolt Hoover 2) Reiner Braun 1) Mikasa Ackerman" "I did it!" "I'm joining the Military Police!" "We won't go hungry anymore!" "How did I score lower than Eren?" "Damn it!" "Eren?" "You did all that work to make the top ten." "I'd already decided when I began." "I wasn't training to live in the Interior." "I was training to fight Titans." "You'll never beat them!" "You do know how many tens of thousands have been eaten?" "so we know for sure." "Humans cannot defeat Titans." "So?" "you'll just give up?" "Well..." "It's true that humanity has only suffered defeat until now." "But we didn't know anything about the Titans then." "Fighting them head-on is pointless. but the information we gained gives us hope for next time! and let the Titans eat us without a fight?" "no! and escape these cramped walls!" "That is my dream..." "Humanity isn't finished yet!" "Eren!" "then go." "at any cost." "when you were talking about your dream..." "I got that from you." "not inside." "I'm joining the Survey Corps." "Armin?" "so you should use that!" "even if it kills me." "too." "you're the valedictorian..." "Join the Military Police! then I'll do that." "too." "You'll send yourself to an early grave without me." "No one asked you to do this..." "I don't want to lose any more family." "They're here!" "The main force of the Survey Corps!" "kill the Titans for us!" "it's Captain Levi!" "They say he's as strong as an entire brigade." "Shut up." "This is totally different than five years ago..." "There are so many people who have high hopes for the Survey Corps!" "Everyone's cheered up." "There haven't been any problems for five years." "And they've improved the fixed cannons." "Maybe the big Titans won't come again." "Right!" "you stupid lovebirds!" "You think we're a happy couple?" "Eren!" "you guys!" "Hannes!" "I heard you graduated yesterday." "Hard to believe you're the little kids I remember." "What about you?" "You've gone from a drunk to a captain of the combat engineers." "Listen to you..." "I'm still sorry" "I wasn't able to save your mother." "Hannes." "We aren't ignorant anymore." "I'll never let anything that sad happen again." "We will defeat the Titans." "I don't know whether to be happy that you've grown up or not." "Don't die." "Huh?" "You're joining the Survey Corps?" "you were so eager to join the Military Police!" "but..." "Your speech yesterday affected him." "Shut up!" "It was my own decision!" "No need to feel embarrassed." "It isn't just you." "Thomas..." "You can't... everyone..." "I brought meat from the officers' storehouse." "do you want to end up in jail?" "!" "You really are an idiot!" "Idiots are scary..." "Let's all split it..." "We can slice it and make sandwiches!" "Go put it back!" "Yeah... meat is really valuable!" "It's fine!" "we can raise cows and sheep again." "too!" "too!" "Get it ready!" "of course!" "You guys..." "Eren?" "or they'll find out." "It isn't lunchtime yet." "It's been five years since then..." "Humanity is finally regaining its dignity." "We can win!" "Our counterattack has only begun!" "So hot!" "Wh-What is that?" "Samuel!" "Sasha! don't move!" "That was close..." "The wall has been breached?" "Not again..." "The Titans will come inside the walls again!" "I will annihilate all of you!" "Annihilate all of you... prepare for combat!" "Our target is the Colossal Titan before us!" "This is our chance!" "Don't let it get away!" "there..." "It's been five years." "Hell has reopened its gaping maw." "There is no reprieve as Titans devour soldiers. but..." "First Battle Battle of Trost (1)"