Bertholdt Hoover truly was Reiner Braun's tagalong, always following behind him, hardly ever leaving his side. Back then, everyone had only thought Bertholdt was introverted, and since he and Reiner were from the same hometown, no one had been suspicious.
But thinking about it now, they had been accomplices.
It was not merely because they were fellow townsmen—they could also cover for each other.
"I told you, didn't I? Right in front of you, I told you Uncle Hannes was eaten while protecting us... I told you, didn't I? Because you kicked down the city gate, a rock nearly hit us... And Uncle Hannes pushed us away, but he didn't have time to dodge... Hannes didn't run away... You knew that, didn't you? I told you everything!!! What were you thinking!!!!"
Bertholdt slowly turned around and simply looked at Eren.
"What were you thinking back then!!"
Eren Yeager's emotions were nearly out of control. If not for his injured arm and the circumstances around them, Eren would have transformed into a Titan and fought him to the death.
Bertholdt spoke slowly.
"Back then... I felt... very sorry..."
"Is that so? You people... You're neither warriors nor soldiers... You're just murderers, maniacs who slaughtered countless innocent people."
Eren Yeager shouted.
His eyes were wide open, and his entire body trembled with agitation and fury as he glared at Reiner and Bertholdt.
Then Reiner suddenly roared in rage. His face was nearly twisted by anger as he furiously waved his arms and looked at Eren.
"I KNOW ALL OF THAT!! You don't need to tell me!"
"Then stop pretending to agonize like a human! You're no longer human. You're the ones who turned this world into hell! Do you understand? You murderers!!! You're murderers, bloodthirsty murderers!! Damn it, damn it!!"
"What else