"Um... mighty warrior." Just then, the girl named Pica suddenly raised both hands.
"We surrender. We won't fight anymore. Could you please not kill us?"
"Pica! As an honorable Marleyan warrior, you would betray Marley?!" Reiner looked as though Pica had struck a nerve. His expression immediately hardened.
He snarled at Pica, "Switching sides in battle, you traitor! I'll kill you!"
Duy suddenly flashed over and knocked Reiner unconscious with a blow.
"Eren..." Reiner murmured before losing consciousness.
Little A forced a stiff smile. "Congratulations. You'll be proud you made this choice!"
"R-really?" Pica lowered his head to hide his hateful gaze, doing his best to look nervous.
"My name is Pica Finger. I was a warrior of Marley, and I am the inheritor of the Cart Titan."
"No need for introductions. Save it for when you meet His Majesty. One warning: show His Majesty some respect when you meet him!"
"Y-yes."
Footsteps pattered behind him. Without turning around, Little A lifted the two captives in his hands, his voice brimming with pride. "Might Duy, you're a step behind me!"
"Congratulations! Especially when you took the Armored Titan head-on just now. You had everyone's attention."
Holding the unconscious Ymir, Duy offered his heartfelt congratulations. "I'll do that next time, too. I need to work harder!"
Two shells hurtled toward them from afar. Each struck one, sending both flying...
Little A dodged bullets in midair and replied cheerfully, "Really? Then let's compete again once we've taken them back!"
"You're on! Youth needs hot blood!"
With that, the two returned, carrying their respective prisoners.
They quickly approached the Portal and came before two imposing figures with extraordinary bearing. Dropping to one knee, they looked both nervous and excited.
"Your Majesty, we have successfully captured the human forms of the intelligent titans. We