Longing

"Attention, Warrior Candidate! This is Lieutenant Colonel Loa, commander of the Eldia Third Regiment. He is also one of the witnesses who will prove your worth as Marley Warriors. Do your best! Understand?" Koslow introduced Yago, who was standing next to him, to the Warrior Candidate.

"Yes!" the Warrior Candidate answered loudly, and then, led by Koslow, they entered the Military Camp of the Eldia Third Regiment.

Yago watched them pass by. Gabi was the last one walking, and she didn't even dare to lift her head as she passed Yago.

Suddenly, a voice, like a demon's whisper, entered Gabi's ears, "Welcome to the Third Regiment, young Warrior Candidate."

Suddenly, Gabi felt a chill run down her spine. She took off running and rushed into the Military Camp like the wind, leaving the other Warrior Candidate in awe.

Koslow paused for a moment, but considering Gabi's usual enthusiasm for becoming Marley Warriors, he figured Gabi was just overly excited.

"Boss, what should we do? These kids are Warrior Candidate!" In the shadows of the Military Camp, Selina and other key members of the Eldia Restorationists were watching the Warrior Candidate led by Koslow.

A young Soldiers standing next to Selina cautiously said, "Um, boss, you said these children Eldians too, right? Is it possible...?"

Selina replied bluntly, "Impossible." She knew what the Soldiers wanted to say; he was simply trying to win over these Warrior Candidate. After all, the power of the Titan was deeply ingrained in people's minds, but Selina knew that was impossible.

Jack once said that the core members of the Restorationists before them had considered this plan, and he had even heard that some of their predecessors had personally trained their children to become Marley Warrior Candidate.

But the result was that the Eldia Restorationists were betrayed by the boy who became Warrior Candidate, including his parents. Under Marley brainwashing, the boy betrayed the family who raised him and the Restorationists who had placed their hopes on him.

The entire Restorationists was almost wiped out as a result, with only Jack and some peripheral members escaping unscathed.

Jack painstakingly rebuilt the Eldia Restorationists, but after that failure, the new Eldia Restorationists added a rule: never trust or recruit those Warrior Candidate who have been completely brainwashed by Marley; they are merely Marley loyal dogs with Eldians blood flowing through their veins.

Of course, Selina also learned from Jack who the child who betrayed the Eldia Restorationists was: Jaeger Zeke, the current War Chief of the Marley Warrior Unit, the Beast Titan, the Spear of Marley, and the Child of Wonder. By betraying his parents, he gained the trust of the Marleyan, but this also made Jack and other elders of the Eldia Restorationists resent Zeke.

Selina sighed. Come to think of it, she hadn't received any news about Jack and the others for a long time. She wondered how her Comrade were doing now, and as for Ebson, Selina still couldn't believe him.

"Let's hold back for now. Have everyone keep an eye on them, but don't disturb them," Selina said to the group.

Just then, an Eldia Soldiers with a panicked expression ran over and reported some terrible news.

"Boss, something terrible has happened! Fusi from the Sixth Regiment betrayed Pulei! Prey and the Pulei... they..." The Soldiers's voice trembled.

Selina's vision went black. Pulei was the first key member of the Restorationists she had developed. On the battlefield, she braved Middle Easterners Torch drag the seriously wounded Pulei off the battlefield, and even used all the anti-inflammatory medicine she had managed to obtain on him.

From then on, Pulei became Selina's most loyal subordinate and helper. Now, half of Selina's development in the Marley army is inseparable from Pulei's help, but now...

"Pulei, what happened to Pulei?!" Selina asked, her eyes red.

"He, he and several other brothers, all of them committed suicide. Marley hung their bodies outside the Military Camp..."

"Big Sister!" The surrounding Restorationists core members exclaimed in surprise. It turned out that Selina had suddenly collapsed to the ground, and everyone hurriedly helped Selina up.

"I... I'm fine... wait, have we been exposed? Quick! No, we need to act immediately! We can't just sit here and wait to die! The Marleyan might be here soon!" Selina's mind was in turmoil as she mumbled incoherently.

"Boss, we haven't been exposed. Pulei, Pulei and the others haven't exposed us. They must have chosen to commit suicide to protect us. Calm down, boss."

Selina stood there stunned for a long while before stammering, "Go back first. I need to think about this. Don't disturb me, that's an order." With that, Selina turned and walked towards her tent, though her steps were a little unsteady.

The core members of the Restorationists behind her looked on with some worry, but they still obeyed Selina's orders.

"That bastard Fusi! I'm going to kill him!" a Restorationists roared, drawing agreement from those around him. However, without Selina's orders, they could only talk the talk; rash action could endanger the entire Restorationists.

The Sea-Swimming Titan Aili, struggled to carry her backpack out from behind the military vehicle. Just as she put the backpack down and caught her breath, Aili felt someone pat her shoulder.

Turning her head, she saw it was the Marley Officer Colonel Koslow had introduced earlier that day. Uh, what was his name again? Aili realized she hadn't quite caught the Officer's name.

"Sea Titan Warriors, Aili Ambas?"

Upon hearing the Marley Officer call her name, Aili cautiously replied, "It's me, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Aili's cautious demeanor puzzled Yago. Looking at the slightly ingratiating smile on Aili's face, Yago suddenly realized that it might not be too difficult to inquire about new Titan Power from Aili.

Yago didn't know, but Aili had lived in the Liberio Internment Zone. Because her family was struggling financially, Aili was instilled with the idea from a young age that she should never offend the Marleyan and should even try to please Marleyan. This has led to Aili still showing a lazy and cowardly personality even now that she has become Titan Warriors.

As night fell, the Warrior Candidate gathered in their tents for a meal. They had their own supplies, unlike the other Eldia Soldiers who ate together. After all, they were Warrior Candidate, and the Marleyan wouldn't mistreat these future elite fighters.

Koslow had also invited Yago, but Yago declined, citing other commitments.

Reaching the small hill behind the Military Camp, gazing at the star-studded night sky, Yago suddenly thought of Annie. "Annie, I wonder how you've been lately? I... I miss you."

Paradis Island

Having just visited Lucia, Annie and her father were walking down the street when suddenly, as if sensing something, Annie looked up at the starry sky above and murmured, "Foolish Yago, take care of yourself."

Under the same starry sky, two hearts that yearn for each other seem to be connected.