Reunion

Capital, Underground City.

The rebuilt Underground City has been completely transformed, and the Underground City have gradually adapted to their peaceful lives, bidding farewell to their dark past. The residents of the Underground City are definitely among the most supportive of Queen Historia.

As usual, Grandma Linda in Scar Alley set up her bread stall early in the morning. She had been doing this for decades, even when the Underground City was still chaotic. No gangsters had ever bothered her, and there was no other reason than Grandma Linda's own kindness.

The place is called Scar Alley because the gangs that used to occupy this area had a rule that every gang leader had to have a scar more than ten centimeters long on his face.

Over the decades, more than a dozen gang leaders have come and gone in Knife-Handle Alley, but none of them ever considered disturbing Grandma Linda's wishes. This was because Grandma Linda was a well-known philanthropist in Scar Alley. She would lend a helping hand to homeless children, hungry beggars, and even down-on-their -Linda gang members.

Too many people have benefited from Grandma Linda's kindness, even several leaders of the gang have received assistance, so not disturbing Grandma Linda is the unspoken rule in Scar Alley.

However, the strong intervention of the Parliament a few years ago uprooted the entire Scar Alley gang. No matter what, a gang is a gang.

Grandma Linda still sets up her stall every day, but this kind-hearted old lady is also very happy these days. She can feel that the lives of the people in the alley have improved, and her not-so-good hearing has not heard the cries of hungry children for a long time. Instead, there is a lot more laughter and joy.

However, just as Grandma Linda had finished baking the bread, a figure in a cloak suddenly darted past her, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.

Grandma Linda, being elderly, rubbed her back and took a minute to stand up again. But as soon as she stood up, she was surprised to find that half of the bread on the stall was gone.

"Oh dear, poor child, don't rush off. Take more. These days, there are still children who don't have enough to eat." Grandma Linda didn't care about the stolen bread at all; instead, she was worried about the child who stole it. Even with Her Majesty the Queen's help, there were still children who didn't have enough to eat. This child must be truly in need, and it made her uneasy.

On the other side, a figure carrying a large paper bag nervously looked around at the Alley. After confirming that no one was around, he pulled up the hood of his cloak, grabbed the paper bag, and hurriedly ran into the depths of the alley.

The Parliament thoroughly cleaned up the Underground City, eliminating a large number of gangs and criminal elements. Inevitably, many houses and courtyards were left vacant. The people of Paradis Island don't care about housing prices, and not many people are willing to move into the Underground City. As a result, a large number of houses were left vacant, which gave some people an opportunity.

In a dilapidated courtyard that had been uninhabited for a long time, "Phew, it's been a long time since I've had a full meal today! Porco, come and eat some bread!" Pieck took off his dusty cloak with a sigh of relief, then took out all the bread from the paper bag in front of him. Pieck, who had been starving, couldn't wait to grab a piece of bread and stuff it into his mouth.

Porco entered the Courtyard at that moment, but unlike Pieck, Porco looked worried. "Pieck, this can't go on, we have to leave!"

Pieck, chewing on a large piece of bread, grabbed another and shoved it into Porco's hand, mumbling, "There's nothing we can do in a hurry. We're right in the very center of Paradis Island now. If we want to run, we need to figure out where to run first. Don't rush, eat your fill first."

Porco: "Are you really that carefree? Aren't you worried about your family? And Falco and the others!"

Pieck: "Worrying is useless. We might as well save our energy and eat more. Besides, those who conquered Marley were Eldians, our blood relatives."

Porco's forehead veins bulged. Was this still the wise Pieck- chan from before? "We are Marley Warriors! We've always fought for Marley. How could those Eldia Revival Army possibly treat us well? In their eyes, we're all traitors to the Eldians!"

But Pieck didn't bother to respond to Porco; his stomach was burning with hunger these days, and he needed to eat more.

Seeing that Pieck was ignoring him, and having indeed been starving for several days, Porco could only resentfully take a big bite of the bread in his hand.

For a moment, the only sound in the courtyard was the smacking of bread being chewed.

"Ugh! Cough cough!" Pieck's face suddenly turned red, and he quickly put down the bread in his hand, patting his chest repeatedly, clearly choking.

Just then, a hand brought a bowl of white rice porridge to Pieck. Pieck quickly took it and took a big gulp. He then realized that the white rice porridge was quite sweet.

After putting down her porridge bowl, Pieck grabbed a piece of bread. She wasn't full yet, so she casually said thank you and was about to continue eating.

You're welcome~

The familiar figure made Pieck freeze, stopping just as the bread was about to reach his mouth. That! That familiar voice!?

The plain rice porridge from earlier? Wait a minute! I went out to find food myself today; Porco didn't go out at all. So where did this porridge come from?

Pieck turned her head stiffly, and sure enough, there was Yago sitting there with a smile on his face beside her. Looking at Porco was also frozen in place, because two cold Blades were pressed against his neck and the back of his neck.

A-Wu, this Ackerman, stood behind Porco like a god of death, holding Blades in both hands.

Pieck's pupils contracted, and his body instinctively shifted, but Yago instantly grabbed Pieck's shoulder. "Pieck- chan, don't be impulsive." Whoosh! More than ten figures suddenly leaped from the rooftop of the Courtyard where they were.

A dozen or so fierce Soldiers, fully armed, pointed dozens of gleaming Thunder Spear at Pieck and Porco. Having witnessed the power of the Thunder Spear, Pieck immediately dared not make any rash moves.

"Hey, isn't this Yago-san? Long time no see." Pieck forced a smile.

But Yago smiled and said, "Yeah, long time no see, Pieck- chan. How could you run off like that? You don't know this place. What if you got lost on Paradis Island? You could have just told us if you wanted to come out and play. You didn't have to sneak out."

Pieck smiled outwardly, but inwardly she was cursing. She hadn't expected the internal strife on Paradis Island to end so quickly, and that she and Porco would be captured so soon.

But before Pieck could speak again, Pieck suddenly felt a sharp pain in her finger. A Dagger had appeared in Yago's hand, and with a swift motion, a drop of blood appeared on her Dagger.

Pieck was horrified and quickly used his willpower to stop his subconscious impulse to become Titan.

But Yago paid no attention. Instead, he raised the Dagger with interest, examining the blood on Dagger. "The power of the Cart Titan." Then, under everyone's gaze, Yago put the Dagger directly into his mouth and swallowed the drop of blood.