The reason

"We're rich! We're rich! Hahaha, well done, Section Commander Eren!!" Many Soldiers were so excited they almost jumped for joy, while many Soldiers were dejected. How could Commander Yago lose? It was a fixed match! It must have been fixed! A drug test!

"Ah!! Sasha! I'm going to kill you! I'm bankrupt!" Connie cried out in despair, while Sasha beside him wailed as she pulled out her still-warm Meal Tickets and even added her entire savings.

"This brat has made some progress." Even the strict Captain Levi rarely praised Eren. Of course, everyone knew in their hearts that if it were a real duel, Eren would definitely not be a match for Yago. However, people always grow, and everyone has witnessed Eren's efforts, so his current achievements deserve everyone's praise.

Zeke, who had maintained a blank expression ever since the Imperialists's Coup failed and he and the Coup's Military Police were captured again, now showed some emotion. After all, he and Eren had just shown some "brotherly solidarity," hadn't they?

Rang accepted the Meal Tickets he won with a sour face. However, he had inexplicably bet on Eren to win in the first place. Although Eren actually won, he still couldn't bring himself to praise Eren.

Armin, leaning on the railing, watched Eren emerge from the Attack Titan's neck with delight. He turned to Mikasa and said, "Mikasa, did you see that? Yago surrendered, Eren won!" As a trainee strategist, Armin was actually very busy; in fact, one could say that Armin was the busiest among his cohort of 104.

But no matter how busy he was, as his best friend, Armin would always squeeze out his already limited rest time to watch Eren and Yago spar. Armin had also witnessed Eren's progress.

Beside Armin, Mikasa nodded in agreement, her face slightly flushed, and said softly, "Indeed, but Eren's fighting skills are still too weak. He was being suppressed by Yago the whole time. Tomorrow, the training time for fighting skills needs to be doubled!"

Armin: "Huh? Doubled? That means it's all day long..." Armin was too embarrassed to continue, because Mikasa's eyes suddenly turned somewhat dangerous.

Because of the pressure Yago puts on Eren has been actively seeking out Mikasa to learn fighting techniques lately. This means that Eren spends almost half of his time with Mikasa, which Mikasa is extremely happy about. So, when Eren and Yago spar, Mikasa actually has a little selfish wish—she hopes Eren will win, but she doesn't really want him to.

Although Eren won by sheer luck this time, Mikasa still realized that Eren's fighting skills were far inferior to Yago's. Therefore, Mikasa, being the upright woman she is, decided to double Eren's training time! This wasn't just to spend more time with Eren, but simply to prove that her fighting skills were no worse than Annie 'Mikasa! Yes! That's it!

Speaking of Annie was also looking at Yago in the distance. Hitch, standing beside her, crossed her arms, shaking her head and clicking her tongue, "Yago actually lost! Annie, you have to say something to him. I think Yago's gotten too cocky since becoming Commander. Humph, Annie, you'd better teach him a lesson later! Don't let him get away with it!"

Annie smiled, then tugged at Hitch's sleeve and said, "Alright, Hitch, it's just that Yago transferred Marlo away, causing you two to be separated, right? I'll talk to Yago later and ask him to bring Marlo back to your side, okay? Don't be angry."

Hitch's face flushed red instantly, and she muttered, "Who! Who cares about that blockhead! I, I just wanted you to teach Yago a lesson so he wouldn't be so smug!"

Annie helplessly shrugged, then her beautiful blue eyes turned to Yago again. Come to think of it, she hadn't practiced in a long time. Seeing how lively Eren and Yago's sparring was, Annie suddenly felt a little itchy. It seemed she really should find some time to "teach Yago a lesson," just like Hitch had suggested.

Leaving aside the commotion in the stands, let's turn our attention back to Yago and Eren, where the two enormous Titan bodies gradually turned into steam and dissipated.

Eren tugged at the few strands of flesh stuck to the corner of his eye. The Titan Transformation scars below his eyes were deep, indicating that Eren had just expended a great deal of energy. In contrast, Yago's marks on his face were very faint and light, almost negligible.

If you ask why Yago lasts so long, well, what a joke! Shouldn't all men last this long? (Someone: You're kidding!) Just kidding. Actually, it's because of the Titan Power within Yago.

Although Yago and Eren agreed not to use the Titan Power, Yago's say in the Cart Titan 'Titan Power doesn't really matter. It's a passive skill, that's right, the Cart Titan's endurance! Or rather, its stamina that exceeds that of all Intelligent Titan, which increases Yago's combat stamina several times or even dozens of times compared to fighting to the death.

Yago's decision to concede defeat was not only due to being forced to use the power of the Beast Titan, but also largely because of his stamina. After all, it was a bit of a cheat. Without the stamina of the Cart Titan, Yago's energy expenditure would not have been so low by now.

Yago familiarly hooked his arm around Eren's neck and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey Eren, you're something else! How did you do that? You can even use Great-Grandmother's power? How is that possible? You didn't sell your body, did you? My god, Great-Grandmother may look young, but she's 2000 years old! You!"

Eren was Black Thread. If it weren't for the fact that Yago had the title of Commander, which would have made him afraid of being charged with assaulting a superior officer, Eren would have already punched Yago in the face with a heavy punch.

"What nonsense are you spouting? What kind of rubbish are you thinking about! Go away, go away, I'm exhausted, I don't want to talk to you." Eren said irritably, pushing away Yago's arm that was draped around his neck.

However, Yago didn't care at all and leaned closer, feigning sadness as he said, "Eren, you've changed! I thought we were friends who would go through thick and thin together, and you, you wouldn't even tell me this!? Sigh, our feelings have faded after all. We're still not as good as Mikasa, you heartless Eren."

Eren, unable to contain himself any longer, threw a punch and yelled, "Get out of here!"

But now, Eren's weakened fist was slower than a tortoise to Yago, who easily dodged it, then feigned surprise and said, "Well, you actually attacked this Commander? Believe me or not, I can transfer you to Instructors Keith's toilet-cleaning post with a single order?"

Eren raised his hands high, saying helplessly, "Fine, I surrender." Then he took a small bottle out of his pocket and gave it to Yago; it contained traces of scarlet liquid.

Yago squinted at the small bottle in his hand. "What's this?"

Eren replied, "It's Zeke's blood, or rather, it's the blood of the Eldia Royal Family."

Yago suddenly understood, looking at Eren in surprise, and then said, "I see, so that's how it is. However, I still don't quite understand, Eren, with just this, you shouldn't be able to use the Founding Titan Power, right? Why would Zeke be willing to cooperate with you?"

(Hey everyone, does anyone understand? Muzi is picking corn? So sad and depressed Ծ‸Ծ)