Final arc: Breaking him out

The top floor of the Parliament Building is guarded by three squads of Soldiers, both overt and covert, yet only one person lives there.

The spacious room was simply furnished with a few pieces of furniture. The transparent glass windows were welded with sturdy iron mesh, and the sunlight filtered in only in sparse bars. In such an environment, it was easy to feel quite oppressed.

On a wooden chair, Eren, dressed in casual clothes, stared blankly at his fingernails. Beside Eren was Mikasa, her face full of worry. After the war, Eren was ordered by the Parliament leadership to be under strict guard on the top floor of the Parliament Building. This treatment, like that of a prisoner, infuriated Mikasa. She could not accept that these people were treating Eren this way.

Mikasa had considered forcibly taking Eren away, but Eren dissuaded her, saying that it was alright for her to suffer some grievances for the sake of Paradis's future, and that this was fine.

Since Eren had said so, Mikasa, whose heart was full of Eren, would not object to Eren. So Mikasa went straight to the military high command and asked to retire. The military naturally could not agree at first, but with Levi's help and the subtle pressure from Prime Minister Pyxis, the military quickly approved Mikasa's request and allowed Mikasa to stay in the Parliament Building. She could enter the top floor during the day, but could not stay at night.

"Eren, this is so unfair to you. You've already sacrificed so much for Eldia, and this is what you get in return. Eren must be very unhappy about losing his freedom, right?" Mikasa walked up to Eren and said worriedly.

Eren snapped out of his daze, smiled slightly, and reached out to grasp Mikasa's hand. "No, everything is fine now. I'm already very content to have Mikasa and everyone else by my side. I remember Armin came the day before yesterday, didn't he? He seemed to be with Mina, right?"

Holding Eren's hand, Mikasa's face flushed slightly, a sweet feeling welling up inside her. She replied softly, "Yes, Armin has now joined the Paradia Foreign Affairs Department and is now Trainee Affairs Officer. Armin and Mina also confirmed their relationship in front of everyone a few days ago."

"Ah, what a pity. I didn't get to see it in person. Armin must have looked so shy. Everyone must have been making a fuss, right?" Eren said with a smile, his tone tinged with regret.

Hearing the regret in Eren's words, Mikasa's heart was once again shrouded in gloom. No matter what, she couldn't accept that her Eren had lost his freedom; it was all too unfair.

Seemingly sensing Mikasa's thoughts, Eren's green eyes flashed with a glint of light. "Mikasa, don't worry about me. In fact, there's an even bigger fool than me. This arrogant guy is the biggest idiot, thinking that we have to sacrifice him to secure our future."

So he took it upon himself to act, completely disregarding his own safety, and used himself as bait for Mikasa. Don't you think he was an idiot?"

Mikasa paused slightly, "Eren, you... you mean Yago?"

"Who else could it be but that idiot?" Eren shrugged, then stood up from his chair and walked to the wardrobe. "Get ready, Mikasa, we're going to rescue that idiot now. When we get there, I'll definitely slap him twice across the face and teach him a lesson for being so arrogant and disrespectful, hmph!"

Mikasa's eyes widened in surprise. "What? But... but wasn't Yago sacrificed? Eren, what are you going to do?"

Eren took off his white shirt, revealing his muscular physique beneath. With a whoosh, he lifted a black jacket, casually pulled it on, and said, "With us here, that guy won't be able to just drop dead so easily."

Outside the Parliament Building, two identical, large cars were already waiting. Inside one of them, a man with a long, drawn-out face was hunched over, arms crossed, trying to suppress his urges. But the constant smacking noises around him were unbearable. He turned around and yelled, "Sasha! Are you done yet?! Can you please be a little quieter while you eat? You've been eating for two hours! Look how much weight you've gained!!"

Plop, the dried fish slipped from Sasha's lips. Sasha's eyes widened. "Hey!! What did you say? How could you say I'm fat? You're a bad person!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Connie, sitting in the passenger seat, was getting a headache. In the past, it was always him and Sasha who bickered, and he had scolded them a lot. But now the situation was reversed. He was becoming more and more like a child, arguing with Sasha for no reason, while he himself had become the most mature one.

"You guys should keep your mouth shut and keep an eye on the Parliament Building; Annie and the others might come out anytime." Just as Connie said this, a loud bang! A violent explosion suddenly rang out in the Courtyard in front of the Parliament Building.

A large ball of orange flame suddenly burst into flame, followed by a series of explosions inside the Parliament Building. The sudden turn of events caused chaos, and many cars parked in front of the Parliament Building hurriedly drove away. Some foreign envoys were also surrounded by their respective bodyguards and escorted back to their cars.

Squads of fully armed Soldiers immediately emerged from all directions, quickly sealing off the entire block. Fire brigades composed of retired Soldiers from the Garrison Regiment quickly entered the Parliament Building to begin firefighting and search and rescue operations.

"Quickly! Get inside the Parliament Building and start the search and rescue! Everyone, get moving! Set up a cordon outside the main entrance, seal off the entire area, and don't let anyone escape!"

Countless Soldiers immediately surrounded the entire outer perimeter of the Parliament Building, making it impossible to pass through.

"How could there be a sudden explosion? Are you kidding me? How could explosives have been brought in?"

"Commander Alex! This morning, I saw Commander Levi order a significant amount of equipment and gunpowder to be moved from the temporary munitions depot."

"Commander Levi?" Upon hearing this name, the Eldia Officer Alex visibly paused for a moment, then asked, "Besides you, who else knows?"

"Reporting, sir, only I know this. Oh, right, I remember there were several people following behind Commander Levi, one of whom I think was Commander Annie from the Eldia Revival Army."

Alex's expression changed, and after a moment's hesitation, he instructed, "Just tell me this; don't tell anyone else."

"Yes!"

"Sir! Something terrible has happened! Eren Jaeger has gone missing!"

Chaos erupted at the exit of the Parliament Building, where a large crowd had gathered, demanding that the doors be opened. The Parliament Building had been attacked by unknown forces, and it was too dangerous to stay there.

But the Soldiers guarding the gate refused to let them through. They had been given a strict order that no one could be allowed to leave, otherwise, if the mastermind escaped, no one could bear the responsibility.

But just as the two sides were at an impasse, several figures carrying a stretcher rushed towards them frantically, shouting as they ran, "Make way! Make way! Prime Minister Pyxis is injured! Make way, make way now!"