The Battle to Reclaim Trost (Part One)

Although it's fantastical, the world is truly wondrous. With Armin's ingenious explanation, it's possible to reclaim Trost District and even Wall Maria in the future by utilizing Eren's Titan Power.

Armin's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and even Squad Leader Rico was somewhat persuaded. So Captain Kitz finally chose to... fire!

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Commander Pyxis arrived and stopped Kitz from giving the order, showing great interest in Armin's idea.

Then, the scene we see now unfolded.

The support troops brought by Commander Pyxis, along with the surviving Garrison Soldiers and Training Corps, totaled nearly a thousand Soldiers.

Now, they have received orders to prepare to retake Trost District from the Titan!

Yago drew a Blades, its gleaming reflection illuminating Yago face. Around Yago were many restless and anxious Soldiers, both Training Corps and Garrison Soldiers, all thrown into chaos by Commander Pyxis's orders.

They couldn't understand why, after finally managing to evacuate from Trost District, they should go back? Why return to hell? Wasn't this just sending themselves to their deaths?

This can be seen from Sasha, who pretended to have a stomachache and wanted to run away next to Yago, and Daz had already broken down.

"You coward! You coward, are you trying to run away?" one of the Garrison Soldiers angrily at another.

"Why not? I'll die anyway if I go back to Trost District, and I want to see my family!" the Garrison Soldiers retorted defiantly.

Such scenes are quite common among these Soldiers.

"Everyone, what's going on? Why are you all so scared?" Christa looked at the restless Soldiers around her with some fear.

Ymir helped Christa up. "Christa, remember, if we're fighting, you must never leave my side," Ymir said, unusually serious.

"Attention!!" A deep, resonant voice clearly reached the ears of every Soldiers from the Wall Rose, silencing the rioting Soldiers.

Yago looked up, surprised that Commander Pyxis had such a loud voice.

Immediately, Yago lost interest in listening to Commander Pyxis's instructions. Having been by Eren's side, Yago already knew the specific plans for the Trost Recapture Battle. Yago turned and walked towards the city wall, using the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to climb it. It was almost evening, and the sky was tinged with a yellow hue.

Yago squinted at the Trost District below. Commander Pyxis's attitude toward Eren gave him a sense of comfort; at least there were still humans willing to believe in someone as special as Eren.

Yago greatly admired the fact that Commander Pyxis was willing to risk the lives of thousands of Soldiers on Eren.

But Yago hadn't forgotten the subtle killing intent in Commander Pyxis's words that day. Eren, at least, had been a civilian within the Walls since childhood; what about him? Would they trust someone whose origins were once unknown and who also possessed the Titan Power?

"What are you thinking about?" A cool voice came from behind him, Yago recognized the voice.

Annie stood beside him. Yago said, "Ah, it's nothing. I was just thinking about whether Eren could succeed. After all, turning into Titan is really incredible, isn't it?"

Yago suddenly turned around, looked at Annie, and said, "Annie, if I've been hiding something from you, what would you think?"

Annie was startled by the question, a strong sense of guilt welling up inside her. How could this be? Had Yago found out?

"I... I believe you," Annie said softly, lowering her head.

Yago got his answer and smiled with satisfaction; at least this power could be used to protect the girl before him.

Yago also noticed that Annie's expression was a little off, but Yago didn't suspect Annie at this moment.

Bang! A white Signal Flare the start of the operation rose in the distance. Yago turned to Annie and said, "Annie, take care of yourself!"

After saying that, Yago ran away; he and Annie belonged to different combat units.

After Yago left, Annie covered her face, "Why, why did this? Yago, I'm sorry, I'm the one who lied to you, we are the devils."

On the wall at dusk, a lonely girl sheds tears.

Yago jumped off the city wall, and the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear carried him in one direction. The battle plan had already been determined: the main force would attract the Titan, while Eren, who had transformed into a Titan, would lift the boulders near the breach to block it.

The other combat Soldiers were tasked with ensuring that no Titan could approach Eren while Eren was lifting the boulder, and that they would take any action necessary to guarantee Eren's safety.

Yago requested to act alone, and the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader in charge of commanding this strong Training Corps did not refuse; sometimes, the strong are not sociable.

Yago landed atop a towering structure, his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear clattering as he swayed. He looked into the distance and saw a large number of Titan being drawn away by the sound of gunfire.

Yago admired Commander Pyxis. Faced with the demoralized Soldiers, Commander Pyxis Pyxis out the key issue directly. He considered the Soldiers who wanted to escape the war to be innocent, but he pointed out that if the Wall Rose fell, the Fate of mankind would be completely sealed.

"You should all know! Four years ago, in the so-called Wall Maria Reclamation Battle, humanity lost 20% of its population, but that was just a means for the government to alleviate the pressure on humanity. You should be glad you didn't become one of those 20%. And now?"

If Wall Rose falls, Wall Sina won't even be able to feed half of the current human population. How many of you will survive then? Tell me, would you rather fight to the death here for the future of humanity against the Titan, or fall by Wall Sina and starve to death in despair?

These profound words deeply resonated with all the Soldiers, restoring their confidence. For five years, humanity had suffered almost complete defeats in its battles against the Titan, but this time, humanity remained undaunted with fighting spirit.

Even after the Titan left, many Titan still remained near the breach, and this became Yago and his companions' task.

A sudden burst of dazzling yellow lightning in the distance told Yago that Eren had transformed. Yago quickly approached the boulder; he had to ensure the success of the operation, and humanity needed a victory.

As he sped past a rooftop, Yago suddenly stopped, his eyes trembling. Before him lay two mangled corpses, but Yago still recognized two faces etched with pain and fear.

"Thomas, Ili," Yago murmured the names of his two comrades, their images flashing through his mind.

"I don't know either. My father is my only family. Maybe I'll join the Garrison Regiment, find a wife, and live out my life like that..."

"Don't worry, Yago, I'll take good care of everyone..."

Yago closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again, Yago gaze unwavering. "You will not have sacrificed yourselves in vain!"