After the battle

With a tearing sound, Yago ripped off the muscles clinging to his face, steam rising rapidly from his skin as the marks of his connection to the Titan vanished quickly.

Yago walked unsteadily down the street, and finally, unable to hold on any longer, he leaned against the wall and slowly sat down in front of a shop.

The repeated battles with the Titan had already exhausted him greatly, and in order to escape, Yago deliberately allowed the Titan to devour him, thus avoiding revealing his identity and making his way away.

As for why Yago didn't reveal his Titan Power, he still had reservations and decided to wait until the appropriate time.

Before Yago could rest for long, a seven-meter-tall Titan suddenly poked its head out from the street corner. Yago said with a wry smile, "Hey, you can't joke like that, can you?"

He tried to activate his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, but unfortunately, Omni-Directional Mobility Gear had malfunctioned after he and Yago had been inside the Titan's body. He pulled the trigger, but the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear did not respond at all.

"Damn, the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear still needs upgrading. How long have we been inside the Titan?" Yago complained, but he wasn't panicked. Dealing with a seven-meter-class Titan was enough even without transforming into his perfect form.

Yago's right fingernails lengthened, and the seven-meter-tall Titan drew ever closer.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Several whoosh sounds came from above Yago's head. The green figure quickly approached the Titan. Blade flashed, and blood splattered from the back of the Titan's neck. The giant fell down with a howl.

The blue and white feather pattern, the dark green cloak, "The Survey Corps?" Yago recognized the figure in front of him; it was the Survey Corps returning to the Trost District.

A stranger, Scout, approached Yago and extended his hand. "Are you alright, Training Corps?"

Yago used the momentum to stand up. "It's alright, the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear malfunctioned, and the Survey Corps arrived just in time."

The Scout didn't say much. After seeing that Yago was alright, they activated their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear and flew onto the roof to rejoin the main force of the Survey Corps.

As Yago watched the green figures occasionally streaking across the sky, Li An.

"Yago?" A familiar voice. Yago turned around, followed by Connie and Annie, who were holding a mangled body in their arms.

"Jean? This is Mark? What happened?" Yago saw clearly who Jean was holding. Mark was pale and had many wounds on his body, especially his legs. His right leg was missing below the knee, as if it had been bitten off by Titan.

He was extremely anxious and, without saying anything to Yago, hurriedly picked up Mark and rushed back. Connie followed, leaving Annie behind.

"Annie, what happened?" Yago had no choice but to ask the last witness. Annie glanced at Yago and explained, "Jean's Omni-Directional Mobility Gear malfunctioned, and he was surrounded by several Titan. Mark was captured by one of the Titan while trying to save him, and by the time we arrived, Mark's leg was already..."

Yago fell silent, thinking of Thomas and Ili. At least Mark was still alive. Faced with Titan, humanity was ultimately the weaker party.

At this moment, Annie nudged Yago and asked with some concern, "Are you... alright?"

Yago: "Me? I'm the top Training Corps! I just took down over twenty Titan. What could possibly happen to me? Don't worry."

Annie tilted her head. "Twenty heads? Where are they? I can't see you."

Yago choked on his words, realizing he hadn't factored in the results of his transformation into Titan, but Yago still shouted, "A mere twenty! They just didn't run into me, otherwise I'd wipe them out in a heartbeat!"

Annie watched quietly, as if to say, "I'll just watch you show off."

Finally, Yago couldn't keep up the act any longer and, somewhat embarrassed, asked Annie if he could have a ride. His Omni-Directional Mobility Gear was broken. Annie tried it out and then awkwardly realized that, due to Annie rather petite stature, it probably wouldn't be easy for her to carry Yago.

Finally, Yago, enduring the discomfort of the belt, grabbed Annie and flew swiftly towards Wall Rose. Annie's Omni-Directional Mobility Gear felt uncomfortable on her body.

Annie felt very embarrassed being hugged, but she couldn't just leave Yago there, since there were still some Titan wandering around.

Finally reaching Wall Rose, Yago breathed a sigh of relief. "Put me down," Annie whispered. "Oh! Oh!" Yago quickly put Annie down, feeling a little regretful. It was all because the belt was so awkward; he hadn't been able to properly feel it.

After removing the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear and belts, Yago returned them to Annie, Annie then stuffed the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear he was holding into Yago's hands.

Watching Annie's departing figure, Yago felt a strange feeling welling up inside him. As he grew older, Yago felt that he was getting closer and closer to something.

Just as Yago handed the damaged Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to the Logistics Squad, he was met with deafening, continuous artillery fire. Yago knew that the Garrison Regiment was using Fixed Cannon to eliminate the Titan in the Trost District. Once the breach was plugged, the Titan inside the city would be trapped.

Yago found a quiet spot, sat down to rest, closed his eyes, and dozed off, ignoring the roar of the cannons around him.

The night passed, but the cannon fire continued until noon the next day when it gradually quieted down. Most of the Titan in Trost District had been eliminated by the Garrison Regiment's Fixed Cannon, and it was time for the Survey Corps to show its skills with the remaining Titan.

It can only be said that the Survey Corps truly lives up to its reputation as the most insane corps. Its combat power is simply on a different level from that of the Garrison Regiment. In just one afternoon, the remaining Titan in the city were completely wiped out. It is said that at someone's strong request, the Survey Corps even captured two living Titan.

The battle to retake Trost District ended in a human victory. Humanity lost more than two hundred Soldiers and nearly a thousand Soldiers wounded. Although the casualties were heavy, it was a great victory for humanity in the last hundred years and will be remembered by everyone.

Yago, along with many Training Corps, wearing masks and gloves, was collecting the bodies of fallen Soldiers in the Trost District. Most of the bodies were badly damaged, but many more had Soldiers inside the bellies of Titan.

Titan lack a digestive system. After swallowing humans, they vomit when their stomachs are full, forming a disgusting mixture. In this situation, they cannot even identify the fallen Soldiers.

The Titan's corpses will evaporate, but the Soldiers won't. If they aren't dealt with promptly, a plague could break out, posing an even greater danger.

Yago brought Thomas and Ili's bodies down from the roof and reported their identities to the Garrison Soldiers in charge of recording their identities.

"Thomas, 104th Cadet Corps Training Corps, Deputy Squad Leader of 34th Class, member of 34th Class 104th Cadet Corps Training Corps at Ili."

Yago took one last look at the two bodies, then silently turned and left. In a corner to the side, Annie stared wide-eyed, "I'm sorry..."

Behind Annie, Reiner said, "Annie, what are you saying? We haven't done anything. Don't overthink it. Come over here and plan how to take it from Eren."

Yago walked along the road, he suddenly sensed something and glanced towards a dark corner.