Returning to the Ranks

"Reporting to Commander Erwin! Operation successful!" Inside the command tent, Erwin, who had his arms crossed, lowered them after hearing the Soldiers's report and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Oh? You caught her? Take me to see her!" Hange exclaimed excitedly, dashing out without a word Little Mo. Moblit, who was guarding outside the tent, froze as Hange darted away. "Section Commander! Wait for me!" Hange quickly chased after her.

Erwin looked around and, seeing no one else, shook his head and smiled slightly, memories of last night flooding his mind.

Erwin wasn't sure who the enemy among the New Recruits was, so his original plan was to detain all the New Recruits. However, last night, New Recruits Armin Arnold and Eren came to him, and after Armin's analysis, Erwin was greatly inspired.

"There are only two people who could be Titan: Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover!" Armin said with unwavering conviction. Indeed, through Armin's analysis, all clues pointed to these two New Recruits.

Armin then proposed a specific battle plan: during the equipment change, the New Recruits would be dispersed, and as for determining the enemy's true identity, that would be quite simple.

"Their target is Eren. We're right here on Wall Rose. For enemies who want to take Eren away, wouldn't it be perfect if Eren appeared before them completely unprepared? A simple leap could potentially shake off most of the Survey Corps' pursuit." Armin analyzed logically, and after some thought, Erwin agreed to Armin's plan, which led to the situation just now.

However, Erwin stood up from his chair. Mike hadn't returned with the New Recruits. According to Nanaba's report, Mike's Titan alone, and it was possible...

"Mike, humanity's second strongest Soldiers, please don't fall on the eve of victory," Erwin thought to himself.

On the other side.

"What?! Reiner and Bertholdt are the Titan that destroyed the walls?! How is that possible?! Hey, Armin, don't joke around!" Jean shouted at Armin in front of him.

Armin knew that although it was unbelievable, it was true.

The other New Recruits naturally didn't want to believe that Reiner and his crew were the Titan that destroyed the walls.

Connie fell silent, recalling how Reiner had encouraged him in the village to fight for hundreds of thousands of people. "How could Reiner..."

Mina covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief. Reiner was usually so trusted by everyone.

"Damn it! Can we see Reiner and the others?" Rang gritted his teeth and finally accepted the fact, but he also wanted to confront Reiner and the others to find out why. Three years of camaraderie, and many Training Corps hadn't even made it to graduation from the Training Corps in those three years.

When Trost District fell, so many Training Corps died in the mouths of the Titan. Maddie, Ili, Thomas... and Mark even lost a leg and was crippled. What was the point of Reiner and the others' actions when such a tragic outcome occurred?!

Armin: "That might not be possible for now. Reiner and Bertholdt are under surveillance, and Captain Levi is keeping an eye on them. We probably won't be able to get in touch with them."

He clenched his fists in frustration.

"Ymir, Ymir, what's wrong? Why are you spacing out? Did you hear that? Reiner and Bertholdt are Titan." Christa shook Ymir's shoulder beside her.

Ymir snapped out of her reverie and looked at Christa. The girl's face was full of worry; clearly, Reiner and Bertholdt's identities had dealt her a significant blow.

"Hey Christa, I told you long ago that Reiner was up to no good," Ymir said.

But Christa lowered her head and said, "But Reiner and the others also risked their lives to save me."

Ymir didn't respond, because she was also hesitant at the moment; her identity was a secret too.

Dozens of fully armed Scout stood guard around a tent, with the Levi Squad, the most elite unit in the entire Survey Corps, closest to the tent. Although the Levi Squad had lost two combatants, no one doubted that the Levi Squad would be weaker.

"Captain, Section Commander Hange just went in," Petra reported to Levi.

Levi frowned slightly. He also noticed Moblit waiting outside. After entering the tent, sure enough, Hange was squatting on the ground excitedly, chattering incessantly at the two tightly bound "dumplings" in front of her.

Two cork sticks were stuffed into Reiner and Bertholdt's mouths to prevent them from injuring themselves and transforming. Eren had cooperated with Hange in many experiments, so he naturally understood how to transform into Titan: the combination of strong mental energy and physical stimulation to unleash the Titan Power.

"That's truly amazing, Bertholdt! What's it like to become Titan taller than a city wall? Reiner, how many High-Explosive Shell can the Armored Titan withstand? And $#&*%@*" Hange with questions, completely oblivious to the fact that the two in front of her had their mouths gagged. (Reiner, Bertholdt: Just let us talk!)

"What an idiot!" Levi said disdainfully, then walked out of the tent on his own. "Hange, let her be."

"Bang!" "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, I'm so sorry!" A Scout bumped into Levi and quickly apologized.

"It's alright." Levi, of course, wouldn't care about such a trivial matter. He dusted off his clothes and left, but after taking a couple of steps, Levi felt something was off. He turned back and glanced at the Scout from before. Her hair was slightly curly; she was a female soldier. But why did he feel like he had never seen her before?

However, Levi noticed that the other Scout acting normally, and some even greeted the female soldier, so he stopped thinking about it.

After rescuing a little girl from the village, Sasha entrusted the child to her father's care and quickly returned to the Survey Corps. This operation shocked Sasha naive young girl; Reiner and Bertholdt were actually Titan?!

If Sasha were to judge, Sasha would definitely think that Reiner, who always takes the blame for her, is more like a terrifying Titan than Mikasa.

So Sasha turned her grief into appetite and swiped a few fragrant potatoes from the Logistics Squad.

"Sasha, are the potatoes delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious! Would you like some?" Sasha, engrossed in munching on potatoes, suddenly paused, turning her head blankly. "Eh!! Yago!"

Sasha was shocked and dropped the potato in her hand, because the New Recruits had received news during the Battle of the Giant Tree Forest that Yago had died in battle against the Female Titan.

"Ghost!! Don't catch me! You can have all the potatoes! Please don't catch me, I, I'm not full yet, waaaaah!"

Yago's face was filled with embarrassment, and Mike, whom he was supporting, was speechless. Did the Survey Corps have such a clown?