Arc 6Fate and the Ackermans

Yago saved Ymir and helped the defenders repel Zeke’s assault, then encountered an older Eren who showed him a world without the Fate Titan. After Historia’s coronation was threatened by Claude’s family, Yago and his allies defeated the kidnappers, while Marley’s warriors began weighing their next move.

  • Historia’s Titan swallowed Ymir, but Yago used the Fate Titan’s power to save her and restore her as an ordinary human, while Historia inherited the Jaw Titan.
  • Kenny died after revealing his connection to Levi and giving him a Titan serum, as the military stabilized the capital and Historia chose to accept the throne.
  • Zeke and the warriors attacked Orford District, but Yago sealed the breach with a boulder and Historia was crowned queen after rescuing civilians from Titans.
  • Levi wounded Zeke but was shot and left incapacitated, while Yago and Historia fought Reiner and Bertholdt before Pieck escaped with Reiner.
  • Yago met an older Eren from a world without him, saw the destruction of Paradis in that timeline, and received the Attack Titan’s power before giving Eren the Armor serum.
  • Yago challenged Erwin’s despair over the Survey Corps’ sacrifices, then endured a test of the Fate Titan’s hardening as Historia invited him and his companions to her coronation.
  • Masked warriors kidnapped Yago, Mikasa, Historia, Eren, and Zackly, and Claude revealed his plan to force Historia into marriage and exploit Mikasa’s Ackerman bloodline.
  • Annie and Yago helped defeat Claude’s forces, while A-Five and A-Wu exposed how Claude had tortured and brainwashed the Ackermans, and A-Wu also admitted poisoning Claude and asked Historia to judge them.
  • Zeke considered Marley’s losses as the Survey Corps prepared to reclaim Shiganshina, and he wondered what secrets Grisha had left behind.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126The Trust of Comrades

Yago’s Fate Titan attacked Historia’s Titan after she swallowed Ymir, while the Survey Corps argued over whether to trust him. Yago seized the remains of the Jaw Titan’s head, and both Titans began emitting white light and steam.

  • Historia’s Titan swallowed Ymir, and Yago heard a mysterious voice offering to help save them if he trusted it.
  • Yago’s eyes flashed gold, and his Fate Titan charged Historia’s Titan, using hardening and claws to tear off one of her arms.
  • Erwin ordered the Survey Corps to stop Yago, but Armin and the other recruits defended him and urged Erwin to trust their comrades.
  • Annie guarded Yago as the Female Titan and the Survey Corps faced off, while Yago pinned Historia’s Titan and reached into her mouth for the Jaw Titan’s remains.
  • Yago’s eyes turned gold as he invoked the power to change fate, and both Titans erupted in white light and steam.

Ch. 127The Power of Fate

Yago used the Fate Titan’s power to save Ymir from dying as Historia inherited the Jaw Titan, but the effort left him severely weakened. Ymir survived as an ordinary human, and Annie and Historia reunited with the people they feared they had lost.

  • In a white space, Yago saw Ymir’s Titan power fading and Historia’s newly inherited Jaw Titan power taking shape, then used the Fate Titan’s light to keep Ymir alive.
  • The Fate Titan collapsed and began evaporating, and Annie rushed to its nape and pulled out a weak but conscious Yago.
  • Annie scolded Yago for acting recklessly, and he apologized before she kissed him.
  • Historia awakened with the Jaw Titan’s memories and mourned Ymir, believing Ymir had sacrificed herself to save her.
  • Ymir called out from inside the Fate Titan’s dissolving fist, and Historia ran to embrace her.
  • Yago explained that the Fate Titan had made Ymir an ordinary human, and Annie tapped him on the head while warning him not to act without telling her.

Ch. 128Uncle

Levi cornered Kenny, who revealed that he was Levi’s uncle and gave him a vial that could turn someone into a Titan before dying. Yago recovered the Armored Titan Script, and the chapter ended with him bringing Annie over to join the others.

  • Levi and his squad cornered the wounded Kenny, and Traute charged the squad before Levi killed her.
  • Kenny revealed that he was Kuchel’s brother and Levi’s uncle, explained why he had left Levi, and gave him a vial from Rod that could turn someone into a Titan.
  • Kenny died, and Levi told his squad to bury him before leaving with the vial.
  • Yago picked up the Armored Titan Script, while Ymir thanked him for saving her and confirmed that she had lost her Titan Power.
  • Yago took Annie by the hand and led her toward the others.

Ch. 129Covert Infiltration

The military leaders debated whether Historia Reiss should inherit the throne, while Yago insisted that the choice must be hers. As Eren resolved to uncover his father's secret in the basement, Zeke, Pieck, Reiner, and Bertholdt infiltrated Orford District and drew a Garrison soldier's attention.

  • Zackly told the assembled leaders that the military had stabilized the situation, while representatives described the public's unease and the city's disruption.
  • Heron proposed placing Historia on the throne, but Yago opposed treating her as a puppet and insisted that the decision belonged to her.
  • Historia comforted Eren, and Armin agreed that Grisha must have had a reason for his actions.
  • Eren regained his resolve and declared that he would uncover the secret his father had left in the basement.
  • Zeke, Pieck, Reiner, and Bertholdt walked through Orford District in disguise, and Zeke read news about Eren Jaeger and the true Royal Family.
  • A suspicious Garrison soldier challenged the four, and Zeke told Bertholdt to handle him.

Ch. 130Reappearance

Erwin asked Historia to take the throne, but as she considered her choice, the Colossal Titan appeared beyond Wall Sina and the Survey Corps prepared for battle. Bertholdt, Reiner, and Zeke had infiltrated Wall Sina, and Bertholdt leaped from the wall after Zeke pressed him to act.

  • Erwin, Hange, and Levi asked Historia to inherit the throne, while Ymir and the recruits urged her to choose freely.
  • Yago told Historia that her comrades would support her and reminded her that her Titan Power meant no one could force her.
  • The Colossal Titan appeared beyond Wall Sina, and Erwin ordered the military to evacuate civilians and prepare for combat.
  • Levi ordered Eren to stay out of the operation, assigned Armin to watch him, and kept Historia behind while the others prepared to fight.
  • Five minutes earlier, Bertholdt, Reiner, Zeke, and another person had reached Wall Sina, where Zeke reminded Bertholdt of the deaths caused by the warriors.
  • Bertholdt apologized and leaped from the wall.

Ch. 131The fall of Sina

The Colossal Titan breached Wall Sina, and Zeke transformed into the Beast Titan as Titans attacked Orford District. Yago headed for the breach to find a way to seal it while searching for the Marley warriors.

  • The Colossal Titan kicked open Wall Sina, throwing Orford District into panic as soldiers tried to evacuate civilians.
  • Yago told Annie to hide her identity and keep others believing he possessed the Female Titan’s power, then joined the troops preparing to fight.
  • Zeke transformed into the Beast Titan and roared, causing a wave of golden light and Titans to appear at the breach.
  • Hitch and Marlo faced the attacking Titans with the Military Police and Garrison Soldiers as their forces suffered heavy casualties.
  • Yago surveyed the collapsing battle, saw the Survey Corps moving to reinforce the defenders, and rushed toward the breach to use nearby artificial rocks to plug it.

Ch. 132Positive, Positively

Levi and the Survey Corps fought Titans in Orford District as Yago revealed his Fate Titan and prepared to seal the breach, drawing Zeke’s attention. Meanwhile, two Abnormal Titans charged toward civilians outside Wall Sina, where a small child was in their path.

  • Levi and the Survey Corps arrived in Orford District and began cutting down the Titans, while Marlo admired the Wings of Freedom.
  • Yago told Levi that Marley’s warriors were watching and asked him to confront them when Yago transformed.
  • Yago transformed into the Fate Titan, and Levi told the soldiers to protect him as he lifted a boulder to seal the breach.
  • Zeke watched the Fate Titan from a distant rooftop and recognized that it had finally appeared.
  • Two Abnormal Titans charged toward a crowd outside Wall Sina as the military police hesitated, and one Titan closed in on a crying child.

Ch. 133King

Historia and Annie saved civilians from two Abnormal Titans, and Historia revealed herself as the last royal heir and pledged to fight for humanity. The crowd hailed her as queen after she accepted the crown and her duty to the people.

  • Two Abnormal Titans charged toward the city gate, and one nearly swallowed a Military Police soldier as he tried to attack its nape.
  • Historia kicked the soldier out of danger, then killed one Abnormal Titan and rescued a child while Annie killed the other.
  • A soldier noticed the crown on Historia’s head, and she introduced herself as the last member of the Royal Family and sole heir to the throne.
  • The crowd cheered for Historia as queen, recalling her promise to dedicate her life to humanity.
  • Historia remembered telling Erwin she had chosen to accept the sacrifices and responsibilities of ruling, and Erwin crowned her and acknowledged her as queen.

Ch. 134Beware of a human soldier

Yago’s Fate Titan endured Zeke’s Beast Titan’s stone barrage while soldiers tried to protect him, but Zeke’s attack killed and wounded many of them. Levi reached the Beast Titan and overwhelmed Zeke, who finally understood Reiner and Bertholdt’s warning about the human soldier.

  • Erwin heard that no Titans had been seen outside the wall and decided to speak with Yago Norman.
  • Zeke attacked the Fate Titan with a barrage of stones, breaking its knee, but Yago stood it back up.
  • Zeke hurled shattered stones at the charging soldiers, killing dozens and injuring many more.
  • Levi attacked the Beast Titan, slicing its hand and striking with such speed that Zeke panicked.
  • Levi confronted Zeke at close range, and Zeke remembered Reiner and Bertholdt warning him about Captain Levi.

Ch. 135The wounded beast

Levi defeated the Beast Titan with Hange's explosive crystal and captured Zeke, while the soldiers sealed the breach and celebrated victory. Zeke shot Levi with a poisoned bullet and escaped with the Cart Titan, and Levi lost consciousness as news arrived that Reiner had engaged the Attack Titan.

  • Levi blinded the Beast Titan, used Hange's explosive crystal to destroy its head, and stabbed Zeke as he emerged from its nape.
  • Yago and the soldiers sealed the breach with the boulder, while the Titans inside the city were nearly wiped out.
  • Zeke spoke with Levi, then shot him with an unfamiliar pistol as Levi slashed Zeke's neck.
  • Zeke jumped from the roof and escaped in the Cart Titan's mouth while the poison in his bullet left Levi unable to pursue him.
  • Aiya found Levi wounded, and he lost consciousness as the soldiers gathered around him.
  • Zeke heard that Reiner had engaged the Attack Titan and repeated the name Jaeger.

Ch. 136Fate versus the Armored Titan

Yago arrived as the Fate Titan and overwhelmed Reiner’s Armored Titan, but Reiner turned the fight around by copying Yago’s training move. The Fate Titan was left on the ground with the Armored Titan pinning him by the neck.

  • Mikasa hid Eren at a Survey Corps rendezvous point, but Reiner found them and tried to take Eren away.
  • Eren transformed to protect Mikasa and fought Reiner’s Armored Titan, which eventually struck him down.
  • Yago arrived as the Fate Titan, shattered the Armored Titan’s faceplate, and tore off one of its arms.
  • Reiner got back up and charged Yago, who praised his toughness.
  • During their fight, Reiner leaped up, hooked an arm around the Fate Titan’s neck, and slammed him to the ground using Yago’s training move.

Ch. 137Comrades

Historia transformed into a powerful Jaw Titan and freed Yago and Reiner, while Yago confronted Bertholdt about the devastation caused by the warriors. Bertholdt chose not to transform, but Annie stopped him from activating his Titan power, leaving him injured and exposed.

  • Historia transformed into a new Jaw Titan and tore Reiner from the Armored Titan, freeing Yago from its grip.
  • Yago thanked Historia, questioned Reiner about Bertholdt, and then called out Bertholdt when he revealed himself on a tower.
  • Bertholdt threatened to transform into the Colossal Titan unless the others released Reiner.
  • Yago challenged Bertholdt to face the suffering on the island, and Bertholdt broke down while recalling the victims and his family in Marley.
  • Bertholdt resolved that there was no turning back and stabbed his palm, but Annie cut his shoulder, leaving him too badly injured to transform.

Ch. 138A dispirited Marley

Yago confronted Bertholdt and pursued Zeke and Pieck as the surviving Marley warriors tried to escape with Reiner. Pieck chose to rescue Reiner rather than seize Eren, and the chapter ended with her fleeing while Yago wondered whether Marley would give up after losing the Colossal Titan.

  • Yago comforted Annie and told Bertholdt he could still try to make amends, but Bertholdt refused to betray Marley because his family was there.
  • Zeke and Pieck approached the soldiers around Eren, and Zeke left Pieck to choose between recovering Reiner and capturing Eren.
  • Pieck charged toward Eren, but Mikasa and Jean intercepted her while Armin prepared to carry Eren away.
  • Historia's Jaw Titan attacked the Cart Titan to protect Eren, but Pieck doubled back, bit off the Jaw Titan's arm, and rescued Reiner.
  • Yago pursued Zeke, but Pieck fled with Reiner and accepted that they could not save Bertholdt; Yago watched them go and questioned whether Marley would give up.

Ch. 139Eren

After Eren’s Titan training, Eren suffered a bout of confusion and Yago accidentally swallowed a drop of his blood. Yago returned to the white space and met a grim, older version of Eren Jaeger from a world where Yago and the Fate Titan never existed.

  • Three days after Orford District fell, Hange’s squad inspected the battlefield while military leaders met in the Capital and preparations for Historia’s coronation continued.
  • Yago helped Eren and Historia train their Titan powers, and Eren awoke confused, asking why Ymir was there and who Yago was.
  • Eren clutched his head in pain, then apologized to Yago and said his thoughts were scrambled.
  • Yago touched Eren’s forehead, accidentally drew blood, and swallowed the drop after his finger was cut.
  • Yago returned to the white space and encountered a long-haired man who identified himself as Eren Jaeger from a world without Yago or the Fate Titan.

Ch. 140A world without Fate

Big Eren showed Yago a past in which Yago had never existed and Paradis suffered the events of Eren’s original timeline. Yago accepted that the memories were real, and Big Eren explained that an inexplicable call had brought him to Yago before praising him as a good friend.

  • Big Eren created a chair for Yago and, unable to explain who he was, sent a blue light into Yago’s eyes.
  • Yago witnessed a world without himself, where Carla and Lucia died, the original Attack on Titan events unfolded, and Paradis was eventually destroyed.
  • Yago angrily accused Big Eren of lying, but Big Eren insisted that the scenes were real, and Yago’s memories of transmigrating returned.
  • Yago asked whether Big Eren was Eren from the future, and Big Eren confirmed that he came from a past without Yago.
  • Big Eren said an inexplicable call had led him to Yago and told him that the memories from his present self described Yago as a very good friend.

Ch. 141If

Yago received the Attack Titan’s power from the older Eren and urged him to stop influencing the present Eren before the older Eren vanished. Back with Annie and his friends, Yago gave Eren an Armor serum that could grant him full-body Hardening.

  • Yago asked the older Eren how often he had genuinely smiled since the operation to retake Wall Maria, and the older Eren recalled three moments.
  • The older Eren gave Yago the green sphere of the Attack Titan’s power, and Yago asked him to stop influencing the present Eren so he would not have to carry so much.
  • The older Eren thanked Yago, said he might have lived out the four years Mikasa hoped for if she had not answered “family,” and disappeared.
  • Yago returned to Annie and Eren, reassured them, and heard Eren complain that his crystallization could not break through Reiner’s defenses.
  • Yago remembered that Eren had used the Armor serum to gain Hardening, retrieved the bottle he had found at the Reiss Family’s underground altar, and gave it to Eren.

Ch. 142Commander

Yago confronted a dispirited Erwin, who planned to leave command of the Survey Corps after learning that humans lived beyond the walls. Yago challenged Erwin to honor the fallen by carrying their meaning forward, leaving Erwin shaken and reconsidering his despair.

  • Yago found Erwin disheveled and drinking in a dark, cluttered room.
  • Erwin told Yago that he had accepted a post as an operations adviser and intended for Hange to replace him as commander.
  • Erwin confessed that the existence of humans beyond the walls had made him question the purpose of the Survey Corps and its soldiers' sacrifices.
  • Yago rebuked Erwin for retreating into despair and reminded him that the living gave meaning to the fallen.
  • Yago left after repeating Erwin's words about entrusting the meaning of the dead's lives to those who lived on, and Erwin murmured over their meaning.

Ch. 143Thunder Spear

Hange and the Survey Corps tested the Thunder Spears on Yago’s Fate Titan, revealing their destructive power and leaving Yago injured. After Yago climbed out of the Titan, Moblit summoned the new recruits to meet Historia.

  • Yago transformed into the Fate Titan and covered its nape, face, and arms in Hardening.
  • Hange had Mikasa attack the Fate Titan with the Thunder Spears while Levi, Armin, and the others watched.
  • Mikasa detonated two Thunder Spears against the Fate Titan’s nape, damaging its Hardening and forcing it to one knee.
  • Yago emerged with burns and internal injuries, while Annie worried over him and Mikasa expressed relief that Eren had not been the test subject.
  • Moblit called the new recruits together because Historia wanted to see them.

Ch. 144A Sudden Incident

Yago and his companions visited Historia before her coronation, but masked attackers broke into the manor and overwhelmed them. Yago was knocked unconscious as the attackers decided to take him and Mikasa to their King.

  • Marlo let Yago and his companions enter the manor to see Historia.
  • Historia invited the group, including Annie, to attend her coronation as honored soldiers.
  • A gunshot sounded outside Historia's study, and Yago heard signs of Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.
  • Four masked attackers rushed the group, overpowering Armin and Ymir and forcing Yago and Mikasa to fight.
  • Yago unmasked one attacker, but another voice made him dizzy and he lost consciousness.
  • The attackers said they would take Yago and Mikasa to their King.

Ch. 145The Claude Family

Yago and the others were held captive by Claude, who claimed the masked warriors were Ackerman slaves created by the Claude Family. While the military investigated the kidnapping, Father Manke identified the Claude Family as the likely force behind the attack.

  • Nile ordered martial law and a full-scale search after learning that Historia, Eren, President Zackly, Mikasa, and Yago had been kidnapped.
  • Yago woke in a prison cell with the other captives and pretended to remain unconscious as Claude arrived with five masked warriors.
  • Claude berated and repeatedly struck A-Yi for bringing Yago and losing her mask, while another masked figure secretly showed anger at her treatment.
  • Nile presented a mask at an emergency meeting, and Father Manke identified its emblem as belonging to the Ackerman clan's warrior retainers.
  • Father Manke named the Claude Family of Stohess District as the family behind the warriors, surprising the assembled leaders.

Ch. 146Intentions

Yago confronted Earl Claude after Claude’s family kidnapped Historia and revealed its plan to marry her to Claude’s son and control the Royal Family. When soldiers surrounded the estate, Claude ordered some Ackerman Warriors to delay them and prepared to escape through a tunnel.

  • Earl Claude beat President Zackly and claimed his family trained Ackerman Warriors to serve the Royal Family.
  • Yago challenged Claude’s claim of loyalty, and Claude proposed that Historia marry his son and bear heirs for the family.
  • Claude threatened to use Mikasa as a source for future Ackermans, but Mikasa headbutted him and made his nose bleed.
  • A guard reported that Military Police and Garrison Soldiers had surrounded the estate, and Claude blamed A-Yi for losing her mask.
  • Claude ordered A-Two, A-Three, and A-Four to hold off the soldiers while he and A-Wu gathered men to escape through a tunnel.

Ch. 147Discovery

The Military Police and Garrison Soldiers surrounded the Claude estate, but a furious Annie transformed into the Female Titan and stormed its underground passages. As Claude tried to flee with Historia, Eren, and Yago, Yago sensed Annie nearby and prepared to fight the Ackermans blocking his way.

  • The estate guards surrendered to the Military Police and Garrison Soldiers, who entered and searched the grounds.
  • Claude’s guards brought out his grotesquely obese son, and Yago grew impatient as Claude ordered the young man taken away.
  • Annie transformed into the Female Titan in the estate’s underground passages and killed guards as she pursued them.
  • Yago sensed Annie approaching, while Claude ordered Ackermans A-Yi and A-Wu to help him escape with Historia, Eren, and Yago.
  • Yago challenged A-Yi after she followed Claude’s order to attack him, and yellow arcs began to rise from his palm.

Ch. 148Betrayal

Yago transformed into the upper half of the Fate Titan when A-Yi threatened him, while A-Wu turned against Claude and surrendered to Historia. Elsewhere, Armin and the Female Titan captured the other Ackermans, and Annie emerged asking where Yago was.

  • A-Yi aimed a dagger at Yago, who transformed into the upper half of the Fate Titan and seized her.
  • A-Wu held Claude at knifepoint, scarred his face, and declared that the Ackermans were surrendering to Historia.
  • Yago struck down the remaining guards while Mikasa freed Eren, and A-Wu knelt before Historia.
  • Armin used Hange's Titan Trap to capture two Ackermans while the Female Titan held another.
  • Annie emerged from the Female Titan's nape and asked where Yago was.

Ch. 149The Ackermans' Past (Part One)

After the rescue, Yago reunited with Annie and spoke privately with A-Five about why he turned against Claude. A-Five revealed how Claude tortured and trained the Ackermans, while Historia, Ymir, and Annie overheard their conversation.

  • Ymir hugged Historia after she emerged from the underground passage, and Annie reunited with Yago.
  • The Military Police escorted Claude, his son, and the captured Ackermans away while a doctor treated Zackly's injuries.
  • Yago got permission from Nile to speak with A-Five and took him to a pavilion on Claude's estate.
  • A-Five explained that he was the oldest of the Ackermans and that Claude tortured him and the others to trigger their powers.
  • Historia, Ymir, and Annie were caught listening to Yago and A-Five's conversation.

Ch. 150The Ackermans' Past (Part Two)

A-Wu explained how Claude and Cruel Sean had tortured and controlled the Ackerman children, then revealed that he had poisoned Claude. At Wall Maria, Zeke considered what the people inside the Walls knew, while Reiner insisted they could not leave without Bertholdt.

  • A-Wu recounted how the Ackerman children cared for a young girl until Cruel Sean's torture awakened her power and left her emotionless.
  • A-Wu revealed that Claude had used a family notebook to find Ackermans and had Cruel Sean torture them before brainwashing them.
  • A-Wu told Yago and the others that he had poisoned Claude and asked Historia to pass judgment on them.
  • The Cart Titan asked Zeke whether they should withdraw after losing three Titans, but Reiner refused to leave Bertholdt behind.
  • Zeke studied a map of the Walls, heard that the Survey Corps planned to reclaim Shiganshina, and wondered what secrets Eren Jaeger’s father had left behind.
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