Chapter Summaries

Yago and Selina prepared to rebel against Marley after the Eldia Third Regiment received orders for a doomed assault on Grayle Fortress. As they discussed eliminating the Marleyan Supervisory Unit and escaping by train, Yago heard someone behind them.

• Selina questioned orders sending the two-thousand-strong Eldia Third Regiment to attack Grayle Fortress's heavily fortified southern strongholds, and Yago decided rebellion was their only option.
• Aili taught the Warrior Candidates battlefield survival tips, but Yago mocked them, prompting Gabi and the other children to vow to prove their loyalty to Marley.
• The Third Regiment reached the stone forest south of Grayle Fortress and settled into camp as Yago and Selina secretly left to discuss their plans.
• Yago told Selina the regiment would hold its position, eliminate the Supervisory Unit, and flee to Tepar Station if their rebellion was exposed.
• Selina asked about the soldiers' families in the Liberio Internment Zone, and Yago said he would seek help from the Marley Volunteer Army.
• Yago heard a faint sound behind him and called out, "Who's there?!"

Aili was discovered after overhearing Yago and Selina’s plans for the Eldia Revival Army, but she refused to join because her family lived in the Liberio Internment Zone. Yago fought her when she chose to protect her family, and the chapter ended as Aili unleashed golden lightning.

• Yago and Selina cornered Aili, who admitted she had accidentally hidden in their military vehicle and overheard their conversation.
• Aili confirmed that she knew about their plans but said she could not betray Marley because her family lived in the Liberio Internment Zone.
• Selina tried to shoot Aili, but Yago stopped her and decided to handle the Marley Warrior himself.
• Yago repeatedly tripped and knocked down the inexperienced Aili, provoking her until she roared that he had asked for it.
• Golden lightning erupted from Aili’s body.

Yago transformed into the newly strengthened Fate Titan and fought Aili’s Sea-Swimming Titan. The battle continued as Aili attacked in fury, while Yago remained confident and had yet to use the War Hammer Titan’s power.

• Yago and Aili transformed into the Fate Titan and Sea-Swimming Titan, revealing their changed forms to Selina.
• Aili was shocked to discover that Captain Loa could transform into a Titan, while Selina admired Yago’s imposing appearance.
• The Fate Titan beckoned to the Sea-Swimming Titan, provoking Aili into charging and slashing at him with her fins.
• Yago used Jaw Titan hardening to catch Aili’s fins, dodged her spiked tail, and threw her over his shoulder.
• Aili recovered and attacked again with her fins and tail as Yago taunted her and said he had not yet used the War Hammer power.

Yago’s Fate Titan defeated Aili’s Sea-Swimming Titan after overcoming her freezing mist and countering her attacks with Hardening. Aili survived, leaving Yago ready to speak with her as dawn approached.

• Aili’s Sea-Swimming Titan froze and shattered the Fate Titan’s arms with mist from her tail, then pressed her attack while Yago regenerated.
• Yago exploited Aili’s weak combat skills to kick the Sea-Swimming Titan across the valley, and his arms recovered.
• Yago spread Hardening across the ground and impaled the charging Sea-Swimming Titan with crystal pillars.
• Yago cut off the Sea-Swimming Titan’s tail and struck her head with a spiked Hardening hammer, stopping her without hitting Aili in the nape.
• Yago dissolved the Hardening and prepared to talk with the unharmed Aili.

Yago defeated the Sea-Swimming Titan and captured Aili, then tried to persuade her to join the Eldia Revival Army. Aili refused because she feared Marley would punish her family, and Yago put a knife to her neck.

• Yago emerged from the Fate Titan and pulled the unconscious Aili from the Sea-Swimming Titan's nape.
• Yago and Selina restrained Aili and questioned her after she woke, with Yago pretending to threaten her with a heated dagger.
• Yago offered Aili safety if she cooperated or joined the Eldia Revival Army.
• Aili remembered her mother's warnings and feared Marley would harm her family, so she refused to join.
• Yago called her refusal a shame and pressed Selina's knife against Aili's neck.

Yago swallowed Aili’s blood to try to claim her Sea-Swimming Titan Power, but it merged into the Fate Titan Power instead. He then freed Aili and asked her to serve as an undercover Titan Warrior for the Eldia Revival Army, leaving her stunned by the offer.

• Yago tasted Aili’s blood and entered his mental space to watch her memories and absorb her Titan Power.
• Aili’s Sea-Swimming Titan Power merged with the Fate Titan Power, giving Yago none of the Sea-Swimming Titan’s abilities.
• Yago cursed Ebson and left the mental space, unaware that the dark-red threads around him had faded.
• Yago cut Aili’s ropes, prompting Selina to reach for her pistol and Aili to wonder why he had spared her.
• Yago asked Aili to join the Eldia Revival Army as an undercover Titan Warrior, promising that only he and Selina would know her identity.
• Aili raised her head in surprise at Yago’s proposal.

Yago welcomed Aili Ambas into the Eldia Revival Army, and the group left the valley after Selina threatened Aili to keep quiet about a stain on Yago’s coat. Elsewhere, Ebson raged over a failed experiment and blamed someone he called a liar.

• Yago accepted Aili Ambas into the Eldia Revival Army and reassured Selina that Aili had joined in good faith.
• Yago told Aili that her written statement could help protect her from Colonel Koslow, while Selina remained suspicious of her.
• Yago prepared to take Aili and Selina back to camp, and Aili agreed to call him Boss.
• Selina threatened Aili after Aili noticed that Selina had spread a yellow stain across Yago’s coat.
• Yago, Selina, and Aili drove away from the valley, leaving the Titan battle site behind.
• Ebson found his experiment had failed, smashed his fist into a wall, and cursed someone as a liar who deserved to die.

Ebson left his laboratory with Bill and his creations after recalling the man he resented, while Litt remained determined to avenge his family on Marley. Meanwhile, Yago returned to the Military Camp with Selina and learned that something bad had happened.

• Ebson lost his temper in the laboratory, and Bill threatened Litt, Bazel, and Ivanor when Litt mocked the doctor.
• Ebson emerged, declared the laboratory no longer useful, and led Bill and the three creations away.
• Ebson told Litt that it was not yet time to take revenge on Marley, and Litt vowed to make the Marleyans regret destroying his home and killing his family.
• Yago doubted Selina's claim that a bird had stained his coat, but accepted her explanation and threw the coat away at the Military Camp.
• The Third Regiment's soldiers were relieved when Yago and Selina returned, but Yago received very bad news.

Yago discovered that Marley had placed thousands of troops behind the Eldian Third Regiment and ordered it to attack Grayle Fortress without retreating. He found a way to use bazookas against the Middle Eastern fortifications, while Gabi and Falco prepared for the battle.

• Yago learned that Marley had positioned five thousand troops behind his Third Regiment and ordered it to launch an all-out attack on Grayle Fortress without retreating.
• Selina explained that the natural-rock fortifications in the Stone Forest would be difficult to breach, and Yago rejected using Aili's Sea-Swimming Titan or artillery.
• Yago realized bazookas could fire through the fortifications' windows, found a crate of them in the supply depot, and ordered Selina to train the soldiers to use them.
• Falco worried about the coming battle and urged Gabi to stay safe, but Gabi called him a coward and vowed to show what a Warrior Candidate could do.
• Zofia teased Falco about his concern for Gabi, and Udo laughed along.

Marley and the Middle East fought a fierce battle at Grayle Fortress as Yago led the Eldia Third Regiment toward the enemy bunkers. Gabi grew increasingly eager to prove herself, and the chapter ended as an Eldia soldier fired a rocket at a machine gunner who had spotted him.

• Marley and the Middle Eastern forces exchanged heavy artillery fire across three fronts at Grayle Fortress.
• A Middle Eastern squad prepared to defend its bunker, wary that Marley’s Titan Warriors might attack.
• Yago led the Eldia Third Regiment toward the bunkers while Colt and the Warrior Candidates carried ammunition behind them.
• Gabi resented being kept out of combat and hoped to distinguish herself to advance her Warrior Candidate career.
• A Middle Eastern machine gunner spotted an Eldia soldier, who aimed a rocket launcher and fired before the gunner could finish raising the alarm.

Yago’s Third Regiment used Bazooka rockets and trenches to break through the Middle Eastern bunker defenses south of Grayle Fortress. As the last three bunkers resisted, Gabi ran toward them to prove herself, leaving Falco, Zofia, and Udo alarmed.

• Yago’s troops destroyed a bunker with a Bazooka rocket, then advanced after Selina confirmed the attack had worked.
• The Middle Eastern commander ordered artillery fire after learning that more than a dozen frontline bunkers had gone silent.
• Yago’s soldiers dug trenches toward the interconnected bunkers, taking cover during shelling and advancing when the bombardment stopped.
• The Third Regiment’s rockets silenced bunker after bunker, but the final three mounted a fierce defense.
• Falco shielded Gabi from a shell, but Gabi refused to retreat and ran toward the bunkers to prove herself.
• Zofia and Udo arrived and asked Falco where Gabi had gone; Falco pointed toward the danger.

Yago halted the Third Regiment’s advance at Grayle Fortress, letting the Eldian soldiers rest while their secret Revival Army grew stronger. As rumors spread that Lieutenant Colonel Loa was Norman, Gabi rushed onto the battlefield with grenades to prove herself, leaving Falco and Zofia shouting for her to return.

• Yago rejected Aili’s offer to use her titan power and told Selina to have the Third Regiment stop advancing and rest.
• Selina spread the order through the regiment, whose soldiers had all joined the Eldia Revival Army.
• The Middle Eastern soldiers regained hope when Marley’s advance stopped, while the Eldian soldiers relaxed in their trenches.
• An Eldia Soldier told his companions a rumor that Lieutenant Colonel Loa was Norman, leader of the Eldia Revival Army.
• Gabi leaped into a shell crater with grenades, and Falco, Zofia, and the Eldia Soldiers called for her to come back as Udo ran to report what had happened.

Gabi charged across the battlefield toward the Middle Eastern fortress with grenades, while Falco and Zofia rushed after her and Colt tried to follow. Falco rescued Gabi from the first machine-gun burst, but she pushed him aside and continued toward the fortress alone.

• A Middle Eastern officer ordered his gunner to fire on Gabi, who was approaching the fortress with grenades.
• Falco and Zofia escaped the trench to pursue Gabi, and Udo, Colt, Yago, Selina, and Aili arrived at the front line.
• Yago pinned Colt down and refused to let him rescue Falco and the other Warrior Candidates.
• The Middle Easterners opened fire as Gabi charged toward their fortress, and Falco tackled her into a shell crater.
• Gabi told Falco to stay out of her way, shoved him aside, and charged onward alone.

Zofia was shot while saving Falco, and Aili transformed into the Sea-Swimming Titan to draw enemy fire as Gabi destroyed the fortress. The Eldian soldiers charged onward, leaving Gabi unnoticed while Falco and the others rushed to Zofia.

• Zofia took several bullets meant for Falco, and Gabi ignored his plea to return as she continued toward the fortress.
• Colt and Udo struggled to reach their friends, and Aili transformed into the Sea-Swimming Titan to protect the children and charge the enemy fortress.
• The Sea-Swimming Titan drew the Middle Easterners' fire while Gabi threw grenades into the fortress, setting off an explosion that killed the soldiers inside.
• Eldia's Third Regiment charged the retreating enemy, while Falco held the gravely wounded Zofia and Colt, Udo, and Aili hurried to help her.
• Gabi expected the soldiers and her friends to celebrate her, but everyone ignored her as she wondered why no one noticed her achievement.

Paradis Island flourished as its people and Hizuru built railways, while former Survey Corps comrades shared the work and memories. Annie wondered about Yago, who was enjoying a victory feast with the Third Regiment.

• Paradis Island’s leaders and Hizuru began a massive railway project, with people from every regiment taking turns building it.
• Jean and Eren argued while working, entertaining the Survey Corps soldiers and drawing Levi’s annoyed attention.
• Historia and Ymir cared for children from the Underground City orphanage, and Levi remembered Farlan and Isabel as he watched them.
• Annie and Mikasa competed at breaking rocks, then Annie admitted she missed Yago and supported his work for the Eldian people.
• Yago ate roasted meat and drank juice with the Third Regiment while Selina scolded him for getting grease on his uniform.

Erwin and Hange investigated the Imperialists’ rapid growth across Paradis Island and learned that the group was targeting Eren and the Wallist Church. To counter them, Erwin considered promoting Yago’s Eldia Revival Army, leaving him wary of how Yago’s ideas had helped create the island’s crisis.

• Hange gave Erwin intelligence showing that the Imperialists had recruited soldiers across the Garrison Regiment, Military Police Brigade, Survey Corps, and civilian population.
• Hange identified Lance Uriel and Arno Zot as Imperialist leaders, and reported that Floch had refused recruitment even as nearly half the Survey Corps was influenced.
• Erwin concluded that hidden forces were encouraging the Imperialists and feared their restorationist agenda could provoke the hostile outside world into attacking Paradis Island.
• Hange reported that the Imperialists were seeking support from the Wallist Church and Eren, while President Zackly had met their representatives and seemed increasingly ambiguous toward them.
• Erwin showed Hange Yago’s letter about the Eldia Revival Army and decided that its more moderate ideology could counter the Imperialists.
• Erwin regretted sending Yago abroad after realizing that Yago’s actions had indirectly stirred turmoil across Paradis Island.

The Imperialists met to discuss gaining Parliament’s recognition and their rumbling plan, while Erwin tried to recruit Floch to oppose them. Floch accepted after Erwin showed him intelligence about the outside world and appealed to the Survey Corps’ sacrifices.

• Arno arrived at an Imperialist meeting attended by people from across Paradis Island, where members promoted their faction and condemned Marley’s persecution of Eldians.
• An elder asked Yelena to explain the Imperialists’ plans to gain legitimacy and pursue the rumbling; afterward, Lance left the church angrily, while Arno and Yelena defended the sacrifices involved.
• Erwin met with Floch and offered him a role in the Restoration Army, but Floch initially rejected the idea.
• Erwin showed Floch intelligence about the outside world and warned that the Imperialists planned to wage war against every country listed.
• Erwin invoked Scott and the Survey Corps’ mission, and Floch finally agreed to help.

Yelena pressured Eren to join the Imperialists by invoking his father, Zeke, and the danger facing Eldia, and Eren reacted when she mentioned Yago. Aboard a train, Magath confronted Zeke with a report about the Marley Warrior Candidates and said the Warrior Unit had disgraced itself.

• Eren sent Connie ahead, but Yelena emerged from the shadows and tried to recruit him to the Imperialists.
• Yelena revealed that Grisha had belonged to the Eldia Restorationists and urged Eren to trust his half brother Zeke and use the Founding Titan to save Eldia.
• Eren remembered Yago's advice and his family and comrades, then asked Yelena what she had said about Yago.
• On a train, Zeke read a newspaper report about the battle at Grayle Fortress.
• Magath entered the carriage furious, slammed a report down before Zeke, and accused Koslow and the Marley Warrior Candidates of bringing disgrace on the Warrior Unit.

Yago ignored Marley headquarters’ orders to send the Eldia Third Regiment into another assault and found an unexpected ally in Bagg, the Marleyan supervisory officer. He left with Bagg’s promise to handle something for him, while Selina remained hungry and suspicious of their sudden friendship.

• Yago kept the Eldia Third Regiment resting at Grayle Fortress instead of attacking the Middle Easterners’ remaining defenses.
• Yago recognized Bagg as the supervisory officer and reminded him of the military supplies he had extorted from him.
• Bagg plotted to kill Yago and use the Third Regiment as cannon fodder, but Yago went with him to the logistics department while Marley soldiers kept Selina in a tent.
• Selina waited for Yago to transform, then saw him and Bagg leave together after sharing food and drink.
• Yago took Selina away, and Bagg privately gave his adjutant money to handle a few things for him.

Gabi was rejected by Aili and her comrades after her reckless battlefield actions, then was abused by Marley despite helping its cause. The chapter ends with Yago reading a shocking letter from Commander Erwin about Paradis Island.

• Aili turned Gabi away from visiting the recovering Sophia, and Gabi left dejectedly.
• Falco and Udo ignored Gabi as they went to visit Zofia, leaving Gabi to collapse and cry out that she had done nothing wrong.
• The Third Regiment's Eldia Soldiers ostracized Gabi after learning she had endangered her comrades and left Zofia gravely wounded.
• Middle Eastern newspapers condemned Marley for sending children into battle and published a photograph of Gabi charging with grenades.
• Marley's leadership blamed its subordinates, and an adjutant insulted Gabi in front of the Third Regiment, shattering her excuses for her actions.
• Yago read a letter about Paradis Island that Commander Erwin had personally sent, and its contents shocked him.