Chapter Summaries

Yago forced old Jeff to test the loyalty of Marleyan prisoners by making them choose between shooting him and earning their freedom. After more than thirty Marleyans fired blanks at Jeff’s head without hesitation, Jeff and the Eldians who had defended him were left shaken and silent.

• Yago freed a Marley officer, gave him a pistol, and ordered him to choose between shooting old Jeff in the arm or head in exchange for different fates.
• Old Jeff pleaded for the Marley officer to save him, citing his family’s sacrifices for Marley.
• The Marley officer asked Yago whether he would really be freed, then shot old Jeff in the head; the gun held a blank, and Yago took it back.
• Yago mocked old Jeff and repeated the test with more than thirty Marleyan officers and soldiers, who all fired at Jeff’s head for the promise of freedom.
• Old Jeff grew numb under the repeated blows, while the Eldians who had supported him fell silent and some looked uneasily at their armbands.

After the Eldians’ armband protest and the battle in Marley, news of Paradis and Ebson’s Artificial Titans spread around the world. In the Far East, Ebson investigated a child from eighteen years earlier and ordered Bill to find a successor for the Red Fire Titan, while Litt flew off in anger.

• Yago watched Eldians leave behind torn armbands, then hurried away after giving final instructions.
• Governments around the world convened meetings after news spread of the battle in Marley and Ebson’s Artificial Titan warriors.
• Ebson tested a liquid in a Far Eastern factory and questioned Bill about a baby Bill had been ordered to dispose of eighteen years earlier.
• Bill recalled abandoning the baby in Liberio, where an elderly Eldian had been rummaging through the trash, but insisted he had disposed of the child.
• After Litt demanded permission to take revenge on Willy Tybur, Ebson dismissed him and ordered Bill to find a new heir for the Red Fire Titan.
• Litt transformed into the Winged Titan and flew away, while Ebson returned to his work with a new plan.

Paradis Island's leaders approved reinforcements for the Survey Corps, while political tensions between the Imperialists and revival faction pushed Arno toward an alliance with Yelena. The chapter ended with Magath taking command of Marley's reorganized government and military, facing the challenge of retaking the occupied Marley Capital.

• Erwin urged Parliament to send reinforcements to the Marley Capital and volunteered to command them, and Zackly approved the plan.
• Arno told the Imperialists that Erwin would lead the reinforcement force, while Lance challenged the group's hostility toward the revival faction and walked out.
• Arno questioned the difference between the Imperialists and the revival faction, concluding that Eldia needed a true king rather than a figurehead.
• Arno accepted Yelena's offer of partnership and declared that Parliament had no right to control the King's power.
• Magath became Marshal and Minister of Defense of the Marley Empire in Texi Province and began considering how to retake the Marley Capital.

The Restoration Army expanded its forces in Hope District as Eldians flocked to enlist, while Marleyans gradually resumed daily life in the occupied capital. Yago Norman’s prestige rose, and he continued to crack down on nobles and capitalists who had exploited Eldians.

• Young Eldians joined the Restoration Army in large numbers, including many recently returned from the war between Marley and the Middle East.
• Yago recruited more than twenty thousand troops to defend the Marley Capital but avoided conscripting every available Eldian soldier.
• Yago Norman’s prestige reached its peak among the Restoration Army and the Eldians of Hope District.
• Marleyan citizens gradually left their homes, reopened small markets, and returned to parks and ordinary routines.
• Eldians ventured out of Hope District to explore the capital, while Yago harshly dealt with Marleyan nobles and capitalists who had exploited them.

Selina and Yago decided to keep the captured foreign envoys, while Yago struggled to maintain order in Marley’s capital until reinforcements from Paradis Island and Hizuru arrived. Kiyomi departed after assuring him that Hizuru and the Eastern Region stood together, and the chapter ended with Yago asking Annie about her secret drawing.

• Selina asked Yago what to do with the captured envoys, and they decided to keep them rather than release them.
• The Restoration Army publicly executed Eldians who had murdered a Marleyan family, helping reassure Marleyan citizens that its laws applied to everyone.
• Erwin arrived at the port with thousands of soldiers and specialists from Paradis Island, alongside Hizuru’s reinforcements, and reunited with Hange and Levi.
• Yago thanked Kiyomi Azumabito for Hizuru’s help, and she told him the Eastern Region was united and Hizuru would remain a friend to Eldians.
• Yago walked with Annie and asked what she was drawing, but Annie shut her notebook and refused to show him.

After Parliament proposed returning to Paradis Island for a victory ceremony, Historia resisted leaving the Marley Capital while Arno watched and considered helping her claim power. Armin and Floch struggled with Bertholdt’s legacy as Magath tried to hold Marley together amid military collapse and threats from abroad.

• Erwin explained to Yago that Parliament wanted them to return to Paradis Island to celebrate their victory and raise public morale.
• Historia complained about returning to the Royal Palace, while Arno watched her and offered in private to help her reclaim the power of the monarchy.
• Armin remembered Bertholdt’s request to deliver a stone to his father, then regretted learning that Mr. Hoover had already died.
• Floch struggled with the Colossal Titan’s memories beneath the ruins of Shiobis District, but insisted he would never regret his actions.
• Magath, newly appointed Marshal and Minister of Defense, learned that the Middle East Union was moving against Marley and lamented the empire’s weakened state.

On the fleet returning to Paradis, Yago discussed Zeke’s euthanasia plan and the island’s growing need to prepare for war. Eren revealed he had dreamed about Yago, prompting Yago to test whether the Founding Titan’s power had awakened, but touching Historia produced no reaction.

• Yago asked Zeke how he had devised the Eldian euthanasia plan, and Zeke said he had felt understood when Yago first approved of it.
• Yago left Zeke’s guarded cabin and reflected on how the Restoration Army’s trained personnel could help Paradis build its military.
• Eren told Yago he had met his grandparents and struggled with how to tell his mother about his father’s past.
• Eren described blurry dreams of crimson scenes and enormous figures, along with a clear dream in which Yago apologized for deceiving him.
• Yago took Eren to Historia and brought their hands together to test the Founding Titan’s power, but nothing happened.

Yago returned to Paradis Island after nearly three years away, where his mother Lucia and Annie’s father waited to welcome him and the returning soldiers. Lucia and Mr. Leonhardt discussed arranging Yago and Annie’s engagement, while Yago remained unaware of their plans.

• Yago and the returning soldiers saw Paradis Island’s expanded harbor and its growing fleet as their ferry arrived.
• Lucia waited at the harbor with sweets for Yago, while Carla stayed home to prepare a feast.
• Lucia told Mr. Leonhardt she wanted Yago and Annie to settle down together.
• Mr. Leonhardt agreed, and Lucia proposed that the two families arrange their engagement the next day.
• Yago watched Connie and Jean arm-wrestle, unaware of the parents’ conversation.

Yago reunited with Lucia, while Mr. Leonhardt began imagining Annie’s future family and Lucia urged Annie to consider marriage. At the port, Selina reunited with Nack and revealed that her group had become the Eldia Revival Army and captured the Marley Capital, leaving Nack stunned.

• Yago reunited with Lucia, and Mr. Leonhardt encouraged Annie to join them while privately warming to the idea of her marrying and having a child.
• Lucia fussed over Annie and asked what kind of engagement ring and wedding arrangements she wanted, while Yago ate the pastries from Lucia’s basket.
• Aili and Selina arrived at the port with the Restoration Army members as soldiers escorted an unhappy Historia from the ferry.
• Selina recognized Nack among the Imperialists welcoming Historia, and they reunited as Nack told her that many Restorationists had died and the survivors had become the Eldia Imperialists.
• Selina told Nack that she had joined Yago’s group, now called the Eldia Revival Army, which had captured the Marley Capital and liberated a million Eldians.
• Nack was stunned when Selina announced the Revival Army’s name and its goal of reviving the Eldian people.

Yago reviewed Paradis Island’s cautious arrangements for the Restoration Army as Parliament debated whether to trust the outsiders. Pyxis arranged for them to train half the Garrison Regiment, while Arno’s Imperialists plotted to stop their influence before it grew.

• Yago read that the Restoration Army personnel would train the Garrison Regiment but be kept away from the other military branches, and he suspected Parliament distrusted them.
• Parliamentarians argued over the Restoration Army’s strength and whether it could be trusted, while Pyxis revealed he had already assigned them to train half the Garrison Regiment.
• Pyxis sent Miniko to tell Yago that the island needed the Restoration Army’s help and that he would keep things steady until retirement.
• Nack warned Arno that the Restoration Army could gain influence through the Garrison Regiment, and Arno vowed to cut them off before they gained momentum.

The Survey Corps and the Restoration faction gained prestige on Paradis Island after their victory in Marley, while Historia awarded Yago a medal at a public ceremony. Arno mistook Historia’s displeasure for a desire to become a true monarch and began considering how to restore the Eldia Empire, while Yago sensed a sinister gaze in the crowd.

• Paradis Island celebrated the Survey Corps’ victory in Marley, and the Corps became more popular with recruits than the Military Police Brigade.
• The public connected the Eldia Revival Army with the island’s Restoration faction, attracting support from some Imperialists.
• Historia secretly flicked Yago on the forehead with her ring while awarding him a medal, getting revenge for his decision to end their stay in Marley.
• Alex and Louise excitedly discussed joining the Survey Corps after seeing Yago at the ceremony.
• Arno interpreted Historia’s unhappiness as a desire to become a true Queen and considered restoring the Eldia Empire.
• Yago noticed a cold, sinister gaze from the crowd, but it disappeared when he searched for its source.

Yago spent the evening with Annie and the neighborhood cats before falling asleep and entering his consciousness space. There, he encountered Norman Russell, who called him his child, and Yago recognized him as his father.

• Yago returned home and found Annie playing with several cats, but a cow-patterned stray scratched his hand when he tried to pet it.
• Annie scolded Yago for provoking the cat, and he privately vowed to punish it by having it castrated.
• That night, Yago entered his consciousness space and found Founding Titan Ymir watching him in silence.
• Norman Russell appeared in the space, and Yago recognized him from the photograph at Russell Manor.
• Norman touched Yago's head and called him his child, prompting Yago to remember the voice from his childhood and call him Father.

Yago learned from Norman Russell that Norman was his father and that he had been involved in Ebson’s wrongdoing and the pursuit of Eldian power. After waking, Yago faced questions from Yelena about Zeke, while she secretly continued working to carry out Zeke’s euthanasia plan.

• Yago met Norman Russell in his mindscape, and Norman apologized for his role in Ebson’s actions and revealed that Yago was the Fate Titan.
• Norman disappeared, and Yago woke, reflecting on his father and the power to change fate.
• Yago recalled that Zeke was imprisoned and struggled with how to handle Zeke’s volunteers and their contributions to Paradis Island.
• Yelena asked Yago where Zeke was, and Yago falsely claimed Zeke might still be in the Marley Capital.
• Yelena left without returning home and vowed to help Zeke realize the euthanasia plan before an unknown figure approached her.

Ebson named a new Red Fire Titan and announced that the Far Eastern nations would declare war on the entire world. The chapter ended with Magath learning that Marley and every other country had received the declaration.

• Ebson appointed a muscular brown-haired man as the new Red Fire Titan, while Litt, Ivanor, and Bazel left without welcoming him.
• Ebson told representatives of the Far Eastern nations that he intended to declare war on the entire world and rejected their objections.
• The representatives accepted Ebson's order because the nations were under his control.
• A staff officer informed Magath that the Far East had declared war on Marley and every other country in the world.

Selina rejected Nack’s attempt to recruit her to the Imperialists and defended Yago’s leadership of the Restoration Army. As she prepared to leave, a violent confrontation next door suggested that a coup or arrest was underway.

• Yago told Selina he had trouble sleeping, then agreed she should return to the Marley Capital to oversee the Restoration Army’s forces there.
• Yago gave Selina advice and a written plan for managing the Marley Capital, and Selina suggested renaming the city.
• Nack invited Selina to tea and urged her to support the Imperialists, claiming Yago was too young to lead her.
• Selina condemned Nack’s attempt to undermine Yago and refused to involve the Restoration Army in the Imperialists’ power struggle.
• Selina heard Arno order guards to take Lord Lance away, followed by crashes and sounds of a struggle, while Nack’s expression turned vicious.

Arno and Nack captured Selina and her Restoration Army guards at a teahouse, then set a coup in motion to restore the Eldia Empire. As the Military Police seized key sites across the Capital and advanced on the Royal Palace, the city stood on the brink of upheaval.

• Nack urged Selina to join his plan to establish the Eldia Empire, but she refused and condemned the power struggle.
• Arno entered the teahouse, overpowered Selina, and knocked her unconscious after she attacked him.
• Arno told Nack to proceed, insisting their plan was a coup rather than a mutiny.
• Military Police officers arrested Selina and the Restoration Army soldiers, while Selina briefly saw a bloodied Garrison soldier before blacking out.
• More than half the Military Police Brigade marched toward key government sites and the Royal Palace as officers cordoned off the teahouse.

Arno launched a coup in the Capital, relying on loyal Military Police and Garrison Regiment troops while Yelena pursued her own operation. Alex and Louise overheard the plot and fled to seek help from Instructor Keith.

• Arno ordered his forces to seal the Capital, secure the Garrison Regiment barracks, lock down Parliament, and occupy the neighborhoods.
• Arno told Nack that he had recruited noble officers and stationed loyal troops in the Capital, and he claimed the coup would restore the Eldia Empire.
• Yelena met Arno and accepted his offer to send soldiers to support her rescue operation at the Survey Corps' barracks.
• Alex and Louise hid above a teahouse booth and overheard Arno's coup plans after the Military Police searched the building.
• Alex and Louise escaped to the Training Corps' quarters, where Alex demanded to see Instructor Keith.

As the Imperialists prepared to seize the Capital, Duke Vald tried to flee and Instructor Keith led the Training Corps instructors out to respond. At the Survey Corps base, Military Police attacked the guards while the captured Titan Warriors remained in their cells, and a commotion suddenly began outside the dungeon.

• Yago teased Armin about being on a date with Mina while their companions spent their leave visiting friends and family.
• Duke Vald told Lisa about the planned coup and urged her to pack, but she ran outside as he called after her.
• Alex warned Instructor Keith that the Imperialists planned to seal off the Capital, and Keith ordered the cadets to stay behind while the instructors moved out.
• Military Police officers arrived at the Survey Corps base and their leader kicked a guard down before the squad rushed forward.
• Zeke asked A-Wu for books to read, and a sudden commotion broke out outside the dungeon.

Arno led the Military Police in a coup, seizing the Parliament Building and detaining most parliamentarians. Lisa escaped to Orford District to warn her uncle Randy, while a clash between the Ackermans and Military Police erupted in the Survey Corps dungeon.

• Arno’s Military Police stormed the Parliament Building, detained Pyxis, and knocked Zackly to the floor before taking control of the building.
• Lisa reached Orford District and gave Randy a letter warning him that the Capital had been sealed off by a coup.
• Randy ordered the Garrison Regiment and Military Police in Orford District to prepare for combat and sent soldiers to contact the Survey Corps and Titan Warriors in Trost District.
• A-Wu and the other Ackermans attacked a squad of Military Police that broke into the Survey Corps dungeon, while Zeke, Pieck, and Porco watched from their cells.
• A stray bullet struck Pieck’s palm as she watched the fight, and she cried out in pain.

After learning of the Imperialists' coup, Yago headed for the Capital with Aili and Annie, while Yelena freed Zeke and renewed his resolve. Zeke left the dungeon with Yelena, refusing to take Pieck and Porco with them.

• Yago learned that the Imperialists had launched a coup and decided to return to the Capital with Aili and Annie, keeping Floch out of it.
• Yelena searched the dungeon beneath Survey Corps headquarters and found Zeke while Pieck and Porco watched from their cell.
• Yelena freed Zeke and reminded him that he was destined to lead them into the light.
• After hearing Yelena's plan, Zeke regained his confidence and agreed to help bring their plan to fruition.
• Zeke refused to bring Pieck and Porco along, and Pieck called after him as he left with Yelena.