Chapter Summaries

Yago offered Pieck and Porco a chance to serve Paradis Island in exchange for their Titan powers, but insisted they prove their resolve while imprisoned. He explained to A-Wu why he wanted to recruit them and left Porco alive because he feared Ebson might be able to tamper with the Flying Claw Titan’s power.

• Yago confronted Porco about his loyalty to Marley, then reassured Pieck and asked her to finish eating.
• Yago told Pieck and Porco that Paradis Island needed the Cart Titan and Flying Claw Titan powers and offered them a chance to join its side.
• Pieck asked whether Yago would trust them, and he said he would not until they proved their resolve.
• Yago had soldiers shackle Pieck and Porco, and they did not resist.
• A-Wu questioned why Yago wanted to recruit the Marley Warriors, and Yago explained that Pieck was exceptionally skilled and that he feared Ebson could tamper with Porco’s power.

The Middle Eastern soldiers at Hakar Fortress underestimated the approaching Far Eastern army, despite signs that its rapid conquests were unusual. Sibil and his uncle Lalo were caught in the first artillery attack as the Far Eastern army struck the position.

• A Middle East officer ordered the soldiers at Hakar Fortress to prepare for battle against the advancing Far Eastern army.
• The chapter explained how the Far Eastern army had conquered dozens of small nations and reached within twenty kilometres of the Middle Eastern border.
• Sibil struggled with his rusty rifle and asked his uncle Lalo whether the Far Eastern people were easy to defeat.
• Lalo boasted that the Far Easterners were dangerous only when fighting over booze and women, reassuring Sibil and nearby soldiers.
• As Sibil and Lalo returned to reinforcing the trenches, Lalo recognized an incoming artillery shell, knocked Sibil down, and the position came under attack.

Sibil and Lalo endured a devastating Far East bombardment at the Middle Eastern position, then watched canisters release a substance that transformed hundreds of soldiers into grotesque Titans. The new Titans attacked the survivors, leaving Sibil amid the chaos as Lalo was transformed and killed.

• Far East artillery killed nearly half of the three thousand Middle Eastern troops defending the position, while Sibil cowered in a shell crater and Lalo urged him to prepare for an attack.
• As the Far East forces approached, canisters fell among the Middle Eastern soldiers and burst, spraying green liquid and smoke.
• Lalo and hundreds of soldiers began bleeding and suffering intense pain after being splattered by the canister contents.
• Crimson lightning transformed the afflicted soldiers into skinless, blood-drenched Titans, including Lalo, who told Sibil to run.
• The Titans attacked the surviving Middle Eastern soldiers, and one devoured the commander.

Sibil fled as his uncle and hundreds of other Middle Eastern soldiers transformed into Titans, then collapsed before the Far Eastern army arrived and killed him. The Far Eastern troops destroyed the remaining Titans and recovered the canisters, while Ebson described the substance in the Laboratory as a way to weed out inferior humans.

• Sibil escaped the Middle Eastern position as his uncle became a Blood Titan, and the newly transformed Titans soon collapsed and shattered.
• After running until he fell, Sibil saw the Far Eastern tanks and soldiers approaching and surrendered, but a soldier shot him dead.
• The Far Eastern commander ordered tanks to destroy the surviving Blood Titans and troops to kill any Middle Eastern soldiers still alive.
• Far Eastern soldiers collected the iron canisters, though some transformed into Titans before the tanks dealt with them.
• After the position was secured, the Far Eastern commander wondered how people outside Eldia could transform into Titans.
• In the Laboratory, Bill asked Ebson what the substance was, and Ebson called it something for weeding out inferior humans.

Far Eastern forces used Demon’s Despair shells to seize Hakar Fortress and then conquered all thirty-two Middle Eastern border fortresses, killing vast numbers of soldiers and civilians. The Middle East Union prepared a revenge-driven all-out war against the Far East, while Paradis Island continued developing largely unaffected.

• Artillery Commander Sam ordered his troops to fire Demon’s Despair shells at Hakar Fortress despite Adjutant Kus questioning the use of the weapon.
• The shells transformed people inside Hakar Fortress into Blood Titans, and Sam watched the crimson flashes before his unit waited for resistance to end.
• Far Eastern artillery bombarded Hakar Fortress with ordinary shells, then ground troops and tanks entered and found a scene of devastation.
• Far Eastern forces attacked in more than a dozen columns and captured all thirty-two fortresses along the Middle Eastern border within three weeks, killing over a hundred thousand troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians.
• The Middle East Union redeployed two hundred thousand troops from Marley’s border and prepared for all-out war against the Far Eastern nations.
• Paradis Island continued advancing its army, technology, and infrastructure with support from Hizuru and other nations.

After stabilizing Marley and beginning conscription reforms, Magath waited to retake the capital while the Middle Eastern army threatened the border. When the Middle Easterners withdrew to fight the Far East, Magath ordered a military conference to plan Marley’s next move.

• Magath learned that Lara Tybur had survived and returned to Texi Province, but judged that one Titan Warrior could not resolve Marley’s wider crisis.
• Magath suppressed rebellious nobles in Texi Province, pushed through conscription reforms, and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers.
• Magath delayed plans to retake the capital because nearly a hundred thousand Middle Eastern troops had massed along Marley’s border.
• The Middle Eastern army withdrew after war broke out between the Far East and the Middle East.
• Magath ordered the Ministry of Defense to assemble its major generals and prepare for a military conference.

Yago and Queen Historia inspected Paradis Island’s newly trained army and the surviving Three Military Branches, while Prime Minister Pyxis and Historia addressed the assembled soldiers and civilians. Historia was pleased that she would be allowed to join the new army’s coming war, unaware of what Parliament planned for her captured brother Arno Reiss.

• Yago thanked Alex for holding an umbrella as they watched the military review in Trost District.
• Yago inspected the new army and the Three Military Branches, whose soldiers now carried modern rifles or upgraded Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.
• Yago praised the soldiers, while Parliament members watched him warily and Historia noticed his greater popularity.
• Prime Minister Pyxis and Queen Historia delivered speeches to the assembled soldiers and civilians.
• Historia was glad Parliament and Yago had agreed she could take part in the coming war, while Parliament shifted its interest from her royal bloodline to the captive Arno Reiss.

Yago urged Paradis Island’s New Army to fight for the future of the Eldians, and the soldiers answered with a thunderous Heart Salute as the military parade began. After receiving urgent intelligence from Hizuru, Yago realized he had to return to the Marley Capital because a storm was coming.

• Yago told the soldiers that Eldians beyond the island were enslaved by Marley and asked them to fight for their people’s future.
• Alex shouted, “For Eldia, dedicate your hearts!” and tens of thousands of soldiers joined the salute and repeated the cry.
• Yago judged the army’s morale strong as civilians and officials cheered.
• The New Army fired ceremonial guns to officially begin the military parade.
• Yago received an urgent intelligence report from Hizuru and decided he had to return to the Marley Capital soon.

Selina returned to the Marley Capital and learned that Marley was preparing a counteroffensive. She saw that the city had recovered under the Eldia Revival Army, while Helen credited Commander Erwin and the people on Paradis Island for their help.

• Selina arrived at the Marley Capital with Aili and reunited with Zofia at the port.
• Selina asked Helen about the intelligence in her telegram, and Helen confirmed Marley was gathering troops for a counteroffensive.
• Selina traveled to the Eldia Revival Army headquarters and saw ordinary Marleyans and Eldians living and working together in the city.
• Selina thanked Helen for stabilizing the capital, and Helen said Commander Erwin and the people on Paradis Island had also helped.

Marshal Magath informed Marley’s officers that the Far East had crushed the Middle Eastern Army and was now less than a hundred kilometers from Marley’s border. Intelligence linked the Far East’s advanced weapons and Blood Titans to the nobleman Ebson Louis, so Magath ended the meeting and headed to the Tybur Family’s villa.

• Magath told the gathered Marley officers that Lybass had fallen and the Middle Eastern Army had been nearly wiped out by the Far East.
• The officers examined reports of Blood Titans, poison gas, advanced guns, and fast airships, and debated whether Marley should intervene or prepare for the Far East’s war against the world.
• Magath said the Middle Eastern government in exile blamed Marley for the Far East’s weapons and demanded that Marley take responsibility.
• Magath showed photographs connecting the new weapons to Louis Armory and Ebson Louis, shocking the officers, including an airship researcher from Slatoa Fortress.
• Magath adjourned the meeting and ordered a vehicle so he could visit the Tybur Family’s villa.

After the massacre of the Tybur Family, Willy agreed to support Magath’s plans for the Far East, then rejected Lara’s proposal to pass the War Hammer Titan to his ten-year-old daughter, Fini. He vowed to inherit the Titan himself instead.

• Magath visited Willy, whose family had been slaughtered, and showed him intelligence about the Far East’s green poison gas and Blood Titan.
• Willy condemned humanity for creating new devils and agreed that the Far East must be stopped; Magath left with the Tybur Family’s support.
• After Magath departed, Lara asked Willy why he would back a war in the Far East while Marley’s capital remained in danger.
• Lara told Willy that Fini had recovered and proposed that she inherit the War Hammer Titan in a year.
• Willy refused to make ten-year-old Fini inherit the Titan and declared that he would inherit it himself.

Yago and Eren fought their fifth Titan sparring match, with Yago agreeing not to use any additional Titan Powers. Soldiers placed bets on the contest as their comrades watched, and the chapter left Annie blushing after Hitch teased her about suddenly becoming more mature and beautiful.

• Yago's Fate Titan and Eren's Attack Titan clashed, and Yago's greater strength cracked the Hardening on Eren's arm.
• Connie opened a betting pool, and soldiers staked meal tickets on Eren or Yago.
• The chapter described how Eren, Sasha, Connie, Jean, Armin, Ymir, and Mikasa had taken roles in the New Army of Paradis Island.
• Mike asked Levi whether Eren could win without Yago's other Titan Powers, while Annie insisted Yago would not lose.
• Pieck questioned Annie's confidence, and Hitch teased Annie about her changed appearance, making Annie blush.

Eren’s Attack Titan fought Yago’s Fate Titan in the arena but was overpowered until Zeke revealed that Eren still had a trump card. Eren unleashed a terrifying roar that stunned Yago, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Eren’s Attack Titan repeatedly fell to the Fate Titan while the spectators watched and wagered on the match.
• Pieck, Porco, Annie, Connie, Sasha, and Jean discussed their surrender, hopes, and bets as they watched Yago dominate Eren.
• Yago baited Eren into charging, then seized the Attack Titan and drove his claws into its shoulders.
• Zeke arrived beside Levi and told Mike that Eren had not yet used his greatest trump card.
• Eren stopped resisting and unleashed a powerful roar that stunned Yago.

Eren used the Founding Titan’s power to freeze Yago briefly, then tore off the Fate Titan’s arms and took control of the battle. Yago revealed that the Fate Titan could fly, but conceded defeat and declared Eren the winner.

• The Attack Titan’s roar briefly froze the Eldians, and Levi, Mikasa, Annie, Jean, and Yago realized something unusual had happened.
• Eren seized the moment while the Fate Titan was frozen, hardening his arms around Yago’s and tearing both of them off.
• The spectators cheered as the Attack Titan struck the disarmed Fate Titan, while Zeke recognized the wings that suddenly sprouted from its back as a power of the Beast Titan.
• The Fate Titan took flight, landed, and Yago climbed out of its nape.
• Yago praised Eren, said he had lost after using an extra power, and declared Eren the winner.

Eren defeated Yago in their sparring match, and the soldiers celebrated while Mikasa resolved to intensify Eren’s combat training. After Eren revealed that Zeke’s royal blood had helped him use the Founding Titan Power, Yago asked why Zeke had cooperated with him.

• Eren won the spar against Yago, prompting the soldiers to celebrate and collect their bets.
• Armin praised Eren’s progress, while Mikasa decided to double his hand-to-hand practice.
• Hitch urged Annie to teach Yago a lesson, and Annie offered to ask Yago to transfer Marlo back to Hitch’s side.
• Yago teased Eren about using the Founding Titan Power, and Eren handed him a bottle containing Zeke’s blood.
• Yago realized Eren had used royal blood to access the power but asked why Zeke had agreed to cooperate.

As Marley prepared to attack, Yago decided Paradis needed to use the Rumbling as a deterrent and questioned Eren about his access to the Founding Titan’s power. Yago used Zeke’s blood to enter the Paths with Eren and hurried toward the Founding Titan after spotting a crimson thread in the pillar of light.

• Yago concluded that Paradis needed to show its strength against Marley and identified the Rumbling as its trump card.
• Yago questioned Eren about how he had used the Founding Titan’s power, and Eren explained that Zeke had willingly helped him after abandoning his Euthanasia Plan.
• Eren told Yago that he could enter the Paths but could not speak to the Founding Titan.
• Yago took Zeke’s blood vial and forced Eren to bite through it so they could enter the Paths without finding Historia.
• Yago spotted a crimson thread in the pillar of light and ran toward the Founding Titan, with Eren following reluctantly.

Yago and Eren met Founding Titan Ymir in the Paths, where Yago asked her to grant him the Rumbling and explain the Artificial Titan power. Ymir refused the first request but invited him to hear the answer to the second, leaving Yago and Eren awaiting her explanation.

• After two thousand years of piling up sand, Founding Titan Ymir noticed a brief crimson mark and sensed Yago and Eren approaching.
• Yago resisted an urge to devour Ymir, then respectfully asked whether Eren was the descendant whose future she had seen.
• Ymir nodded and then shook her head, while Yago concluded that she had learned of a future through a different Eren.
• Yago asked Ymir to grant him the Rumbling so he could protect the Eldians, but she refused.
• Yago then asked about Artificial Titans, their connection to Intelligent Titans, and reports of people from other ethnic groups becoming Titans.
• Ymir asked whether Yago truly wanted to know, and Eren was surprised to learn that people outside the Eldians might become Titans.

Yago saw the Blood Lake spreading across the White Sand Plain and watched it form and dissolve Blood Titans. Great-Grandmother then brought him to a vision of Norman Russell and Ebson working with Bill in a laboratory, where Yago recognized the woman who entered as his mother.

• Great-Grandmother led Yago and Eren to a boiling Blood Lake that spread across the White Sand Plain and shaped blood sand into temporary Blood Titans.
• Great-Grandmother gave Yago an eerie smile, and he found himself in a laboratory from the past.
• Norman Russell explained his research into Eldian cells to Ebson, who worried that Marley would punish them for experimenting.
• Bill woke on the laboratory bed and complained that Norman had drained his blood.
• A woman entered carrying food, and Yago tearfully recognized her as his mother.

Norman and Ebson studied Eldian titan power as Norman pursued a way to free Eldians and win acceptance for them. Ebson asked to see Norman's research notes, unaware that an unfinished illustrated book beside them was being kept from him.

• Pei Xi brought lunch to Norman, Ebson, and Bill at the laboratory, and Norman reassured her that he would help free the Eldians.
• Norman and Ebson returned to their experiments after Pei Xi and Bill left, and Norman explained that Eldian children inherited titan power if either parent was Eldian.
• Norman described his goal of uncovering the secret of titan power and asked Ebson to obtain blood from the Titan Warriors.
• Ebson asked to read Norman's experiment notes, and Norman told him not to look at the illustrated book beside them yet.

Norman returned to the laboratory after his family rejected his plans and continued researching how Titan Power worked. He theorized that simulating the coordinates of an Intelligent Titan could let people without Eldian blood acquire Titan Power, but his explanation ended before he stated what would happen if the experiment succeeded.

• Ebson waited with the Commander for Norman outside the estate, then drove him to the laboratory.
• Norman told Ebson that his family had reacted badly to his plans, but insisted that the experiment could change the future of the Eldians and humanity.
• Norman resumed his research and reasoned that Eldian blood gave people coordinates in the Paths dimension, while Intelligent Titans possessed transferable coordinates.
• Norman proposed that simulating an Intelligent Titan's coordinates might let people without Eldian blood obtain Titan Power.