Chapter Summaries

Norman successfully created a new Titan Power by injecting himself, but Ebson betrayed him and had him murdered before he could share the news with Pei Xi. Ebson then killed the driver who carried out the attack.

• Norman injected himself with the experimental liquid rather than risk Ebson or another test subject, and endured a dangerous transformation.
• Norman emerged from the Laboratory alive, celebrated the successful experiment with Ebson, and planned to tell Pei Xi and await their child’s birth.
• Ebson’s driver attacked Norman and cut through his neck, killing him before Titan Power could save him.
• The driver called Ebson his young master and began cleaning up the scene, revealing that Ebson had ordered Norman’s murder.
• Ebson shot the driver in the chest and then in the head.

Yago witnessed the truth of his father Norman Russell’s past: Ebson arranged the deaths of Norman and Pei Xi, then spared their newborn son, who was Yago’s father. After learning the Founding Titan knew about the world and Ebson’s pursuit of Hallucigenia, Yago was forced out of Paths and accidentally slapped Eren.

• A flashback revealed that Pei Xi died in childbirth and Norman died in a car accident, while Ebson secretly watched without showing grief.
• The doctor confronted Ebson with the surviving infant and demanded money, but Ebson later killed the doctor and took the child.
• Ebson recognized his own eyes in the baby and entrusted him to Bill, who had become the Louis Family’s new butler.
• Yago realized the memories belonged to his father, Norman Russell, and asked Great-Grandmother whether she knew their world was a manga.
• Yago suspected Ebson was targeting Hallucigenia, then saw a worm-like creature attached to Great-Grandmother before she urged him to follow fate’s guidance.
• Yago awoke beside Eren and reflexively slapped him across the face.

Yago called an emergency military conference after learning from Paths that Ebson’s actions could endanger humanity, and proposed that Paradis Island and the Eldia Revival Army join the world war. The officers objected to fighting alongside Marley, leaving Yago’s plan facing immediate resistance.

• Yago ordered Alex to summon Paradis Island’s senior officers, other military corps, Prime Minister Pyxis, and Parliament to an emergency conference.
• Yago told Eren that Eldians might have to fight abroad and argued that joining the war offered a chance to return to the world stage, unlike relying on the Rumbling as a deterrent.
• Eren asked Yago what freedom meant, then told him he was not free before leaving the office.
• At the conference, Yago proposed sending troops to fight the Far East and the World Alliance, which had submitted to it.
• A young New Army officer objected to helping Marley, and other commanders were troubled by the prospect of aiding their former oppressors.

Yago called a senior military conference to discuss whether Paradis should join the war against Marley, despite his personal reluctance to wield power or lead the Restorationists. He recalled the future he hoped to prevent and declared that Paradis should enter the war and defeat the Far East.

• New Army officers argued over whether Paradis should join the war, while radical officers proposed attacking Marley from behind.
• Yago considered how the Restorationists had come to dominate the New Army and how Parliament feared his growing influence.
• Prime Minister Pyxis trusted Yago and believed he could even rule Paradis, while Yago privately wished for a quiet life with Annie and their family.
• Yago remembered the Rumbling and the deaths he hoped to prevent, then dismissed his doubts as selfishness.
• Rico asked Yago for his position, and he said Paradis should join the war and defeat the Far East.

Yago led Paradis Island and the nations of the Orient in a massive fleet for the war, while joking with Eren aboard the lead destroyer. The chapter ended with an unnamed woman embracing Yago and scolding him for leaving without going home.

• Paradis Island and the nations of the Orient combined their armies and navies into a vast fleet led by Yago.
• Eren questioned whether Yago could command their enormous forces, and Yago insisted the soldiers were committed to the war.
• Yago teased Eren about freedom and seagulls, then urged him to go to Mikasa.
• A woman grabbed Yago around the waist and scolded him for upsetting Aunt Lucia and Aunt Carla by leaving without going home.

Yago reunited with Annie and warned her that the looming world war could decide Eldia’s and humanity’s survival, but she insisted on following him. On the voyage, Floch reflected on his path into the Restorationists and the burden of wielding the Colossal Titan, then reaffirmed his resolve to serve Eldia.

• Yago embraced Annie, explained why he had left without telling her, and admitted he feared she might die in the war.
• Annie told Yago she would follow him wherever he went and would not let him leave her behind.
• Floch left his comrades aboard the ship and recalled how he joined the Restorationists after losing his purpose.
• Floch remembered inheriting the Colossal Titan and destroying nearly ten thousand Marleyan troops with a nuclear blast in Shiobys.
• Floch questioned the burden of trampling lives, then resolved to lead Restorationist soldiers in dedicating their hearts to Eldia.

Selina managed the Restoration Army’s growing tensions in Hope City after Yago ordered it to join Marley’s war against the Far East. As officers and soldiers resisted the decision, Erwin arrived to speak with Selina, leaving the reason for his visit unknown.

• Selina finished her paperwork while reflecting on Hope City’s growth and the Restoration Army’s rising influence.
• Leon told Selina that four division commanders had demanded an explanation for the order to fight alongside Marley, and that Hema had injured his hand striking a wall.
• Leon questioned why the Restoration Army had to help Marley instead of allying with the Far East, voicing the opposition shared by its soldiers and commanders.
• Selina admitted she understood Yago’s reasoning but privately opposed helping Marley, and continued trying to calm the army.
• Erwin arrived to meet Selina, and Leon left them alone; Selina welcomed the respected commander and wondered why he had come.

Gabi grew withdrawn under the scorn directed at former Warrior families, while her parents tried to support her and her aunt Karina. The chapter ended with Aili and Zofia eating beef noodles in Hope City.

• Gabi helped her father finish a table, but she barely responded when he invited her to deliver it to Uncle Rock.
• Gabi’s father and mother worried about the abuse and contempt facing former Warrior families, including Gabi’s family and Karina’s.
• Gabi’s parents agreed to invite Karina to lunch, but Gabi had already left, so her father went to fetch his sister himself.
• After the Eldians were freed to move around Hope City without armbands, Aili and Zofia ate beef rice noodles at a street stall.
• Aili, wearing the Eldia Revival Army’s uniform, finished another bowl and called for more noodles.

Aili explained to Zofia that she was too young to join the Eldia Revival Army, and promised to ask Yago about making her a prospective soldier. Elsewhere, Gabi wandered through Hope City until Falco found her and invited her into his family’s bakery.

• Zofia asked Aili if she could join the Eldia Revival Army, but Aili explained that no one under sixteen could enlist and that the army no longer needed Warrior Candidates.
• Aili told Zofia that the army’s coming world war would decide the Eldians’ future, then encouraged her to study and help build that future.
• Aili promised to ask Yago about making Zofia a prospective soldier so she could join when she turned sixteen.
• Gabi wandered alone through Hope City after losing her Warrior Candidate armband and became hungry when she smelled bread and pork floss.
• Falco recognized Gabi outside the Grice and Bock Bakery, explained that his family ran it with Udo’s parents, and led her inside to see Udo.

The Eldia Revival Army prepared to welcome Yago and the forces arriving from Paradis Island and the Orient at Hope City’s harbor. The fleet came ashore, its leaders met the Restoration Army, and soldiers from both sides began sizing one another up.

• Selina put the Restoration Army on alert after the Sea-Swimming Titan signaled that the fleet was approaching.
• The combined fleet from Paradis Island and the nations of the Orient arrived, stunning Selina and the Restoration Army with its scale.
• Yago led the representatives ashore, where Selina and the Restoration Army welcomed them with a formal salute.
• Yago introduced representatives from Paradis Island, the Orient, and the Eldia Revival Army as the welcoming ceremony began.
• Soldiers from Paradis Island and the Restoration Army studied one another as troops continued disembarking.

Pieck and Porco longed to return to their families after hearing Aili describe life in Hope City, and Pieck asked Aili to help them. Meanwhile, Coris left home to join the Eldia Revival Army despite his Marleyan family’s opposition.

• Aili was surprised to find Pieck and Porco freely walking around the Paradis Island camp with iron rings on their hands, while the Ackerman Squad secretly watched them.
• Pieck listened to Aili describe Hope City and yearned to see her father and family, a desire Porco shared.
• Pieck pleaded with Aili to help her, but Aili protested when Pieck clutched her and got snot on her clothes.
• Coris packed his belongings and left home after refusing to abandon his decision to help the Eldia Revival Army.
• Coris’s Marleyan father, mother, and younger sister had opposed his choice, but he departed without regret.

Eren told Zeke he would not meet their grandparents and admitted that he loved Mikasa, while Zeke promised to keep his confession private. Yago resisted a voice urging him to seize control of humanity and worked over a map of potential targets, leaving Annie concerned about his exhaustion.

• Zeke invited Eren to meet their grandparents, but Eren refused because he did not want to disturb their peaceful lives.
• Zeke teased Eren about marrying Mikasa, and Eren confessed that he loved her while asking Zeke to keep it secret.
• Yago studied a world map and marked cities across several countries as a voice urged him to join it and become a god.
• Yago punched his ear to silence the voice, then Annie cleaned his ear with a cotton swab when she entered the office.
• Yago embraced Annie and thanked her, and she noticed his bloodshot eyes and worried that he had been working too hard.

Yago explained why he intended to fight the Far East alongside Marley, arguing that Eldia needed to win against impossible odds to regain the world's respect. After dismissing Kiyomasa Azumabito, he reviewed a secret plan aimed at securing new lands for the Eldians.

• Kiyomasa Azumabito briefed Yago on the forces gathering for the Marleyan conference and questioned why Yago planned to oppose the Far East.
• Yago cited the Far Eastern army's advanced weapons and Blood Titans, then said Eldia needed a hard-won victory to rise again before the world.
• Kiyomasa revealed that the Orientals trusted the Rumbling to guarantee victory, and Yago recognized that its power had persuaded them to join his coalition.
• Yago dismissed Kiyomasa and studied a plan that would not commit the full Eldian and Paradis armies and had goals beyond defeating the Middle East.
• Yago vowed to carve out new lands for the Eldians and marked the map with his fist.

Hange asked Erwin what he thought of the war, but he redirected the conversation toward gathering the Survey Corps for a party, seeing the conflict as an opportunity for Eldia. In Hope City, Bagg boasted to Marleyans about supposedly beating Yago, until soldiers arrived and he got stuck in the tavern’s back entrance while everyone fled.

• Hange questioned whether the war was good or bad, and Levi criticized her for neglecting the Survey Corps’ affairs.
• Erwin considered the war an opportunity for Eldia and invited Hange and Levi to gather the Survey Corps for a party.
• Bagg told the Marleyans in a tavern that he had once slapped Yago while Yago was disguised as a Marleyan officer.
• Marleyans cursed the Eldians and regretted not stopping Yago earlier, while Bagg claimed his failure to act had brought disaster on Marley.
• Someone warned that Eldian soldiers were coming, and the Marleyans fled as Bagg became stuck in the narrow back entrance.

Litt confronted Ivanor in the Far East base and used his knowledge of her secret activities in Twilight Town to propose an alliance against Ebson. Ivanor swallowed his written proposal but left without giving him an answer.

• Litt called out to Ivanor, who dismissed him and warned that Ebson would punish disobedient children.
• Litt mentioned Twilight Town, prompting Ivanor to press a dagger to his neck and demand to know what he wanted.
• Litt threatened to reveal Ivanor’s secret activities to Ebson and said he did not serve the Doctor.
• Ivanor read Litt’s proposal, swallowed the paper, and said she needed time to decide.
• Litt urged Ivanor to consider gaining strength and allies, then left; Ivanor soon departed as well.

Hange, Yago, and the Paradis Island delegation flew to Marley while Selina and the island’s forces prepared to carry out their own plans. As Magath opened an alliance conference in Icarus City to declare war on the Far East, a Titan crashed through the ceiling and announced Paradis Island’s arrival.

• Oliugon Pong piloted the plane carrying Hange, Yago, and the Paradis Island delegation into the sky as Selina ordered the Eldia Revival Army to depart.
• Eren reassured Mikasa and adjusted her scarf while Paradis Island’s New Army prepared for battle.
• Magath traveled to the heavily guarded Icarus City conference venue, where representatives from Marley, the Middle East, and other nations gathered to form an alliance against the Far East.
• After hours of talks made little progress, a Marley soldier warned that a Titan was in the sky.
• A Titan smashed through the conference hall ceiling and challenged the gathered nations for not inviting Paradis Island.

Yago and the Paradis Island team arrived in Icarus City to crash the Marleyan Joint Conference, making their entrance aboard Yago's Fate Titan. They landed on St. He Hospital's rooftop and subdued the Marleyan guards, where Yago began smashing the roof with a hardened pickaxe.

• Onyankopon warned Yago that the Marleyan conference was being held beneath St. He Hospital, and the team prepared to jump from the plane.
• Yago leaped from the plane and transformed into the Fate Titan, then Levi ordered the Paradis Island soldiers to follow him.
• A Marleyan rooftop squad spotted the winged Titan approaching and rushed to man its antiaircraft guns.
• The Fate Titan landed on St. He Hospital's rooftop, scattering the soldiers, and the Paradis Island team subdued the guards.
• Annie checked on Yago as the Fate Titan hardened its fists and began smashing the roof with a hardened Giant Pickaxe.

Yago and the Paradis Island party crashed the international conference, forcing Magath to order the Marley Soldiers to stand down and make room for them at the table. As the meeting continued under their intimidating presence, Eldia Soldiers began mobilizing from Hope City for a battle they believed would secure their people's future.

• Yago, Levi, Erwin, Hange, Annie, the two generals from the Orient, and soldiers from Paradis Island entered the conference room through its shattered dome.
• Marley Soldiers surrounded the newcomers, but Magath ordered his troops to stand down and withdraw.
• Yago claimed a seat at the conference table, and the representatives hurried back to their places under pressure from him and the Paradis Island party.
• Trainloads of Eldia Soldiers departed Hope City for preplanned assembly points, hopeful about fighting for the future of the Eldia People.

Yago positioned Eldian forces for the coming battle while Aili prepared to meet Ivanor in Twilight Town, and Eren’s fleet traveled toward the front. As the armies awaited Yago’s plan, Selina’s hundred thousand Restoration Army troops stood ready to seize northern Marley.

• Aili defended her decision to trust Ivanor and told Yago that their meeting would take place in Twilight Town.
• Yago arranged the Eldian and Orient forces along the flanks of a vast battlefield and anticipated the coming Rumbling.
• Eren lounged aboard a warship with Zeke while Armin carried out staff duties and recalled his dream of traveling the world after the war.
• Mina found Armin reading his grandfather’s book and asked to travel with him after the war.
• Selina learned that her troops had reached their positions and awaited Yago’s plan as the Restoration Army prepared to take northern Marley.

The Marley-Middle East Allied Army retreated from a Far East assault toward the wooded hills, drawing the enemy into an ambush. Paradis Island soldiers attacked from the trees with Thunder Spears, destroying most of the tanks and allowing the Allied Army to counterattack.

• Far East forces bombarded the Allied Army's position with shells and scarlet gas, but the soldiers used gas masks and prepared to fight.
• The Allied Army retreated toward the woods as Commander Toman ordered the Far East troops to pursue.
• The Allied Army and Far East soldiers exchanged fire in the forest while the Far East tanks advanced behind their troops.
• Paradis Island soldiers swung down from the trees and launched Thunder Spears, destroying more than a dozen tanks and scattering the Far East troops.
• The Allied Army turned around and attacked the fleeing Far East soldiers, while the surviving tanks fled.