Only after Mrs. Galliard had left as well did Roald feel the discomfort leave his body. Every time he drew close to his family, he felt something in his blood holding him back.
"Roald, I'm sorry. If I'd inherited the Jaw Titan in the first place, I could have completed the mission on Paradis Island. The war would have ended sooner, and you wouldn't have had to suffer like this. Because I failed to inherit the Jaw Titan, Marcel died on Paradis Island, and you were born carrying a responsibility you never should have had to bear." Porco hugged Roald, his teeth clenched.
Roald felt somewhat numb at those words. After slaughtering nonstop in the Paths for more than a decade, he did not really understand what familial love was. He could only catch glimpses of it through Marcel's inherited memories.
Was this what Marcel wanted to protect? What was the purpose of my birth? For a moment, Roald felt lost.
Reiner felt a pang at the sight and slowly spoke. "It's not your fault, Porco. It was all my..."
"Get lost! Reiner, you useless piece of shit! Why were you the only one who came back alive? You should have let me inherit the Armored Titan! If it weren't for you, how would my brother and the others have failed?" Porco roared.
Reiner clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and slowly said, "Porco, inherit the Armored Titan. Devour me!"
"What did you say?" Porco asked in disbelief.
"If you inherit it, Gabi won't have to become the Armored Titan and have only thirteen years left to live. Forgive my selfishness. Forgive..." As Reiner spoke, Marcel's words suddenly surfaced in his mind.
*[I'm sorry, Reiner. I spoke well of you and badly of Porco to Military Headquarters. That's why you