Chapter Summaries

Chen Si prepared to lead Paradis Island toward Marley, confident its overwhelming strength would secure victory, while Hizuru formally established diplomatic relations with the island. As the group planned their strategy against Marley, Erwin challenged Chen Si to consider Paradis Island’s future after his generation was gone.

• Chen Si announced that the group would head overseas in two months and resolved to assess Roald’s strength before deciding how to deal with Marley.
• Two months later, Hizuru’s goods arrived in Paradis Island as its first steam locomotive carried blueprints and instruments to the Royal Capital, and Erwin opened the Eldia Royal Military Academy.
• After Tōjin Kiyomi reported Paradis Island’s strength, Hizuru established diplomatic relations, appointed her resident ambassador, and opened an embassy in the Royal Capital.
• At the coastal port, Yelena described plans to use the Rumbling to destroy Marley’s military, while Erwin asked Chen Si what would become of Paradis Island after his generation.
• Chen Si argued that his generation would advance Paradis Island’s technology, limit Marley and the Mid-East, and create a lasting balance of power.

The Survey Corps planned an overseas reconnaissance mission to Marley and settled on naming their new military city Chang'an City. Hizuru supplied legal documents for the travelers, whose identities were being prepared as the group got ready to depart.

• Erwin cautioned that restricting a country's development would provoke backlash, then asked Olyanpo about the city's construction and railway progress.
• Chen Si rejected Erwin's suggestion to name the city after him and chose Chang'an City instead, while Chris explained the name's peaceful meaning to the group.
• Chen Si announced that eighteen places were available on the Hizuru ship and named the initial travelers, then the group volunteered and discussed whether Rico and Ian could join.
• Erwin confirmed the departure roster, which contained seventeen people, and Chen Si decided to leave it at that for now.
• Hizuru representatives delivered the travelers' identification documents, including cover identities for Erwin, Chris, and Levi.

Chen Si and his companions prepared identities for their undercover mission in Marley, while Chen Si reunited with Historia at the Imperial Palace. The chapter left Yasuo demanding to join Chen Si’s mission to Marley.

• Chris teased Levi about the Chinese homophone in his new name, and Chen Si laughed until Levi nearly slashed his papers.
• Chen Si revealed that Erwin had chosen Levi’s name, while Eren received the identity Eren Kruger and Chen Si took the name Paradis Chanes.
• Chen Si flew into Historia’s bedchamber, where Historia hid her delight at seeing him behind a stern reprimand.
• Chen Si blamed Ymir for keeping him and Historia apart, and Ymir arrived outside the bedchamber after training at the Royal Academy.
• Yasuo shouted to Kenny that he wanted to go to Marley with Lord Thunder God and claim the remaining spot.

After Kenny tested Yasuo in a duel, Chen Si agreed to take the twelve-year-old to Marley, despite Kenny’s fears for his safety. The transport ship departed with Yasuo aboard, while Hange was left calling after it from shore.

• Yasuo challenged Kenny, and Kenny tested his skills before Chen Si stopped their duel.
• Kenny asked Chen Si to keep Yasuo out of the war, but Chen Si agreed to bring him to Marley and Kenny reluctantly accepted.
• Kenny warned Yasuo about the dangers of war and asked Chen Si to keep him alive.
• Chen Si and Yasuo boarded the transport ship, where Yasuo evaded Oruo and Erwin recognized him as Kenny’s apprentice.
• As the ship departed, Yasuo called to Kenny, who watched from shore and then walked away.
• Hange appeared on shore and shouted that she had not boarded the departing ship.

The Survey Corps set sail for Marley with Hange joining at the last moment, while Gabi planned to attack Sparta Fortress despite the ceasefire and orders to withdraw. Gabi and Falco headed toward the fortress, and Roald demanded that Zeke tell him when they would go to Paradis Island.

• Hange grappled onto the departing ship, and Chen Si arranged for Chris to help the group in Marley in exchange for cosmetics.
• Chen Si appointed Yasuo his apprentice as their merchant ship sailed toward Marley's harbor.
• Gabi decided to blow up Sparta Fortress to earn recognition, but Falco, Sofia, and Udo warned her against breaking the ceasefire.
• Colonel Wilson ordered the troops to withdraw, but Gabi set off for Sparta Fortress with explosives, and Falco pursued her.
• Roald demanded that Zeke say when they would go to Paradis Island, revealing his murderous intent.

Gabi attempted to destroy Sparta Fortress with explosives while Falco tried to stop her. At the command post, Lieutenant General Herbert learned that Marley had withdrawn most of its border troops and questioned whether it was a trap.

• Roald left Zeke’s tent and leaped away in his Black Iron Titan, while Zeke worried about Chen Si.
• Gabi crawled toward Sparta Fortress with explosives, and Falco helped her assemble the bundle despite urging her to stop.
• Gabi lit the fuse and tried to force the explosives through a machine-gun port; she threatened Falco at gunpoint when he tried to intervene.
• Mid-East soldiers spotted Gabi, and Falco grabbed her and ran as the soldiers discovered the lit explosives.
• Herbert discussed a possible offensive with Wright, then received word that Marley had withdrawn nearly all its troops from the border and wondered if it was a plot.

Gabi’s unauthorized destruction of Sparta Fortress triggered a Mid-East assault while Marley’s forces were withdrawing, forcing the unprepared Marleyans back to Doran. As Marley struggled to find reinforcements, Willy Tybur arrived at Military Headquarters, deepening Magath’s suspicions.

• Herbert ordered the Mid-East Allied Forces to counterattack after they mistook Marley’s withdrawal for a surprise assault.
• Gabi celebrated blowing up Sparta Fortress while Falco, Udo, and Sofia realized the Mid-East was attacking and Marley had left them exposed.
• Wilson found the front devastated, shot Miro, and ordered a retreat as Marley’s troops fell back toward Doran.
• Calvi ordered Magath to send the Marleyan Warrior Unit to the front, but Magath hesitated because he suspected Willy Tybur and the warriors might be compromised.
• A guard announced that Willy Tybur had arrived to visit Military Headquarters, prompting Magath to worry about Marley’s future.

Willy Tybur took command of Marley’s war effort, reconciled with Magath, and ordered the end of the lockdown and blood tests. At the front, Gabi and Falco endured a devastating bombardment, and an ominous voice answered Gabi’s vow to kill every Eldian from Paradis Island.

• Willy Tybur entered Military Headquarters, declared that he had full command of the war, and told Magath that he understood his suspicions and actions.
• Willy Tybur showed Magath Rundstedt’s telegram, and Magath realized Paradis Island had used false intelligence to deceive him.
• Willy Tybur said Roald would handle the front and planned to reopen Marley’s borders, end the blood tests, and shift international attention to Paradis Island.
• Magath ordered Koslow to lift the lockdown, end the blood tests, and send soldiers to the front, while Willy Tybur’s family replaced several senior officials.
• Gabi and Falco fought to survive the Mid-East bombardment near Doran City, and Gabi blamed Paradis Island for Marley’s losses.
• Gabi vowed to kill every Eldian from Paradis Island, and an ancient, bloodthirsty voice praised her words.

Roald crushed the Mid-East Allied Forces at Sparta Fortress, accepted Gabi as his pet, and received indefinite leave from Marley. As Chen Si and Mikasa arrived on the Marley Continent, Order lost contact with him because Grotesque was eroding it, leaving Chen Si to plan a covert strike on Roald and a search for Marley's Titan research.

• Roald's Jaw Titan destroyed the Mid-East artillery and routed its forces, prompting Kalein Thorne to shoot himself and the remaining troops to surrender.
• Gabi asked to become Roald's successor and agreed to be his pet, while Roald incapacitated Falco when he objected.
• Colonel Clay told Roald that Marley had granted him indefinite leave, and Roald left with Gabi.
• As Chen Si approached Marley, Order warned that Grotesque was eroding it and then fell silent.
• Chen Si decided to kill Roald by surprise and obtain Marley's Titan research to seek a way to end the Titan curse.
• Chen Si and Mikasa reached a busy harbor on the Marley Continent.

The Survey Corps arrived in Marley and passed through port inspection by posing as visitors from Hizuru. After reaching the streets, the group began exploring, and Mikasa paid a street performer for his act.

• Armin, Mina, Sasha, Connie, and Yasuo marveled at Marley as the Survey Corps disembarked, while Erwin noticed nearby soldiers and warships withdrawing.
• Chen Si stopped Yasuo from presenting his papers and arranged for him to slip past the inspectors unseen.
• Chris distracted inspector Brandon with a flirtatious act, allowing Yasuo to pass through without inspection and the rest of the group to enter Marley.
• Petra thanked Chris for getting them through, while Hange hugged Chris and Chen Si traded barbs with her.
• Mikasa spotted a flute-playing snake performer and gave him coins from the small amount Levi had given her.

The Survey Corps sampled ice cream while exploring Marley, and Chen Si tried to cheer up Eren as he brooded about the future. Levi and Petra shared a tender moment before Ramzi approached a clown for a lollipop.

• Levi gave out ice cream, and Chen Si was moved by its familiar vanilla flavor.
• Chen Si and Mikasa got Eren to eat ice cream, but Eren remained troubled by thoughts of his lifespan and Paradis Island.
• Erwin playfully smeared ice cream on Levi, who tasted it, while the others joked and argued over their cones.
• Hange explored the streets until Chris and Petra dragged her away, and a clown teased Levi by offering him lollipops.
• Chris shoved Levi into Petra, and Levi told Petra to stay by his side; Petra agreed.
• Ramzi approached the clown and asked for a lollipop, and the clown said it cost three Marley Coins.

Yasuo defended Ramzi when a clown accused him of stealing, and Philia bought lollipops for Ramzi and Yasuo. As Philia’s disguised guardian Angel Moriarty reluctantly agreed to let the children visit Ramzi’s home, Chen Si and the others noticed that agents were watching her.

• Ramzi tried to trade a stolen purse charm for lollipops, but the clown rejected him and the crowd insulted him as a refugee.
• Yasuo challenged the clown’s accusations, while Erwin and Levi observed the hostility toward Eldia people in Marley.
• Philia bought lollipops for Ramzi and Yasuo, introduced herself, and returned to her guardian Lisa, who was secretly Angel Moriarty in disguise.
• Ramzi invited Philia and Yasuo to his home, and Chen Si encouraged the visit despite Moriarty’s initial reluctance.
• Erwin and Hange presented the Survey Corps as a Hizuru clan, and Moriarty agreed to let the children go together while the adults talked.

Roald met Willy Tybur and Rundstedt at the Tybur estate, where they revealed Marley’s fabricated history and warned that its power was fading. Willy and Rundstedt claimed Titan Power had no known upper limit, leaving Magath questioning why its current users remained vulnerable.

• Roald arrived at the Tybur Family estate, where Willy welcomed him and Magath praised his victories on the Doran front.
• Roald sensed Rundstedt’s bloodlust, learned of his role in Marley’s conquests, and acknowledged his accomplishments.
• Willy offered to put Roald’s likeness on the Helos statue if he helped destroy Paradis Island.
• Willy revealed that Helos was fictional and that King Fritz had led the Eldians away from Marley, while Rundstedt described Marley’s oppression as part of a recurring cycle.
• Magath questioned Marley’s focus on Titan research as military technology fell behind the Mid-East, and Willy and Rundstedt said Titan Power had no known limit.
• Magath challenged their claim by pointing to the limits of Zeke’s and Reiner’s Titans, and Rundstedt asked him to consider the living example before them.

Willy Tybur, Rundstedt, and Magath revealed a plan to mass-produce Titans using Roald’s blood, and Roald agreed on the condition that the Titans attack Paradis Island and obey him. Willy then discussed Marley’s plans against Paradis and Hizuru, while Rundstedt explained how cruelty had helped Marley win the Battle of Andolensk.

• Rundstedt told Magath that Mogwin had created stable blood by combining samples from six Titans, and that it matched blood taken from Roald.
• Willy offered Roald a marriage alliance with his younger sister in exchange for blood; Roald agreed only if the resulting Titans attacked Paradis Island and followed his commands.
• Willy explained that the Divine Revelation Plan would mass-produce Titans modeled on Roald, and the four men toasted its launch.
• After Roald left, Willy said Marley would seek the Founding Titan and later rally the world against Paradis Island, while treating Hizuru as a potential enemy.
• Magath questioned the cruelty of the experiments, and Rundstedt recalled that Marley defeated the Rossman Empire at Andolensk because he ordered massacres while its enemy showed mercy.

Chen Si and the others visited Ramzi’s family at the refugee camp, where Philia learned that Satila had died after being beaten. Philia revealed that her Older Sister had fought human traffickers and gone to the Mid-East, leading Chen Si and Chris to suspect she belonged to Marley’s Special Operations Department.

• Ramzi’s father welcomed Chen Si and the others, and Philia showed Yasuo her light-up pinwheel before Ramzi shared cakes with them.
• Ramzi told Philia and Yasuo that Satila had died after being beaten, and Philia panicked and forced Yasuo to spit out his cake before Ramzi explained the lollipop was not to blame.
• Philia vowed to ask her Older Sister to punish the people who hurt Satila, while the adults teased Yasuo about his crush on Philia.
• Chen Si asked Philia about her Older Sister, and Philia said she had fought off three human traffickers and gone to the Mid-East.
• Chen Si and Chris concluded that Philia’s Older Sister might be a Marleyan operative in the Special Operations Department.

Chen Si and the others drank with Ramzi’s family while trying to conceal their identities and learn more about Philia’s relatives. The gathering ended with Chen Si drunkenly proposing an engagement between Philia and Leo, and “Lisa” objecting that Philia was too young.

• Chen Si, Chris, and Levi discussed whether Philia’s aunt might be connected to Marley’s Special Operations Bureau and decided not to alert her.
• Moriarty returned as “Lisa” after knocking out several Marley Security Bureau agents who had been following him, and Chen Si invited him to drink.
• Ramzi’s father served the group alcohol, and the friends shared drinks and talked about how rarely they could gather together.
• Floch voiced his hostility toward Marleyans, and Chen Si interrupted the conversation by proposing a toast to Ramodo.
• As Ramodo and several others became drunk, Chen Si pretended to be intoxicated and proposed an engagement between Philia and Leo; “Lisa” refused to arrange a marriage while Philia was so young.

Chen Si got everyone drunk while pushing Moriarty to approve a betrothal between Philia and Leo. After the party grew rowdy, Levi and Erwin left the tent to stand watch beneath the night sky.

• Chen Si proposed betrothing Philia to Leo and pressured Moriarty to agree by drinking cup after cup.
• Philia agreed to marry Leo, and Yasuo fainted in shock.
• Moriarty drank to satisfy Chen Si, who secretly sent a current into the back of his head and knocked him unconscious.
• Chen Si encouraged the others to drink, and the Survey Corps members shared an emotional night of laughter and nostalgic bickering.
• Levi moved to stop the drinking, but Erwin persuaded him to let everyone enjoy the rare occasion, and they went outside to keep watch.

At a drunken gathering, Chen Si received a letter from Annie explaining why she could not join him and confessing her affection. Mikasa confronted him about choosing Annie over her, and Chen Si told her she was family and his love before kissing her.

• Chen Si, Mikasa, and Eren drank together as Chen Si spoke about his feelings and regrets.
• Mina gave Chen Si a letter from Annie, and he left the tent to read it.
• Mikasa followed Chen Si and read Annie's letter, then demanded to know why he had not chosen her.
• Chen Si embraced Mikasa and endured her anger as she struck his back.
• Mikasa asked Chen Si what she meant to him, and he called her family and his love before kissing her.

Eren bought a mechanical watch after remembering the broken watch his father had given him and the advice it represented. Wearing his new watch, he felt ready to move forward with greater confidence and steadiness.

• Eren walked to Clock Alley to buy a mechanical watch, recalling how his father had given him an old Shanghai Brand watch before leaving for work far away.
• Eren remembered that the old watch had broken in a bicycle accident during high school and could not be repaired.
• Eren searched the shops in Clock Alley but found none of the watches had the familiar warmth and ticking he wanted.
• Eren entered a vintage watch shop, where the elderly owner showed him a simple mechanical watch with a steady tick like his father's.
• Eren spent his savings and part of his wages on the watch, and the owner adjusted it and fastened it around his wrist.
• Eren left the shop feeling reassured and later drew strength from the watch as he worked and faced difficulties.

Chen Si learned that the girl who had traveled with Lisa was likely Professor Mogwin’s daughter, and that Mogwin might lead Marley’s Titan research. He returned to the refugee camp with Mikasa and breakfast, where the others welcomed them back and Chris suspected Chen Si had made Mikasa more affectionate.

• Chen Si saw Lisa and Philia leave, then paid Old Harry for information about the girl and learned her surname was Mogwin.
• Old Harry told Chen Si that Professor Mogwin was favored by Marley’s Head of State and was rumored to oversee Titan research.
• At the refugee camp, Armin and the others worried that Chen Si and Mikasa had disappeared, while Levi and Erwin concealed that they had seen them fly away together.
• Chen Si returned with breakfast, and Sasha immediately devoured the bags he had brought for her.
• Mikasa arrived with more food, and Jean grew flustered by her gentle manner while Chris glared at Chen Si and called him a scumbag.