Chapter Summaries

As Eren carried the boulder toward the gateway, Chen Si confronted Annie about her ties to Marley and told her he cared about her. Annie refused to hurt him, while Jean and the others fought the Titans below without knowing where Chen Si had gone.

• After Chen Si teased Jean and asked Annie about her unfamiliar hoodie, Annie suspected Chen Si came from outside the walls and grew wary of him.
• Eren stood in his Attack Titan form and carried a huge boulder toward the gateway as Titans rushed toward him.
• Jean rallied the others to support Eren, and they flew down from the wall while Chen Si and Annie stayed behind.
• Annie asked Chen Si who he was, and he urged her not to let others dictate her choices, saying he would not hurt her and offering himself in place of innocent people.
• Annie cried and told Chen Si she cared about him too, and Chen Si wiped her tears while privately worrying that he was betraying his queen.
• While fighting Titans, Jean asked where Chen Si was, and Connie said he did not know.

As Eren carried the boulder toward the gate, Zeyechuan and Marcel planned to capture him and destroy the people inside the Walls, while Chen Si and Annie arrived in time to hear them. Marcel transformed into the Jaw Titan and seized Reiner, making it appear that he had taken Reiner hostage to conceal their plans.

• Ian ordered the soldiers to protect Eren as he carried the boulder, while Mikasa fought Titans near him.
• Zeyechuan and Marcel appeared beside Reiner and Bertolt, then ordered Reiner and Marcel to distract the soldiers and capture Eren while Zeyechuan enlisted Bertolt to attack the people inside the Walls.
• Marcel pressured Bertolt into accepting Zeyechuan’s plan, and he agreed to hold the soldiers off while Reiner pursued Eren.
• Chen Si and Annie arrived as Marcel and Reiner discussed their next moves, and Marcel quickly transformed into the Jaw Titan.
• Marcel seized Reiner in his Titan’s claws, making it look as though he had taken Reiner hostage and obscuring the warriors’ plans from Chen Si.

As Marcel’s Jaw Titan attacked the soldiers protecting Eren, Chen Si tried to stop the charge and save the survivors. Annie warned him that Bertolt and Zeyechuan might be heading for the wall, and Chen Si prepared to face the Jaw Titan alone.

• Connie reported that Reiner had been caught by a new Titan, and Mikasa identified it as another unusual threat while the soldiers protecting Eren struggled against heavy casualties.
• Reiner attacked Marcel’s palm, prompting Marco, Jean, Connie, and other soldiers to charge; Marcel tossed Reiner toward his claws, but Connie rescued him.
• Marcel swept his hand at the airborne soldiers, and Chen Si slashed his wrist before his blade broke; the attack killed several soldiers and sent Marco flying.
• Chen Si caught Marco with his lightning after his Vertical Maneuvering Equipment ran out of gas, then ordered Jean and the others to withdraw.
• Annie warned Chen Si that Bertolt might be heading to blow up the wall and revealed that Zeyechuan was also involved; Chen Si told her not to act openly and vowed to take on Marley.

Chen Si’s fight with Marcel’s Jaw Titan ended with Chen Si badly injured and Marcel seemingly triumphant, while Eren collapsed beneath the boulder. As Mikasa fought Marcel and risked her life, Eren heard the soldiers urging him to stand, and Chen Si’s power surged with a new achievement and skill.

• Chen Si drained his electrical energy while fighting Marcel, severed the Jaw Titan’s legs, then failed to find Marcel in its nape before Marcel transformed again and sent him crashing into a house.
• Eren collapsed beneath the boulder, and Mikasa reported that Eren had failed and Chen Si was missing; Armin blamed himself as Pixis and Ian faced calls to retreat.
• Mikasa asked Ian for five more minutes, then attacked Marcel and awakened her bloodline, destroying much of the Jaw Titan’s body and breaking through its hardened nape.
• Mikasa drove her blade into Marcel’s nape but could not escape his reaching hand, and she thought of Chen Si as she closed her eyes.
• The soldiers’ cries to fight reached Eren, who opened his eyes as lightning spread from Chen Si’s house and a message announced Chen Si’s achievement, increased electrical energy, and new Thunderclap skill.

Chen Si annihilated Marcel’s Jaw Titan with a massive lightning strike, shocking soldiers and staff officers across Wall Rose. After receiving a mysterious system reward, Chen Si landed as Mikasa and Historia rushed toward him.

• Chen Si unleashed a thunder attack that destroyed Marcel’s Jaw Titan and killed Marcel.
• Reiner grieved over Marcel while Marco, Connie, Jean, and Armin stared in shock at Chen Si’s power.
• Soldiers and officers on Wall Rose witnessed the lightning, and Pixis urged the staff to keep Chen Si allied with humanity.
• A girl in the Paths saw a brilliant meteor, and Chen Si received the Attack Titan’s Blessing for killing an Intelligent Titan.
• Chen Si landed on a rooftop and considered the attack’s immense energy cost as Mikasa ran toward him and Historia embraced him.

Chen Si reunited with Mikasa after fighting nearby Titans, while his awkward closeness with Historia stirred jealousy among the women. Eren then carried the boulder to the gateway and sealed the breach.

• Chen Si pretended his hand was injured so Historia would stop questioning his awkward embrace, but Mikasa and Annie both called him a liar.
• Annie took Historia’s bandages, confirmed Chen Si was unharmed, and left to find Reiner after warning Chen Si she would settle things with him later.
• Chen Si embraced Mikasa and promised to come to her and protect her, then called her his most important person.
• Eren’s Attack Titan stood up, lifted the boulder, and carried it toward the gateway as Mikasa, Armin, and Chen Si cheered him on.
• Eren roared and plugged the breach with the boulder.

After Eren sealed the breach at Trost, the soldiers celebrated humanity’s first victory over the Titans, while Chen Si and Zhang Surou revealed their powers in battle. Zeyechuan’s plan to use Bertolt failed, and Erwin led the returning Survey Corps in clearing Trost as the chapter ended.

• Rico fired a flare to signal the successful operation, Ian collapsed from exhaustion, and Pixis ordered reinforcements to rescue the Elite Squad.
• Chen Si flew toward the gate to fight more Titans, while Rico cut Eren free from the Attack Titan and nearby Titans threatened him and Armin.
• Levi arrived and killed four Titans, while Zhang Surou used Soul Seizure to make other Titans destroy themselves.
• Zeyechuan tried and failed to get Bertolt to transform, then abandoned his plan to use Bertolt’s explosion to attack the commanders and take Carla hostage.
• Erwin led the Survey Corps through Trost in formations that killed Titans, while a bearded blond man fought alone near Zeyechuan.

Zeyechuan provoked Bertolt into transforming, and Chen Si tried to contain the Colossal Titan’s nuclear blast before it could destroy the Survey Corps and nearby civilians. The explosion still shattered part of Wall Rose and caused casualties as the Colossal Titan reappeared above the wall.

• Zeyechuan insulted Bertolt and canceled his invisibility, driving Bertolt into a rage over Annie and his treatment by the others.
• Mike sensed a Titan near the gate, so Erwin ordered the Survey Corps to retreat and prepare for an attack.
• Chen Si arrived unharmed after falling from the sky and introduced himself to Erwin as a former Top Graduate.
• Hange noticed Bertolt near the gate, and Erwin realized that he was about to transform into a Titan.
• Chen Si wrapped Bertolt in lightning and tried to contain the blast, but the explosion shattered part of Wall Rose, collapsed houses, and caused casualties.
• The Colossal Titan rose above the wall again, spreading terror among the people inside.

Chen Si survived Bertolt’s explosion but was gravely wounded, prompting Erwin to send Hange’s squad toward the Training Corps after Chen Si warned them to save it. Meanwhile, Zeyechuan infiltrated the camp and targeted Carla, just as Keith sensed someone nearby.

• Chen Si used his power to weaken Bertolt’s explosion, but the blast left him critically injured; Erwin and the Survey Corps reached him as others attacked the Colossal Titan.
• Chen Si urged Erwin to save the Training Corps, then passed out while his electrical energy began regenerating his wounds.
• Erwin ordered Hange’s squad to the Training Corps after the Colossal Titan vanished and a suspicious soldier appeared nearby.
• Pixis ordered doctors summoned for Chen Si and sent the Elite Squad to support Hange’s operation.
• Zeyechuan sneaked into the Training Corps camp, intending to capture Carla, while Carla told Keith how Chen Si had comforted her with a carved smiling face.
• Keith sensed movement behind him and turned toward the intruder.

Zeyechuan abducted Carla Yeager from the Training Corps camp, prompting Keith to seal the area and summon soldiers. When Hange, Rico, Mike, and their squads arrived to search, Mike detected the hidden intruder, forcing Zeyechuan to reveal himself with Carla held at knifepoint.

• Zeyechuan knocked Carla unconscious and abducted her while Keith was attacked and distracted.
• Keith sounded the alarm, ordered the Training Corps camp sealed, and organized a search for Carla and her captor.
• Hange, Rico, Mike, and their squads arrived at the camp and learned that Carla had been taken hostage.
• Mike detected an unusual scent and threw his blade toward the seemingly empty area, drawing blood and exposing Zeyechuan.
• Zeyechuan became visible with a dagger at Carla's neck and threatened to kill her if the soldiers came closer.

Zeyechuan held Carla hostage after the soldiers cornered him, while Reiner decided the Warriors should continue their mission despite their failures and losses. Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie agreed to infiltrate the Survey Corps and capture Eren during an expedition beyond the Walls.

• Zeyechuan threatened to kill Carla unless the soldiers let him leave, and Hange persuaded the troops to clear a path for him.
• Bertolt told Reiner and Annie that Chen Si was critically injured after Bertolt’s transformation explosion, and Annie reacted with alarm.
• Reiner insisted that the Warriors could not return to Marley empty-handed, reminding Annie that their families would suffer if they failed.
• Reiner proposed that they keep infiltrating the Survey Corps and capture Eren during an expedition beyond the Walls.
• Bertolt agreed to Reiner’s plan, and Annie silently recalled Chen Si before agreeing as well.

Hange’s squad captured Zeyechuan after Levi and Mike ambushed him, and Zhang Surou realized her ability could not control him. Erwin arrived as the soldiers dragged Zeyechuan away for questioning, while Levi and Zhang Surou traded teasing remarks about romance and protecting one another.

• Oruo complained about making way for Zeyechuan, but Petra and the others followed Hange’s order and let him approach the camp entrance.
• Hange gave the signal, Levi kicked Zeyechuan down, and Mike pinned his hand to the ground with a blade.
• Levi restrained Zeyechuan while Hange said he needed to be kept alive for research, and Zhang Surou revealed that she could not control him.
• Hange and Levi concluded that Zeyechuan was not from inside the walls after he called them Eldian pigs, and Zhang Surou suspected he was a transmigrator like her.
• Zhang Surou teased Levi about Petra’s feelings, and Levi said he had nothing left to give to romance and wanted to protect Zhang Surou.
• Guards dragged Zeyechuan away as he shouted about Chen Si, and Erwin thanked Levi for his work.

Chen Si lay near death after the Colossal Titan’s explosion, while Mikasa blamed Pixis for his condition and broke down in grief. Her tears revived Chen Si, who woke in the hospital and found that his heart hurt when Mikasa suffered.

• The crowd questioned whether Chen Si was working with the Titans, and Mike knocked Zeyechuan unconscious before Erwin rushed to the hospital with Levi.
• Historia, Sasha, Armin, Jean, Connie, and the others gathered around Chen Si, while Jean reported that Marco had died and Eren fainted after vowing to kill every Titan.
• Mikasa threatened Pixis with a blade, but Pixis urged her to trust their shared fight for humanity, and she collapsed beside Chen Si in tears.
• Mikasa’s tears turned into electricity that repaired Chen Si’s wounds, and her anguish reached him as he waited in darkness for the system to let him awaken.
• Chen Si woke when the system detected unknown energy, and Mikasa embraced him as he realized that her distress brought pain to his heart.

After recovering from his injuries, Chen Si reunited with his friends and learned Marco had died. Nile Dok arrived with the Military Police Brigade to arrest Eren Yeager and Chen Si Ackerman, leaving Chen Si mocking Nile as the confrontation began.

• Chen Si comforted Historia and joked with his friends, while Pixis remarked that he was glad Chen Si had survived.
• Chen Si asked where Eren and Marco were, then vowed to avenge Marco after learning of his death.
• Anka announced that the Military Police Brigade had arrived, and Nile Dok declared that Eren and Chen Si would be arrested on the Royal Government's orders.
• Nile accused Chen Si of killing a duke and Garrison artillerymen, and claimed he belonged to the Ackerman household; Mikasa reacted with surprise and stood protectively in front of Nile.
• Pixis vowed that Eren and Chen Si would be safe, and Chen Si let the officers know he would not leave unless they carried him out.
• Chen Si threatened to release electricity if he was bumped, then mocked Nile as Sasha and Connie pretended he was a Titan.

Chen Si and Eren were imprisoned by the Military Police Brigade, while Pixis stirred public support for Chen Si ahead of his trial. Erwin and Levi visited the cells to seek Chen Si’s help, and Erwin promised to petition for his release.

• Nile and other soldiers carried Chen Si’s bed and Eren to the Military Police Brigade’s dungeon as Pixis told the crowd Chen Si would be tried and promised to secure his freedom.
• Chen Si discovered his injuries had left him unable to use his lightning, then roused Eren by shouting that he had died.
• Eren woke from a dream he could not remember, and Chen Si decided to wait until Eren touched the queen before asking what future he had seen.
• Erwin, Levi, and Chris visited Chen Si and Eren in their cells.
• Erwin asked Chen Si to help with the Survey Corps’ next plan and promised to ask President Zachary to clear his charges.

Erwin questioned Eren about his Titan power and the secret in his father’s basement, while Chen Si agreed to join the Survey Corps. Levi accepted responsibility for both of them, and Zhang Surou flirted with Chen Si, drawing him closer with a strange power in her eyes.

• Erwin warned Chen Si that joining the Survey Corps was his only path to protection, and Chen Si said it was already the regiment he wanted to join.
• Erwin asked Eren about the basement in Shiganshina and explained that Eren’s Titan power would be crucial to retaking Wall Maria and sealing its breach.
• Levi reminded Chen Si and Eren that strength was meant to protect others, prompting both men to declare that they would crush and slaughter the Titans.
• Levi agreed to take responsibility for Eren and Chen Si, promising to kill them if they betrayed the Corps or lost control.
• Chen Si asked Zhang Surou whether her looks and figure were natural, and she invited him closer as gray vortices appeared in her eyes.

Zhang Surou tried to control Chen Si, but his new defenses turned her command into a confession, and she ended up with his Chanel lipstick. After they argued and made peace through a flirtatious exchange, Zhang Surou left while Chen Si and Eren worried about the factions dividing their friends.

• Zhang Surou attempted to control Chen Si, but control backlash made her confess to him, and Chen Si rejected her.
• Zhang Surou took Chen Si’s Chanel lipstick, applied it, and asked him to find her more cosmetics.
• Zhang Surou and Chen Si exchanged their real names, and Chen Si pulled her against the bars and squeezed her before she broke free and slapped at him.
• Chen Si told Eren he had sparred with Miss Chris, and Eren praised him for defeating a Survey Corps veteran.
• Zhang Surou told Levi she had chatted with Chen Si, while Chen Si and Eren separately wondered which factions their friends would join.

As rumors about Chen Si and Eren spread, the Military Police prepared to decide their fate while Erwin sought support against their execution. Mikasa and Armin were taken as hearing witnesses, and Chen Si and Eren remained imprisoned, where a guard interrupted their conversation.

• Rumors of Chen Si and Eren spread through Wall Sina, and members of the Church of Thunder preached that Chen Si was their lightning god.
• Nile said the Military Police would execute Chen Si and Eren rather than let the Survey Corps take custody of them.
• Pixis warned Erwin that Zackly would judge Chen Si and Eren by whether they benefited humanity, while Erwin kept his hearing proposal secret.
• Armin told Mikasa that the hearing could determine whether Eren and Chen Si lived or died, and Military Police officers took them away as witnesses.
• Chen Si and Eren played a number game in the dungeon, and Eren told Chen Si that killing Titans felt satisfying.
• A guard interrupted their conversation and insulted Eren, prompting Chen Si to object.

Eren and Chen Si were brought before a military hearing to decide their fate, where the Military Police proposed studying and executing them. Father Nick interrupted to demand Chen Si’s immediate execution, and the hearing remained unresolved.

• Hange and Mike escorted Eren and Chen Si from their cells to the Court.
• Chen Si and Eren were secured at the hearing, where they saw Mikasa and Armin among the witnesses.
• Zackly questioned the pair and explained that the hearing would decide what to do with them.
• Nile proposed examining Eren and Chen Si to learn their abilities, then executing them and naming them Human Heroes.
• Father Nick interrupted Nile and demanded that Eren and Chen Si be executed, accusing Eren of defiling the walls and Chen Si of inspiring a false religion.

Chen Si and Eren won support for using their powers to reclaim Wall Maria, but Zackly challenged whether they could be trusted after evidence of their past violence. The trial remained unresolved as the courtroom debated whether humanity should stake its future on them.

• A crowd of Thunder God followers demanded Chen Si’s release outside the courtroom, and Zackly ordered warning shots without harming them.
• Erwin proposed accepting Eren and Chen Si into the Survey Corps and launching an expedition from Karanes District toward Shiganshina District.
• Chen Si and Eren rallied the civilian representatives to support reclaiming Wall Maria, while some nobles viewed Chen Si as a threat.
• Zackly questioned whether Eren and Chen Si could be controlled, citing Eren’s attack on Mikasa and Chen Si’s killing of an Artilleryman.
• Mikasa confirmed the incidents and defended the brothers, but Zackly raised their childhood killings of three robbers as grounds to doubt their fitness to serve.