Chapter Summaries

Reiner fled the soldiers and Titans rather than continue fighting, while Armin realized Titans were drawing him away as prey. At the Colossal Titan’s attack, Mikasa pulled Eren’s head from his Titan but could not free the rest of him, and she shielded him as Bertolt’s burning hand closed in.

• Historia tried to cut Annie out of the hardened crystal but broke both blades, and Jean ordered the soldiers to protect her.
• When Titans appeared, Reiner fled; Armin realized they were pursuing him as prey, and Mikasa rushed into the forest toward Eren and Chen Si.
• Eren ignored Chen Si and Hange’s calls to get out of his Titan and charged the Colossal Titan, who kicked him into a tree and left him unconscious.
• Bertolt reached for Eren as steam and fire drove the others back, and Mikasa cut Eren’s head free from his Titan but could not pull out his lower body.
• As Bertolt’s hand descended, Mikasa shielded Eren with her back and prepared for the impact.

Chen Si used his life force to strike the Colossal Titan and save Mikasa, collapsing in her arms as she realized he was dying. Mikasa’s faint electrical power began restoring him, while the Colossal Titan was destroyed and Levi confronted Bertolt at the nape.

• Chen Si arrived as the Colossal Titan held Mikasa and spent his remaining electric energy to punch its arm.
• Chen Si drained his life force to power the attack, and Mikasa held him as he collapsed and thanked him for protecting her.
• Ymir watched Chen Si and Mikasa, and the sight made her wonder about love.
• Electric arcs emerged from Mikasa and entered Chen Si, repairing his dead cells.
• Chen Si’s punch shattered the Colossal Titan’s arm, shoulder, and half its torso.
• Levi appeared at Bertolt’s nape and told him that his time was up.

Levi captured Bertolt after destroying the Colossal Titan, while Reiner escaped the encircling Pure Titans. The soldiers regrouped to treat the wounded and recover their dead, with Eren and Chen Si unconscious and badly exhausted.

• Levi shredded the Colossal Titan's nape, captured Bertolt, and cut off his limbs as the Titan collapsed.
• Reiner watched the Colossal Titan fall, realized the mission had failed, and fought his way through Pure Titans to escape.
• Levi reunited with Mikasa and learned that Eren and Chen Si had lost consciousness after pushing themselves beyond their limits.
• Petra reported that the Levi Special Operations Squad had no casualties, while Armin and Erwin gathered news of the Chen Si Squad.
• Mikasa and Historia stayed beside the unconscious Chen Si as the others checked on him and Eren.
• Levi ordered the Levi Squad and Chen Si Squad to recover fallen soldiers' bodies and prepare to retreat.

The Survey Corps mourned their dead after the mission, while Jean and Armin confronted the revelations about Reiner, Annie, and Bertolt. In Marley, baby Roald inherited Marcel Galliard’s memories and the Jaw Titan’s power, and vowed to avenge his brother by fighting Chen Si and Eren.

• Hange told Mike that Chen Si had survived but was badly injured, and Erwin thanked Mike for accepting the mission’s losses.
• Levi collected the fallen soldiers’ Wings of Freedom patches, and he quietly told Zhang Surou to stay alive.
• Jean and Armin discussed the likely betrayals by Reiner and Annie, Marco’s death, and their fear of how their comrades would die.
• Mrs. Galliard gave birth to a healthy boy named Roald, and Porco noticed a brief flash of yellow in the baby’s eyes.
• Roald inherited 20 percent of Marcel Galliard’s memories and the first Jaw Titan enhancement, then experienced a month of accelerated time in the Titan Mindscape.
• Roald vowed to avenge Marcel and drive Chen Si, Eren, and the Eldians on Paradis Island from the world.

After the retreat left several soldiers’ bodies unrecovered, Zhang Surou explained to Dieter and Wayne why the leaders had to prioritize survival over recovering the dead. As the Scouts rode back inside the Walls with Chen Si and Eren, Mikasa revealed she had cut her burned hair short because she thought Chen Si would not see it.

• Erwin ordered the unrecovered soldiers listed as missing and commanded the squads to retreat when Titans appeared near the forest.
• Dieter and Wayne protested leaving Ivan’s body behind, but Levi and Erwin refused to change the order.
• Zhang Surou told Dieter and Wayne that she and Levi had once lost companions without recovering their bodies, and Mike called for them to leave.
• Armin and Jean noticed Mikasa’s shortened hair, and Mikasa said Historia had cut it after the Colossal Titan’s steam burned it.
• Mikasa joined the others as the Scouts rode toward the Walls with Chen Si and Eren, while two soldiers slipped away from the main force.

The Survey Corps escaped a pursuing group of Titans by abandoning the dead and reached Wall Rose with several members badly injured. Chen Si woke with severe injuries and missing memories, leaving Mikasa and Floch shocked and distressed.

• Erwin noticed Historia’s royal-family scarf and considered how she might help the Survey Corps’ plans.
• Levi rescued Dieter and Wayne from the Titans, injuring his ankle, while the Survey Corps discarded bodies to lighten the wagons and escape.
• At Wall Rose, Eren woke and noticed Mikasa had cut her hair, while Mikasa worried that Chen Si had not regained consciousness.
• Chen Si woke and failed to recognize Mikasa and Floch, and Mikasa collapsed after Floch realized Chen Si had lost his memory.

Erwin announced the Survey Corps’ victory and offered to support the Church of Thunder as a lawful religion. As Chen Si lost his memory, Erwin went to meet the church’s followers, whose leader Blake Ackerman agreed to see him.

• Erwin told the Military Police Brigade that humanity’s enemy was humanity and that the Survey Corps had captured Bertolt Hoover and Annie Leonhart.
• Mina, Historia, Sasha, Connie, and Jean learned that Chen Si had lost his memory and hurried to see him.
• Erwin asked Floch to invite the Church of Thunder’s leader to meet with the Survey Corps and said the Corps would support the church.
• Levi told Erwin that Church of Thunder members were protesting outside the Survey Corps headquarters over Chen Si’s injuries.
• Erwin announced the Survey Corps’ support for legal recognition of the church, and Blake Ackerman asked to meet him.

Erwin negotiated with Blake Ackerman over the Church of Thunder’s legal status and its demand to become the Walls’ state religion. After Blake left, Erwin arranged to bring Father Nick to the Survey Corps headquarters, where Nick and Bishop Zofi immediately began trading insults.

• Erwin welcomed Blake into the Survey Corps headquarters and offered support for the Church of Thunder’s recognition as a legal religion and its followers’ enlistment.
• Blake demanded that the Church of Thunder become the state religion, while Erwin said its influence would determine whether that could happen.
• Blake told Levi that he had founded the church to protect Mikasa and Chen Si, and claimed its followers would always support Chen Si.
• Erwin revealed that Chen Si had lost his memory, but Blake insisted that powerful people were protecting him and left.
• Erwin told Levi that Hange was bringing Father Nick to the headquarters to discuss the Church of the Walls’ position.
• Father Nick insulted Blake and the Church of Thunder, and Zofi argued back, with the two clergymen’s feud escalating outside the headquarters.

Erwin questioned Father Nick about the Walls and Christa, while Chen Si struggled with complete memory loss as the 104th Cadet Corps tried to help him remember. The chapter ended with Chen Si glimpsing a familiar, blurred figure watching his friends.

• Father Nick refused to answer Erwin and Hange’s questions about Titans inside the Walls and Christa’s connection to the Royal Family.
• Levi threatened Father Nick, but Erwin said Zhang Surou would help keep him from getting hurt during questioning.
• Zhang Surou reported that Chen Si had forgotten all his fighting skills and was frightened and unable to beat Christa.
• Chen Si pleaded with the 104th Cadet Corps to let him go, then asked them to help him remember after seeing how much they cared about him.
• Mina, Jean, Sasha, Connie, and Armin recalled shared experiences, but Chen Si still could not remember them.
• Chen Si spotted a familiar blurred figure, who watched the cadets and said that having them in this life had made everything worthwhile.

Historia told Chen Si how he had given her a reason to live, then declared she would use her real name. Meanwhile, Erwin learned the walls contained Titans, and Rod Reiss sent Kenny to seize two captured Titans and keep Eren and Historia alive.

• Historia recalled how Chen Si had saved her and helped her embrace her identity, then announced that everyone should call her Historia.
• Hange learned from Father Nick that countless Titans were inside the walls, and Erwin left with Levi to consult Commander Pixis.
• Rod Reiss met Kenny at the Central Military Police Brigade headquarters and ordered him to take the Colossal Titan and another Intelligent Titan from the Survey Corps.
• Rod instructed Kenny to destroy the Survey Corps if necessary, capture Eren Yeager and Christa Lenz alive, and bring the Titan holders to him.
• Kenny jumped from the moving carriage, while Rod reflected that he wanted Historia to inherit the Founding Titan because he feared the power's vow and shortened lifespan.

Chen Si remained amnesiac, and his friends reassured him that they would stay by his side as they prepared for a mission near Wall Rose. Zhang Surou joined the squad and hinted that Chen Si had been very different before losing his memories.

• Hange enthusiastically declared Chen Si her student, while the others explained his former strength and interest in Titans.
• Jean knocked Chen Si down to test his fighting ability, and Mikasa offered to teach him again.
• Hange suggested Mikasa reenact something from the battle with Chen Si, prompting an angry Eren to punch him before learning that Chen Si remembered nothing.
• Chen Si said he wanted to remain friends with everyone, and the group cheered that they would be friends forever.
• Mike announced a mission to evacuate civilians in southern Wall Rose because Titans and the Armored Titan's accomplices might appear there, and the squad saluted.
• Zhang Surou watched Chen Si struggle with his equipment and told him he had been completely different before losing his memories.

Chen Si resolved to protect Historia and Mikasa as Older Chen Si secretly transferred power and fragmented memories to him, while Reiner was rescued by Zeke and Pieck. At Garrison headquarters, Erwin proposed uniting the regiments and preparing to confront the Royal Government as civil war threatened.

• Zhang Surou tested Chen Si's memories through hypnosis, then urged him to choose between Historia and Mikasa; Chen Si vowed to protect both, whether or not he recovered his memories.
• Older Chen Si tried to send Chen Si his memories, but Eren interrupted; Older Chen Si crushed half his heart and forced a mass of energy into Chen Si before vanishing.
• Reiner, exhausted and despairing after abandoning Bertolt and Annie, prepared to die among the Titans until Pieck and Zeke rescued him.
• Pixis congratulated Erwin for capturing two Titan shifters and offered support, while Erwin proposed merging the regiments and preparing for conflict with the Royal Government.

Zeke learned that the Marleyan operation had failed and planned to confront the Survey Corps while Reiner was assigned to capture Eren. Meanwhile, Hange exposed the Titan inside Wall Rose, and Erwin approached Historia after learning Chen Si had lost his memories and ability to fight.

• Reiner reported that Zeyechuan was dead, the Jaw Titan had been killed, and Bertolt and Annie had been captured, then described Chen Si and Levi as formidable enemies.
• Zeke learned that Chen Si could strike from a distance, grew confident in his ability to defeat him, and ordered Reiner to capture Eren while he handled the Survey Corps.
• Hange had the Survey Corps batter Wall Rose, revealing the Titan inside, then ordered the breach sealed before sunlight could reach it.
• Zhang Surou told Erwin that Chen Si had completely lost his memory and ability to fight, and Erwin walked toward Historia as Levi, Mike, and Zhang Surou followed.
• Eren pointed out Grass Mud Horse to Chen Si and tried to remind him that it had fought with his War-Chan.

Erwin questioned Historia about her royal handkerchief, revealing that her memories had been tampered with and that she was a descendant of the Reiss Family. Father Nick disclosed that the Reiss Family secretly ruled the walls and that Historia was Rod Reiss’s illegitimate daughter, as the Military Police arrived and the Church of Thunder pledged support to Erwin.

• Chen Si renamed Grass Mud Horse Little Grass, and Erwin asked Historia about her handkerchief.
• Historia forgot where she had obtained the handkerchief, and Zhang Surou identified the lapse as evidence of mind control.
• Erwin confronted Historia about her Reiss Family ties, and she admitted that her father was the family head before Father Nick revealed the truth about the royal family.
• Chen Si let go of Historia’s hand after learning she was royal, while Mikasa took his hand.
• A soldier announced that the Military Police had arrived to take custody of the prisoners, and Floch reported that the Church of Thunder would support Erwin as a bell rang out.

The Military Police Brigade arrived at Survey Corps Headquarters just as a report confirmed that Wall Rose had been breached by Titans. Erwin sent the cadets and several squads to evacuate civilians and support the fighting, while he and Levi went to negotiate with the Central Military Police Brigade; Chen Si still had not recovered his memories.

• Marlowe and Hitch led a Military Police unit to inspect the Titan held by the Survey Corps, and Marlowe defended the Survey Corps against his comrades’ insults.
• The wall-breach bell rang, and a messenger reported that Titans had appeared inside Wall Rose.
• Erwin ordered the 104th Cadet Corps to evacuate civilians and assigned Hange, Mike, and Chris to support Nanaba’s squads and protect Chen Si and Eren.
• Erwin told Levi to accompany him to negotiate with the Central Military Police Brigade rather than hand the Colossal Titan over to the royal family.
• Mikasa promised to protect Chen Si, who briefly seemed to remember his former confidence but admitted he still had no memories.
• Erwin ordered the Survey Corps to move out, and the soldiers answered in unison.

Marlowe Sand questioned whether he had joined the wrong regiment as Erwin challenged him to consider the Survey Corps’ duty and the Military Police’s motives. At Southern Wall Rose, the group split up to face Titans and evacuate villages, while Hange spotted Nanaba and her companions surrounded.

• Marlowe Sand admitted that he had come to confirm the prisoner was still present, and Erwin led him and the Military Police toward the prisoner.
• Erwin asked Marlowe Sand whether he would stop the Survey Corps from fighting Titans and saving civilians, leaving Marlowe ashamed of his orders.
• At Southern Wall Rose, Mike and Zhang Surou split off to confront more than a dozen Titans while Hange sent the others to evacuate civilians.
• Sasha and Connie headed toward their villages, and the group spotted villagers trapped on a tower surrounded by Titans.
• Hange recognized Nanaba and the others fighting among the Titans.

After learning that Mikasa’s feelings and a kiss may be tied to his powers, Chen Si joined the fight to save the civilians trapped at the Tower. Killing Titans restored his combat memories and abilities, and he ended the threat before declaring himself invincible again.

• Floch told Chen Si that he had kissed an unconscious Mikasa before electricity appeared around them, and Mikasa confessed that her love for him kept her fighting.
• Chen Si ordered Floch to take him toward the Titans as Hange and the others rushed to rescue the civilians at the Tower.
• Hange redirected the Survey Corps to disable Titans for Chen Si to kill, while Eren held back from transforming because his injuries made it dangerous.
• Floch carried Chen Si to a disabled Titan, and Chen Si killed it, recovering some memories and his combat skills.
• Chen Si used his Vertical Maneuvering Equipment to kill the remaining Titans, saving the civilians and restoring his powers.
• Chen Si welcomed his recovered memories and told everyone, “I'm invincible again.”

Chen Si reunited with the Survey Corps and learned Historia might become Queen, while worrying that his depleted powers left him unprepared for Zeke. The Beast Titan appeared near the spot where Mike and Chris had gone to hold off Titans.

• Jean punched Chen Si, who teased him back, before Mikasa, Eren, Armin, and Historia gathered around Chen Si in relief.
• Hange explained that Historia could become Queen after the corrupt Royal Government was overthrown, and Historia agreed when she learned she could help people and give orders.
• Chen Si realized his electric energy would take twenty hours to recover and worried he would be unable to approach Zeke's Beast Titan if it attacked.
• Nanaba told Hange that Mike's team had suffered heavy casualties and that she and another soldier were the only ones from her group to escape the latest Titan attack.
• Hange saw an eighteen-meter, brown-furred Beast Titan approaching and feared Mike and Chris had been defeated.

Mike and Zhang Surou ambushed the Beast Titan, but Pieck shot Zhang Surou and Mike took a bullet protecting her, leaving him gravely wounded. With Titans closing in, Zhang Surou forced her Soul Seizure ability to activate and killed them all, though her hair began turning white.

• Mike and Zhang Surou hid from the approaching Beast Titan, but Zeke hurled their horses into the house where they had taken cover.
• Mike and Zhang Surou sprang from a well, disabled Zeke, and began attacking his nape as Zhang Surou used hypnosis to stop his hardening.
• Pieck shot Zhang Surou and then fired again as Mike shielded her, forcing both of them to fall from Zeke's back.
• Mike confessed that he cared for Zhang Surou and told her he was glad to entrust humanity's fight to her and the others as Titans surrounded them.
• Zhang Surou forced her Soul Seizure ability to activate, killed the eight Titans around them, and watched the tips of her hair turn white.

Zeke’s Beast Titan bombarded the Tower while Chen Si and the others struggled to protect the trapped survivors. Reiner admitted to Eren that he was the Armored Titan and urged him to come along, leaving Chen Si to realize Reiner’s split personality had taken over.

• Zhang Surou stopped Mike’s bleeding, and Sasha arrived with Connie to bring them back to the others.
• Zeke hurled rocks at the Tower, killing and injuring residents and leaving the structure close to collapse.
• Chen Si, Mikasa, Historia, Hange, and Armin considered sacrificing someone as a distraction so the others could escape.
• Eren flew out of the Tower and prepared to transform, but Reiner ran up and interrupted him.
• Eren demanded answers, and Reiner admitted he was the Armored Titan and urged Eren to come with him to stop Zeke from attacking.
• Chen Si recognized that Reiner’s split personality had taken over.