After retaking Shiganshina District, sealing the breach, and learning the truth about the world,
the Survey Corps rested for a day before returning to Wall Rose.
When the Survey Corps returned, the people of Wall Rose and Wall Sina eagerly awaited them. This was the first and only time they had seen the Survey Corps return at full strength.
The people waited nervously for news. When Erwin publicly announced that Wall Maria had been retaken, the entire crowd erupted, cheering and dancing with excitement.
They had only hoped that the Survey Corps could retake Wall Maria, without being particularly certain whether they could succeed. Yet now, the Survey Corps had truly done it.
They had retaken Wall Maria, which had fallen years ago.
"Wall Maria has been retaken! Did you hear that, Mom? We can go back to our old home! Sob, sob!"
"Nino, your sacrifice wasn't in vain! We've finally defeated the Titans again!!"
"Long live the Survey Corps! Long live Queen Historia!!"
Most of the people wept with joy. Most of them had originally lived within Wall Maria, forced to leave their homes because of the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan. Now, they could finally return to the homeland they had thought they might never see again.
Soon, reporters and newspapers widely reported the Survey Corps' successful reclamation of Wall Maria, and the hundreds of thousands of people within the two walls learned this momentous news.
For a time, the people hailed the Survey Corps as heroes who fought Titans and reclaimed lost territory. Historia, who had organized the operation, also gained considerable prestige among the people.
After all, retaking Wall Maria was an enormous political achievement. As the newly crowned queen, she had not only introduced policies benefiting the country and its people immediately upon taking