After obtaining so much valuable intelligence from Yelena,
Arthur and the Survey Corps hurried back to the Royal Palace to report their findings and discuss whether to cooperate with Zeke.
However, most officials were clearly opposed to cooperating with Zeke. After all, Zeke was the Beast Titan and had personally reported his own parents.
He had also turned several hundred people from Connie's village into Mindless Titans, plunging everyone within the walls into panic.
Zackly also believed this was merely a stalling tactic by Zeke. Having failed to seize the Power of the Titan by force, he now wanted to deceive them with a scheme and seize the Founding Titan's power that way.
However, Hange also explained that Zeke had a secret plan that could resolve the problems facing Paradis Island and even the Eldians: bring together Eren, who possessed the Founding Titan's power, and Zeke, who had both royal blood and the Power of the Titan.
Meeting those two conditions would allow them to save the world. Zeke had also stated that he would only reveal his secret plan to save Paradis Island and the Eldians once that condition was met.
Yet these statements still failed to convince the officials, and Arthur was also somewhat opposed.
That lasted until Eren stood up and publicly declared that Zeke was telling the truth. He explained that the one time he had successfully activated the Founding Titan's power was when he touched a blond Titan on the plains, and that blond Titan was Dina Fritz, who possessed royal blood.
His words caused an uproar throughout the room, and Levi immediately demanded to know why Eren had not revealed something so important.
Although Zeke's claim had been verified, the officials still could not agree to cooperate with an enemy. Some even clamored for