After sending the little boy away.
After winding their way around, everyone finally arrived at the residence prepared by the Azumabito family.
By then, Ms. Kiyomi had already been waiting for their arrival for some time.
Inside the residence, Ms. Kiyomi explained blood-testing technology to everyone. With technological advances, this method of testing blood had begun to become widespread.
Governments used this method to determine whether someone was a Subject of Ymir or belonged to another ethnic group.
Ms. Kiyomi also told everyone just how unwelcome Eldians were in the world outside the walls.
Having just witnessed what had happened to that little boy, they could only feel anger and bewilderment.
Those Marleyans had so casually pronounced a little boy a heinous criminal, and had even wanted to put him to death.
They were like demons who devoured people, bones and all.
And they had jumped to that conclusion without even being certain whether the little boy was Eldian.
"Your Highness, if even Eldians outside the walls are treated this way, I must point out that if Paradis Island truly wishes to admit its wrongs to the world as a gesture of goodwill, I think that plan will very likely face tremendous difficulties."
Ms. Kiyomi sat on the sofa and spoke with a very calm expression.
"So..."
Arthur let out a long, melancholy sigh, a strange red light flickering in his eyes.
"We have to prepare for the worst. We have to be ready to make an enemy of the entire world..."
Word by word, Arthur's cold, merciless words sounded like a demon's whispers, making everyone shudder involuntarily.
Eren gave Arthur a look filled with complicated emotions and remained silent.
"Isn't there any other way?" Sasha pressed a hand to her forehead. Clearly, she could not accept this outcome either.