"F-Father..." Annie rushed forward in excitement and hugged Reinhardt.
Reinhardt, too, confirmed that he was not hallucinating and hugged Annie tightly.
Just as the two were about to burst into tears in each other's arms at the doorway,
Arthur stopped them.
"Can we go inside before talking?"
"And who is this?" Reinhardt had never seen Arthur before and was very curious.
"His name is Arthur. He brought me back to Marley." After some thought, Annie still chose not to reveal Arthur's true identity.
"You're from Paradis Island?!" Reinhardt was somewhat shocked, but unexpectedly, he showed no hostility.
Arthur nodded, indicating that he was indeed from Paradis Island.
"Come in, quickly." Reinhardt looked around and, after confirming that no one else had seen them, hurriedly spoke.
Annie and Arthur entered the house.
Inside, Annie told Reinhardt about what had happened over the past few years, and Reinhardt sincerely apologized to her.
Because of him, Annie had been burdened with the Power of the Titan and had committed so much slaughter. Even now, she had little time left.
When Reiner and the others had returned to Marley, they had told him that Annie had most likely been captured.
That had sent Reinhardt into the depths of despair. Over the past few years, he had been filled with regret, living in remorse every day.
He did not know why he had made Annie join the Warrior Unit and then go to Paradis Island.
Now that he had the chance to see Annie again, he was overwhelmed with excitement and kept thanking Arthur.
Little did he know that Arthur had also played a key role in capturing Annie.
After the father and daughter finished catching up,
Arthur learned about Marley's current moves from Reinhardt.
Since Marley had gained little from its war with the