Chapter Summaries

Historia gave birth to Olivia, and Mikasa later gave birth to Messiah as Paradis Island prepared for a possible Marleyan invasion. After a year of family life and military preparations, Arthur vanished in the night, leaving a letter behind.

• Historia safely gave birth to a daughter, and Arthur named her Olivia Arthur, meaning hope.
• Six months later, Mikasa gave birth to a son, whom Arthur named Messiah Arthur, meaning savior.
• Paradis Island announced its first five-year plan as Marley emerged weakened from its war and Zeke warned that Marley might invade to seize Eren's Founding Titan power.
• Arthur and the others refused Zeke's request to meet Eren, while Historia called on Paradis Island's people to prepare for war.
• Two years after Olivia's birth, Olivia and Messiah bickered at the manor, and Arthur later put both children to bed.
• Arthur woke in the middle of the night, turned into black particles, and vanished, leaving a letter on the bedside table.

Arthur devoured Ymir’s Jaw Titan, freeing her from the Titan power and its thirteen-year lifespan limit before leaving Paradis Island. He then broke Annie out of her crystal prison, and she woke after nearly four years of confinement.

• Arthur secretly devoured the Jaw Titan within Ymir while she slept, making her an ordinary person.
• Ymir tested her power by biting her hand, discovered she could no longer transform, and celebrated her freedom from the lifespan limit.
• Arthur told Ymir he was leaving Paradis Island and asked her to care for Historia, Mikasa, Olivia, and Messiah; Ymir agreed after warning him to return alive.
• Arthur knocked out the guards at Annie’s cell, broke open her crystal, and pulled her out.
• Annie woke weak and learned that nearly four years had passed; she admitted she had heard people outside the crystal and knew how Paradis Island had changed.

Arthur took Eren’s Founding Titan and Attack Titan powers, freeing him from the thirteen-year lifespan curse, then left with Annie for Marley to face the world alone. Eren woke the next morning, realized he could no longer transform, and told Armin and Carla what Arthur had done.

• Arthur took Annie from the dungeon, bound her outside Armin and Eren’s home, and carried the sleeping Eren to the woods.
• Arthur told Eren he had found a way to break the lifespan curse, then devoured Eren’s Founding Titan and Attack Titan powers.
• Arthur told Eren he was free of the curse, knocked him unconscious, returned him to bed, and flew toward Marley with Annie.
• Eren woke the next morning and discovered he could not transform, then broke down and told Carla and Armin that Arthur had taken his Titan powers.
• Carla urged Eren and Armin to report what had happened and try to bring Arthur back.

Arthur took the Titan powers of Eren and Ymir, freed Annie, and left Paradis after writing a farewell letter to Mikasa and Historia. He arrived in Marley with Annie and brought her to her father, who recognized her at the door.

• Hange, Levi, Eren, and Armin learned that Arthur had taken Eren’s Titan powers and that Annie and her crystal had vanished; they went to the Manor and learned Arthur had taken Ymir’s power too.
• Mikasa gave Hange Arthur’s letter, in which he explained he had left to protect his family from the coming war; Levi stopped Eren from rushing after him, and Historia and Mikasa went to the palace to discuss what to do.
• Arthur and Annie reached Marley, where Annie found every nearby eatery marked against Eldians before they eventually found a place to eat.
• Arthur brought Annie to her home, knocked when she hesitated, and Annie’s father opened the door and recognized her.

Arthur met Annie’s adoptive father, Reinhardt, and learned about Marley’s plans and Lin Yuqing’s rise as a powerful military leader. He then reclaimed Annie’s Female Titan power and left her with Reinhardt, freeing her from the Titan’s lifespan curse.

• Annie reunited with Reinhardt, and Arthur joined them at his home.
• Annie told Reinhardt about her years on Paradis, while Reinhardt apologized for sending her there.
• Reinhardt told Arthur that Marley planned to invade Paradis the following year and that the Tybur family was preparing a major announcement.
• Arthur forced Annie to explain that Lin Yuqing was adopted by the Tybur family and had become a renowned commander known as the Iron-Blooded Female General.
• Arthur used black particles to reclaim Annie’s Female Titan power, and Annie lost consciousness from the pain.
• Reinhardt found Annie unconscious, and after waking, she confirmed that her Titan power was gone and embraced her father in relief.

Arthur followed Alyosha after realizing a trafficker was exploiting her and other Eldian children. He forced the man to reveal his organization’s location, then left with Alyosha as Ghost killed the trafficker.

• Arthur saw Marleyan radicals call for the extermination of Paradis Island and noticed police officers approving of their hatred.
• Arthur gave the hungry Alyosha food and money, then pretended to reject her so he could follow the watcher who approached her.
• Arthur followed Alyosha and discovered that a trafficker had taken her little brother and threatened to sell her as well.
• Arthur summoned Ghost, captured the trafficker, and forced him to reveal where his organization was based.
• Arthur left with Alyosha, and Ghost killed the trafficker after they had gone.

Arthur uncovered a human trafficking operation that targeted Eldian children, rescued its captives, and tracked down Joshua. After reuniting Joshua with Alyosha and sending them to Paradis Island’s contacts, Arthur waited to see how Marley would react.

• Alyosha told Arthur that traffickers had abducted her and her brother Joshua, and that hundreds of Eldian children were being exploited.
• Arthur raided the traffickers’ hidden underground base, freed the children, and learned the ring worked with the Marley Police to abduct Eldian children and sell them.
• Arthur left the rescued children and evidence outside a newspaper office, then forced the traffickers’ boss Robert to reveal that Joshua had been sold to Elliot Earl.
• Arthur killed Robert, rescued Joshua from Elliot’s estate, and burned the estate after killing Elliot and the others there.
• Arthur reunited Alyosha and Joshua, gave them money and the address of Paradis Island’s contacts, then stayed at an inn to watch Marley’s reaction.

Arthur slaughtered a street full of Marleyans after hearing them condemn the rescued Eldian children, then set out to take the Armored Titan's power. He reached Reiner's home in disguise and waited for Reiner and Falco to return.

• Marley tried to repair its reputation after the trafficking scandal, while most Marleyans blamed the Eldian children and praised their abusers.
• Furious at the public's cruelty, Arthur's powers erupted, and he slaughtered and devoured everyone on the street before escaping the police.
• Arthur returned to Annie's home and forced Annie and Reinhardt to reveal where Reiner lived; Reinhardt stopped Annie from going to warn him.
• Arthur traveled to Reiner's home in Liberio and posed as a traveler named Joel from Huaxia to gain Karina's trust.
• Gabi arrived, and Arthur waited with her and Karina until Reiner and Falco returned.

Arthur reunited with Reiner at his family’s home and confronted him over the destruction of Wall Maria. Reiner begged Arthur to punish him instead of his family, and the chapter ended with Karina taking the blame and pleading for her son’s life as Arthur raised his blade.

• Reiner arrived home with Falco and found Arthur, who had introduced himself to the family as Joel.
• Reiner recognized Arthur and tried to protect his family, but Gabi insulted Arthur and rushed for a kitchen knife.
• Arthur slapped Gabi, restrained Reiner, Karina, and Falco with tentacles, and confronted Reiner about the deaths caused by the fall of Wall Maria.
• Reiner admitted his guilt, begged Arthur to spare his family, and repeatedly offered his own life in exchange.
• Arthur held a blade to Reiner’s neck and raised it to strike, but Karina pleaded for him to kill her instead, saying she had pushed Reiner to join the Warrior Unit.

Reiner saved Marcel from Ymir, but then lost control of his body as the Armored Titan and attacked his friends. The chapter left Reiner helpless as the titan killed Bertolt, Marcel, and Annie.

• Marcel pushed Reiner out of Ymir’s reach, and Reiner transformed into the Armored Titan to save Marcel and kill Ymir.
• Reiner’s body transformed again without his control, and the Armored Titan knocked Marcel, Bertolt, and Annie away.
• The Armored Titan crushed Bertolt’s head despite Reiner’s desperate attempts to stop it.
• Marcel transformed into the Jaw Titan, but the Armored Titan defeated him, tore him from his nape, and ate him.
• Annie transformed into the Female Titan and fled, but the Armored Titan caught and beat her before tearing off her limbs and eating her.