Ye Chuan knew what would happen next.
Reiner Braun, who had always presented himself as a dependable older brother, had long been overwhelmed by his years undercover. His fractured mind was about to collapse completely before everyone's eyes.
With the Survey Corps' help, the crisis at Utgard Castle was temporarily resolved.
To avoid alerting the enemy, and to bring the two traitors who had already come under grave suspicion completely under control.
Section Commander Hange and the others decided to first bring Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover to an area beneath the wall where they could be contained, then make the final arrests.
Yet atop that cold wall, dozens of meters high.
Reiner Braun's soldier persona, strained to its limit, finally collapsed completely.
He looked at Eren Yeager, who was breathing a sigh of relief now that his companions had been rescued.
Utter exhaustion and release showed in his eyes.
At that moment, Reiner Braun probably could no longer tell whether he was a soldier or a Warrior.
In an extremely calm, utterly matter-of-fact tone, he slowly told Eren Yeager a truth that would shock everyone present.
"Eren Yeager..."
"Five years ago, the [Armored Titan] that destroyed Wall Maria and caused your mother to be eaten by a Titan... that was me."
"And the [Colossal Titan] that kicked through the gates of Shiganshina District and Dosu District..."
He pointed at Bertolt Hoover beside him, who had already turned deathly pale and broken out in a cold sweat from fright at his words.
"That was him."
"Come with us, Eren Yeager."
There was even a hint of pleading in his voice:
"As long as you come with us, we won't have to destroy the walls anymore."
Eren Yeager looked at his former companion, who was speaking the cruelest words to