"Let us return to Paradis Island? What does the council mean by that?" In the temporary meeting hall, Yago asked Erwin beside him in confusion.
"It's just a proposal. After all, this is a huge victory. The council also hopes to publicize it and boost the morale of the people. Yago, you understand the current situation of us Eldians in the world," Erwin explained after a moment of thought.
Hearing this, Yago understood. Boosting public morale was only natural.
"Alright, I get it, Commander Erwin—oh no, Commander-in-Chief Erwin. Then I'll leave the matters here in the Marleyan capital to you for now."
At the mention of returning to Paradis Island, Historia's little face immediately fell, and her cheerful smile disappeared. She had finally managed to leave the island and have some fun, yet before she could even enjoy a few happy days with Ymir, she had to return to the palace to work. Historia was completely unwilling.
"Why do I have to go back? It was clearly Yago who planned and commanded everything. Wouldn't it be enough for him to go back alone and receive the rewards?" Historia said gloomily.
The council member who had crossed the ocean with Erwin to the Marleyan capital earnestly persuaded her,
"Your Majesty, you must be joking. You are the Queen, of noble status. How could you be away from your people for long? Besides, no matter what, only you are qualified to preside over the ceremony for heroes like Yago Norman!"
The council member continued his endless persuasion. His sole purpose in coming here was to make sure Historia returned.
No matter how much the council member talked, Historia still looked dejected. All of this was observed by a figure in the distance.
The hem of the unicorn-uniform swayed slightly in the breeze. Arno narrowed his eyes as he looked at Historia from afar. He could vaguely make out her unhappy expression and the ugly face of the council member beside her.
"Historia, you don't want to become a decorative puppet like this, do you? Just a mascot, letting others divide the power that originally belonged to the king? Let me help you." Arno lightly tapped the wall beside him and muttered to himself.
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"Armin, what's wrong with you lately? You always look absent-minded," Connie asked curiously.
Armin froze for a moment before snapping back to his senses, his eyes dimming. The reason for his dejection was that he had failed to fulfill a promise to a friend. Taking out a jade-green round stone from his pocket, Armin recalled the moment when Bertholdt, before calmly giving up the Colossal Titan, entrusted him with it.
"Armin, I'm counting on you. When you get to the Marleyan capital, please give this stone to my father. Tell him his son is too tired, and only hopes that he can live a healthy life."
But when Armin went through many twists and turns to find Bertholdt's father's home, he learned that Mr. Hoover had passed away many days ago.
"I'm sorry, Bertholdt… I failed you." Armin looked at the stone in his palm with guilt.
At the same time, Bertholdt's influence did not only affect Armin. Sitting atop a tall building, Floch's mind was also in turmoil.
After inheriting the Colossal Titan, Floch had also inherited the memories of the previous holder—Bertholdt.
It had to be said that the memories of the Colossal Titan across generations were filled with bloodshed, death, and destruction.
Whenever the Colossal Titan appeared, it would bring storms of blood and chaos. Even though humans below sixty meters looked insignificant, every inheritor seemed able to see the despair in people's eyes before they died.
"Heh… how sentimental. I'm not like you. I never regret anything. I didn't before, and I won't in the future." Floch took a deep breath, stood up, and shouted toward the sky as if venting.
Beneath his feet lay the ruins of Siobeth District, long destroyed by the Colossal Titan.
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"The situation is very complicated. We can't gather all our forces to retake the capital. According to intelligence, the Middle Eastern coalition seems to be making moves in the east."
Magath's eyes were bloodshot—he hadn't slept for two days. Who could have imagined that in just a few days, the once world-dominating Marley Empire would come close to collapse multiple times?
Due to its outdated regional system and the control of greedy nobles—who could only be described as parasites of the empire—when the Marleyan capital fell, those nobles and local powers nearly split the entire nation apart.
Under the cover of the War Hammer Titan sacrificing itself, Magath and Willy Tybur managed to evacuate the capital before the Eldians captured the train station. They quickly established a temporary command center in Tessi Province, stabilizing the crumbling empire.
With Willy's support, Magath successfully succeeded as the new Marshal of Marley and concurrently took the position of Minister of Defense. The first order he issued after taking office was to implement conscription for all Marleyans, striving to rebuild an army in the shortest time possible and reclaim the capital from the Eldians!
But beyond the many difficulties Magath currently faced—the passive resistance of local forces and nobles—the thing he least expected was the reaction of the rest of the world.
It seemed as though the entire world was watching Marley's downfall as a joke. Some, like the Middle Eastern coalition, were even drooling greedily at the opportunity.
"The Middle Eastern coalition? These people—did the Eldians' actions this time not wake those foolish bearded idiots? They ignore the real enemy and only focus on shallow interests!" Magath slammed his fist heavily onto the table.
If he could, Magath really wanted to grab the leaders of every nation by the head and demand to know if they were blind. The battle in the Marleyan capital had already spread across the world—could they really not see who the true threat was?
Magath's bloodshot eyes finally closed. He was simply too exhausted. A single battle had nearly brought Marley to collapse, the Warrior Unit had been wiped out.
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