"How beautiful!"
Zackley looked at the beautiful scene before him, the pleasure of his inner desires satisfied, and he exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: "I'm afraid there isn't a work of art in this world that can surpass you!"
"It wasn't a waste of all those years I spent conceiving it."
"This work will only be truly complete when it is displayed before the people who were persecuted by all of you."
Olivier, completely naked except for white socks, was tied upside down to a chair meticulously designed by Zackley.
With a mouth gag in his mouth, he shouted angrily: "Zackley, you just wait and see. Your blood is slave blood, different from our noble lineage. You will lose your memories soon."
"When that time comes, you won't even know how to use the toilet..."
Zackley inserted a plastic tube into the chattering mouth before him and laughed maniacally: "The same threat again. Don't you people have anything new to say?"
...
Pixis came before Erwin, who was preparing to depart: "Their confessions are just as Ash said. The Reiss Family does indeed possess the ability to alter human memories at will."
"Furthermore, including them, there are certain Family lineages that are not affected."
"In other words, as long as the Reiss Family obtains Eren Yeager's Coordinate power, they can completely erase the fact that the people ever rebelled."
"And not long ago, Ash's son helped the Reiss Family capture Eren Yeager."
Erwin asked: "Does Your Excellency Ash have any suggestions?"
"He said it was his son's own decision and stated that his son would provide assistance during The Corps' process of reclaiming Eren Yeager."
Pixis sighed: "And that [future golden lion] didn't give a reason for doing so."
Hearing this, Anka, who was behind Pixis, showed a resentful expression, clearly harboring even more ill will toward a certain someone.
"In that case, we'll find out when the time comes."
Erwin mounted his horse and donned his cloak emblazoned with the wings of freedom with one hand.
"Everyone, fall in!"
"Execute the plan to reclaim Eren Yeager and Historia immediately. The destination is the chapel in the Reiss Family territory."
"Move out!"
...
On the way to the Reiss Family's location, Levi discussed the pre-battle plan with everyone in the carriage.
"Kenny the Ripper. As long as he's there, he's the biggest threat."
"To understand the severity of the threat, just think of it as if I were on the enemy's side."
"No..."
Levi reminded them coldly: "With those weapons, he'll be even more troublesome than me."
Sasha, riding a horse nearby, gave a dry laugh: "Then it'll be impossible for us, right?"
Connie couldn't help but say: "Maybe we should wait for The Corps..."
"Absolutely not!" Mikasa refused immediately.
Levi looked at Hange: "Four-eyes, how is it? Have you found a weakness in that thing?"
In Hange's hand was the design sketch for the Omni-directional Mobility Gear that Ash had given them.
This was also what Lock had originally given to his father.
He hadn't found Rod Reiss's bag containing various Titan spinal fluids back then, but he had found this.
Hange looked up: "Yeah, there are weaknesses. Besides, they haven't been through many actual battles. Dealing with them won't be as hard as imagined."
She then asked: "But you lived with him; why do you have so little information on Kenny?"
Levi said indifferently: "Sorry, I only learned his full name recently. That Noble boy probably knows more than I do."
"Kenny Ackerman." He looked at Mikasa, who was sitting to the side with her legs pulled up: "He might be a relative of yours."
The words took Mikasa aback, and thenshe began to explain her original Family in detail.
Levi suddenly said: "Have you ever had an experience where that kind of power suddenly awakened?"
Mikasa remembered the day Eren Yeager saved her from the kidnappers when they were children: "Yes."
Levi said: "Kenny Ackerman had the same experience. At a certain moment, in an instant, an unknown power suddenly surged from all over his body, and his body naturally knew what to do."
He paused and said: "I've had a moment like that too..."
...
The Reiss Family underground palace.
The dagger in his hand reflected Kenny's aging face. He was already over fifty, and he was no longer the famous Ripper he once was.
Time was eroding his extraordinary strength.
His dream had yet to be realized; he hadn't seen the scenery in Uri's eyes yet.
But now no one could stop him, as long as he waited...
Lock, who had changed into the Omni-directional Mobility Gear, walked up to Kenny and said: "Captain, hasn't the ritual inside started yet?"
Kenny looked at the high-spirited young man before him and seemed to see his former self.
Smart, powerful, confident... and two-faced.
He mocked: "That great romantic is still telling stories to his daughter. He's not in a hurry, so what can we stray dogs do?"
"Don't worry, your father is going to die soon anyway. The Corps won't do anything to him."
Lock smiled: "Captain, you really know how to comfort people."
Kenny gripped the dagger in his hand tightly, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes...
Lock's gaze swept across the surroundings; he could hear the Soldiers' irregular breathing as they lay in ambush around the ceiling.
There were twelve of them in total.
He looked at Kenny and smiled: "Captain, you're being too insecure. Do you really need to resort to an ambush with you here?"
Kenny, whose plan had been seen through, didn't show the slightest panic on his face: "Your father played a big role in the military coup outside."
"And you want to be the big hero here all by yourself!"
"Aren't you afraid that after Rod Reiss takes back the power, he'll turn you and your old man into pigs that only know how to eat shit?"
Seeing that the pretense had been dropped, Lock cracked his neck and said directly: "Ackerman, will you let Rod Reiss take that power?"
"Don't you want it for yourself?"
He lowered his hands, as if about to attach the barrels to his holsters: "Don't you want to see Uri's memories?"
Lock's three consecutive questions left Kenny stunned.
He suddenly grinned and said: "You kid, you really are a monster."
"Do it!"
Twelve Soldiers from the Anti-Personnel Suppression Squad descended from the ceiling, twenty-four gun barrels pointing simultaneously at Lock, who stood where he was...
Reiss Family chapel, entrance to the underground palace.
Everyone finally arrived here smoothly by following the map Ash had given them, picking up some supplies and equipment in the Orvud District along the way.
Levi said: "I hope these 'souvenirs' we went out of our way to prepare will come in handy!"
"Alright, preparations are complete," Armin reported.
Hange had Moblit and Abel stand guard outside the chapel, while she prepared to go inside with Nifa and Keiji.
Levi looked at the members of the 104th Class: "Are you all mentally prepared to get your hands dirty?"
Looking at the expression in their eyes, Levi said flatly: "It seems there's no problem."
"Move out!"
Levi lifted the trapdoor and was the first to step inside.
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