"Wait, who are you people?" A Military Police officer wearing a unicorn-emblazoned uniform stopped Yago and the others at the manor gate.
Yago felt the Military Police officer in front of him looked very familiar. Thinking carefully, ah—wasn't this Marlo, whom he had t once before?
In older Eren's mories, Marlo had joined the Survey Corps and ultimately died on the road to subjugating the Beast Titan.
But now, it seed Marlo had not chosen to join the Survey Corps after all.
Naturally, Marlo did not recognize Yago, whom he had only t once. Acting purely out of duty, he stopped the new recruits who wanted to et Historia.
"We're here to see Historia. She should have ntioned it, right?" After so explanation and confirmation, Marlo gestured to several other Military Police officers behind him to let them pass.
Because of special circumstances, Yago had let Annie return to rest first. Connie and Jean Kirstein had also been reassigned by the still-injured Squad Leader Levi to help with the Survey Corps' recruitnt work.
So this ti, only Yago, Eren, Armin, Mikasa, Sasha, and Ymir ca to see Historia.
After entering the manor, the group headed straight for the study where Historia was.
In front of Historia's study, two guards stood watch at the door. Their uniforms bore no insignia of the three main military branches.
Which ant...
The door opened, and Commander-in-Chief Zackly, wearing glasses, walked out of the study.
"You will beco a benevolent and great queen." After saying this, Zackly turned to leave the study. Seeing Yago and the others, he gave a slight nod before departing with the guards.
"Ymir? Is that you all? Co in quickly." Historia's voice ca from inside the study.
Everyone hurried in and saw Historia seated beside the desk, with many docunts laid out in front of her.
"Historia! I missed you so much. You're not even queen yet and you're already working this hard—it breaks my heart!" Ymir ignored everything else and lunged forward, hugging Historia tightly.
Historia smiled and said, "Sorry, sorry. I should have gone to greet you. But I really have been busy lately. I was just discussing issues concerning the people of the Underground City with Commander-in-Chief Zackly. There are still many orphans and children there who need help."
"As expected of our Historia—too kindhearted!" Ymir hugged Historia even tighter.
"Historia really works hard, and she truly is amazing—beautiful and kind," Eren praised. It was rare for Eren to complint soone like this, though it would have been better if he weren't praising another girl in front of Mikasa.
Mikasa's eyelids drooped, and a faint aura of resentnt made Yago, standing to the side, shiver for no apparent reason.
Armin said, "So, Historia, why did you call us here? Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony."
Historia nodded and said, "It's precisely because of tomorrow's coronation. The Wall Church priest said that for my coronation ceremony, I can select several honored soldiers to attend. So I hope you can all participate—of course, including Annie and the others."
Hearing Historia's last sentence, Yago felt deeply moved. No matter what, Annie's identity as a Marley warrior still made so people wary, even though only a few knew the truth.
But Historia's action clearly showed her trust in Annie, which truly touched Yago. He also didn't want Annie to always be lonely and excluded.
"Honored soldiers? That sounds really impressive!" Sasha said innocently.
"It is indeed a very high honor," Yago nodded.
"Eren, I heard you've been conducting hardening experints lately. How are they going?" Historia asked.
Eren nodded and said, "It's going okay. I can already complete most of the hardening. Squad Leader Hange recently proposed an idea—apparently, it might be possible to use my hardening ability to kill Titans."
"Really? Eren, that's amazing," Historia said with a smile.
Just as everyone was chatting, bang!! A loud gunshot from a firearm rang out from outside the door.
"What's going on? Why is there gunfire?" Ymir imdiately pulled Historia behind her, her face full of vigilance—no one knew who actually possessed Titan power here.
Yago and Mikasa exchanged a glance. Clearly, the two strongest soldiers present sensed that sothing was wrong.
"Eren, get behind !" Mikasa shouted at Eren.
Eren, sowhat embarrassed and annoyed, retorted, "Mikasa! Don't treat like a child!"
Yago crouched and pressed himself against the door. His Titan-enhanced physical abilities were extrely strong, and his hearing was far better than that of ordinary people.
He faintly heard several muffled screams, along with subtle hissing sounds.
"Vertical Maneuvering Equipnt?" Yago frowned and turned to say, "Sothing's not right. I heard the sound of Vertical Maneuvering Equipnt. We need to leave here first—we can't just sit and wait!"
Everyone agreed. Yago pulled open the door and took the lead out. Historia's study was located at the end of the second floor, with only a single staircase leading downstairs.
Just as Yago hesitated over whether to go down the stairs, loud bursts of gas propulsion reached everyone's ears.
Four figures had already appeared at the top of the staircase. They wore black uniforms never seen before. On their legs and waists were unfamiliar devices, and at the lower back was a small gas canister—seemingly the gas tank of Vertical Maneuvering Equipnt, reminiscent of the forr Central Military Police's gear, though without firearms.
Even stranger, each of them wore a hood, and on their faces were black masks painted with eerie symbols, revealing only their eyes. Each held two daggers.
"Who are you people!" Armin shouted at the figures. The four exchanged glances, then, as if by prior agreent, sheathed their daggers and simultaneously raised their arms, charging straight at Yago and the others.
"So fast!" Yago exclaid. Before he could react, one of the black-clad attackers was already in front of him, throwing a punch straight at his face. Yago had no ti to respond further and could only block passively.
On the other side, Mikasa was already engaged with two of the black-clad attackers.
Barely twisting aside to dodge a side kick, Yago was shocked to the core. He had always been confident in his combat skills, but he was truly stunned now—the black-clad attacker before him was outrageously skilled. Yago could only barely hold on.
Elsewhere, Armin had already been knocked unconscious by one of the attackers, and Ymir, while protecting Historia, had also been subdued by another.
"Ymir! Let her go!" Historia cried out in extre anxiety, her hand already raised to her mouth.
"Damn it! Who the hell are you people!?" Eren, having taken quite a few punches himself, shouted angrily.
Every one of the black-clad attackers was unbelievably skilled—even Mikasa was close to being overwheld.
The fight grew more and more stifling. Suddenly, Yago hardened his resolve. He viciously grabbed the attacker's arm, while at the sa ti his own abdon took a heavy blow, the pain making him want to double over.
But Yago gritted his teeth and endured it, seizing the opportunity to rip off the attacker's mask. A completely unfamiliar face appeared before him—black hair, black eyes, fair skin and white teeth. She looked to be about the sa age as Yago and the others, a young girl—but there was no emotion at all in her dark eyes.
There was no ti to think. Yago reached out, about to activate his Titan power. Earlier, he had held back because the space was too confined and Sasha and the others were nearby. But now, if he didn't use his Titan power, he felt he wouldn't last much longer—these people were far too ferocious.
But the next mont, Yago's head suddenly went blank. A powerful wave of dizziness hit him, and in the final instant before losing consciousness, he heard a cold, indifferent voice say,
"A-1, everything's taken care of. Except for the king, what do we do with the others?"
"Take this Titan power, and this Ackerman too. She should be like us... for the king..."
Without ever using his Titan power, Yago lost consciousness just like that.
(A/N: What could the identities of these mysterious black-clad attackers be? Everyone can try guessing. After all, this is completely original content.)
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