E38 - Smoke Signal

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[00:13] ---
    Beyond the wall, there's
    a sea, or so Armin said...
[00:22] ---
    But past the sea...
[00:26] ---
    I always wondered what's beyond that...
[02:04] ---
    "Smoke Signal"
[02:11] ---
    You just try to steal some food, Sasha.
[02:13] ---
    I'll get Captain Levi to chop you up
    into nice bite-sized pieces.
[02:17] ---
    I won't! Probably...
[02:19] ---
    Say what?
[02:20] ---
    Hey! Did you guys wipe the dust and dirt
    off your shoes before you came in?
[02:24] ---
    Say what?
[02:25] ---
    No, we didn't. Can't you see
    all the stuff we're carrying?
[02:29] ---
    Do you seriously think that attitude
    will satisfy Captain Levi?
[02:33] ---
    If I hadn't personally given your
    sheets hospital corners this morning--
[02:36] ---
    Quit nagging! Who are you, my mom?!
[02:40] ---
    We're back.
[02:41] ---
    Wait, were you just chopping firewood?
[02:44] ---
    Gotta stay in shape.
[02:45] ---
    You got grabbed by a Titan!
    You should be in bed.
[02:48] ---
    I try to stop her, but she won't listen.
[02:50] ---
    I saw her doing sit-ups earlier!
[02:53] ---
    How dare you, you peeping Tom!
[02:54] ---
    --Huh?! How does that constitute “peeping”?!
    --Mikasa, you do know you're not a wild animal, right?
[02:58] ---
    It's almost like we're
    back in the Cadet Corps.
[03:03] ---
    Yeah...
[03:04] ---
    Why do you figure we were chosen
    for the new Levi Squad, though?
[03:09] ---
    Protecting Eren and Historia
    is such an important mission...
[03:12] ---
    Because we're talented, I assume.
[03:15] ---
    Sasha... what did you just put in your bag?
[03:19] ---
    Nothing bread-related.
[03:21] ---
    Why, you!
[03:23] ---
    Give it back.
[03:24] ---
    Hey, focus! We gotta finish cleaning
    before the captain gets back!
[03:28] ---
    Put back the bread.
[03:29] ---
    What's this commotion about?
[03:30] ---
    How many times have you done this now?
[03:32] ---
    Our food reserves are precious!
[03:34] ---
    Cut the crap, Potato Girl!
[03:45] ---
    I'm quite sure I gave you enough time.
[03:51] ---
    Anyways...
[03:53] ---
    We'll discuss your lax
    cleaning job another time.
[03:56] ---
    Eren.
[03:58] ---
    Hange is itching to get
    the experiment started.
[04:01] ---
    R-Right.
[04:09] ---
    Eren!
[04:10] ---
    What's wrong, Eren?! Get up!
[04:13] ---
    The future of humanity is riding on you!
[04:16] ---
    Get up, dammit!
[04:18] ---
    Hey, four-eyes.
[04:20] ---
    He's not quite the same this time.
[04:22] ---
    He's not even 10 meters, and some
    of his body doesn't have muscle.
[04:27] ---
    Plus, Eren's ass is hanging out.
[04:28] ---
    I can see that!
[04:30] ---
    Eren! Can you still move?!
[04:33] ---
    Give us a signal or something!
[04:35] ---
    Eren!
[04:37] ---
    Mikasa!
[04:38] ---
    Hey... That gloomy brat is
    acting on her own again.
[04:42] ---
    Time to think up a punishment?
[04:44] ---
    No, there's no signal... We're done here!
[04:47] ---
    Eren!
[04:51] ---
    Hot! Hot damn, you are hot!
[04:54] ---
    Hange, wait! Eren is bleeding!
[04:57] ---
    Whoa! Check it out, Moblit!
[04:59] ---
    Eren's face! Hurry up and sketch it!
[05:02] ---
    Section Commander!
    Are you lacking in human compassion?!
[05:12] ---
    Sorry, I got carried away...
[05:15] ---
    Looks like we've got a long road ahead...
[05:18] ---
    ...before we can use the Titan
    hardening ability to seal the wall.
[05:21] ---
    Yes... I knew we'd be grasping
    at straws from the start.
[05:26] ---
    Strategically, it's not a bad plan.
[05:29] ---
    Instead of lugging tons of supplies,
    all we need is to get Eren there.
[05:33] ---
    Whether or not we're grasping at straws...
    all depends on Eren.
[05:38] ---
    Experiment's over! All
    troops, disperse at once!
[05:41] ---
    Roger!
[05:43] ---
    Make sure there's no witnesses!
[05:44] ---
    Yes, sir!
[05:49] ---
    You ride in the same wagon as Eren.
[05:51] ---
    I'm headed for Trost District
    with Hange's group.
[05:55] ---
    Okay.
[05:58] ---
    You must find her at once.
[06:01] ---
    Only she... She may know the truths
    which even we cannot perceive.
[06:19] ---
    "Trost District"
[06:20] ---
    I see... Another failure, then.
[06:24] ---
    If the plan would have worked out, we could have
    plugged the hole in Shiganshina District in less than a day.
[06:30] ---
    It's because we lack information.
[06:32] ---
    Might be a different story if there was
    a book about the hardening ability.
[06:37] ---
    But we have Christa. No, Historia Reiss...
[06:41] ---
    Maybe we learn about the wall through her?
[06:45] ---
    I read the entire report
    about her upbringing.
[06:50] ---
    She's the illegitimate daughter of Lord Reiss,
    and it's by no means a happy story.
[06:56] ---
    But the real mystery here... is why a mere
    regional lord would know the secrets of the wall.
[07:14] ---
    Eren!
[07:15] ---
    You should still be in bed!
[07:17] ---
    I'm fine. I already slept a whole day.
[07:21] ---
    Besides, it's my fault the strategy
    for retaking Wall Maria got shelved.
[07:26] ---
    It's not your fault.
[07:28] ---
    So don't worry about it.
[07:30] ---
    All I care about... is getting
    a chance to fight that Beast Titan.
[07:35] ---
    Whatever that damn ape is,
    I'll never forgive it.
[07:45] ---
    It's about time to switch lookouts.
[07:48] ---
    Mikasa?
[07:49] ---
    Yeah.
[07:54] ---
    Must be nice.
[07:56] ---
    You and the others... You have goals in mind,
    even though they won't be easy.
[08:01] ---
    But me, now that Ymir is gone...
    I don't even know what I want.
[08:06] ---
    Don't you want to save Ymir, though?
[08:10] ---
    Yeah, but...
[08:13] ---
    Back then, I couldn't believe what she did...
    Though, it's true I wanted to save her.
[08:18] ---
    But now, I'm thinking differently.
[08:22] ---
    Ymir chose her own path in life.
[08:25] ---
    I have no right to change
    that... and no need to.
[08:30] ---
    Finally, you're talking again.
[08:34] ---
    Huh?
[08:35] ---
    When we came here,
    you told us all about yourself, but...
[08:38] ---
    Since then, you haven't smiled once,
    and you rarely talk either.
[08:43] ---
    Because it's a pain.
[08:46] ---
    Sorry.
[08:48] ---
    That good-girl Christa who was
    nice to everyone is gone now.
[08:53] ---
    Nah, I think it's better this way.
[08:56] ---
    Huh?
[08:57] ---
    Before, it felt like you
    always put on a facade.
[09:00] ---
    It was so forced and
    unnatural, it made me sick.
[09:04] ---
    I see...
[09:05] ---
    But, the you right now is pretty normal.
[09:09] ---
    A stupidly honest, but normal girl.
[09:13] ---
    Anyways, you have plenty of
    time to think about Ymir.
[09:16] ---
    In a lot of ways, I...
[09:20] ---
    Wait... Wasn't that...?
[09:23] ---
    Hange and the others arrived!
[09:25] ---
    Gather in the main room!
[09:30] ---
    Huh? What was that?
[09:34] ---
    He's dead... Pastor Nick.
[09:37] ---
    He was murdered.
[09:40] ---
    This morning, in the Trost District barracks.
[09:49] ---
    Hey!
[09:50] ---
    You'll disrupt the crime
    scene, you damn Scout!
[09:52] ---
    Don't get any closer.
[09:54] ---
    This is our job, not yours.
[09:57] ---
    It's another robbery-murder.
    They've been springing up a lot lately.
[10:01] ---
    Wha--?! I'm not buying that!
[10:03] ---
    His nails were torn off!
[10:05] ---
    Which unit are you in?
[10:10] ---
    Fourth Squad Section Commander Hange Zoë
    and Executive Officer Moblit Berner.
[10:16] ---
    Your ranks mean practically nothing
    when your branch is the trash that it is.
[10:21] ---
    Listen here... It was no
    Titan that killed that man.
[10:25] ---
    A person killed another person.
[10:27] ---
    This work is out of your league.
[10:31] ---
    First Interior Squad?
[10:35] ---
    Why? What's the capital's Military Police
    doing down south in Trost?
[10:41] ---
    What's so strange about it?
[10:43] ---
    Unlike you useless goons, us valuable
    soldiers are busy getting things done.
[10:49] ---
    Oh! So that's how it is!
[10:52] ---
    You're right, I'm worthless, really.
[10:55] ---
    I'm so lucky to meet great soldiers like you.
[10:57] ---
    Let me shake your hand!
[11:00] ---
    I see... So poor Nick was robbed...
[11:03] ---
    Such a pity...
[11:05] ---
    Did he ever have stuff worth
    stealing in the first place?
[11:09] ---
    Of course.
[11:10] ---
    Everyone knows the Church's trinkets
    are made from valuable iron.
[11:13] ---
    Huh?!
[11:15] ---
    Nick was a pastor for
    the Order of the Walls?!
[11:19] ---
    What are you talking about?
[11:21] ---
    He was a friend of mine on personal terms...
[11:24] ---
    But, as far as I knew the man,
    he was just a chair-maker.
[11:29] ---
    I even wrote that on his application here...
[11:32] ---
    Dammit, stop--
[11:32] ---
    Though, I guess this only means I never
    knew Nick as well as I thought I did...
[11:38] ---
    Hey! Let go!
[11:40] ---
    Oh, I'm sorry! Forgive me!
[11:44] ---
    Well then, good luck with the investigation.
[11:47] ---
    When you capture the culprit,
    please tell them this...
[11:51] ---
    The things you did to him,
    perhaps you felt were righteous and just.
[11:55] ---
    But, personally, I couldn't
    care less about any of that.
[11:59] ---
    To you scoundrels, I will ensure
    you're tortured alive like my friend,
[12:03] ---
    and experience suffering above
    and beyond what you did to him.
[12:06] ---
    Yes, you'll be sorry!
[12:09] ---
    Pass along that message. Excuse us.
[12:19] ---
    Section Commander, do
    you think they really--?
[12:21] ---
    Yeah... First Interior Squad, Djel Sannes.
[12:25] ---
    All the skin on his fist was split.
[12:27] ---
    Nick was tortured by the
    Interior Military Police...
[12:31] ---
    And then murdered...
[12:35] ---
    I figured the Church would want to deal with Nick
    since he was cooperating with the Scouts.
[12:41] ---
    That's why I hid his identity and
    had him stay in the barracks, but...
[12:45] ---
    To think they would use
    soldiers to kill him...
[12:49] ---
    I was too careless.
[12:51] ---
    It's entirely my fault.
[12:58] ---
    The Military Police... Did they torture Pastor Nick
    just to find out what information he spilled to us?
[13:05] ---
    Most likely.
[13:06] ---
    But it was the Interior Military Police,
    which means there's something more behind it.
[13:12] ---
    So, how many nails did Nick have ripped off?
[13:15] ---
    Huh?
[13:16] ---
    You saw, right? How many?
[13:18] ---
    I only caught a glimpse of him,
    but all the nails that I could see.
[13:23] ---
    People that talk, talk after one. If they don't,
    peeling more won't make a difference.
[13:30] ---
    Pastor Nick... I thought
    he was an idiot, but...
[13:34] ---
    He didn't turn away from what
    he believed, all the way till the end.
[13:42] ---
    In other words, they have no idea
    we've caught wind of the Reiss family.
[13:47] ---
    Though, someone in the government is up
    to no good, and their eyes are fixed on us.
[13:54] ---
    Captain Levi.
[13:56] ---
    A message from Commander Erwin.
[13:59] ---
    I went to tell him about Pastor Nick,
    but he sent me off with this.
[14:05] ---
    Everyone, out. We leave now.
[14:07] ---
    Leave no trace we were here.
[14:16] ---
    That was close...
[14:18] ---
    If we hadn't left right then,
    what would've happened to us?
[14:21] ---
    But why? What would make Commander Erwin...?
[14:25] ---
    New orders came from the government.
[14:28] ---
    There's been a freeze on all Scout
    Regiment activity outside the wall.
[14:32] ---
    They're telling us to hand
    over Eren and Historia.
[14:35] ---
    By the way, right after
    he gave me the message...
[14:39] ---
    ...the Military Police came for him...
[14:45] ---
    That's treating him like
    some sort of criminal!
[14:48] ---
    Someone's not working
    from the shadows anymore.
[14:50] ---
    They're moving for all eyes to see.
[14:52] ---
    To go that far to protect
    the wall's secrets...
[14:56] ---
    What's more, why do they want us
    to hand over Eren and Historia?
[15:01] ---
    Not to kill, but for them to obtain?
[15:04] ---
    Who knows?
[15:06] ---
    Anyways, it's clear the
    enemy is after these two.
[15:09] ---
    Loitering around here is dangerous.
[15:12] ---
    We're moving her and Eren to Trost District.
[15:15] ---
    Why? That's the same place
    Pastor Nick was killed.
[15:19] ---
    It's worse to head towards the interior.
[15:22] ---
    With Trost in a panic, it
    should be easy to slip in.
[15:25] ---
    And if somehow it comes down to it,
    we can use these in the city.
[15:30] ---
    True...
[15:31] ---
    Plus, not knowing the enemy
    puts us in a tough spot.
[15:35] ---
    We need to find out who's behind this.
[15:38] ---
    Hange, lend me some of your squad.
[15:41] ---
    Of course.
[15:44] ---
    All right, I'm going after Erwin.
[15:47] ---
    Moblit's with me. The rest
    of you will follow Levi.
[15:51] ---
    Roger!
[15:53] ---
    Hange!
[15:56] ---
    Here...
[15:58] ---
    I remembered a conversation
    between Ymir and Bertholdt.
[16:02] ---
    Didn't get time to tell you, but it's here.
[16:05] ---
    All right.
[16:07] ---
    I'll take a look at it later.
[16:10] ---
    Hiyaah!
[16:17] ---
    They're rather quick on the move.
[16:19] ---
    Hmph... It's because that
    little runt is actually disciplined.
[16:24] ---
    An acquaintance of yours?
[16:27] ---
    An old one.
SIGN    "Information Available for Public Disclosure" "Titan Bodies" "The body of every Titan varies significantly, but each has a weak point of height 1 meter and width 10 cm at their nape, corresponding to the size of a human's spinal cord through to their brain. When severed, this area ruins a Titan's regenerative ability and results in their destruction. It is thought that this vital organ, the source of their being, is none other than a human inside."
[16:43] ---
    Try not to walk in a
    cluster. We'll stand out.
[16:47] ---
    Eren and Historia, just walk normal.
[16:50] ---
    Why is the royal family's
    flag hanging everywhere?
[16:53] ---
    Oh! Today must be the anniversary
    of the King's coronation.
[16:56] ---
    Once a year, they hand out a haul of rations.
[16:59] ---
    Oh...
[17:00] ---
    We'll begin handing out rations!
[17:03] ---
    King Fritz has heard of Trost District's hardship
    and will donate the royal family's reserves!
[17:10] ---
    There's enough for everyone! Line up orderly!
[17:13] ---
    --Thank goodness!
[17:13] ---
    --Long live King Fritz!
    --Thank goodness!
[17:16] ---
    What a King! He sure is generous!
[17:18] ---
    He's got more than he knows what to do with.
[17:21] ---
    People are weak, especially
    when baited with food.
[17:30] ---
    By handing out those rations,
    over 60% of the reserves are gone.
[17:35] ---
    Don't you think it's a bit too much for
    raising the people's morale, Lord Reiss?
[17:39] ---
    It's necessary. There was a need to raise
    the public's approval of the royal family.
[17:45] ---
    More importantly, we need
    that power and the vessel.
[17:48] ---
    And we must hurry.
[17:51] ---
    The Military Police failed again?
[17:54] ---
    I'll return and continue the hunt at once.
[17:57] ---
    No, we'll soon have what we need.
[18:00] ---
    "That" is set in motion.
[18:16] ---
    Watch out! Behind us!
[18:24] ---
    Armi--
[18:24] ---
    I mean, Christa and Eren!
[18:27] ---
    They got snatched away again!
[18:35] ---
    Will it really work?
[18:38] ---
    He looks absolutely nothing like me...
[18:42] ---
    That horse face? Yeah right...
[18:49] ---
    Yeah? You like that? Let me hear you moan.
[18:53] ---
    Well? How's that? Doesn't it feel good?
[18:58] ---
    I'm just dying to hear
    your cute little voice.
[19:07] ---
    This is why I didn't wanna go
    through this shit a second time!
[19:11] ---
    Screw being his body double!
[19:12] ---
    She’s more muscular than I expected…
[19:21] ---
    How's it going inside?
[19:23] ---
    If we don't hurry, they'll
    see through Armin's disguise.
[19:28] ---
    And I feel bad for him...
[19:30] ---
    I see.
[19:32] ---
    How is your leg? Any better?
[19:35] ---
    I can move well enough. It's not bad.
[19:39] ---
    More importantly, these kidnappers...
    They're nothing but amateurs.
[19:44] ---
    Why would they be using guys like this?
[19:48] ---
    You can handle the rest on your own.
    I'm heading for Eren.
[19:52] ---
    Once you've dealt with the trash,
    come and meet up with me.
[19:56] ---
    Roger.
[19:58] ---
    One more thing... I'll
    tell you, just in case.
[20:02] ---
    Tell Armin and the others, too.
[20:18] ---
    You're sure, without a doubt,
    it's Christa and Eren?
[20:21] ---
    Yes, they match the description.
[20:25] ---
    Huh? Where's the guard?
[20:38] ---
    What the--?!
[20:44] ---
    Don't you dare move.
[20:49] ---
    Conny! Is it really just the four of them?!
[20:52] ---
    Yeah, that's it!
[20:53] ---
    Nobody else in the area!
[20:59] ---
    If you move again, who knows where I'll hit?
[21:02] ---
    All right! First, we tie these guys up,
    then we meet up with the captain.
[21:06] ---
    What do you mean?
[21:08] ---
    Captain's orders, and
    he sends a message, too.
[21:15] ---
    Hey! Get outta the way!
[21:21] ---
    Captain?
[21:22] ---
    Well?
[21:23] ---
    The road is crowded, but nothing unusual.
[21:26] ---
    It's not much farther to Commander Pyxis'.
[21:30] ---
    How's the body double mission?
[21:31] ---
    A success.
[21:33] ---
    And yet, you don't look that happy...
[21:36] ---
    No...
[21:38] ---
    Something is wrong...
[21:40] ---
    The Military Police can't be behind this.
[21:43] ---
    They're far too arrogant.
    They wouldn't use amateurs.
[21:47] ---
    This is more like...
[21:50] ---
    Assuming the wagon was being followed...
[21:53] ---
    And the group was trailing their target...
[21:56] ---
    Captain.
[21:58] ---
    The wagon's almost moving again.
[22:01] ---
    Nifa, have you heard about Kenny the Ripper?
[22:05] ---
    The mass-murderer in the capital?
[22:07] ---
    The one that slit the throats
    of over 100 Military Police?
[22:10] ---
    That's just an urban legend
    from years ago, right?
[22:14] ---
    He is real, and the stories are true.
[22:17] ---
    Huh?
[22:18] ---
    I lived with him for a
    while when I was a kid.
[22:21] ---
    What? Why would you even say that?
[22:24] ---
    This isn't the time to be making jokes.
[22:27] ---
    That's right... He wouldn't
    care about using amateurs.
[22:31] ---
    If a group was trailing their target,
    it would be from both rear angles, and...
[22:37] ---
    ...a place high up, with a view...
[22:41] ---
    Nifa!
[23:04] ---
    Yo, Levi.
[23:07] ---
    You grown any yet?
[23:30] ---
    Oh? It don't look like you changed at all!
[23:35] ---
    Kenny!
[23:40] ---
    Kenny and Levi meet again.
[23:43] ---
    The enemy's target was Eren and Historia.
[23:47] ---
    In order to get them back, Levi and
    the others must take aim and shoot.
[23:52] ---
    Next episode: "Pain."
[23:54] ---
    "Pain"
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