Annie Leonhart has a task ahead—and a resulting leave that must remain hidden from her file at all costs. With no other option, she turns to her ally Hitch Dreyse for a stand‑in. He consents but demands one stipulation: Annie must crack the unsolvable missing person investigation Hitch was handling. The case centers on Carly Stratmann, a college graduate and daughter of affluent businessman Elliot Stratmann. With only one day to resolve the mystery and the Stohess District"s underbelly teeming with hoodlums, Annie must devote herself entirely to locating the girl. Yet every clue she finds only deepens the mystery—how did the illicit drug coderoin infiltrate Stohess, what is Elliot concealing, and where has Carly vanished? in shadows of the city"s darkest corners where no one dares tread.
Lost amid the harsh reality, Mikasa Ackerman feels Eren Yeager"s anxiety tighten her chest as she starts to recollect. She recalls chats with Armin Arlert, worries about her comrades, and the painful moment when she nearly lost it all. As dread takes hold, she encounters a different version of her history—certain moments may shift, yet some events seem inevitable, beyond even her dreams to avert in the echo of a fractured past echoing.
