Still Can't See

Eyes Not Seen Before is the first chapter in the fifth volume and the 19th chapter overall

Summary
Still locked in the underground cell and dealing with hostile attitudes of his fellow soldiers, Eren starts to see himself as a monster. He starts to wonder what his friends think of him, or if he'll ever be allowed to leave the cell. Moments later, Hanji and Mike show up and take him out of the cell. After brief introductions, they lead Eren to a court room.

Walking in, he is shackled to a post in the center of the room. He looks around and sees the commander of the Military Police, Commander Pixis, Commander Irvin, Corporal Rivaille, Mikasa and Armin. When Generalissimo Dallis Zacklay enters the trial begins. As Eren begins to wonder what he's being charged with, Zacklay informs him that the usual rules don't apply and that he has the final say in regards to Erens fate.

There are two opposing view points about Eren. Some believe him to be a demon, while others believe he's a savior. The trial will decide whether he will be entrusted to the Scouting Legion or the Military Police. The Commander of the Miltary Police believes Eren should be disposed of and his body examined. He also explains that doing so could potentially cause a civil war due to the political weight his existence carries and the residents of Wall Rose regarding him as a hero. His solution is to posthumously name him a hero after they have gleaned all the information from his body. Pastor Nick, a leader in a religious order that worships the walls, is outraged at this notion and wants him to be executed.

Commander Irvin wants to use his power to regain Wall Rose and asks that he join the Scouting Legion. Generalissimo asks how they would go about this, as the gate in the Trost District is sealed. Due to the new situation, they will have to leave from the Karanese District and work their way up. This causes an uproar with one citizen wanting all the gates to be sealed up and hurling insults at the military. Rivaille speaks up and reminds him that he is only safe because of the sacrifice of people in the military and that they need more land in order to feed everyone. Pastor Nick speaks up again accusing the man of blasphemy for wanting to "maim" the wall. Eren recalls that even mounting defensive cannons on the wall takes forever because of the widespread support of the religion.

Generallisimo, silencing the outburtst and getting back the trial, asks Eren if he thinks he would be a benefit to the Scouting Legion with Eren answering yes. Generallisimo then points out a report from the last mission that following his transformation, Eren lost his senses and attacked Mikasa. In disbelief, Eren looks over at his friends and Armin realizes that his suspicions were correct and Eren doesn't remember anything from when he was a titan. Generallisimo asks Mikasa if this is true and with hesitancy she answers yes. However, she also points out that Eren, in his titan form, had also saved her life twice. The Commander of the Military Police believes that those reports are biased and shouldn't be trusted. He also brings up the incident from nine years ago, when Eren and Mikasa killed the three men who had kidnapped her. While being legitimate self-defence, he thinks it casts doubt on Erens humanity and that he shouldn't be trusted. Another outburst from the courtroom has people believing that Eren is a titan in disguise and he should be executed before he turns again. They also accuse Mikasa of not being human and call for her execution as well. Eren, defending Mikasa, states that he may be a monster but she has nothing to do with it. He wonders if he should stop now, but decides to say everything thats on his mind. He calls out the dissenters as cowards and tells the court that they should trust him. Surprised at the Eren's sudden speech, the Military Police get their guns ready, not knowing what to expect.

Out of nowhere, Rivaille delivers a flying to Eren's face, knocking a tooth out. After a few more blows, the Commander of the Military Police cautions that he might cause him to become a titan. Rivaille replies that they were ready to dissect him. He also states that he took out twenty titans in that form; if he were to direct his anger at the police they wouldn't be able to stop him. Commander Irvin then suggests that Eren be under the watch of Rivaille. If he turns into a titan and becomes a threat, Rivaille will take measures to bring him down. Determined to show the people that he is a hero, Irvin asks Generallisimo to let Eren join the Scouting Legion on a mission and to postpone his judgement until then. He agrees and says that he will return depending on the mission results.

Now out of the courtroom and in the custody of the Scouting Legion, Commander Irvin explains that Eren's outburst gave them the perfect chance to play the cards they had. Rivaille asks Eren if he's angry with him. Eren understands why it had to be done. Hanji, scolds Rivaille saying he took it too far by knocking his tooth out. She asks Eren to open his mouth and she sees that it's growing back.