Friends (Chapter)

 is the 69th chapter of the Attack on Titan manga, written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

Overview
A dying Kenny Ackerman rememories some events of his life. He remembers the time when he met Uri Reiss. Uri in a partial transformation holds him in his Titan hand, after Kenny tried to kill him. Despite Rod's requests to kill Kenny, Uri spares his life and even apologizes to him for the persecution the Ackermans suffered and for failing to save humanity. An impressed Kenny joins him as his bodyguard.

Kenny goes to visit his sister Kuchel but she has already died, and he adopts her son, Levi. Kenny lives with him for some years and teaches him to fight, and then leaves him without saying goodbye.

Some years later, Uri tells Kenny about the inherited power of the Reiss family, and he assists the ceremony where Frieda ate Uri. He later becomes the captain of the Anti-Personnel Control Squad.

After Rod's Titan transformation, Kenny is hit by the debris of the collapsed basement. Back in the present, the dying Kenny is found by Levi. Kenny talks about his life dreaming on power and apologizes to Levi for being a bad uncle, and then dies.

Historia Reiss is crowned as the new queen. After the ceremony, she goes with Levi to fullfill her promise to punch him, but a still shocked Levi just smiles and thanks her.

Summary
Some time in the past, a partially transformed Uri Reiss holds Kenny Ackerman in his Titan hand, who is surprised to meet someone stronger than him and to see a Titan for the first time. Rod Reiss tries to shoot Kenny, since he attempted to kill them after someone in the council leaked their whereabouts; but Uri stops him, because he recognizes that Kenny as an Ackerman should have reasons to attempt against his life. Kenny makes another attempt by launching his blade against Uri but the latter stops it with his human arm, though the blade gets nailed in it.

Kenny begs for another chance and Uri releases him, to Rod's shock. As Uri approaches Kenny, the latter points his gun against him, and Rod demands that they must kill him because his memories can not be erased. However, Uri bows to Kenny and apologizes for the persecution the Ackermans suffered at the hands of the monarchy, and for failing to make the Walls the paradise they all dreamed of. He then begs him to spare his life since he can not die yet.

Kenny is shocked to see a king with that much power bowing to someone like him, and offers to help him, to Uri's acceptance. In the next meeting with the council, the mole Kenny talked to is not there, and Kenny has become Uri's bodyguard. Kenny thinks on the irony of the events but feels calm that the Ackermans are no longer persecuted.

Kenny goes to the brothel his sister Kuchel was working at and is surprised to find her lying in bed with a haggard appearance. He tries to wake her but a child next to her informs him that she has already died, and reveals he is her son, Levi. Kenny introduces himself without revealing his surname and just tells him that he is an acquaintance of Kuchel's.

Levi is adopted by Kenny, who teaches everything he knows to survive in the Underground; including how to fight holding the blades in his characteristic manner.