Pain (Chapter)

Pain is the 55th chapter of Shingeki no Kyojin manga written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

Overview
Erwin Smith presents Dot Pixis with his proposal to overthrow the government. The commanders discuss the risks involved in doing so, and Pixis challenges Erwin to convince him of the value of his plan. While they wait for a messenger to arrive with news, Erwin reveals his back story and the event that shaped his life: his father's death at the hands of the government. Hange and Levi carry out the interrogation of the captured members of the 1st Squad, brutally torturing Djel Sanes for information. His screams disturb the younger members who overhear this, who realize just how far they may have to go to win. Sanes finally breaks and discloses the secret of the Reiss family. Armed with this information, Erwin finalizes his plan by proposing that they install Historia as the new ruler.