Coup
"What are you trying to do! Are you trying to rebel!" Inside the luxurious Palace, several well-dressed Nobility shouted angrily at a large group of fully armed Soldiers below the stage.
Seated on the Throne was a "king" whom most humans within the Walls would likely never have seen in their entire lives.
The king remained calm, resting his hand on his forehead as he watched the Coup unfold before him.
The Walls the Throne stood the highest-ranking Nobility and even high-ranking members of the Wallist Church, who held almost all the power within the Walls and even controlled half of the army.
"This is Coup?! Nile! You are the Commander of the Military Police Brigade who protect the king."
"Are we just going to stand by and watch these damned traitors launch a rebellion?" A fat Nobility, his face glistening with cold sweat, roared at Nile, one of the Soldiers standing in front of him.
"And you too! Pyxis, Randy, you two parasites! You actually dared to participate in the rebellion!"
"No, we are not traitors, you are the traitors to humanity! From the moment you decided to abandon the hundreds of thousands of people Wall Sina, you became the enemy of humanity!" Pyxis stepped forward and fiercely refuted the Nobility.
"The duty of the Military Police Brigade is to protect the King and the people, not to protect the False King on the Throne who has abandoned the people to live a life of ignominy!" Nile clenched his fists and glared angrily.
Even the usually taciturn Randy Vald said with a grim expression, "The Garrison Regiment are there to protect the walls and humanity, not to protect traitors to humanity!"
Standing at the very front, Erwin straightened his back and stared intently at the Nobility on the stage in front of him.
"My Nobility, let's face reality. Protecting humanity is the duty of us Soldiers," Erwin said, enunciating each word clearly.
"Insolent! Utterly insolent!" Several Nobility trembled with rage.
But just now, no one expected that the Military Police Brigade guarding Erwin would suddenly betray them. Before that, a Soldiers even suddenly reported that Wall Rose had fallen.
The high and mighty Nobility Master, of course, didn't care about the lowly people Wall Rose and immediately ordered the sealing of Wall Sina to prevent the refugees from entering.
But at that very moment of their fury, all the Soldiers turned their guns on them.
Pyxis and Randy walked into the Palace side by side, followed by a large group of Garrison Soldiers Garrison Rose.
All of this was Commander Pyxis's plan, a test to see if the guy on the Throne cared about the lives of the people. If he really did care, perhaps keeping him around would be useful.
"Where is Galluser!? Where are all the Central Military Police!?" As the fully armed Soldiers slowly approached, a Nobility, terrified, shouted in a very unseemly manner.
Galluser is the Commander of the Central Military Police Regiment, which is responsible for protecting the entire Capital and is like the Royal Guard. In the eyes of the Central Military Police, ordinary Military Police Brigade are no different from other legions.
"Galluser? I've brought him to you." A deep voice came from outside the door, drawing everyone's attention.
A series of orderly footsteps followed as an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a military overcoat and glasses, led a troop of Soldiers in. This man was none other than President Zackly Darius, the supreme commander of the Three Military Branches. (Note: In this book, "president" refers to the military commander-in-chief.)
Zackly's Soldiers were escorting a Central Military Police who was unconscious and covered in blood.
Zackly looked at the astonished Nobility before him with a mocking gaze. "Don't count on it. The entire Central Military Police Regiment has already been taken down."
"Damn it! You piece of trash, say something!" A Nobility's face was contorted with rage. He glanced at the man on the Throne, who was still calmly propping his forehead up, and was instantly enraged. He slapped him across the face.
Slap! A resounding slap finally woke the "king" on the Throne.
"(눈_눈) Huh? What happened? Can we eat now? I want fried pork cutlet." After saying this in a daze, the False King and a large group of Nobility were swarmed and captured by Soldiers.
The False King was just a figurehead who only knew how to eat, but that was exactly what these Nobility wanted. It was easier for them to hold power if there was a figurehead on the Throne, and the True King didn't object.
"You fools! You'll pay the price. When the King unleashes his power, he'll turn you all into idiots!"
Pyxis and his group didn't pay much attention to the already crazed Nobility; instead, they gathered together to discuss the aftermath.
"The entire Central Military Police Regiment have been detained. We must thank Zackly for his help," Pyxis said to Zackly, who was wiping his glasses.
Zackly laughed heartily. "No, this is exactly what I wanted. I've been fed up with those fat-headed bastards for a long time. Even without you, I might have staged Coup before I retired."
The others didn't respond, nor did they feel comfortable responding.
Finally, Randy broke the silence, saying, "The most urgent task now is to appease the people. Pyxis and I will dispatch the Garrison Regiment Soldiers to pacify the people and prevent any hidden Nobility rebellion."
Pyxis said half-jokingly, "Randy, isn't your Vald Family also a great Nobility?"
Randy, without batting an eye, said, "If my family is involved, I will handle it personally!"
Knowing Randy's character, no one doubted his words, and everyone immediately felt a sense of awe.
"Heron in the north and Loang in the west should also be fine" (fictional theater Commander)
Nile stated, "The Military Police Brigade will be responsible for security within the Capital."
"There's one last thing. It's fine in the short term, but the public will definitely be dissatisfied with the military controlling the government. So, Erwin, we need that little girl."
Erwin nodded and said, "We still lack intelligence on the real Royal Family, the Reiss Family, but the operation to reclaim Eren must be carried out immediately. The Reiss Family must have some ulterior motive in trying to take Eren away."
"Intelligence? Leave it to me. Give me half a day, and I'll make those Nobility Master reveal all their secrets. Heh, I'll even make them tell you how many hairs are on the so-called Royal Family's buttocks."
Zackly gave a sickly, chilling smile, suggesting that his method of getting the Nobility Master to speak was anything but friendly.
"Then I'll leave it to you Zackly." Erwin nodded.
Pyxis: "Erwin, according to your letter, could the Reiss Family also possess the Titan Power? How should we deal with this?"
Erwin: "Intelligent Titan are terrifying, but we also have Soldiers who possess that power."
Pyxis was taken aback. "Besides Eren, does the Survey Corps have another Soldiers with the power of Titan Power?"
Erwin: "No, there are three."
Three figures stood atop a tower.
"I don't care about the past, all I want now is to rescue Christa." Ymir crossed her arms.
Yago and Annie stood to one side. "Don't worry, we'll rescue Christa," Yago said earnestly after tying Annie's hair into a bun.