One year later...
(The author originally wanted to write about everyday life, but then suddenly thought, how many people come to fanfiction for that? So let's not waste time. Besides, the author isn't very good at gradually passing the time, so we're skipping ahead.)
Over the course of that year, Bai Yu had been busy running himself ragged.
First came the Research Department... no, it was called the Science Department. Bai Yu said that "Science Department" rolled off the tongue better than "Research Department," so he changed the name.
During that year, Bai Yu devoted most of his efforts to reforming Eldia's political system and developing weapons.
Through Historia, and with Erwin's support, he gradually reclaimed the excessive authority that the Military Police Brigade and Garrison Regiment had gained when their powers were expanded.
Several additional posts were also established: a minister of finance, a minister of research, a minister of oversight responsible for investigating soldiers' conduct among civilians, and three senior officials handling domestic affairs. Then there were the Garrison Regiment, the Military Police Brigade, and the Survey Corps.
The Survey Corps' authority remained largely unchanged, however. Unlike the others, its jurisdiction had never really expanded. It continued doing what it had always done.
After Historia took the throne, a royal title began circulating among the people: the Hero King.
It signified the monarch of the era in which humanity first defeated the Titans.
Why had that title spread? Obviously, Bai Yu was behind it all.
As the system gradually took shape, Historia's influence steadily began to outweigh that of Darius and the others. Their main priorities were getting the people to quickly reclaim the land within Wall Maria and increasing the population. There were some minor disagreements over the division of authority, but nothing particularly serious.
The monarch