"So, what did you do in there this time, dear brother?"
"Nothing much. I just told Great-Grandmother stories. Don't worry about it."
"So you spent all that time telling stories to a lonely old woman, dear brother?"
"Yeah, more or less."
Xiate looked a little doubtful.
"Suspicious."
But Xiate did not really care about any of that. She had simply been worried that Bai Yu would not come back.
During this period, undercurrents began stirring throughout humanity within the walls. Many local nobles who tried to resist were suppressed outright, while those who did not resist also had their power curtailed.
Yet few people paid much attention to these developments. Instead, they applauded them. Erwin had also seized this opportunity to propose reducing the local nobles' power, winning unanimous approval from the others. This was the difference between having military authority and having none.
Reforms began taking shape within the system, though it remained nominally under the current king's rule. The investigation also uncovered Christa's identity.
As for the truth, it surprised Bai Yu a little.
The leadership ultimately decided not to release the truth for the time being. Bai Yu had originally thought Erwin would make it public, but after Erwin argued his case for reasons Bai Yu did not quite understand, the final conclusion was to keep the truth under wraps for now.
They said they needed to wait until the Survey Corps had fully confirmed it before deciding whether to release it.
Meanwhile, a military reorganization began within the walls, with Commander Pixis personally overseeing the overhaul of the entire Garrison Regiment.
After all, the enemies beyond the walls were no longer something the walls could hold back. The Garrison Regiment would inevitably have to deploy in the future, and in its current state, it was