Zongman: Harem's Music

Ani tilted his head, looking confused.

Nishimiya Tsukoshi smiled and said, "To put it simply, it's painful at first, but the process is wonderful!"

"???"

Ani still had a question mark on his face.

"You'll understand later!" Nishimiya Siyi shook his head helplessly.

What a simple child! I can’t help but want to paint her some milky white!

After thinking hard, Ani still couldn't figure out the meaning of the crazy output, so he turned his head to look out the window again and ignored Nishimiya Tsuyoshi.

……

Several hours later, before the midday sun reached its highest point in the sky, the convoy finally entered the royal capital and stopped in the square outside the palace.

"Hmm... It's so hot!" After getting off the carriage, Nishimiya Siyi covered his eyes with his hands, looked at the sun and complained.

The women who had just fallen asleep got off the carriage in a daze.

Pisis walked over slowly with two of his subordinates. "The special military tribunal meeting will be held at 1:00 PM. The current time is 11:45 PM. The king will receive us at 12:30 PM after lunch!"

Nishimiya Tsuyoshi loosened the collar of his shirt and said, "So you mean we have to wait?"

Pisis chuckled and said, "Right! We need to go into the palace and wait now. Forget about lunch. Come with me!"

Did I accomplish anything meritorious or commit a crime? Nishimiya Tsuyoshi sighed, turned around to look at Mikasa and the others, and said, "Just follow the Survey Corps. I'm leaving now!"

……

Following Pisis into the palace, after a tedious body search and removing the sword box and weapon parts of the [Three-Dimensional Maneuvering Device], I finally entered the palace. Led by two gendarmes, I entered a place similar to a waiting room... and the rest was a long wait!

"You seem calm and composed. Are you used to it?" Looking at Pisis who was taking a sip of black tea from time to time, Xigong Si said.

"You'll get used to it in the future!" Pisis said meaningfully.

The general meaning is that Nishimiya Tsuyoshi, who has a noble status and has demonstrated sufficient talent, will definitely enter the core of the political system.

"That's not necessarily true!" Xigong Siyi said with the same deep meaning, "Rather than waiting for others, I still prefer others to wait for me!"

Pisis did not understand the deep meaning of Nishimiya Tsuyoshi's words. The two greatest contributors and beneficiaries of the battle to recapture Trost waited for dozens of long minutes before the military police responsible for summoning them arrived.

Chapter 116 The meaning is unclear!

tread! tread! tread! tread!

The spacious palace hall was filled with the sound of unhurried footsteps.

The gendarme stopped in front of a wide-open redwood door and said, "The king and the grand dukes are inside. Please go in by yourselves!"

Nishimiya Tsuyoshi looked him over: This soldier is so aggressive... Could he be from the First Military Police Regiment?

"Let's go!" Pisis, who was familiar with the route, said to Xigong Siyi and started walking.

Following Pisis through the gate, what came into view was a room that could only be described as spacious and luxurious. On the platform in front, a majestic man with a crown and a beard was sitting on the throne, supporting his chin with his right hand, looking at Xigong Siyi and Pisis who walked into the room with great interest, and he was very imposing.

Even though it's just a puppet, it's a glamorous puppet! Nishimiya Tsutomu raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

On both sides of the king's seat, there were four round stool-like seats, each occupied by three great nobles!

"King Fritz!" Pisis bowed to the man on the throne, then bowed slightly to the other three in turn: "Duke Barut, Duke of Savoy, Duke Merovingian!"

Nishimiya Tsukasa repeated it in the same way.

King Fritz said, "Are you the Count Nishimiya Tsuyoshi, who was mentioned in Pisis's report, leading the battle to recapture Trost and single-handedly slaughtering over a dozen giants?"

Nishimiya Siyi bowed and said, "Yes!"

King Fritz: "What kind of reward do you want?"

Nishimiya Tsuyoshi said: "Join the Survey Corps and die for the king!"

"This..." King Fritz was stunned, and glanced at Prince Barut beside him without leaving a trace, as if to say: Why is it different from the script?

"Count Nishimiya!" Lord Barut said quickly and kindly, "A place like the Survey Corps is too dangerous. It's better to join the Military Police!"

The Duke of Savoy chimed in, "Yes! You're from the capital, right? Wouldn't it be closer to home if you joined the Military Police?"

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You want me to join the gendarmerie... What's your plan? Nishimiya Tsutomu was full of doubts.

"Gentlemen, allow me to speak a little more!"

Pisis spoke up, "Count Nishimiya's talents can only be truly demonstrated in the Survey Corps... Besides, he already sent a letter yesterday! Group 9:8,02:0585/6, sent by Daidai, requesting that Captain Erwin join the Survey Corps! So..."

"Ahem!" Duke Barut coughed twice and said, "King, I'd like to double the original territory, add 30 guilders, and a manor in the south of the capital. What do you think?"

The original territory was at Wall Maria. Even if it was doubled before retaking Wall Maria, it would still be nothing!

In today's world where land loss is greater than population loss, food is scarce and prices are skyrocketing, 30 rupiah is only one-third of the purchasing power it had five years ago.

A manor is real estate. Among the real estates in the royal capital, this one is pretty good!

King Fritz continued, "Count Nishimiya, what do you think of Duke Barut's proposal?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Please convert all the rewards into food and shield coins and distribute them to the families of the fallen soldiers." Nishimiya Siyi did not show any dissatisfaction, but he stopped the hypocritical behavior of this group of people with just one sentence. It is better to end it early. This group of people... are not even worthy of being puppets!

"If you insist, then that's all I have to do!" Fritz then looked at Pisis: "Pisis!"

Pisis: “Yes!”

"You are already the Southern Commander-in-Chief. It would be difficult to advance further in your career, but I would like to grant you the title of Viscount of the Royal Government, and an additional manor! How do you think?"

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"There's no need for rewards. Just keep it the same as before. Please convert it into food and shield coins to distribute to the families of the fallen soldiers!" Pisis bowed.

Xigong Siyi looked at Pisis in surprise. If he did this for fame, then this guy seemed to be truly straight.

……

As he walked out of the palace, Xigong Siyi said to Pisis, "Thank you for what you did just now!"

"I just did something that was beneficial to the Corps and the country." Pisis squinted his eyes and chuckled, without stopping.

Looking at Pisis walking ahead, who looked no different than usual, Nishimiya Tsuyoshi raised the corner of his mouth. Memory manipulation... no, now the name "thought manipulation" is more appropriate! It's so useful!

Yes, Nishimiya Jiyi did not let go of this big man who had extremely high prestige in the corps system. Like Elvin, his thoughts had been hinted at by Nishimiya Jiyi in a benign multiplication of consciousness. In a seemingly harmless and polite handshake, the commander-in-chief of the southern corps, Pisis, had become a loyal supporter of Nishimiya Jiyi without him realizing it.

Of course, for Pisis now, he only felt that he was helping a very talented young man and did not notice anything wrong!

……

In the palace, after Xigong Siyi and Pisis left, a mustache-wearing man in a black suit walked out of the room behind the king's seat.

If Nishimiya Tsuyoshi saw him, he would be quite surprised. He was the owner of the empty stool among the four round stools, and in fact the real master of this country. He was Rod Reis, the one who escaped from Nishimiya Tsuyoshi five years ago and was taken by Nishimiya Tsuyoshi as a prey to complete the [Power of the Founding Titan].

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Chapter 117 Special Military Court Meeting (Part 1)

With the appearance of this man, King Fritz, who had been sitting comfortably on the throne, stood up on his own initiative, and the other three dukes did the same.

"Lord Rhodes..."

Before Lord Barut could finish his words, Rod Reis spoke up, "I heard everything in there. He's already joined the Survey Corps, right?"

Barut: "Lord Rhodes, why bother with a nobody noble? If he wants to join the Survey Corps, just let him go!"

"I think Lord Rhodes is impressed by his combat prowess!" Merovingen said, "After all... Kenny Ackerman died in the capital three years ago, and the First 180th Military Police Regiment suffered heavy losses... Just look at Levi from the Survey Corps to see how powerful that clan is. It's not impossible for him to fight a hundred alone!"

"Nishimiya, is there any connection between this surname and Ackerman?" Savoy, who had been silent the whole time, asked, "Slaughtering more than a dozen Titans in an instant... Even Levi, known as the strongest human, couldn't do it, right?"

"Who knows!" Barut said nonchalantly, "But no matter how strong they are, they can never stand up to Lord Rhodes's power."

Savoy echoed, "Yeah, killing the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan with one strike...what a power!"

Judging from their words, they obviously mistook the silver-haired giant, the Founding Titan, for Rod Reis.

Regarding this, Rod Reis could only remain silent and worry secretly.

The Reis family controls the world within the wall entirely by relying on the [Power of the Founding Titan]. In order to stabilize people's hearts, he did not tell these grand dukes that the [Power of the Founding Titan] had been taken away.

Having lost the [Power of the Founding Titan], the flaws of the separation of military power have become apparent. He has lost absolute control over the military. The only powerful force Rodreis could rely on, Keniackerman, had tragically died on the streets three years ago, and the murderer has yet to be apprehended... Now, various Titans have appeared one after another. Rodreis's only remaining forces are these Grand Dukes, who hold political power but no military authority, and the First Military Police. He is practically at the end of his rope...

So when they learned that the noble Nishimiya Tsuyoshi showed a fighting power almost as strong as that of the Ackerman clan, they wanted to win him over to fill the gap left by the lost Kenny Ackerman.

Now it fails too!

Looking at the three dukes who were still confident, even to the point of appearing foolish, Rodreis sighed deeply.

He did not have enough confidence to force anyone to obey him. The royal government, which had lost the [Power of the Founding Titan], was actually just an empty shell... He, the true king, had become like a false king.

"Help me...make an appointment with Count Nishimiya after the special military tribunal meeting is over!"

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At exactly 1:00 p.m., the doors of the Special Military Tribunal opened on time... The crowd that had been waiting for a long time poured in, and ten minutes later the distribution of the crowd gradually became clear.

The left and right defense seats were filled with various military groups, merchants, priests, and nobles; the last seat was filled with nearly a hundred ordinary-dressed civilians.

"What a serious atmosphere!" Nishimiya Tsuyoshi murmured, and entered the left defense seat with Mikasa and Annie, who were also witnesses, followed by Pisis and Erwin.

Special military tribunals, specialized courts used exclusively to try members of the Corps system, feature military personnel as judges, prosecutors, and counsel... More politically charged than regular military tribunals, the final decision rests solely with Darius Zakre, the president of the three Corps...

After waiting for a few more minutes, two military police escorted Eren Yeager into the deliberation hall!

Facing gazes from all directions... filled with fear and dread, as if looking at a wild beast trapped in a cage but still notorious, Eren Yeager nervously followed the arrangements of the military police escorting him and was locked in the trial seat in the center of the venue.

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The door behind the deliberation booth was pushed open, and a portly, bespectacled old man, the Armed Forces President, Darius Zakre, stepped onto the deliberation booth. He took off his coat, folded it neatly on the table, and sat down in a chair. He rolled up his shirt sleeves, picked up the paperwork that had been placed on the table, and said, "Let's begin!"

Zakre pushed his glasses up, glanced at the materials, and looked at Eren: "Eren Yeager-kun! You are a soldier who once swore to dedicate your life to your country, right?"

“3.3 is… yes!”

Zakre: "Because of the special circumstances this time, it's different from a normal military court meeting... The final decision rests with me. We will determine whether you deserve life or death! Any objections?"

In the serious atmosphere, Allen lowered his head nervously: "No, no!"

"I'm glad you understand!" Zakre continued. "To be frank, it's impossible to hide your existence... and now, because of your presence, there's a hidden danger of civil unrest. This deliberation will determine which legion will handle you!"

"Is it the Military Police... or the Survey Corps!"

Chapter 118 Special Military Court Meeting (Part 2)

Zakre: "First, let the Military Police present their proposal!"

"Yes!" A middle-aged man in a military police uniform on the right seat said, holding a piece of paper. "Commander of the Military Police Division, Naildok proposes the following."

"We want to investigate Eren Yeager's body and execute him swiftly!"

"His Titanic power did successfully recapture the Trost District, but... some people, unaware of the truth, see him as a savior of humanity. If he were exploited by the rebels, he would likely die tragically in the rebellion. Therefore, we can only try to extract as much intelligence from his body... and let him sacrifice his life for all of humanity!"

"That's not necessary!"

Before Zakre, the judge, and Allen, the person involved, could speak, a man in a priest's robe pointed at Allen and said excitedly, "He's a pest who has infiltrated the great wall embodying the wisdom of God. He should be executed immediately!"

"Zackary ignored the priest and looked sideways to the left seat: Next, listen to the proposal of the Survey Corps!

"Yes!"

Erwin stood up and said, "Here is the proposal of Erwin, the 13th Commander of the Survey Corps!"

"We will make Eren a full member of the Survey Corps and use his Titan powers to recapture Wall Maria! Over!"

"Huh? Is that all?!"

"Using his Titan's power to retake Wall Maria, I think it's clear what's best for humanity!" Erwin explained.

"Really?" Zakre asked seriously, "I need to ask about the general steps of your plan!"

Zakre then looked at Pisis, who was not far from Erwin. "Pisis, the outer gate of the Trost District is completely blocked, right?"

"Yes!" Pisis nodded. "I think it can never be opened again!"

Erwin: "I want to start from the eastern walled city of Carnes, and move from east to south to the Hikenxia district. Then, using Eren's Titan power, I will block the damaged gate of the Hikenxia district's outer wall. After stopping the Titans from entering, I will gradually clean up the Titans that have entered Wall Maria in the past five years!"

"Wait a moment!" a man with a crew cut dressed like a businessman said, "Shouldn't we block all the doors this time? Even though the Colossal Titan was killed by the Silver Titan, since the Colossal Titan can only destroy the doors, we just need to reinforce that part, and the wall will never be destroyed again! Isn't that the safest way?"

"Shut up, you vampires from the Chamber of Commerce! If we follow Captain Erwin's plan, we can go back to the Wall Maria area!" The speaker was obviously a civilian from Wall Maria who had entered the interior five years ago.

The merchant shouted without showing any weakness, "We can't play your heroic game!"

"Please be quiet!" Nishimiya Tsuyoshi said, "The result of blindly being conservative is that we have lost one-third of our territory! Compared to the threat of giants, the food income that is disproportionate to the population is the biggest hidden danger. Have you ever thought about how many civilians would die if droughts and floods severely affected crops? Do you know how many people are still hungry? Or..."