Shingeki no Kyojin is owned by Hajime Isayama.

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Chapter 14: Princess Proposition

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He knew something was wrong when he got back to headquarters.

More specifically, he knew something was wrong when he passed by Petra's room. When he knocked on her door he was greeted with, "Not right now," from the other end of the closed door.

"It's just me," he said anyway, waiting to see if that would change anything. And, it did.

When Petra did open the door he worried and thought that she was about to yell at him for a second based on the look she had on her face.

"Petra?" he hesitantly asked. "Is everything...?"

She held up a hand for him to stop talking. "You. She... she... and you and her... and... just told me. You know," she seemed to calm down for a bit. "I just need to be alone for a little while now, alright? I'll talk to you later." She left little room to talk back as she already closed the door, leaving him standing there, confused.

"Probably not the smartest of moves for you to make right now, Yeager," a voice said quietly from around the corner."

Seeing who it was and where she was, and given Petra's strange behavior just now, he put 2 and 2 together. "You actually told her then, Annie."

Annie nodded gravely in response.

"Any reason why you're just waiting out here?"

"Figured I'd wait for you to show up. I doubted she'd want to talk to either of us right now."

"And since when do you care about conversing with others?" Eren asked. Annie clearly had a lot on her mind if she had been waiting for someone to show up.

"Around the same time I realized I would be entered into a relationship with a few other girls who more than likely hate my guts and I understand the importance of building alliances," Annie laid out for him.

"You make it sound like you're part of a clique or something," Eren mentioned. "Still doesn't seem your style."

"Your eyes work fine Yeager," Annie scolded him. "Don't tell me you don't see what's going on within our little group of mistresses." She paused before going on. "Surely you've noticed Mikasa and Sasha being chummier than usual. Then there are the royalty sisters trying to 'bring everyone in together' or something like that. It's only a matter of time before you got different factions forming between 9 girls. How many are you on anyway?"

"And this was something that came up in your talk with Petra?" Eren questioned her. It seemed very unlikely that Annie would bring something like that up to the other girl.

"Of course not," Annie answered. "I told her exactly what I meant to, and head's up, don't be expecting to be getting any from her until she cools down." Annie's eyes shifted down. "That was just something I thought about after."

"If you're really feeling that left out, Frieda and Historia wouldn't mind spending time with-,"

Annie cut him off. "Eren, if I'm actually being honest with you, there are really only 4 other people who actually sort-of understand how I feel about certain things. One being my old man, the other another Marley Warrior, surprisingly Reiner to an extent, and a lazy MP girl who's surprisingly good at picking up on certain things. And even for all of them, I wouldn't talk about certain things, surely you understand that."

Eren was about to argue her on that, but he realized something. There were things that he kept hidden from others as well. Armin, for as long as they had been friends and shared their dreams together, Eren had yet to tell him about Mikasa and the relationships outside of Historia. He knew Armin probably suspected, but it was still something he would have surely told him if they were still kids, right?

But, even still, there was something that had been on his mind ever since that conversation he had with the image of Ymir Fritz that he hadn't even told any of the girls about. The Attack Titan was made to defy the world, sure, and even if his life became extended as a result, there would still be a limit at one point in time once the last of the initial of his future 9 kids turned 13. After that, the curse would resume as usual for him, Annie, and any potential Shifter involved in their group. He'd fight until he couldn't and then some, but would the world still be their enemy at that point? There had to be a sure way to ensure Paradis and every other Eldian would be able to live freely.

"...Yeah, you're exactly right."

Annie looked at him curiously. She must have sensed something off about him just then. "And here we are. Just 2 shitty people living in a shitty world. How often are the wicked rewarded in such a world." She took his hand.

"Where are we going?" Eren asked her.

"Your room," she answered. "We both need to get our minds off of something."

Eren figured there was more to it than just needing to get their mind off of things, but he doubted Annie would just up and tell him if he asked. She liked it when he figured things out for himself, it gave him a small sense of freedom he had always wanted. So following Annie along to his room, he closed the door behind them.

No sooner had he done so, Annie was already starting to dress herself down. She wasn't taking her time with it like she was savoring the moment or anything, she just seemed ready to get right to it. Once she was in her underwear, she went up to him and grabbed hold of his shirt collar and pulled his neck down so that they were almost level.

Eren thought that she was about to lean in for a kiss, so he did too, only for Annie to pull his shirt right over his head. Her fingers curled around his belt as she walked backward toward his bed and sat down, pulling him closer toward her and over as well.

"This is new for you," Eren told her as he looked down at her almost naked form and planted a few teasing kisses along her neck and jawline.

He felt her fingers run through his hair which had been growing out longer as of late. "Are you honestly complaining, Yeager?" Annie asked as she exposed more of her neck for him to claim. Any mark he left on her would be gone in a matter of minutes, maybe an hour at most. arching her back, Annie pressed more of her exposed skin against his torso, her one hand holding him close to her as the other worked on getting her bra off.

Eren felt the piece of fabric shift as Annie yanked it free and he felt two munds brushing against his skin. Annie seemed eager to speed things along and took Eren's one hand and guided it over to her chest for him to handle.

Going at a pace slower than Annie, Eren tried to take his time to feel the mound of flesh in his hand, moving all around the curve of it and teasingly skimming over the top. His pace was off set when he felt Annie shift around beneath him, her hands working on removing the last of her clothing. Eren stopped his nipping around Annie's neck to see her looking down.

"Any reason why your pants are still on?" she asked, not missing a beat.

"I was a bit preoccupied," Eren said to her. "If you want, I can stop what I'm doing to-"

"Nevermind," Annie shifted again to meddle with his belt and pants, sitting upright a bit to better slide them off. Once they were both fully disclothed, Annie used one of her hands to start and stroke him, starting fast and slowing down once she felt him harden properly.

"What's with the rush?" Eren asked of her as she laid back down, her legs opening for him.

"There isn't," Annie denied, not looking him in the eye as she wrapped her legs around his waist to pull him closer to her.

Being in close proximity to Annie now, Eren hunched over a bit to allow Annie to take him inside her. Annie offered no resistance, but her legs that were wrapped around his waist locked tighter at the feeling of accepting his length. "Hmm~" Annie allowed the smallest of moans to escape her closed lips as she shut her eyes and arched her back up, almost begging for him to do as he please.

And he hesitated.

Annie and submissive were 2 things that did not go together. Mikasa had let him take the lead when they had first coupled and she had taken the time to grow more confident in herself. Annie always tried to take a more dominant approach like having them spar before committing herself during their first time. Even now, Annie was looking off to the side, almost conflicted.

Eren sat up fully and attempted to pull out, but Annie's legs remained locked in place to hold him there.

"What are you doing, Yeager?" Annie asked, looking up at him but not in the eyes.

"You know, I kinda suspected you had a thing with prisoner/captor, but this seems to be a different side of you."

That earned a half-hearted glare from Annie as she finally looked at him. "If you have something to say, Yeager, I suggest that you say it." He felt her legs wrap around him tighter. "You'd be surprised at what damage I can do while on my back."

"I'm surprised you're even on your back to begin with," Eren began. "Usually I'd be in your position right about now."

"So if I were you, I'd savor this moment while you can." Still connected, Annie lightly moved her hips from side-to-side as further stimulation.

"So is this your attempt at making amends?" Eren then asked as he stared Annie down.

Annie held his gaze before quickly breaking it and finding it again. "All I know is right now, I can feel the best I've ever been and another girl is going to be sleeping alone."

So that was it; guilt.

Annie was letting the weight of telling Petra the truth weigh on her. On one hand she was trying to just forget about it and move on like she normally would and thought that being with him now was the fastest way for that to happen. And on the other hand, she knew that it shouldn't be her who needed this "stress relief" right now. Her sudden submissiveness and insecurity were just based on guilt.

"And would me going over to Petra's room right now make you feel better?"

"If you tried you wouldn't be able to pleasure any of us girls until your parts grew back."

"So I take it you don't want me inviting her over here as well?" he said it in hopes it might lighten the mood between them now.

Annie's glare held a deadly playfulness. "My, aren't you getting a bit full of yourself, Yeager. I might have agreed to that one time with Ackerman and Historia, but don't go assuming I'm always going to be in the mood for that."

"Fair enough. Maybe with one of those people who know you the closest then."

"Fine by me," Annie agreed. "I'm sure my old man would love to be here right now and really connect with you as well. And I always suspected you held some unspoken feelings for Reiner. Blondes do seem to be your type."

Eren was going to respond when he felt Annie move her weight in her legs and twisted to where they were both lying on their sides, facing each other on an equal level, even keeping them connected in the process. Annie closed her eyes and touched her forehead to his.

"I'm a really shitty person," Annie confessed for the second time today. "But when it comes to this, let me try and sort it out." Annie threw one of her legs over his, pulling her closer and him deeper. "Good girl, right?"

Eren's hand traced up Annie's leg, resting up and behind the curve of her hip. When he leaned in for a kiss this time, Annie offered no refusal. "Well? Would you say you've managed to take your mind off things?"

Annie responded by rocking her hips in his direction and nestling her head near the crook of his neck as he began to move to match her movements. "It's kind of hard to forget if you bring it up," Annie whispered into his ear. "But... oooh, I think what you're doing now is a good start."

They continued like that for another half hour or so with Annie reaching her climax first due to some caressing in certain places. Eren finished not long after, expending his seed inside of Annie as they lay together after.

"You know, my room is overdue for inspection by Captain Levi," Eren whispered to a near-asleep Annie.

"Well, you'll have to be sure to tell him that you were simply teaching me a lesson the hard way, won't you?" Annie mumbled. And considering she wanted to be the one to smooth things over with Petra, it seemed like an even exchange.

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"Paradis Island, dead ahead!" the mate from the observation deck called out.

"Right," the captain acknowledged. "Radio over to our sister ship and tell them to patrol the coast. We'll head for the shore."

The two Marlyian ships were some of the latest to be sent out to observe the devil island. Ever since the failed mission to re-take the Founding Titan by Reiner Braun and his fellow Warriors, Marley's interest in Paradis had been limited to "observe and report" only. Even Zeke Yeager the "Boy Wonder" had failed to reclaim that power. And with Marley not titanizing any Eldians due to the Mid-Eastern conflict, it was only a matter of time before the wall devils expanded outward.

"Captain, we've spotted 2 figures on the shore!" a Marley subjugated soldier, Yelena, called to him.

Looking through the spyglass he saw the 2 she was referring to. "Is that... Leonhardt?"

The pale blonde hair and icy blue eyes, it could only be the inheritor of the Female Titan. and the figure who was kneeling next to her with his hands tied and restrained was someone he did not recognize but seeing as that it was someone Leonhardt deemed worthy of capturing alive, it could only be one person; The Coordinate.

"Prepare to drop anchor and send a crew in a lifeboat to receive Leonhardt and her prisoner."

Before the anchor could drop, the ship lurched as if they had hit something beneath the waters. "Send word to the crew below deck. See if something breached our hull." Looking over the side to try and spot a rock or something. The waters around Paradis were so much clearer compared to Marley, probably because there was no pollution.

He didn't spot a rock, but an almost crystal body of what looked like a... titan.

There was a flash of lightning and waves crashed over the side of the ship. Standing behind them and holding their sister ship in the palm of its hand was the Colossal Titan.

Another flash of lightning and Leonhardt transformed into her titan as well. She picked her her prisoner and... tossed him right at their ship.

A third flash of lightning and the Coordinate transformed midway into a 15-meter titan and landed in the water next to them. He lifted their ship up onto his shoulders, nearly bent it in half, and began carrying it back to the land where he unceremoniously dumped the ship on its side.

"Sorry for the deception on our end," a woman with an eyepatch spoke from up on the rocks, a short man came to stand next to her. "But welcome to our island of devils!"

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The crew aboard the seized ships came to be known as "The Volunteers."

One of them, a tall blonde by the name Yelena actually shot her captain in the head and more or less strongarmed the others into submitting to the Survey Corps. Her reasoning for doing so came from that her nation was essentially a slave to Marley and had been forced to serve under them, only seeing her true path through Eren's half-brother, Zeke.

For that reason, Captain Levi saw fit to make sure the two were never alone together and in his words, "Unless you plan on taking her as one of your messy bed buddies, keep a titans length away from her, and I mean an actual Titan length."

But for as suspicious as many of the upper brass were suspicious of the Volunteers, they did promise to share some secrets of the outside world to Paradis in exchange for their lives. Many of what Yelena and a dark-skinned young man named Onykapoyon shared with them were outside of the memories Eren had accessed from his father's memories. Marley had kept on developing in the years following his father's arrival over a decade and a half ago. But there was promises of creating a full harbor as well as a train track running from the walls to the harbor. But the facet that held the most appeal to Sasha was the food.

"Holy mother of meat! This is delicious!" Sasha would yell out as she tore off a slice of baked dough smeared in tomato sauce and melted cheese.

The chef, Nicolo, had been assigned to working as a chef for the Survey Corps. "S-slow down!" Nicolo would scold her as she tried to keep the cheese from falling off. "Let it cool down first! You'll burn the roof of your mouth! My food is meant to be savored at a pace."

"I'm eating fast because of how good it is!" Sasha argued as she got sauce stains on the corner of her mouth. "Keep it coming and I'll keep putting it away!"

"S-she's an animal..." Nicolo whispered to himself. "Where is she even putting all of it?" it was an age-old question and one that would not be answered today.

"Mmmm! So good!" Sasha wiped off her face as she eyed a dish of potatoes that were cut up into strips and coated with light salt. She grabbed a handful and plucked them off one-by-one. "If I had known potatoes could be made like this I never would have gotten caught that day." She licked her fingers clean. "You know, Nicolo, I might just ask Queen Historia to make you the royal chef."

Nicolo shook his head as he slaved away over the dish he had cooking in his frying pan. "And then you'd be out of someone to make all these dishes." Actually, that wouldn't be too bad.

"Wellll... I can't fully say what it is right now (or Mikasa will totally kick my ass) but I'll probably be spending a lot of time in the capital sooner or later."

But perhaps the biggest advancement came with the Volunteers helping Paradis branch out and form alliances. One of which was the eastern nation of Hizaru.

"Hizaru is a small but relatively wealthy nation," Yelena explained to them. "They were once allies of the former king of these walls which would explain why a certain member among you holds certain features unique only to her." She looked over at Mikasa.

"People like me?" Mikasa was skeptical.

Connie looked impressed. "Wow. People who look like Mikasa." He patted Jean on the shoulder. "There's still hope for you."

"Shut up."

"Knock it off, brats," Levi quieted them down. "Blondie, why would an influential nation want to ally with a bunch of devils like us?"

"Hizaru is a very ambitious nation," Yelena explained. "They're always on the lookout for more resources. You see, for as powerful as they are, they're land is quite small as well."

"And what do we have that they would want?" Hanji asked.

"I would assume some of the ice burst crystal buried under the island," Yelena guessed. "Zeke had the same suspicion when he informed me of his plan. With your permission, it may be possible to set a meeting up between 2 nations."

"And trust that bearded bastard?" Levi nearly scoffed. "For someone who's now claiming to be on our side, he sure took a lot of pleasure hurling rocks at us."

"Zeke did what was required of him," Yelena defended her idol. "Giving away his true intentions too early would have spelled doom for us all."

true intentions? Eren wondered. Back in Shiganshina, he said he would save me.

With the approval of Historia, Zachley, and the rest of the higher-ups, the meeting was set to happen.

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Having never met Mikasa's mother in person while she was alive, Eren couldn't help but think she might have resembled the woman before them now. Silky black hair tied up neatly, delicate porcelain features, and dark almond-shaped eyes. Eren noticed that even Mikasa seemed a bit surprised by this Kiyomi's appearance.

"You see?" Yelena whispered over to Mikasa. "Isn't it as I said?"

"Madam Azumanbido," Zachley greeted her. "A pleasure to welcome you to our island. May I introduce our Queen Historia Reiss."

"Thank you graciously for accepting the invitation to our island." Historia began exchanging pleasantries with the foreign ambassador that Frieda had likely been teaching her. "Please allow me the pleasure of introducing some of my entourage. You've already met Premiere Zachley and Commander's Pixis and Hanji, so allow me to introduce my betrothed, Eren Yeager."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Eren greeted. Why is she drooling?

"Oh no, the pleasure is all mine," Kiyomi shook his hand before wiping the drool away. "You don't much resemble your brother, but I'm sure he'd be thrilled to learn of your engagement. You have my congratulations."

"Yes, ahem," Historia stepped back in again. "And this is Eren's childhood friend as well as a close friend of mine as well, Mikasa Ackerman."

This time, Kiyomi seemed absolutely dumbfounded at seeing the half-oriental girl. All of the visiting Hizaru members did. "You're name is... Mikasa? That seems exotic for an Eldian island."

"My... mother gave me the name," Mikasa said, not quite sure of how Kiyomi was looking at her.

"And, not to be presumptuous, but did your mother perhaps look like some of us feature-wise?" Mikasa nodded. "So... it is as I thought. Pardon me your Highness, but could we perhaps take this meeting to a more sound location? The waves and sea breeze aren't ideal for peace of mind conversations."

So, a few hours later, they found themselves meeting in the military center in Shiganshina District with Kiyomi presenting a silk cloth with an emblem of 3 swords that looked to form an A.

Mikasa and Eren's eyes widened at the symbol.

"By chance, have you seen this symbol before?" Kiyomi asked.

Eren knew she had. He had seen it as well. When they were kids and when they were intimate. Sasha, Historia, and Annie probably knew about it too, but given that they were all focused on certain other things while in an undressed state, they probably paid it no mind.

Even right now, Eren saw her rub her arm where she kept the cloth in place. Historia eyed the action as well, probably catching on to what was underneath.

"Why don't you show them, Mikasa?" Eren suggested to her. She looked at him in mild surprise.

"Even if..." she paused. "Alright." Rolling up her sleeve and undoing the cloth she had in place, Mikasa showed the tattoo she had been marked with since she was a girl. Kiyomi and the other Hizaru members could only openly gawk at the mark.

"My mother had the same one," Mikasa explained. "She gave me this when I was just a girl and told me to pass it onto my own children one day." She sent a discreet glance over to Eren to let him know that she did fully intend to do so when the day came.

"I see..." Kiyomi mulled it all over. "Yes. It all makes sense now. I'm not certain how much of our history you know, but 100 years ago, Hizaru's Shogun was an ally on your King. His son left an heir on this island before the walls were erected and Hizaru has been without a proper ruler since, only proxy rulers. Mikasa... you are Hizaru's hope." She looked at the younger woman with pure admiration and longing. If what Kiyomi said is true, Mikasa was basically royalty.

It didn't take long for the mumbling to start and Historia cleared her throat to speak. "Ahem, well... that was certainly quite a lot of information to digest, Madam Azumanbido. Would you mind if we take a moment or 2 to properly talk things over?"

"This is your land, do as you please," Kiyomi and her escort waited inside the meeting room while the Islanders talked outside the closed doors.

"Is what she said true?" "How can we be certain that this isn't all just a lie?" "What is it they really want?" "Can we use this to our advantage over Hizaru?" "Maybe we should ask Yelena." "Stupid, that's exactly what they would want!" "You're stupid... jerk."

As some of the higherups argued amongst themselves, having to have Hanji and Pixis to intervene, Historia pulled Eren and Mikasa off to the side, Sasha joining in as well. Annie was present but was on a lower floor for "security reasons" or as she claimed, "I don't want to get a headache from idiots." Eren suspected she was also still trying to smooth things over with Petra who was there as well.

"So, it seems my sister and I aren't the only royals involved in our circle of sisterhood," Historia tried to ease some worries Mikasa might have given that dump of information.

"Um, we're actually called the Harem Sisters," Sasha cut in, "but holy cow! I can't believe I never noticed you had that tattoo before, Mikasa!" I guess I was too caught up that I was touching boobs with a freckin' princess! "First you give me this stylish new haircut and now I find out you have a tattoo, if you weren't such a good soldier, you could make a living as a stylish and body artist!" Maybe she could give me a tattoo if I asked...

"I'm not giving you a tattoo."

"Aw..."

"Your mother never told you what that tattoo meant?" Historia brought them back on track.

"She only said it was a family tradition and that she wanted me to carry it on one day."

"Kiyomi said that you were Hizaru's hope," Eren pointed out. "Sounds like she wants to have you claim your titles and stuff."

"I don't plan on going back to Hizaru," Mikasa firmly stated. "My place is here, right where it's always been. If I go to Hizaru, they'll likely marry me off to one of their nobles just for this... Shogun dynasty or something."

"Hm..." Historia seemed to be thinking something over. "If that's the case, I think our best chance of stopping them from getting their hands on you as well as having our own military hand you over would be to finally make the announcement of the multiple engagements. We've done a good job at keeping it under wraps for this long, it was bound to come out sooner or later and if it means keeping Mikasa safe, we should do it."

"Oh!" Sasha perked back up. "Hey, yeah, that could work. I mean if we announce Eren will be marrying Mikasa as well as you, that would put her under Paradis protection. And if she claims the title of Sho... Shot... Shotgun Princess or heir or whatever with Hizaru, wouldn't they have to be our allies as well?"

"That... makes sense actually," Eren thought about what Sasha had just said. If Mikasa claimed her titles as Shogun and married him, it would join Paradis and Hizaru together as a permanent alliance. Would that be... one less enemy in the world?

"And seeing as how the bride would usually move to her husbands' home in most cases, Mikasa would still be able to stay on the island," Historia continued. "It would give us tremendous leverage over Hizaru, but... the choice is your's Mikasa."

Mikasa had been quiet, letting every word sink in. She looked over to Eren. "Do you think-?"

"It doesn't matter what I choose," Eren stopped her from finishing her sentence. "We'll still marry if you accept or not. But this is your life."

"...I... want to hear what else Kiyomi has to say about Zeke's plan," Mikasa said. "I'm not saying I trust your brother, and I suspect that whatever his plan is will come with some drawbacks. Depending on what they are, I'll make my decision based on that."

Historia and Eren smiled at her while Sasha muttered something like, "she'd make such a great princess" as they filed back into the meeting room.

"Madam Azumanbido," Historia addressed. "You've given us much to talk about, but I have a feeling there's more yet to come. Would you mind sharing Zeke Yeager's plan with us?"

Kiyomi nodded and laid out 3 stacks of paper on the table. "His plan for Paradis survival consists of 3 parts. The first is a small scale rumbling to show the other nations that Paradis poses good on its stance of no war. Hizaru will act as moderators by introducing Paradis to outside technology and tactics so instead of taking 100 years to advance, it will only take 50. And finally, Zeke will ensure the rumbling can be possible by giving his Beast Titan to one of Royal Blood. That royal will then have to spend the 13 years they have to bear as many children as possible to continue the cycle. And seeing as how your queen already has a betrothed, the plan can be followed without any complications."

Historia, Mikasa, and just about everyone else sat very still at the implication made by Zeke's plan. Sure, they would be able to cause the rumbling, but at Historia's life, even if hers would be extended as well due to being with Eren. And the future kids that they would have, they would just be carrying on the same cycle as the Reiss family had been doing for generations, the same cycle that they had tried to break during the uprising. It would all just repeat over and over.

"If you can't do that, the same history will repeat itself," Eren Kruger's voice seemed to say inside his head.

The chair screeched against the floor as Eren stood up from his seat, earing a nervous glance from Hanji.

"That's my brother's plan?" Eren asked. A part of him wanted to believe that Zeke had good intentions, but given all of his actions, that made it hard to do. "He wants to keep repeating history?"

"Given how the power of the Titans works, the power will have to passed on at some point," Kiyomi explained. "Having a royal possess the power of the Beast and you with the Founder will ensure that Paradis stands a fighting chance. It is not an easy choice, but one that rulers are often faced with."

"I'm not opposed to having children with Historia, but when that day comes, they won't have to worry about inheriting any Titan powers, they'll be free."

Historia looked like she might shed a tear but quickly blinked it away.

"And there's more to making sure Paradis survives than just following my brother's plan." He could tell that he caught everyone's attention with that. He looked over to Mikasa to let her know that if she was going to make a choice, she would have to do so. She nodded, making the choice for herself. "Hizaru already has the technology that most of these other nations have. If you introduce it to us now in exchange for some of the island's resources, we can catch up much faster than just 50 years, all that would be needed is the skill to manage it."

"Well... Mr. Yeager, even if that were the case, Paradis would still be severely outnumbered. Access to all new technology so quickly for so little in return," she started drooling. "Not to mention it would still take time to master some of these developments. While Hizaru does have access to all of it, doing so on a set of good faith may not be enough to fill the gap."

Mikasa stood up alongside Eren. "Then what about a bridge between the 2 nations?" Mikasa suggested. "If need be, I'll accept the role of Hizaru's Princess in exchange for a permanent alliance between Paradis and Hizaru."

"Y-you will?" Kiyomi asked as the drool continued to flow, her attendant having to use multiple handkerchiefs to clean the sides of her mouth. "Hizaru would love to have you, but how do you plan on securing such a peace?"

"Through marriage," Mikasa answered.

"Oh, splendid!" Kiyomi would soon need a bucket held under her mouth with how much was flooding out. "There are a number of young lords who hold outstanding promise in Hizaru. My own family even-,"

"Actually, Madam Kiyomi, I've already chosen a partner."

"You have?" Kiyomi asked.

"You have?" many of the officials asked.

Oh it's about to go down! Sasha looked between Mikasa, Eren, and Historia.

"I will become Hizaru's future and bind an alliance by marrying into the Paradis government with Eren Yeager."

"Um... Heir Mikasa, Mr. Yeager is already promised to your Queen. Unless that engagement has been called off."

Historia stood up as well. "No. Mine and Eren's engagement still stands. But that does not make Mikasa's any less so. Allow me to explain. After Karl Fritz passed, his son could not conceive any children with his wife so he made a decree that allowed him to take multiple partners to then further the line. The Reiss family was a product and then made the successor. So through my marriage through Eren, he can, therefore, marry Mikasa as well." Kiyomi could only stare with her mouth open as drool refused to come out. "I can secure a copy of said decree if it pleases you." Kiyomi shook her head, accepting the defeat but clearly not expecting to have things play out in that fashion.

"Well... er... yes... indeed... mmhmm... that sounds... acceptable," Kiyomi was forced to say. "My... you... you have my congratulations on this... sudden engagement. Yes... I can scarcely imagine what the reaction will be like back in Hizaru, much less the rest of the world."

"Rest of the world?" Mikasa asked.

"Well, given Hizaru's standing... once word gets out that our lost heir has been found and then entered into a... polyamorous marriage, even though your island is isolated, the world press is sure to have a field day."

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So a bit of a time skip happened this chapter as well as the meeting with Hizaru happening bit earlier than in canon, but oh well. Next chapter will either be the wedding or another multi chapter with Eren x Historia x Mikasa. Until next time.