Season 3 - Collision
- E25 - First Campaign
- E26 - The Twin Pillars
- E27 - A Stormy Night
- E28 - Reformer
- E29 - The Geier Takes Flight
- E30 - A Single Fine Thread
- E31 - What Was Lost
- E32 - The Inquiry
- E33 - War Without Weapons
- E34 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt I: Cannon Fire
- E35 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt II: Fierce Fighting
- E36 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt III: The Return of the Magician
E25 - First Campaign
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[00:10] Na
On that day, the Iserlohn garrison force,
led by Rear Admiral Dusty Attenborough,
[00:17] Na
was making its way to Galactic Empire
territory via the Iserlohn Corridor.
[00:22] Na
Their objective was to patrol the front
lines while training new recruits.
SIGN Rear Admiral Dusty Attenborough
[00:28] Na
The coup d'état in the
National Salvation Military Council
[00:31] Na
following their crushing defeat
in the Battle of Amritsar
[00:34] Na
led to the loss of many
experienced Alliance soldiers.
[00:39] Na
To preserve the strength of
the Alliance's 1st Fleet,
[00:41] Na
which was defending the Bharat Star System,
[00:44] Na
the Iserlohn garrison force faced an urgent
need to quickly train new recruits.
[00:58] Peter
Julian Mintz.
[01:02] Peter
I know about you.
You were at the top of the class.
[01:06] Peter
Even with the instructors
picking on you so much...
[01:11] Peter
I'm Peter Reamer.
[01:15] Julian
Nice to meet you.
[01:18] Peter
Nice to meet you.
[01:21] Peter
You're so calm.
[01:26] Peter
Even training scares me.
[01:28] Peter
Space is terrifying.
[01:32] Julian
I'm scared, too.
[01:35] Julian
But all the people I respect
and admire fought here.
[01:40] Julian
Some of them are still fighting.
[01:41] Julian
When I think about that, the fear eases up.
[01:46] Julian
Just a little, anyway.
SIGN Iserlohn Corridor
Galactic Empire Side, Deep En Route
SIGN Iserlohn Garrison Force
Patrol Craft
[01:57] Observer
Unidentified craft sighted ahead of us!
[01:59] Captain
How many?
[02:00] Observer
Roughly 2,000.
[02:01] Captain
Contact Admiral Attenborough.
[02:04] Observer
Transmission failed.
The enemy is jamming the signal.
[02:08] Captain
Retreat at full speed. Get
out of their jamming range.
[02:12] Captain
Continue trying to contact the main fleet.
[02:14] Captain
Tell them patrol craft 08 has made
contact with an enemy fleet.
[02:19] Operator
Patrol 08 to main fleet.
We have made contact with the enemy.
[02:22] Operator
Repeat: Patrol 08 to main fleet.
We have made contact with the enemy.
[02:26] Captain
Why would the enemy show up here?
[02:27] Operator
Repeat: Patrol 08 to main fleet...
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN Iserlohn Garrison Force Flagship
Triglav
[04:01] Operator
Contact with patrol craft 08 has been lost.
[04:04] Dusty
Two thousand ships?
SIGN Commander Lao
[04:06] Lao
What is the enemy fleet's course?
[04:08] ObserverA
Transferring the patrol craft's data to you.
[04:14] Lao
If they follow the projected course,
[04:16] Lao
they'll reach main gun range in 25 minutes.
[04:20] Lao
They're too close.
[04:22] Dusty
We'll have to deal with them.
[04:25] Kempff
You're meeting them in battle, then?
[04:28] Kempff
We'll send aid at once. Hold the front line.
[04:32] Eichendorff
Yes, sir.
[04:33] Dusty
How in the world could this be happening?
[04:36] Dusty
Am I supposed to lead a bunch of
Boy Scouts in battle against our enemy?
[04:40] Leo
Then you'll have the trainees
and new recruits join the fight as well?
[04:44] Dusty
Obviously.
[04:57] Frederica
Your Excellency.
SIGN Admiral Yang Wen-li
[05:01] Yang
What is it?
[05:02] Frederica
Admiral Attenborough's fleet has
encountered the Imperial Navy.
SIGN Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill
[05:06] Frederica
They have entered combat.
[05:09] Yang
Never a peaceful day on the frontier,
as spring always comes late...
[05:15] Yang
This is a real mess, isn't it, Julian?
[05:21] Yang
I sent him because I thought he'd be safe.
[05:25] Frederica
I know he'll come back safe.
[05:27] Frederica
He has plenty of both luck and talent.
[05:32] Yang
It can't be easy for Attenborough, either,
[05:34] Yang
with so many new recruits on board.
[05:36] Yang
We'd better get out there to
help out as quickly as we can.
[05:40] Frederica
Yes, sir.
[05:42] Captain
The enemy force consists
of about 200 battleships,
[05:45] Captain
between 400 and 500 cruisers,
[05:47] Captain
and approximately 1,000 destroyers.
[05:51] Julian
That's not a typical fleet formation.
[05:54] Julian
Did both of our fleets just happen to
bump into each other while patrolling?
[05:58] OldHandA
What're you so afraid of?
[06:01] OldHandA
You're gonna be reduced to space dust
in an instant with that attitude.
[06:04] Bateman
Stop it. I felt the same
way on my first campaign.
[06:08] Bateman
I pissed my pants and ran off back to base.
SIGN Ensign Douglas Bateman
[06:11] Bateman
So you kids can go ahead and
piss yourselves all you want.
[06:19] Control
All troops commence boarding Spartanians.
[06:24] Captain
Okay, let's go!
[06:25] Julian
Yes, sir!
SIGN Episode 25
SIGN First Campaign
[06:31] Frederica
I shouldn't have to tell you
[06:33] Frederica
that Iserlohn Fortress is
a valuable, strategic base.
[06:37] Frederica
The Galactic Empire and
the Free Planets Alliance
[06:41] Frederica
are separated by a vast non-navigable space.
[06:45] Frederica
However, a single sliver of space that
is safe to travel exists between them:
[06:50] Frederica
the Iserlohn Corridor.
[06:53] Frederica
To travel from the Empire to the Alliance,
or the Alliance to the Empire,
[06:57] Frederica
it is necessary to travel via this corridor.
[07:01] Frederica
This is why Iserlohn Fortress,
which militarily controls the corridor,
[07:05] Frederica
is so critically important.
[07:09] Na
The Free Planets Alliance has attempted
to capture Iserlohn Fortress six times.
[07:16] Na
In the Fifth Battle of Iserlohn,
[07:18] Na
the Alliance Navy put up the best
fight they had ever managed
[07:21] Na
by using a parallel pursuit tactic.
[07:23] Na
Still, all six attempts ended in
defeat and massive loss of troops.
[07:28] Na
Their capture of Iserlohn Fortress was
finally successful on the seventh attempt,
[07:33] Na
under Yang Wen-li, who was
a rear admiral at the time.
[07:38] (Flashback) Frederica
There is also the Fezzan Corridor,
[07:43] (Flashback) Frederica
which passes through the Dominion of Fezzan.
[07:45] (Flashback) Frederica
The Fezzan Corridor is a demilitarized
zone due to the officially neutral status
[07:51] (Flashback) Frederica
of the Dominion of Fezzan at its center,
[07:53] (Flashback) Frederica
meaning military vessels cannot enter it.
[07:56] (Flashback) Frederica
For this reason, the Iserlohn Corridor is the
only way to reach the Empire from the Alliance.
[08:03] (Flashback) Frederica
Can anyone think of any other viable routes?
[08:12] (Flashback) Julian
Countless probes have been launched to
search for routes other than those two,
[08:19] (Flashback) Julian
but no new routes have been discovered yet.
[08:23] (Flashback) Julian
One possible solution to this dilemma
[08:26] (Flashback) Julian
is the development of long-distance warp
technology that could bypass both corridors.
[08:31] (Flashback) Julian
But a warp over that great a distance is
not possible with current technology.
[08:36] (Flashback) Julian
For that reason, both the Empire and the
Alliance still need to use the Iserlohn Corridor.
[08:43] (Flashback) Frederica
Very good. An exemplary answer.
[08:52] (Flashback) Julian
Live ammunition training?
[08:54] (Flashback) Walter
Half training, half hobby.
[08:57] (Flashback) Walter
Anyway, I hear your basic
education process has begun.
[09:01] (Flashback) Julian
Yes, sir.
[09:02] (Flashback) Walter
So what're you gonna do?
SIGN Rear Admiral Walter von Schönkopf
[09:04] (Flashback) Walter
Where are you hoping to be assigned?
[09:07] (Flashback) Walter
If all you want to do is "be a soldier,"
it's not gonna be any help to Admiral Yang.
[09:12] (Flashback) Julian
I want to be useful to Admiral Yang.
[09:15] (Flashback) Walter
Uh-huh. And where in this universe could you
find a soldier more resourceful than him?
[09:22] (Flashback) Walter
If there is one,
it's probably Duke Lohengramm.
[09:25] (Flashback) Walter
Are you hoping to help
Admiral Yang with resourcefulness?
[09:30] (Flashback) Julian
But even the cerebrum can't function
without the cerebellum, right?
[09:34] (Flashback) Walter
Ah, of course.
[09:36] (Flashback) Walter
The cerebellum is what controls
motor functions, after all.
[09:43] (Flashback) Poplin
I bet you'll end up in the air force.
SIGN Lieutenant Commander Olivier Poplin
[09:45] (Flashback) Poplin
I hear you've shown a knack for
it in the basic education course.
[09:49] (Flashback) Poplin
Daisy, you look even
prettier than usual today.
[09:56] (Flashback) Poplin
By the way, the guy doing the crossword puzzle
there is the number two pilot in the Alliance.
[10:02] (Flashback) Poplin
Might not look it, but he is.
SIGN Lieutenant Commander Ivan Konev
[10:06] (Flashback) Margot
Hello, Lieutenant Commander Konev.
[10:12] (Flashback) Konev
And in case you wondered, Mintz,
the number one pilot died in battle.
[10:24] (Flashback) InstructorC
What's the problem?!
You can't be tired already!
SIGN Rear Admiral Alex Caselnes
[10:29] (Flashback) Alex
Even if we are short on men,
[10:31] (Flashback) Alex
I can't believe we're keeping
the old hands in the capital
[10:33] (Flashback) Alex
and sending nothing but
new recruits to Iserlohn.
[10:40] (Flashback) InstructorC
Go back to high school!
[10:42] (Flashback) InstructorC
Come back when you're out
of diapers, at least!
[10:49] (Flashback) Yang
Send that man back to Heinessen.
[10:52] (Flashback) Alex
He's an experienced soldier who's
accomplished a lot in battle.
[10:56] (Flashback) Alex
You sure about that?
[10:57] (Flashback) Yang
If a man who beats those unable to
resist can be lauded as a soldier,
[11:03] (Flashback) Yang
then soldiers are a disgrace
to the human race.
[11:07] (Flashback) Yang
Soldiers like that are not needed.
[11:10] (Flashback) Yang
Not by me, at least.
[11:16] (Flashback) Alex
I agree.
[11:21] (Flashback) TraineeB
I heard that instructor's getting demoted.
[11:24] (Flashback) TraineeA
R-Really?
[11:26] (Flashback) TraineeB
Yeah. He pissed off Admiral Yang.
[11:29] (Flashback) TraineeC
Wow...
[11:32] (Flashback) Bateman
He was my comrade-in-arms.
[11:35] (Flashback) Julian
Instructor Bateman.
[11:38] (Flashback) Bateman
Admiral Yang ordered me not to give you
special treatment as his adopted kid.
[11:43] (Flashback) Bateman
I'll be following that order
even more strictly from now on.
[11:47] (Flashback) Bateman
You'd better appreciate the
parental love he has for you.
[11:52] (Flashback) Bateman
Don't think crying to the
admiral will do you any good.
[12:06] (Flashback) Bateman
Too slow! Go back and start over!
[12:13] (Flashback) Bateman
Don't let your guard down!
[12:14] (Flashback) Bateman
This is just training!
It won't work like that in a real battle!
[12:19] (Flashback) Bateman
Run! Run!
[12:20] (Flashback) Bateman
If anyone drops out, you all get to start over!
[12:32] (Flashback) TraineeB
Hey, did you hear?
[12:33] (Flashback) TraineeB
Instructor Bateman put in a request
to go to the front lines.
[12:37] (Flashback) TraineeA
Really?
[12:38] (Flashback) TraineeB
He was assigned to teach after getting hurt,
[12:41] (Flashback) TraineeB
but apparently they're short
on experienced soldiers.
[12:43] (Flashback) TraineeC
You gotta be kidding.
[12:45] (Flashback) TraineeC
Getting assigned to the same place
as him is gonna be a nightmare.
[12:53] Control
All troops commence boarding Spartanians.
[12:57] Captain
Okay, let's go!
[12:59] Julian
Yes, sir!
[13:16] Margot
Airtight operations on Spartanian
housing decks complete.
[13:19] Margot
Catapult decks now exiting ship.
[13:25] ControlA
No obstructive objects in the
Spartanian launch course.
[13:29] ControlA
No going back now, rookie.
[13:31] Julian
Roger.
[13:32] ControlB
Five seconds to launch.
[13:34] ControlB
Four. Three. Two. One.
[13:55] (Flashback) Julian
Is it true that everyone senses
when their own death is coming?
[14:01] Yang
Where's this coming from?
[14:03] Julian
A veteran pilot was talking about it.
[14:06] Julian
He said that's just what happens.
[14:08] Julian
I thought you might know if it was true.
[14:13] Yang
You'd trust someone who's never died
[14:16] Yang
to talk about death as if he
knew all about it, Julian?
[14:57] Julian
I hit it... I really... I really...
[15:08] Julian
Bastards!
[15:10] AideA
The battle appears to be going in our favor.
[15:14] AideA
However...
[15:15] Eichendorff
What?
[15:16] AideA
The enemy is behaving oddly.
[15:18] AideA
All their movements seem haphazard.
[15:21] AideA
They don't seem typical of
the Alliance's elite forces.
[15:25] Eichendorff
We're up against Yang Wen-li.
SIGN Rear Admiral Eichendorff
[15:27] Eichendorff
We can never be too careful.
[15:29] AideA
Yes, sir.
[15:30] Yang
There are no objections to
sending reinforcements, then?
[15:34] Patrichev
None.
[15:35] Murai
The question is how many.
[15:39] Yang
What does our guest admiral think?
SIGN Guest Vice Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
[15:46] Merkatz
If you're sending reinforcements,
SIGN Lieutenant Bernhard von Schneider
[15:48] Merkatz
I believe it would be best to send as many
as possible, as quickly as possible.
[15:54] Merkatz
In doing so...
[15:58] Merkatz
In doing so, you can launch an attack
that the enemy cannot counter,
[16:02] Merkatz
gather up your allies,
and then promptly withdraw.
[16:09] Yang
I agree with the guest admiral's suggestion.
[16:13] Yang
Sending in soldiers sequentially would
lessen our opportunity to seize control,
[16:19] Yang
allowing the battle to gradually escalate.
[16:22] Yang
We should rush our entire fleet there
[16:24] Yang
and finish the fight before the
enemy can bring in reinforcements.
[16:28] Yang
Begin preparations to mobilize immediately.
[16:30] Both
Yes, sir.
[16:32] Yang
Admiral Merkatz, I'd like you to ride
with me on our flagship, Hyperion.
[16:38] Yang
Would you mind?
[16:41] Merkatz
Understood.
[16:53] Lao
Petty Officer Second Class
Julian Mintz has returned.
[16:58] Dusty
All right.
[17:01] Lao
You haven't eaten your meal yet, have you?
[17:04] Lao
Please take a break.
I'll handle things here.
[17:10] Dusty
Thanks. I appreciate it.
[17:24] Dusty
You're not going to eat?
[17:26] Julian
Rear Admiral Attenborough...
[17:28] Dusty
I hear you shot down two of their ships.
[17:30] Dusty
That's impressive for your first battle.
[17:33] Julian
What about the others?
[17:35] Dusty
Not looking good.
[17:37] Dusty
You saw the names on the board
of those who aren't back yet.
[17:39] Dusty
They're all kids who don't
follow directions well.
[17:42] Dusty
Not that I can blame them...
[17:45] Julian
Rear Admiral Attenborough...
I was too arrogant.
[17:51] Julian
I got too excited after
shooting down two ships.
[17:54] Julian
I let myself believe I was
some great, seasoned hero.
[17:58] Julian
I'm still just a novice, though.
[18:02] Julian
I learned from Admiral Yang
that fighting in battle
[18:07] Julian
means taking responsibility for
both yourself and your enemy.
[18:11] Julian
But just because I shot down some enemies,
[18:14] Julian
I forgot all that in the very next moment.
[18:19] Julian
It made me disgusted with myself.
[18:23] Bateman
The fact that you're even worried about that
[18:26] Bateman
tells me you have what it takes
to be an excellent soldier.
[18:30] Bateman
Petty Officer Second Class Julian Mintz...
[18:37] Bateman
Don't die out there.
[19:13] Dusty
Isn't that...
[19:15] Lao
Yes, it's the battleship Ulysses.
[19:18] Dusty
It's the ship whose toilet
was broken at Amritsar,
[19:20] Dusty
so we had to fight the enemy and a flood!
[19:24] Dusty
I'd sure love to borrow
some of Ulysses's luck.
[19:27] Dusty
Men, it doesn't matter
if you look ridiculous!
[19:30] Dusty
Just stay alive!
[20:31] Observer
Reinforcements!
[20:33] Observer
Reinforcements are here!
[20:38] Lao
Didn't I tell you? I have the devil's luck.
[20:42] Dusty
Yeah, let's go with that.
[20:47] AideA
More than 20,000 ships?!
[20:50] AideA
This isn't even a contest.
[20:52] Eichendorff
We're retreating.
[20:54] Eichendorff
Report to Admiral Kempff.
[20:57] Murai
The enemy fleet is leaving the battle zone.
[21:01] Murai
Shall we pursue?
[21:03] Yang
Nah. Let them go.
[21:06] Murai
Would it not be wise
to set surveillance satellites
SIGN Rear Admiral Murai
[21:10] Murai
and communication satellites in this area in case they return?
[21:15] Yang
You're right. Rear Admiral,
make the arrangements.
[21:19] Murai
Understood.
[21:24] Frederica
Incidentally, regarding Petty Officer
Second Class Julian Mintz...
[21:29] Frederica
He has returned safely.
[21:32] Frederica
He shot down three Walküres
and destroyed one cruiser.
SIGN He destroyed a cruiser? On his first campaign?
SIGN Well, that's a surprise. I guess it's just natural talent.
SIGN My first campaign wasn't nearly so exciting.
SIGN It's almost frightening to think about how much he can still grow.
[21:56] Yang
Oh, please. I'd say he just used
up a lifetime of luck in one shot.
[22:02] Yang
It won't do him any good to start
taking war lightly because of this.
[22:08] Yang
The true test of his
ability has yet to begin.
[22:12] Control
Port side catapult damaged.
[22:14] Control
Rescue teams, assist in extricating the pilot.
[22:23] Peter
I survived.
[22:24] Julian
Peter?
[22:27] Peter
Apparently, they died.
[22:30] Peter
The old hands who made a fool of me...
[22:34] Peter
They died, and I'm still alive.
[22:40] Peter
They're dead. Is it fate?
[22:43] Peter
Or is it pure skill?
[22:46] Peter
I don't know.
[22:48] Peter
But at any rate...
At any rate, I'm alive!
[22:51] Peter
And they're dead!
[22:52] Julian
Enough.
[22:53] Julian
Stop.
[22:58] Julian
We should mourn all of
the men who died here.
[23:02] Julian
If we don't... If we can't do that,
we'll end up useless.
[23:08] Peter
Julian...
SIGN Douglas Bateman
SIGN Not Returning
[23:20] Na
In the year UC 798,
[23:23] Na
Julian Mintz was about to
turn sixteen years old.
SIGN Episode 26
SIGN The Twin Pillars
[25:01] Na
Next time, "The Twin Pillars."
E26 - The Twin Pillars
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SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN Capital Planet Odin
Galactic Imperial Navy Fleet Admiral's Mansion
[01:32] Kempff
As the one responsible for overseeing
security in the Iserlohn sector,
[01:38] Kempff
I apologize for our failure to destroy
the enemy in the battle at the corridor.
SIGN Admiral Karl Gustav Kempff
[01:42] Reinhard
We cannot be expected to win every battle.
[01:45] Reinhard
There is no need to
apologize for every loss.
[01:50] Kempff
Yes, sir.
SIGN Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm
[01:53] Wolfgang
I can't believe His Excellency
just let it go that easily.
[01:58] Oskar
I know.
[02:00] Oskar
That said, His Excellency is
fulfilling two roles now,
[02:02] Oskar
as Supreme Commander of the Imperial Navy
and Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire.
[02:08] Oskar
He can't concern himself with
every minor battle.
[02:13] Wolfgang
That's true.
[02:17] Wolfgang
Anyway, changing the subject...
[02:19] Wolfgang
Would you like to have dinner at my
place tonight? It's been a long time.
[02:22] Wolfgang
Eva's eager to see you again, too.
[02:26] Oskar
All right. I'll take you up on that.
[02:29] Na
Two great admirals serving under
Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm:
[02:32] Na
High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer and
High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal.
[02:39] Na
Mittermeyer's swiftness
in tactical maneuvers
[02:42] Na
earned him the nickname "Gale Wolf".
[02:46] Na
Reuenthal possesses both wisdom and courage.
[02:50] Na
Because both are particularly
proficient in combat,
[02:54] Na
they are considered extraordinary
admirals of the Imperial Navy
[02:57] Na
and are widely known as the "Twin Pillars."
[03:02] Na
Though both are equal in reknown and accomplishments,
[03:06] Na
there is one particular aspect of their everyday lives
[03:09] Na
where the two of them are almost polar opposites.
[03:14] Evangelin
Welcome home.
[03:16] Wolfgang
I brought Reuenthal, just like I promised.
SIGN Evangelin Mittermeyer
[03:21] Evangelin
I've been waiting to see you again!
[03:23] Evangelin
Please, come inside.
SIGN Episode 26
SIGN The Twin Pillars
[03:31] Wolfgang
Boy, I'm stuffed.
[03:33] Wolfgang
I haven't eaten this much in ages.
[03:35] Evangelin
It makes me feel blessed to be a cook.
[03:39] Oskar
That was truly delicious.
[03:41] Evangelin
I'm so glad.
[03:43] Evangelin
Would you care for some coffee?
[03:45] Wolfgang
Let me help you with that.
[03:47] Evangelin
Now, Wolf, whose job is it
to keep our guest company?
[03:52] Wolfgang
Oh, r-right.
[03:56] Oskar
How long have you two been married?
[04:00] Evangelin
It's been six years now.
[04:03] Oskar
Has it?
[04:04] Oskar
And the two of you haven't changed a bit...
[04:07] Oskar
since the day you gave her a
bouquet and proposed to her.
[04:10] Wolfgang
Hey!
[04:11] Wolfgang
Do you have to bring that
up again? Cut it out!
[04:13] Evangelin
Oh, but why?
[04:16] Evangelin
It made me so very happy.
[04:19] Wolfgang
R-Really?
[04:22] Wolfgang
What?
[04:23] Oskar
Oh, nothing.
[04:24] Wolfgang
Then why are you laughing?
[04:27] Wolfgang
You, too?!
[04:28] Na
Wolfgang Mittermeyer was born a commoner.
[04:34] Na
His father did business with
nobles and wealthy commoners
[04:38] Na
in his steady job as a landscape architect.
[04:42] (Flashback) Dad
Listen, Wolf. There's only
one path for commoners:
[04:46] (Flashback) Dad
to establish yourself in a career.
[04:48] (Flashback) Child Wolfgang
A career?
[04:50] Na
He hoped his son would become
a career man or technician
[04:53] Na
and live a peaceful life free of turmoil.
[04:57] Na
But his son chose a
different sort of career:
[05:03] Na
he decided to enroll in a military
academy and become a soldier.
[05:08] Na
Mittermeyer was sixteen at the time.
[05:12] Na
He reached his decision after
considering his own talents,
[05:15] Na
as well as his circumstances.
[05:19] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
I'm home.
[05:21] Na
In the summer of his second year, he came
home after a long time away at school
[05:26] Na
to find that his family had grown by one.
[05:28] (Flashback) Mom
Oh, welcome home.
[05:30] (Flashback) Dad
Welcome home.
[05:31] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Who's the girl?
[05:32] (Flashback) Mom
She's a distant relative of ours.
[05:35] (Flashback) Mom
This is Evangelin.
We've taken her into our home.
[05:39] (Flashback) Young Evangelin
Pleased to meet you.
You are Master Wolf, yes?
[05:43] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
That's right.
[05:46] Na
It wasn't long before Mittermeyer became
drawn to Evangelin's personality.
[05:53] Na
However, although he was normally the
type to act quickly and decisively,
[05:57] Na
he only made up his mind to tell Evangelin after
excruciatingly prolonged indecision.
[06:02] Na
In fact, it took him seven years.
[06:07] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Flowers! I need flowers!
Any flowers will do!
[06:10] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Wait, no...
[06:12] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
I need the prettiest flowers you have!
Ones that would please a lady!
[06:19] (Flashback) Young Evangelin
Oh! Are these for me?
[06:23] (Flashback) Young Evangelin
Thank you!
[06:24] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Yes.
[06:26] (Flashback) Young Evangelin
They're beautiful!
[06:29] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Evangelin... Um, that is...
[06:36] (Flashback) Young Evangelin
What is it, Master Wolf?
[06:41] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Evangelin...
[06:45] (Flashback) Teen Wolfgang
Will you marry me?
[06:49] (Flashback) Evangelin
Yes, Master Wolf.
[07:01] Oskar
In the language of flowers, yellow
roses mean jealousy, selfish love...
[07:06] Oskar
and fading romance.
[07:09] Wolfgang
How was I supposed to know that?
[07:11] Evangelin
But enough about us.
[07:13] Evangelin
What about yourself?
[07:16] Evangelin
Isn't there anyone you've set your heart on?
[07:20] Oskar
Your husband asks me the same question.
[07:24] Evangelin
Well, just don't indiscriminately pick
the prettiest flower you see, okay?
[07:31] Oskar
I'll keep that in mind.
[07:34] Wolfgang
Well, would you like more to drink?
[07:36] Oskar
Yes, I'll take some more.
[07:40] Na
Mittermeyer's good friend once told him
the reason why he didn't trust women.
SIGN Planet Kapche-Lanka
[07:46] Na
He had never repeated it to
anyone else, not even his wife.
[07:51] (Flashback) Oskar
Looks like we survived.
[07:54] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Seems that way.
[07:55] (Flashback) Oskar
We can't die in a battle as
strategically worthless as this.
[08:00] (Flashback) Wolfgang
You can say that again.
[08:02] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Let's head back and raise a
toast to our safe return.
[08:12] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Don't do anything too cruel.
[08:16] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I heard what happened before you came here.
[08:19] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Can't you decide on just one person?
[08:23] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I want you to be hap—
[08:24] (Flashback) Oskar
Listen to me, Mittermeyer.
[08:28] (Flashback) Oskar
You may have gotten married,
[08:30] (Flashback) Oskar
but women are born to betray men.
[08:35] (Flashback) Wolfgang
You can't paint them all
with one brush like that.
[08:38] (Flashback) Oskar
No, it's true.
[08:41] (Flashback) Oskar
Let me tell you about
the Reuenthal family...
[08:44] (Flashback) Oskar
and my mother.
[08:49] (Flashback) Oskar
The Reuenthals were a low-ranking
family, noble in name only.
[08:53] (Flashback) Oskar
My father did nothing but oversee the tiny
piece of land his father left to him.
[08:59] (Flashback) Oskar
But then, one day,
he suddenly became an investor,
[09:03] (Flashback) Oskar
and he made enough money to ensure
the next two generations would not go hungry.
[09:10] (Flashback) Oskar
He remained single almost
until the age of forty,
[09:14] (Flashback) Oskar
but having solidified the foundation
for a comfortable life,
[09:16] (Flashback) Oskar
he decided to get married.
[09:19] (Flashback) Oskar
So he sought the hand of a noblewoman
who was renowned for her beauty
[09:24] (Flashback) Oskar
in exchange for shouldering
her ruined family's debts.
[09:30] (Flashback) Oskar
She was twenty years younger than him.
[09:33] (Flashback) Oskar
There was no way a marriage
like that would work well.
[09:37] (Flashback) Oskar
My father, feeling inferior in both age and rank,
[09:40] (Flashback) Oskar
spoiled my mother with every luxury,
[09:42] (Flashback) Oskar
and she took advantage of it,
indulging to her heart's content.
[09:46] (Flashback) Oskar
I was born as a result.
[09:50] (Flashback) Oskar
A few days later, she looked
at my newly opened eyes
[09:54] (Flashback) Oskar
and started to tremble in fear.
[09:59] (Flashback) Oskar
My father and mother both had blue eyes,
[10:03] (Flashback) Oskar
and my eyes were heterochromatic,
one blue and one black.
[10:11] (Flashback) Oskar
My mother's first thought was that
[10:13] (Flashback) Oskar
my eye was the same black as the eyes of the
young man she was having an affair with.
[10:20] (Flashback) Oskar
She knew if my father found out,
he'd kick her out with no money,
[10:24] (Flashback) Oskar
and she wouldn't be able to relax
with her young lover anymore.
[10:29] (Flashback) Oskar
So she...
[10:45] (Flashback) Oskar
She thought she'd gouge out my eye
before my father could see it.
[10:53] (Flashback) Oskar
The image is forever burned into my mind.
[10:56] (Flashback) Oskar
Even though I shouldn't have even been old
enough to remember anything.
[11:02] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Reuenthal, I really think...
[11:23] (Flashback) Oskar
The liquor made me say all
that nonsense last night.
[11:26] (Flashback) Oskar
Forget all of it.
[11:27] (Flashback) Wolfgang
What are you talking about?
I don't remember a thing.
[11:32] (Flashback) Oskar
I see. That's fine, then.
[11:35] Na
The topic has not come up
between the two of them since.
[11:40] Na
That is the nature of their friendship.
[11:48] Evangelin
It's really pouring.
[11:50] Wolfgang
You should stay here tonight.
[11:52] Evangelin
That's a good idea.
[11:54] Evangelin
I'm going to retire for the night,
[11:57] Evangelin
but you two enjoy yourselves.
[12:00] Oskar
All right, I suppose I'll stay.
[12:03] Oskar
Thank you for dinner, Frau Mittermeyer.
[12:06] Oskar
Next time I visit,
I'll be sure to bring a bouquet.
[12:10] Wolfgang
Come on, give me a break already!
[12:12] Evangelin
Oh, my!
[12:19] Wolfgang
Sheesh...
[12:21] Oskar
It was storming that one night, too.
[12:24] Wolfgang
A stormy night...
[12:26] Wolfgang
The night when you first met His Excellency?
[12:29] Oskar
You remember it, eh?
[12:31] Wolfgang
As if I could forget.
[12:33] Wolfgang
If that hadn't happened,
I wouldn't be alive today.
[12:38] Oskar
Not just you.
[12:41] Oskar
We're both only here right now
because we met His Excellency.
[12:47] Wolfgang
The loyalty I swore to
His Excellency at that time
[12:50] Wolfgang
will remain unchanged until my life ends.
[12:53] Oskar
Agreed.
[12:58] Na
"The loyalty I swore at that time..."
[13:02] Na
It all began three years ago,
[13:04] Na
in March of the year IC 486...
[13:09] Na
with the Klopstock Incident.
[13:13] Na
On that day, a party was held
[13:16] Na
at the home of Duke Braunschweig,
and the emperor was invited.
[13:21] Na
Since the emperor was in attendance,
[13:23] Na
Reinhard, who was already a military officer,
had no choice but to attend as well.
[13:29] (Flashback) Reinhard
I'll be back as soon as I can.
[13:31] (Flashback) Kircheis
Please enjoy yourself.
[13:33] (Flashback) Kircheis
More importantly, please be careful not to
lose your temper in front of the nobles.
[13:40] (Flashback) Reinhard
I know.
[13:42] Na
Reinhard von Müsel was
nineteen at the time.
[13:46] Na
He held the position of High Councilor
in the Ministry of Military Affairs,
[13:49] Na
which removed him from the battlefield.
[13:51] (Flashback) Kircheis
Take care.
[13:53] (Flashback) Reinhard
I will.
[13:54] Na
Siegfried Kircheis, also nineteen,
held the rank of commander.
[14:06] (Flashback) GuardA
Wait a moment.
[14:09] (Flashback) GuardA
Allow me to carry that.
[14:10] (Flashback) Klopstock
Let me be!
[14:11] (Flashback) Klopstock
I am Klopstock,
SIGN Marquis Klopstock
[14:13] (Flashback) Klopstock
and I must give this to
Duke Braunschweig personally!
[14:17] (Flashback) GuardA
Goodness... I do apologize.
[14:20] (Flashback) Nobleman
Marquis Klopstock?
[14:23] (Flashback) Noblewoman
What in the world is he doing here?
[14:30] (Flashback) Flegel
Well, well! So the Imperial soldier
of unrivaled loyalty and courage,
[14:34] (Flashback) Flegel
the magnificent prodigy himself,
graces us with his presence?
SIGN Baron Flegel
[14:41] (Flashback) Flegel
The man who will one day call
himself Count Lohengramm...
[14:45] (Flashback) Flegel
can't be so careless as to speak
to the likes of us, then?
[14:51] (Flashback) Reinhard
I'm only being cautious.
[14:53] (Flashback) Reinhard
I promised I wouldn't lose my temper
in front of anyone who isn't worth it.
[14:59] (Flashback) Flegel
Don't get cocky, you blond brat!
SIGN Duke Braunschweig
[15:18] (Flashback) Braunschweig
I have just received word
[15:20] (Flashback) Braunschweig
that His Imperial Majesty has been
afflicted by sudden stomach pain
[15:24] (Flashback) Braunschweig
and has returned to the Imperial Palace.
[15:27] (Flashback) NobleA
Oh, dear...
[15:28] (Flashback) NobleB
What a shame.
[15:29] (Flashback) Braunschweig
It is truly unfortunate,
[15:32] (Flashback) Braunschweig
but I would still like all of you
to enjoy plenty of food and drink.
[15:40] (Flashback) Braunschweig
What is that?
[15:43] (Flashback) GuardA
This is...
[15:45] (Flashback) GuardA
Marquis Klopstock was carrying it.
He said he had to give it to you personally.
[15:49] (Flashback) GuardA
But I don't see him anywhere...
[15:53] (Flashback) Braunschweig
I suppose that has-been couldn't bear to
stay any longer at such a glamorous event.
[15:58] (Flashback) Flegel
So it would seem.
[16:00] (Flashback) Braunschweig
And this thing he brought for me
is most likely useless trash.
[16:04] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Dispose of it.
[16:04] (Flashback) GuardA
Yes, sir.
[16:11] (Flashback) GuyA
What happened?!
[16:20] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard!
[16:22] (Flashback) Kircheis
Where are you, Reinhard?!
[16:26] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard?
[16:29] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard! Please answer me!
[16:33] (Flashback) Reinhard
Kircheis...
[16:35] (Flashback) Reinhard
I'm here, Kircheis.
[16:38] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard! Are you all right?
[16:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
I knew you would come,
[16:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
so I stayed right here.
[16:47] (Flashback) Kircheis
Please forgive me for
failing to protect you.
[16:51] (Flashback) Reinhard
You came for me. That's enough.
[16:56] (Flashback) Reinhard
More importantly, I want to
get out of here. Help me up.
[17:00] (Flashback) Kircheis
Of course.
[17:01] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Ansbach!
[17:03] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Where are you, Ansbach?!
Come and help me at once!
[17:08] (Flashback) Ansbach
Here I am, sir!
[17:08] (Flashback) Braunschweig
You're late! Give me your shoulder!
[17:11] (Flashback) Ansbach
Yes, sir!
[17:13] (Flashback) Reinhard
It sounds like Duke Braunschweig survived.
[17:16] (Flashback) Kircheis
Yes.
[17:18] (Flashback) Reinhard
In any case, it's a good thing
the emperor couldn't make it.
[17:21] (Flashback) Reinhard
If he had brought my sister here with him...
[17:27] Na
It quickly became clear who it was that had set the bomb.
[17:33] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Klopstock! He did this!
[17:38] Na
The prestigious Klopstock family fell from
grace when Friedrich IV took the throne.
[17:44] Na
They fell because they tried and failed to
make Friedrich's younger brother the emperor.
[17:48] Na
For the next thirty years, their resentment
toward the emperor and the high nobility had grown.
[17:55] (Flashback) Klopstock
The emperor didn't show up,
[17:57] (Flashback) Klopstock
but I can't die just yet.
[18:00] (Flashback) Kircheis
Marquis Klopstock was asked to turn himself in
after being stripped of his rank
[18:05] (Flashback) Kircheis
for his failed attempt at high treason.
[18:08] (Flashback) Kircheis
But he's refused, and a punitive force
is being organized to subjugate him,
[18:13] (Flashback) Kircheis
and Duke Braunschweig has volunteered
to be its supreme commander.
[18:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
He wants revenge, then?
[18:20] (Flashback) Reinhard
I doubt that man even knows
how to fight a battle.
[18:24] (Flashback) Kircheis
A few members of the main navy plan to
accompany him as tactical advisors.
[18:29] (Flashback) Reinhard
Who?
[18:30] (Flashback) Kircheis
I'm told it will be
Rear Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal
[18:33] (Flashback) Kircheis
and Rear Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer.
[18:36] (Flashback) Reinhard
Oh? Those two?
[18:38] (Flashback) Reinhard
They're the great admirals
I've heard rumors about.
[18:40] (Flashback) Kircheis
Yes.
[18:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
But they're going to have
a rough time with this.
[18:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
I pity them.
[18:46] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard...
[18:47] (Flashback) Reinhard
What?
[18:49] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard, you are going to
need allies going forward.
[18:54] (Flashback) Kircheis
Strong, brilliant allies.
[18:58] (Flashback) Reinhard
You're wrong, Kircheis.
[19:00] (Flashback) Reinhard
I don't need allies.
[19:01] (Flashback) Reinhard
We need allies.
[19:04] (Flashback) Kircheis
Right.
[19:06] Na
Braunschweig disembarked in Klopstock's
domain along with a large force.
[19:13] Na
However, even with the strength of the
capable admirals sent from the main navy,
[19:18] Na
the proud, arrogant nobles proved
exceedingly difficult to command.
[19:23] Na
Even with their overwhelming
advantage in numbers,
[19:26] Na
the subjugation took an entire month.
[19:31] Na
In the end, Klopstock opted to poison
himself and die clinging to his grudge,
[19:36] Na
and it was thought that the
matter was closed at last...
[19:40] Na
But then, looting and violence by
the young nobles became widespread.
[19:49] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I taught you people how to fight a battle,
[19:52] (Flashback) Wolfgang
but I did not teach you
looting, violence, or arson!
[19:59] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Disgracing the navy and His Imperial Majesty
this way is an absolute outrage!
[20:03] (Flashback) YoungA
That may be your stance, but...
[20:05] (Flashback) YoungB
Yeah.
[20:08] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Now, you listen to me, and listen good!
[20:11] (Flashback) Wolfgang
If you forget your pride as
soldiers of the Imperial Navy,
[20:13] (Flashback) Wolfgang
you'll find yourself taking
regret by the hand
[20:15] (Flashback) Wolfgang
and leading it in a dance of destruction!
[20:24] (Flashback) Oskar
Trying to reason with dogs and
apes won't get you anywhere.
[20:28] (Flashback) Oskar
They're no more than wild beasts
with wealth and privilege.
[20:33] (Flashback) Oskar
I never understood why the great emperor
Rudolf doesn't rise from his grave
[20:38] (Flashback) Oskar
and just eat up all of
his foolish descendants.
[20:42] (Flashback) Wolfgang
The things you say are so
extreme, Admiral Reuenthal.
[20:47] (Flashback) Oskar
Well, the things I do aren't nearly
as extreme as the things you do.
[20:52] (Flashback) Oskar
I just hold it all inside.
[20:56] (Flashback) Wolfgang
It's not what you say, but how you say it.
[20:58] (Flashback) Oskar
Just be careful.
[21:00] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I will.
[21:01] Na
But the young nobles committed
barbaric acts again.
[21:09] (Flashback) Lady
Not my ring! This ring has been
handed down in our family for—
[21:13] (Flashback) YoungA
The whole Klopstock family
is guilty of high treason.
[21:16] (Flashback) YoungA
There's no longer any need to hand
anything down through the generations.
[21:39] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Now, what excuse are you going to give me?
[21:42] (Flashback) Wolfgang
That this woman came unarmed
at an officer with a weapon,
[21:46] (Flashback) Wolfgang
and you had no choice
but to defend yourself?
[21:50] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Say it!
[21:57] (Flashback) YoungA
I have my father to think about, you know.
[22:00] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Who asked you about your lineage?
[22:02] (Flashback) YoungA
Just let me finish, please.
[22:05] (Flashback) YoungA
My father is Duke Braunschweig's cousin.
[22:08] (Flashback) YoungA
Also, my older sister married into
Marquis Littenheim's family.
[22:13] (Flashback) YoungA
Shouldn't you have an understanding
of my family tree
[22:16] (Flashback) YoungA
before you go waving your cheap
righteousness in my face?
[22:21] (Flashback) Wolfgang
There is a rule in the Imperial Navy.
[22:24] (Flashback) Wolfgang
If one sullies the dignity of the
navy by unlawfully harming a citizen,
[22:28] (Flashback) Wolfgang
an admiral has the authority to
sentence that one to execution.
[22:34] (Flashback) Wolfgang
In accordance with naval code,
[22:37] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I will execute you and
restore order to this Navy.
[22:40] (Flashback) YoungA
Wait! Let me speak to the duke!
[22:44] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Draw your gun.
[22:46] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I will at least give you
a chance to fight back.
[23:04] Na
Braunschweig learned of
this incident quickly,
[23:09] Na
and immediately apprehended Mittermeyer
in order to court-martial him.
SIGN Episode 27
SIGN A Stormy Night
[25:01] Na
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SIGN The Klopstock Domain
[00:04] (Flashback) Oskar
What? Mittermeyer?
[00:06] (Flashback) Field Officer
Yes. He was apprehended by
order of Duke Braunschweig.
[00:12] Oskar
This has turned into a
real mess, Mittermeyer.
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[01:48] (Flashback) Wolfgang
For Imperial nobles, who should possess no
shortage of both education and honor,
[01:52] (Flashback) Wolfgang
to commit such disgraceful acts
[01:55] (Flashback) Wolfgang
brings tremendous shame to our
military and His Imperial Majesty.
[01:59] (Flashback) Wolfgang
The honor of the Imperial Navy lies in the
use of military might to protect the empire,
[02:04] (Flashback) Wolfgang
not indulging in carnal pleasures.
[02:07] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I believe it to be the supreme commander's
duty to instill that in the Navy as a whole.
[02:11] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Yet, for Your Excellency to not only
silently condone their actions,
[02:15] (Flashback) Wolfgang
but to refuse their punishment in accordance
with military regulations...
[02:19] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Do you not agree that this disgraces
your position as supreme commander?
[02:24] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Insolence! Execute this man at once!
[02:29] (Flashback) Ansbach
Please wait a moment, Your Excellency.
[02:32] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Why do you impede me, Ansbach?!
[02:34] (Flashback) Ansbach
Such an act could cast a shadow over
Your Excellency's accomplishments in this battle.
[02:40] (Flashback) Ansbach
We should hand him over to the
Imperial capital for court-martial
[02:42] (Flashback) Ansbach
and let him be judged publicly.
[02:49] (Flashback) Flegel
Uncle—
[02:49] (Flashback) Braunschweig
Quiet! Toss him in the brig or wherever!
SIGN Episode 27
SIGN A Stormy Night
[03:14] (Flashback) Oskar
How can a man who calls
himself a tactical advisor
[03:17] (Flashback) Oskar
sit staring at the wall of a
storehouse all the way back home?
[03:21] (Flashback) Oskar
I told you it was useless to
try to reason with those guys.
[03:26] (Flashback) Oskar
They're likely to murder you before
the court-martial even commences.
[03:31] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I couldn't stand around and say nothing.
[03:34] (Flashback) Oskar
Oh, well. Wine can't be put back
in the bottle once it's spilled.
[03:39] (Flashback) Oskar
We should think about what we can do now.
[03:41] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Sorry.
[03:42] (Flashback) Oskar
Please. You've saved my life more than once.
[03:47] (Flashback) Oskar
I'm eager to repay the debt and
have that load off my shoulders.
[03:52] (Flashback) Wolfgang
That said, how are we going
to get through this?
[03:57] (Flashback) Oskar
How about you just leave that to me?
[04:01] (Flashback) Oskar
There's a certain man I'd like to turn to.
[04:03] (Flashback) Oskar
No... there's a man I'd like to involve
in our situation and bring to our side.
[04:07] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Involve in... Who are you talking about?
[04:10] (Flashback) Oskar
The one all the nobles refer
to as the "blond boy."
[04:14] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Reinhard von Müsel?!
[04:16] (Flashback) Oskar
Yes.
[04:17] (Flashback) Oskar
By the end of this year,
[04:18] (Flashback) Oskar
he'll assume the Lohengramm name
and be named a count.
[04:22] (Flashback) Oskar
They say he's only come so far because
the emperor was fond of his sister,
[04:26] (Flashback) Oskar
but I don't agree.
[04:28] (Flashback) Oskar
Like us, he's fought on the battlefield
and performed heroic feats.
[04:32] (Flashback) Oskar
He became an admiral before
the age of twenty.
[04:35] (Flashback) Wolfgang
But we've never met him, even in passing.
[04:38] (Flashback) Oskar
We aren't acquainted with him yet,
but we're about to be.
[04:47] (Flashback) Oskar
We've seen plenty of the
corruption in the high nobility.
[04:53] (Flashback) Oskar
And we're soldiers. If we have
to entrust our lives to someone,
[04:57] (Flashback) Oskar
shouldn't we want it to be a man
of superior talent and dignity?
[05:03] (Flashback) Oskar
If he agrees to fight the madness
of Duke Braunschweig and his ilk,
[05:09] (Flashback) Oskar
let's swear our loyalty to him.
[05:14] (Flashback) Wolfgang
All right. I'll leave it to you.
[05:17] (Flashback) Oskar
Good. Consider it done.
[05:20] (Flashback) Oskar
I swear I'm going to save you, all right?
[05:22] (Flashback) Oskar
So don't lose your temper.
[05:23] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Okay, I won't.
[05:25] (Flashback) Wolfgang
And don't do anything too
reckless for my sake.
[05:29] (Flashback) Oskar
I won't.
I never call women or victory to me.
[05:33] (Flashback) Oskar
They walk right up to
me of their own accord.
[05:36] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Don't start with that. Not now.
[05:39] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I'm counting on you.
[05:42] (Flashback) Oskar
Of course.
[05:45] Na
When the punitive force returned
to the Imperial capital, Odin,
[05:48] Na
Mittermeyer was immediately
transferred to the naval prison.
[06:02] (Flashback) Old Guard
Are you worried they're going to poison you?
[06:06] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I'm not so weak as to die
from it if they did.
[06:08] (Flashback) Old Guard
Then why don't you finish your meals?
[06:11] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Well, my wife wouldn't like
me anymore if I got fat.
[06:17] (Flashback) Old Guard
You're quite an unusual man.
[06:20] (Flashback) Old Guard
If they do poison your food,
I'll let you know.
[06:24] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Thanks. I appreciate it.
[06:51] (Flashback) Kircheis
Who is it?
[06:53] (Flashback) Oskar
I am Rear Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal.
[06:56] (Flashback) Oskar
I wish to see Reinhard von Müsel
on urgent business.
[07:04] (Flashback) Kircheis
Please, come in.
[07:12] (Flashback) Reinhard
So in short, you wish to request my aid
in saving Rear Admiral Mittermeyer?
[07:21] (Flashback) Oskar
That is correct.
[07:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
I have heard that Rear Admiral
Mittermeyer is an exemplary soldier.
[07:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
Still, you ask me to antagonize the highest
nobles in the empire for a man I've never met?
[07:39] (Flashback) Oskar
Correct, Your Excellency.
[07:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
I see.
[07:43] (Flashback) Reinhard
And what will you offer me?
[07:47] (Flashback) Oskar
Both Mittermeyer and I, Reuenthal, offer our
lives in a vow of loyalty to Your Excellency.
[08:00] (Flashback) Reinhard
Why would you go to such
lengths to save your comrade?
[08:04] (Flashback) Reinhard
What makes you put yourself
in such grave danger?
[08:08] (Flashback) Oskar
He is a pleasant man.
[08:10] (Flashback) Oskar
The vitality of the world itself would
suffer if a man like him were lost.
[08:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
Then what if I told you I refuse?
[08:23] (Flashback) Oskar
I cannot imagine Your Excellency
saying such a thing.
[08:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
Why is that?
[08:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
It seems to me that
[08:30] (Flashback) Reinhard
the favor of Duke Braunschweig would prove
[08:33] (Flashback) Reinhard
more beneficial to me than
the admiration of you two.
[08:36] (Flashback) Oskar
I don't believe that is how you truly feel.
[08:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
What is your opinion of the
current Goldenbaum Dynasty?
[08:53] (Flashback) Oskar
Corruption has been festering in the decrepit
Goldenbaum Dynasty for five centuries.
[09:01] (Flashback) Oskar
Its aging body is in need of surgery.
[09:05] (Flashback) Oskar
In this case, the patient's death may be a
necessary price for the surgery to succeed.
[09:10] (Flashback) Oskar
Either way, no one can live forever.
[09:13] (Flashback) Oskar
Not even Emperor Rudolf was—
[09:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
I understand, Rear Admiral Reuenthal.
[09:21] (Flashback) Reinhard
I will do my utmost to live up
to both your expectations.
[09:28] (Flashback) Oskar
Thank you.
[09:29] (Flashback) Reinhard
If it means I gain the loyalty of the renowned
Rear Admirals Reuenthal and Mittermeyer,
[09:36] (Flashback) Reinhard
nothing could please me more.
[09:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
Duke Braunschweig and Baron Flegel, eh?
[09:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
I guess I just can't breathe
the same air as those two.
[09:50] (Flashback) Kircheis
Does gaining more enemies
concern you, Reinhard?
[09:54] (Flashback) Reinhard
Do I appear as such?
[09:55] (Flashback) Kircheis
No.
[09:56] (Flashback) Reinhard
Then how do I look to you?
[09:59] (Flashback) Kircheis
You appear delighted to have
gained two trustworthy new allies.
[10:06] (Flashback) Reinhard
Precisely, Kircheis.
[10:08] (Flashback) Reinhard
I've finally gotten the chance
I've been searching for.
[10:11] (Flashback) Reinhard
If I must kick down against the
earth to lift off into the sky,
[10:15] (Flashback) Reinhard
now is the time to do so.
[10:18] (Flashback) Reinhard
Kircheis, find out where
Admiral Mittermeyer is being held.
[10:25] (Flashback) Kircheis
We must hurry.
[10:32] (Flashback) Wolfgang
What's this?
[10:33] (Flashback) Wolfgang
It's not time for the military
tribunal yet, is it?
[10:37] (Flashback) Mann
We cannot answer that question.
[10:57] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Who are you?
[10:59] (Flashback) Torturer
Who, indeed?
[11:01] (Flashback) Torturer
Perhaps I'm the one meant to hear your
cries of agony in your last moments.
[11:09] (Flashback) Wolfgang
You're quite the big talker.
[11:17] (Flashback) Torturer
Ah, how remarkable it is
that you won't scream.
[11:21] (Flashback) Torturer
That just makes it all the more fun for me!
[11:24] (Flashback) Torturer
I hear you're a commoner.
Well, I'm a commoner, too.
[11:29] (Flashback) Torturer
But you made it to the rank of rear
admiral, despite your young age!
[11:34] (Flashback) Torturer
But that moment when someone so
distinguished will throw away his pride
[11:38] (Flashback) Torturer
and plead for me to spare his life...
[11:41] (Flashback) Torturer
That moment is the most exquisite of all!
[11:45] (Flashback) Torturer
Do you understand my meaning?
[11:49] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I can't possibly comprehend the thought
process of a man hired by the greedy,
[11:54] (Flashback) Wolfgang
blood-soaked money of nobles.
[11:56] (Flashback) Torturer
Oh... Is that so?!
[12:10] (Flashback) Torturer
A certain noble asked me to
torture you to a point just short of killing you,
[12:15] (Flashback) Torturer
but I wonder if I'll be able to resist...
[12:19] (Flashback) Flegel
Just the kind of fighting I'd
expect from a lowly commoner.
[12:22] (Flashback) Torturer
Ah, Young Master!
[12:24] (Flashback) Flegel
It seems you've received
quite the warm welcome,
[12:27] (Flashback) Flegel
Rear Admiral Mittermeyer.
[12:30] (Flashback) Torturer
How gracious of Your Excellency to
pay a visit to a place like this!
[12:34] (Flashback) Flegel
Do not speak to me, servant.
[12:35] (Flashback) Flegel
Well? Have you learned your place yet?
[12:39] (Flashback) Wolfgang
A pig shouldn't try to
speak in human language.
[12:41] (Flashback) Wolfgang
It's embarrassing me.
[12:43] (Flashback) Flegel
Pig? Did you call me a pig?!
[12:46] (Flashback) Flegel
Let me teach you the severity
of the crime of insulting me!
[12:52] (Flashback) Flegel
Learn your lesson! Learn your lesson!
Learn your lesson!
[13:00] (Flashback) Flegel
Well? Do you get it now,
you mannerless commoner?
[13:17] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Oh, no, what a disaster.
[13:19] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Your noble blood is spilling everywhere.
[13:22] (Flashback) Flegel
I'll kill you... I'll kill you!
[13:36] (Flashback) Flegel
You're...
[13:43] (Flashback) Oskar
Baron Flegel, I'll need you to release
Rear Admiral Mittermeyer now.
[13:48] (Flashback) Flegel
Hmph. I suppose once you
become a low-ranking noble,
[13:51] (Flashback) Flegel
you become unable to count how
many guns are pointed at you.
[13:55] (Flashback) Flegel
I will put an end to both
you and this commoner!
[13:59] (Flashback) Oskar
As much as I appreciate your proposal...
[14:13] (Flashback) Flegel
Why?! Why are you here,
[14:16] (Flashback) Flegel
blond boy?!
[14:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
I won't tell you not to fire.
Go on, pull the trigger.
[14:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
That will give me a reason to put
a hole in your fattened heart.
[14:38] (Flashback) Reinhard
What's wrong? Aren't you going to move?
[14:40] (Flashback) Reinhard
This is the sort of gun
lowborn commoners use.
[14:43] (Flashback) Reinhard
It might miss.
[14:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
Don't you want to try it and see?
[14:48] (Flashback) Flegel
You brat...
[14:49] (Flashback) Reinhard
If you won't take the first step...
[14:54] (Flashback) Reinhard
I will lead you.
[14:59] (Flashback) Ansbach
That will be enough.
[15:02] (Flashback) Ansbach
I am unarmed.
[15:04] (Flashback) Ansbach
I would like to relay a message
from my master to Baron Flegel.
[15:10] (Flashback) Ansbach
May I?
[15:13] (Flashback) Reinhard
Very well. Speak.
[15:15] (Flashback) Flegel
Wait! Wait!
[15:20] (Flashback) Ansbach
Baron, put your gun away.
[15:24] (Flashback) Flegel
Why are you here?
[15:25] (Flashback) Ansbach
I've come to relay a message
from Duke Braunschweig.
[15:29] (Flashback) Flegel
F-From my uncle? What is it?
[15:33] (Flashback) Ansbach
He requests that you exercise
restraint for the time being.
[15:38] (Flashback) Flegel
Restraint?
[15:40] (Flashback) Ansbach
You can agree to this, yes?
[15:50] (Flashback) Flegel
I won't let this be the end of it, brat!
[15:53] (Flashback) Flegel
I swear I will settle the score!
Don't you forget this!
[16:02] (Flashback) Ansbach
Please pardon the disgraceful display.
[16:05] (Flashback) Reinhard
Certainly.
[16:06] (Flashback) Ansbach
I would appreciate it if you would
keep this scandal a secret.
[16:10] (Flashback) Ansbach
Is this too much to ask?
[16:12] (Flashback) Reinhard
What is your name?
[16:14] (Flashback) Ansbach
I am Commodore Ansbach.
[16:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
Commodore, did that message truly
come from Duke Braunschweig?
[16:23] (Flashback) Ansbach
I am not quite sure what you mean.
[16:26] (Flashback) Reinhard
I'm suggesting that you,
[16:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
in all your resourcefulness,
made it up to defuse the situation.
[16:32] (Flashback) Ansbach
I am unsure what grounds you
have for suggesting this,
[16:35] (Flashback) Ansbach
but in any case, it is for the best
that no blood was shed wastefully.
[16:40] (Flashback) Ansbach
Do you not agree?
[16:44] (Flashback) Reinhard
I suppose I should.
[16:46] (Flashback) Ansbach
I shall take my leave now.
[16:58] (Flashback) Reinhard
That man is wasted on Braunschweig.
[17:01] (Flashback) Kircheis
I agree.
[17:03] (Flashback) Oskar
You all right?
[17:05] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Took you long enough.
[17:07] (Flashback) Oskar
I was waiting for you to
kick Baron Flegel down.
[17:19] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Your Excellency, it is an honor to meet you.
[17:22] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I am Rear Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer.
[17:25] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I offer you my gratitude for saving me.
[17:29] (Flashback) Wolfgang
Along with my friend, Reuenthal,
[17:31] (Flashback) Wolfgang
I swear my loyalty to you.
[17:34] (Flashback) Oskar
It is our hope that you will
honor us with your trust.
[17:41] Na
Thus Reinhard gained his two most
valuable comrades after Kircheis.
[17:47] Na
In order to prove Mittermeyer's innocence,
[17:51] Na
Reinhard boldly asserted that he would
make the recent series of events public,
[17:56] Na
driving Braunschweig into a corner.
[18:00] Na
If the truth was made public,
[18:02] Na
the young nobles' misconduct would be exposed,
[18:05] Na
and they would have no chance of winning.
[18:08] Na
Fleet Admiral and Military
Chief of Staff Ehrenberg
[18:11] Na
took steps to bring the
situation under control.
[18:13] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
What do you say we pretend
none of this ever happened?
[18:20] (Flashback) Braunschweig
You can't be serious!
[18:22] Na
Braunschweig made his outrage clear,
[18:25] Na
but in the end, he had no choice
but to accept Ehrenberg's proposal.
[18:33] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
What do you say to this, Admiral Müsel?
[18:37] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
Many problems have arisen relating
to Rear Admiral Mittermeyer,
[18:42] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
but we will say none of it ever happened.
[18:44] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
We will release him, as well.
[18:46] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
He will be relocated to the front lines.
[18:49] (Flashback) Reinhard
You intend to have him die in battle?
[18:52] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
[18:55] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
I'm suggesting we make him atone for
his crimes with feats of valor.
[18:59] (Flashback) Reinhard
I see.
[19:01] (Flashback) Reinhard
But if there is no battle,
he cannot complete any such feats.
[19:05] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
There will be a battle.
[19:08] (Flashback) Reinhard
There will? I know of no such decision.
[19:12] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
I could count on one hand the
number of people who know.
[19:15] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
You should be proud that I have
entrusted you with the knowledge.
[19:20] (Flashback) Reinhard
Understood.
[19:22] (Flashback) Reinhard
And to whose fleet will Rear
Admiral Mittermeyer be assigned?
[19:28] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
Yours, Admiral Müsel.
[19:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
Mine? I am to be deployed, then?
[19:36] (Flashback) Ehrenberg
That's right. Is there a problem
with that, Admiral Müsel?
[19:40] (Flashback) Reinhard
No, not at all.
I am grateful for your consideration.
[19:47] Na
Thus Mittermeyer was set free,
[19:50] Na
and Reinhard, who had been kept
far from the battlefield,
[19:53] Na
earned a chance to achieve
success in battle.
[19:56] Na
For him, then, the Klopstock Incident ended
with a satisfactory outcome.
[20:03] Na
Mittermeyer, now a free man,
[20:06] Na
joined Reuenthal to visit
Reinhard and Kircheis,
[20:09] Na
and the four celebrated their reunion.
[20:13] Na
Just two years after this day,
[20:15] Na
the two of them would have gained even more allies,
[20:18] Na
and be prepared to fight Braunschweig
and the other high nobles for supremacy.
[20:25] Wolfgang
It seems like just yesterday,
and, at the same time, like ancient history.
[20:30] Oskar
Yeah. I thought nothing of it at the time,
[20:33] Oskar
but it's hard to believe His Excellency
lived in such a small place.
[20:37] Wolfgang
Yeah.
[20:42] Wolfgang
From now on, we must put our lives on
the line to protect His Excellency.
[20:47] Wolfgang
For Kircheis, as well.
[20:50] Oskar
Yeah.
[20:52] Girl
Look, Mother!
[20:54] Girl
A rainbow! There's a rainbow!
[21:06] Na
Reinhard's victory against the alliance
of nobles in autumn of the previous year
[21:11] Na
marked a turning point in
the history of the Galactic Empire.
[21:15] Na
The admirals under Reinhard
moved up in the ranks.
[21:18] Na
Mittermeyer became a high admiral.
[21:21] Na
Reuenthal also became a high admiral.
[21:25] Na
Oberstein, the chief of staff,
also became a high admiral.
SIGN High Admiral Paul von Oberstein
[21:30] Na
And Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld,
SIGN Admiral Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld
[21:33] Na
Karl Gustav Kempff,
SIGN Admiral Karl Gustav Kempff
SIGN Admiral August Samuel Wahlen
[21:36] Na
August Samuel Wahlen,
SIGN Admiral Cornelius Lutz
[21:38] Na
Cornelius Lutz,
SIGN Admiral Ernest Mecklinger
[21:40] Na
and Ernest Mecklinger all became admirals.
[21:43] Na
Adalbert von Fahrenheit,
who had once surrendered,
SIGN Admiral Adalbert von Fahrenheit
[21:46] Na
was also welcomed as an admiral.
[21:49] Na
Reinhard, now the Supreme Commander
of the Imperial Navy
[21:52] Na
and Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire,
[21:55] Na
divided his energy between setting
up an internal administration
[21:57] Na
and establishing a foundation
for his own authority.
[22:00] Na
To accomplish this, he searched for
more and more capable personnel,
[22:04] Na
and at the start of the new year,
[22:06] Na
he assigned a series of new commanders
to Command Headquarters.
[22:11] Na
Reinhard's former superior and
a skilled commanding officer,
[22:15] Na
Admiral Helmut Rennenkampf.
SIGN Admiral Helmut Rennenkampf
[22:18] Na
A man widely known as
an honorable bureaucrat
[22:20] Na
was welcomed as Chief of Military Police
and Capital Defense Commander:
SIGN Admiral Ulrich Kesler
[22:24] Na
Admiral Ulrich Kesler.
[22:27] Na
And, appointed after being recognized
[22:31] Na
for his talent and sincerity as the
former captain of the* Brünhild*,
SIGN Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz
[22:35] Na
Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz.
[22:38] Na
Recognized for his talent in defending
supply lines and commanding the rear forces,
SIGN Admiral Ernst von Eisenach
[22:43] Na
Admiral Ernst von Eisenach.
[22:46] Na
And finally, the youngest of the
admirals serving under Reinhard,
[22:50] Na
a man who remained humble and reserved
despite his remarkable skill in battle,
[22:55] Na
earning him the acknowledgment
of his officers:
SIGN Admiral Neidhart Müller
[22:58] Na
Admiral Neidhart Müller.
[23:10] Na
All of them firmly believed
in the coming of a new age.
[23:14] Na
And the eyes of all of these
equally remarkable admirals
[23:18] Na
were fixed on one young
but powerful courtier:
[23:24] Na
Reinhard von Lohengramm himself.
SIGN Episode 28
SIGN Reformer
[25:01] Na
Next time, "Reformer."
E28 - Reformer
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SIGN Free Planets Alliance Navy
Iserlohn Fortress
[00:01] Na
In the battle fought recently by
Admiral Attenborough's trainee fleet
[00:05] Na
and the Empire's border patrol fleet,
[00:08] Na
the Alliance Navy took a significant
number of war prisoners.
[00:13] Na
The soldiers taken prisoner were
temporarily transferred to Iserlohn.
[00:18] Young Guard A
You were wrong for thinking
you could beat Miracle Yang.
[00:23] Young Guard B
I hope that blond boy will learn
from this and leave Iserlohn alone.
[00:28] Young Imperial Soldier
What did you just say?!
[00:31] Young Imperial Soldier
You just called him
"that blond boy," didn't you?!
[00:35] Linz
Cool it! Keep still, all of you!
[00:38] Officer
We will obey orders,
[00:40] Officer
but allow me to say one thing.
[00:42] Officer
Never, under any circumstances,
insult Fleet Admiral Lohengramm.
[00:48] Officer
For the good of both sides.
SIGN Captain Kasper Linz
SIGN Oh? That really happened?
[00:54] Linz
Their loyalty to Duke Reinhard von
Lohengramm is not to be underestimated.
[01:00] Baghdash
We interrogated them to try to get
information on the Empire post-civil war,
SIGN Commander Baghdash
[01:05] Baghdash
but all they told us was how
wonderful their prime minister
[01:10] Baghdash
Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm's reforms were.
SIGN This is quite a grave situation.
SIGN If our own ruler, Chairman Trunicht, were to lose in a popularity contest,
SIGN there would be nothing left that the Alliance could beat them in.
[01:24] Alex
We might really have something to worry about, there.
[01:34] Yang
As a result of Duke Lohengramm's
drastic reforms,
[01:37] Yang
the Empire is quickly transitioning
to a democratic state.
[01:42] Yang
It's almost certain he'll usurp
the emperor's throne eventually,
[01:46] Yang
not by bloodline,
but by pure strength and talent.
[01:50] Yang
When that happens, a unique new form
of imperial rule backed by the people,
[01:54] Yang
which history will remember as
"liberal imperialism," might come into existence.
[02:04] Yang
And when the Imperials fall under the delusion that
Duke Lohengramm's ambitions are their own,
[02:11] Yang
the Free Planets Alliance will likely suffer
attacks by a fanatical Imperial People's Army.
[02:20] Yang
Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm...
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN Imperial Capital Odin
SIGN Neue Sanssouci Palace
[04:12] Na
Hildegard von Mariendorf,
also known as Hilde,
[04:15] Na
had earned the title of Chief Secretary
to the Imperial Prime Minister.
[04:26] Soldier1
Here, eat up.
[04:27] Soldier2
It's tasty.
[04:31] Soldier1
It's not eating.
[04:43] Hilde
Good morning.
[04:44] Soldier1/2
Good morning.
[04:46] Hilde
What's all this?
[04:48] Soldier1
Oh... It seems to have found
its way here somehow.
[04:52] Soldier2
It looked like it was starving,
so we tried to feed it,
[04:55] Soldier2
but it won't eat.
[04:57] Hilde
I see...
[05:05] Hilde
I appreciate your efforts.
[05:06] Soldier1/2
Yes, ma'am.
[05:12] Soldier2
Could she be any more impudent?
[05:14] Soldier1
This is the home of Imperial Prime
Minister Reinhard von Lohengramm.
[05:20] Soldier2
Frankly, though, it's hard to believe
someone so important lives here.
[05:32] Guard
Your Excellency, Chief Secretary
Mariendorf has arrived.
[05:37] Reinhard
All right. Tell her I'll be right there.
[05:40] Guard
Yes, sir.
SIGN Episode 28
SIGN Reformer
[06:02] Reinhard
So he is...
[06:06] Reinhard
Very well. Let him in.
[06:09] Na
Arthur von Streit.
[06:12] Na
He once served under Duke Braunschweig,
leader of the coalition of nobles,
[06:17] Na
but then he suggested assassinating
Reinhard to prevent a massive civil war.
[06:22] Na
This earned the unexpected ire of the duke,
[06:24] Na
who then cast him aside.
[06:28] Na
But even after he was captured,
[06:30] Na
he retained his sincere, confident attitude,
[06:34] Na
so Reinhard took a liking
to him and set him free.
[06:39] Na
One of the reforms Reinhard was carrying out
[06:42] Na
was the confiscation of unfairly
accumulated noble assets.
[06:47] Na
The reason Streit came to see him
[06:50] Na
was to request an exemption from the
seizure of assets for a certain relative,
[06:54] Na
or for a portion of them
to be left untouched.
[07:01] Reinhard
Very well. I'll ensure it's taken care of.
[07:04] Streit
Thank you, Your Excellency.
[07:06] Reinhard
But under one condition.
[07:09] Reinhard
Join command headquarters in service to me.
[07:13] Reinhard
I hold your insight and
intellect in high regard.
[07:18] Reinhard
I gave you your freedom for nearly
a year, but a new year has begun.
[07:22] Reinhard
Do you not think it's high time you closed
the book on your loyalty to your former master?
[07:30] Streit
I have no words to express my gratitude
for Your Excellency's generosity.
[07:33] Streit
To repay you for showing such
kindness to one so unworthy,
[07:36] Streit
I offer all of my loyalty to you.
[07:42] Kesler
I hear Streit was made a rear admiral
[07:45] Kesler
and appointed His Excellency's
chief adjutant.
[07:48] Kempff
What a bold move...
[07:50] Müller
I can't believe Chief of Staff
Oberstein allowed it.
[07:54] Wolfgang
Have you forgotten that
he has Fellner under him?
[07:59] Wolfgang
He was captured trying and failing to
assassinate His Excellency, just like Streit.
[08:05] Wolfgang
If someone is useful, use him.
[08:08] Wolfgang
That's the kind of thing
Oberstein would say.
[08:11] Oskar
It's not just that.
[08:13] Oskar
The fact that a man of Streit's standing
has bent his knee to His Excellency
[08:18] Oskar
means he has a great deal of political
influence over the nobility.
[08:23] Müller
Most of the old nobles have only just
been stripped of that privilege.
[08:29] Kesler
Most of the ideological and political
criminals, on the other hand,
[08:31] Kesler
have been freed from prison after
accepting His Excellency's orders.
[08:35] Kempff
Making friends of his enemies and
freeing those who were imprisoned...
[08:39] Kempff
Just another component of
His Excellency's reforms, I suppose.
[08:43] Müller
I was worried about him after
Admiral Kircheis died, but now...
[08:48] Kempff
Perhaps our concerns were unfounded.
[08:57] Wolfgang
What do you think about His Excellency?
[09:00] Wolfgang
Do you think there's really
no need to worry anymore?
[09:03] Oskar
I don't know.
All we can do is watch and see.
[09:07] Wolfgang
We're rather useless off the
battlefield, aren't we?
[09:13] Oskar
By the way, wasn't a junior adjutant
chosen to serve as Streit's aide?
[09:17] Wolfgang
Oh, right. Who was it again?
[09:20] Wolfgang
I think it was someone serving under Kempff...
[09:25] Hilde
Understood.
I'll see that it's taken care of.
[09:28] Rücke
Please do.
SIGN Sub-lieutenant Theodor von Rücke
[09:32] Hilde
Are you still feeling nervous?
[09:34] Rücke
It almost seems scandalous.
[09:36] Rücke
I never dreamed that I—that is,
a lowly officer such as myself
[09:41] Rücke
would be chosen as a junior adjutant.
[09:44] Hilde
Duke Lohengramm chose you personally.
[09:47] Hilde
You'll be fine.
[09:48] Rücke
Yes, His Excellency is
truly a remarkable man.
[09:52] Rücke
Working in his service has impressed
this upon me ever more deeply.
[09:57] Rücke
I'm his age, but I fall far short of him.
[10:02] Rücke
The battle against the coalition
of nobles only just ended,
[10:05] Rücke
yet he's already changed the laws and
the tax system as part of his reform.
[10:11] Rücke
Estates once controlled by nobles
have been released to farmers,
[10:15] Rücke
freedom of speech has been guaranteed,
[10:17] Rücke
and newspapers and books that had
been banned are being printed again.
[10:21] Rücke
It's said that at any given moment,
someone somewhere in town is celebrating.
[10:28] Crowd
Cheers!
[10:35] Fritz
The Schweinshaxe here is
absolutely exquisite.
[10:39] Ernest
I look forward to it.
[10:41] Ernest
It certainly is lively here, isn't it?
[10:45] Proprietress
Here you go.
[10:46] Fritz
Ah, it's here!
[10:49] Fritz
While you're here, ma'am, could you
tell me why the crowd is so happy?
[10:52] Proprietress
A local fellow who was arrested for
some ideological crime was set free.
[10:57] Proprietress
They're celebrating that.
[10:59] Ernest
Ideological crime?
[11:01] Proprietress
All he did was badmouth
the nobility while drunk.
[11:04] Proprietress
It makes me sick.
[11:06] Proprietress
Well, enjoy your meal.
[11:08] Man1
Those Ministry of the Interior jerks
just wanted some brownie points!
[11:11] Man2
Yeah, like you even have an ideology!
[11:14] Man3
Do you even know what that word means?
[11:16] Man4
Shut up!
[11:17] Husband
Why don't you eat, since we're here?
[11:20] Wife
There's too much I want to write.
[11:23] Wife
Without the Ministry of the
Interior's censorship,
[11:25] Wife
I can finally write whatever I want!
[11:27] Wife
And now I can finally publish my own book!
[11:30] Wife
I don't think it's because of censorship
that you couldn't publish one before.
[11:34] Wife
It was because of censorship!
[11:36] Wife
Long live Duke Lohengramm the Reformer!
[11:39] Man1
I'll lead a cheer, too!
[11:41] Man1
Long live Duke Lohengramm!
[11:44] Man5
Long live Duke Lohengramm the Reformer!
[11:49] Crowd
Long live Duke Lohengramm!
[11:51] Crowd
Long live Duke Lohengramm!
[11:55] Crowd
Long live Duke Lohengramm!
[11:58] Crowd
Long live Duke Lohengramm!
[12:02] Noble
My beautiful garden has been trampled
under the filthy feet of lowly commoners,
[12:07] Noble
and muddy shoeprints are
left on my plush rug.
[12:10] Noble
Filthy, unsanitary children
sleep on the canopied bed
[12:12] Noble
meant for only the highborn to rest in,
[12:15] Noble
leaving their drool all over the bedding!
[12:21] Noble
This nation that was once so great
[12:24] Noble
is now in the hands of half-beasts
who know nothing of beauty or eminence!
[12:28] Noble
I pray this shameful, disastrous spectacle
is no more than one night's dream.
[12:34] Noble
Damn you, Duke Lohengramm! Damn you!
[12:38] Ernest
Did you hear that the noble residences
are being released to the townsfolk?
[12:43] Fritz
Yes, I hear they're being turned into
hospitals and welfare facilities.
[12:46] Ernest
Paintings and other works of art are
quickly being moved to a public museum.
[12:53] Ernest
What say I thank you for bringing
me to this excellent restaurant
[12:57] Ernest
by taking you to the museum sometime?
[12:59] Fritz
Sure, someday.
[13:06] Fritz
Oh, you know good food when you see it, eh?
[13:10] Fritz
Here, eat up.
[13:18] Ernest
It seems the dog has far more
refined tastes than us.
[13:22] Fritz
Infuriating mutt!
SIGN Armored Grenadier Commander Offresser
SIGN Retired Fleet Admiral Mückenberger
[14:10] Mückenberger
You fool.
[14:34] Reinhard
Come in.
[14:35] Hilde
Pardon me.
[14:38] Hilde
I've brought Karl Braque and Eugen Richter.
SIGN Karl Braque
SIGN Eugen Richter
[14:49] Na
Karl Braque and Eugen Richter.
[14:52] Na
Despite being nobles, these two did
not take the noble "von" name,
[14:57] Na
and they held leading roles in a group
known as the Enlightenment Party.
[15:01] Na
To solve the financial crisis
brought about by many years of war
[15:05] Na
and chaos in the Imperial court,
[15:08] Na
Reinhard ordered them to draft a plan
for socioeconomic rehabilitation.
[15:20] Hilde
It appears the people are accepting
of Your Excellency's reforms.
[15:25] Reinhard
Getting the people to trust in a new
system requires only two things:
[15:30] Reinhard
fair trials and a fair tax system.
[15:35] Reinhard
That's all.
[15:37] Hilde
The reforms are certainly going well,
[15:39] Hilde
and proceeding at an incredible speed.
[15:43] Hilde
But it's as if he's being
pursued by something...
[15:47] Hilde
No, as if he's desperately
pursuing something.
[15:59] Richter
We can clean up this
financial crisis easily.
[16:02] Braque
Indeed.
[16:04] Richter
Oh, they've announced the establishment
of a farmers' finance corporation.
[16:07] Braque
Lending agricultural funding to farmers
with a low interest rate, eh?
[16:13] Braque
Duke Lohengramm is skilled not only
in battle, but in publicity stunts.
[16:18] Richter
Yes, it might be a publicity stunt.
[16:21] Richter
But the nobles in the old system
never even bothered to do that.
[16:26] Richter
All they did was bleed it
dry for their own gain.
[16:29] Richter
Compared to that, this is clear progress,
and a definite improvement.
[16:34] Braque
But can you really call a reform
[16:37] Braque
that's not directed by the people
themselves "progress"?
[16:41] Richter
Progress is progress.
[16:43] Richter
Even if it's prompted by the
heavy hand of those at the top,
[16:47] Richter
once the rights of the
people have been expanded,
[16:50] Richter
it can't be taken back.
[16:53] Richter
The best thing we can do is use
Duke Lohengramm to propel the reform.
[16:59] Richter
Am I wrong?
[17:01] Braque
There's no guarantee that a
duke who's obtained power
[17:03] Braque
won't turn around and become
a tyrannical dictator.
[17:11] Braque
We need to propel the true reform
in preparation for that.
[17:16] Braque
In the event that Duke Lohengramm
abandons his position as the reformer,
[17:21] Braque
we'll need to nurture citizens with the
ability to call him out and oppose him.
[17:29] Richter
You are right about that.
[17:31] Richter
But I really don't think
Duke Lohengramm is going to do that.
[17:35] Richter
Do you know about his house?
[17:38] Braque
Yes.
[17:40] Braque
A study, a bedroom, a bathroom,
a living room, a dining room,
[17:43] Braque
a kitchen, and rooms for his orderlies.
[17:46] Braque
A guard house was built in the garden,
[17:49] Braque
but it's a simple house that one
would never expect a prime minster
[17:53] Braque
who governs 25 billion people and
thousands of planets to live in.
[17:59] Richter
He's nothing like Emperor Rudolf
[18:01] Richter
or the nobles who lived in marble castles
[18:04] Richter
and lived up to their waists
in gold and jewels.
[18:08] Richter
Even the garden and half of the buildings of
the Neue Sanssouci Palace have been closed,
[18:13] Richter
and most of the lords- and
ladies-in-waiting are being let go.
[18:17] Richter
Nothing is sacred in the advancement
of Duke Lohengramm's reforms.
[18:24] Woman
Thank you so much!
[18:26] Woman
Really? Oh, I don't mind. Take care, now.
[18:26] Man5
Thank you for everything.
[18:27] Old1
At your age, you can still do
anything you set out to do.
[18:31] Old1
Don't hesitate. Just dive
straight into this new world.
[18:35] Man1
I will.
[18:39] Old1
We should just be grateful the
Neue Sanssouci wasn't torn down.
[19:05] Paul
The liquidation of the
Neue Sanssouci is proceeding well.
[19:09] Reinhard
I see.
[19:10] Paul
There is one question I'd like to ask.
[19:13] Reinhard
What is it?
[19:14] Paul
How do you intend to deal with
the young emperor going forward?
[19:23] Reinhard
I won't kill him.
[19:26] Reinhard
He's more likely to be useful alive.
[19:29] Reinhard
Do you not agree, Oberstein?
[19:32] Paul
Yes, that would seem to
be true at the moment.
[19:37] Reinhard
"At the moment," indeed...
[19:48] Paul
He's right.
He can't kill the young emperor.
[19:51] Paul
If His Excellency were to kill a child,
the people would turn against him.
[19:57] Paul
But...
[20:08] Paul
What is it?
[20:09] Officer
Sir...
[20:12] Paul
What is this?
[20:14] Officer
I-It's not His Excellency's dog, so...
[20:19] Paul
Does it look like my dog?
[20:21] Officer
I-It isn't, then?
[20:24] Paul
I see.
[20:26] Paul
It looks like it should be mine, does it?
[20:36] Paul
Drive.
[20:37] Officer
Ah... Yes, sir!
[20:55] Fritz
A dog?
[20:57] Fritz
Oberstein took in a dog?!
[21:00] Müller
Not only that, but it only eats chicken
that's been boiled until it's tender.
[21:05] Müller
Sometimes the chief of staff goes out in
the middle of the night to buy it himself.
[21:10] Wolfgang
Oberstein's doing that?!
[21:12] Fritz
Hmph!
[21:14] Fritz
So I suppose even if humans
despise our chief of staff,
[21:18] Fritz
at least dogs still like him.
[21:20] Fritz
I guess dogs are drawn to other dogs.
[21:28] Paul
No movement from Fezzan?
[21:31] Paul
I highly doubt the Black Fox will
continue to sit quietly and watch.
[21:40] Raabenard
Pardon me, sir.
[21:46] Raabenard
Your dinner is ready for you.
[21:49] Paul
I'll eat later.
[21:51] Raabenard
Understood, sir.
[21:53] Raabenard
Shall we have your meal first, then?
[22:15] Reinhard
Thank you. That'll be all for today.
[22:19] Hilde
Yes, sir.
[23:10] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard...
[23:13] (Flashback) Kircheis
Make the universe... yours.
SIGN Episode 29
SIGN The Geier Takes Flight
[25:01] Na
Next time, "The Geier Takes Flight."
E29 - The Geier Takes Flight
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SIGN Imperial Capital Odin
Imperial Navy Fleet Admiral's Mansion
[00:04] Na
The head of the Galactic Empire's
Science and Technology Department,
[00:07] Na
Chief Engineer Anton Hilmer von Schaft,
SIGN Galactic Imperial Navy Science and Technology Department Head
Chief Engineer Anton Hilmer von Schaft
[00:10] Na
is a 56-year-old man with doctorates
in engineering and philosophy.
[00:16] Na
Even greater than his talent
as a military scientist
[00:19] Na
were his ambition and aggressive spirit
that allowed him to oust his superiors,
[00:22] Na
ruin his colleagues, and keep
his subordinates under his thumb,
[00:26] Na
elevating him to the
position he holds today.
[00:33] Officer
Chief Engineer Schaft requests an audience with Your Excellency.
[00:40] Na
This man of science, who had
no real accomplishments
[00:42] Na
and maintained his position and privileges
through political influence,
[00:46] Na
was not favored by Reinhard in the least.
[00:51] Reinhard
I will see him, but only
for fifteen minutes.
[00:55] Schaft
This strategy I present to you,
based on highly elaborate analysis,
[01:00] Schaft
will most certainly lead
our navy to victory.
[01:05] Reinhard
So you're saying we should
build another fortress
[01:08] Reinhard
in front of Iserlohn Fortress,
one massive enough to oppose it?
[01:12] Schaft
Correct, Your Excellency.
[01:15] Reinhard
It's not a bad idea,
[01:17] Reinhard
but one condition must be met
in order to make it work.
[01:20] Schaft
And that would be?
[01:22] Reinhard
The condition that Iserlohn's
rebel army will sit quietly
[01:25] Reinhard
and watch while our army
builds this fortress,
[01:29] Reinhard
causing no interference in our plan at all.
[01:34] Schaft
Please wait a moment.
[01:36] Schaft
There is no need to take that
condition into consideration.
[01:40] Schaft
Because my idea is
[01:42] Schaft
to move a fortress that
has already been built
[01:47] Schaft
to the Iserlohn Corridor.
[01:53] Schaft
I have heard that the late
Fleet Admiral Siegfried Kircheis
[01:59] Schaft
was the one originally assigned
to reclaim Iserlohn Fortress.
[02:03] Schaft
In the Battle of Amritsar,
Fleet Admiral Kircheis
[02:07] Schaft
used the directional Seffle
particles that I invented
[02:11] Schaft
to the great gain of our navy.
[02:13] Schaft
I feel a deep connection to him.
[02:19] Schaft
I firmly believe that this
strategy will bring Iserlohn
[02:24] Schaft
back to our navy in
Fleet Admiral Kircheis's stead.
[02:30] Reinhard
If you so adamantly insist,
I will hear out your plan to its end.
[02:34] Reinhard
Speak.
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[04:13] Paul
Are you certain about this?
[04:15] Paul
I assumed Your Excellency
would get rid of that man.
[04:20] Reinhard
Soon enough.
[04:21] Reinhard
I just fail to see a suitable
reason to do so at the moment.
[04:25] Reinhard
I have men searching for someone to replace him.
[04:27] Paul
Understood.
[04:28] Paul
Then who will you choose
to command this operation?
[04:32] Paul
It is my opinion that Admiral Kempff is
perhaps the best man for this mission.
[04:37] Reinhard
Kempff, eh? Good idea.
[04:41] Reinhard
I'll give him a chance to wash
away the bitterness of his defeat
[04:45] Reinhard
at the Iserlohn Corridor.
[04:47] Paul
Understood.
SIGN Episode 29
SIGN The Geier Takes Flight
[04:59] Na
Admiral Karl Gustav Kempff
[05:02] Na
accomplished many tremendous feats
when he was a Walküre pilot.
[05:06] Na
Since becoming a warship captain,
and then a fleet commander,
[05:09] Na
he earned a reputation as an admiral
of extraordinary courage and leadership.
[05:17] Isaac
Dad!
[05:18] Franz
Welcome home!
[05:20] Kempff
Thank you, Isaac, Franz.
[05:23] Kempff
Have you been good boys today?
[05:25] Isaac; Franz
Yes!
[05:27] Wife
Welcome home, dear.
[05:29] Wife
Quickly now, come inside.
[05:32] Kempff
Yeah.
[05:40] Franz
What's this?
[05:41] Isaac
It's called a medal.
[05:44] Isaac
Dad got it after he beat a bunch
of bad guys in his Walküre
[05:47] Isaac
and became a fighter ace.
[05:50] Isaac
Right, Dad?
[05:53] Kempff
Right.
[05:54] Franz
It's a reward?
[05:57] Kempff
That's right.
[05:58] Isaac
Hey, tell us the story again!
[06:01] Kempff
Of course. It'll be tonight's bedtime story.
[06:04] Kempff
Go on to your bedroom now.
[06:06] Isaac; Franz
Okay!
[06:10] Wife
They're both so happy that you
get to come home every day.
[06:15] Kempff
Yeah... Training my subordinates
is certainly an important job,
[06:19] Kempff
but I'd much rather be earning
merits on the battlefield.
[06:26] Kempff
In the battle against the
high nobles last year,
[06:29] Kempff
Reuenthal and Mittermeyer's
achievements were so great
[06:32] Kempff
that they were promoted ahead of me.
[06:35] Kempff
It's just so disappointing.
[06:37] Wife
What's so bad about it?
[06:39] Wife
I love watching you be a
father to your children.
[06:47] Na
Kempff received an order to report
to the Fleet Admiral's Mansion
[06:51] Na
the very next day.
[06:55] Rücke
Admiral Kempff!
[06:56] Kempff
Sub-lieutenant Rücke.
[06:58] Kempff
That's right. You're His Excellency's
junior adjutant now.
[07:03] Rücke
Yes. Right this way, please.
[07:06] Kempff
Sure.
[07:15] Kempff
You, too, Müller?
[07:17] Müller
Yes, sir. It was very sudden, but I received
an order to see the Fleet Admiral.
[07:42] Reinhard
It appears everyone is here.
[07:44] Reinhard
All right, Chief Engineer Schaft,
[07:46] Reinhard
why don't you tell them your plan?
[07:48] Schaft
Yes, sir!
[07:56] Schaft
Our Galactic Empire is the one and only
government body in human society,
[08:02] Schaft
yet there are treasonous rebels
who refuse to accept it,
[08:05] Schaft
bringing naught but bloodshed and
destruction for 150 long years.
[08:13] Schaft
For the sake of universal peace,
[08:15] Schaft
these rebels who call themselves the
Free Planets Alliance must be annihilated.
[08:21] Schaft
However, because the enemy's
base is so far away,
[08:24] Schaft
there is only one possible
route we can use to invade it.
[08:30] Schaft
Now...
[08:31] Schaft
I'm sure you know what
this is, Admiral Kempff.
[08:34] Kempff
It's Iserlohn Fortress.
[08:36] Schaft
Indeed.
[08:38] Schaft
The navigable region of space
[08:40] Schaft
cutting through the Milky Way
between us and our enemies:
[08:45] Schaft
the Iserlohn Corridor.
[08:46] Schaft
This is the great fortress that
lies roughly in its center.
[08:50] Schaft
The sole reason our navy
[08:51] Schaft
was previously able to infiltrate so deeply
into the enemy's sphere of influence
[08:54] Schaft
was because of Iserlohn Fortress being there.
[08:59] Schaft
However, very regrettably,
[09:01] Schaft
it now lies in enemy hands.
[09:05] Schaft
In the end, if we are to
subjugate these rebels,
[09:09] Schaft
reclaiming the fortress is our
navy's most pressing priority.
[09:13] Schaft
If we can conquer it and kill
our bitter enemy, Yang Wen-li,
[09:17] Schaft
it will most assuredly deal a
crushing blow to our enemy.
[09:22] Schaft
However, this fortress is impregnable.
[09:27] Schaft
In the past, our navy,
with this fortress as its base,
[09:30] Schaft
repelled six invasion attempts by the enemy.
[09:34] Schaft
The enemy only succeeded in
conquering the fortress
[09:37] Schaft
not through external attacks,
but through cunning schemes.
[09:41] Schaft
If we cannot conquer it with our fleet,
[09:44] Schaft
then what are we to do?
[09:46] Schaft
The only way is to strike the
fortress with another fortress.
[09:57] Schaft
If we are to seek a fortress capable of
opposing Iserlohn within the Empire,
[10:01] Schaft
we need look no further than the one
[10:03] Schaft
that became the noble coalition's
base during last year's civil war:
[10:06] Schaft
Geiersburg Fortress.
[10:10] Schaft
We will repair this abandoned fortress,
[10:13] Schaft
attach an engine to make it pilotable,
[10:15] Schaft
and simultaneously use the
warp system that I invented
[10:19] Schaft
to transport the fortress
ten thousand light years in one jump,
[10:23] Schaft
making Geiersburg appear
right in front of Iserlohn!
[10:29] Müller
Is that even possible?
[10:31] Schaft
No shortcoming in our
technology prevents it.
[10:34] Schaft
The success or failure of this plan will
depend solely on the ability of its commander.
[10:43] Reinhard
This is why I called all of you here.
[10:46] Reinhard
I'm naming Kempff the commander
[10:49] Reinhard
and Müller the vice commander
of this operation.
[10:52] Reinhard
Use this plan from the head of the
Science and Technology Department
[10:56] Reinhard
to conquer Iserlohn.
[10:58] Kempff; Müller
Yes, sir!
[11:01] OfficerA
Did you hear about the new operation?
[11:04] OfficerB
Yeah. I heard Admiral Kempff and
Admiral Müller are in command.
[11:08] OfficerA
It's so strange. This is an
incredibly large-scale operation,
[11:12] OfficerA
but our Twin Pillars aren't
the ones leading it?
[11:14] OfficerB
Hey, not so loud.
[11:17] Oskar
Don't be so disheartened.
[11:20] Oskar
I'm sure His Excellency had his reasons.
[11:24] Wolfgang
It's not that I think he
doesn't trust our abilities.
[11:27] Wolfgang
I just don't like that it was most likely
Chief of Staff Oberstein's idea.
[11:44] Fellner
The choice of leadership for this operation
seems to have created a ripple within the navy.
[11:50] Paul
Do you understand my intentions, Fellner?
SIGN Captain Anton Fellner
[11:56] Fellner
If either of the High Admirals,
Reuenthal or Mittermeyer,
[12:00] Fellner
were to lead this operation
and come out successful,
[12:04] Fellner
they would be rewarded with a
promotion to fleet admiral.
[12:07] Fellner
That would put them on the same
level as Duke Lohengramm.
[12:13] Fellner
But sending one who is only
at the level of admiral
[12:17] Fellner
offers the potential to promote him
to high admiral if he succeeds,
[12:22] Fellner
preventing Reuenthal and Mittermeyer from
being promoted ahead of all others.
[12:28] Fellner
Also, in the event that he should fail,
[12:30] Fellner
it wouldn't be as if we had
used our last trump card,
[12:33] Fellner
meaning our side would take little damage.
[12:36] Paul
Exactly.
[12:38] Paul
Siegfried Kircheis died
protecting Duke Lohengramm,
[12:43] Paul
and he was rewarded with multiple honors.
[12:46] Paul
It doesn't matter how many honors
are awarded to a dead man,
[12:51] Paul
but the same doesn't hold
true for a living man.
[12:54] Paul
With him gone, if either Mittermeyer or
Reuenthal were to take over that position,
[12:58] Paul
there would be no point.
[13:02] Paul
We must remove the number two
and keep several number threes
[13:06] Paul
to ensure that Duke Lohengramm retains
his position as number one.
[13:17] Paul
Power can only be supreme when it
is wielded by one person alone.
[13:37] Na
At this time, within Reinhard's
mental landscape,
[13:41] Na
emotions best described as cold passion and
parched nothingness were vying for dominance.
[13:47] Na
Reinhard, unable to directly
face the reason for this,
[13:52] Na
had no choice but to pursue
ambitions that were not his alone.
[13:58] Na
He may have lost his shadow and
had one of his wings ripped off,
[14:03] Na
but surely he still had his fangs.
[14:06] Na
Even if those fangs were
doomed to break one day,
[14:11] Na
right now, he had to keep
them sharp and glistening.
SIGN Free Planets Alliance Navy
Iserlohn Fortress
[14:19] Na
Iserlohn Fortress is a man-made
planet located roughly
[14:23] Na
in the center of the corridor
that shares its name.
[14:26] Na
It has the shape of a sphere, with a
surface covered in a sea of liquid metal.
[14:31] Na
Inside, it is divided into
several thousand strata.
[14:36] Na
It includes all the functions
necessary for a strategic base,
[14:40] Na
with a spaceport that houses 20,000 ships
[14:44] Na
and a service garage where 400
ships can be repaired at one time.
[14:50] Na
It is home to two million Alliance soldiers,
[14:53] Na
along with their families,
an additional three million,
[14:58] Na
and is equipped with the social capital
needed to support their lifestyles.
[15:04] Na
It has schools,
[15:05] Na
commercial facilities,
[15:08] Na
sports and recreation facilities,
[15:10] Na
a water supply and drainage system,
[15:13] Na
factories to produce food,
[15:15] Na
and hydroponic farms.
[15:18] Na
A hydrogen-powered reactor,
complete with freshwater generator,
[15:24] Na
supplies ample energy to power them all.
[15:27] Na
Iserlohn is a fortress,
and at the same time,
[15:31] Na
a large city housing a
population of five million.
[15:36] Na
In one corner of this military neighborhood,
[15:40] Na
at the residence of
Alex Caselnes and his family,
[15:43] Na
a humble dinner was being held to celebrate
Petty Officer First Class Julian Mintz's
[15:48] Na
first campaign and first
accomplishments in battle.
[15:59] Charlotte
Uncle Yang! Big Brother Julian
is such a good artist!
[16:04] Yang
Is he? You can ask him to
draw anything you want.
[16:08] Charlotte; Sister
Okay!
[16:09] Julian
Really? Oh, boy...
[16:15] Alex
What's wrong? You don't look happy.
[16:17] Yang
I'm wounded.
[16:19] Yang
I wanted to be called "Big Brother
Yang" for as long as I'm still single.
[16:24] Alex
Asking a bit much, aren't we?
[16:26] Alex
Look at you, still single
after the age of 30.
[16:29] Alex
Do you feel like you haven't
contributed enough to society?
[16:31] Yang
There are lots of people who stay single
all their lives and contribute plenty.
[16:36] Yang
Want me to list 40 or 50 of them for you?
[16:39] Alex
I know even more who've contributed
to society and have families.
[16:46] Alex
Anyway, there's something more
serious I wanted to discuss.
[16:50] Yang
What?
[16:51] Alex
For a member of a major organization,
you're too lax on self-preservation.
[16:55] Alex
In this case, that's a flaw, not a merit.
[16:59] Alex
You have a responsibility not just to Iserlohn,
but to everyone throughout the Alliance.
[17:04] Alex
Why don't you put a bit more
effort into protecting yourself?
[17:08] Yang
I'm busy enough as it is.
[17:11] Yang
If I spend time thinking about that, too,
[17:13] Yang
I won't even have time to take a nap.
[17:15] Alex
It's not about whether you have time or not.
[17:17] Alex
You know how necessary it is.
You just don't want to think about it.
[17:22] Alex
Am I wrong?
[17:23] Yang
I'm not that fastidious.
[17:27] Yang
It's just too much of a hassle.
That's all, really.
[17:33] Alex
I'm telling you this because I'm
concerned about our leader, Trunicht.
[17:40] Alex
Laugh at me if you want,
[17:42] Alex
but recently, he's been scaring me a bit.
[17:51] Alex
I thought he was a politician with nothing
going for him but sophistry and rhetoric,
[17:55] Alex
but lately, I feel like there's
something monstrous about him.
[18:02] Alex
And that lively old man, Bewcock,
[18:04] Alex
seems sick and tired of having
him butting in at every turn.
[18:08] Alex
At this rate, it won't be just civil officials.
[18:11] Alex
Even the upper echelon of the navy is likely
to end up among Trunicht's followers.
[18:16] Yang
If that happens, I'll submit my resignation.
[18:18] Alex
Don't sound so happy about that!
[18:20] Hortense
Oh, dear.
[18:22] Hortense
It's already bedtime.
[18:24] Hortense
Why don't we call it a night?
[18:26] Hortense
You, too, Charlotte.
[18:27] Charlotte
Aw, but I want him to draw for me more!
[18:31] Hortense
No.
[18:35] Julian
Charlotte, don't cause
trouble for your mother.
[18:39] Julian
May I have your hand, Princess?
[18:47] Hortense
Thanks, Julian.
[18:48] Julian
Not at all.
[18:50] Alex
He's a good boy, unlike his guardian.
[18:54] Yang
I've been a bit worried
about him lately, though.
[18:58] Yang
His guardian has some bad friends,
but he has none at all.
[19:03] Alex
What do you mean?
[19:05] Yang
At his age, he should have buddies
to fight with, teammates, rivals...
[19:10] Yang
You know, friends his own age.
[19:13] Yang
But the only people Julian has
around him are messed-up adults.
[19:19] Alex
And despite that,
he's grown up pretty decent.
[19:22] Yang
I agree with that.
[19:25] Yang
Well, I did break a promise
to him, though, just once.
[19:31] Yang
When we lived on Heinessen, we had a
nightingale that a neighbor gave us.
[19:37] Yang
I told him to feed it,
[19:39] Yang
but he went out to play a
flying ball practice match instead.
[19:43] Alex
What did you do?
[19:45] Yang
I very authoritatively ordered
him to bed without dinner.
[19:49] Alex
Is that right? I feel sorry for you.
[19:53] Yang
Huh?
[19:54] Alex
You're not the type to eat your
fill while others go without.
[19:57] Alex
I bet you skipped your meal in solidarity.
[20:00] Yang
Well, I did feel hungry the next morning.
[20:04] Alex
Oh, you were hungry, were you?
[20:08] Yang
I'm aware that I'm not
the perfect family man.
[20:13] Alex
Kids don't grow up by
observing perfect parents.
[20:18] Alex
In fact, seeing bad examples
set by imperfect parents
[20:20] Alex
helps them develop an independent spirit.
[20:23] Alex
Understand?
[20:25] Yang
I understand that you're saying
some pretty mean things about me.
[20:29] Alex
If you don't want to hear things like
that, why don't you get married?
[20:34] Yang
When the war isn't even over yet?!
[20:37] Alex
I figured you'd say that.
[20:39] Alex
But what is the instinct that all creatures,
including humans, are born with?
[20:44] Alex
The need to pass on their own
genes to the next generation.
[20:47] Alex
Right?
[20:48] Yang
Yes, which is why the greatest
crime a human can commit
[20:52] Yang
is to kill, or be killed by, another human.
[20:55] Yang
And when you're a soldier,
you do that for a living.
[20:59] Alex
You don't have to think about it that way.
[21:03] Alex
But even if you have committed a crime,
[21:06] Alex
if you have five kids, at least one
of them might be a humanitarian
[21:10] Alex
and atone for his father's crimes.
[21:14] Alex
One of them might even inherit your vision.
[21:17] Yang
A kid doesn't need to be of my
own blood to inherit my vision.
[21:21] Yang
Assuming I have a vision, that is.
[21:25] Alex
What? Running away?
[21:27] Yang
This is a strategic retreat.
[21:29] Yang
I'm going to use your restroom.
[21:31] Alex
Sheesh...
[21:36] Alex
Julian, sit down for a bit.
[21:38] Alex
I need to tell you something important.
[21:39] Julian
Sure.
[21:44] Julian
What is it?
[21:46] Alex
I'm telling you this because I recognize
you to be Yang's most loyal retainer.
[21:50] Alex
Your guardian knows very well
what happened yesterday,
[21:53] Alex
and what might happen tomorrow, too.
[21:55] Alex
But people like him often don't even have
a clear understanding of what's for dinner today.
[22:00] Alex
Understand?
[22:01] Julian
Yes, I think I do.
[22:04] Alex
It's a rather extreme analogy,
[22:06] Alex
but let's say our dinner
tonight was poisoned.
[22:09] Alex
If he doesn't realize that,
[22:11] Alex
it doesn't matter how well he knows
what tomorrow and the next day bring.
[22:17] Alex
You understand that, too?
[22:19] Julian
You're telling me to be his taster
for poisoned food, right?
[22:23] Alex
Precisely.
[22:26] Julian
You do know how to choose the right man
for the job, Rear Admiral Caselnes.
[22:30] Julian
I'll do everything in my power.
[22:33] Alex
Please do.
[22:35] Julian
But is the position Admiral Yang
is in really that dangerous?
[22:40] Alex
He's still safe for now.
[22:42] Alex
So long as the massive enemy
known as the Empire exists,
[22:45] Alex
Yang's talents will be needed.
[22:47] Alex
But there's no telling how
the situation could change.
[22:51] Alex
Even I've noticed it after all.
[22:53] Alex
I'm sure there's no way Yang hasn't,
but then again, he is...
[22:58] Yang
What ideas are you putting in
this innocent young man's head?
[23:02] Yang
You don't need to worry so much.
[23:04] Yang
It's not as if I haven't given
things any thought at all.
[23:08] Yang
I have no interest in becoming
Mr. Trunicht's toy,
[23:12] Yang
and above all, I want to
be secure in my old age.
SIGN Episode 30
SIGN A Single Fine Thread
[25:01] Na
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[00:01] Na
There are only two safely navigable
locations in the Milky Way
[00:05] Na
in which the territories of the Galactic
Empire and the Free Planets Alliance
[00:11] Na
can directly interact.
[00:13] Na
One is the Iserlohn Corridor,
SIGN Dominion of Fezzan
[00:16] Na
and the other is the Fezzan Corridor.
[00:20] Na
Fezzan, which claims dominion
there, is quite a strange nation.
[00:25] Na
To be precise, it is not even a nation,
but a self-governing region.
[00:29] Na
Although it is officially a unit of local
government within the Galactic Empire,
[00:34] Na
it has essentially maintained
full independence.
[00:36] Na
Monopolizing the exceptional instances of
trade between the Empire and the Alliance
[00:42] Na
has allowed it to surpass both
nations in economic strength.
SIGN Ballantine Kauf Memorial University of Commerce
[00:46] Na
What allowed Fezzan to achieve
this unique position
[00:50] Na
was the extraordinary passion of
the great merchant Leopold Laap,
[00:55] Na
the dominion's first leader,
who was born on Earth,
[00:57] Na
along with his political and
financial maneuvering.
[01:01] Na
Since the days of his rule,
Fezzan has been the center
[01:05] Na
of the flow of people, goods, money,
and information in the Milky Way.
[01:11] Na
The economic activities of independent
merchants seeking a quick fortune
[01:15] Na
and corporate investments into
both the Empire and the Alliance
[01:20] Na
have made Fezzan a massive economy.
[01:23] Na
If the Iserlohn Corridor is the
front line for military activity,
[01:27] Na
Fezzan is the front line in the battles
for information and economic power.
SIGN Dominion of Fezzan Leader
Adrian Rubinsky
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:04] Na
In Fezzan, information is more
valuable than any precious gem.
[03:09] Na
Even the whispered rumors at Delacour,
a pub frequented by independent merchants,
[03:14] Na
may be raw gemstones just
waiting to be polished.
[03:19] MerchantA
Lohengramm's so-called new order in the
Empire is already showing results.
[03:24] MerchantA
All the poor, starving nobles
[03:26] MerchantA
are giving up their estates,
their jewels, anything worth money.
[03:31] MerchantB
Whenever the system is reformed,
[03:33] MerchantB
the privileged class becomes a
target for revenge overnight.
[03:36] MerchantB
I guess I do feel sorry for them, but...
[03:38] MerchantA
The ones I feel sorry for are the citizens
they've been exploiting for 500 years.
[03:43] MerchantA
Even if those nobles suffered
the same way for 500 years,
[03:46] MerchantA
I wouldn't have an ounce of pity for them.
[03:49] MerchantB
Yeah, I get it.
[03:51] MerchantB
Anyway, I heard a weird rumor from a
bureaucrat at the dominion leader's office...
[03:55] MerchantA
Do tell.
[03:56] MerchantB
Some kind of weird priest has been
visiting Landesherr Rubinsky's home.
[04:02] MerchantB
A priest and the Black Fox...
[04:04] MerchantB
Talk about a creepy duo.
SIGN Episode 30
SIGN A Single Fine Thread
[04:24] Guest
Finally.
[04:26] Guest
Huh? Ah...
[04:29] Rupert
I apologize for the wait.
[04:31] Rupert
The Landesherr will see you now.
[04:34] Rupert
Right this way, please.
[04:37] Guest
Um, I was... next...
[04:47] Adrian
Bishop Degsby, thank you for
taking the time to visit.
[04:53] Adrian
This is tea from Assiniboia.
[04:55] Adrian
I hope it is to Your Grace's liking.
[04:59] Degsby
Is your proposal true?
SIGN Earth Cult Bishop
Degsby
[05:02] Adrian
It is.
[05:03] Adrian
Fezzan will change the policy
it has upheld until now
[05:06] Adrian
and tip the ratio of cooperation and
aid it provides in the Empire's favor.
[05:11] Degsby
That will damage the Empire's balance
of power with the Alliance.
[05:15] Degsby
Is it not Fezzan's policy to avoid siding
with either the Empire or the Alliance?
[05:21] Adrian
Not so weak as to be taken lightly,
[05:23] Adrian
not so strong as to be feared.
[05:26] Adrian
Past Landesherren skillfully
managed the coexistence
[05:29] Adrian
of the Empire and the Alliance
using wealth and finesse,
[05:32] Adrian
allowing Fezzan to remain independent.
[05:35] Adrian
But the time has come to revisit that policy.
[05:39] Degsby
What does this mean?
[05:41] Degsby
What is your objective
in backing the Empire?
[05:45] Adrian
The unification of the entire Milky Way
by Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm.
[05:56] Adrian
He will usurp the crown of
the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[06:00] Adrian
Then, after Reinhard becomes emperor,
we will have him assassinated,
[06:05] Adrian
and Fezzan will assume control
over the new dynasty.
[06:10] Degsby
Do you not find all this
too good to be true?
[06:13] Degsby
The blond boy should not be underestimated,
[06:17] Degsby
and the actions of his tactician,
Chief of Staff Oberstein, are unpredictable.
[06:23] Degsby
I have my doubts that they will fall
in line with our plans so easily.
[06:27] Adrian
I see you are quite familiar
with our circumstances.
[06:30] Adrian
But there will surely be an opportune moment.
[06:33] Adrian
If there is not, we can create one.
[06:36] Degsby
Then what will you do about
the Free Planets Alliance?
[06:39] Degsby
The Earth Cult has deeply penetrated the
upper echelon of power in the Alliance.
[06:44] Degsby
Surely we need not allow such
convenient pawns to die in vain.
[06:48] Adrian
It would not be in vain.
[06:50] Adrian
We will use them as the corrosive agent
that destroys the Alliance from within.
[06:55] Adrian
When a nation rots, it does so from
the top, not from the bottom.
[06:59] Adrian
There are no exceptions to this rule.
[07:05] Degsby
Fezzan proclaims itself a dominion,
but in truth, it is a nation.
[07:10] Degsby
The top has not already
begun to rot, has it?
[07:15] Rubinsky
Now, that is harsh.
[07:17] Rubinsky
I will bear in mind my
responsibility as a statesman.
[07:22] Rubinsky
Now, then...
[07:23] Rubinsky
That will be enough formal discussion.
[07:25] Rubinsky
I have arranged a feast for you.
[07:28] Degsby
No need for that.
[07:45] Rupert
Babysitting a bishop
must be tiring, Your Excellency.
SIGN Aide to the Dominion of Fezzan Leader
Rupert Kesserling
[07:49] Adrian
Honestly, what pleasure do
dogmatists find in living?
[07:55] Adrian
For thousands of years, religions have
indoctrinated those in power at the time,
[08:00] Adrian
suppressing and stamping out other religions
[08:03] Adrian
in order to control nations and cultures.
[08:06] Adrian
It is, by far, the most
effective form of invasion.
[08:09] Adrian
I'm offering to let the
Earth Cult recreate that history,
[08:13] Adrian
but it seems these fanatical zealots
can't keep up with the changing times.
[08:18] Rupert
I've heard my predecessor was pleased
that he didn't have to deal with them.
[08:23] Adrian
Boltik is better suited to his
commissioner work on Odin.
[08:27] Adrian
I am having him report on the progress of
the new Galactic Empire in full detail.
[08:34] Rupert
Your Excellency, I support your
backing of the Empire's new order,
[08:38] Rupert
but the ultimate goal of the Earth Cult,
as you say, is control over all humanity,
SIGN Earth Cult Grand Bishop
[08:44] Rupert
and the establishment of a theocracy.
[08:47] Adrian
You do not intend to allow
them to achieve that, do you?
[08:51] Rupert
The moment any previous Landesherr showed
signs of trying to escape Earth's yoke,
[08:56] Rupert
they were rewarded with death.
[08:57] Rupert
I pray Your Excellency
does not walk that path.
SIGN Fezzan Izmail Region
[09:11] Rupert
Thank you for agreeing to
see me, Count Remscheid.
[09:15] Remscheid
No thanks necessary.
[09:17] Remscheid
I would never turn away a
representative of our Landesherr.
SIGN Former Imperial High Commissioner
Count Jochen von Remscheid
[09:21] Rupert
You honor me.
[09:23] Rupert
Now, I mean no disrespect,
[09:26] Rupert
but Your Excellency is in an extremely
difficult position at the moment.
[09:30] Rupert
Correct?
[09:34] Remscheid
That does go without saying.
[09:37] Remscheid
I held a key position as the
Imperial High Commissioner.
[09:40] Remscheid
I can't swear my loyalty
to that blond boy now.
[09:44] Remscheid
That is why I asked the Landesherr
to permit me to defect
[09:47] Remscheid
so that I could shelter myself
in a life of boredom.
[09:50] Rupert
Please do not speak of it that way.
[09:52] Rupert
The reason I have come here today
concerns Lohengramm's new order.
[09:58] Remscheid
What?
[10:00] Rupert
The Landesherr wishes to propose a plan.
[10:04] Rupert
Are you interested in hearing it?
[10:12] Remscheid
That is a bold proposal indeed.
[10:16] Remscheid
And an attractive one.
[10:18] Rupert
Thank you for saying so.
[10:20] Remscheid
But there are parts of it
that I do not understand.
[10:23] Remscheid
It is certainly a beneficial deal for me,
[10:26] Remscheid
but what does Fezzan stand to gain from it?
[10:29] Rupert
The reforms that Duke Lohengramm
is advancing in Imperial society
[10:34] Rupert
are both too radical and too dogmatic.
[10:38] Rupert
Some of the interests Fezzan owns in
the Empire have already been affected.
[10:44] Rupert
Reforms are fine, but not when they
turn in a negative direction.
[10:49] Rupert
That is our stance.
[10:51] Rupert
Of course, if this plan is successful
[10:54] Rupert
and the Goldenbaum Dynasty is saved from
the clutches of that loathsome usurper,
[10:58] Rupert
Fezzan will be rewarded in kind...
[11:01] Rupert
and you will earn your
reputation as a great patriot.
[11:07] Rupert
Is this not a profitable
deal for both of us?
[11:12] Remscheid
You Fezzani are using the very survival
of a nation as a bargaining chip?
[11:17] Remscheid
How very bold.
[11:20] Remscheid
I see...
[11:21] Remscheid
If that vitality and ambition can
be restored to our nation...
[11:30] Rupert
To the Alliance Commissioner's office.
[11:32] Driver
Yes, sir.
[11:35] Rupert
A wise man recognizes difficulty,
but a fool sees no impossibility.
[11:40] Rupert
I don't believe he's incompetent,
[11:42] Rupert
but it may be a challenge to rid him
of the idea that the Empire can never fall.
SIGN Free Planets Alliance Commissioner's Office
[11:58] Rupert
Fezzan currently holds over 500 billion
dinars in Alliance-issued bonds.
SIGN Free Planets Alliance Commissioner
Henslow
[12:04] Rupert
Bearing in mind your country's
deteriorating financial situation,
[12:07] Rupert
we have no choice but to pass on buying
any of your newly-issued bonds.
[12:12] Henslow
P-Please, no!
[12:14] Henslow
That would cause the financial
breakdown of our country!
[12:17] Henslow
Please reconsider!
[12:20] Rupert
Of course, personally, I would be
willing to try to talk our Landesherr
[12:26] Rupert
into continuing to buy your bonds as usual.
[12:30] Henslow
P-Please, if you would—
[12:31] Rupert
However, that will only last as long as
your country remains a stable democracy.
[12:37] Henslow
What... do you mean by that?
[12:43] Rupert
The coup d'état that occurred
in your country last year.
[12:46] Rupert
A repeat of that fiasco would
be highly problematic.
[12:50] Rupert
It would denigrate the massive amounts
of funding Fezzan has invested.
[12:54] Henslow
Y-You are absolutely right...
[12:57] Rupert
Fortunately,
[12:58] Rupert
that coup d'état plot was halted
thanks to the work of Admiral Yang Wen-li.
[13:03] Rupert
He is truly remarkable.
[13:05] Rupert
To this day, no one else in the Alliance Navy
[13:08] Rupert
can match his talent,
reputation, and capability.
[13:12] Henslow
Indeed, he is an outstanding admiral.
[13:16] Rupert
Now, Commissioner...
[13:18] Rupert
Have you given any thought to how much
longer Admiral Yang's allegiance
[13:23] Rupert
to the current administration will continue?
[13:27] Henslow
A-Are you saying...
[13:29] Henslow
you think Admiral Yang might
defy the Alliance government?!
[13:35] Rupert
During his subjugation of the coup d'état,
[13:37] Rupert
Admiral Yang destroyed Artemis's Necklace,
the ring of attack satellites
[13:41] Rupert
that protected the capital planet Heinessen.
[13:53] Rupert
But was it really necessary to
destroy all twelve satellites?
[13:58] Henslow
When you put it that way...
[14:01] Rupert
Did it ever cross your mind that
[14:04] Rupert
perhaps Admiral Yang did so to remove
an obstacle that prevented him
[14:07] Rupert
from capturing Heinessen later?
[14:09] Henslow
Y-You have a point...
[14:11] Henslow
There were those in the government who felt
he sent too may troops in that fleet...
[14:16] Rupert
In which case...
[14:19] Rupert
Perhaps it would benefit you to seek
an explanation from Admiral Yang.
[14:30] Rupert
And that is what both of them said.
[14:32] Adrian
You seem dissatisfied, Kesserling.
[14:35] Rupert
To see both Count Remscheid
and the Alliance Commissioner
[14:38] Rupert
so easily swayed feels unsatisfying.
[14:41] Rupert
I was hoping for negotiations so
intense that sparks began to fly.
[14:45] Adrian
How extravagant.
[14:47] Adrian
You'll eventually learn to
wish for easier targets.
[14:51] Rupert
Right...
[14:52] Adrian
Anything else?
[14:54] Rupert
Though it is a rather small detail,
[14:56] Rupert
it seems complaints have been raised
by the commissioner's office
[15:00] Rupert
in the Free Planets Alliance
about a man named Boris Konev.
[15:09] Rupert
They say he shows a striking lack
of cooperativeness and diligence.
[15:14] Adrian
Oh?
[15:15] Rupert
Wouldn't confining an independent
merchant like him to government work
[15:20] Rupert
be like forcing a nomadic
tribe to cultivate farmland?
[15:24] Adrian
You don't think he's cut out for the job?
[15:27] Rupert
Of course, I'm sure Your Excellency made
the decision after careful consideration.
[15:31] Adrian
He may indeed be a man best
left to his own devices.
[15:35] Adrian
But there are some pieces in play that,
[15:38] Adrian
while they may seem useless
now, will be useful later.
[15:41] Adrian
It takes hundreds of millions of years
for oil to accumulate in the earth,
[15:45] Adrian
but humans can show results
in just half a century.
[15:48] Adrian
There's no need to rush.
[15:51] Rupert
It may not be a problem if nothing
is done with Boris Konev,
[15:55] Rupert
but we need the key figures in this
plan to act according to our will.
[16:01] Rupert
I feel as if that may be quite difficult.
[16:04] Adrian
Nonsense. To make people do what you want,
[16:07] Adrian
you need only simplify their circumstances.
[16:09] Rupert
Meaning?
[16:11] Adrian
Take away their freedom
and limit their options.
[16:17] Adrian
The goal of a first-rate power-wielder is
to use that power to achieve something,
[16:22] Adrian
but the goal of a second-rate power-wielder
is simply to keep that power.
[16:27] Adrian
It's clear which one the people
in power in the Alliance are.
[16:31] Adrian
In the case of the Alliance Navy's Yang Wen-li,
[16:33] Adrian
he currently stands on a fine thread strung
between the Alliance and the Empire.
[16:38] Adrian
Fezzan only needs to wear
that thread even thinner.
[16:42] Adrian
Eventually, he will be forced to
choose one path or the other:
[16:46] Adrian
to be purged by those in
power in his own country,
[16:48] Adrian
or to overthrow them and take their place.
[16:52] Rupert
There is a chance that Yang will lose to Duke
Lohengramm in battle before it comes to that.
[16:58] Rupert
The reverse is also possible.
[16:59] Rupert
What will you do if either
of those scenarios happens?
[17:03] Adrian
My aide, it seems I've said too much...
[17:06] Adrian
and you've heard too much.
[17:09] Adrian
There is much to be done other
than waxing philosophical here.
[17:14] Adrian
Lifting up Count Remscheid as
a leader is well and good,
[17:17] Adrian
but you seem to lack a leader
for the men that will do it.
[17:21] Rupert
Forgive me.
[17:22] Rupert
I will choose someone and report
to you at a later date.
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SIGN Former Galactic Imperial Navy Captain
Leopold Schumacher
[17:47] Na
Leopold Schumacher, former captain
of the Galactic Imperial Navy,
[17:51] Na
served as a staff officer for
Baron Flegel's fleet in the Lippstadt War.
[17:57] Na
When Baron Flegel became heated after being
admonished for recklessly continuing the war,
[18:00] Na
his men shot him dead.
[18:02] Na
Schumacher took them all with
him to defect to Fezzan.
[18:05] Na
He then sold their weapons and
the ship they flew in on,
[18:09] Na
and used the money to lead a
peaceful life running a farm.
[18:14] Leopold
Could you please just leave us alone?
[18:18] Leopold
Whatever happens to the Galactic
Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty
[18:21] Leopold
is of no concern to me.
[18:22] Leopold
It's all I can do right now to
build a good life for my comrades.
[18:26] Leopold
I've long since thrown away my past.
[18:29] Rupert
You're more than welcome
to throw away your past.
[18:32] Rupert
But there's no reason to throw
away your future along with it.
[18:35] Rupert
Captain Schumacher.
[18:40] Rupert
This is a fine tea plantation.
[18:42] Rupert
I can't imagine how hard you must have
worked to reclaim this barren land.
[18:48] Rupert
Sadly enough, though,
[18:50] Rupert
it's all meaningless if you can't
sell your produce at the market.
[18:53] Rupert
I'm sure a wise man such as
yourself understands this.
[18:56] Leopold
And that's how Fezzan handles things?
[18:58] Rupert
View us with contempt, if you like.
[19:00] Rupert
But I personally believe there's
nothing more meaningless
[19:03] Rupert
than the loser's contempt for the winner.
[19:06] Leopold
I'm sure it's easy to believe
that while you're winning.
[19:10] Rupert
You will cooperate with our plan.
[19:13] Rupert
Please come with me.
[19:22] Alfred
Fantastic!
[19:23] Alfred
This is a plan befitting us, the legitimate
heirs of the Goldenbaum Dynasty!
[19:29] Alfred
We will serve Count Remscheid as our leader
SIGN Count Alfred von Landsberg
[19:31] Alfred
and make the whole universe see
our loyalty to the Empire!
[19:35] Alfred
It makes my heart dance!
[19:37] Alfred
Good sir, I, Alfred, am prepared
to lay down my life for this plan!
[19:42] Rupert
Thank you, Count Landsberg.
[19:47] Rupert
This is Captain Leopold Schumacher,
the man who will take the lead
[19:50] Rupert
in carrying out this plan.
[19:52] Alfred
Yes, pleasure to meet you, Captain!
[19:55] Leopold
Likewise...
[19:57] Rupert
Count, Captain Schumacher fought as a member
of the nobles' coalition in the Lippstadt War.
[20:05] Alfred
Oh, you did?!
[20:07] Alfred
I don't recognize you, but that
makes you a comrade in arms!
[20:10] Alfred
And from now on, we'll be on the same level!
[20:13] Leopold
I look forward to working with you.
[20:16] Alfred
Yes, yes! I expect great things, Captain!
[20:34] Spy
Do you know anything about the aide
Landesherr Rubinsky's been using?
[20:40] Spy
His name's Rupert Kesserling.
[20:42] MerchantC
I haven't heard anything
in particular about him.
[20:47] Spy
I'll pick up the check for tonight.
[20:51] MerchantC
Hah. If I knew anything, I'd already
have a hand in your wallet.
[20:58] MerchantC
Good luck.
[21:06] Dominique
Are you the one looking for
information on Rupert?
[21:13] Dominique
I'll tell you about him.
[21:14] Spy
What do you know?
[21:16] Dominique
There's only one way to determine
how many carats a gemstone is.
[21:19] Dominique
It depends on that.
[21:21] Dominique
Let's talk in the back.
[22:12] Fellner
Regarding Nidhogg, with whom we
lost contact some days ago...
[22:16] Fellner
It seems he "died in an accident" on Fezzan.
[22:20] Paul
It appears the walls are
thicker than I thought.
[22:24] Adrian
I must not allow them to imagine
[22:27] Adrian
a future ruled jointly by Fezzan
and the New Galactic Empire.
[22:33] Adrian
There's no need to draw borders.
[22:35] Adrian
The Empire will rule
militarily and politically,
[22:39] Adrian
and Fezzan will rule economically.
[22:42] Adrian
The Alliance will be the fertilizer for
the soil this new order sprouts from.
[22:49] Adrian
No one must be allowed to realize
SIGN One Person Killed in Traffic Accident
[22:52] Adrian
that the Free Planets Alliance's true
enemy is not the Galactic Empire,
[22:56] Adrian
but the Goldenbaum Dynasty...
[23:00] Adrian
Or that when they recognize the
Goldenbaum Dynasty as their shared enemy,
[23:05] Adrian
Lohengramm's new order and the Alliance
[23:08] Adrian
can, in fact, coexist.
[23:11] Adrian
It doesn't need to last forever.
A few more years is enough.
[23:16] Adrian
Humanity will only learn after the
flames of war have subsided...
[23:22] Adrian
just who it is that controls the Milky Way.
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SIGN What Was Lost
[25:01] Na
Next time, "What Was Lost."
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[00:08] Na
Admiral Ernest Mecklinger is a capable
staff officer serving under Reinhard.
[00:13] Na
He is also blessed with artistic talent,
[00:17] Na
earning him the nickname of
the "Artistic Admiral."
[00:28] Hilde
Thank you very much for coming,
Admiral Mecklinger.
[00:32] Hilde
I'm very sorry to ask something
like this of you.
[00:35] Ernest
Please, think nothing of it.
[00:38] Ernest
How is Baron Kümmel doing?
[00:40] Hilde
He's feeling quite well today.
[00:43] Hilde
He seems overjoyed by the
news of your visit.
[00:47] Hilde
I'm happy, as well.
[00:49] Hilde
Ah... I don't have any siblings,
[00:53] Hilde
so my cousin Heinrich is like
a younger brother to me.
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[02:31] Heinrich
Wow! He really did come!
SIGN Baron Heinrich von Kümmel
[02:35] Heinrich
You're truly amazing, Sister!
[02:38] Heinrich
Oh, Hilde has always been very clever,
[02:41] Heinrich
and very driven, as well.
I've always looked up to her.
[02:43] Heinrich
But still, I couldn't believe it when she
became Duke Lohengramm's secretary!
[02:48] Heinrich
So... that's when I made a
selfish request of her,
[02:51] Heinrich
by asking her to introduce me to you.
[02:54] Heinrich
Please forgive my appearance,
Admiral Mecklinger.
[02:59] Heinrich
Ever since I was born, I've spent the
better part of every day in bed...
[03:03] Hilde
Heinrich.
[03:05] Hilde
Try slowing down a bit.
You're putting off the admiral.
[03:10] Hilde
Please have a seat, Admiral.
[03:18] Heinrich
I'm sorry, Sister Hilde.
[03:20] Heinrich
I got a bit too excited.
[03:22] Ernest
Baron Kümmel.
[03:24] Ernest
The pleasure is mine.
I am honored by your invitation.
[03:29] Hilde
Let's have tea.
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SIGN What Was Lost
[03:38] Ernest
I see you have lots of books.
[03:41] Heinrich
Yes...
[03:43] Heinrich
I'm only here today thanks to my uncle,
Count Mariendorf, and Sister Hilde.
[03:49] Heinrich
I can't ask for much,
[03:51] Heinrich
but because of my condition,
I can't go anywhere,
[03:54] Heinrich
nor can I do anything on my own.
[03:57] Heinrich
So all I can do is read books and dream.
[04:01] Heinrich
I love to read about the great
people who wrote history.
[04:05] Heinrich
In particular, I find myself drawn to those
[04:08] Heinrich
who are in the military,
but who also have a talent
[04:10] Heinrich
for poetry, science, math, and the like.
[04:13] Heinrich
People with two talents are true geniuses.
[04:16] Heinrich
You yourself have accomplished
many great military deeds,
[04:20] Heinrich
but you've also won the
Imperial Academy Award
[04:22] Heinrich
for your prose poetry and
watercolor paintings, right?
[04:25] Heinrich
And your piano playing has earned
rave reviews from critics, as well.
[04:29] Heinrich
You are my ideal,
Admiral Ernest Mecklinger.
[04:35] Ernest
You honor me with such praise.
[04:39] Ernest
Oh, yes...
[04:40] Ernest
I brought one of my paintings.
I'd like you to have it.
[04:45] Ernest
My hope is that it brings you
some degree of comfort.
[04:49] Heinrich
This is... for me?
[04:54] Heinrich
How wonderful!
[04:56] Heinrich
This is truly a fantastic day!
[05:00] Hilde
Heinrich!
[05:03] Hilde
Heinrich... Are you all right?
[05:07] Hilde
Heinrich!
[05:11] Ernest
How is the baron now?
[05:13] Hilde
His fever went down quickly.
[05:15] Hilde
It appears he simply got a bit overexcited.
[05:18] Hilde
Still, I haven't seen him enjoying
himself so much in a long time.
[05:23] Hilde
Thank you so much.
[05:26] Ernest
So long, then.
[05:28] Hilde
If I may...
[05:30] Hilde
Earlier, you appeared surprised
by something for a moment.
[05:35] Ernest
Oh, my face gave me away, did it?
[05:41] Ernest
It's nothing of any importance.
[05:44] Ernest
Many people who are physically
disabled have a pet of some sort.
[05:49] Ernest
Such as a little bird, or a cat.
[05:51] Ernest
They enjoy watching another creature
moving around freely where they cannot.
[05:56] Ernest
But I didn't see anything of that
nature in Baron Kümmel's room,
[06:00] Ernest
so I thought, perhaps, he disliked animals.
[06:05] Ernest
That's all, really.
[06:09] Na
Hilde found his words curious,
[06:12] Na
but she would not recall this brief
conversation until much later.
[06:22] Na
There was one other thing
that concerned her.
[06:33] Hilde
Pardon me.
[06:37] Hilde
The plan to warp Geiersburg Fortress
seems to be progressing.
[06:42] Reinhard
The first warp test will be conducted
around the middle of next month.
[06:48] Hilde
I see...
[06:50] Hilde
Why dispatch so many troops
at a time like this?
[06:53] Hilde
Shouldn't he be tying up the
loose ends of the civil war?
[06:57] Hilde
Do you really think it's possible?
[07:01] Hilde
Won't warping an object with as
much mass as Geiersburg Fortress
[07:05] Hilde
affect the rest of the
universe in some way?
[07:09] Hilde
Everyone is harboring such questions.
[07:13] Reinhard
Warping is far more troublesome
than one might expect.
[07:17] Reinhard
Schaft insists that warping the fortress
[07:20] Reinhard
will not be a problem in
terms of the technology.
[07:24] Reinhard
He says the only issue will be operating all
that mass and the warp drive simultaneously.
[07:29] Hilde
Still, no warp on a scale this
massive has been conducted before.
[07:33] Hilde
If even one step in the
process goes wrong...
[07:36] Reinhard
If it does, the more than one million
men and officers in the fortress
[07:40] Reinhard
will be atomized and scattered
across the universe.
[07:45] Reinhard
No matter how confident Schaft is,
[07:47] Reinhard
the difficulty in this plan lies not in
its conception, but in its execution.
[07:52] Reinhard
He has no need for arrogance at this stage.
[07:56] Hilde
And Admiral Kempff is the one running the
tests to prepare for the execution, yes?
[08:01] Hilde
He really is doing remarkable work.
[08:04] Reinhard
He hasn't been entirely successful yet, though.
[08:07] Hilde
I do hope he is successful.
[08:09] Hilde
If he were to fail, we would suffer
the loss of a competent admiral.
[08:14] Reinhard
If he died doing that, it would mean
that was all there was to him.
[08:18] Reinhard
No matter how long he lived,
he wouldn't be very useful.
[08:28] Hilde
I wonder what Admiral Kircheis
would say if he were still alive...
[08:47] Reinhard
When I think about it, it's a strange thing.
[08:50] Reinhard
It hasn't been long since I met you,
[08:52] Reinhard
yet we dine together like this every day.
[08:55] Hilde
You honor me.
[08:59] Reinhard
No, I enjoy talking with you.
[09:02] Reinhard
You have great foresight.
[09:05] Reinhard
You did at the time of the battle with the
nobles' coalition last year, as well.
[09:10] Hilde
Duke Braunschweig lost to you in that
battle because he lacked three things.
[09:18] Hilde
His mind lacked balance,
[09:20] Hilde
his eyes lacked insight,
[09:22] Hilde
and his ears lacked input
from his subordinates.
[09:26] Reinhard
I see.
[09:27] Hilde
You, on the other hand,
possessed all three of those.
[09:33] Hilde
This is why you were able to triumph
over such a powerful adversary.
[09:38] Reinhard
It would seem there is something
you wish to say to me.
[09:43] Hilde
I am only making conversation over tea.
[09:45] Hilde
It frightens me when you
look at me that way.
[09:48] Reinhard
I find it hard to believe
you would ever fear me.
[09:52] Hilde
A nation, an organization, a society...
[09:55] Hilde
Whatever you may call it,
[09:57] Hilde
if a group of people are
to come together as one,
[10:00] Hilde
there is one thing they absolutely need.
[10:02] Reinhard
Oh? What is that?
[10:06] Hilde
An enemy.
[10:08] Reinhard
That is certainly true.
[10:10] Reinhard
You are as sharp as ever, Fraulein.
[10:13] Reinhard
And what is the enemy that
my subordinates and I need?
[10:19] Hilde
The Goldenbaum Dynasty, of course.
[10:23] Hilde
The emperor is still only seven years old,
[10:26] Hilde
but he is the head of the
Goldenbaum Dynasty.
[10:28] Hilde
As the descendant of Emperor Rudolf,
[10:31] Hilde
he has the potential to rally and unify
the old powers as their symbol.
[10:35] Hilde
That is the one and only thing in your way.
[10:38] Reinhard
That's exactly right.
[10:41] Reinhard
Don't worry, Fraulein.
[10:44] Reinhard
I would never murder a young child.
[10:47] Reinhard
I will not kill the emperor.
[10:49] Reinhard
As you said, I need an enemy.
[10:53] Reinhard
And I want to do the best I can to be more
righteous and magnanimous than my enemy.
[11:00] Hilde
You are truly admirable.
[11:04] Hilde
Killing the young emperor would surely make
you a target of reproach in the future.
[11:10] Hilde
What the universe needs now is
your talent as an architect,
[11:15] Hilde
not your talent as a conqueror.
[11:41] Na
Before his warping experiments,
[11:43] Na
Kempff temporarily returned from
Geiersburg Fortress to bring a report.
[11:48] Reinhard
Well? Can we expect success?
[11:50] Kempff
I will make it a success
by any means necessary.
[11:57] Wolfgang
You're back, eh?
[12:00] Kempff
Yes. I planned to return
to the fortress today,
[12:03] Kempff
but I've received the fleet admiral's
permission to stay with my family tonight.
[12:09] Wolfgang
Oh, really? That's great.
[12:34] Wife
Well? Aren't you going
to see your father off?
[12:41] Isaac
Take care, Dad! Come back home soon!
[12:44] Franz
Take care, Dad! Bring back gifts for us!
[12:48] Isaac
You dork! Dad's leaving for work!
[12:51] Isaac
He's not gonna have time to buy gifts.
[12:57] Kempff
I'll buy gifts next time, okay?
[12:59] Kempff
But instead...
[13:01] Kempff
When I come back, why don't we
go visit your grandma's house?
[13:05] Wife
Are you sure you should
promise them that, dear?
[13:10] Kempff
Oh, it'll be fine.
[13:12] Kempff
I'm sure I'll be granted a vacation
once I come back successful.
[13:16] Kempff
And a promotion, too.
[13:19] Wife
Before you worry about all
that, please just be safe.
[13:22] Wife
Come home to us safe and well.
[13:25] Wife
That will be more than enough for me.
[13:29] Kempff
Of course I'll come home.
[13:37] Kempff
In all the times I went off to battle,
have I ever not made it back?
[13:56] Isaac
Don't just sit there whimpering forever.
[13:58] Isaac
We have to make an award.
[14:00] Franz
An award?
[14:08] Isaac
We're gonna give it to
Dad when he comes back.
[14:11] Isaac
Remember what he said?
[14:13] Isaac
He's gonna go get rid of the
bad guys far off in space.
[14:16] Franz
Let's make his award!
[14:28] Wolfgang
I hear we reached the execution stage,
[14:30] Wolfgang
thanks to Kempff and Müller's efforts...
[14:33] Wolfgang
But it just doesn't sit right with me.
[14:35] Wolfgang
The troops being dispatched this time...
[14:38] Wolfgang
I know we have to eliminate the
Free Planets Alliance eventually,
[14:41] Wolfgang
but sending troops for no reason and
being extravagant with the military
[14:45] Wolfgang
isn't something a healthy nation should do.
[14:48] Wolfgang
And this guy named Schaft...
[14:50] Wolfgang
Even if he did discover
a new tactical theory,
[14:53] Wolfgang
insisting on sending troops is putting
the cart miles before the horse.
[14:58] Oskar
Heh. That can't even be
called a new theory.
[15:01] Oskar
If you ask me, it's more
like slapping fresh makeup
[15:05] Oskar
on an outdated "big ship,
big guns" philosophy.
[15:09] Wolfgang
It's just a rumor, but apparently he's said
[15:11] Wolfgang
that during the warp experiments,
he wants to leave the fortress
[15:14] Wolfgang
and watch the outcome by
the fleet admiral's side,
[15:17] Wolfgang
but his request was denied.
[15:20] Oskar
That sounds plausible.
[15:22] Oskar
Trying to watch a dangerous
experiment from a safe distance
[15:27] Oskar
is just like Schaft.
[15:29] Oskar
Of course, if the experiment fails,
[15:32] Oskar
his place next to His Excellency can
hardly be called "safe" anymore.
[15:39] Wolfgang
Anyway, Schaft's ostentatiousness aside...
[15:44] Wolfgang
It's His Excellency I'm more worried about.
[15:48] Wolfgang
I thought he had recovered
from the death of Kircheis,
[15:53] Wolfgang
but it seems as though he's changed a bit.
[15:57] Wolfgang
Though I can't say exactly how...
[16:00] Oskar
Yes...
[16:03] Reinhard
The same goes for all of you.
[16:05] Reinhard
If you have the confidence
and resolve to defeat me,
[16:09] Reinhard
you can try it at any time.
[16:12] Oskar
It's only natural that someone would change
[16:15] Oskar
after losing the one thing
they should never lose.
[16:19] Wolfgang
The one thing they should never lose...
[16:31] Hilde
If Admiral Kircheis were still alive,
[16:34] Hilde
would he advise against
this dispatch of troops?
[16:38] Hilde
No one can ever replace him.
[16:42] Hilde
His Excellency seems to have
closed off his heart,
[16:46] Hilde
even to the most competent
of his subordinates.
[16:49] Hilde
Of course. There is one person
who would find that convenient.
[17:02] Hilde
I have yet to lose someone precious to me.
[17:07] Hilde
I don't know what that's like...
[17:13] Hilde
Perhaps Admiral Kircheis is still
alive in His Excellency's heart,
[17:18] Hilde
and his eyes and ears are attuned to
the Admiral Kircheis he holds within?
[17:30] Destroyer Operator
Ready to enter the subspace
zone of influence.
[17:33] Destroyer Operator
Guidance by the pilot fleet is complete.
[17:35] Destroyer Operator
Repeat: guidance by the
pilot fleet is complete.
[17:43] Na
On March 17th of the year IC 489,
[17:48] Na
the Geiersburg Fortress warp
experiment was conducted.
[17:52] Geiersburg Operator
Subspace generation sequence
complete through 8.
[17:55] Na
Aboard the fortress was Chief Engineer
Schaft, the one who proposed the plan;
[17:56] Geiersburg Operator
All divisions report zero issues.
[17:59] Geiersburg Operator
Subspace generation sequence
now in the final stage.
[18:00] Na
Kempff, the commander of the operation;
[18:02] Geiersburg Operator
Observe strictest precautions with
regard to point of generation.
[18:02] Na
and the vice commander, Müller,
in addition to 12,400 officers and soldiers,
[18:05] Geiersburg Operator
Countdown to generation:
ten, nine, eight, seven,
[18:07] Na
mainly those from the engineering division.
[18:10] Na
Meanwhile, in the control room
of the flagship* Brünhild*,
[18:10] Geiersburg Operator
six, five, four, three, two, one...
[18:14] Na
Reinhard was surrounded
by Mittermeyer, Reuenthal,
[18:16] Geiersburg Operator
Subspace generating.
[18:19] Na
and Oberstein, among other staff officers,
[18:23] Na
along with Chief Adjutant Streit,
several vice admirals and rear admirals,
[18:28] Na
plus the commanders of each fleet.
[18:31] Na
All of the Imperial Navy's elite
stood gathered together,
[18:34] Na
holding their breath as they watched
the large screen before them.
[18:39] Wolfgang
It's impressive to see all
these people together.
[18:41] Oskar
A single bomb thrown into
this room right now
[18:45] Oskar
would change the future
of the whole universe.
[18:51] Brünhild Operator
Beginning countdown.
[18:53] Brünhild Operator
Thirty... twenty-nine... twenty-eight...
twenty-seven... twenty-six... twenty-five...
[18:55] Geiersburg Operator
Rear support team, evacuate the
warp gate axis immediately.
[18:59] Brünhild Operator
twenty-four... twenty-three... twenty-two...
twenty-one... twenty... nineteen...
[18:59] Geiersburg Operator
Repeat: rear support team,
evacuate the warp gate axis immediately.
[19:05] Brünhild Operator
eighteen... seventeen... sixteen...
fifteen... fourteen... thirteen...
[19:11] Brünhild Operator
twelve... eleven... ten... nine... eight...
[19:16] Brünhild Operator
seven... six... five... four...
three... two... one...
[19:31] Geiersburg Operator
This is Fox Acht.
[19:33] Geiersburg Operator
Gravitational field at time of
generation within acceptable range.
[19:35] Geiersburg Operator
No objects of significance
detected in nearby space.
[19:38] Geiersburg Operator
All craft excluding the
three authorized mega fleets
[19:40] Geiersburg Operator
are to evacuate the subspace
field generation point.
[19:56] Brünhild Operator
Message from Fox Acht:
[19:58] Brünhild Operator
Success!
[20:03] Reinhard
I hereby officially declare war
for the conquest of Iserlohn!
[20:28] Reinhard
I'm going to pay a visit to Geiersburg.
[20:31] Reinhard
I'll be right back.
[20:52] Reinhard
Kempff, Müller,
well done getting this far.
[20:56] Kempff
Thank you, sir.
[21:00] Kempff
We never imagined Your Excellency
would come here in person.
[21:04] Kempff
The men and officers are
delighted to welcome you.
[21:09] Reinhard
Go on ahead.
[21:11] Kempff
Yes, sir... but...
[21:17] Reinhard
I want to be alone for a while.
[21:21] Reinhard
No one may enter.
[21:25] Kempff
This is where we held the party to celebrate
our victory in the Lippstadt War.
[21:33] Kempff
In other words, it's where
Admiral Kircheis died.
[22:01] (Flashback) Kircheis
Reinhard...
[22:05] (Flashback) Kircheis
Make the universe... yours.
[22:10] (Flashback) Kircheis
And...
[22:12] (Flashback) Kircheis
tell Annerose...
[22:18] (Flashback) Kircheis
that Sieg kept the promise...
he made so long ago...
[22:32] Reinhard
You kept your promise, Kircheis.
[22:38] Reinhard
So now, I'm going to keep
my promise to you.
[22:43] Reinhard
No matter what I must do,
[22:46] Reinhard
I will make the universe mine.
[22:51] Reinhard
But... I feel so cold, Kircheis.
[22:56] Reinhard
There is no warm light in a world
without you and my sister.
[23:02] Reinhard
If I could turn the pages of time
backward and return to those days...
[23:07] Reinhard
And if I could do it all over again...
[23:12] Reinhard
Would my world still be a little
bit brighter and warmer?
SIGN Episode 32
SIGN The Inquiry
[25:01] Na
Next time, "The Inquiry."
E32 - The Inquiry
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[00:00] Na
An order from the Free Planets
Alliance government was delivered
[00:04] Na
to Yang Wen-li on Iserlohn Fortress,
[00:06] Na
commanding him to return to the capital.
[00:10] Yang
I just got a summons.
[00:12] Yang
They want me to go to Heinessen.
[00:14] Frederica
What could this be about?
[00:16] Yang
They want me to appear at a court of inquiry.
[00:18] Yang
I've never heard of such a thing,
[00:21] Yang
but perhaps you have, Lieutenant?
[00:25] Frederica
A court-martial would be one thing,
[00:28] Frederica
but there is nothing in the Alliance charter
[00:31] Frederica
or the military code allowing for courts of inquiry.
[00:34] Yang
I suppose it's one of
those extralegal things.
[00:37] Frederica
That means it's arbitrary and
has no basis in the law.
[00:41] Yang
Still, the national defense committee
chairman's act of ordering me there, by itself,
[00:46] Yang
does have plenty of basis in the law.
[00:49] Frederica
Do you think Operations
Center Chief Cubersly
[00:52] Frederica
and Fleet Commander-in-Chief
Bewcock know about this?
[00:55] Yang
I've been told to keep it top
secret from the two of them.
[00:58] Yang
Contacting them would create discord
between the government and the military.
[01:03] Yang
I suppose I have no choice but to head
to the city of vanity and corruption.
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:41] Alex
A court of inquiry, huh?
[02:43] Alex
Well, above all, just try not to give
them anything to use against you.
[02:47] Yang
Yes, I know.
SIGN Will you be taking an escort with you?
SIGN I would gladly lead it.
[02:53] Yang
No need for all that.
[02:54] Yang
I'm not infiltrating enemy territory.
[02:57] Yang
Just recommend one person I
can trust to accompany me.
SIGN How about someone both wise and brave, such as myself?
[03:03] Yang
If the fortress defense commander
leaves the front line, too,
[03:06] Yang
we'll suffer for it later.
[03:07] Yang
I need you to advise Rear Admiral Caselnes.
[03:10] Yang
I won't take Julian this time, either.
[03:13] Yang
And instead of Hyperion,
I'll take a cruiser there.
[03:17] Alex
To avoid unnecessarily
intimidating the government?
[03:20] Alex
That's pretty thoughtful, for you.
SIGN Then you should take Warrant Officer Louis Machungo along.
SIGN Those guys still in the capital are weak enough
SIGN that he could wipe out a platoon single-handedly.
[03:30] Yang
He's stronger than you, then?
[03:32] Yang
I could handle a whole company.
[03:35] Alex
By the way, will Gr—
SIGN Will Lieutenant Greenhill be accompanying you?
[03:38] Yang
Why wouldn't I take my adjutant with me?
SIGN Good point, but if you take her with you,
SIGN Julian will be awfully jealous that he was left behind.
SIGN Episode 32
SIGN The Inquiry
SIGN I know Lieutenant Greenhill, with her bizarre tastes, is interested in Admiral Yang,
SIGN but how does the admiral feel?
[04:09] Julian
Who can say?
[04:10] Julian
He hates letting other
people know what's in his heart,
[04:14] Julian
so he won't say or do anything that would settle the matter.
SIGN He does have a surprisingly transparent side, though.
SIGN He's smart, but he's simple and virtuous by nature.
SIGN That can make him a bit naïve on a personal level.
[04:27] Julian
I guess everyone is an
expert on everyone else.
SIGN Hey, what does that mean?
[04:33] Julian
I need to start preparing dinner.
[04:36] Julian
Please excuse me.
[04:37] Julian
I must make Admiral Yang
his favorite, Irish stew.
SIGN It's great that you're so devoted, but don't waste your talents just making stew.
[04:57] Yang
Julian, how tall are you now?
[05:02] Julian
I'm 173 centimeters.
[05:04] Yang
You'll be taller than me by next year.
[05:07] Yang
When we first met, you didn't
even come up to my shoulder.
[05:17] Na
Yang's entourage, aboard the cruiser* Leda II*,
[05:21] Na
left Iserlohn with a few
ships serving as an escort.
SIGN Cruiser Leda II
[05:25] Na
The voyage to the Capital Planet Heinessen
would take three to four weeks.
[05:31] Frederica
What are you thinking about?
[05:34] Yang
This trip takes so long, I have too much
time to spend thinking about things.
[05:38] Yang
That said, it's almost all
about Duke Lohengramm.
[05:43] Yang
Goldenbaum was an example of a government
that was founded as a democracy
[05:47] Yang
carrying out the most undemocratic
political practices imaginable.
[05:51] Yang
On the contrary, Duke Lohengramm's
government was originally undemocratic,
[05:56] Yang
but is now carrying out very
democratic political practices.
[06:00] Yang
It's not a government by the people,
[06:02] Yang
but currently, it would be fair to
say it's much more for the people.
[06:08] Yang
Rather than acknowledge that
[06:10] Yang
and unintentionally declare
Lohengramm's government the enemy,
[06:14] Yang
I think the best course of action is
to avoid immediate military conflict.
[06:19] Yang
On the other hand, what the
Alliance needs to avoid
[06:22] Yang
is collusion with the old Imperial order.
[06:26] Yang
The moment we join hands with the old order
as it seeks to restore its own authority,
[06:31] Yang
we make an enemy of not
only Duke Lohengramm,
[06:35] Yang
but of the 25 billion Imperial
citizens who support his reforms.
[06:42] Yang
I'm sorry. I rambled too much.
[06:44] Yang
I'm coming to conclusions a bit too quickly.
[06:47] Frederica
Not at all. Might I suggest
a little change of pace?
SIGN Warrant Officer Louis Machungo
[07:01] Yang
We can already pick up
transmissions from Heinessen?
[07:04] Frederica
Yes, since we've entered
the Bharat Star System.
[07:07] Islands
What we most need to
protect most is our democracy.
[07:10] Islands
For this cause, a temporary sacrifice or
loss of lives...
[07:14] Yang
This looks more interesting, at least.
[07:17] Boy
Prepare yourself, Minister!
Today's the day I avenge my father!
[07:21] Minister
Fool! This kingdom already belongs to me!
[07:24] Boy
Silence! I am the legitimate
heir to this kingdom!
[07:29] Yang
What is this?
[07:29] Boy
You killed my father like a coward and
stole this kingdom and its people from us!
[07:30] Louis
Apparently, it's quite popular
among children recently.
[07:33] Yang
Who sponsors it?
[07:35] Louis
I believe it's a company in Fezzan
that produces synthetic food.
[07:36] Minister
Wait, are you...
[07:37] Leader
We are this kingdom's Four Musketeers.
[07:39] Yang
Ah, I see.
[07:40] Leader
We have remained in hiding, awaiting the
perfect moment to restore the prince to the throne!
[07:41] Yang
I thought it was more propaganda by
backers of the old Imperial order.
[07:47] Louis
Surely not...
[07:48] Frederica
It could certainly be perceived that way.
SIGN Capital Planet Heinessen
[07:59] Bay
Admiral Yang, I am Rear Admiral Bay.
SIGN Rear Admiral Bay
[08:03] Bay
I am the head of High Council Chairman
Trunicht's security service.
[08:08] Bay
I have been charged with
your personal protection.
[08:20] Frederica
What?
[08:21] Bay
My orders are to bring Admiral Yang alone.
[08:25] Frederica
I am the admiral's adjutant.
[08:31] Yang
Lieutenant Greenhill.
[09:00] Bay
If you need anything,
please let this man know.
[09:04] Bay
Now, if you will excuse me.
[09:14] Yang
I'm under house arrest here.
[09:26] Bay
Admiral, the inquiry will
commence in one hour.
[09:30] Bay
Please prepare.
[09:42] Negroponte
I am National Defense Committee
Chairman Negroponte.
SIGN National Defense Committee Chairman
Negroponte
SIGN National Autonomous University President
Oliveira
SIGN Admiral Rockwell
SIGN Huang Louis
[09:52] Negroponte
Admiral Yang, you may be seated.
[09:58] Negroponte
No! You mustn't cross your legs!
[10:01] Negroponte
Sit up straight!
[10:03] Negroponte
You are the subject of an inquiry!
[10:05] Negroponte
Do not forget the position you hold here!
[10:08] Negroponte
Now, let us begin the inquiry.
[10:12] Na
The first two hours of the inquiry were
spent reviewing Yang's past exploits.
[10:19] Na
His parents' names, his father's occupation,
[10:23] Na
and his past leading up to his
enrollment in the military academy
[10:26] Na
were all examined in thorough
detail with his introduction.
[10:32] Negroponte
Your grades at the military academy...
[10:34] Negroponte
Tactical Analysis: 92 points.
[10:37] Negroponte
Marksmanship: 58 points.
[10:39] Negroponte
Battleship Piloting: 59 points.
[10:42] Negroponte
Mechanical Engineering: 59 points.
[10:47] Yang
If I'd scored lower than 55 in even
one course, I would have failed.
[10:51] Yang
And if I'd failed and gotten
kicked out of school,
[10:55] Yang
where would I be now?
[10:57] Yang
I guess Iserlohn would still be in
Imperial hands and proudly impregnable,
[11:02] Yang
but the Alliance would've avoided
defeat in the Battle of Amritsar.
[11:07] Yang
The Salvation Council's
coup would've partially succeeded,
[11:11] Yang
and the civil war between it and its
opponents might still be going on.
[11:15] Yang
In which case Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm
[11:18] Yang
would've taken the chance
to send a massive force,
[11:20] Yang
bringing his dream of being a
supreme ruler closer to fruition.
[11:25] Yang
And speaking only of my own personal life,
[11:28] Yang
I never would have met Lieutenant Greenhill,
[11:30] Yang
my mentor Caselnes, Julian,
or Rear Admiral Schönkopf.
[11:36] Yang
I might have been drafted and
then killed on the front line,
[11:40] Yang
or I might have dodged the
draft and ended up a fugitive.
[11:44] Negroponte
And now, you are the youngest
admiral in the Alliance Navy,
[11:49] Negroponte
as well as the supreme
commander on the front line.
[11:52] Negroponte
You have the sort of good fortune
that would make anyone envious.
[11:56] Negroponte
However, in our democratic republic,
[12:00] Negroponte
no one can be permitted to violate
our norms and act arbitrarily.
[12:04] Negroponte
This inquiry was called to eradicate
concerns regarding such behavior.
[12:09] Negroponte
Now, the first question is as follows.
[12:14] Negroponte
During the suppression of
last year's coup d'état,
[12:17] Negroponte
you destroyed all twelve satellites
in Artemis's Necklace, correct?
[12:21] Yang
Correct.
[12:22] Negroponte
One cannot help feeling that this was a
terribly hot-tempered, barbaric decision.
[12:27] Negroponte
Was there no other way but
to completely destroy
[12:31] Negroponte
such a valuable national asset?
[12:33] Yang
I did it because I believed
there was no other way.
[12:37] Yang
If you believe my judgment was in the wrong,
[12:40] Yang
I would love to hear any
alternative suggestions.
[12:42] Negroponte
Very well.
[12:44] Negroponte
Could you not have destroyed
two or three attack satellites
[12:47] Negroponte
and then begun your orbital descent?
[12:51] Yang
If I had done that, the remaining
satellites would have attacked us,
[12:55] Yang
and many of our navy's men would
have undoubtedly been lost.
[13:00] Yang
If you say that some unmanned satellites
are more valuable than our men's lives,
[13:04] Yang
then my judgment was indeed wrong.
[13:07] Negroponte
Those backing the coup d'état
were confined on Heinessen.
[13:11] Negroponte
Could you not have taken the time
to dampen their will to resist?
[13:18] Yang
I did consider that method,
[13:20] Yang
but I had to discard it on two points.
[13:23] Negroponte
I would love to hear them.
[13:25] Yang
First, there was the risk that the coup
d'état supporters, when backed into a corner,
[13:30] Yang
would take key members of the
government in the capital hostage.
[13:33] Yang
If they had held a gun to
your head and made demands,
[13:38] Yang
we would not have had the luxury of choice.
[13:43] Yang
The second is an even greater danger.
[13:47] Yang
At the time, the unrest in the
Empire was nearing its end.
[13:51] Yang
If we had sat around waiting for the coup
d'état supporters to self-destruct,
[13:55] Yang
Reinhard von Lohengramm, the war genius,
[14:00] Yang
may have used the momentum of his victory
to invade us with a massive force.
[14:07] Yang
For these two reasons, I had no
choice but to resort to a method
[14:13] Yang
that would quickly free Heinessen
[14:16] Yang
and give the coup d'état supporters
a psychological defeat.
[14:19] Yang
You're free to feel that this was the wrong choice,
[14:22] Yang
and I'm content to accept that.
[14:24] Yang
But if you cannot provide a superior alternative,
[14:29] Yang
the men who risked their lives fighting
would be less easily convinced than me.
[14:40] Negroponte
All right, we'll set that
aside for now and move on.
[14:44] Negroponte
Before fighting the enemy
at the Doria Starzone,
[14:47] Negroponte
you stood before every officer
and soldier in the navy and said
[14:51] Negroponte
that the rise and fall of a nation
was trivial in comparison
[14:55] Negroponte
to the people's rights and freedoms.
[14:57] Negroponte
Several witnesses have testified that
you said this. Is this correct?
[15:02] Yang
I can't say whether those
were my exact words,
[15:06] Yang
but I did say something to that effect.
[15:09] Negroponte
Do you not think it was a
dishonorable thing to say?
[15:11] Yang
What? Why?
[15:14] Negroponte
You are a soldier, and it is your
duty to protect your country!
[15:18] Negroponte
Not only that, but you achieved the
rank of admiral at a young age,
[15:21] Negroponte
and you lead a military force
the size of a major city!
[15:25] Negroponte
Do you not find it dishonorable
for a man in your position
[15:32] Negroponte
to make light of his country
and scorn his duty to it?
[15:36] Yang
With all due respect, Chairman,
[15:38] Yang
I believe that was actually an unusually
honorable thing for me to say.
[15:43] Yang
A country is not made by cellular division
into its individual components,
[15:47] Yang
but by the gathering of individuals
with their own proactive wishes.
[15:53] Yang
Thus, in a democratic society,
which is the master
[15:56] Yang
and which is the servant
should be self-evident.
[15:59] Negroponte
Is it really self-evident?
[16:01] Negroponte
My idea of "honorable" seems
to differ a bit from yours.
[16:04] Negroponte
A nation possesses indispensable value.
[16:07] Yang
Does it?
[16:09] Yang
People can live without a nation,
[16:12] Yang
but a nation cannot exist without people.
[16:15] Negroponte
Well, this is a surprise.
[16:17] Negroponte
It seems you are a rather extreme anarchist.
[16:20] Yang
Incorrect. I am a vegetarian.
[16:24] Yang
Although if I see a meat dish that
looks particularly delicious,
[16:27] Yang
I will very quickly violate that rule.
[16:30] Negroponte
Admiral Yang! Are you trying
to insult this court?!
[16:34] Yang
Certainly not. I have no
intention of doing so.
[16:44] Huang
Why don't we all take a brief break?
[16:49] Huang
I'm sure Admiral Yang is quite tired,
[16:51] Huang
and honestly, I am bored—
I mean, exhausted.
[16:55] Huang
I would very much appreciate a break.
SIGN Free Planets Alliance High Council Building
[17:01] Trunicht
Seems like Negroponte and the others
on the court are struggling.
[17:04] Trunicht
That's fine. Tell them
they can take their time.
SIGN High Council Chairman
Job Trunicht
[17:08] Negroponte
You have appointed Lieutenant Greenhill
as your adjutant, correct?
[17:13] Yang
Correct. Is that a problem?
[17:15] Negroponte
She is the daughter of Admiral Greenhill,
[17:18] Negroponte
a man who rebelled against
our democratic republic.
[17:22] Negroponte
I am certain you know this.
[17:25] Yang
Oh? So in our free country,
[17:27] Yang
are children responsible for their parents'
sins, like in autocratic nations of old?
[17:32] Negroponte
I did not say that.
[17:34] Yang
But I see no other way to interpret it.
[17:36] Negroponte
What I am saying is that, in order to
avoid unnecessary misunderstandings,
[17:40] Negroponte
it is vital to give careful consideration
to your choice of personnel!
[17:44] Yang
Could you explain in detail what you mean
by "unnecessary misunderstandings"?
[17:51] Yang
It's one thing to make such grave
accusations based on concrete evidence,
[17:55] Yang
but I feel no need to make considerations
[17:57] Yang
for a concept as vague as
"unnecessary misunderstandings."
[18:02] Yang
As for my choice of adjutant,
[18:04] Yang
my right as a military commander to appoint
my own staff is guaranteed by the law.
[18:08] Yang
And if you are ordering me to fire
a competent, trustworthy adjutant,
[18:13] Yang
I would have to assume you were
doing so with the intention
[18:16] Yang
of dealing a blow to the military by obstructing
the optimal use of military faculties.
[18:22] Yang
Is it fair to interpret
your statement that way?
[18:30] Oliveira
Admiral Yang.
[18:31] Oliveira
It would seem you have some preconceived
notions regarding this court,
[18:36] Oliveira
but you are mistaken.
[18:38] Oliveira
We did not summon you here to condemn you.
[18:42] Oliveira
In fact, we convened this inquiry in
hopes of improving your position.
[18:47] Oliveira
Naturally, to do so required
your cooperation,
[18:50] Oliveira
and we intend to spare no effort
in cooperating with you.
[18:54] Yang
In that case, there's one
thing I'd like to ask of you.
[18:58] Oliveira
What is that?
[18:59] Yang
If you have a list of desired responses,
could you show it to me?
[19:02] Yang
I would like to know what sort
of answers you expect of me.
[19:07] Negroponte
A warning to the questioned!
[19:09] Negroponte
Any behavior that insults this court
[19:11] Negroponte
or mocks its authority and
dignity is strictly prohibited!
[19:21] Yang
I'd like to go out for a meal.
[19:24] NCO
Sir, we will provide your
meals for you here.
[19:27] Yang
I want to eat out, not in
a dreary place like this.
[19:32] NCO
You will need Rear Admiral Bay's
permission to leave.
[19:35] Yang
I don't even want his permission.
[19:37] NCO
Whether you want it or not, it is necessary.
[19:39] Yang
Then could I see Rear Admiral Bay?
[19:42] NCO
He is out on official business.
[19:46] Yang
When will he be back?
[19:47] NCO
I do not know.
[19:49] NCO
Is that all you wanted?
[19:57] Yang
To hell with this!
[20:09] Yang
I'm quitting.
[20:11] Yang
This time, I swear I'm really going to quit.
[20:42] Frederica
Rear Admiral Bay.
[20:45] Frederica
As Admiral Yang's adjutant, I request
an audience with my superior.
[20:49] Frederica
Where is the admiral?
[20:51] Bay
That is a matter of the
highest state secrecy.
[20:54] Bay
I can't allow you to see him,
and I can't tell you where he is.
[20:58] Frederica
I understand.
[20:59] Frederica
So an "inquiry" is what you call
a private mental torture session?
[21:04] Bay
Lieutenant Greenhill,
you'd best watch your tongue.
[21:07] Frederica
If I'm wrong, then I also request
that you make the inquiry public
[21:11] Frederica
and allow his counsel to both appear
with him and meet him elsewhere.
[21:15] Bay
Such requests cannot be granted.
[21:18] Frederica
Why can they not be granted?
[21:20] Bay
I am not obligated to answer that.
[21:22] Frederica
Then you don't mind if I inform the press
that certain high-ranking government officials
[21:27] Frederica
are subjecting Admiral Yang, a national hero,
to unlawful and arbitrary mental lynching?
[21:33] Bay
J-Just try it!
[21:35] Bay
It would lead to the invocation of
our state secret protection law,
[21:39] Bay
and you would be court-martialed yourself!
[21:42] Frederica
This matter does not meet the
conditions for a court-martial.
[21:45] Frederica
The state secret protection law says
nothing about courts of inquiry.
[21:50] Frederica
Therefore, making the proceedings
of an inquiry public
[21:53] Frederica
could not possibly constitute a crime.
[21:56] Frederica
If you insist on ignoring
Admiral Yang's human rights
[21:58] Frederica
and refuse to yield on the
secrecy of this inquiry,
[22:01] Frederica
we will take whatever steps
we are capable of taking.
[22:06] Bay
Hmph! Like father, like daughter.
[22:16] (Flashback) Yang
I'm a lazy man, you know.
[22:19] (Flashback) Yang
I need a capable adjutant by my side.
[22:23] (Flashback) Yang
I'd be lost without you.
[22:35] Alex
I wonder how Yang's doing right now.
[22:37] Murai
I just hope he's not unnecessarily
provoking the inquiry committee.
[22:41] Fyodor
He might actually be eating delicious
food and having a great time.
[22:45] Murai
Patrichev...
[22:46] Alex
I sure hope so.
[22:51] Iserlohn Operator
Gravity fluctuation detected
in the Iserlohn Corridor.
[22:54] Iserlohn Operator
Displaying alert.
[22:58] Iserlohn Operator
Signs suggest a warp through space.
[23:00] Iserlohn Operator
Distance is 300 light-seconds.
[23:02] Iserlohn Operator
Mass is...
[23:03] Iserlohn Operator
Mass is...
[23:05] Iserlohn Operator
unspeakably huge!
[23:06] Murai
Be more specific!
[23:08] Iserlohn Operator
Mass is estimated at forty trillion tons.
[23:11] Iserlohn Operator
This is no battleship.
[23:13] Iserlohn Operator
It's coming!
SIGN Episode 33
SIGN War Without Weapons
[25:01] Na
Next time, "War Without Weapons."
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SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[01:31] Iserlohn OperatorA
Using optical observation,
radio observation,
[01:34] Iserlohn OperatorA
and surveillance satellite data
to compile a real-time image.
[01:38] Iserlohn OperatorA
Visibility: 90%.
[01:42] Schneider
I'm almost certain that's
Geiersburg Fortress.
[01:45] Schneider
It was the home base for the nobles'
coalition in the Lippstadt War.
[01:51] Schneider
A manmade celestial object
45 kilometers in diameter,
[01:54] Schneider
with an interior of metal alloys and
ceramic surrounded by liquid metal.
[01:58] Schneider
Like Iserlohn Fortress,
it houses a garrison force
[02:03] Schneider
and is equipped with fortress artillery.
[02:06] Schneider
But based on what our images show,
[02:08] Schneider
this is not the Geiersburg
Fortress that we know.
SIGN So I guess it's not being used in the spirit of friendship and goodwill.
[02:18] Murai
Still, what an extreme thing to do.
[02:21] Murai
Warping an entire fortress?
SIGN It's not exactly new technology.
SIGN They're just using it on a larger scale.
SIGN And an astonishingly large scale, at that.
[02:36] Alex
Still, it's a fact that
they caught us off guard.
[02:40] Alex
At a time when Commander Yang
isn't here, no less.
[02:43] Alex
We'll have to see this through
on our own for a while.
SIGN A shootout between two fortresses, is it?
SIGN That'll be quite the fireworks show.
[02:53] Alex
Even if Yang rushes here
as quickly as possible,
[02:56] Alex
the trip will still take
him at least four weeks.
[02:59] Alex
And it's possible it'll be even longer,
[03:01] Alex
but unlikely it'll be any shorter.
SIGN Commodore Fyodor Patrichev
[03:04] Fyodor
Looks like we have a fun future in store.
[03:06] Murai
This is no joke.
[03:08] Murai
Do you know what will happen if we
lose the Iserlohn Corridor now?
[03:12] Murai
After our defeat at Amritsar,
we don't currently have
[03:16] Murai
the forces to stand up to
the Empire's entire navy.
[03:19] Murai
This is our last stand.
[03:24] Alex
We must pull through,
whatever it takes.
[03:27] Alex
Send this message to Heinessen:
[03:29] Alex
"The Empire is invading the
Iserlohn Corridor in full force,
[03:33] Alex
using a massive mobile fortress.
[03:36] Alex
Requesting immediate aid."
[03:39] OperatorA
Yes, sir.
[03:41] Alex
And one last thing...
[03:43] Alex
We must not let the enemy know
that Commander Yang isn't here.
[03:46] Alex
If they find out, they will
undoubtedly reinforce their offense.
[03:50] Alex
Keep Yang Wen-li's absence
under wraps until he returns,
[03:55] Alex
no matter what.
SIGN Episode 33
SIGN War Without Weapons
SIGN Free Planets Alliance Navy Integrated Tactical Operations Center
[04:13] ReceptionistA
I cannot permit entrance to
anyone without an appointment.
[04:17] Frederica
It's an emergency.
[04:19] Frederica
I must speak with Admiral Bewcock.
[04:21] ReceptionistA
I understand, but you must
follow the proper procedure.
[04:25] Frederica
If we do that—
[04:26] Bewcock
Lieutenant.
[04:27] Bewcock
What are you doing here?
[04:29] Frederica
Admiral!
SIGN Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief
Admiral Alexandre Bewcock
[04:33] Bewcock
How could this be?
[04:35] Bewcock
I wasn't even informed that
Admiral Yang was on Heinessen.
[04:40] Frederica
I was deeply torn regarding whether
or not I should inform you.
[04:45] Frederica
If things go poorly, it could result in conflict
between the government and the military.
[04:49] Bewcock
That is a legitimate concern,
[04:52] Bewcock
but also an unnecessary one.
[04:55] Bewcock
Because it is now unthinkable
that the entire military
[05:01] Bewcock
would come together against the government.
[05:04] Frederica
Are you saying the military
is divided into two camps?
[05:08] Bewcock
Yes, there are two camps.
[05:12] Bewcock
If you'd consider the overwhelming majority
and the minority to be on equal footing.
[05:16] Bewcock
Of course, I'm in the minority.
[05:19] Bewcock
Not that that's anything to brag about.
[05:21] Frederica
What led you to that position?
[05:25] Bewcock
It's difficult to say,
[05:27] Bewcock
but if I had to name a reason,
it would be last year's coup d'état
[05:30] Bewcock
by the National Salvation Military Council.
[05:34] Bewcock
It destroyed the navy's popularity,
[05:37] Bewcock
and politicians took advantage of its
diminished influence to intervene in military affairs,
[05:43] Bewcock
placing their minions in critical positions.
[05:49] Frederica
I don't know what to say...
[05:51] Bewcock
Oh, I'm not particularly suffering from it.
[05:54] Bewcock
It just irritates me to
see them sneaking about and plotting.
[05:58] Bewcock
The truth is, there may even
be a bug in this room.
[06:03] Bewcock
And the reason I told you
all this in spite of that
[06:07] Bewcock
is because there's no point in
trying to hide my true colors now,
[06:10] Bewcock
and because a recording made by wiretap
won't hold up as evidence in court.
[06:14] Frederica
The government can't openly trample on
its supposedly democratic position.
[06:19] Frederica
If it comes to it, we can sue them for
violating human rights by wiretapping.
[06:24] Bewcock
It makes me happy to hear that from
such an intelligent lieutenant.
[06:31] Bewcock
Now, as for Admiral Yang's situation...
[06:34] Bewcock
Now that I know what's happening,
I'll do whatever I can.
[06:38] Bewcock
I would very much appreciate your help.
[06:42] Frederica
But won't this be problematic for you?
[06:48] Bewcock
No need to worry about that after
you came to see me about this.
[06:52] Bewcock
I like that young man, you see.
[06:55] Bewcock
Oh... But don't tell him that.
[07:00] Bewcock
Young folks let things go
to their heads so easily.
[07:04] Frederica
I am truly grateful.
[07:07] Frederica
If I might make an appeal to your character,
[07:09] Frederica
I quite like you myself, Admiral Bewcock.
[07:12] Bewcock
I wish my wife could've heard you say that.
[07:15] Bewcock
By the way, one more thing...
[07:18] Bewcock
When you came here, did anyone follow you?
[07:23] Machungo
We saw more than one suspicious vehicle.
[07:28] Bewcock
Bay, you weasel...
[07:30] Bewcock
Lieutenant, this is the present state
of the headquarters of our democracy.
[07:35] Bewcock
The rain hasn't started to fall yet,
[07:37] Bewcock
but the clouds are hanging awfully heavy.
[07:40] Bewcock
The situation is rapidly deteriorating.
[07:43] Bewcock
Improving the weather is
not an easy thing to do.
[07:48] Frederica
I'm prepared for what is to come.
[07:50] Bewcock
Good.
[07:52] Bewcock
That means we're on the same side,
[07:54] Bewcock
even if we hail from different generations.
[07:57] Bewcock
Contact Councilor Lebello at once.
[08:00] Bewcock
As a former member of the High Council,
[08:03] Bewcock
he should be able to find out
what's going on in the inquiry.
[08:05] Pfeifer
Yes, sir.
[08:07] Bewcock
You can stay at my home tonight.
[08:10] Bewcock
The navy barracks pose dangers
far greater than mere wiretaps.
[08:14] Frederica
Are you sure it's all right?
[08:16] Bewcock
Of course.
[08:18] Na
Having earned Bewcock's favor,
Frederica and her guard
[08:22] Na
made his home the main base for
their business on Heinessen.
[08:27] Na
The next morning,
after being contacted by Lebello,
[08:30] Na
the two of them headed for his office.
[08:34] Frederica
Wow...
[08:36] Machungo
What is this?
[08:38] Machungo
It's all lies! This is unforgivable!
[08:41] Frederica
It's all right. It's not even
worth getting angry over.
[08:45] Frederica
But this is proof
[08:46] Frederica
of the pressure that the government
is putting on journalism in this country.
[08:51] Frederica
I didn't realize the situation
had reached this point.
[08:56] Lebello
Lieutenant Greenhill, I share your concern.
[09:00] Lebello
The government's interference in the press
SIGN Joan Lebello
[09:03] Lebello
is something no democracy should tolerate.
[09:06] Na
Previously, when Joan Lebello worked as
Financial Secretary of the High Council,
[09:12] Na
he was known as an upright man who objected to
the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory.
[09:18] Lebello
Are you familiar with the Edwards Committee?
[09:21] Frederica
It's an anti-war group organized
in memory of Miss Jessica Edwards.
[09:26] Frederica
I heard they spilled blood
in the recent conflict.
[09:30] Lebello
That is not true.
[09:34] Lebello
They complained about the
unfairness of the draft.
[09:39] Lebello
Among key figures in government, finance, and bureaucracy,
[09:42] Lebello
less than 15% sent their
children into the military,
[09:46] Lebello
and less than 1% were
sent to the front lines.
[09:53] Lebello
But almost no journalists covered this.
[09:59] Lebello
Sensing a crisis, the Edwards Committee
[10:01] Lebello
took to the streets to
appeal to everyday people.
[10:05] Lebello
But their protest was violently thwarted
by the Patriotic Knight Corps.
[10:13] Lebello
And what made the whole ordeal
seem even more bizarre
[10:16] Lebello
was that the ones arrested
and detained by the police
[10:19] Lebello
were not the Patriotic Knight Corps,
[10:21] Lebello
but members of the Edwards Committee.
[10:24] Lebello
The prosecutors said they'd started attacking
each other after an argument.
[10:29] Lebello
The press reported that as the truth,
[10:31] Lebello
and the Patriotic Knight Corps
never even came up.
[10:36] Frederica
I can't believe it. How could that happen?
[10:39] Lebello
Unfortunately, it's the truth.
[10:42] Lebello
Democracy in the Alliance
is on the verge of crisis.
[10:48] Oliveira
Admiral.
[10:50] Oliveira
You are a fine man, but you are still young.
[10:53] Oliveira
You don't seem to understand
the true nature of war.
[10:58] Oliveira
Listen closely.
War is a product of civilization.
[11:03] Oliveira
It is the most sensible method
for resolving contradictions
[11:08] Oliveira
both internationally and domestically.
[11:10] Oliveira
Humans are animals that
are prone to corruption.
[11:13] Oliveira
And states of peace and freedom
corrupt them particularly easily.
[11:19] Oliveira
It is war that brings
vitality and discipline,
[11:22] Oliveira
and it is war that causes
the human race to evolve.
[11:25] Oliveira
War trains people, helping them improve
both mentally and physically.
[11:30] Yang
That is a wonderful opinion.
[11:33] Yang
Anyone who hasn't lost their life
or the life of a loved one in war
[11:39] Yang
might be inclined to believe it.
[11:41] Yang
It would be especially appealing to those
[11:45] Yang
who use war to amass their own
personal profits on top of
[11:49] Yang
the sacrifices of others.
[11:51] Yang
Or those who deceive others
by appealing to patriotic instincts
[11:54] Yang
that they themselves do not possess.
[11:57] Oliveira
A-Are you...
[11:59] Oliveira
Are you insinuating that
our patriotism is fake?!
[12:04] Yang
If national defense and self-sacrifice
are as vital as you say,
[12:09] Yang
then why don't you try doing so
yourselves before forcing others to?
[12:15] Yang
For example, advocates of war
could start a Patriotic Regiment,
[12:19] Yang
and when the Imperial Navy attacks,
[12:22] Yang
they could be the ones
to rush the enemy first.
[12:25] Yang
Might I suggest you start by relocating
your homes from the safety
[12:29] Yang
of the capital to the
front lines of Iserlohn?
[12:31] Yang
There is plenty of space there.
[12:35] Yang
What is the most cowardly,
shameful thing a person could do?
[12:40] Yang
It is when people who curry
favor with those in authority
[12:43] Yang
glorify war while they hide
in their safe spaces,
[12:46] Yang
forcing the concepts of patriotism
and self-sacrifice upon others
[12:50] Yang
before sending them off to the battlefield.
[12:52] Yang
To achieve universal peace,
[12:54] Yang
rather than keeping up a profitless
war against the Empire,
[12:57] Yang
should we not start by exterminating
such malicious parasites?
[13:02] Negroponte
Are you calling us parasites?!
[13:05] Yang
Did it sound like anything else?
[13:09] Negroponte
That is a baseless insult
[13:11] Negroponte
and an unimaginable display of disrespect!
[13:14] Negroponte
We may have no choice but to sanction you for your lack of character!
[13:20] Negroponte
This court of inquiry will
be prolonged yet again!
[13:27] Yang
I have an objection.
[13:29] Negroponte
The questioned is forbidden to speak!
[13:31] Yang
On what grounds?
[13:33] Negroponte
The court is not obligated to explain!
[13:36] Negroponte
You will abide by the rules!
[13:39] Yang
Could you just order me to leave already?
[13:43] Yang
To be completely honest,
[13:46] Yang
I can't stand to see or hear
this farce continue any longer.
[13:49] Yang
It's not like I'm paying money to be here,
[13:52] Yang
but there's only so much I can—
[13:55] Negroponte
What?!
[13:56] Official1
Actually...
[14:01] Negroponte
Is that true?!
[14:03] Official1
Yes.
[14:07] Negroponte
Admiral Rockwell, President Oliveira.
[14:11] Negroponte
Come with me.
[14:14] Oliveira
H-How could this be?
[14:28] Frederica
Your Excellency?
[14:29] Bewcock
Councilor Lebello has found Yang's location.
[14:32] Frederica
Really? Then we should—
[14:34] Bewcock
But we've also received other,
much more serious news.
[14:40] Frederica
What would that be?
[14:42] Bewcock
Well, you see...
[14:47] Negroponte
Admiral Yang!
[14:49] Negroponte
Sit up straight!
[14:51] Negroponte
There has been an emergency!
[14:53] Negroponte
Iserlohn Fortress is currently under
full-scale attack by the Empire!
[14:58] Negroponte
It seems the enemy warped an entire
massive fortress there to attack it!
[15:04] Negroponte
Reinforcements must dispatch at once!
[15:08] Yang
I see. And you're telling me to go?
[15:12] Negroponte
Obviously!
[15:14] Negroponte
You have a duty and an obligation as
the commander of Iserlohn Fortress!
[15:20] Yang
But, unfortunately, I have been called far
from the front lines to undergo an inquiry.
[15:25] Yang
What will become of that inquiry?
[15:30] Negroponte
The inquiry will be called off!
[15:32] Negroponte
Admiral Yang, I order you as the
National Defense Committee Chairman!
[15:36] Negroponte
Depart for Iserlohn Fortress to command our
defense and counterattack immediately!
[15:45] Yang
Very well.
[15:47] Yang
I will return to Iserlohn.
[15:49] Yang
My subordinates and friends
are there, after all.
[15:54] Negroponte
Very good.
[15:55] Yang
And...
[15:57] Yang
This means you'll guarantee my
freedom to act as I please, yes?
[16:01] Negroponte
Of course. You are free.
[16:04] Yang
Then, I will now take my leave.
[16:08] Negroponte
Admiral Yang!
[16:10] Negroponte
We do have a chance of winning, right?
[16:12] Negroponte
No, of course we do!
After all, you are Miracle Yang!
[16:16] Negroponte
I know you will live up to the
confidence we have in you.
[16:20] Yang
I'll do whatever I can.
[16:23] Yang
Oh, right. I forgot something important.
[16:27] Negroponte
What is that?
[16:28] Yang
At some point, I will expect you to explain
why you specifically chose
[16:32] Yang
a time when the Imperial Navy was invading
[16:36] Yang
to summon me away from Iserlohn.
[16:40] Yang
Assuming Iserlohn survives
this attack, of course.
[16:45] Yang
Farewell.
[16:50] Negroponte
That insolent little upstart!
[16:53] Negroponte
Who does he think he is?!
[16:55] Huang
Is he not the hero who saved this country?
[16:59] Huang
If it hadn't been for that
"insolent little upstart",
[17:03] Huang
we would have surrendered to the Empire
[17:06] Huang
and been thrown into prison as
political criminals by now.
[17:09] Huang
We certainly wouldn't have time
to waste on this sham court.
[17:14] Huang
He is our savior.
[17:16] Huang
And we spent the last several days
antagonizing him, forgetting our debt to him.
[17:21] Negroponte
But did he not take an extremely
rude attitude toward his superiors?
[17:26] Huang
Superiors? Are politicians really
that high on the ladder?
[17:31] Huang
It's not as if we've contributed anything
to the productivity of society.
[17:36] Huang
We're just the ones who've been appointed
[17:40] Huang
to redistribute the people's tax
money fairly and efficiently,
[17:44] Huang
and who get paid to do so.
[17:47] Huang
Calling us parasites who feed on
society is putting it nicely.
[17:52] Huang
The air of importance that gives us
[17:55] Huang
is just a hallucination resulting
from a lot of publicity.
[17:58] Huang
But aside from a silly dispute like this,
[18:00] Huang
there's a fire burning much
closer to us right now.
[18:03] Huang
Why don't we worry about that instead?
[18:06] Huang
As Admiral Yang said,
responsibility for taking him
[18:10] Huang
from the front lines in the
face of an enemy attack
[18:12] Huang
must be assumed by someone.
[18:15] Huang
This will likely call for
a letter of resignation...
[18:18] Huang
and of course, I'm not talking
about Admiral Yang's.
[18:30] Frederica
Admiral Yang.
[18:35] Yang
I'm sorry for all the trouble.
[18:38] Bewcock
Oh, please. All I did was help.
[18:41] Bewcock
It's Lieutenant Greenhill you should thank.
[18:44] Frederica
No, in the end, I wasn't able to
be of any help to you at all.
[18:50] Yang
No.
[18:52] Yang
You had to experience some
terrible feelings on my account.
[18:56] Yang
I guess... I don't know how I can
express my gratitude, but...
[19:01] Yang
Thank you.
[19:04] Frederica
I only did what an adjutant
ought to do, Admiral.
[19:09] Bewcock
Now, there are some preparations
we need to make,
[19:13] Bewcock
but first, let's have dinner.
[19:15] Bewcock
I think Iserlohn will hold out
long enough to do that, at least.
[19:23] Negroponte
Yes... Yes.
[19:25] Negroponte
And... regarding my future
in this position...
[19:29] Trunicht
Hmm... I'm afraid I can't say.
[19:33] Trunicht
But right now, I need Admiral
Yang to return to Iserlohn
[19:37] Trunicht
and take up command in
defense of our country.
[19:41] Trunicht
As a rule, the Free Planets Alliance
Navy is under civilian control.
[19:45] Trunicht
That the admiral has misgivings
about this pains me greatly.
[19:51] Trunicht
You understand what I'm saying, don't you?
[19:53] Negroponte
Y-Yes, sir! Leave everything to me!
[19:57] Yang
Thank you so much for all you've done.
[19:59] Lebello
I only did what had to be done.
[20:03] Lebello
But right now, Admiral Yang, as the people
are losing trust in our government,
[20:09] Lebello
there is a high-ranking officer in our
navy who is both skilled and popular.
[20:13] Lebello
I'm referring to you, of course,
[20:16] Lebello
but this is the most dangerous position
for a democratic republic to be in.
[20:20] Lebello
One could call it the greenhouse for
growing the seeds of dictatorship.
[20:24] Yang
Does that mean I'm a flower
growing in a greenhouse?
[20:28] Lebello
If things go poorly, Admiral Yang,
[20:31] Lebello
the future could see you go down in history
as the second Rudolf von Goldenbaum.
[20:37] Yang
Now, wait just a minute.
[20:39] Yang
I have no intention of becoming
an authority figure.
[20:42] Yang
If that was what I wanted,
[20:43] Yang
I had ample opportunities to do
it in last year's coup d'état.
[20:47] Lebello
That's what I think...
what I want to think.
[20:51] Lebello
But the reality is that people change.
[20:55] Lebello
I have my doubts that Emperor Rudolf
had ambitions of becoming a despot
[20:59] Lebello
when he assumed the throne 500 years ago.
[21:03] Lebello
Before he obtained power,
[21:05] Lebello
he may have been a bit self-righteous,
[21:08] Lebello
but he was a reformer,
burning with ideals and convictions,
[21:10] Lebello
and he may have been no more than that.
[21:13] Lebello
But when he obtained power, he changed.
[21:16] Lebello
He raced down the highway from pure
self-affirmation to self-deification.
[21:22] Yang
Do you think that I would change,
too, if I obtained power?
[21:27] Lebello
I don't know. All I can do is pray...
[21:33] Lebello
that such a day never comes.
[21:42] Negroponte
There was something I neglected
to verify earlier.
[21:47] Yang
What might that be?
[21:48] Negroponte
Since you are in a position to defend
our nation's honor as a public figure,
[21:53] Negroponte
you won't say anything that might
tarnish our government's image
[21:57] Negroponte
with regard to the inquiry, right?
[22:00] Yang
So you're personally admitting
that this inquiry was something
[22:05] Yang
that would tarnish the government's
image if the public found out about it?
[22:12] Negroponte
All I did was fulfill my
obligation as a public figure.
[22:16] Negroponte
But that's exactly why I
believe that I have the right
[22:20] Negroponte
to ask you to fulfill your obligation
as a public figure, as well.
[22:23] Yang
You're free to believe whatever you want.
[22:25] Yang
But I don't even want to
remember this inquiry,
[22:30] Yang
and winning this battle comes
first in my mind, anyway.
[22:35] Yang
Farewell.
[22:38] Negroponte
Don't forget what I just said!
[22:44] Negroponte
Please remember this!
[22:47] Yang
Our Alliance government
[22:49] Yang
has a habit of tying up their own hands
and forcing us to fight their battles.
[22:52] Yang
It's quite a hassle.
[22:54] Bewcock
You can say that again.
[22:56] Bewcock
But regardless of what their plans are,
[22:59] Bewcock
we have no choice but to fight this time.
[23:02] Yang
You're absolutely right.
[23:04] Yang
But whatever anyone may say,
Iserlohn is my home.
[23:11] Yang
Now, Lieutenant...
[23:14] Yang
Ready to head back home?
[23:20] Geiersburg Operator
Energy charge complete.
[23:25] Kempff
Feuer!
SIGN Episode 34
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt I: Cannon Fire
[25:01] Na
Next time,
[25:03] Na
"Fortress vs. Fortress Akt I: Cannon Fire."
E34 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt I: Cannon Fire
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[00:11] Na
A poet in days long past once said:
[00:14] Na
"April is the cruelest month."
[00:21] Na
It was April of the year UC 798.
[00:24] Na
For the men and officers of the
Alliance Navy at Iserlohn Fortress,
[00:28] Na
this April did indeed promise
to be one rife with hardships.
[00:40] Fyodor
Combining images from our
satellites with measurement data
[00:44] Fyodor
has given us a generally complete
view of the enemy fortress.
[00:48] Alex
Lieutenant Schneider, what did you mean
when you said it wasn't the same?
[00:53] Schneider
This image differs greatly from
the Geiersburg Fortress I know.
[00:58] Schneider
I would conjecture that it has undergone a
drastic upgrade in preparation for this invasion.
[01:06] Alex
So the enemy is coming into
this invasion well-prepared.
[01:10] Alex
Current distance?
[01:12] OperatorA
Distance to enemy fortress:
2.5 light-seconds.
[01:15] OperatorA
It is rapidly moving closer.
SIGN Well, what do we do now, Interim Commander?
[01:25] Alex
Our basic plan of action is to keep Iserlohn
safe until Commander Yang returns.
[01:30] Alex
For the time being, our strategy
will be to focus on defense
[01:34] Alex
and deal with enemy attacks as they happen.
[01:37] Dusty
Isn't that a bit too passive?
[01:39] Dusty
Wouldn't it just make the enemy suspicious?
[01:44] Fyodor
No, it might actually cause
them to read too much into it
[01:47] Fyodor
and conclude that Commander Yang is
devoted to this fortress's defense.
[01:53] Murai
We currently have no choice
but to focus on defense
[01:55] Murai
and come up with a plan to break
the deadlock in the meantime.
[02:11] Alex
Battle stations! Condition one!
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:50] Patrol Ship Captain
Destruction of known enemy
surveillance satellites complete.
[03:53] Patrol Ship Captain
Proceeding to next target.
[03:55] Geiersburg Operator
Roger.
[04:00] OperatorC
Surveillance satellites 5 through 36 lost.
[04:04] OperatorC
All surveillance satellites
have been destroyed.
[04:06] Fyodor
They've blinded us...
[04:08] OperatorC
Due to the lost satellites,
[04:10] OperatorC
our only method of seeking the enemy
is close-range optics.
[04:13] OperatorA
Enemy fortress has drawn closer.
[04:15] OperatorA
Interference increasing.
[04:17] OperatorA
They're jamming both short and
long-range transmissions.
[04:20] Alex
Any response from Heinessen?
[04:22] OperatorB
None.
[04:23] Alex
I see.
[04:24] Fyodor
We'll still continue to send
them the data we acquire here.
[04:27] Alex
Yes, do that.
[04:30] Alex
The Empire will likely begin
its attack at any moment.
[04:33] Alex
Remain alert.
[04:34] OperatorC
Yes, sir.
SIGN Episode 34
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress Akt I: Cannon Fire
[04:42] Fyodor
It'll be all right. Go on back
to your post, and don't worry.
[04:48] Alex
Julian.
[04:55] Voice
Emergency evacuation order.
[04:57] Voice
Citizens are to follow instructions and
take shelter as quickly as possible.
[05:14] Hortense
Oh, Julian. What's the matter?
[05:19] Julian
Interim Commander Caselnes sent me.
[05:22] Julian
I'm here to guide all of you to the shelter.
[05:25] Hortense
I appreciate that, but...
he's the interim commander?
[05:29] Charlotte
Oh! It's Big Brother Julian!
[05:31] Sister
Hello!
[05:32] Julian
Hello.
[05:34] Julian
Come, let's hurry.
[05:38] OperatorB
Message from the enemy fortress.
[05:40] OperatorB
They want us to open our lines.
[05:44] Alex
It's only a message. Connect them.
[05:46] OperatorB
Yes, sir.
[05:50] Kempff
To the rebel army—
[05:51] Kempff
I mean, to the Free Planets Alliance Navy.
[05:55] Kempff
I am Admiral Karl Gustav Kempff
of the Galactic Imperial Navy.
[06:03] Kempff
I wanted to address you before the
first fires of this war are exchanged.
[06:09] Kempff
I would prefer to see you surrender,
but I don't suppose that will happen.
[06:13] Kempff
I wish you the best of luck.
[06:16] Kempff
See you on the battlefield.
SIGN He's old-fashioned, but bold.
[06:23] Murai
This is not something you
should be impressed by.
[06:26] Kempff
Any response from Iserlohn?
[06:28] Müller
No, sir.
[06:30] Kempff
It is somewhat regrettable.
[06:32] Kempff
I had hoped to see the face
of the man known as Yang,
[06:35] Kempff
but I suppose true soldiers greet each
other through the force of their actions.
[06:39] Müller
Indeed.
[07:00] OperatorC
Enemy fortress is within main
cannon firing range.
[07:03] OperatorC
It has stopped moving.
[07:14] Hortense
Sorry to have you do this
at such a busy time.
[07:17] Julian
Not at all.
[07:18] Julian
Part of my job is to make sure the
interim commander can rest at ease
[07:22] Julian
and do what he needs to do.
[07:25] Hortense
Thank you.
[07:26] Julian
Well, I'll be on my way.
[07:29] Sister
Do your best, Big Brother!
[07:42] Kempff
This battle is one worth
risking our lives for.
[07:47] Kempff
All those who contribute to our victory here
[07:50] Kempff
will surely be rewarded by Duke Lohengramm.
[07:53] Kempff
Give your all with this in mind!
[07:55] Kempff
We will now fire the first shot in this
war via the fortress's main cannon.
[08:01] Kempff
Prepare to fire the Zweihänder!
[08:05] Geiersburg OperatorA
Zweihänder online.
[08:08] Geiersburg OperatorA
Energy charge in progress.
[08:14] Lower Operator
Energy response from enemy fortress!
[08:17] Alex
What?!
[08:20] Geiersburg OperatorA
Zweihänder energy charge complete.
[08:26] Kempff
Feuer!
[08:35] Lower Operator
High-temperature heat source
rapidly approaching!
[08:38] Alex
This is it!
[08:39] Lower Operator
Impact imminent!
[08:50] Lower Operator
Block RU77 damaged!
[08:52] Operator1
The enemy fire has pierced the fluid layer.
[08:52] Fyodor
There are at least 4,000 men in that block!
[08:55] Operator1
Outer shell armor completely destroyed.
[08:55] Murai
We have no way to repair
the outer shell right now.
[08:57] Operator2
Air is leaking out of the
blocks adjacent to RU77.
[08:58] Murai
We have to abandon it.
[09:00] Alex
Any signs of life there?
[09:01] OperatorA
No, sir.
[09:03] Alex
Then we have no choice.
[09:04] Alex
Close the Block RU77 bulkhead.
[09:07] OperatorA
Yes, sir.
SIGN Interim Commander, how shall we counterattack?
[09:12] Akex
Counterattack?
SIGN We have to, don't we?
SIGN We can't just sit here and wait for them to fire a second shot.
[09:18] Alex
That is true, but if both fortresses shoot
each other with their main guns,
[09:22] Alex
this ends with all of us dead.
SIGN Exactly. If we strike that fear into the enemy now,
SIGN they'll think twice about firing again.
SIGN If we end up in a deadlock,
SIGN we'll be able to buy some time.
[09:37] Alex
Okay. You're right.
[09:41] Alex
Bring the Thor Hammer online
and prepare to fire.
[09:47] OperatorC
Energy charge in progress.
[09:52] OperatorA
Energy charge complete.
[09:54] OperatorA
Target locked.
[09:56] Alex
Fire!
[10:08] Geiersburg OperatorA
Block 84 has been hit.
[10:10] Geiersburg OperatorA
Bulkhead closed.
[10:11] Geiersburg OperatorA
Damage minimal.
[10:13] Kempff
Prepare the second shot.
[10:16] Kempff
Feuer!
[10:26] Operator1
Block RU66 damaged!
[10:26] Operator2
No life signs detected in RU66.
Closing bulkhead.
[10:26] Operator3
Floating batteries 108
and 106 damaged.
[10:26] Operator4
Central sector housing civilian
evacuees undamaged.
[10:28] Operator5
Electrical systems, water circulation
systems, and food plants undamaged.
[10:30] Alex
Prepare the second shot.
[10:32] Alex
Fire!
[10:39] Kempff
Feuer!
[10:47] Alex
Fire!
[10:50] Kempff
Feuer!
[10:54] Alex
Fire!
[11:16] Lubitsch
Cease fire.
[11:22] Murai
The attacks seem to have stopped.
[11:26] Julian
Interim Commander!
[11:31] Alex
Are they safe?
[11:32] Julian
Yes, sir.
[11:34] Julian
I got them to the shelter
before the gunfire started.
[11:38] Alex
Thanks. I owe you.
[11:44] Julian
Is the enemy still attacking?
SIGN Both sides have seen their opponent's true strength and paused to reflect.
SIGN Get some sleep now, while you can.
SIGN Pretty soon, we won't have time to.
[11:56] Julian
Yes, sir.
[11:58] (Flashback) Yang
The art of war, rule 1:
[12:00] (Flashback) Yang
Sleep whenever you have the opportunity,
even if you must do so in secret.
[12:05] (Flashback) Yang
Got that, Julian?
[12:06] (Flashback) Julian
Yes, I got it.
[12:12] Müller
That's why their gunport is so widely
renowned as the "Thor Hammer," I suppose.
[12:17] Müller
Even with our preparations, we still
took damage in multiple areas.
[12:20] Müller
Still, that was all well
within expectations.
[12:25] Müller
They did fight fire with fire,
as they needed to.
[12:28] Kempff
We're up against Yang Wen-li.
[12:30] Kempff
That much was obvious.
[12:32] Müller
Magician Yang...
[12:34] Müller
There's no telling what bizarre
strategies he'll use.
[12:37] Kempff
Don't worry.
[12:39] Kempff
No matter what kind of strategy
he tries to use against us,
[12:42] Kempff
he can't get ahead of the
strategy we've prepared.
[12:49] Kempff
Müller, the day this corridor will be
known as the Geiersburg Corridor isn't far off.
[12:57] Kempff
Either that or the Kempff-Müller Corridor.
[13:00] Kempff
I'd say it's entirely
possible, wouldn't you?
[13:06] Müller
Admiral Kempff?
[13:08] Müller
He never would have spoken so
pompously before, even as a joke...
[13:18] Kempff
Well, greetings are out of the way.
[13:20] Kempff
I suppose it's time to begin.
[13:23] Müller
Yes, sir.
[13:29] Alex
Well, what are they going to do next?
[13:32] Murai
They'll probably use their
highly mobile Walküres
[13:35] Murai
to go after our floating
batteries and the Thor Hammer.
[13:38] Alex
We're in the middle of a staredown.
[13:40] Alex
We can't just quietly slink away and hide.
[13:43] Poplin
I suppose that means it's
our turn now, doesn't it?
[13:46] Alex
Yes, it does.
[13:50] OperatorC
Optical detection has confirmed
deployment of Walküres.
SIGN Damn, they do act fast.
[13:56] Poplin
Julian, let's go!
[13:58] Julian
Yes, sir!
[14:16] Lower Operator
Anvil Base rising.
SIGN Floating Combat Vessel Arrival and Landing Base
Anvil Base
[14:19] Lower Operator
In position.
[14:21] Lower Operator
Opening catapult decks.
[14:25] Poplin
Listen to me. Don't suddenly start thinking
about crap like defending your country.
[14:29] Poplin
Just think about that girl you have
a crush on, and nothing else.
[14:32] Poplin
Pray you'll live to see her smile again.
[14:35] Poplin
God's jealous as hell, so if
you do that, he'll hate you,
[14:38] Poplin
and a friendly devil will
look out for you instead.
[14:43] Poplin
Got that?
[14:44] Julian
Yes, sir!
[14:46] Control
Spartanians launching.
[14:51] Poplin
Their goal is to destroy our artillery.
[14:54] Poplin
Don't let a single one of them get close!
[15:11] Poplin
Three of us to take out one. Nicely done.
[15:16] Poplin
I don't think so!
[15:28] Konev
Now, don't get any closer than that, please.
[15:36] Poplin
Konev! They're...
[15:38] Konev
Yeah.
[15:40] Alex
The enemy isn't charging us?
[15:42] Fyodor
That's what Lieutenant Commander
Poplin said in his report.
[15:45] Alex
Then why did they deploy?
[15:51] Alex
What does our guest admiral
think about this?
[15:57] Merkatz
It's a diversion.
[15:59] Merkatz
They intend to draw our attention
toward the front of the fortress,
[16:02] Merkatz
but behind it, they—
[16:06] OperatorC
Optical detection has confirmed
[16:07] OperatorC
enemy ships getting past Iserlohn
Fortress's flank at ten o'clock.
[16:13] OperatorC
There appears to be roughly 13,000 of them!
[16:16] OperatorC
Flagship confirmed!
It's the battleship Lübeck!
SIGN Müller Fleet Flagship
Battleship Lübeck
[16:19] Schneider
Admiral Müller!
[16:22] Alex
Looks like Admiral Merkatz
was right on the money.
[16:25] Fyodor
If they keep going,
they'll get behind the fortress!
[16:29] Alex
So this is why they destroyed
our surveillance satellites.
[16:33] Murai
But as long as we're occupied
with their main gun,
[16:36] Murai
we can't move the Thor Hammer.
[16:38] Murai
Our only option is to move the floating
batteries that are fighting the Walküres
[16:42] Murai
to the fortress's rear.
[16:51] Lübeck Operator
The enemy fortress's floating batteries
are moving in our direction!
[16:55] Müller
Don't be afraid of them.
Keep moving forward.
[17:00] Fyodor
The floating batteries can't keep
up with the enemy fleet's advance!
[17:07] Müller
Iserlohn Fortress was originally
built by our empire.
[17:11] Müller
We know its armaments and
functionalities inside and out.
[17:16] Alex
It'll take too long to move
the floating batteries.
[17:19] Murai
They probably knew that when
they set this plan in motion.
[17:22] Murai
There's no way they could have done
something so drastic otherwise.
[17:26] Nguyen
Now is the time to send out
our fleet and intercept them!
[17:30] Nguyen
El Facil is near the corridor's exit.
[17:32] Nguyen
It could be attacked, too!
[17:34] Murai
No, that's not a concern.
[17:36] Murai
If they launched an invasion
without setting up a supply base,
[17:40] Murai
they'd soon run out of
supplies and be overrun.
[17:42] Murai
I'm sure the enemy knows that.
[17:44] Dusty
So they're after something else?
[17:47] Murai
The enemy may know this fortress very well,
[17:50] Murai
but they also know it can't be
easily brought down with a fleet.
[17:54] Murai
Which means they can only
be after one thing:
[17:56] Murai
to take the fortress from within.
[17:59] Murai
They'll probably send their infantry in
before our floating batteries can begin to fire.
[18:04] Alex
So we need to send our air
fleet to the fortress's rear
[18:07] Alex
and have them do all they can to
stop the enemy's landing crafts.
[18:11] Alex
We need to buy time to move
the floating batteries.
[18:16] Alex
That said, we're outnumbered.
[18:18] Alex
I don't know if we can stop all
of them from disembarking...
SIGN I'd like a coffee, please.
SIGN Have it sent to my regiment office.
SIGN Half a spoonful of sugar. No milk.
SIGN I'll take it a bit weak.
[18:33] Orderly
Yes, sir.
SIGN This might be the last cup of coffee I ever drink.
SIGN Make sure it's the good stuff!
[18:42] Alex
If you still feel like you can
afford to send for coffee,
[18:45] Alex
I guess you're still doing fine.
SIGN Well, you know.
SIGN When it comes to women and coffee, not even death can make me compromise.
[18:53] Alex
But why should the defense commander
personally take part in close combat?
SIGN I'm just going to get a bit of exercise.
SIGN I'll be right back.
[19:06] Alex
Status of the enemy fleet?
[19:08] OperatorA
They have stopped behind the fortress,
at a distance of 40,000K.
[19:12] OperatorA
They're changing course!
[19:19] Orlau
All ships have finished turning.
[19:21] Müller
Have you contacted fortress command?
SIGN Galactic Imperial Navy
Auxiliary Vessel for Electronic Warfare
[19:28] Lübeck Operator
All electrical warfare fleet ships
[19:30] Lübeck Operator
are in position at the relay point.
[19:32] Lübeck Radio
Opening direct line to fortress command.
[19:36] Müller
Put us through.
[19:39] Müller
The fleet is in position.
[19:42] Kempff
Then begin execution of the plan.
[19:44] Müller
Yes, sir.
[19:46] Müller
Time to begin.
SIGN Galactic Imperial Navy Transport Ships
[19:49] Müller
We will now begin the operation.
[19:52] Müller
All of you will do what you must do
[19:54] Müller
to restore this fortress and
corridor to our possession.
[20:01] Müller
Feuer!
[20:04] OperatorA
The enemy fleet has opened fire!
[20:06] OperatorA
They're solid shells!
[20:08] Alex
Solid shells?!
[20:12] Fyodor
But we have liquid metal armor.
[20:15] Fyodor
It can't be harmed by solid shells.
[20:24] Female Lower Operator
The solid shells have
struck the fluid surface.
[20:27] Female Lower Operator
Damage to floating batteries minimal.
[20:29] Female Lower Operator
No shells have impacted the armor bulkhead.
[20:33] Alex
Floating battery relocation status?
[20:35] OperatorA
Floating batteries have
completed their relocation.
[20:37] OperatorA
Enemy fleet is within firing range.
[20:40] Alex
Fire!
[20:52] Alex
What?!
[20:55] Female Lower Operator
Liquid armor experiencing high
waves surpassing nominal values!
[20:58] Alex
Waves? Did you say waves?!
[21:00] Fyodor
We can't take aim at their fleet now!
[21:03] Alex
They pulled one over on us!
[21:08] OperatorC
Part of the enemy fleet has split
off and is heading toward us.
[21:12] OperatorC
They number 3,000!
[21:16] Murai
There's no doubt that these
are their landing crafts.
[21:20] Transport Craft Operator
Armored grenadier troop
97 is ready to charge.
[21:24] Müller
Begin the charge at once.
SIGN Galactic Imperial Navy Assault Landing Ships
[21:42] Poplin
This is it!
[21:43] Poplin
You've all got your friendly
devils by now, right?
[21:46] Konev
Had mine all along.
[21:56] Poplin
We can't stop them if our
floating batteries are useless!
[22:12] Female Lower Operator
Enemy landing crafts have
infiltrated the fortress!
[22:15] Female Lower Operator
They're advancing from the port
into the fortress's core!
SIGN Galactic Imperial Navy Armored Grenadier Troop
[22:31] Female Lower Operator
Enemy landing force has breached sector B17!
[22:34] Lower Operator
Sector B13 has also been breached!
[22:36] Fyodor
They'll penetrate the main shaft to the
central command room at this rate!
[22:41] Alex
Close the E15 and F16 bulkheads
and disperse Seffle particles!
[22:45] Alex
Stop them from using their guns!
[22:51] Armored SoldierA
Okay! Forward!
[22:58] Armored SoldierC
Bastard!
[23:08] Armored SoldierA
Th-These guys are...
[23:18] Müller
The Rosen Ritter...
SIGN Episode 35
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt II: Fierce Fighting
[25:01] Na
Next time, "Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt II: Fierce Fighting."
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[00:01] Female Lower Operator
Enemy landing force has breached sector B17!
[00:04] Lower Operator
Sector B13 has also been breached!
[00:06] Fyodor
They'll penetrate the main shaft to the
central command room at this rate!
[00:10] Alex
Close the E15 and F16 bulkheads
and disperse Seffle particles!
[00:15] Alex
Stop them from using their guns!
[00:20] Armored SoldierA
Okay! Forward!
[00:27] Armored SoldierC
Bastard!
[00:38] Armored SoldierA
Th-These guys are...
[00:48] Müller
The Rosen Ritter...
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:45] Orlau
The most elite of the
Alliance Navy's ground forces,
[02:49] Orlau
comprised of Imperial defectors
and their children.
[02:53] Orlau
We predicted that they would likely
be stationed at Iserlohn Fortress,
[02:58] Orlau
the Alliance's most critical base, but still...
[03:03] Armored SoldierA
Th-They're too strong!
[03:06] Lübeck Tactical Operator
Analyzing landing force's vital signs.
[03:08] Lübeck Tactical Operator
Less than 40% of the force is still alive.
[03:11] Orlau
More than half of them
dead in just two hours?
[03:13] Drewentz
Unbelievable...
[03:16] Müller
Order the landing force to
retreat as quickly as possible!
[03:20] Female Lower Operator
Imperial forces in Blocks C15
through D07 neutralized.
[03:24] Male Lower Operator
Imperial forces in Block E16 are withdrawing.
[03:27] Alex
Yes!
[03:31] Soldier
Connecting the cable.
SIGN What should we do next?
[03:37] Walter
If you ask me, storming the enemy ship
while we're on a roll is one option.
[03:42] Alex
No, you can't do that.
[03:43] Walter
Why not?
[03:45] Murai
If they take any prisoners,
[03:46] Murai
the fact that Commander Yang
is absent could be leaked.
[03:49] Murai
We can't take that risk.
SIGN I get it.
SIGN You can't tell your soldiers they should die before being taken prisoner.
[04:00] Walter
But y'know, Interim Commander,
[04:02] Walter
we can't let our fear of our weakness rob us of any chance of winning.
[04:06] Walter
Besides, secrets always
slip out sooner or later.
[04:10] Merkatz
Interim Commander.
[04:15] Merkatz
Please grant me temporary
command of the fleet.
[04:19] Merkatz
I believe I can make the
situation a bit easier.
[04:25] Alex
Would you do that for us?
[04:28] Alex
Everyone?
[04:28] Fischer
Admiral Merkatz has my support.
[04:31] Fyodor
And mine, of course.
[04:34] Dusty
I support Admiral Yang.
[04:36] Dusty
Thus, since Admiral Yang supports
Admiral Merkatz, so do I.
[04:42] Nguyen
I also see no option but
to support Admiral Merkatz.
[04:51] Alex
Admiral Merkatz, command of the
garrison fleet is in your hands.
SIGN Episode 35
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt II: Fierce Fighting
[05:17] Chartian
I did not expect to welcome anyone
but Admiral Yang onto this ship.
[05:22] Chartian
Still, of course, I am well
aware of my responsibility.
SIGN Flagship Hyperion Captain
Commander Asadora Chartian
[05:29] Na
Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz.
[05:33] Na
Formerly an Imperial high admiral who earned
the respect of the entire Imperial Fleet
[05:38] Na
with his leadership in commanding a
fleet of tens of thousands of ships,
[05:42] Na
he now leads no fleet
[05:44] Na
and is accompanied only by his
adjutant, Bernhard von Schneider,
[05:49] Na
as he stands on the bridge of the Iserlohn
garrison fleet's flagship* Hyperion*.
[05:56] Merkatz
I am Vice Admiral Merkatz, a guest admiral.
[06:00] Merkatz
I have received orders from the interim
commander, Rear Admiral Caselnes,
[06:04] Merkatz
to assume temporary command of
the Iserlohn garrison fleet.
[06:09] Merkatz
Our duty is to carry out the interim
commander's basic plan of action
[06:13] Merkatz
in a manner that is effective and
reliable on a strategic level.
[06:19] Merkatz
Remember, each of you,
that victory awaits atop a foundation
[06:23] Merkatz
built of layer upon layer of work done well.
[06:26] Dusty/Fischer/Nguyen
Yes, sir!
[06:30] Imperial SoldierA
Orders from landing force captain.
[06:34] Imperial SoldierA
All troops, retreat immediately.
[06:36] Imperial SoldierA
Return to landing craft.
[06:42] Linz
Don't let a single one of them escape!
[06:44] Walter
It's over, Linz.
[06:46] Walter
We've got instructions from Admiral Merkatz.
SIGN He says to let the enemy go.
[07:01] Linz
We were only a step away from
wiping out all of them.
[07:05] Rainer
We were hoping to accomplish
a bit more here.
[07:10] Walter
Just be patient.
SIGN Let's take a good look at what the great Admiral Merkatz is capable of.
[07:23] Schneider
The enemy's landing force is retreating.
[07:28] Merkatz
We will now carry out the operation.
[07:30] Merkatz
All ships, launch!
[07:50] Escort Commander
Recover the assault landing force!
[07:52] Escort Commander
Quickly!
[07:54] Escort Command Operator
Optical detection
[07:55] Escort Command Operator
has confirmed approach of enemy fleet.
[07:58] Escort Command Operator
They number about 7,000!
[08:00] Escort Commander
S-Seven thousand ships?
[08:08] Merkatz
Fire.
[08:23] Lübeck Radio
Signal received from fortress landing force.
[08:25] Lübeck Radio
"We are fighting the enemy
fleet. Aid requested."
[08:29] Orlau
They're targeting our recovery
of the landing force.
[08:33] Orlau
The transport fleet risks
annihilation as well.
[08:35] Drewentz
We have to give up on recovering
the landing force.
[08:39] Drewentz
Order the transport fleet
to retreat at once.
[08:41] Müller
No!
[08:42] Müller
Our entire fleet will mobilize
to rescue the landing force!
[08:47] Müller
All ships, full speed ahead!
[08:50] Müller
Get to the combat zone
as quickly as possible,
[08:53] Müller
and rescue as many of our men as you can!
[09:06] Escort Command Operator
Over 70% of the force is lost.
[09:10] Escort Commander
Halt the recovery of the landing force.
[09:13] Escort Commander
Order the fleet to withdraw.
[09:14] Escort Command Operator
Optical detection has confirmed
multiple ships rapidly approaching!
[09:18] Escort Commander
ID code confirmed!
[09:19] Escort Commander
It's the flagship Lübeck!
[09:25] Escort Commander
Admiral Müller!
[09:30] Hyperion Operator
Enemy's main fleet approaching.
[09:32] Hyperion Operator
They number about 10,000.
[09:34] Schneider
It's Admiral Müller.
[09:36] Merkatz
Yes.
[09:37] Merkatz
The enemy is throwing
their entire fleet at us.
[09:44] Drewentz
Recovery of the landing force is complete.
[09:48] Müller
Continue the assault and
eliminate the enemy fleet.
[09:52] Drewentz
Yes, sir.
[09:54] Müller
What is this?!
[09:57] Lübeck Tactical Operator
In addition to the fleet of 7,000 ahead,
[09:59] Lübeck Tactical Operator
new fleets have appeared
at the right and left!
[10:11] Lübeck Tactical Operator
Our fleet has been drawn into
the enemy's encirclement!
[10:14] Orlau
What?!
[10:16] Orlau
There's no way they could've formed
an encirclement in such a short time!
[10:20] Drewentz
Unless they knew we'd show up
here and were lying in wait...
[10:25] Drewentz
Y-You don't think—
[10:26] Müller
That's exactly it.
[10:28] Müller
They knew we'd show up to
save our landing force.
[10:32] Orlau
So they attacked our landing
force after letting them escape
[10:36] Orlau
specifically to lure us out?!
[10:38] Merkatz
Allies in crisis should
never be left behind.
[10:41] Merkatz
That's what Neidhart Müller believes.
SIGN If we know where the enemy will show up, we can make the first move.
[10:53] Müller
They got us.
[10:56] Geiersburg OperatorA
Müller Fleet losses have exceeded 40%.
[10:58] Kempff
How could this happen?!
[11:00] Kempff
How could we lose our chance at winning
after all we did to set the stage?
[11:06] Kempff
Put me through to Müller!
[11:10] Geiersburg OperatorG
The intensity of gunfire in the combat zone
has rendered communications impossible.
[11:19] Kempff
Damn you, Yang Wen-li!
[11:31] Nguyen Aide
Admiral Merkatz's plan has
fallen into place splendidly.
[11:35] Nguyen
Honestly... How can a man have that
much expertise at his disposal?
[11:39] Lao
Do you think the Empire still has
many more capable leaders like him?
[11:46] Dusty
There can't be too many
others like this one.
[11:50] Merkatz
All ships, utilize full
firepower from all gun ports
[11:53] Merkatz
and advance as a unit.
[12:00] Fusseneger
Admiral Müller appears unable to
escape the enemy encirclement.
[12:04] Fusseneger
If this goes on...
[12:06] Kempff
Put me through to Eichendorff and Patricken!
[12:09] Geiersburg OperatorG
Yes, sir.
[12:11] Kempff
You know Müller's situation, yes?
[12:14] Eichendorff/Patricken
Yes, sir.
[12:15] Kempff
We can't just let him die.
[12:17] Kempff
We must not lose any more of our men!
[12:21] Kempff
Attack at once and save Müller!
[12:25] Eichendorff/Patricken
Understood.
[12:28] Eichendorff
His Excellency seemed flustered.
[12:30] Patricken
You can't blame him.
[12:31] Patricken
If this plan is a success, the honors
he'll earn will be unprecedented,
[12:35] Patricken
but if it fails, he could be
removed from his position.
[12:39] Eichendorff
If that happens, the gap between him
[12:41] Eichendorff
and the duo of Mittermeyer and
Reuenthal will be insurmountable.
[12:46] Eichendorff
He's in a terrible position.
[13:03] Müller
Keep all surviving ships in close formation,
[13:05] Müller
with ships lacking defensive
capabilities in the center!
[13:08] Müller
The ships with heavy armor
will form the outer guard!
[13:12] Müller
Regroup into a spindle formation
with this ship in front!
[13:17] Müller
We'll break through the enemy encirclement!
[13:19] Schneider
The enemy fleet has begun to advance.
[13:22] Schneider
It appears they intend to break through
at the eight o'clock position.
[13:25] Merkatz
It seems they've steeled their resolve.
[13:28] Schneider
You held Admiral Müller in high regard
for a long time before this, did you not?
[13:33] Merkatz
Yes.
[13:34] Merkatz
I never dreamed the day would come when
he and I would exchange fire in this way.
[13:40] Merkatz
But carrying out the duty directly before
us at any given time is our job.
[13:47] Schneider
Yes, sir.
[13:49] Merkatz
Close the distance between our
fleet and the Nguyen Fleet.
[13:52] Merkatz
Stop the enemy from breaking through.
[13:54] Merkatz
Pursue the Attenborough Fleet from the rear.
[13:57] Merkatz
We want to whittle down the enemy's
numbers while we have the chance.
[14:00] Fischer/Dusty
Yes, sir.
[14:02] Order
The enemy is responding to our movements.
[14:06] Müller
They won't let us get away so easily.
[14:09] Müller
If they keep shooting us down,
[14:11] Müller
I'll never be able to face our
commander, Admiral Kempff.
[14:14] Schneider
The Müller Fleet is starting
to punch a hole in our lines.
[14:17] Schneider
But...
[14:20] Hyperion Operator
Transmission from squadron
flagship Manannan Mac Lir.
[14:24] Merkatz
Put them through.
[14:25] Hyperion Operator
Yes, sir.
[14:28] Fischer
I present a report.
[14:30] Fischer
Our fleet's patrol force has
detected an enemy rescue fleet.
[14:35] Fischer
What shall we do?
[14:39] Merkatz
The enemy is tenacious, and with
reinforcements on top of that,
[14:42] Merkatz
we'll be unlikely to escape
without incurring heavy losses.
[14:46] Merkatz
We have achieved what we needed
to achieve for the time being.
[14:49] Merkatz
Now is the time to gracefully retreat.
[14:53] Fischer
Roger that, sir.
[14:55] Merkatz
I'd like to have someone serve
as rear guard for our retreat.
[14:59] Fischer
I know just the man for the job.
[15:04] Na
Having received Merkatz's orders,
[15:06] Na
the Alliance Navy began to retreat,
despite its advantage.
[15:11] Dusty
Our fleet is the rear guard.
[15:14] Dusty
Make sure we get everyone out of here.
[15:16] Na
The Attenborough Fleet,
which formed the rear guard,
[15:20] Na
skillfully changed its formation
to evade the enemy's pursuit
[15:24] Na
and completed the retreat to the fortress
[15:26] Na
without waiting for the
Empire's reinforcements.
[15:30] Na
Although the Imperial Navy
suffered heavy losses,
[15:33] Na
it narrowly avoided total
annihilation thanks to
[15:37] Na
the diligent command and
leadership of Neidhart Müller.
[15:46] Müller
If all of you hadn't arrived,
[15:49] Müller
Yang Wen-li would have finished us.
[15:52] Eichendorff
No, we were only able to save
so many ships in that situation
[15:56] Eichendorff
because of Your Excellency's
skilled leadership.
[16:00] Drewentz
Pardon me for interrupting.
[16:03] Drewentz
We have received news that we
need your immediate judgment on.
[16:06] Müller
What is it?
[16:08] Drewentz
This information was leaked by a
prisoner we captured in close combat,
[16:12] Drewentz
who was near death and ravaged by fever...
[16:17] Müller
That's fine. Let's hear it.
[16:21] Drewentz
Yes, sir.
[16:23] Müller
Yang Wen-li is absent from Iserlohn?!
[16:26] Eichendorff
It couldn't be...
[16:28] Patricken
That's rather hard to believe.
[16:31] Patricken
Where is this prisoner now?
[16:33] Drewentz
He died shortly afterward.
[16:36] Eichendorff
What commander abandons a
post like Iserlohn Fortress,
[16:40] Eichendorff
their most important strategic base?
[16:44] Patricken
Is any one person great enough for us to
panic over whether he is there or not?
[16:50] Patricken
Is Yang Wen-li really that amazing?
[16:54] Müller
Do you think you could
conquer Iserlohn Fortress
[16:57] Müller
without shedding a single drop
of your own men's blood?
[17:01] Müller
And by using a method no
one else even imagined?
[17:06] Patricken
No, that isn't possible.
[17:08] Müller
Then Yan Wen-li really is just that amazing.
[17:13] Müller
And we should face such a brilliant
enemy with the respect he is due.
[17:17] Müller
For men like us, there is never
any shame in such behavior.
[17:23] Patricken
Understood.
[17:25] Müller
If the information if correct,
[17:27] Müller
Yang Wen-li should be planning
his return to to the fortress.
[17:31] Müller
We'll set up a watch-and-detect
net throughout the entire corridor
[17:34] Müller
and catch him upon his return.
[17:37] Müller
We have little time.
[17:39] Müller
I'd like to ask you two to do this.
Can I count on you?
[17:43] Eichendorff/Patricken
Yes, sir.
[17:52] Müller
During the recent conflict,
I saw the battleship Hyperion.
[17:57] Müller
Did you see it?
[17:58] Orlau
Yes. I've heard it's the ship
that carries Yang Wen-li.
[18:02] Müller
If he's gone, who's on that ship?
[18:05] Müller
Whether he's there or not,
he's causing us to agonize over this.
[18:11] Müller
No wonder they call him Magician Yang.
[18:14] Müller
But I won't lose a second time, Yang Wen-li.
[18:18] Müller
As soon as communications are
restored, connect me to command.
[18:22] Lübeck Radio
Yes, sir.
[18:34] Alex
I don't have the words to thank you.
[18:37] Merkatz
I only did what I had to do as a soldier.
[18:41] Merkatz
Besides, it's not as if we've won just yet.
[18:44] Alex
Of course.
[18:46] Alex
Still...
[18:47] Alex
Admiral.
[19:04] Kempff
Yang Wen-li is absent?
[19:08] Kempff
You're saying you believed this information?
[19:11] Kempff
And not only that, but you independently
decided to redeploy our troops?
[19:15] Müller
Yes, sir. Last year, the late
Admiral Siegfried Kircheis
[19:21] Müller
told me something upon returning
from the exchange of war prisoners.
[19:25] Müller
He said he had just seen
Yang Wen-li for the first time,
[19:28] Müller
and he didn't look like any kind
of valiant soldier at all...
[19:31] Müller
and that that's exactly what
is so frightening about him.
[19:38] Kempff
And?
[19:41] Müller
I expect that he has learned
of our navy's assault
[19:44] Müller
and plans to hurry back to Iserlohn.
[19:47] Müller
If we capture him on the way, it will
deal a fatal blow to the Alliance Navy.
[19:51] Kempff
Iserlohn Fortress is the Alliance's
most important strategic base.
[19:55] Kempff
Why would its commander leave his post?
[19:59] Müller
But—
[20:00] Kempff
There's no telling what bizarre
strategies Yang might use.
[20:03] Kempff
Were those not your own words?
[20:07] Kempff
It's obviously a trick to make us think
[20:09] Kempff
he's away from the fortress so
that our troops will be divided!
[20:13] Kempff
Müller, try to remember.
[20:17] Kempff
You fought well in this battle,
[20:21] Kempff
but that is all you did.
[20:23] Kempff
You have nothing to show for it.
[20:27] Müller
Yes, sir.
[20:28] Kempff
The plan that we poured our bodies
and souls into fell through,
[20:31] Kempff
but my pride will not accept a retreat now.
[20:35] Kempff
We can't go home until we achieve results!
[20:39] Müller
Yes, sir.
[20:41] Kempff
Leave the bare minimum amount
of patrol crafts behind
[20:44] Kempff
and return the fleet to its
original position at once.
[20:47] Kempff
We are formulating our next strategy.
[20:50] Kempff
Your fleet is of utmost
importance as a reserve force.
[20:54] Kempff
Stay where you are until you
receive further orders.
[20:57] Müller
Understood.
[20:58] Kempff
Over.
[21:05] Müller
Should I just...
[21:07] Müller
obediently accept the commander's
wishes at face value?
[21:14] Orlau
Your Excellency is a vice commander
for this operation.
[21:19] Orlau
Rather than insist on having your own way,
[21:22] Orlau
should you not adhere to your superior's wishes?
[21:28] Müller
Even if it means abandoning the possibility
of seizing such massive prey?
[21:33] Orlau
Yes, sir.
[21:37] Müller
What you say is right.
[21:39] Müller
A vice commander should adhere
to his superior's wishes.
[21:43] Müller
Very well. I will put my wishes aside.
[21:46] Müller
I withdraw my previous order.
[21:49] Müller
Put me through to Eichendorff and Patricken.
[21:52] Lübeck Radio
Yes, sir.
[22:01] Lubitsch
Your Excellency.
[22:03] Kempff
What is it?
[22:05] Lubitsch
Well...
[22:07] Lubitsch
Odin is requesting a situation report.
[22:12] Lubitsch
What shall I tell them?
[22:20] Kempff
Our navy has the advantage.
[22:24] Lubitsch
B-But...
[22:27] Kempff
Our navy has the advantage.
That's what you will tell them.
[22:35] Lubitsch
Yes, sir.
[22:36] Lubitsch
Pardon me.
SIGN Episode 36
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt III: The Return of the Magician
[25:01] Na
Next time, "Fortress vs. Fortress Akt III:
The Return of the Magician."
E36 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt III: The Return of the Magician
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[00:04] Paul
You don't seem pleased with the
report from Admiral Kempff.
[00:10] Reinhard
I expected a bit more from Kempff.
[00:13] Reinhard
It seems harassing the enemy
a bit was all he could do.
[00:17] Reinhard
There's no actual need to take
and occupy the enemy's fortress.
[00:21] Reinhard
Speaking in extremes,
[00:23] Reinhard
crashing our fortress into theirs
would serve our purposes equally well.
[00:27] Paul
But it was said that he used
Geiersburg Fortress as a base
[00:30] Paul
and introduced himself to them
personally before challenging them.
[00:33] Reinhard
Which is why I said that
was all he could do.
[00:36] Paul
In that regard, the one who selected him
for this operation is equally to blame.
[00:40] Paul
As the one who chose him,
I regret my erroneous judgment.
[00:45] Reinhard
Oh? How very admirable.
[00:48] Reinhard
But in the end, it was I who
chose to appoint Kempff.
[00:52] Reinhard
Besides, at the root of the matter
[00:54] Reinhard
is the useless proposal that
Schaft made in the first place.
[00:58] Reinhard
If it was simply unprofitable,
that would be fine,
[01:00] Reinhard
but because it was actually harmful,
I don't know how to deal with it.
[01:04] Paul
But even a man like him
may still prove useful.
[01:09] Paul
It will be difficult to make the universe
yours by military might alone.
[01:12] Paul
I believe it would serve you well to have
as many pawns in play as possible,
[01:16] Paul
even if those pawns are not as clean as—
[01:18] Reinhard
Don't misunderstand, Oberstein.
[01:21] Reinhard
I do not wish to steal the universe like a thief.
[01:24] Reinhard
But to take it by force.
[01:27] Paul
Yes, sir.
[01:42] Reinhard
Is this what it means to grasp power?
[01:46] Reinhard
The only ones left around me are people
who don't even try to understand me.
[01:55] Reinhard
Or is it that...
[02:00] Reinhard
the sin lies with me?
SIGN Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:36] Na
The rescue fleet led by Yang was rushing
to Iserlohn as quickly as possible.
[03:43] Na
Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief Bewcock
suggested mobilizing the 1st Fleet,
[03:49] Na
but the government denied his proposal.
[03:52] Na
In the end, the force granted to Yang
[03:55] Na
amounted to a mixed fleet of only 5,500
ships cobbled together from frontier guards.
[04:03] Yang
Well, what to do about this?
[04:07] Frederica
How are things looking?
[04:10] Yang
Well, to make a guess based on the
fragments of intel I've picked up,
[04:14] Yang
it doesn't seem like Duke Lohengramm
is commanding this offensive himself.
[04:20] Frederica
Why did you conclude that it isn't him?
[04:23] Yang
First of all, he needs to focus on running
his country as its prime minister right now.
[04:29] Yang
Also, the method of attack
is too traditional to be his.
[04:33] Frederica
What does that mean?
[04:36] Yang
If I was Duke Lohengramm,
[04:39] Yang
I would have just crashed the two
fortresses into each other.
[04:43] Yang
That would end it.
[04:46] Frederica
That would be quite an extreme measure.
[04:48] Yang
But it would work.
[04:50] Yang
It's likely that whoever he put
in command of the operation
[04:53] Yang
couldn't see things from that angle.
[04:56] Yang
Now that it's possible to warp a fortress,
[05:00] Yang
the Imperial Navy has gained a new
attack whose goal is to destroy—
[05:04] Yang
one far more ruthless than
their previous attacks,
[05:07] Yang
which were only used to gain possession.
[05:10] Yang
If the Imperial Navy attacked
in the way I just described,
[05:13] Yang
we wouldn't have had any
way to deal with it,
[05:15] Yang
but as of now, they haven't done that.
[05:19] Yang
Which means we're still better off.
SIGN Episode 36
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt III: The Return of the Magician
SIGN Dominion of Fezzan
[05:32] Henslow
What are your thoughts on this situation?!
[05:35] Rupert
Now, no need to get so
worked up, Commissioner.
[05:38] Henslow
You may say that as the Landesherr's aide,
[05:40] Henslow
but we called a court of inquiry to question
Admiral Yang based on your advice!
[05:45] Henslow
But just look!
[05:46] Henslow
The Imperial Navy targeted his absence
to invade the border in full force!
[05:51] Henslow
Could their timing have
been any more perfect?!
[05:53] Rupert
The tea is getting cold.
[05:55] Henslow
This is no time for tea!
[05:57] Henslow
We took your advice and—
[05:58] Rupert
I was wrong to give you that advice.
[06:02] Henslow
What?!
[06:03] Rupert
I never had any right to
speak of Admiral Yang.
[06:09] Rupert
It amounts to interference in
another country's affairs.
[06:12] Rupert
But you did not reject my advice.
[06:15] Henslow
If I had rejected it then,
[06:16] Henslow
the Free Planets Alliance would lose
its chance to gain Fezzan's favor.
[06:21] Henslow
You can't blame me for
thinking that, can you?
[06:24] Rupert
Talking about what's in the
past will get us nowhere.
[06:26] Rupert
The question is what happens next.
[06:29] Rupert
What do you intend to do
henceforth, Commissioner?
[06:33] Rupert
Oh, dear. You hadn't thought
about it? That is a problem.
[06:37] Rupert
Fezzan is deeply concerned right now.
[06:41] Rupert
Between the current Trunicht administration
[06:43] Rupert
and what may well be the
future Yang administration,
[06:46] Rupert
which would it prove more
beneficial to befriend?
[06:49] Henslow
What may well be the future
Yang administration?
[06:53] Henslow
You don't think—
[06:54] Rupert
Then I ask you this.
[06:56] Rupert
Had you predicted that the young man
called Reinhard von Lohengramm
[06:59] Rupert
would become the ruler of the
Galactic Empire in the very near future?
[07:07] Rupert
You should also try giving careful thought
[07:11] Rupert
to just how much devoting your full
loyalty to the Trunicht administration
[07:14] Rupert
will contribute to your
own personal well-being.
[07:20] Rupert
The human race's present
is important, of course,
[07:23] Rupert
but instead of a present that
has resulted from the past,
[07:26] Rupert
perhaps a present that will bring about
a future should be given more value.
[07:37] Leda II Operator
Enemy patrol squad sighted
at eleven o'clock.
[07:40] Leda II Operator
Enlarging on monitor.
[07:44] Alarcon
If the enemy has spotted us,
SIGN Rear Admiral Sandle Alarcon
[07:46] Alarcon
a surprise attack is no longer possible.
[07:48] Yang
A surprise attack?
[07:50] Yang
I never had any intention of doing that.
[07:53] Alarcon
Huh?
[07:55] Yang
I'm actually relieved that
the Imperial Navy found us.
SIGN Rear Admiral Lionel Morton
[07:59] Morton
What do you mean?
[08:01] Yang
Finding us limits the
Imperial commander's options.
[08:10] Yang
The problem we face,
at present, is this fleet.
[08:13] Yang
Will they continue to attack Iserlohn
Fortress and keep their backs to us,
[08:18] Yang
will they turn their backs
on Iserlohn and fight us,
[08:22] Yang
or will they split up their
forces and face both?
[08:26] Yang
They could also destroy one,
and then the other after a time lag,
[08:30] Yang
or they could decide that they have
no chance of winning and leave.
[08:34] Yang
Personally, I hope that's
the one they choose.
[08:37] Yang
If they do, there'll be no casualties,
[08:40] Yang
and best of all, it'll be easier.
[08:45] Yang
All right, we'll commence
the operation as planned.
[08:49] Yang
Stay safe, all of you.
[08:51] All
Yes, sir.
[08:53] Geiersburg Operator
The Müller fleet's patrol squad has
confirmed the enemy fleet's approach.
[08:58] Fusseneger
Is it the rescue fleet
Admiral Müller's intel spoke of?
[09:01] Kempff
We've cut off the enemy's long-distance
communications through jamming.
[09:05] Kempff
Those at Iserlohn Fortress most likely
don't know that rescue has arrived.
[09:10] Kempff
We'll use this opportunity
to break the stalemate.
[09:13] Kempff
Organize the staff officers at once.
[09:15] Fusseneger/Lubitsch
Yes, sir.
SIGN Galactic Empire Capital Planet Odin
[09:26] Reinhard
I want you both to head to
the Iserlohn Corridor.
[09:29] Oskar
We humbly accept your order...
[09:32] Oskar
But if the two of us deploy
at a time like this,
[09:36] Oskar
will it not give Admiral Kempff the mistaken
idea that we're trying to steal his glory?
[09:42] Reinhard
There's no need for you
to worry about that.
[09:46] Reinhard
It would be one thing if Kempff
had actually achieved something,
[09:49] Reinhard
but there's no guarantee he's done so.
[09:53] Oskar
Yes, sir...
[09:54] Reinhard
Don't expand the war front any
more than it needs to be.
[09:57] Reinhard
Otherwise, I trust you two to
handle this as you see fit.
[10:00] Oskar/Wolfgang
Yes, sir.
[10:03] Oskar
What could Duke Lohengramm be thinking?
[10:06] Oskar
If the battle has fallen into a stalemate,
[10:09] Oskar
there might be reason to send us there.
[10:11] Oskar
But if Kempff is winning,
there's no need for us to go,
[10:16] Oskar
and if he's losing, it's too
late for us to be of any help.
[10:19] Wolfgang
I understand what you're saying,
[10:22] Wolfgang
but whatever the case,
we've accepted His Excellency's orders.
[10:27] Wolfgang
Now all that's left is to do our best.
[10:31] Oskar
Of course. You're right.
[10:34] Oskar
So let's go do our best.
[10:44] Kempff
I will now explain the details of the plan.
[10:47] Müller/Eichendorff/Patricken
Yes, sir.
[10:48] Kempff
First, the Müller fleet will once
again attack Iserlohn with torpedoes.
[10:53] Kempff
This will disable its floating battery.
[10:55] Kempff
The Zweihänder will resume its
bombardment simultaneously,
[10:58] Kempff
keeping all enemy forces in check.
[11:00] Kempff
At that time, I will lead
a fleet out myself.
[11:04] Kempff
I'll make it look as if my fleet is trying
to join yours behind the fortress,
[11:08] Kempff
acting as a decoy to lure
the enemy fleet away.
[11:11] Kempff
Then you will advance your fleets
and begin a pincer attack.
[11:14] Kempff
We'll unload our full firepower
on them in a short span of time,
[11:17] Kempff
shattering their morale and confining
them within Iserlohn Fortress.
[11:21] Kempff
Before the enemy fortress
fleet can deploy again,
[11:24] Kempff
our fleet will destroy their
rescue fleet, ship by ship.
[11:28] Kempff
Once that is complete, we will return our
focus to capturing Iserlohn Fortress,
[11:33] Kempff
firing the Zweihänder from the front
[11:34] Kempff
and hitting them with the full firepower
of our entire fleet from behind,
[11:38] Kempff
overtaking Iserlohn Fortress
in one fell swoop.
[11:44] Müller
Might I offer my opinion?
[11:49] Kempff
Go ahead.
[11:50] Müller
Yes, sir.
[11:51] Müller
The idea of destroying their forces one
by one using a time lag is splendid,
[11:55] Müller
but if they determine that your
fleet's objective is to join ours,
[11:59] Müller
the enemy will do everything
they can to prevent that.
[12:03] Müller
Please look at this.
[12:05] Müller
I believe our fleet should make the enemy
think we're returning to Geiersburg,
[12:10] Müller
serving as a decoy to lure them away.
[12:13] Müller
That would make them less
keen to attack us.
[12:17] Müller
Then, if your fleet surprises them
by joining ours in a pincer attack,
[12:21] Müller
confining them within the fortress
will take less effort.
[12:26] Müller
What do you think?
[12:29] Kempff
Very well. I will incorporate
your proposal into the plan.
[12:33] Kempff
You will accompany me in annihilating
the enemy's rescue fleet.
[12:38] Müller
Yes, sir.
[12:47] Lübeck Operator
The enemy fortress is now
within firing range.
[12:51] Müller
Feuer!
[13:05] Iserlohn OperatorC
The floating battery is inoperable!
[13:08] Fyodor
The enemy used the same move again?
SIGN There shouldn't be enough men left in their landing force
SIGN to attempt another infiltration.
[13:23] Iserlohn OperatorC
Blocks B19 and C25 are hit!
[13:25] Alex
Set the Thor Hammer's sights on
the enemy fortress and fire!
[13:40] Iserlohn OperatorC
Block S6 is hit!
[13:42] Alex
What are they trying to do?
[13:44] Iserlohn OperatorB
Optical detection
[13:46] Iserlohn OperatorB
has confirmed that the Müller fleet is
moving from our rear toward Geiersburg.
[13:50] Fyodor
They're going back?
SIGN It's obvious that they're laying some kind of groundwork,
SIGN but the timing is perfectly aligned with Commander Yang's expected return.
[13:59] Murai
It could also be a trap to make
us think they're retreating
[14:02] Murai
because our rescue fleet has arrived,
inviting us to attack.
[14:06] Murai
Their objective in moving after
destroying the floating battery
[14:09] Murai
could also be to launch a fleet in secret
and trap us in a pincer attack.
[14:14] Alex
Reinforcements? Or is it...
SIGN What do you think, kid?
[14:22] Julian
Maybe it's both.
SIGN Both? Do tell.
[14:28] Julian
Yes, sir.
[14:29] Julian
Admiral Yang's reinforcements
are indeed close.
[14:33] Julian
Perhaps the enemy knows that
[14:35] Julian
and is setting a trap to confine
us in Iserlohn Fortress.
[14:42] Alex
What makes you think that, Julian?
[14:45] Julian
The enemy's movements are too unnatural.
[14:47] Alex
That is true, but is that enough
to base your judgment on?
[14:51] Julian
Well... This is what I think.
[14:55] Julian
If the enemy were to mobilize
their fleet to set a trap,
[14:58] Julian
what could their objective be?
[15:00] Julian
We proved to them in the previous
battle that infiltrating
[15:03] Julian
and occupying Iserlohn would not be easy.
[15:06] Julian
And they should know quite well
that we are focusing on defense
[15:10] Julian
and will not move far from the fortress.
[15:13] Julian
So I believe they will assume they
understand why we've chosen to defend
[15:17] Julian
and try to confine us.
[15:19] Alex
I see.
[15:20] Julian
As Rear Admiral Murai predicted,
[15:23] Julian
they could pincer our fleet when we
go out to intercept Müller's fleet,
[15:27] Julian
turning the tables and making
us think it's a trap,
[15:29] Julian
then confining us in the fortress.
[15:32] Julian
Once they've done that,
[15:34] Julian
they will then send all of their forces
to eliminate Admiral Yang's fleet.
[15:38] Alex
So it's trap to confine us within the fortress,
then strike our reinforcements...
[15:44] Alex
Is that it?
[15:45] Julian
Yes. It's a far more reliable strategy
than dividing up their forces
[15:49] Julian
to attack from two sides.
SIGN Well, now it's clear that the kid was Admiral Yang's top pupil
SIGN long before he was a pupil to Poplin and me.
[16:00] Merkatz
If that's the case,
this won't be so complicated.
[16:03] Merkatz
We'll just pretend to be
confined in the fortress,
[16:06] Merkatz
and when the enemy turns to leave,
we'll strike their rear.
[16:10] Merkatz
If we can align the timing with the
return of Commander Yang's fleet,
[16:13] Merkatz
we'll have a chance to execute
the perfect pincer attack.
[16:17] Alex
I entrust you to command the fleet.
[16:19] Merkatz
Yes, sir.
[16:21] Merkatz
Julian, I'd like you aboard the
flagship Hyperion with me.
[16:25] Merkatz
Right on the bridge.
[16:28] Julian
Yes, sir!
[16:32] Na
Just as Julian conjectured,
[16:34] Na
Kempff's fleet appeared to catch the
Alliance fleet in a pincer attack.
[16:41] Schneider
As predicted, the enemy fleet
has appeared behind us.
[16:45] Schneider
Their flagship is Galdhøpiggen,
which carries Admiral Kempff.
[16:49] Merkatz
Right.
[16:51] Kempff
Feuer!
[16:57] Hyperion Operator
The enemy fleet at our
rear has opened fire.
[16:59] Merkatz
As planned, commence withdrawal
of entire fleet to Iserlohn.
[17:03] Nguyen
Commence retreat!
[17:05] Dusty
Retreating!
[17:08] Lubitsch
The enemy fleet is retreating
into the fortress.
[17:11] Kempff
Don't let up on the firepower.
[17:13] Kempff
Seal them within the fortress!
[17:16] Na
After determining that the Alliance fleet
was confined within the fortress,
[17:21] Na
Kempff set out to join the Müller fleet in
annihilating the Alliance's rescue fleet.
[17:27] Leda II Radio
Report from the patrol fleet.
[17:29] Leda II Radio
Enemy fleet confirmed at eleven o'clock.
[17:31] Leda II Radio
They number about 20,000.
[17:33] Yang
Can we contact Iserlohn?
[17:35] Leda II Radio
Comms are still down.
[17:37] Yang
Check on the aerial force.
[17:38] Frederica
Yes, sir.
[17:46] Mechanic
Yes, we're working on it.
[17:48] Mechanic
Don't worry. We'll get it done in time.
[17:51] Pilot
Hey, are we really gonna use this?
[17:54] Pilot
It's powerful, but it was scrapped in the testing
stage because it tanked our aerial capabilities.
[17:59] Mechanic
I know.
[18:01] Mechanic
We were carrying it away to be disposed of.
[18:04] Pilot
Damn...
[18:06] Pilot
If this wasn't Admiral Yang's orders,
I'd refuse to do this.
[18:10] Frederica
Admiral, the aerial fleet is ready.
[18:14] Yang
Status of the enemy fleet?
[18:16] Leda II Operator
They will be within firing range shortly.
[18:18] Yang
Commence withdrawal of the entire fleet.
[18:21] Yang
Keep our relative velocity
with the enemy at zero.
[18:23] Galdhøpiggen Operator
The enemy has begun to retreat.
[18:25] Galdhøpiggen Operator
Unable to close relative distance.
[18:27] Kempff
They're just trying to buy time.
[18:29] Kempff
We have them drastically outnumbered.
[18:32] Kempff
Close the distance!
[18:33] Kempff
By the time the garrison fleet confined
in Iserlohn notices and deploys again,
[18:38] Kempff
we'll have every last ship wiped out!
[18:42] Kempff
Feuer!
[18:48] Yang
Counterattack in moderation.
[18:51] Frederica
Admiral, any moment now.
[18:53] Yang
Yes.
[18:54] Galdhøpiggen Operator
Relative distance gradually closing.
[18:57] Kempff
Full firepower from all ship guns!
[18:59] Kempff
Sink them in one fell swoop!
[19:01] Müller
Full firepower!
[19:02] Lübeck Operator
Yes, sir!
[19:03] Leda II Operator
Enemy fleet drawing closer.
[19:20] Leda II Operator
Enemy fleet has reached the
expected coordinates.
[19:23] Leda II Operator
No objects in firing range
that would alter attack trajectory.
SIGN Lancer Spartanians
[19:59] Müller
An ambush?!
[20:00] Kempff
Didn't the enemy have only a small force?!
[20:03] Yang
The armored railguns may be powerful,
[20:05] Yang
but they were to be scrapped because
their size hindered their mobility.
[20:10] Yang
But within the Iserlohn Corridor,
where movement is restricted,
[20:15] Yang
we can make the most of their power
by using them as fixed batteries.
[20:19] Frederica
That's looking from a new angle.
[20:22] Yang
Anyway, this attack allowed us
to chip away at the enemy,
[20:27] Yang
but it's done no more than
buy us a bit of time.
[20:31] Yang
Now, if the people on Iserlohn read
the situation and act accordingly...
[20:40] Yang
I never wished for Julian
to become a soldier.
[20:45] Yang
It's so selfish to only expect so
much of him at a time like this.
[20:51] Galdhøpiggen Operator
Optical detection has found the
source of the enemy fire.
[20:54] Galdhøpiggen Operator
On display.
[20:57] Lubitsch
They're using carrier-based
crafts as fixed batteries?!
[21:01] Kempff
How unorthodox.
It's definitely Yang Wen-li.
[21:05] Kempff
But we still have the advantage in numbers!
[21:09] Kempff
We'll reform our line and
turn the tables on them!
[21:12] Galdhøpiggen Operator
Yes, sir!
[21:13] Leda II Operator
The enemy fleet is reforming.
[21:15] Leda II Operator
A detached force is heading
toward our aerial squad.
[21:18] Yang
Aerial squad, keep firing
as you begin the retreat.
[21:21] Leda II Operator
Yes, sir.
[21:23] Frederica
Admiral.
[21:26] Frederica
Look.
[21:32] Hyperion Operator
Enemy fleet is within firing range.
[21:35] Merkatz
Fire!
[21:42] Fusseneger
Fire coming from behind us!
[21:44] Fusseneger
It's the enemy's main fleet!
[21:46] Kempff
How?! How were they able
to re-deploy so quickly?!
[21:50] Yang
Our fleet will now move forward
and switch to offensive.
[21:56] Müller
They don't even have reliable
communication right now.
[21:59] Müller
There's no way they could have
coordinated such an elaborate plan!
[22:08] Müller
Is this the end?
[22:11] Müller
No!
[22:12] Kempff
Do not pull back!
[22:14] Kempff
Just one step... We're just one step away!
[22:17] Kempff
We're one step away from
making the Milky Way ours!
[22:23] Na
The Imperial fleet led by Kempff
[22:25] Na
devoted all its strength
to escaping this crisis.
[22:30] Na
But the fierce attacks of the Alliance Navy,
led by Yang and Merkatz,
[22:34] Na
surpassed the Empire's best efforts,
[22:37] Na
and the Imperial Navy was slipping
into the abyss of total defeat.
[22:45] Fusseneger
Your Excellency.
[22:47] Fusseneger
There is no point in resisting further.
[22:50] Fusseneger
I hate to say it, but our only option now
[22:52] Fusseneger
is to concentrate our
efforts on retreating.
[23:05] Kempff
Geiersburg Fortress.
[23:08] Fusseneger
Geiersburg Fortress?
[23:11] Kempff
We'll crash it into Iserlohn Fortress.
[23:14] Kempff
If we do that,
Iserlohn Fortress won't stand a chance.
SIGN Episode 37
SIGN Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt IV: Conclusion
[25:01] Na
Next time, "Fortress vs. Fortress
Akt IV: Conclusion."