E3 - An Indomitable Prodigy

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[00:02] Na
    In the year CE 2801,
[00:04] Na
    humanity relocated its political center from
    Earth, the third planet in the Solar System,
[00:10] Na
    to Theoria, the second planet
    in the Aldebaran Star System...
[00:13] Na
    and established the Galactic Federation.
[00:16] Na
    It was declared the first year
    of the Universal Calendar...
[00:18] Na
    and heralded an era of
    long-lasting growth.
[00:22] Na
    However, this prosperity
    would not last forever.
[00:25] Na
    Humanity was engulfed in the gloom of
    stagnation and uncertainty when,
[00:30] Na
    in UC 310,
[00:33] Na
    Rudolf Goldenbaum was elected President of
    the Galactic Federation by popular vote.
[00:39] Na
    The Parliament also named
    him Prime Minister.
[00:43] Na
    In addition, he gave himself the title
    Emperor Rudolf I of the Galactic Empire,
SIGN    First Emperor of the Galactic Empire
    Rudolf von Goldenbaum
[00:48] Na
    at which point the Galactic
    Federation collapsed,
[00:51] Na
    and the Goldenbaum Dynasty of the
    Galactic Empire was established.
[00:56] Na
    This made him the first absolute
    monarch of all humanity,
[01:02] Na
    as well as its dictator.
[01:06] Na
    Now a holy and inviolable entity,
[01:09] Na
    Rudolf rebuilt the world
    to suit his own ideals.
[01:12] Na
    It was a world in which a subset of
    the nobility ruled the populace.
[01:18] Na
    A widespread outbreak of riots
    followed Rudolf's death,
[01:22] Na
    but the empire's foundation
    was not shaken.
[01:25] Na
    However, in the year IC 164,
SIGN    Arle Heinessen
[01:29] Na
    a group of republicans succeeded
    in escaping the empire's rule.
[01:34] Na
    After a journey of half a century,
[01:36] Na
    they reached a planet that would
    later be named Heinessen...
[01:40] Na
    and declared the establishment
    of the Free Planets Alliance.
[01:43] Na
    Believing themselves to be the true
    heirs of the Galactic Federation,
[01:48] Na
    they revived the Universal Calendar.
[01:51] Na
    Incidentally, the year UC 527
    coincides with the year IC 218.
[01:59] Na
    The two forces would spend the next
    150 years of their history at war.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:38] Kaiser
    For your success in subjugating the
    rebel forces in the Astarte Starzone,
[03:44] Kaiser
    I name you, Count Reinhard von Lohengramm,
    the Imperial Fleet Admiral.
[03:49] Kaiser
    I also name you Vice Commander
    of the Imperial Space Fleet...
[03:53] Kaiser
    and give you command of
    half of our Space Fleet.
[03:59] Kaiser
    This is the decree of Friedrich IV
    of the Galactic Empire,
[04:01] Kaiser
    given in this, the 487th year
    of the Imperial Calender.
[04:31] Ovlesser
    Hmph. A twenty-year-old fleet admiral, eh?
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief
    Gregor von Mückenberger
[04:35] Ovlesser
    When did the lustrous Imperial Space Fleet...
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Armored Grenadier Commander
    High Admiral Ovlesser
[04:37] Ovlesser
    sink to the level of a child's
    plaything, Your Excellency?
[04:42] Gregor
    That blond boy does have tactical skill.
    I can't deny that.
[04:47] Gregor
    He did defeat the rebels, after all.
[04:50] Gregor
    His talent astonished even the
    seasoned veteran Merkatz.
[04:55] Ovlesser
    He does look as if he has lost his bite.
[04:58] Ovlesser
    He did win, but it may well have
    been an isolated coincidence.
[05:02] Ovlesser
    If you ask me, it only seems as if
    the enemy was incompetent.
SIGN    Episode 3
SIGN    The Indomitable Prodigy
[05:13] Guy
    Next, his rank will be raised
    from count to marquis.
[05:17] Guy
    He's done well for himself, even for having
    a sister the kaiser's in love with.
[05:21] Guy
    I heard his red-headed flunky is
    getting promoted two ranks, too.
[05:25] Ansbach
    Don't be shameless!
[05:27] Guy
    Commodore Ansbach!
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy
    Commodore Ansbach
[05:28] Ansbach
    Their deeds have made them worthy
    of the ranks they've earned.
[05:33] Ansbach
    Watch your tongues.
[05:34] All
    Yes, sir!
[05:42] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You're being promoted to commodore.
[05:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Look forward to it.
[05:47] Kircheis
    Every time Reinhard takes
    a step up the ladder,
[05:51] Kircheis
    I'm dragged up behind him.
[05:53] Kircheis
    And at such staggering speed...
[05:56] Oberstein
    Captain Siegfried Kircheis, correct?
[06:00] Kircheis
    Yes, and you are?
[06:02] Oberstein
    I'm Captain Paul von Oberstein.
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Captain
    Paul von Oberstein
[06:05] Oberstein
    Pleasure to meet you.
[06:08] Kircheis
    Do you have business with me?
[06:13] Oberstein
    Forgive me.
[06:14] Oberstein
    My artificial eyes seem to be acting up.
[06:16] Oberstein
    I apologize for startling you.
[06:20] Kircheis
    I don't mind.
[06:21] Kircheis
    Did you lose your eyes in battle?
[06:23] Oberstein
    No, it was a congenital issue.
[06:26] Oberstein
    If I had been born in
    Emperor Rudolf's time,
[06:30] Oberstein
    I might have been eliminated under
    the Inferior Genes Exclusion Act.
[06:36] Oberstein
    You are blessed with a good superior.
[06:39] Oberstein
    There are precious few superior
    officers in the Imperial Army...
[06:42] Oberstein
    who can make the most of their
    subordinates' abilities.
[06:45] Oberstein
    But Count Lohengramm is different.
[06:48] Oberstein
    I'm sure it's something those magnates who
    only care about lineage can't fathom.
[06:53] Kircheis
    Which fleet do you serve in?
[06:57] Oberstein
    I was with the intel processing
    division at headquarters,
[07:00] Oberstein
    but I've been appointed to the fleet
    at Iserlohn Fortress as a staff officer.
[07:06] Kircheis
    Congratulations.
[07:11] Oberstein
    You seem rather guarded.
[07:15] Guy
    Salute the fleet admiral!
[07:25] Oberstein
    I am Captain Paul von Oberstein.
[07:28] Oberstein
    Allow me to offer my congratulations.
[07:31] Oberstein
    I'll be going now.
[07:32] Kircheis
    Right.
[07:34] Oberstein
    Please excuse me.
[07:40] Reinhard
    Who's he?
[07:41] Kircheis
    A walking enigma, I think.
[07:46] Reinhard
    I see.
[07:48] Reinhard
    He had criticism for
    Emperor Rudolf, did he?
[07:52] Reinhard
    It is always best to remain guarded.
[07:55] Reinhard
    Of course, with so many enemies around,
[07:58] Reinhard
    that can be difficult.
[08:00] Kircheis
    Right.
[08:03] Reinhard
    I'm seeing my sister tomorrow.
    You'll come along, right?
[08:06] Kircheis
    Are you sure I should?
[08:08] Reinhard
    Of course. Why show restraint now?
[08:16] Kircheis
    Back then, the stars in the
    sky seemed so far from me.
[08:21] Kircheis
    They were beyond my reach.
[08:23] Kircheis
    I never even considered reaching for them.
[08:26] Kircheis
    And the reason that changed was...
[08:29] (Flashback) Friend
    Bye!
[08:30] (Flashback) Kircheis
    See you tomorrow!
[08:38] Kircheis
    The gate to the house next door is open...
[08:48] Kircheis
    A noble?
[08:49] Mom
    Yes, that's what I heard.
[08:52] Kircheis
    He didn't look like one, though...
[08:54] Dad
    There are many types of nobles.
[08:56] (Flashback) Dad
    Oh, right! The Baldr orchids
    should bloom tomorrow.
[09:00] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Wow! Really?
[09:10] (Flashback) Kircheis
    I'm going now!
[09:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Who are you?
[09:29] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'm Reinhard von Müsel. Who are you?
[09:35] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Siegfried... Kircheis.
[09:39] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Siegfried? That's a commoner's name.
[09:43] (Flashback) Reinhard
    But...
[09:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
    "Kircheis" is a nice last name.
[09:47] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I like it a lot.
[09:49] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'll call you by your last name.
[09:52] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You don't mind, do you, Kircheis?
[09:53] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Huh?
[09:56] (Flashback) Annerose
    Reinhard?
[10:04] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Sis!
[10:05] (Flashback) Annerose
    Reinhard, there you are.
[10:08] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Sis, let me introduce you.
[10:13] (Flashback) Reinhard
    This is Siegfried Kircheis.
[10:16] (Flashback) Annerose
    My name is Annerose.
[10:18] (Flashback) Annerose
    Siegfried... Can I call you "Sieg"?
[10:25] (Flashback) Annerose
    Sieg, I hope you'll be good
    friends with my brother.
[10:31] (Flashback) Kircheis
    I will!
[10:32] (Flashback) Annerose
    My, you have such energy!
[10:39] (Flashback) Teacher
    I'll introduce him.
[10:40] (Flashback) Teacher
    This is Reinhard von Müsel.
[10:46] (Flashback) Kid
    A kid like him, with "von" in his name?
[10:55] (Flashback) Kid
    Man, there's nothing likable
    about that noble kid at all.
[10:58] (Flashback) Kid
    You're sure you called him out here?
[11:01] (Flashback) Kid
    He should show up soon.
[11:02] (Flashback) Kid
    Let's bust him up nice and quick.
[11:06] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Have you seen Reinhard?
[11:08] (Flashback) Kid
    Some of the older kids
    asked for him earlier.
[11:16] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Reinhard?!
[11:31] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Bet that taught them a lesson.
[11:35] (Flashback) Reinhard
    This isn't good, though.
[11:37] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If my sister finds out, it'll make her sad.
[11:43] (Flashback) Kircheis
    I have a good idea.
[11:49] (Flashback) Annerose
    How's that?
[11:50] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Sis!
[11:51] (Flashback) Annerose
    Have you warmed up a bit?
[11:53] (Flashback) Both
    Yes.
[11:54] (Flashback) Annerose
    I can't believe you fell in a fountain.
[11:56] (Flashback) Annerose
    I guess you have a little too much energy.
[12:03] (Flashback) Annerose
    What?
[12:05] (Flashback) Annerose
    You boys are so strange.
[12:08] (Flashback) Annerose
    I made a Kelsey plum cake.
    Get dressed and help yourselves.
[12:19] (Flashback) Annerose
    Hey, I told you two to get dressed first.
[12:22] (Flashback) Both
    Let's eat!
[12:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
    By the way, Kircheis,
[12:30] (Flashback) Reinhard
    my sister said she's baking
    another Kelsey plum cake today.
[12:34] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Really? I love those!
[12:41] (Flashback) Kircheis
    That crest...
[12:43] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Why are they at your house?
[12:46] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Reinhard?
[12:49] (Flashback) Reinhard
    What did you do with Sis?!
[12:51] (Flashback) Dad
    We had no choice.
[12:54] (Flashback) Dad
    His Highness wanted her.
[12:57] (Flashback) Dad
    But this is an honor.
[12:59] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You sold her to the kaiser!
[13:01] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You sold my sister!
[13:03] (Flashback) Dad
    Reinhard, that's enough!
[13:09] (Flashback) Dad
    The decision has been made.
[13:17] (Flashback) Annerose
    It's all right. It's all right, Reinhard.
[13:23] (Flashback) Annerose
    This is right.
[13:47] (Flashback) Annerose
    Sieg...
[13:51] (Flashback) Annerose
    I didn't know you very long, but thank you.
[13:55] (Flashback) Annerose
    Eat this if you'd like.
[14:02] (Flashback) Annerose
    Take care of Reinhard for me.
[14:07] (Flashback) Annerose
    Goodbye, Sieg.
[15:22] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Kircheis.
[15:26] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Reinhard...
[15:28] (Flashback) Reinhard
    It's been a while.
[15:30] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Where were you?!
[15:33] (Flashback) Kircheis
    That uniform...
[15:34] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I joined a cadet school.
[15:36] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Cadet school?
[15:39] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'll be a soldier.
[15:41] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I can become a real man faster that way.
[15:44] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Kircheis, come with me.
[15:48] (Flashback) Kircheis
    To be a soldier?
[15:51] (Flashback) Reinhard
    That's right. We'll get
    my sister back together.
[15:57] (Flashback) Annerose
    Take care of Reinhard for me.
[16:16] (Flashback) Kid
    So that's Countess Grünewald's
    younger brother?
[16:20] (Flashback) Kid
    Did you hear about the
    red-headed kid? He's a commoner!
[16:23] (Flashback) Kid
    What's a commoner doing here?
[16:25] (Flashback) Kid
    He got in because of the
    sister's influence, too.
[16:31] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Those two are sons of magnates.
[16:33] (Flashback) Reinhard
    They always have servants around
    them to do everything for them.
[16:36] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Can guys like that really
    make it on the battlefield?
[16:39] (Flashback) Reinhard
    They'll never go.
[16:41] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Even if they get into the military,
    most of them get stuck in the rear services.
[16:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
    They have no intention of going out
    and dying on the front lines.
[16:49] (Flashback) Reinhard
    That's how imperial nobles are.
[16:58] (Flashback) Teacher
    Come on! Run! Run! Run!
[17:05] (Flashback) Kid
    Go, go, go, go!
[17:08] (Flashback) Kid
    Goal!
[17:11] (Flashback) Kid
    Your horse is so slow.
[17:14] (Flashback) Kid
    You can say that again. Pathetic.
[17:16] (Flashback) Kid
    Come on, get up.
[17:17] (Flashback) Kid
    You, too.
[17:21] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Those guys didn't earn their
    standing on their own.
[17:25] (Flashback) Reinhard
    There's no reason we should have
    to stand downwind of them.
[17:32] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Yeah.
[17:35] (Flashback) Guy
    Representative of graduating students, Reinhard von Müsel.
[17:39] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Yes, sir!
[17:45] (Flashback) Guy
    Salutatorian, Siegfried Kircheis.
[17:48] (Flashback) Kircheis
    Yes, sir!
[18:13] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Kircheis, have you ever
    thought of it this way?
[18:29] Reinhard
    Sister!
[18:30] Annerose
    I'm glad you came, Reinhard.
[18:33] Annerose
    You, too, Sieg.
[18:34] Kircheis
    And I am glad to see you
    doing well, Annerose.
SIGN    Annerose von Grünewald
[18:38] Annerose
    Thank you.
[18:40] Annerose
    I've been waiting for
    your arrival for days.
[18:44] Annerose
    Come, let's go inside.
[18:50] Kircheis
    She hasn't changed at all since then.
[18:55] Kircheis
    Not even the kaiser himself...
[18:57] Kircheis
    can do anything to taint these two.
[19:04] Reinhard
    Kircheis.
[19:05] Annerose
    Hurry up, now.
[19:07] Kircheis
    Of course.
[19:11] Annerose
    Have some Kelsey plum cake.
[19:13] Annerose
    I made it myself, so I don't know
    if it will suit your tastes.
[19:17] Reinhard
    I'll just make my tastes suit it.
[19:19] Annerose
    Goodness, you're so mean.
[19:23] Kircheis
    It's very good.
[19:25] Annerose
    I'm glad to hear it.
[19:27] Annerose
    So, Sieg, I'm sure Reinhard has put you
    through all sorts of trouble, right?
[19:32] Kircheis
    No, not at all.
[19:33] Reinhard
    Go on, you can be honest.
[19:35] Annerose
    Don't tease him!
[19:38] Annerose
    Oh, right. I also have some delicious
    vin rosé I received as a gift.
[19:43] Reinhard
    I get the picture, Sister.
[19:46] Reinhard
    You want me to go get it, right?
[19:49] Annerose
    Thank you, Reinhard.
[19:57] Annerose
    You have done so much for my brother.
[20:01] Kircheis
    Not at all. He's the one
    who has done much for me.
[20:05] Kircheis
    To be a captain at my age...
[20:06] Kircheis
    It's more than I deserve.
[20:08] Annerose
    You'll be a rear admiral
    soon, won't you? I heard.
[20:12] Annerose
    Congratulations.
[20:14] Kircheis
    Thank you.
[20:17] Annerose
    My brother doesn't say it out loud,
    or maybe he just hasn't noticed,
[20:23] Annerose
    but he truly relies on you a great deal.
[20:25] Kircheis
    You flatter me. I am nothing special.
[20:29] Annerose
    Sieg...
[20:30] Annerose
    You should really value
    yourself a bit more.
[20:34] Annerose
    My brother has talent,
[20:36] Annerose
    but he isn't as mature as you.
[20:40] Annerose
    He's like a wild goat that grows too proud
    of its agility and falls from a cliff,
[20:45] Annerose
    and he is in a place just as perilous.
[20:48] Annerose
    So please, Sieg, I ask you...
[20:52] Annerose
    Watch over Reinhard so that he
    doesn't slip off of that cliff.
[20:57] Annerose
    If you see him heading in that
    direction, tell him so.
[21:00] Annerose
    I know he would accept a warning from you.
[21:04] Kircheis
    I will do everything I can.
[21:08] Kircheis
    Please have faith in my
    loyalty to Reinhard.
[21:12] Kircheis
    I swear that I will not disappoint you.
[21:18] Annerose
    Thank you, Sieg.
[21:22] Kircheis
    Annerose...
[21:25] Reinhard
    You should have put it
    someplace easier to find.
[21:29] Annerose
    Sorry to put you through that,
    but it will be worth the effort.
[21:33] Annerose
    I'll bring the glasses.
[21:42] Kircheis
    So this is where you went.
[21:46] Reinhard
    I've come this far from that night.
[21:50] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Kircheis, have you ever
    thought of it this way?
[21:55] (Flashback) Reinhard
    The Goldenbaum Dynasty hasn't existed
    since the dawn of humanity.
[22:00] (Flashback) Reinhard
    It began with this arrogant
    bastard, Rudolf.
[22:04] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Rudolf started out as no more
    than an ambitious upstart,
[22:08] (Flashback) Reinhard
    but the times were such that he managed
    to become a holy and inviolable emperor.
[22:15] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Hey, Kircheis...
[22:18] (Flashback) Reinhard
    If Rudolf did it, do you think I could?
[22:31] Kircheis
    Reinhard...
[22:37] Kircheis
    Reinhard, please...
    make the universe your own.
[23:01] Reinhard
    Let's go.
[23:03] Reinhard
    We shall return to the battlefield.
[23:08] Kircheis
    Understood.
SIGN    Episode 4
SIGN    The Unbeatable Magician
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode four, "The Unbeatable Magician."