# 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."