E33 - 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."