# 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."