E38 - Determination and Ambition

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SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
SIGN    Rubinsky Estate
[00:17] Rupert
    If we were to estimate the percentage of
    power each of the three nations holds,
[00:20] Rupert
    the Empire would hold about
    48%, the Alliance 33%,
[00:25] Rupert
    and our own Fezzan would hold
    about 19% of the power.
[00:29] Rubinsky
    The power balance between the
    nations has changed quite a bit.
[00:34] Rubinsky
    The Alliance's decline is quite prominent.
[00:37] Rupert
    The Empire's high nobility has
    been almost completely purged,
[00:40] Rupert
    and the lower nobles and commoners
    have climbed in the ranks.
[00:44] Rupert
    This has accelerated the
    metabolism of human resources.
[00:48] Rubinsky
    It seems to have stimulated
    the economy, as well.
[00:52] Rupert
    The decline of the Alliance,
    on the other hand, is plain to see.
[00:56] Rupert
    Their defeat at Amritsar
[00:58] Rupert
    reduced their military strength to a third
    of what it was in less than two years.
[01:01] Rupert
    Their social infrastructure
    is collapsing,
[01:04] Rupert
    causing the citizens' trust
    in the system to waver.
[01:07] Rubinsky
    The Alliance is on the road to ruin.
[01:12] Rubinsky
    How tragic.
[01:14] Rupert
    Yes, but I do hope that the
    Alliance continues on this path.
[01:18] Rupert
    If their political power
    continues to decline
[01:20] Rupert
    and they end up being annexed by the Empire,
[01:22] Rupert
    Fezzan will be able to assume
    financial control over the Empire,
[01:26] Rupert
    making us the rulers of an
    essentially unified galaxy.
[01:31] Rubinsky
    In any case, you must prepare as
    many pawns ready as possible
[01:34] Rubinsky
    so that we can make the
    first move at any time.
[01:38] Rupert
    I am aware.
[01:41] Rupert
    Speaking of pawns...
[01:42] Rupert
    What do we do about Schaft, the head of the Imperial
    Navy Science and Technology Department?
[01:47] Rubinsky
    What would you do?
[01:48] Rupert
    It seems to me we have
    no further use for him.
[01:51] Rupert
    He only keeps making bigger
    and bigger demands of us.
[01:57] Rupert
    Preparations have been made to ensure
    the documents we spoke of are received
[02:00] Rupert
    as naturally as possible by the relevant
    personnel in the Imperial Ministry of Justice.
[02:06] Rubinsky
    Good. Have it done at once.
[02:08] Rubinsky
    Waste must be flushed immediately,
    or it will clog the drain.
[02:13] Rupert
    Understood.
[02:15] Rubinsky
    By the way, isn't tomorrow the
    anniversary of your mother's death?
[02:19] Rubinsky
    You can take the day off.
[02:27] Rupert
    Well, well...
[02:29] Rupert
    I never expected Your Excellency to
    be concerned with my private affairs.
[02:33] Rupert
    It is more than I could hope for.
[02:35] Rubinsky
    Of course I am...
[02:37] Rubinsky
    considering you are of
    my own flesh and blood.
[02:41] Rupert
    You knew?
[02:44] Rubinsky
    I did a terrible thing to your mother.
[02:50] Rupert
    You were concerned about that?
[02:53] Rubinsky
    Yes, all this time.
[02:56] Rupert
    My mother would be pleased
    to hear that in Heaven.
[02:59] Rupert
    Allow me to thank you in her stead.
[03:02] Rupert
    But in truth, there was no
    need for you to be concerned.
[03:07] Rupert
    The daughter of a family so poor that they
    struggled to afford their daily bread,
[03:11] Rupert
    or the daughter of a family so rich
[03:13] Rupert
    that they held a measurable percentage
    of the universe's wealth...
[03:17] Rupert
    I would have...
[03:19] Rupert
    Yes, I would have made the same
    choice Your Excellency did.
[03:25] Rupert
    So, did you give me this
    important job as your aide
[03:29] Rupert
    when I was but a youth,
    fresh out of graduate school,
[03:33] Rupert
    purely out of paternal love for your child?
[03:36] Rubinsky
    Is that what you believe?
[03:38] Rupert
    It's not what I want to believe.
[03:41] Rupert
    I do have some degree of confidence
    in my own ability, after all.
[03:46] Rupert
    I want to believe you saw that in me.
[03:50] Rubinsky
    You seem very much like me on the inside.
[03:53] Rubinsky
    Though your outward appearance
    is closer to your mother's.
[03:57] Rupert
    Thank you for saying so.
[04:00] Rubinsky
    The leader of Fezzan is not
    an inherited position.
[04:03] Rubinsky
    The requirement to be my successor is not
    blood, but capability and popularity.
[04:09] Rubinsky
    It's necessary to cultivate
    those things over time.
[04:12] Rupert
    I will keep that in mind.
[04:25] Rupert
    Capability and popularity, eh?
[04:28] Rupert
    You didn't spend any time getting
    those, but you say I have to?
[04:33] Rupert
    You contradict yourself.
[04:36] Rupert
    Don't forget... I am your son.
[04:50] Rubinsky
    Rupert is a lot like me.
SIGN    Episode 38
SIGN    Determination and Ambition
[05:04] Na
    The force sent to conquer Iserlohn Fortress
    returned to the capital planet, Odin.
[05:10] Na
    They lost Admiral-in-Chief Kempff,
[05:13] Na
    they lost Geiersburg Fortress,
[05:16] Na
    and they lost over 29,000 ships carrying
    over 1,800,000 soldiers and officers,
[05:22] Na
    making their return a tragic one.
[05:29] Reinhard
    Say that again!
[05:32] Paul
    About 80% of the expeditionary force to
    the Iserlohn Corridor has been lost.
[05:40] Reinhard
    Müller will be severely punished!
[06:07] Reinhard
    Right...
[06:09] Reinhard
    A man like Müller is hard to come by.
[06:13] Reinhard
    It would be foolish to kill him when
    nothing can be gained from it.
[06:18] Reinhard
    Isn't that right, Kircheis?
[06:32] Müller
    Your Excellency gave me an order,
[06:35] Müller
    and I did not fulfill my duty,
[06:38] Müller
    nor was I able to save
    Admiral-in-Chief Kempff.
[06:42] Müller
    I lost many of our men,
[06:44] Müller
    and I gave the enemy a
    victory to boast about.
[06:47] Müller
    I know my sin is deserving of death,
    but I returned here alive
[06:52] Müller
    to inform Your Excellency
    of the battle's outcome
[06:55] Müller
    and to await my punishment.
[06:59] Müller
    I pray that the sin of our loss
    falls on my shoulders alone,
[07:04] Müller
    and that you will be magnanimous in
    dealing with those who serve under me.
[07:14] Reinhard
    You have committed no sin.
[07:19] Reinhard
    A single loss can be made
    up for with a single win.
[07:25] Reinhard
    Thank you for traveling
    such a great distance.
[07:28] Müller
    Your Excellency...
[07:30] Reinhard
    I've already lost Kempff.
[07:33] Reinhard
    I can't lose you, too.
[07:36] Reinhard
    Rest until your wounds have fully healed.
[07:39] Reinhard
    I will order you to return
    to active duty after that.
[07:49] Reinhard
    Take him to the hospital.
[07:53] Reinhard
    And Kempff will be promoted.
[07:56] Streit
    Understood.
[08:06] Na
    Reinhard showed mercy to Müller,
[08:11] Na
    but he treated Schaft very differently.
[08:21] Reinhard
    If you have any excuses, let's hear them.
[08:23] Schaft
    With all due respect, Your Excellency,
    my proposal was flawless.
[08:29] Schaft
    Responsibility for the plan's
    failure falls on the leadership
[08:31] Schaft
    and the one who was placed in command.
[08:36] Reinhard
    I suggest you watch your tongue.
[08:38] Reinhard
    Who asked you to take
    responsibility for our defeat?
[08:43] Reinhard
    Kesler! Come over here and explain
    to him what his crime is!
[08:53] Kesler
    Chief Engineer Schaft,
    you will be taken into custody.
[08:56] Kesler
    You are charged with accepting bribes,
    misappropriation of public funds,
[09:00] Kesler
    and leaking of military secrets.
[09:02] Schaft
    Wh-Where's your proof?
[09:05] Reinhard
    I believe you know that better than anyone.
[09:09] Schaft
    Your Excellency!
[09:11] Kesler
    Take him.
[09:12] Schaft
    Let me go! Your Excellency...
    Your Excellency!
[09:14] Schaft
    Have you forgotten my unwavering devotion?!
[09:18] Schaft
    Your Excellency! Your Excellency!
[09:20] Reinhard
    Scum.
[09:23] Reinhard
    Kesler.
[09:24] Reinhard
    Enhance our surveillance of the
    Fezzan commissioner's office.
[09:28] Reinhard
    I don't care if they find out.
[09:30] Kesler
    Yes, sir.
[09:32] Reinhard
    You money-worshipers of Fezzan...
[09:35] Reinhard
    what are you thinking?
[09:47] Franz
    Don't cry, Mom.
[09:49] Franz
    I promise I'll avenge Dad!
[09:52] Franz
    I'll beat that Yang guy myself!
[09:56] Isaac
    We will!
[10:12] Hilde
    I'm relieved that you showed
    mercy to Admiral Müller.
[10:17] Reinhard
    Unfortunately, I can't afford
    to lose a man of his caliber.
[10:24] Hilde
    Since the rebellion by the
    high nobles was quelled,
[10:27] Hilde
    peace has come to the Empire.
[10:31] Hilde
    Your Excellency's reforms are
    proceeding smoothly, as well.
[10:34] Hilde
    I believe this is a time to
    focus on internal affairs
[10:36] Hilde
    and bolster the Empire's political power.
[10:39] Reinhard
    Peace, huh?
[10:42] Reinhard
    Did you know, Fraulein,
    that "peace" is what they call
[10:46] Reinhard
    an era of such good fortune that
    incompetence is not a sin?
[10:51] Hilde
    The people are very much enjoying
    the fruits of your reforms,
[10:55] Hilde
    but there are some among
    the ranks of nobility
[10:58] Hilde
    who can't keep up with the sudden
    change and are struggling to get by.
[11:04] Reinhard
    Fraulein, whether they stole
    it or accumulated it,
[11:08] Reinhard
    those who come first are
    entitled to the rewards.
[11:11] Reinhard
    That's only natural.
[11:13] Reinhard
    But what entitlement is earned by those
[11:16] Reinhard
    who simply inherited their
    wealth and reputation,
[11:20] Reinhard
    with no reliance on their effort or talents?
[11:24] Reinhard
    Quietly disappearing into
    the waves of history
[11:27] Reinhard
    is the only choice for them.
[11:29] Reinhard
    The very existence of dynastic systems
    ruled by bloodlines is repulsive.
[11:34] Reinhard
    That is my opinion.
[11:36] Reinhard
    Power should be held for
    only one generation,
[11:38] Reinhard
    and it is not something to be given,
[11:40] Reinhard
    but something to be taken.
[11:43] Hilde
    Which means Your Excellency
    will not be handing down
[11:47] Hilde
    your position and authority to your child?
[11:55] Reinhard
    The one who will succeed me
[11:57] Reinhard
    will be someone with talents
    equal to mine or greater.
[12:01] Reinhard
    And this will not necessarily
    happen after I've died.
[12:08] Reinhard
    If anyone thinks they can gain all I have
    by killing me with a knife to the back,
[12:14] Reinhard
    they're welcome to try.
[12:16] Reinhard
    But they will need an
    imagination powerful enough
[12:21] Reinhard
    to foresee what will come
    of it if they fail.
[12:32] Hilde
    He lost Admiral Kircheis,
[12:34] Hilde
    and Lady Annerose left him.
[12:37] Hilde
    None of the people he shared
    his time and his heart with
[12:39] Hilde
    are still in his life.
[12:49] Hilde
    Even though he has very capable
    and loyal subordinates,
[12:52] Hilde
    Duke Lohengramm seems to
    have closed off his heart.
[12:56] Hilde
    And there are those who consider
    that a good thing.
[13:01] Hilde
    What High Admiral Oberstein needs is someone
[13:04] Hilde
    who can carry out his schemes and
    tricks without getting emotional,
[13:09] Hilde
    with the careful correctness
    of a precision instrument.
[13:13] Hilde
    In other words, Duke Lohengramm.
[13:20] Hilde
    The Book of Government says,
[13:22] Hilde
    "A ruler should be feared and respected
    by his subjects, not loved."
[13:30] Hilde
    I suppose that's true.
[13:33] Hilde
    High Admiral Oberstein is trying
    to bring about a supreme ruler
[13:38] Hilde
    the likes of which this
    galaxy has never seen.
[13:42] Hilde
    But in exchange, he might be
    destroying the sensitivity
[13:47] Hilde
    that I know Duke Lohengramm has in spades.
[13:52] Hilde
    I'm going to have to fight
    High Admiral Oberstein,
[13:57] Hilde
    to make sure Duke Lohengramm
    can be who he is.
[14:03] Hilde
    That's fine determination,
    Hildegard von Mariendorf...
[14:09] Hilde
    But do you have a chance?
[14:11] Hilde
    If determination was all it took to
    win, no one would suffer for it.
[14:16] Hilde
    Still, if only Admiral Kircheis
    were alive and well...
[14:27] Na
    Kempff was promoted to high admiral
    and given a military funeral.
[14:34] Na
    But no matter what honors
    and awards he held,
[14:38] Na
    there was one thing nothing
    could make up for.
[14:52] Oskar
    Putting down the nobles,
    destroying the Alliance,
[14:56] Oskar
    and taking control of the universe
[14:58] Oskar
    are the goals and efforts you and
    I share with Duke Lohengramm.
[15:04] Oskar
    At least, that's what I used to think.
[15:08] Wolfgang
    You're saying it's different now?
[15:10] Oskar
    I've been thinking...
[15:12] Oskar
    Maybe, to him, subordinates are no more
    than pawns to be used and thrown away.
[15:18] Wolfgang
    Reuenthal...
[15:20] Oskar
    Just look at Kempff.
[15:22] Oskar
    Not that I particularly
    sympathize with Kempff,
[15:25] Oskar
    but he was literally used up and
    thrown away in a fruitless battle.
[15:31] Oskar
    When he died, he was awarded
    all kinds of decorations.
[15:35] Oskar
    When someone dies, all you need to do
    is honor them and shed some tears.
[15:39] Oskar
    But living people need to be given more
    tangible things, like power or wealth.
[15:47] Oskar
    I'm beginning to question whether
    he's actually capable of that.
[15:53] Wolfgang
    Look, you might say that,
[15:55] Wolfgang
    but when he was left in a stupor after
    seeing Siegfried Kircheis die the way he did,
[16:01] Wolfgang
    weren't you the one who said
    we needed him to bounce back?
[16:06] Wolfgang
    Did you not really mean that?
[16:09] Oskar
    I did mean it, at the time.
[16:12] Oskar
    But I didn't get to where I am today by
    making only correct decisions and judgments.
[16:20] Oskar
    It might not be right now,
[16:21] Oskar
    but the day is bound to come when
    I regret making that choice.
[16:27] Wolfgang
    I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
[16:33] Wolfgang
    You should try not to speak too carelessly.
[16:36] Wolfgang
    If it reached Oberstein's ears,
    you could become the target of a purge.
[16:41] Wolfgang
    Duke Lohengramm is the hero
    of an entire generation.
[16:44] Wolfgang
    We need only do our job as his arms and legs
[16:47] Wolfgang
    and receive our due rewards for it.
[16:50] Wolfgang
    That's what I think.
[17:00] Wolfgang
    Does the start of a new era
    invariably bring new discord?
[17:15] Wolfgang
    Still, I never realized Reuenthal felt
    such discontent toward the duke.
[17:25] Wolfgang
    Am I just simple-minded?
[17:36] Oskar
    Now I've done it again.
[17:59] Julian
    You have a cold. Probably due to overwork.
[18:04] Julian
    I'll make some hot punch for you.
[18:06] Julian
    It's just wine, honey,
    and lemon diluted with hot water.
[18:09] Julian
    It's the best thing for a cold.
[18:11] Yang
    Leave out the honey, lemon, and water.
[18:14] Julian
    Absolutely not.
[18:16] Yang
    Do they really make that much difference?
[18:18] Julian
    In that case, I'll just leave out the wine.
[18:23] Yang
    You were so much more obedient when
    you first came here four years ago.
[18:27] Julian
    Yes, the personality I've developed
    is most definitely acquired.
[18:36] Yang
    Man, nothing good happened
    in my life at all.
[18:39] Yang
    I'm forced to do work I hate,
    I have no girlfriend...
[18:43] Yang
    I try to at least drink a little
    booze, and I get scolded.
[18:47] Julian
    Don't get moody over a little cold.
[18:51] Julian
    Here you go.
[18:57] Yang
    You're such a good kid!
[18:59] Yang
    This is almost straight wine!
[19:07] Julian
    Admiral Yang...
[19:08] Yang
    What?
[19:10] Julian
    I want to officially become
    a member of the military.
[19:15] Julian
    Will you grant me permission?
[19:18] Julian
    If you insist that I shouldn't
    do it, I'll drop the idea.
[19:23] Yang
    You really want to do that, no matter what?
[19:25] Julian
    Yes.
[19:26] Julian
    I want to be a soldier who
    protects freedom and equality.
[19:30] Julian
    Not a soldier who serves only as a
    tool for aggression and oppression,
[19:34] Julian
    but one who protects the
    rights of the people.
[19:38] Yang
    You said you'd drop it if I refused.
    What would you do after that?
[19:43] Julian
    I don't know.
[19:44] Julian
    No... I'll be whatever you tell me to be.
[19:49] Yang
    Being told no was never part of
    your plan from the start, was it?
[19:54] Julian
    That's not true!
[19:56] Yang
    Don't underestimate the difference
    fifteen years makes.
[19:59] Yang
    I can tell that much easily.
[20:02] Julian
    I'm sorry.
[20:05] Yang
    Oh, damn it.
[20:07] Yang
    When you make that face,
    I can't very well say no, can I?
[20:11] Yang
    All right. I know you won't
    end up some useless soldier.
[20:16] Yang
    Be what you want to be.
[20:18] Julian
    Thank you so much...
[20:21] Julian
    Thank you, Admiral!
[20:23] Yang
    Do you really want to be in the
    military that badly, though?
[20:29] Yang
    Listen, Julian...
[20:30] Yang
    I don't want to sound too out of character,
[20:33] Yang
    but if you want to be soldier,
    there's something I want you to remember.
[20:38] Yang
    The armed forces are violent,
    and there are two types of violence.
[20:43] Julian
    Good violence and bad violence?
[20:46] Yang
    No.
[20:48] Yang
    Violence for controlling
    and oppressing others,
[20:50] Yang
    and violence as a means for gaining freedom.
[20:53] Yang
    A state military...
[20:56] Yang
    is, at its core, the former.
[21:00] Yang
    Sadly, history proves that to be the case.
[21:04] Yang
    When the authorities and the
    people oppose each other,
[21:06] Yang
    the military rarely takes
    the side of the people.
[21:10] Yang
    In fact, in many countries, the military
    has become the leadership's mechanism
[21:15] Yang
    to control the people through violent means.
[21:19] Yang
    Some just tried that last year and failed.
[21:23] Julian
    But you're a soldier, and you
    opposed that, didn't you?
[21:28] Julian
    I want to be the kind of soldier you are,
[21:31] Julian
    or one with the same aspirations, at least.
[21:33] Yang
    Whoa, now. Don't say that.
[21:35] Yang
    You know very well that my aspirations
    don't lie within the military.
[21:42] Yang
    We weren't able to defeat
    Emperor Rudolf by the sword,
[21:45] Yang
    but we know the crimes he committed
    with respect to human society.
[21:51] Yang
    The power of the pen made that possible.
[21:53] Yang
    The pen has the power to indict a
    despot from hundreds of years ago,
[21:56] Yang
    or even a tyrant from
    thousands of years ago.
[22:00] Yang
    You can't go back in history
    to do anything with a sword,
[22:04] Yang
    but with a pen, you can.
[22:06] Julian
    Yes, but doesn't that only
    amount to confirming the past?
[22:12] Yang
    The past, huh? Listen, Julian.
[22:15] Yang
    Human history is going to
    continue being written,
[22:18] Yang
    meaning the past accumulates
    upon itself infinitely.
[22:21] Yang
    History is not just a record of the past.
[22:25] Yang
    It's proof that civilization
    continues to persist up to today.
[22:29] Yang
    Modern civilization stands atop the
    accumulated history of the past.
[22:34] Yang
    Understand?
[22:35] Julian
    Yes.
[22:37] Yang
    That's why I wanted to be a historian.
[22:40] Yang
    But I screwed up the order of things,
[22:43] Yang
    and this is where I ended up.
[22:48] Julian
    But without people to make history,
[22:51] Julian
    wouldn't the people who write
    about it lose their value?
[22:56] Yang
    Julian, that hot punch of yours...
[22:59] Yang
    Mind making me another cup?
[23:02] Julian
    Yes, right away.
[23:08] Yang
    Things just don't always go
    the way you want them to.
[23:14] Yang
    Not in your own life or in those of others.
SIGN    Episode 39
SIGN    Thunderclaps
[25:01] Na
    Next time, "Thunderclaps."
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