E4 - The Unbeatable Magician

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[00:12] (Flashback) PilotA
    Returning to normal space.
[00:14] (Flashback) PilotA
    Approaching El Facil.
[00:16] (Flashback) Captain
    Good. Begin preparations to dock.
[00:18] (Flashback) PilotA
    Understood.
[00:20] (Flashback) Captain
    You two, prepare to unload the cargo.
[00:22] (Flashback) PilotB
    Yes, sir.
[00:23] (Flashback) PilotC
    Roger.
[00:23] (Flashback) Yang
    Hey, was Rudolf really that evil?
[00:28] (Flashback) Tai-long
    Are you reading history books again?
[00:30] (Flashback) Yang
    Why would everyone obey such a bad guy?
[00:35] (Flashback) PilotA
    Well, the thing is, Rudolf
    was so good at being bad
[00:39] (Flashback) PilotA
    that he fooled everyone.
[00:42] (Flashback) Yang
    But why were they all fooled?
[00:48] (Flashback) Tai-long
    You don't look satisfied with that answer.
[00:54] (Flashback) Tai-long
    It's because the people wanted
    their lives to be easy.
[01:01] Na
    Yang Wen-li, who made a name
    for himself as a tactician
[01:04] Na
    and became known as the
    "Unbeatable Magician,"
[01:08] Na
    lived most of his life prior
    to age 16 on a spaceship
[01:13] Na
    with his father, who was a trader.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:58] Girl
    A soldier who likes to read?
[03:00] Girl
    No way.
[03:36] Jessica
    What is a cadet doing here?
[03:40] Yang
    Are cadets not allowed at the city library?
[03:44] Jessica
    Of course they are,
[03:46] Jessica
    but I've never seen any
    come here in uniform.
[03:50] Yang
    Oh...
[03:52] Yang
    This is embarrassing.
[03:56] Jessica
    It's nothing to be embarrassed about.
[03:58] Jessica
    You're pretty strange.
[04:01] Yang
    How embarrassing...
[04:03] Jessica
    You really are weird.
[04:07] Jessica
    Wait, aren't you... "Empty-handed Yang"?
[04:12] Yang
    How do you know that nickname?
[04:13] Jessica
    I knew it! I was right!
[04:15] Jessica
    You moved into your dorm with no
    luggage, hence "Empty-handed Yang"!
[04:20] Yang
    But how do you know who I am?
[04:25] Jessica
    The answer to that will be along soon.
[04:28] Jessica
    Let's wait for it together.
[04:33] Yang
    There are many books here that
    we don't have at the school.
[04:36] Jessica
    Such as?
[04:38] Yang
    Such as...
[04:40] Yang
    books on the history of tea,
[04:42] Yang
    and books on the origin of that
    instrument you were playing.
[04:45] Yang
    With a bit of searching, you can even
    find the diary of Rudolf's cook.
[04:49] Jessica
    For an "empty-handed" guy,
    you're certainly diligent in your studies.
[04:53] Jessica
    You just barely have passing grades in
    everything except military history,
[04:57] Jessica
    but the oddball Yang doesn't
    let that get to him.
[05:00] Yang
    You really do know everything about me.
[05:03] Yang
    This wasn't what I intended, though.
[05:07] Yang
    I'd planned to get into the
    university's history department,
[05:10] Yang
    but then my father died...
[05:11] Yang
    So the only way to learn about
    history without financial aid
[05:14] Yang
    was the Fleet Academy's graduate
    course on military history.
[05:20] Jessica
    You really are unusual.
[05:22] Yang
    I'm not "really" anything.
[05:25] Yang
    But that aside—
[05:26] Jean
    Yang?
[05:28] Yang
    Jean?
[05:29] Jean
    I wouldn't have expected
    to see you two together.
[05:33] Jessica
    You're late. We just met.
[05:39] Jean
    This is Jessica Edwards.
[05:41] Jean
    She's the Fleet Academy bursar's daughter,
[05:44] Jean
    and she attends a music school.
[05:46] Jean
    I've known her since we were kids.
[05:49] Yang
    That explains it.
[05:50] Jean
    Why the death glare?
[05:52] Jessica
    Something terrible happened!
[05:55] Jean
    What the heck does that mean?
SIGN    Episode 4
SIGN    The Unbeatable Magician
[06:02] Jessica
    You certainly are different, Yang.
    You're such a history buff.
[06:05] Jean
    Come on, Jessica.
    Don't tease Yang like that.
[06:09] Jessica
    But I finally got to meet the
    "Empty-handed Yang" you told me about!
[06:14] Jessica
    Hey, tell me something interesting.
[06:17] Yang
    Well, I can't guarantee
    it'll be interesting...
[06:21] Yang
    When I was a boy, every book I read said the
    emperor Rudolf was a heinous villain.
[06:27] Yang
    I wondered how he became the emperor,
[06:31] Yang
    so I asked my father.
[06:33] Jessica
    What did he say?
[06:36] Yang
    That it was because the people
    wanted their lives to be easy.
[06:39] Jessica
    They wanted their lives to be easy?
[06:42] Yang
    Rather than solving their
    problems on their own,
[06:45] Yang
    they were waiting for some
    superhero or saint to show up
[06:51] Yang
    and take it all on single-handedly.
[06:53] Yang
    Rudolf took advantage of that.
[06:56] Yang
    Now, remember this.
[06:58] Yang
    It is the people who create the dictator
    who have the greater responsibility.
[07:04] Yang
    Even if they don't actively support him,
[07:06] Yang
    standing by silently makes
    them equally guilty.
SIGN    Free Planets Fleet Academy
[07:22] Guy
    The head of the class will be
    in the next combat simulation.
[07:26] Guy
    It's Wideborn's turn, huh?
[07:28] Guy
    Yeah.
[07:29] Guy
    What poor sap got matched up with him?
[07:34] Voice
    The mock battle for combat simulation
    number 39 will now begin.
SIGN    Malcolm Wideborn
[07:47] Malcom
    Reorganize the fleet into
    a spindle formation.
[07:50] Guy
    Reorganizing fleet into
    a spindle formation.
[07:52] Wideborn
    All ships, advance!
[07:54] Guy
    All ships, advance!
[07:58] Guy
    Wideborn's fleet is advancing.
[08:01] Yang
    Execute Plan C.
[08:03] Guy
    Executing Plan C.
[08:05] Yang
    Deploy the left-flanked 2nd and
    3rd Fleets to engage them,
[08:09] Yang
    and the 6th Fleet to the alpha
    sector as a detachment.
[08:14] Guy
    They've sent a detached force.
[08:15] Wideborn
    Continue our advance.
[08:17] Wideborn
    Focus all attacks on the detached right flank.
[08:22] Wideborn
    What do you think such a
    small, detached force can do?
[08:25] Wideborn
    If they're trying to hit us from behind,
    I'll take it out before they can.
[08:32] Guy
    Enemy fleet is focusing
    attacks on our left flank.
[08:35] Yang
    Return fire while falling back.
[08:38] Guy
    The enemy is continuing evasive movement!
[08:40] Wideborn
    Close the distance! Continue to attack!
[08:50] Wideborn
    It's over now!
[08:58] Wideborn
    Status report!
[08:59] Guy
    The enemy's detached force has
    attacked our supply unit.
[09:02] Guy
    As far as the simulation goes,
    that means we have ceased to function.
[09:08] Guy
    You're kidding me...
[09:10] Guy
    Wideborn lost?
SIGN    Free Planets Fleet Academy Headmaster
    Vice Admiral Sidney Sithole
[09:16] Voice
    Winner: Yang Wen-li.
SIGN    Deputy Adjutant General's Office
[09:23] Yang
    I would rather not transfer to the
    Strategic Studies Department.
SIGN    Free Planets Fleet Academy Deputy Adjutant General
    Lieutenant Alex Caselnes
[09:30] Alex
    Didn't your instructor tell you?
[09:32] Alex
    The moment you entered this
    school, you became a soldier.
[09:36] Alex
    You are to obey orders.
[09:39] Yang
    Yes, he told me.
[09:40] Alex
    Then there's only one thing I can tell you.
[09:43] Alex
    If you don't want to do it,
    you have the right to quit.
[09:46] Alex
    But you'd need to repay all the student
    loans you've received thus far.
[09:54] Alex
    Don't be so disappointed.
[09:56] Alex
    You defeated Wideborn, the head of your
    class, in the strategic warfare simulation.
[10:01] Alex
    This just means you've been
    recognized for your achievements.
[10:03] Alex
    There are many talented students in
    the Strategic Studies Department.
[10:06] Alex
    Many want to get in, but can't.
[10:09] Yang
    I am honored, but I'm no talented student.
[10:14] Alex
    Don't be cynical.
[10:19] Alex
    Yang Wen-li.
[10:23] Alex
    Come by to play chess with me sometimes.
[10:27] Yang
    Yes, sir.
[10:29] Yang
    I'd be honored.
[10:36] Jean
    Hey, you sure you don't wanna come?
[10:39] Jean
    My mom's cooking is pretty damn good.
[10:42] Yang
    I appreciate it, but don't worry about me.
[10:45] Jean
    I see.
[10:47] Jean
    I actually invited Jessica,
    too, but she shot me down.
[10:51] Yang
    She's probably busy with schoolwork.
[10:53] Jean
    Yeah.
[10:55] Jean
    I'll have to enjoy this
    break for the both of you.
[11:15] Yang
    You're here to practice your violin again?
[11:19] Jessica
    And you're here to read history books?
[11:22] Yang
    Yeah.
[11:23] Jessica
    You're a total history nut.
[11:27] Jessica
    Hey, what is it you're looking at?
[11:32] Jessica
    Your eyes are always fixed on the past.
[11:34] Jessica
    Isn't there anything else you want to do?
[11:44] Jessica
    I want to keep my eyes on the future.
[12:22] Jean
    I worked up the nerve to confess
    to Jessica before we leave here.
[12:26] Yang
    Did you? That's good to hear.
[12:30] Jean
    No, she shot me down.
[12:31] Yang
    Why?
[12:34] Jean
    She said she didn't want to
    be a soldier's girlfriend.
[12:38] Yang
    I see...
[12:40] Jean
    She graduates next year.
[12:42] Jean
    She's always said she wanted
    to be a music teacher.
[12:46] Yang
    I see...
[12:51] (Flashback) Jessica
    I want to keep my eyes on the future.
[12:57] Jean
    I guess it's goodbye to this town, huh?
[13:00] Yang
    Yeah.
[13:02] Yang
    It was a nice town.
SIGN    One Year Later
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy Space Pier
[13:37] Yang
    Sheesh...
[13:39] Yang
    Who knew I'd be assigned to
    front-line duty so soon?
SIGN    The Planet El Facil
[13:57] TV
    This is a special bulletin.
[13:59] TV
    According to personnel affiliated
    with Garrison Command Headquarters,
[14:02] TV
    the Imperial Navy appeared to fall back
[14:05] TV
    after contact with our forces,
    only to attack us from behind.
[14:09] TV
    Commander Lynch has ordered an
    immediate retreat here to El Facil.
[14:15] Guy
    What? How can that be?
[14:17] Guy
    Retreat?
[14:19] Guy
    Weren't they out there
    fighting to protect us all?
[14:22] TV
    The Galactic Imperial Navy has
    already proclaimed that they
[14:27] TV
    "will free El Facil from the
    rebel forces within 24 hours."
SIGN    El Facil Garrison Base - Command Room
[14:33] Woman
    The enemy fleet has exceeded
    2,000 in number!
[14:36] Command
    Damn that Lynch! He turned tail and
    led the enemy right back to us!
[14:40] Command
    Does he want all three million people
    on El Facil to be killed, too?!
[14:44] Guy
    Commander, civilians are
    rushing our space port!
[14:50] Woman
    What's going on?!
[14:51] Guy
    The Imperial Army is right on top of us!
[14:54] Guy
    If the garrison is back, let us on it!
[14:57] Guy
    Send out the shuttles already!
[14:59] Guy
    Get whoever's responsible out here!
[15:00] Guy
    Yeah! Get them out here!
[15:07] Guy
    Who the hell are you?!
[15:08] Guy
    Bring us whoever's responsible for this!
[15:11] Yang
    I'm the one who's been assigned
    responsibility for the escape plan.
[15:15] Guy
    Huh? You?
[15:24] Guy
    Shuttle maintenance and inspections
    are essentially complete.
[15:27] Yang
    Roger.
[15:32] Frederica
    Here.
[15:35] Yang
    Thanks.
[15:45] Yang
    You're a big help.
[15:47] Yang
    I don't like coffee, though,
    so I wish you had brought tea.
[15:55] Yang
    Yes.
[15:57] Command
    Sub-lieutenant Yang...
[15:59] Command
    I don't want to believe it,
[16:00] Command
    but the garrison fleet just
    left port without us.
[16:04] Yang
    All right, understood.
[16:07] Yang
    Then please send everyone
    at command over here, too.
[16:10] Command
    "Over here"?
[16:11] Command
    Sub-lieutenant, are you aware
    of our situation? Hey—
[16:15] Yang
    Come on. We're leaving port.
[16:22] Guy
    The garrison fleet left us behind.
    Can we really make it out of here?
[16:26] Yang
    There's no need to worry.
[16:28] Yang
    The Imperial Navy is probably capturing
    the garrison fleet as we speak.
[16:33] Yang
    While they fight, we'll have plenty
    of time to make an easy escape.
[16:50] Guy
    Are you saying... you used
    Commander Lynch as a decoy?
[16:59] Yang
    Now, let's go.
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy Integrated Tactical Operations Center
[17:15] Jean
    Hey, hero of El Facil.
[17:17] Yang
    Cut it out, Jean.
[17:19] Jean
    Congrats on the promotion.
[17:21] Yang
    You heard already?
[17:23] Yang
    I was just promoted to
    lieutenant this morning,
[17:26] Yang
    but another notice came out at 1 PM that
    I'm being promoted to lieutenant commander.
[17:30] Jean
    Moving up two ranks usually isn't
    allowed unless you've died in battle.
[17:34] Jean
    Must be a special exception.
[17:37] Jean
    Well, it sounds like even heroes don't get
    a break from writing reports and vouchers,
[17:42] Jean
    but do you wanna ditch
    for a bit and meet up?
[17:44] Yang
    What? Where are you?
[17:53] Yang
    I'm no hero.
[17:56] Yang
    I offered Rear Admiral Lynch my opinions,
[17:59] Yang
    but he wouldn't even listen.
[18:01] Yang
    He sent me off the ship
    before the battle started.
[18:04] Yang
    That's why I was able to
    get the people to safety.
[18:09] Yang
    Still, who would think to use Rear Admiral
    Lynch's flight to save everyone?
[18:16] Yang
    That's not something just
    anyone could come up with.
[18:19] Yang
    If I may put on airs for a moment,
[18:21] Yang
    there's nothing more dangerous than being
    too set on one's own rigid opinions.
[18:27] Jean
    This reminded me of the
    time you beat Wideborn.
[18:35] Yang
    I learned from history, that's all.
[18:39] Yang
    The basic nature of war hasn't changed in
    the past three or four thousand years.
[18:44] Yang
    Before you reach the battlefield,
    it's your supplies,
[18:47] Yang
    and once you get there, it's the quality
    of your leader that determines victory.
[18:52] Yang
    Yes... Fixing your eyes on past battles
[18:56] Yang
    enables you to predict future battles.
[19:00] Jean
    Hanging out with you like this reminds
    me of being at the fleet academy.
[19:05] Yang
    It does.
[19:09] Yang
    How's Jessica?
[19:11] Jean
    I haven't seen her lately.
[19:14] Jean
    I heard she's teaching
    music in Terneuzen now.
[19:19] Yang
    Go see her.
[19:33] Alex
    Cadet Yang Wen-li.
[19:38] Yang
    Rear Admiral Alex Caselnes!
[19:40] Yang
    Thank you for arranging all this for me.
[19:43] Alex
    I've been looking after you since your
    Fleet Academy days. I'm used to it.
[19:48] Alex
    Here. To celebrate your promotion.
[19:50] Alex
    Welcome to Silverbridge Street.
[19:52] Yang
    Thank you.
[19:55] Alex
    Since we're neighbors now and all,
[19:57] Alex
    I hope you'll work on your
    chess skills a bit.
[20:09] Alex
    Damn, talk about fancy digs.
[20:12] Alex
    I've got two daughters, but my house
    isn't much bigger than this.
[20:16] Yang
    It's too big for me.
[20:19] Alex
    I guess you'll have to either
    get married or adopt a kid.
[20:24] Yang
    Adopt?
[20:27] Alex
    You're as clueless as ever.
[20:29] Alex
    Just think about it.
[20:31] Alex
    The Free Planets Alliance has been at war
    with the Galactic Empire for 150 years.
[20:37] Alex
    That's naturally going to bring about
    a lot of casualties and war orphans.
[20:44] Alex
    That's why we have the Special Provision for
    the Welfare of Children of Soldiers Law,
[20:49] Alex
    also known as Travers's Law after
    the one who came up with it.
[20:54] Alex
    Orphaned children can be raised
    by other military families,
[20:57] Alex
    and the government offers a loan
    to aid in the expenses.
[21:00] Alex
    If, when the child turns fifteen,
[21:02] Alex
    they apply to become a child soldier
    or attend a military school,
[21:08] Alex
    the loan is entirely forgiven.
[21:11] Alex
    It kills two birds with one stone
[21:13] Alex
    by saving orphaned children and
    securing future military personnel.
[21:17] Yang
    I see.
[21:19] Yang
    But I could hardly call a bachelor
    such as myself a "military family."
[21:25] Alex
    It still works if you're single.
[21:27] Alex
    You can just think of it as a
    medieval-style apprenticeship.
[21:31] Yang
    You're telling me I should
    take an apprentice?
[21:36] Alex
    Even a guy like you would have a lot to
    teach a kid, if you lived long enough.
[21:42] Alex
    Actually, you might have even more
    to learn from your apprentice.
[21:53] Jean
    Looks like your life's finally calmed down.
[21:55] Yang
    This town has a good library, too.
[21:58] Yang
    I like it.
[22:00] Jean
    You never change.
[22:02] Jean
    I just found out I'm being
    sent on an urgent campaign,
[22:05] Jean
    and...
[22:06] Yang
    What is it?
[22:09] Jean
    Jessica and I talked about this a lot.
[22:13] Jean
    When I come back, we'll be formally engaged.
[22:29] (Flashback) Jessica
    What is it you're looking at?
[22:48] Yang
    It's freezing...
[22:57] Yang
    Yes?
[22:58] Yang
    Who is that so early in the morning?
[23:08] Yang
    Coming! One second!
SIGN    Episode 5
SIGN    Birth of the 13th Fleet
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode five, "Birth of the 13th Fleet."