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SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN    Capital Planet Odin Urban Area
[02:00] Landsberg
    Aren't you going to eat, Captain?
[02:07] Landsberg
    Nothing beats the Imperial
    capital's dark beer.
[02:09] Landsberg
    The stuff on Fezzan can't even
    compare to how rich this is.
SIGN    Episode 40
SIGN    Maze
SIGN    Fezzan Commissioner's Office in the Imperial Capital
[02:33] Secretary
    Commissioner...
[02:35] Secretary
    How did the negotiation
    with Duke Lohengramm go?
[02:39] Boltik
    Does it look like I was successful?!
[02:41] Boltik
    That blond brat attached the
    most outrageous threat to it!
[02:45] Secretary
    What... do you mean?
[02:47] Boltik
    He could join with the Alliance to
    stage a military subjugation of Fezzan.
[02:52] Boltik
    So he said we shouldn't be convinced
    that Fezzan alone has an advantage.
[02:56] Secretary
    But surely there's no way he could do that.
[03:11] Secretary
    So, what are you going to do?
[03:14] Boltik
    Don't be so indirect about it.
[03:16] Boltik
    We don't need to worry
    about wiretaps in here.
[03:18] Secretary
    Then, as for Count Landsberg
    and Captain Schumacher...
[03:23] Secretary
    Perhaps we should abandon the plan,
[03:26] Secretary
    do away with the two of them,
    and pretend we know nothing?
[03:29] Secretary
    It is terribly unfortunate,
[03:32] Secretary
    but we can always try again another day.
[03:34] Boltik
    No.
[03:37] Boltik
    There's no way the blond
    brat knows everything.
[03:43] Boltik
    He doesn't know what waits
    in the shadows behind Fezzan.
[03:49] Boltik
    I still have an ace up my sleeve.
[03:51] Boltik
    We will carry out the kidnapping
    of the emperor as planned.
[03:57] Paul
    It sounds like something the
    Black Fox of Fezzan would do.
[04:00] Paul
    They're only responsible for
    the script and direction.
[04:04] Paul
    Others do the dancing for them.
[04:07] Reinhard
    Anyone who stands on the stage
    could be sniped from the audience.
[04:10] Reinhard
    They intentionally expose
    others to that danger.
[04:14] Paul
    So, what will you do?
[04:16] Paul
    Accept Fezzan's proposal and
    let them kidnap the emperor?
[04:21] Reinhard
    I do think it could be entertaining
    to let them try it.
[04:25] Paul
    Then shall we reduce the
    guard around the palace
[04:29] Paul
    to make it easier for them?
[04:31] Reinhard
    No need for that.
[04:33] Reinhard
    There's a man in this universe capable of a
    bloodless occupation of Iserlohn Fortress.
[04:39] Reinhard
    Can I really join forces with people
    who can't even kidnap one emperor?
[04:44] Paul
    Understood.
[04:46] Reinhard
    All we can do for now is keep an
    eye on things, but that's fine.
[04:50] Reinhard
    Let's just see how patriotic that
    talentless poet and his buddy can be.
[04:55] Paul
    That's all well and good,
[04:57] Paul
    but if the emperor is kidnapped,
[04:59] Paul
    the one in charge of the palace guard
    will certainly be held responsible.
[05:04] Paul
    We would have no choice but to make
    Vice Admiral Molt pay with his life.
[05:11] Reinhard
    Can we really let him die?
[05:13] Paul
    Vice Admiral Molt is an old-fashioned man.
[05:16] Paul
    If the emperor is kidnapped,
[05:18] Paul
    he would be too proud to beg for mercy,
[05:20] Paul
    even if you were to forgive him.
[05:28] Reinhard
    Very well. So it must be.
[05:31] Reinhard
    When it happens, we will have
    Molt assume responsibility.
[05:33] Reinhard
    But only him. No one else.
[05:37] Paul
    Molt reports directly to Kesler.
[05:40] Reinhard
    A man like Kesler is hard to come by.
[05:43] Reinhard
    If the Chief of Military Police was arrested
[05:45] Reinhard
    it would cause unrest among the men.
[05:47] Reinhard
    A warning and a pay cut would be enough.
[05:50] Paul
    Your Excellency, forgive me, but there
    is one thing I would like to say.
[05:54] Paul
    It is impossible to make a road through a
    forest without felling a tree or moving a stone.
[06:01] Reinhard
    You think I'm not aware of that?
[06:05] Paul
    So you say, but you seem prone to forgetting
    the most elementary concepts, at times.
[06:13] Paul
    Since the beginning of history,
[06:15] Paul
    there has not been one hero
    who didn't build his throne
[06:19] Paul
    atop a massive pile of
    both enemies and allies.
[06:23] Paul
    There is no such thing as
    a monarch with clean hands,
[06:25] Paul
    and those who serve under the
    monarch are aware of this.
[06:29] Paul
    I would just like you to consider
[06:31] Paul
    that sometimes granting death
    is one way to reward loyalty.
[06:36] Reinhard
    Are you saying you wouldn't hesitate
    to shed your own blood for me?
[06:43] Paul
    If it was necessary.
[06:48] Reinhard
    I'll remember that.
[06:50] Reinhard
    We're done here. Leave.
[06:53] Paul
    Yes, sir.
[07:01] Raabenard
    Welcome home, sir.
[07:06] Raabenard
    Your dinner is ready.
[07:09] Raabenard
    Will you be changing clothes?
[07:11] Paul
    No, I'm expecting another
    summons from Duke Lohengramm.
[07:15] Paul
    I'll keep this on.
[07:27] Streit
    Chief of Staff,
[07:29] Streit
    Duke Lohengramm requests
    your presence urgently.
[07:32] Streit
    He is still at the Fleet Admiral's Mansion.
[07:34] Streit
    Please make your way there.
[07:39] Reinhard
    I forgot one thing.
[07:42] Paul
    What might that be?
[07:43] Reinhard
    Don't tell me you were surprised.
[07:45] Reinhard
    You wouldn't have come here so quickly
    if you weren't expecting my summons.
[07:49] Paul
    I sincerely apologize.
[07:51] Paul
    I knew there was no way you hadn't
    considered potential new candidates
[07:55] Paul
    to replace Erwin Josef as emperor.
[07:58] Reinhard
    I assume you have someone in
    mind as a candidate, then?
[08:03] Paul
    The emperor before the previous one,
    Ludwig III, had a grandchild,
[08:06] Paul
    the third princess's daughter.
[08:08] Paul
    The father is Viscount Pegnitz, a noble,
[08:10] Paul
    but one who didn't take part
    in last year's civil war.
[08:13] Paul
    He has no interest in anything
    except ivory carvings.
[08:17] Paul
    The mother is Countess Bodendorf's niece.
[08:21] Paul
    She is female, but in this case,
    I believe an empress would be acceptable.
[08:25] Reinhard
    How old is she?
[08:26] Paul
    Five months.
[08:29] Paul
    What will you do?
    Search for another candidate?
[08:34] Reinhard
    Very well. I'll give the
    throne to this infant.
[08:38] Reinhard
    It won't make a very
    interesting toy for a child,
[08:42] Reinhard
    but the universe could stand to
    have one baby with such a toy.
[08:46] Reinhard
    Two is too many, though.
[08:49] Paul
    Understood.
[08:51] Paul
    Incidentally, regarding Viscount Pegnitz...
[08:53] Paul
    It seems the bill for some of his
    ivory carvings has yet to be paid,
[08:57] Paul
    and the seller has filed
    a civil suit against him.
[09:00] Paul
    How would you like to deal with that?
[09:02] Reinhard
    How much money are they asking for?
[09:04] Paul
    75,000 Imperial marks.
[09:07] Reinhard
    Settle it.
[09:08] Reinhard
    It would look bad if the new empress's
    father was in jail for unpaid debts.
[09:14] Reinhard
    Pay for it with the Ministry of the
    Imperial Household's reserve funds.
[09:17] Paul
    Understood.
[09:28] Landsberg
    I can't believe you were able to get this.
[09:31] Schumacher
    It wasn't easy, even for Fezzan.
[09:34] Na
    Neue Sanssouci is divided
    into four main areas,
[09:37] Na
    the East Garden, the South Garden,
    the West Garden, and the North Garden,
[09:43] Na
    but there are far more buildings and gardens
    that do not fall into any of these.
[09:48] Na
    The grounds cover a total
    area of 66 square kilometers.
[09:54] Na
    However, Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm
    implemented drastic cuts on palace funds,
[09:59] Na
    closing down half of the buildings there.
[10:06] Schumacher
    It has surprisingly few defenses in place.
[10:10] Landsberg
    It's been tradition since
    Emperor Rudolf's time
[10:12] Landsberg
    to defend this massive area with
    only humans, not machines.
[10:19] Landsberg
    Back then, there was a guard posted every
    twenty paces in every garden and corridor.
[10:25] Landsberg
    It must have been a magnificent sight.
[10:28] Schumacher
    It doesn't look like Duke
    Lohengramm's interference
[10:30] Schumacher
    has reached the guards inside the palace yet.
[10:33] Landsberg
    If he enters the palace,
    I will be his personal guide.
[10:37] Landsberg
    Past emperors fearing
    assassination and rebellion
[10:41] Landsberg
    installed many secret passages and
    rooms as evacuation and escape routes.
[10:45] Landsberg
    Even Duke Lohengramm can't
    be aware of all of them.
[10:50] Schumacher
    The mazes of Neue Sanssouci, you mean?
[10:54] Landsberg
    The palace underground, in particular,
    is regarded as sacred and inviolable,
[10:57] Landsberg
    so it hasn't been thoroughly inspected.
[10:59] Landsberg
    It would probably be best to use that.
[11:02] Landsberg
    It may be blatant disrespect,
    but it's all to save the emperor.
[11:06] Landsberg
    I'm sure he'll forgive us.
[11:09] Landsberg
    Throughout the five centuries
    since Emperor Rudolf's time,
[11:13] Landsberg
    Neue Sanssouci has been
    adorned with many legends.
[11:16] Landsberg
    What we are about to do will
    surely be added to that list!
[11:24] Schumacher
    I agree with the use of the underground maze,
[11:27] Schumacher
    but I feel a diversion will be
    necessary in order to pull this off.
[11:31] Landsberg
    A diversion?
[11:33] Schumacher
    While we attempt to
    infiltrate Neue Sanssouci,
[11:37] Schumacher
    we will simultaneously carry out a covert
    operation in the military or police facilities.
[11:41] Schumacher
    That will distract all those
    involved with the guard.
[11:45] Landsberg
    It's not a bad idea,
[11:48] Landsberg
    but Duke Lohengramm is sharp.
[11:50] Landsberg
    He might figure out what we're doing.
[11:53] Schumacher
    Still, it can't hurt to try.
[11:55] Schumacher
    Personally, I intend to have
    a spy from Fezzan do it.
[12:00] Landsberg
    We couldn't ask them to do that.
[12:03] Landsberg
    They have lent us a helping
    hand in our noble cause.
[12:08] Landsberg
    Wouldn't you say they've
    done enough, Captain?
[12:12] Landsberg
    Besides, pulling this off ourselves,
    as subjects of the House of Goldenbaum,
[12:17] Landsberg
    is what will give this
    deed its true splendor.
[12:22] Schumacher
    I see. You do have a point.
[12:25] Landsberg
    Anyway, Captain,
    as for our infiltration route...
[12:31] Landsberg
    Personally, this is the
    route I'd like to use.
[12:35] Landsberg
    An underground passage from
[12:36] Landsberg
    the palace interior to the Imperial Natural
    History Museum building's basement.
[12:41] Landsberg
    This passage will let us out at the foot of
    the Sigismund I statue in the South Garden.
[12:46] Landsberg
    Most of the areas it passes
    through are closed now,
[12:49] Landsberg
    so there's little chance we'll be found.
[12:51] Landsberg
    And above all, this passage
    was built by my ancestor
[12:56] Landsberg
    five generations ago, at the emperor's command.
[13:00] Landsberg
    It was determined five whole
    generations ago that I must be
[13:04] Landsberg
    the one to carry out this great mission.
[13:07] Landsberg
    It can only be called destiny.
[13:09] Landsberg
    But the only question is how we get
    inside the Natural History Museum.
[13:23] Schumacher
    Dark beer from the Imperial capital...
[13:25] Schumacher
    This stuff is made in a factory
    that's funded by Fezzan.
[13:29] Schumacher
    And even this hotel...
[13:33] Landsberg
    Your Imperial Majesty...
[13:42] Kesler
    End surveillance on Leopold
    Schumacher and Count Landsberg?
[13:46] Kesler
    Is that an order from Duke Lohengramm?
[13:49] Paul
    Yes.
[13:53] Kesler
    Understood.
[14:09] Old
    I'd like to see my husband.
[14:12] Police
    The official residence is
    that way. I'll walk you.
[14:15] Old
    Oh, thank you so much.
[14:18] Low Soldier
    So at training the other day...
[14:46] Boltik
    I told you to contact
    me through my secretary.
[14:49] Boltik
    You can't just call me
    out to a place like this.
[14:52] Schumacher
    I can't say this to anyone but you.
[14:54] Schumacher
    The plan is as I described.
[14:56] Schumacher
    We'll invade Neue Sanssouci via a passage
    beneath the Natural History Museum.
[15:00] Schumacher
    But before we carry out the
    plan, I have a few requests.
[15:04] Boltik
    Requests? Like what?
[15:07] Schumacher
    First, a diversion.
[15:09] Schumacher
    Initiate some sort of large-scale destructive action
    within the city on the day of the operation.
[15:20] Schumacher
    Leak false reports to security
    authorities and the press.
[15:24] Boltik
    Wha—
[15:25] Schumacher
    Next, have a vehicle ready in front
    of the Natural History Museum.
[15:29] Schumacher
    Upon our return, take us to the
    commissioner's office and let us stay there.
[15:33] Boltik
    Wait!
[15:39] Boltik
    Fine. I'll get you a vehicle,
    and I'll let you stay at the office.
[15:43] Boltik
    But this diversion...
[15:46] Schumacher
    Don't make us out to be the
    only perpetrators here.
[15:49] Schumacher
    The principal offenders in
    this operation are you people.
[15:56] Schumacher
    I learned something when I returned to Odin.
[15:58] Schumacher
    Duke Lohengramm's reforms are
    moving in a positive direction.
[16:03] Schumacher
    Officials and soldiers who
    suck up to those above them
[16:09] Schumacher
    while treating commoners oppressively
    have all disappeared.
[16:13] Schumacher
    Though I still say history can't be
    changed once it's set in motion...
[16:17] Boltik
    What are you getting at?
[16:19] Schumacher
    Only that there's a chance you guys
    could sell us out to Duke Lohengramm—
[16:25] Schumacher
    use us as sacrifices to get
    the Empire in your debt.
[16:28] Schumacher
    It's not at all impossible.
[16:31] Boltik
    So you want to assure your own safety?
[16:34] Schumacher
    I have subordinates I left behind in Fezzan.
[16:37] Schumacher
    I can't die here.
[16:40] Schumacher
    So don't worry. So long as I'm
    doing this, I will be successful.
[16:44] Schumacher
    I'm not doing it for you people.
[16:46] Schumacher
    I'm doing it out of my own
    pride as a military man.
[17:29] Captain
    The factory is here, just like the tip said.
[17:32] Capital
    There's a massive amount
    of ammo hidden in it.
[17:35] Kesler
    I see. And the perpetrators?
[17:38] Captain
    Not here. It's deserted.
[17:56] Landsberg
    My ancestor who built
    this underground passage
[17:59] Landsberg
    was an avid collector of lucky charms.
[18:01] Landsberg
    See, my ancestor, Glücksbringer...
[18:08] Landsberg
    It looks like others have tried
    to come down here before us.
[18:14] Landsberg
    But I guess no one was able to
    get in without my ancestor's map.
[19:24] Landsberg
    Your Imperial Majesty!
SIGN    Emperor of the Galactic Empire
    Erwin Josef II
[19:35] Landsberg
    Your Imperial Majesty...
[19:38] Erwin
    Why isn't that man bowing to me?
[19:41] Landsberg
    Captain! You're in the presence of
[19:43] Landsberg
    His Imperial Majesty Erwin Josef,
    the one who unified the universe!
[19:50] Landsberg
    Your Majesty, I am Count Alfred
    von Landsberg, your loyal subject.
[19:57] Landsberg
    I have come to rescue you from
    the hands of subjects less loyal.
[20:08] Landsberg
    While it is an emergency,
[20:11] Landsberg
    I beg your forgiveness for my
    many breaches of etiquette.
[20:14] Landsberg
    Allow me to make amends for
    the sins of my fellow subjects
[20:18] Landsberg
    by giving my own life to accompany you.
[20:23] Landsberg
    Everything has been arranged.
[20:26] Landsberg
    Now, Your Majesty, come with us...
[20:42] Schumacher
    Count...
[20:44] Landsberg
    We have no choice.
[20:52] Landsberg
    I know this is unforgivable,
[20:55] Landsberg
    but please, Your Majesty, please be patient.
[20:58] Maid
    Your Majesty?
[20:59] Maid
    Is everything all right?
[21:20] Maid
    Your Majesty...
[21:45] Schumacher
    This wasn't a rescue.
    It was a kidnapping in every way.
[21:50] Schumacher
    What a farce.
SIGN    Vice Admiral Molt
[21:58] Molt
    Begin a search of the
    palace interior at once!
[22:00] Aide
    Yes, sir!
[22:02] Molt
    Servants...
[22:04] Molt
    I ask that you keep this
    matter in strict secrecy.
[22:17] Aide
    A residual heat analysis has
    revealed suspicious footprints.
[22:21] Aide
    We tried to follow them,
    but they disappeared.
[22:25] Molt
    Disappeared? What does that mean?
[22:28] Aide
    Well, they stop near the
    statue of Sigismund I.
[22:32] Aide
    An analysis with our scanner revealed that
[22:34] Aide
    there seems to be an underground
    passage leading to the outside there.
[22:40] Aide
    But there is disagreement as to
    whether we should move the statue...
[22:44] Aide
    I am unqualified to make such a decision.
[22:47] Aide
    With your permission, we will investigate
    immediately, but until then...
[22:57] Kesler
    Close the space port at once.
[22:59] Kesler
    Mobilize the military police
    to begin inspections.
[23:02] Captain
    Yes, sir.
[23:04] Kesler
    They kidnapped the emperor?
    Who could have done this?
[23:12] (Flashback) Kesler
    End surveillance on Leopold
    Schumacher and Count Landsberg?
[23:16] (Flashback) Kesler
    Is that an order from Duke Lohengramm?
[23:19] Paul
    Yes.
SIGN    Episode 41
SIGN    The Die Is Cast
[25:01] Na
    Next time, "The Die Is Cast."