E41 - The Die Is Cast

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[00:01] Na
    At 3:30 AM on July 7th of the year IC 489,
[00:06] Na
    an urgent report from Admiral Kesler,
    the Chief of Military Police,
[00:10] Na
    prompted Reinhard to get up
    in the middle of the night.
[00:40] Streit
    Is the report true, Madam Secretary?
[00:43] Hilde
    Without question.
[00:45] Streit
    Has a gag order been imposed?
[00:47] Hilde
    I'm verifying that it's
    been enforced on all involved.
[01:01] Reinhard
    Thank you for coming so early.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:54] Kesler
    Insolent intruders have kidnapped
    His Majesty the Emperor.
[02:59] Kesler
    I am truly sorry.
[03:01] Reinhard
    Kesler, fulfilling your duties
[03:05] Reinhard
    is more important than apologizing to me.
[03:07] Reinhard
    Continue as leader of the military police,
[03:09] Reinhard
    and recover His Majesty.
[03:12] Reinhard
    Do not let them leave the capital with him.
[03:14] Kesler
    Yes, sir.
[03:33] Reinhard
    Vice Admiral Molt.
[03:34] Reinhard
    Today at noon, I will pass your sentence
    as the one in charge of the guard.
[03:39] Reinhard
    You will be confined until then.
    Use the time to settle your affairs.
[03:44] Reinhard
    Leave no regrets behind.
[03:47] Molt
    Yes, sir.
[04:14] Reinhard
    Rücke.
[04:15] Rücke
    Yes, sir?
[04:16] Reinhard
    Gather the admirals and high admirals here.
[04:19] Rücke
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Episode 41
SIGN    The Die Is Cast
[04:33] Na
    At this time, the Galactic Imperial Navy had
[04:35] Na
    three high admirals and ten admirals.
[04:40] Na
    Excluding Kesler, the one leading
    the search for the emperor,
[04:44] Na
    and Müller, who was still recuperating after
    his loss in the battle for Iserlohn Fortress,
[04:50] Na
    eleven of these thirteen men assembled
    at the Fleet Admiral's Mansion at dawn.
[04:54] Reinhard
    There was a minor incident
    at Neue Sanssouci tonight.
[04:59] Reinhard
    Someone kidnapped a seven-year-old boy.
[05:07] Reinhard
    I have Kesler searching
    for the perpetrators,
[05:10] Reinhard
    but as of yet, they have not been found.
[05:12] Reinhard
    I would like to hear your opinions before
    responding to any developments in this case.
[05:16] Reinhard
    Speak without hesitation.
[05:19] Wolfgang
    The perpetrators are remnants
    of the high nobility.
[05:21] Wolfgang
    Their goal is to rally the other nobles
    and become a force in the galaxy once more.
[05:26] Wolfgang
    That's self-evident.
[05:28] Wahlen
    Even if that's the case, I can't
    believe they'd kidnap the emperor.
[05:33] Wahlen
    Their abilities to organize and
    mobilize are not to be taken lightly.
[05:37] Wahlen
    Who is the mastermind?
[05:39] Oskar
    We'll find that out in due time.
[05:42] Oskar
    If the perpetrators are found,
    Kesler will make them talk.
[05:45] Oskar
    If they're not found, they'll proudly
    boast of their achievement.
[05:50] Oskar
    After all, if they don't make it publicly
    known that they have the emperor,
[05:54] Oskar
    the purpose of kidnapping
    him goes unfulfilled.
[05:58] Lutz
    I agree with you,
[06:00] Lutz
    but by doing so, they would
    be inviting us to retaliate.
[06:04] Lutz
    Are they prepared for that?
[06:06] Fritz
    They wouldn't have done this
    if they weren't prepared.
[06:09] Fritz
    They may be planning to use the emperor
    as a shield to deflect our attacks,
[06:14] Fritz
    futile as that would be.
[06:16] Fahrenheit
    Yes, they must have a plan in mind to
    evade our pursuit for a while, at least.
[06:22] Helmut
    What makes you so confident?
[06:25] Helmut
    So long as they're within the Empire,
[06:27] Helmut
    they can't avoid our navy's
    searches and attacks for long.
[06:32] Steinmetz
    Or is it possible they're planning to
    secretly build a base in the borderlands?
[06:38] Ernest
    If so, that would make them a
    second Free Planets Alliance.
[06:45] Paul
    Not even a second one.
[06:47] Paul
    We should consider the presence of the
    Free Planets Alliance in this case.
[06:52] Paul
    The former high nobles and the republicans
    may seem like oil and water,
[06:57] Paul
    but when it comes to hindering
    Duke Lohengramm's supremacy,
[07:01] Paul
    there's no guarantee they won't collude.
[07:04] Paul
    If the perpetrators escape to the
    Free Planets Alliance with the emperor,
[07:09] Paul
    it won't be so easy to launch an offensive.
[07:16] Reinhard
    Soon enough,
[07:18] Reinhard
    we will find out where His Majesty is.
[07:21] Reinhard
    I would rather not rush
    to any decisions now,
[07:24] Reinhard
    but if the insurgents who call
    themselves the Free Planets Alliance
[07:28] Reinhard
    have a hand in this insubordinate scheme,
[07:31] Reinhard
    I will not fail to make them pay for it.
[07:34] Reinhard
    They will be drown in regret
    for making such a big mistake
[07:38] Reinhard
    because they were consumed
    by a moment's greed.
[07:42] Reinhard
    We will cover the emperor's
    absence by saying he is unwell.
[07:46] Reinhard
    And since the imperial seal is being
    held at the prime minister's residence,
[07:50] Reinhard
    the state of our politics
    should be safe for now.
[07:53] Reinhard
    I make only two requests of all of you.
[07:56] Reinhard
    First, speak to no one about
    the emperor's kidnapping.
[08:00] Reinhard
    Second, have your respective fleets
    ready to mobilize at any time
[08:05] Reinhard
    and prepare for urgent
    orders at a later date.
[08:08] Reinhard
    These are my two requests.
[08:10] Reinhard
    Further orders will follow if
    anything else becomes necessary.
[08:14] Reinhard
    Thank you for coming before
    the dawn had even broken.
[08:17] Reinhard
    You are dismissed.
[08:25] Wolfgang
    Reuenthal!
[08:27] Wolfgang
    Why don't you come by
    my place for breakfast?
[08:31] Wolfgang
    Evangeline is cooking.
[08:34] Oskar
    That's a good idea. I hate to impose,
    but I'll take you up on that.
[08:39] Wolfgang
    To be open and accepting is a good thing.
[08:43] Oskar
    Once in a while, sure.
[08:49] Wolfgang
    Duke Lohengramm isn't fazed by
    this serious incident at all.
[08:54] Oskar
    Indeed.
[08:55] Wolfgang
    I wouldn't expect him to be... but...
[09:00] Oskar
    Behind every crime is someone
    who benefits from it.
[09:05] Oskar
    Who stands to gain the most
    from the emperor's kidnapping?
[09:10] Wolfgang
    You're saying it's not
    the former high nobles?
[09:17] Wolfgang
    An unprecedented number of troops
    might be dispatched soon.
[09:21] Oskar
    Yes.
[09:23] Oskar
    The time to challenge our enemy
    face-to-face may be drawing near.
[09:28] Oskar
    Yang Wen-li himself.
[09:34] Reinhard
    Fraulein, it seems there's
    something you want to say to me.
[09:39] Hilde
    I said something to you the other day.
[09:43] Hilde
    That if Fezzan was sending
    spies into the Empire,
[09:47] Hilde
    their goal was likely to kidnap someone,
[09:49] Hilde
    and that we could determine their target.
[09:52] Reinhard
    Yes, I remember.
[09:54] Hilde
    You enhanced the guard around your
    sister's residence to protect her.
[09:59] Hilde
    But on the other hand, the guard
    around the emperor was neglected,
[10:03] Hilde
    allowing the infiltrators to
    take him with no resistance.
[10:05] Hilde
    I cannot help but find this strange.
[10:09] Fraulein
    What is your conclusion?
[10:11] Hilde
    My belief is that
[10:13] Hilde
    you have joined forces with Fezzan and
    allowed them to kidnap the emperor.
[10:19] Hilde
    Am I wrong?
[10:24] Reinhard
    No, you're not.
[10:31] Reinhard
    But to be truly accurate...
[10:35] Reinhard
    I haven't joined forces with Fezzan.
[10:39] Reinhard
    I'm only using them.
[10:41] Hilde
    You mean you're trying to keep
    Fezzan under your thumb?
[10:45] Reinhard
    They're the ones who tried
    to get me under their thumb.
[10:49] Reinhard
    So in exchange for letting
    them kidnap the emperor,
[10:51] Reinhard
    I demanded free passage
    through the Fezzan Corridor.
[10:55] Reinhard
    They had no choice but to agree.
[10:57] Hilde
    Then you intend to take large-scale military
    action against the Free Planets Alliance?
[11:03] Reinhard
    Yes, but that was already
    set in stone long ago.
[11:08] Reinhard
    I'm only moving the schedule up a bit.
[11:10] Reinhard
    This also gives me the perfect
    justification to strike.
[11:14] Hilde
    Then is sacrificing Vice Admiral Molt
    a part of this greater strategy?
[11:26] Reinhard
    What is it?
[11:30] Rücke
    Vice Admiral Molt has
    just committed suicide.
[11:36] Reinhard
    I see.
[11:42] Reinhard
    Rücke, I order you to take
    care of the aftermath.
[11:46] Reinhard
    Molt was a soldier. Do not
    let his honor be sullied.
[11:50] Reinhard
    And give his family our most
    respectful protection, please.
[11:54] Rücke
    Yes, sir.
[11:59] Reinhard
    If you were to call this extreme
    hypocrisy, you'd be right.
[12:02] Reinhard
    If an action is worthy of punishment,
    karma will one day deal it out,
[12:06] Reinhard
    no matter who it is.
[12:10] Reinhard
    I want you to assist Rücke.
[12:13] Hilde
    Understood, Duke Lohengramm.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
[12:33] Rupert
    The group with the emperor has left Odin,
[12:37] Rupert
    and is heading for Fezzan as planned.
[12:39] Rupert
    After they arrive, plans will
    be made with Count Remscheid
[12:42] Rupert
    to defect to the Free Planets Alliance.
[12:46] Rupert
    Once this all comes to light,
[12:48] Rupert
    all of humanity, excluding us,
    will surely be astonished.
[12:53] Rubinsky
    Even with the emperor gone,
[12:55] Rubinsky
    I doubt Duke Lohengramm will
    assume the throne himself.
[12:59] Rubinsky
    He's more likely to install a
    puppet until the time is right.
[13:03] Rupert
    I believe you are right.
[13:05] Rubinsky
    Well, I think we can say it's
    been successful thus far.
[13:10] Rubinsky
    Looks like Boltik did his job well, too.
[13:13] Rupert
    About that, Your Excellency...
[13:16] Rupert
    According to the intel I've acquired,
[13:18] Rupert
    it seems Commissioner Boltik may
    not have been entirely successful.
[13:23] Rubinsky
    But Duke Lohengramm didn't do anything
    to prevent the emperor's kidnapping.
[13:30] Rubinsky
    Can't we take that to mean Boltik's
    negotiations were effective?
[13:35] Rupert
    On the surface, that may be true,
[13:38] Rupert
    but who was the one leading those
    negotiations, and who was following?
[13:44] Rupert
    This says he deliberately swapped
    those roles in his report.
[13:48] Rubinsky
    You're saying Boltik was the one
    under Duke Lohengramm's thumb?
[13:52] Rupert
    Correct.
[13:53] Rupert
    Even though it hadn't happened yet,
    he acknowledged the kidnapping plan
[13:57] Rupert
    and handed Duke Lohengramm the
    lead in the negotiations.
[14:01] Rupert
    This cannot be called anything
    less than a serious mistake.
[14:04] Rubinsky
    We don't know that for sure yet.
[14:07] Rubinsky
    Don't jump the gun.
[14:09] Rupert
    But...
[14:11] Rupert
    No, you are right.
[14:16] Rubinsky
    Inform Count Remscheid that
    the emperor has been rescued.
[14:46] Remscheid
    Bear witness, Great God Odin!
[14:50] Remscheid
    There truly is justice in this world!
[14:55] Remscheid
    Hey, I need alcohol. Bring me wine.
[14:57] Remscheid
    White, aged 80 years.
[15:00] Rupert
    I humbly share in your joy, Your Excellency.
[15:03] Rupert
    But please keep this confidential until
    we make the Free Planets Alliance
[15:09] Rupert
    acknowledge the emperor's defection.
[15:10] Remscheid
    Yes, I know.
[15:12] Remscheid
    On that note, I've made a list of cabinet
    ministers for this government in exile,
[15:17] Remscheid
    though it isn't perfect
    since I made it in a hurry.
[15:19] Rupert
    I appreciate your prompt action.
[15:22] Rupert
    Would you mind showing it to me?
[15:28] Rupert
    "The Legitimate Government
    of the Galactic Empire."
[15:35] Rupert
    Choosing these people must
    have been challenging.
[15:39] Remscheid
    Yes, there are many defectors,
[15:42] Remscheid
    but few who have both loyalty to the
    emperor and a certain degree of skill.
[15:49] Rupert
    May I ask one question?
[15:52] Rupert
    It makes sense for you to lead the
    cabinet as the Minister of State,
[15:56] Rupert
    but why did you not name yourself
    the Imperial Prime Minister?
[16:00] Remscheid
    I did consider that, of course,
[16:03] Remscheid
    but it just seemed too audacious.
[16:07] Remscheid
    I don't want to name myself
    the Imperial Prime Minister
[16:09] Remscheid
    until I bring His Majesty back
    to the Imperial capital.
[16:13] Rupert
    Please name yourself the
    Imperial Prime Minister.
[16:16] Rupert
    Would that not declare to the universe that
[16:20] Rupert
    the "legitimate government" is,
    indeed, legitimate?
[16:24] Remscheid
    Well, yes, you're right, but...
[16:27] Rupert
    I understand.
[16:30] Rupert
    We can discuss that at a later date.
[16:33] Rupert
    Incidentally, what will you do with
    the ones who rescued the emperor,
[16:37] Rupert
    Count Landsberg and Captain Shumacher?
[16:41] Remscheid
    I haven't forgotten them, of course.
[16:43] Remscheid
    For Count Landsberg, I have arranged the
    position of Vice Minister of Military Affairs.
[16:48] Remscheid
    As for Shumacher, I will give
    him the title of admiral
[16:51] Remscheid
    and have him advise Merkatz.
[16:55] Remscheid
    They fought on the same battlefield
    as the blond boy, after all.
[17:02] Rupert
    Admiral Merkatz as Minister
    of Military Affairs...
[17:04] Rupert
    His skill makes him a natural
    choice for the role,
[17:07] Rupert
    but what will he and the Alliance want?
[17:10] Remscheid
    What he himself wants will pose no problem.
[17:14] Remscheid
    And if the Alliance is going to
    acknowledge this government in exile,
[17:17] Remscheid
    they'll let us have Merkatz.
[17:19] Rupert
    I see.
[17:21] Rupert
    And where is the military that the
    Minister of Military Affairs will preside over?
[17:25] Remscheid
    Well, of course...
[17:27] Remscheid
    We'll have to bring defectors together,
    then train and organize them.
[17:31] Remscheid
    The main issue will be funding it.
[17:33] Rupert
    No need to worry about that.
[17:35] Rupert
    We will lend you any amount you need.
[17:38] Remscheid
    I very much appreciate it.
[17:45] Remscheid
    To a new dawn for the Galactic Empire!
[17:49] Rupert
    It will come in two weeks, at dawn.
[18:05] Sailor
    Ow, that's hot!
[18:07] Sailor
    Have it your own damn way!
[18:13] Sailor
    Tch!
SIGN    Fezzani Merchant Ship: Rocinante
[18:17] Sailor
    What the hell is with that kid?!
[18:19] Sailor
    I put his food down, and he flung
    that scalding hot stew all over me!
[18:24] Sailor
    I don't know what noble family
    he's from, but he's insufferable!
[18:29] Bomel
    Don't talk like that.
SIGN    Captain Bomel
[18:30] Bomel
    The commissioner himself gave us this job,
[18:32] Bomel
    and we're being paid the
    full price in advance.
[18:35] Bomel
    We don't pry into defectors'
    backgrounds. You know that.
[18:39] Sailor
    I know we say that, but—ow!
[18:42] Sailor
    Anyway, you can get someone
    else to take him his food!
[18:56] Bomel
    For crying out loud...
[19:04] Bomel
    I'm coming in.
[19:05] Landsberg
    Oh, Captain, it's you!
[19:09] Landsberg
    What can I do for you?
[19:13] Maid
    I-I'm sorry!
[19:15] Bomel
    What's going on?
[19:16] Landsberg
    No, wait! It's nothing!
[19:18] Bomel
    Doesn't sound like nothing to me.
[19:27] Bomel
    He's not a wild cat.
[19:29] Bomel
    Try do do something to keep
    him under control, would you?
[19:32] Landsberg
    I'm so sorry.
[19:34] Landsberg
    Please, let's settle this amicably.
[19:39] Bomel
    But really, please do something.
[19:41] Shumacher
    Quiet!
[19:46] Landsberg
    My apologies!
[19:49] Bomel
    Looks bad. I'll bring medicine for her.
[19:52] Landsberg
    No, that's all right.
[19:55] Bomel
    Perhaps I'm overstepping my bounds,
[19:57] Bomel
    but children need to be
    strictly disciplined.
[20:00] Bomel
    An undisciplined child is no
    different from a wild animal.
[20:18] Rupert
    Did Boltik really think
[20:20] Rupert
    Duke Lohengramm would cry grateful
    tears for the emperor's kidnapping?
[20:24] Rupert
    My father has misjudged the
    seriousness of that blunder.
[20:34] Rupert
    The free passage that Duke Lohengramm
    made him promise to grant them
[20:39] Rupert
    was a right that needed
    to be given eventually.
[20:42] Rupert
    But the right time for it needed
    to be chosen carefully,
[20:46] Rupert
    and a price more than
    suitable needed to be demanded.
[20:50] Dominique
    So Imperial ships are going
    to fly right over our heads?
[20:53] Rupert
    They'll fill the whole sky.
[20:55] Rupert
    And that day isn't far off.
[20:57] Dominique
    How dreadful!
[20:59] Rupert
    Our citizens, who believe
    in Fezzan's neutrality
[21:01] Rupert
    and take pride in their independent
    spirits, are sure to be furious.
[21:07] Rupert
    And what will the
    Black Fox do then, I wonder?
[21:11] Rupert
    I'm sure you must be concerned
    about him falling from power.
[21:16] Dominique
    Not at all.
[21:17] Dominique
    You becoming the Landesherr would
    mean the same thing for me.
[21:23] Rupert
    If he falls from power, his dozens of
    mistresses will be left out in the cold.
[21:28] Rupert
    And despite living such
    an unprincipled life,
[21:31] Rupert
    he has no children.
[21:33] Rupert
    How very prudent he must be.
[21:36] Dominique
    Well, you're here, aren't you?
[21:38] Rupert
    No, I'm not. That's the story.
[21:42] Rupert
    On top of that, as an
    agent for the Earth Cult,
[21:44] Rupert
    he continues to deceive the
    people of Fezzan to this day.
[21:48] Rupert
    And he calls himself the
    leader of a dominion?
[21:50] Rupert
    He's human scum.
[21:56] Rupert
    And in the end, I'm basically his excrement.
[22:00] Dominique
    Stop that.
[22:02] Dominique
    Though it's just like you to talk that way.
[22:09] Rupert
    Can I ask a favor of you
    before I lose all reason?
[22:13] Dominique
    Sure. What is it?
[22:16] Rupert
    There's a bishop in the
    Earth Cult named Degsby.
[22:24] Dominique
    I know him. His face is unnaturally pale.
[22:28] Rupert
    I want dirt on him.
[22:30] Dominique
    To get him on your side?
[22:33] Rupert
    No, to make him my underling.
[22:36] Rupert
    He may seem like the
    embodiment of asceticism,
[22:38] Rupert
    but I want to know if he really is.
[22:41] Rupert
    If he's a fake, that gives me
    a lot to take advantage of.
[22:45] Rupert
    And even if he's the real deal, I can
    change him, given enough time.
[22:51] Dominique
    Between the Earth Cult and
    these defecting nobles,
[22:55] Dominique
    things certainly are lively as of late.
[22:58] Rupert
    It's pandemonium.
[23:00] Rupert
    In this country, there's always
    someone trying to use someone else.
[23:05] Rupert
    I don't want to be used by anyone.
[23:11] Dominique
    That's enough "reason" for now.
[23:15] Dominique
    You'll stay over tonight, won't you,
[23:18] Dominique
    Rupert?
SIGN    Episode 42
SIGN    The Legitimate Galactic Empire Government
[25:01] Na
    Next time,
[25:03] Na
    "The Legitimate Galactic Empire Government."