Universal Calendar 796, August 23rd:
to undertake its incursion into Imperial territory.
The Free Planets Alliance military set out
Against this, by imperial decree,
was ordered to intercept them.
Imperial Marshal Count Reinhard Lohengramm
to thoroughly thrash the Alliance military.
I intend to use this opportunity
as they exit the Iserlohn Corridor,
To that end, rather than striking them
deep into Imperial territory.
it's vital that we lure them
enemy's supply lines are stretched to their limit.
In short, we don't attack until the
Exactly.
all our forces to bear in a single strike!
Once they're at their limit, we'll bring
We'll draw them in without fighting?
Yes, is that not to your liking?
No, sir, it just seems like that will take a while.
We don't care, but what will the high nobles think?
we won't take that long.
To keep them from needlessly interfering,
without causing that much trouble.
There is a way to make the Alliance military starve,
Oberstein, explain.
Yes, sir.
As you admirals are no doubt aware,
a liberation force, an army to save the people.
the Alliance military is styling itself
In other words,
livelihood of the people in the occupied regions.
they'll have a responsibility to guarantee the
all of the Alliance forces' food and supplies?
You mean, you'll have the people there suck up
Are you saying...
Yes, along with our garrisons,
from each star system near Iserlohn.
we'll take with us all food and supplies
to welcome the Alliance's invasion.
There may be a tendency among the citizens
However, this will disillusion them in short order.
who heads the evacuation will be vital.
Even so, the mission of the one
I've already appointed Kesler to the task.
Commandant Kesler!
Urgent dispatch from HQ!
What?!
This is... Has HQ lost its mind?!
reconfirm this with homeworld!
Commandant, please,
No.
This order came from Admiral Lohengramm.
He'd never cause the citizens to suffer needlessly.
and carry out our appointed duty.
We just need to trust in that
Yes, sir.
Bring up the areas under our jurisdiction.
I'll apportion the ships. Hurry!
Sir!
Jenner will go to Morgan.
Niedrich, to Dank.
Send Zondark to Haphen.
And as for Kleingeld...
I'll go.
Look, Mother!
Excuse me, Master.
What's the matter, Montarque?
from the planetary garrison HQ.
Sir, we just received word
So, they're here, at last.
Montarque, what do you think?
should submit to occupation by the rebels.
It's clear to anyone with eyes that the populace
of the Kleingeld family's reputation?
But if we do, what will become
I'm old and haven't much longer to live,
whom my son Abend left behind.
but I must think of the future of Karl and Vier,
are our own forces.
Master, the ones who have come
Reinforcements?!
Reinforcements! Reinforcements have arrived!
Reinforcements?!
The Imperial military?
Why would they send more?
Is this going to be a battlefield?
so mind your manners.
Karl, our guest is an important minister,
Yes, Mother.
They can't be serious!
With the rebel forces closing in,
all the supplies in my territory?!
rather than defending us, you're here to take
Its populace?!
Do you mean to starve this world?
liberation of the people its battle cry.
No, the invading rebel army has made
I'm certain they'll give you food and supplies.
If the citizens require it,
Perhaps, but that's no guarantee.
return to the homeworld amidst all that?!
How can I carelessly leave my people and
has already been decided upon.
I sympathize, but a full scale withdrawal
we'll have to take appropriate measures.
Your Excellency, if you do not comply,
What?!
What's wrong, Father?
Oh, it's nothing.
Please take Karl and go back to your chambers.
Ulrich!
You know him?
Yes.
I will wait until tomorrow morning for your answer.
Viscount Kleingeld,
Is there something you want?
Karl!
Mother!
You mustn't run off like that.
You'll worry your grandfather.
He's your child?
Yes, and Karl is the heir to the Kleingeld family.
Now, go back to Grandfather.
Mother will come soon.
Yes, Mother.
so he still can't forget.
His father hasn't been dead even two years,
and you look a bit like him, so...
He was a soldier too,
Would you walk with me a while, if that's all right?
since we last had a stroll together like this?
How many years has it been
Is that you, Vier?
Catch me, and I'll be your wife!
Okay, I'll hold you to that!
Wait up!
Vier, I can't play with you anymore.
I'm going to the battlefield.
When?
Immediately.
Sorry, I intended to tell you sooner, but...
Will you come back?
I don't know.
No! Don't go! Didn't you promise?
Didn't you promise you'd make me your bride?
the happiness of you and everyone else.
Listen, Vier, I'm going to fight to protect
Liar!
Without you, Ulrich, I won't be happy at all!
I never thought I'd call upon you like this.
Father...
are everything to me.
Father, and the Kleingeld family,
I hate the war.
It steals everything I love.
You, Abend...
to rob Father of his dignity?
And on top of that, who has the right
Is it staying?
I wonder...
I think someone headed out to the lord's manor.
I just wish they'd get out of here quickly.
Bite your tongue! They're reinforcements!
Whose? The nobles'?
It has nothing to do with us then.
is made up only of commoners.
I hear the rebel army
Word is that they're coming to liberate us.
Liberate? I don't particularly want to get liberated.
Our lord is a good man!
Maybe he is, but...
or the rebel army,
Well, whether it's the Imperial military
I don't want this place becoming a battlefield.
Yeah, that's for sure.
What is Commandant Kesler doing?
till the enemy reaches this planet.
We only have sixteen hours left
It must be hard for him.
I don't think I'd be able to issue an order like that.
We'll just have to wait.
Anyway, we still have time till the deadline.
You're still here?
Kircheis...
On a beautiful, starry night like this,
unnamed star is quietly vanishing.
somewhere, surely, a little,
its brilliance in its place.
And then another star increases
of the star that disappeared?
Because of the sacrifice
No, because of fate.
Tonight will probably be a long night.
Master?
You're still awake?
Yes, I can't fall asleep at all.
Montarque, you've served me well.
as well as my friend.
Since I was a child, you were a good teacher,
I thank you from my heart.
What are you saying, Master?
It is I who must thank you.
have been my entire life,
The forty years I've served the Kleingeld family
and I'll go on serving it.
No...
on the history of the Kleingeld family.
Tonight, I believe the curtain will fall
Wh-what?! You mean...
Yes...
Because I can't drag our people into a useless war.
But...
Consider it, Montarque.
like ours are destroyed,
No matter how many little countries
not to mention the universe, in the least.
it doesn't affect the Empire,
And to the rebel army,
with dignity and pride
the centuries we've spent protecting it
are but cheap decoration.
Master...
Vier, please take good care of Father and Karl.
It's all right. I'll come back alive, I promise.
Liar...
What's the rebel army's position?
influence in seven hours.
They'll be within our sphere of
Seven hours? That's even sooner than I thought.
required for our withdrawal,
And considering the time
that puts the deadline at two hours from now.
enforce the plan.
If we don't get the viscount's consent by then,
But, Commandant...
This operation isn't just our problem.
If we fail, everything will come to naught.
Don't forget, the Empire's fate depends on it!
You've shown up early today, haven't you?
Yes, the situation's changed slightly.
I see...
I'll get right to the point.
Since you seem to be in a hurry,
We will obey the orders as directed.
However, there is a condition.
If it's within my power, then...
No, you must promise to do this.
It concerns Vier and Karl.
I want you to take them with you to Odin.
Of course, I can...
Viscount, are you saying...
Yes, I will remain here.
No! The enemy will be here soon!
enemy without even any food.
I can't just leave the citizens among that
But...
cleared this land themselves.
Besides, my forefathers
than being on the homeworld would.
It's my ancestral land, and more calming to me
But above all else, I was born and raised here.
My late parents, my wife, and my son Abend...
This world is where their memories sleep.
Your Excellency...
with not much longer to live.
Either way, I'm an old man
or some other place.
I prefer this to dying abroad on Odin
or killed by the citizens...
Even if I'm to be executed by the rebel army,
I want to choose to die here!
But my grandson Karl is five years old.
My daughter-in-law Vier is still young, too.
They still have a future.
And it's not to join an old man in his sentimentality.
Please, Commandant, I beg you!
Take care of them both,
and help Karl to revive the Kleingeld family name!
Take my hands, sir.
I'll do whatever I can, I swear.
I beg of you.
Karl carries my Abend's blood within him.
Surely, someday, he will revive the Kleingeld family.
But what about the citizens?
Leave that to me.
Please, hurry and go to Vier.
Yes, sir.
And I pray you'll be all right, sir.
Master...
A delegation from the citizens has arrived.
Let them in.
Yes, sir.
Father said that?
We haven't much time.
Vier, please make arrangements quickly.
from becoming a battlefield.
It's necessary to prevent this world
There's no need to fear.
the rebels will give back to us twice over.
Whatever food and goods are taken,
Don't worry, I'm staying, too.
Quickly! Please hurry!
Vier!
That's it!
Nice and steady!
It's going well, isn't it?
Yeah, but we've only got one hour left.
I can't go!
Both Karl and Father...
he loved everything in this country.
My husband, too,
I can't throw it away!
But...
Please go.
I think Karl, too, will surely understand.
Karl!
Karl, let's go back to Grandfather.
Yes, Mother.
You've already grown strong, Vier.
We just barely made it.
Here they come! The enemy has appeared!
Right! All ships, withdraw! Full speed!
Sir!
Farewell, Vier.
Long live the Alliance military!
While I wasn't watching, it rained.
Yes, sir, just a bit.
Strange, isn't it?
it mysteriously makes the heart heavy.
While rain falls,
it makes everything look beautiful.
But once it finishes,
nameless, extinguished stars.
Maybe rain is the tears of those
You're a poet.
Just womanish.
The Free Planets Alliance
by those who had fled the Empire's tyranny.
was a nation founded as a republic
the people suffering the tyranny of the Empire.
Consequently, the war was intended to liberate
and the liberated would not last forever.
But the honeymoon between them
When the Sad Rains Come...
In their hearts, people amass
Tears of such magnificent warmth
You go on, though the way is blocked
By heavy futility as the war drags on
Don't kill your dreams
Follow your dreams
Follow the glimmer of the distant galaxy
With your cheeks wet with tears catching the light
Make for that happy day
Cross the bridge of light
Lay bare your heart
Cross the bridge of light
Set free your tears and love
NEXT EPISODE
who retreat without fighting,
Lured in by the Imperial forces
into Imperial territory.
the Alliance forces push deep
But Yang senses hidden danger there.
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
"The Liberation of the Frontier"
Episode 14:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.
The Liberation of the Frontier
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