and Duke Lichtenlade,
Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm
supported the new kaiser Erwin Josef II.
Duke Braunschweig and Marquis Littenheim,
for dominance in the Empire,
representing the two families struggling
made a secret pact to eliminate them.
towards a confrontation
And thus, the trend rapidly escalated
of the Lichtenlade-Lohengramm axis
between the pro-imperial faction
of the Braunschweig-Littenheim alliance.
and the anti-imperial faction
What's wrong?
Marquis Littenheim join forces,
If Duke Braunschweig and
we can't oppose them.
to supporting His Majesty the kaiser.
Maybe so, but Duke Lichtenlade is dedicated
No matter.
not His Majesty's power.
The real problem is that brat,
They call him a genius at making war, don't they?
are the cream of the crop.
What's more, I hear his subordinates
Marquis Lohengramm, huh?
He's become troublesome.
Exactly. Who do we follow?
Father, what are you thinking about?
Oh, nothing important.
Well, that inspires confidence.
the future of the Mariendorf family aren't important?
You're saying the fate of the Galactic Empire and
So, have you made up your mind?
I'm hoping to remain neutral,
I'll side with Duke Braunschweig.
but when that is beyond my power,
As an imperial noble, it's the logical-
Father!
Ever since human civilization was born on Terra,
that didn't fall eventually.
there has not been one nation
for the Galactic Empire to be an exception?
Why do you suppose that it is possible
Hilda, what are you suggesting?
lasted over five hundred years.
The Goldenbaum Dynasty has already
to rule over the majority of the people.
Moreover, it's warped for one portion of the nobility
Hilda! Hey, Hilda!
exercise of power.
It came about from the unfettered
should soon fall upon it.
It's only natural that the curtain
Meaning, we should back Marquis Lohengramm?
Yes!
But...
Besides...
But...
Marquis Lohengramm has a just cause.
He's supporting the kaiser.
Compared to that,
fighting a personal war out of sheer ambition.
Duke Braunschweig and the others are
Besides, before long,
probably concentrate the majority of the nobles.
Duke Braunschweig and the others will
family to participate in that, will there?
There won't be much room for the Mariendorf
is concerned, there will be political effects,
However, as far as Marquis Lohengramm
and I have no doubt we'll be treated well.
Maybe so, but...
Marquis Lohengramm will win this battle.
And above all else,
Very well, then!
I'll leave this to you.
After presenting a case like that,
and more than that, this is your life.
This family is your birthright,
Do what you think is right.
And no matter how it turns out, I will regret nothing.
Father!
for the Mariendorf family.
Don't think about what you must do
Rather, make the Mariendorf family a tool,
one for clearing a path to the life you seek.
Understand?
Thank you, Father...
the Mariendorf family to me.
for entrusting the fate of
such interesting times.
And for letting me be born in
Miss! Miss Hilda!
Oh! Thanks for coming to meet me.
I'd have met you at the gate if you had just waited.
The flight arrived sooner than I expected.
It's all right.
And how are things back at the estate?
Is the count feeling better?
Yes, he's fine.
And nothing else has changed, either.
There's somewhere I'd like to go right now.
We're not headed right to the city mansion?
Where to, then?
To Marquis Lohengramm's admiralty.
So, how goes the chaos among the nobility?
you rarely see nowadays.
It must be the sort of farce
it has a happy ending, can you?
You can't call it a farce unless
their forces and assets will exceed our own.
But if those nobles present a united front,
before they can calmly make a decision.
Which is why we need to cause an outburst
So, any reports, yet?
Yes, sir.
discontented nobles under Marquis Littenheim
I'm afraid Duke Braunschweig is gathering the
in the guise of having a garden party.
he'll make some sort of move.
I think it's inevitable that
of imperial noble families,
Nevertheless, of the thousands
none of them seem to have anyone at all capable.
we'd still be left with a shortage of actors.
Even if we made enemies of them,
I am Hildegard von Mariendorf, Your Excellency.
It's a shame Kircheis isn't here.
You know him, don't you?
He is rather connected with the Mariendorf family.
Yes, of course.
the Castrop rebellion last year.
He rescued my father during
You just missed each other.
He was here a little while ago.
So, what business do you have with me?
I came to tell you
on the occasion of this civil war, Your Excellency.
that the Mariendorf family will side with you
What civil war?
with Duke Braunschweig.
The one that will probably start tomorrow morning,
Aren't you the bold one?
Supposing there is, there's no guarantee I'd win it.
Would you still be my ally?
You will win it, Your Excellency.
Oh?
have only joined forces temporarily,
Duke Braunschweig and Marquis Littenheim
and lack the will to help each other.
chain of command is a fatal weakness.
Above all else, their lack of a unified
they're no match for a force as unified as your own.
Even though their total firepower exceeds yours,
with noble officers alone.
Besides, you can't fight a war
The truth is, it's soldiers who do the fighting.
and lesser nobles support?
Which will the common soldiers
Your Excellency, or Duke Braunschweig?
It's as clear as day, isn't it?
You have excellent powers of observation.
Very well! In that case, I'd like you as an ally.
I promise that the Mariendorf family
who made that recommendation.
will naturally be treated favorably as the family
With Your Excellency's generous words,
and relatives to join us.
I can easily persuade my friends
You took the trouble to offer an alliance.
It's nothing.
I could hardly mistreat you.
please tell me.
And if there's anything I can do for you,
Don't hesitate to ask.
In that case, I'll take you up on that offer.
Go ahead.
and land holdings...
The Mariendorf family's social standing
I'd like an official document guaranteeing them.
Ah, an official document?
Very well.
I'll put it in writing today and give it to you.
Thank you very much.
absolute loyalty to Your Excellency.
The Mariendorf family will swear
As I'd expect.
By the way, Fräulein Mariendorf...
for the other nobles you persuade?
will similar guarantees be necessary
of each respective family.
That will be up to the members
people asking for them,
Besides, if there are too many
Your Excellency is trying to do.
it may interfere with what
I beg your pardon.
You're scarier than you look, Fräulein Mariendorf.
Excuse me.
have made their move.
Your Excellency, the malcontent nobles
it was a pleasure to meet you today.
Fräulein Mariendorf,
Some day, I must ask you to dine with me.
If you'll excuse me.
The nobles who opposed the tyranny
and Duke Lichtenlade
of Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm
Duke Braunschweig's villa to secretly form a pact.
gathered in the Lippstadt forest at
Styling this the Lippstadt Agreement,
was called the Lippstadt Coalition.
the military organization of nobles born of this
The leader is Duke Otto Braunschweig.
Marquis Wilhelm Littenheim.
Second in command is
An additional 3,760 nobles also signed on.
personal forces in the range of 25,600,000.
They possess combined regular and
And serving as commander of the league's forces...
Senior Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz!
Admiral Merkatz? Impossible!
Admiral Merkatz joining them complicates things.
with popularity and abundant experience.
He's a famous commander,
Duke Braunschweig were leading,
Indeed, because if
nobody would have followed him.
it's still just a scraped-together force!
Even if Merkatz is leading them,
Nothing to be afraid of.
will chase off a flock of lions led by a sheep.
They say a flock of sheep led by a lion
We mustn't be careless.
acknowledged Your Excellency's talent.
Still, it's surprising, seeing as how Admiral Merkatz
Merkatz?
I should have refused!
will just end up harming the troops.
A useless battle like this
Marquis Lohengramm, Your Highness.
It's not for me to side with you or
What are you saying?
I'm disappointed that you call this useless.
to the imperial house?
Is that how you consider loyalty
even in jest, to revolt against His Majesty.
It's in consideration of it that there is no excuse,
Temporarily!
the traitors Lichtenlade and Lohengramm.
Only until we liberate His Majesty from
We've stood up to regain the traditional order.
the Goldenbaum Dynasty falls to us,
The sacred duty to protect
the chosen of the traditional classes.
The great god Odin is my witness!
Righteousness is ours!
No matter how you say it...
You think I asked for this?!
Admiral...
You see, the young nobles are being hot-blooded.
face Heaven's wrath as a disgrace to the nobility.
They say that those who refuse to cooperate should
been prepared to spill blood from the outset.
I'm holding them back, but they've
And if there was a bloodbath for someone like that,
to the great god Odin, wouldn't it?
it would make a fine sacrifice
usually sacrificed to the gods...
I believe a young girl is what's
That reminds me. You have a daughter, don't you?
Well, then...
Shall I hear your answer anew?
the patronage of the throne?
Are you ready to repay
Unworthy as I am, I will undertake this.
to be done with the consent of the other lords.
However, I want what comes next
And that, as far as possible,
full authority over the actual fighting be left to me.
One more thing:
even if it is you yourself,
If anyone disobeys my orders,
they will be punished according to military law.
I demand those two points.
How was it?
agree to those conditions?
Did you make Duke Braunschweig
Yes...
to lead a great army and fight a strong enemy.
In that case, I think it's every warrior's dream
Lt. Commander Schneider, you're still young.
swallowed those conditions.
Yes, Duke Braunschweig
immediately, and won't obey military law.
But he'll probably interfere in the operation
more than he does Marquis Lohengramm.
Before long, he'll come to hate me
Are you saying...
Privilege corrupts a man's soul.
while blaming others.
You instinctively justify yourself
with lower-ranked soldiers in the military.
Even I didn't realize it till I dealt
Your Excellency...
Lt. Commander,
but could we drop by my house?
I'm sorry to make a selfish request,
I don't mind, sir.
I want to make my farewells.
Y-yes, sir...
There's no need for a useless, all-out confrontation.
Marquis Lohengramm.
All we have to do is get rid of
Are you suggesting we assassinate the brat?
Yes, sir.
and I'll show you that I can bring him down.
Give me about three hundred soldiers,
Fool!
Do you two think I'm no match for that brat?!
should this battle divide the empire in two,
No, sir, what I want to say is that,
tremendous scars will be left behind.
then win or lose,
is in a position to bounce back after the destruction,
Even if you don't mind if Marquis Lohengramm
to maintain the system.
Your Excellency's duty must be
Winning in this case isn't enough!
I won't hear impudent talk!
Your Excellency, much as it pains me to say it,
is a genius at force deployment.
Marquis Lohengramm
As Captain Fellner says,
and likely cause the citizens great harm.
even if we won, the sacrifices would be large,
Please, reconsider...
What do you mean if we won?!
who don't have faith in certain victory!
I have no use for people
are the escape plans progressing?
Anyway, Ansbach,
Yes, sir, nothing's been left to chance.
The rest of you, don't think so much!
Help out Ansbach!
Ansbach!
Can't you report to His Excellency one more time?
Commodore Streit,
Marquis Lohengramm's army head on
His Excellency the Duke thinks that destroying
would be meaningful.
to Marquis Littenheim and the other nobles.
It would demonstrate his true power
the battle to come after this one.
And that will lead to his winning
to him being called cowardly?
Meaning that assassination will just lead
The battle to come, huh?
This is hardly the time to worry about that.
Gather the troops!
In that case, we'll just have to do this ourselves.
Sir!
Either we kill Marquis Lohengramm,
Countess Grünewald, hostage.
or else take his sister,
Don't forget the objectives!
Sir!
Let's go!
Damn, he anticipated this!
Captain!
We've no choice! Retreat!
Damn!
It's begun.
Reinhard...
Don't worry, Sister.
Kircheis is personally defending this mansion.
There's nothing to fear.
I have to go to the Admiralty,
but please, Sister, go to sleep.
Excuse me.
What happened?!
went out on his own authority!
Sir, it looks as if Captain Fellner
What?!
Dammit, of all the selfish...
What's done is done.
Let's escape from Odin at once!
Damn, I suppose we've no choice.
and his subordinates.
Just as I'd expect of Marquis Lohengramm
to be tricked by the likes of me.
He's not an opponent
Well then, what shall I do now?
How is it going?
Sir, it's all going to plan.
How dare you?!
I don't know what you're here for,
should know basic manners!
but even jumped-up children like you
I beg your pardon.
that times are changing, Admiral, sir.
I'm here for acknowledgment
It was you Commodore Streit, wasn't it?
Duke Braunschweig that I be assassinated?
Is it true that you suggested to
It's true.
it would be you who'd be here now in chains.
And if my lord had taken that advice,
A shame that he didn't.
Why did you suggest such a thing?
temporary dishonor was preferable
Because I thought that
would do to the nation and the people.
to the harm a useless war
Yes, you're a man who regrets killing, aren't you?
I grant you right of passage to return to your lord.
Fulfill your allegiance to him.
If you can, please allow me to stay here on Odin.
You won't go back to your lord?
I'll just be suspected for having been spared.
As it stands, even if I go to him,
in his subordinates' loyalty.
Duke Braunschweig doesn't believe very much
I see...
Well, then, how about this?
Would you serve me, instead?
It is a gracious offer,
into an enemy from here on.
but I don't care to make the lord I've served
I beg your pardon.
I understand. You're free to go.
Admiral Wahlen!
that's ignoring our warnings.
There's a ship attempting to escape
What?
Open fire, but let the first few shots miss.
formerly in service to Duke Braunschweig.
I am Captain Fellner,
Formerly?
Yes, sir, I abandoned him today.
instead, as soon as I saw you.
I was hoping to ask if I could serve under you,
And just what was it that swayed your loyalty?
to someone who sees its value.
Loyalty only has meaning if it's devoted
character is like throwing jewels into the mud.
Giving your loyalty to a lord who can't judge
Don't you think that's a loss to society?
You're a man who speaks his mind, aren't you?
Oberstein!
Sir?
Use him as you wish.
I'll leave this man in your charge.
Yes, sir.
the civilian vessels as a shield!
Admiral, there's a ship using
What?
You cowardly...
Admiral!
We've no choice.
All ships, cease fire!
and the High Command,
While we've taken the Ministry of War
and Marquis Littenheim have escaped.
I'm afraid Duke Braunschweig
625 of the 3,760 nobles
However, we've succeeded in detaining
who participated in the Lippstadt Coalition.
with these early results.
I suppose we should be satisfied
who escaped from the capital
Duke Braunschweig and the others
some fortress or other their base,
are probably making
to challenge us to a showdown.
and I think they'll come
Where do you think they are?
Most likely, Geiersburg.
forces gathered at Geiersburg Fortress.
As Oberstein predicted, the Lippstadt allied
Against this, Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm
positions of the Imperial forces.
took control of the top three command
of the Imperial Forces from the kaiser,
After obtaining the title of Supreme Commander
subjugate the Lippstadt allied forces.
he accepted the imperial decree to
A designation?
designation for the enemy in official documents.
Yes, sir, you need to determine a proper
Ah!
I have a fine name.
Call them the rebel army.
"Rebel army"?
so that they can hear it, too!
Exactly, and let it be known throughout the Empire,
"You are a rebel army!"
Sir!
Well, let's go!
To Geiersburg, where the rebel army awaits.
Sir!
Universal Calendar 797,
Reich Calendar 488,
April 6th, Reich Standard Time:
to divide the Empire broke out.
At last, the greatest civil war in history
It was the start of the tragedy to come.
The Lippstadt Agreement
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