after his defeat of the 11th Fleet,
With support coming to Yang from all over
which occupied the capital planet of Heinessen,
the National Salvation Military Council,
was completely isolated.
Retired veterans and garrisons are gathering.
who initially supported the coup d'état.
Among them are some
Their opportunism is almost breathtaking.
That's not fair.
it's the hard-liners you shouldn't trust.
On the contrary,
with hard-line beliefs.
After all, war produces like-minded people
members occupying Heinessen
The National Salvation Military Council
in the right and won't be beaten by anyone.
are probably firm in their belief that they're
We're not beaten yet.
Artemis Necklace defense system.
We still have the
even Yang Wen-li can't easily capture Heinessen.
As long as we have that,
We're not beaten yet.
We haven't won yet.
The Artemis Necklace?
Yes, there's that, too.
Lieutenant, I'm returning to my room.
Please send Commander Baghdash there.
before we go to Heinessen,
When we enter the Ba'alat Stellar Region,
we'll stop by the sixth planet, Srinigar.
Until then, take care of things.
isn't much of a problem.
The truth is, the Artemis Necklace itself
by relying on hardware.
Which is to say, you don't win a war
against the Artemis Necklace?
So, then, you aren't going up
On the contrary, this time, I'll attempt to destroy it.
made the Artemis Necklace their last ray of hope.
Those who staged the coup d'état have probably
such a psychological shock
Therefore, destroying it will cause
that they'll be driven to surrender.
destroying it won't require any sacrifices, either.
And since the Necklace is unmanned,
Yes...
ordinary citizens on Heinessen.
But there are more than a billion
You mean hostages?
would go that far, but...
I don't want to think that Admiral Greenhill
I'll send in Baghdash to work alone, just in case.
Julian, wait here.
Commander, come in.
Okay, it's time I gave you a job to do.
Anything.
even infiltrating Heinessen.
I'll follow any command,
To seek refuge under Admiral Greenhill?
Sir, I wouldn't dream of it!
I'm joking.
Actually, I want you to bear witness.
Witness? To what?
National Salvation Military Council
That this coup d'état by the
Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm.
was instigated by the Empire's
Again with that?
That idea you came up with is preposterous.
showing that much contempt for them.
Still, people won't appreciate me
if she hears that?
Won't Lieutenant Greenhill be angry
This is the truth.
but I'm not making it up, either.
I have no material evidence right now,
Never mind.
I don't blame you for not believing it.
Anyway, you're going to testify to that.
Understood.
At any rate, I'm a turncoat.
I'll do whatever I can to help you.
Citizens and soldiers of the Free Planets Alliance!
the National Salvation Military Council's coup d'état.
I am Commander Baghdash, who participated in
I must inform all of you of the hidden, serious truth!
That damned Baghdash!
Not only did he fail to assassinate Yang,
Out of concern for our nation,
Not only did he fail to assassinate Yang,
Out of concern for our nation,
but now what's he doing?!
for this military revolution.
I sincerely joined in the plan
However, this wasn't the case.
the Galactic Empire, too,
It's common knowledge that
the greatest civil war in history.
is now also caught in
Is this mere coincidence?
No, it's not.
Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm,
This coup d'état was instigated by a plot of
a party to the civil war in the Empire.
the Alliance from intervening
He divided us to prevent
while the Empire was split by its own civil war.
Once I learned that fact,
than a reckless act by a malcontent faction,
I realized this military revolution was nothing more
an ambitious man in the Empire!
made to dance by
this military revolution isn't just!
Ladies and gentlemen,
useless disturbance under control
Furthermore, we must bring this
and reunite our nation!
Damn you, Baghdash!
The shameless traitor!
and ended up becoming his flunkie!
He went to kill Yang,
of a man Yang Wen-li is.
It seems I've misjudged what kind
the rebellions everywhere, he's isolated us.
By defeating the 11th Fleet and suppressing
but he's far exceeded that.
I thought I knew his talents well,
that we're pawns of the Empire...
But this transparent political propaganda
Trying any foul trick...
Does that really make him such a formidable man?
Admiral Greenhill, you're wrong, so wrong.
formidable man than you predicted,
Yang is definitely a more
but not quite the way you think he is.
What?
is that everything he's saying is true.
What's impressive about Yang
True?
You're saying that what Yang says is true?
Here.
given to me by Marquis Lohengramm.
These are the plans for the coup d'état
Why?!
along with a scheme like this?!
Rear Admiral Lynch, why did you go
an admiral in the Imperial forces?!
Did they tell you they would make you
There was that, too.
But it hardly mattered to me.
It could have been anyone,
but I wanted to pin an inexcusable shame on those
in their own self-righteousness.
who had an unshakable belief
How does it feel, Greenhill?
National Salvation Military Council
How does it feel to know that your great
of an ambitious Imperial brat?
is nothing more than the tool
blows up in your face?
To be helpless as what you believed in
Emergency!
Yang's fleet is approaching!
What?!
the founders of the Free Planets Alliance,
They say that, 300 years ago,
the Empire in a huge spaceship made of ice.
Ahle Heinessen and his comrades, escaped
This plan is modeled after Ahle Heinessen's.
to the ice chunks we excavated
The Bussard ramjet engines we've fitted
converting it to energy,
will absorb interstellar matter,
to nearly the speed of light.
accelerating continuously without limit
their mass will increase.
Following the Theory of Relativity,
by throwing them at the Necklace,
Assuming there's no error in the entry angle,
it should be possible to destroy it instantly
or causing any damage to ourselves.
without affecting the homeworld
Any questions?
Does it matter if we destroy all twelve pieces?
I don't care.
Let's demolish them all.
Missiles approaching!
It's ice!
Giant chunks of ice, striking at near light speed!
Wiped out!
The Artemis Necklace...
In an instant, not one left...
It's all over.
The military revolution has failed.
We're beaten.
No, it's not over yet!
We have hostages.
and the commander-in-chief of the space fleet!
Both the director of Joint Operations Headquarters
No! The billions of citizens on Heinessen!
Stop it.
huge wounds in the nation.
Any more resistance will leave
It's already over.
Shouldn't we at least face our end like men?
Then, what will we do?
Surrender and stand trial?
Those who want to do so, may.
I will choose another path.
However, before that, there is something I must do.
was instigated by Marquis Lohengramm.
We must not leave proof that our revolt
and so we make mistakes in life.
Rear Admiral Lynch, human beings are fallible,
deserved the blame you received
That's why I never thought you
for what happened at El Facil nine years ago.
to redeem your honor this time!
That's why I thought I'd give you a chance
I'm exactly the sort of man people say I am.
means you're a poor judge of character.
Your not realizing that
You fools...
I just saved Greenhill's honor.
Honor? What a load of...
Get rid of the corpse!
Burn the files!
the justice of our cause!
Dispose of everything that defiles
Yang's fleet is deployed outside of satellite orbit.
They're preparing landing operations.
What shall we do?
Open a comm line.
I'll speak with Admiral Yang.
National Salvation Military Council.
I wish to speak as acting chairman of the
will not offer any futile resistance.
We admit we're beaten and
There is no need for any further attacks.
That's fine, but where's the chairman?
What happened to Admiral Greenhill?
The admiral...
took his own life.
It was an honorable death.
Admiral Yang!
government of the Galactic Empire.
We stood for overthrowing the despotic
You slandered us as being stooges of the Empire,
to maintain its despotism!
but you will be the one who has helped
not chosen by the citizens,
I believe that despotism is a government
and steals the citizens' freedom.
one that rules by power and violence
doing on Heinessen.
In other words, what you're now
That makes you despots, doesn't it?
You're wrong!
We aren't seeking personal power!
the political corruption!
There was no other way to correct
Political corruption isn't politicians taking bribes.
the corruption of individual politicians.
That's nothing more than
take bribes and you can't criticize it.
Political corruption is when the politicians
You people quashed free speech.
despotism or the current politics of the Alliance.
Just for that, you've no right to criticize the Empire's
Wouldn't you agree?
No! At the very least,
political system than that of fellows like Trunicht,
we were risking our lives to build a far more ideal
through political power.
who seek only personal ambition
On that point, we will not be criticized!
We did not lack justice!
We simply lacked luck and strength!
Captain Evans...
Admiral Yang, I have one request.
Don't let our deaths be in vain!
Protect the future of our nation, of the Alliance.
Admiral Greenhill hoped for that, too.
Farewell!
He means to die, doesn't he?
He held to his beliefs to the very end.
People believe in all kinds of "justice."
take command of the landing parties.
Commodore Schönkopf,
I'll head down there later.
Aye, sir.
Lieutenant Greenhill...
An hour...
No, may I have two hours, please?
I know I'll recover from this,
but right now, I'm no use to anyone.
So, please...
Lieutenant!
Look, what can I say?
Don't lose heart.
has already surrendered.
The National Salvation Military Council
The coup d'état has ended in failure.
that soldiers be shown leniency.
Admiral Yang Wen-li has ordered
Don't waste your precious lives in futile resistance.
and await orders.
Rejoin your respective regiments,
Wait.
and Captain Ebense.
It's the remains of Admiral Greenhill
Send them to autopsy.
Yes, sir.
It's shameful.
and I was of absolutely no use.
You took the trouble to warn me beforehand,
Far from it.
and caused you all this trouble.
I was late in warning you
in afternoon naps every day.
No, thanks to you, I got to indulge
I didn't suffer much.
It was a little tedious, but compared to you,
Is there anything you need for now?
I see.
Well, how about we start with a glass of whiskey?
We'll get one for you, at once.
Well, what happened to Admiral Greenhill?
He's gone.
I see...
And so the old man survives again.
You there.
You're...
You must know me.
I'm your head of state.
You're Julian Mintz, aren't you?
who's living with Admiral Yang.
I hear you're a promising young man
who were concealing me.
These are people of the Church of Terra
I hid in their underground church,
those cruel militarists.
striving all this time to overthrow
Anyway, please take me to Admiral Yang.
He'll be glad to know I'm safe.
As will all the other citizens, right?
Hey, don't treat me like an invalid!
I can walk by myself.
Chairman Trunicht?
Great, it's one thing after another.
He's waiting to see you, at once.
Do we run for it?
I suppose we shouldn't, huh?
Trünicht and the Church of Terra, huh?
Who's using whom, I wonder?
No, Captain Veigh, under my secret orders,
kept me informed of their movements in detail.
infiltrated the coup d'état and
Oh, it's Miracle Yang!
Excuse me!
Hold still please!
with that bastard Trunicht?
Why do I have to end up
In order to protect that guy's power,
who was like my own father.
I had to fight Admiral Greenhill,
And don't get me started on Jessica. Damn!
Admiral, it's urgent!
What are you so excited about?
getting excited and shouting about.
There's nothing in the world worth
But...
You know who Admiral Merkatz is, right?
in the Imperial forces.
Yeah, he's a famous commander
Not as magnificent as Marquis Lohengramm,
but he's a veteran who can use flawless tactics.
He's also popular.
What about him?
That famous Imperial commander is defecting!
And he's asking you to help, Admiral Yang!
It's an urgent message from Iserlohn!
What?!
Well, then, please hand over your weapons.
How dare you?!
His Excellency Merkatz is not a prisoner!
He's defecting of his own free will.
It is basic courtesy to treat him as a guest!
Lt. Commander Schneider...
No...
My mistake.
Please keep it.
Can we trust him?
Do you know if Admiral Merkatz brought his family?
No, his family is still living in the Empire.
I see, that's good.
No, it's not!
If that's true, they may as well be hostages, right?
No, if Admiral Merkatz intended to deceive us,
while leaving his family behind.
he probably wouldn't say that he came
as a precaution.
He'd likely bring a fake family with him,
It's something like that, right?
Probably exactly like that.
isn't interested in tricks.
A genuine warrior like Admiral Merkatz
I think we should trust him.
Far more than you, right?
That was a nasty joke.
I wasn't joking.
I'll trust Admiral Merkatz.
And also defend his rights to the best of my ability.
can rely on me, I'll have to reward that trust.
If a veteran admiral of the Imperial forces says he
No matter what?
I'm a sucker for flattery.
I want to talk to Admiral Merkatz.
Rear Admiral Cazerne,
Could you put him on, please?
Understood.
You must be Admiral Merkatz.
I'm Yang Wen-li.
Pleased to meet you.
I place my defeated self in your care, Admiral.
for myself and my subordinates.
I request lenient treatment
good subordinates with you.
You seem to have brought
At any rate, Yang Wen-li will take charge of you.
Have no fear.
Sir, please sign these before morning.
Right.
I'm fine, sir.
Right now, there's a lot to occupy me.
Admiral?
About Admiral Merkatz...
Is this really okay?
probably over now, too.
Yeah, the Empire's civil war is
will be able to grasp real power in the Empire.
If so, Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm
I don't think he'd resort to underhanded tricks.
He'll probably come to knock us down fairly.
Iserlohn will become a battlefield soon, won't it?
I wonder about that.
is thinking of incorporating
Perhaps Marquis Reinhard Lohengramm
an even grander and more terrible strategy.
since the founding of the Free Planets Alliance.
And so, here ended the greatest civil war
which saw only losses.
For most people, it was a great battle
Victory, For Whose Sake?
Subarashiku atsui namida wo
Hito wa kokoro ni tameteiru
Kimi ga yuku michi wo saegiru
Omoku munashii ikusa tsuzukou to
Yume wo korosu na
Yume wo oun da
Haruka ginga no kagayaki wo
Utsusu namida de hoho wo nurashite
Yorokoberu hi wo
Hikari no hashi wo koete
Kokoro wo hadaka ni shite
Hikari no hashi wo koete
Namida to ai wo tokihanashite
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he has occupied Geiersburg Fortress.
Kircheis rejoins Reinhard now that
there is something he must ask Reinhard.
Amidst the cheers of victory,
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
"The Day Before Destiny"
Episode 25:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.
The Day Before Destiny
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