Universal Calendar 799,
Reich Calendar 490, February 13th:
Two hours after returning to Heinessen,
his promotion to marshal.
Yang Wen-li received notice of
In doing so, at age 32,
youngest marshal in Alliance history.
Yang had become the
36-year-old Admiral Bruce Ashbey,
The previous record holder was
this further improved Yang's personnel record.
and as his promotion had come posthumously,
I may not be unselfish enough to turn it down,
to get excited about at this point.
but it's not exactly something
as sharing the profits with Director Bewcock.
Well, I guess I should think of it
Isn't it a good thing?
when you retire from the military, after all.
Your pension will be different
Assuming he ever receives it, that is.
Marshal, I love our fatherland, in my own way.
Right...
Marshal, you love this country too, don't you?
to willingly cooperate with us.
In which case, you should be able
Y-yes, well...
to help protect the fruits of democracy.
I intend to devote my poor abilities
As do I.
full power behind rewarding your efforts, Marshal.
You see, the government is willing to put its
If there's anything we can do, just ask.
on what happens after we lose.
For now, let's keep our thoughts
No, I'm not really saying we'll lose,
since if we win I should be able to relax for a while.
After that, we'll have plenty of time
or rebuilding our armaments, right?
to think about things like peaceful diplomacy
it's not the place for a soldier to go butting in.
Well, that's the domain of politicians, so I suppose
is a foolish request, isn't it?
Asking you to promise you'll win
you as many promises as you want, but...
If we could win through a promise, I'd love to give
Indeed.
I really did say something absurd.
I'd appreciate it if you'd forget that.
in any form, Marshal.
I don't wish to place any restrictions on you,
overturn our inferiority on the strategic level,
This time, for a victory on the tactical level and to
there's only one method we can choose.
By which I mean,
on the battlefield.
we must defeat Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm
Duke Lohengramm is single.
That's my aim in this.
In other words, if he dies,
especially if he had a son to be his successor,
then if he had a wife and children,
to continue the Lohengramm Dynasty.
his subordinates could use that child
However, he's single.
the Lohengramm regime.
If he dies, that would be the end of
would lose cohesion and come apart.
The loyalty and unity of his subordinates
questioning who they were fighting for,
They'd most likely return to the Empire
the succession would erupt, right?
and an intense battle over
I see. You're absolutely right, Marshal.
of Duke Lohengramm is there
It's precisely because the fixed star
that the other planets are able to shine.
will surely fracture,
If he dies, then the Imperial forces
and the Alliance will be saved.
who's rich in courage and ambition,
We're talking about Duke Lohengramm,
and keep defeating them one by one,
so if we find some method to split them up
he'll come to suppress me personally, right?
We need to create that opportunity.
That's our only chance of winning.
defeated one after another,
If his subordinates were
then he himself certainly would need to appear.
That makes sense.
this is a psychological problem.
Well, more than strategy or tactics,
Duke Lohengramm is no simple soldier,
and he certainly isn't just any old bureaucrat.
on fighting and winning, right?
He places the highest value
among rulers, after all.
That's why he's a supreme ruler
constructing a base on Urvashi.
Imperial forces had begun
rendezvoused with them there,
Reuenthal and Lennenkampf
leaving Iserlohn Fortress to General Lutz.
amounted to 180,000 military vessels,
With this the Imperial forces' military might
as well as 20,000,000 officers and men.
was becoming a problem.
However, the length of the supply line
the Iserlohn and Fezzan Corridors
Though they had occupied both
and defeated the main forces of the Alliance,
in the Alliance, was still free in its movements,
while the Yang Fleet, which was the greatest
scored the first point in this battle.
they could only be said to have
chairman was finally showing some spirit,
I may have said all that because the committee
but to draw out Duke Lohengramm
veteran leaders one after another.
we'll need to defeat the Imperial forces'
To be honest, I'm feeling depressed.
of the Empire," Mittermeyer and Reuenthal,
Well, let's try to avoid the "Bright Jewels
as much as we can.
then all of our fleets will only perform worse.
If we get fixated on them,
Well, it's not like we're talking sports.
train you to be stronger.
Fighting a strong enemy won't
That's true.
You have to win as easily as possible, right?
National Defense Committee Reporters Club.
We're reporters from the
here and now to all of the populace.
Admiral Yang, please make a promise
the bloodstained hands of these devilish invaders.
Tell them that you'll save this nation from
that must come between good and evil.
That justice will prevail in the Armageddon
of the populace and win without fail.
That you'll respond to the expectations
Please promise this.
Or are you unable to do that?!
The marshal is exhausted,
on anything regarding military secrets.
and he absolutely cannot speak
If you truly wish for our forces to win,
and that you please leave.
then I'll ask for your understanding
Geez...
Commissioner Henslow
In recognition of his rescue of
and the capture of an Imperial destroyer,
to sublieutenant,
Ensign Julian Mintz was promoted
awarded the Freedom Fighter Medal.
and it was determined that he would be
appeared for the Alliance.
It seems another young hero has
from the press conference.
Now then, let's have a look at a clip
I'd say... Rather, I believe that
when the Alliance forces next fight the invaders.
the tactics I employed will prove extremely effective
to speak in detail regarding this topic.
Therefore, please forgive me for not being able
It may be as one would expect,
achievements truly is splendid, isn't it?
but his modest attitude in regards to his own
from Miracle Yang, wouldn't you say?
That's quite appropriate considering his training
That's true.
ability at a young age and adopted him.
Marshal Yang recognized Sublieutenant Mintz's
keen insight is also at the level of a genius.
It goes without saying that the marshal's
Hey, hey...
Julian!
Welcome back, Julian.
right now, wouldn't you say?
It seems you're a bit of a hero yourself
Thank you.
that I've come back,
But though the Admiral may be glad
I'm sure he's not happy to see me set up as a hero.
Do you by any chance think he's jealous, Julian?
Th-there's no way!
I've never thought that.
Then that's fine.
I would've slapped you as hard as I could.
If that's what you were thinking,
I'd stretch my arm and back out like this.
was famous, after all.
When I was a child, the speed of my hand
I can't believe that.
I had to become more ladylike,
When I joined the military
fairy godmothers for that to happen.
and I went through three or four
It really took quite a bit of effort.
You don't seem that way at all, honestly.
Thank you for saying that.
By the way, are you looking for Admiral Yang?
That's right.
Nobody seems to know where he is.
The admiral is staying at Hotel Capricorn.
he'd be all alone and have nothing to do.
He said that if he went back to his official residence,
Hey Julian, take a look.
the state of the world at present.
As goes my heart, so too goes
for a marshal to eat such crude meals.
It must be pretty rare, historically,
I agree.
for becoming a marshal, as well as our reunion?
Shall we go and celebrate both my pension raise
I'll join you.
over your pension, aren't you?
Still, you're always obsessing
Of course.
able to get the pension that I worked so hard for.
If the Alliance government is gone, then I won't be
to secure my stability for when I grow old.
Therefore, I must fight the Imperial forces
It's splendidly consistent.
your promotion to marshal.
In any case, congratulations on
Rather than my becoming marshal,
that's far more admirable.
it's your promotion to sublieutenant
You did well coming back safely.
You did really well.
You've gotten taller, and become a full adult.
No, I'm still just a half-grown rookie.
if you don't teach me all sorts of things.
I'll still have problems
that I need to teach you, personally.
I don't think there's anything left
there's something I want you to teach me.
On the contrary,
to steal an Imperial destroyer?
What sort of magic did you use
you can tell me, right?
Even if you say it's a military secret,
You saw that TV program?
Please don't tease me like that.
you used to take Iserlohn Fortress.
I just applied the method
You "applied" it, huh?
Maybe I should've patented that.
when you add those royalties to my pension.
My old age would be all the better
That doesn't entirely sound like you're joking.
which is wonderful.
It looks like you're thriving as always,
Yes, fortunately.
The times may be what they are,
where restaurants and hotels don't exist.
but there's no such thing as a society
While it may be imprudent to say so,
as war or ruined countries.
I'm not worried about such things
I agree completely.
of ingredients due to the shortage of goods.
However, we unfortunately have a lack
about all we can make.
Today a roast beef dinner is
Then we'll have that.
Also, could you pick us out a suitable red wine?
Of course.
asking for some sort of compensation, right?
Well, that Mr. Marinesk is going to be
With the Alliance government taking responsibility?
is a different person.
However, the owner of the Beryozka
and he's on Heinessen now.
Apparently he's an old acquaintance of yours,
Oh?
His name is Boris Konev.
Don't you know him?
Boris Konev?
I heard he was a childhood friend of yours.
Ah, that Boris?
I finally understand.
proper nouns is the first sign of aging.
They say that being unable to remember
"Aging"? I'm still 31!
32, right?
using his full name, "Boris Konev."
I didn't get it because you were
then I would've known right away.
If you called him Rowdy Boris the Kid
Was he that bad?
and other people cry too,
He made his parents cry, his friends cry,
and nuisance to others.
and was an all-around bad boy
He made a good bit of trouble for me too.
Is that so?
According to what Mr. Marinesk said,
thanks to the existence of a skilled accomplice.
young Boris' many pranks only happened
Well, if he's on this planet then we'll meet.
I can at least reimburse him for a single ship.
At that time, since we're old friends,
How lavish of you.
that will reimburse him, after all.
The government is the one
Speaking of such lavish proposals,
back to the enemy, right?
you gave Iserlohn Fortress
so could you tell me?
I'm sure you had some sort of idea there,
Well, I set a trap, but it's really simple.
That's a heck of a swindle.
really angry when they fall for it.
The Imperial forces will probably be
You certainly aren't soft-hearted.
That's just fine. It's the greatest praise I could get.
and Lieutenant Greenhill,
The only ones who know are Schönkopf
and now you.
It may not be of any use,
but it may become necessary too, so remember it.
Right!
lieutenant commander, you know.
Ms. Frederica is a
Ah, I guess I got used to saying it.
It's not a sign of aging!
More importantly, how about it?
Did your trip this time yield anything else?
Let's see...
acquainted with an unusual person.
Now that you mention it, I did become
but he died of sickness along the way,
He escaped Fezzan together with us,
though to be honest it was closer to suicide.
Oh, who was he?
A bishop of the Church of Terra named Degsby,
but rather an apostate.
though he said he was no longer a clergyman,
I see,
kill each other behind the scenes.
so Rubinsky and Kesserling were trying to
Right.
with the affairs of Fezzan's ruling class...
Still, to think that that bishop was so involved
still has some ties to Trunicht...
And it seems the Church of Terra
Yes,
before he died, Degsby said as much.
is with the Church of Terra.
"The source of all these matters
the past and the present, search for Terra."
If you wish to know the circumstances behind
Everything's on Terra, huh?
He also said this:
its debt of obligation to Terra."
"Mankind must not forget
Ah, that makes sense.
tied to proper actions.
But proper recognition is not always
a mere 7,000 years ago,
Julian, our civilization started
in just one section of a tiny planet called Terra.
It was the Orient, right?
But even on Terra,
and culture were always changing.
the centers of government, finance,
mankind advanced into space,
There's no helping the fact that once
those centers moved away from it.
Yes.
Considering we can't stop even a single war,
compared to the era of Oriental civilization.
we may not have mentally advanced all that far
we can no longer return to the cradle.
But now that our arms and legs have grown,
call Terra the center of politics,
And similarly, mankind can no longer
and if that's what the Church of Terra is plotting,
but a malignant reaction.
then I can't call it anything
That's true.
that we should be playing right now.
But even so, we don't have any hands
Then you're going to ignore the Terraists?
No, we can't just leave them alone, either.
Right, I'll have Baghdash look into them.
than he is to battle, after all.
That man is more suited to things like that
You mean Commander Baghdash?
There's nobody else.
I suppose so.
By the way,
the crucial showdown with Duke Lohengramm?
what sort of measures are you planning on for
even a little hesitant at this point.
There's no great need to be
capital and conquer them.
We should simply fire upon the enemy's
Is that not precisely why
over thousands of light years?
we've come on this journey of subjugation
must avoid such impetuous actions, right?
It's because we've come so far that we
the moment we gain control of the capital,
It's not certain that the Alliance itself will fall
having to deal with constant regional opposition.
and we could be at a disadvantage while
over the outer areas
Rather, we should gain control
into a corner both physically and psychologically,
and drive those who hold influence in the capital
making them beg us for peace.
Even if this succeeds,
it will have for history.
I have doubts as to what sort of meaning
will have a positive effect for the Alliance.
In other words, defeating Duke Lohengramm
But what about for all of mankind?
For the Empire's populace, it's clearly a minus.
and if things go badly it will be civil war,
They'll lose a powerful leader and reformist
into victims once again.
and that will make the people
It's an awful story.
for the Alliance's near future.
Still, I suppose I need to seek peace
But do you really need to worry as far as all that?
the Empire's problems to the Empire.
I think there's nothing to do but to leave
Julian, the one thing you should never do
populace of the enemy country that you're fighting.
is think that you don't care what happens to the
I'm sorry.
No, it's nothing to apologize about.
in terms of countries,
It's just that if you only see things
your field of vision becomes narrow.
more than convenient organizations.
I've said it before, but countries are nothing
where you try not to fixate on allies and enemies,
I'd like for you to adopt a way of thinking
as much as you can, anyway.
Yes, I believe I'd like to do that.
From here on...
well, there will be all sorts of troubles.
darkest just before the dawn.
But they say it's always
founding father, Ahle Heinessen, isn't it?
That's a famous saying from our
departed on the Long March of 10,000 Light Years,
He said it to encourage his comrades when they
in a ship of natural dry ice, right?
escaping from the Altair Stellar Region
though I wonder about the authenticity.
That's what they say,
or leader of political movements.
It's a line fitting for any revolutionary
it was from the founding father Heinessen
But it's more valuable to say that
to some anonymous person.
rather than attributing it
that sort of deification and idolization.
I don't believe Ahle Heinessen wished for
I don't notice any other abnormalities.
This appears to be a fever brought on by overwork.
You need to take it easy and rest.
For today, and tomorrow if possible.
It's perfectly ordinary, but that's what's best.
That's true.
It's good to rest every once in a while.
my thoughts also grow dull.
When my physical condition weakens,
on our strategic decisions.
Kisling, tell everyone to hold off
It wouldn't do to be impatient, after all.
Well then, please rest.
I'll check on you again once you've awakened.
I've just kept running for these past ten years.
Now that I think on it,
I've had a fever and needed to stay in bed?
How many years has it been since
You just have a bit of a fever.
If you're going to rest, then do it.
and want to get out of bed, Reinhard.
At any rate, I'm sure you'll soon grow bored
Sir!
prepare the surviving forces to set sail?
Shall Admirals Carlsen and Morton
Both of them made their requests.
still not given its approval?
Has the National Defense Committee
ex-post-facto approval.
Well, I suppose it will become
Cleaning up that mess is our job this time around.
is such a tasteful way of putting it.
"Allying with the Alliance military"
I didn't think that even you would abandon me!
Even if I were here, I wouldn't be of any use, right?
as well as the sake of the kaiser.
This is both for Your Excellency's sake,
our final means of survival
Rather, I wish to choose
in defeating Duke Lohengramm.
and aid Admiral Yang
permission for these actions.
I would like Your Excellency's
For His Majesty's sake, is it?
His Excellency, Merkatz, then?
I see, so you'll be going with
staying behind, Your Excellency?
Yes! Will you truly be
Cut it out with the "Your Excellency."
protect His Majesty to the very end, right?
Count Landsberg said that he would
There's no path home to Fezzan,
so I intend to at least try accompanying him in that.
Besides...
I have to take responsibility,
now that I've dragged him along this far.
Legitimate Imperial Government's forces.
This is all there is of the
Your Excellency.
They say they will follow you anywhere,
They're free to do so.
This is the Free Planets Alliance, after all.
You're Emil von Selle.
Yes!
to take care of you, Your Excellency.
Fräulein Mariendorf appointed me
Do you have medical knowledge?
My father was a doctor.
Once I graduate from the Cadet Academy,
to become a military doctor.
I was thinking that I'd like to continue on
And what became of your father?
He died in battle three years ago.
His ship was destroyed.
aboard a cruiser in the Battle of Amritsar.
He was serving as a military doctor
But you avenged him, Your Excellency.
You destroyed the rebel forces at Amritsar.
I need to say thanks from my mother as well.
Hurry and become qualified as a military doctor.
my attending physician, after all.
I'd like you to become
Right, I'll give it my best efforts!
in this war, Your Excellency.
I'll be praying for your fortunes
Don't be concerned, Emil.
luck shall draw victory or defeat to either side.
If both sides' skills are the same,
I was given my friend's luck as well.
In addition to my own luck,
but his life and his future as well.
That friend gave me not only his luck,
I carry the luck of two people.
to someone like Yang Wen-li.
Therefore, I will not lose
Rest assured.
a fever was seven years ago.
Right, the last time I had
Kircheis gave me constant care.
At that time, in the Cadet Academy dormitory,
I wouldn't need to face hardships like these.
If you were still alive,
I'd give you command of the expeditionary forces,
to administration of the capital.
and I'd devote my attention
Universal Calendar 799,
Reich Calendar 490, the end of February:
The Yang Fleet began its maneuvering.
a one-on-one deciding match,
Trying to draw Reinhard into
one after another.
Yang plots to crush the Imperial fleets
Reinhard gives the command to encircle him.
Taking advantage of Yang's plans,
The direct showdown between the two draws near.
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
"Consecutive Battles"
Episode 50:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.
In every age,
in every place,
In every age,
the deeds of men
in every place,
In every age,
remain the same.
the deeds of men
in every place,
In every age,
It's Always Darkest...
Kimi yo katatte minai ka
Umareta bakari no hoshi-tachi to
Ozuozu to shita kirameki no naka ni
Kimi wa atsui omoi wo kanjiru hazu da
Kimi yo watatte minai ka
Ooshiku nagareru seiun wo
Sono futokoro ni idakareta toki ni
Kimi wa fukai inochi wo kanjiru hazu da
Kokoro wo sumase mimi sumase
Kimi no tabidachi no jokyoku
Kiite miyou
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