is the homeland of mankind.
Terra, the planet that we're heading for,
little more than a single forgotten frontier planet.
But now it's buried in history,
I don't really know why it turned out that way
back when I was in school.
outside of what was covered in history class
to try reviewing that.
I was thinking that I'd use the time this trip takes
a single planet then known as Earth.
Mankind once only lived on the surface of
In A.D. 2039, the powers that split the Earth in two,
United States of Eurabrica,
the Northern Condominium and the
charged into all-out war.
Through the use of thermonuclear weaponry,
were destroyed in the 13 Day War,
the main metropolitan centers of the world
that continued for ninety years.
leading into an era of disputes and wars
was reduced to a mere billion,
The total population of mankind
to establish a unified government.
and the surviving people wished
to establish a system of societal order,
Perhaps more than a simple wish
thinking of all sovereign nations up until that point
it could be said they wished to abandon the
in order to prevent any further war.
In A.D. 2129,
United Earth Government was formed.
under that plan the
the United Government
It was decided that the capital of
the Pacific Ocean in north-eastern Australia,
would be the city of Brisbane, which faces
and reconstruction proceeded rapidly.
about projects both large and small,
The people were wildly enthusiastic
and greening wastelands.
doing things such as constructing towns
into the frontier known as space,
Furthermore, they continued stepping
and in A.D. 2166,
on Io, one of Jupiter's moons.
a development base was constructed
department of the United Government
At that time, it could be said the most energetic
was the Ministry of Space.
was placed on the surface of the Moon,
The headquarters of that massive organization
and in the mid-2200s,
even that of Brisbane,
as a result of the population exceeding
but Luna City is the capital of the solar system."
it was said that "Brisbane is the capital of Earth,
For a while after that,
a halt within the confines of the solar system.
any pratical plan for mankind's existence came to
departed for Alpha Centauri,
In 2253, the first interstellar probe ship
the people were discouraged.
but when twenty years passed without it returning,
The population was still just four billion,
living space within the solar system, but...
meaning there was a guarantee of enough
In A.D. 2360,
Ministry of Space's engineering staff
Dr. Antonel Janos of the
in the form of faster than light navigation.
finally realized the dream of mankind
achieved short distances,
Warp navigation at first only
and negative effects on the human body,
were observed,
especially women's ability to give birth,
was finally reached.
but in 2391, practical implementation
In 2402,
in the Canopus star system,
a habitable planet was discovered
and the era of interstellar migration began.
However, that was also the first step
in the simple system of political power.
that would cause fissures to appear
In 2404, when interstellar colonization first started,
in Brisbane gathered,
the leaders of the United Government
kicking off an endless debate
far off settlement should be granted.
on how much autonomy such a
Come in.
What are you watching, hiding alone in here?
A porno?
Of course not!
I was just preparing a little as we approach Terra.
Man, you aren't healthy, are you?
Do you want to watch with me?
Well, I don't have anything else to do...
Are there any sexy scenes?
There aren't.
Ministry of Space Navigation Safety Department
What was first founded as the modest
Ministry of Space Department of Public Peace,
rose in status to the
the director, it became the Space Garrison,
and then with the vice minister becoming
Space Force was established.
and finally in A.D. 2484 the
This was explained to be a security system,
Northern Condominium Space Force
completely different in nature from the
since the formation of the United Government,
that had threatened the minor powers from above
safe navigation for the civilians
and it existed to guarantee
and to keep them safe from crime and accidents,
as well as to protect economic organizations.
forgotten the fact that, historically,
In this era, the people had
about protecting peace,
armies have always preached
and foreign campaigns.
all while rushing into aggression
organizations for violence in a nation"
The thesis that "armies are the strongest
for those who know history.
should be common sense
Furthermore,
in order to not have any external enemies,
since mankind formed a single United Government
possible should have sufficed.
the lowest amount of military force
endlessly with no concern for that,
And yet this Space Force expanded
remarkable corruption continued.
and inside the organization
Are high-level soldiers
just armed nobles by another name?!
As a single example,
let us look at the extravagant lifestyle
of Captain Arnold F. Bach
of the space carrier Dixieland,
which is attached to the Inspection Department
in the 4th region.
a bedroom, and a bathroom,
In his quarters there is an office, a living room,
for a gross area of 240 square meters.
is the living area for the soldiers,
Incidentally, beneath his room
crammed into the same amount of space.
in which ninety people are
As for the staff,
the captain would have an aide,
it should be obvious that
six orderlies, two personal cooks,
but he also has a female secretary,
and a personal nurse assigned to him.
drawn from the taxes paid by the people,
Their salaries are of course
the sick people who need the help of that nurse
and on an even sadder note,
in an inhumane manner.
are forced to follow his commands
Cut the cynicism!
became the target for criticism.
This indictment instead
Both the congress and the press
mouthpieces for the military authorities.
were already primarily made of
facing a wall in terms of technology and distance,
Also, at this time, interstellar navigation was
and a limit could be seen.
In 2480,
60 light year radius with Earth at the center.
mankind's reach extended in a sphere of a
In 2530, the radius was 84 light years,
in 2580, 91 light years,
and in 2630, it was 94 light years,
making for a clear state of stagnation.
the military alone continued to swell.
In spite of that,
the economy continued to worsen.
Concurrently, the imbalance of
they had abandoned their primary industry,
As Earth's resources dried up,
and financing of the colonized worlds' industries,
and focused on controlling the capital
profits and resources were exploited.
resulting in a monopoly as the colonies'
each colony was recognized,
Politically, the autonomy of
but that was only in name.
rather than being equals of Earth itself.
They had rights as only a portion of Earth,
Humanity Congress was established,
A body known as the
and as 70% approval was needed,
but 70% of the delegates elected were from Earth,
other than Earth were never passed.
in essence, the motions set forth by planets
Due to the pressure of Earth capital,
but they use their advantage to keep prices down,
not only are we forced to grow crops for Earth,
on the verge of starvation!
leaving some colony planets
favoring Earth be corrected?
Mustn't this uneven distribution of wealth
That's right!
wallow in poverty due to their own incompetence.
The people of the colonized planets
If we of Earth are guilty of any crime,
lacking in the spirit of independence and ambition.
it's only allowing this slave-like mindset
At that time, Earth was lacking in resources.
were lacking in imagination.
Furthermore, the people of Earth
Even with that deficiency,
of being a proud and strong people.
the Earth's inhabitants persisted with their logic
they justified their wealth and military strength.
On the grounds that might makes right,
Earth plundered the riches of the colony worlds,
Under the banner of capitalism,
and used that to further strengthen their military.
were forced to endure
The people of the colony worlds
and oppressed them.
supporting the soldiers that monitored
and issued their demands to the Earth.
In A.D. 2682, the colony worlds formed a union
swollen number of their armaments.
First, they were to reduce the greatly
in the Humanity Congress
Secondly, the number of seats
would be allotted based on population.
to interfere with the colony worlds.
Third, Earth was to stop using its capital
In response to these demands,
of the Humanity Congress,
Earth first halted their funding
colonized planets would soon become necessary.
but a plan to suppress the discontent of the
faction was the Sirius star system.
At that time, the one leading the anti-Earth
Earth intentionally started to spread rumors.
Planning to use this against them,
According to these,
was not in search of equality,
"The reason those of Sirius left Earth
and take control of human society."
but rather their goal was to return to Earth
and the various colony worlds,
"Sirius is a common enemy to both Earth
one which threatens the existence of mankind."
national power and augment its armaments,
"Sirius is steadily using its resources to build up
and it is in the process of completing a spy net."
"Look out for Sirius!"
Sirian Menace Doctrine.
This is commonly referred to as the
With ill intent,
this virtual image of Sirius.
Earth at first gleefully magnified and nurtured
exaggerated propaganda of the Sirian threat,
However, while Earth continued its
something outside of their calculations occurred.
more power and reslove than the Earthlings.
The Sirians themselves began to think they had
In other words,
that they felt inclined to follow them.
they were so carried away by the rumors
of tailoring Sirius as an imaginary enemy,
Considering Earth's political maneuver
it was a laughable result.
to rise in revolt against Earth,
Countless colony worlds were overjoyed
and started to join with Sirius.
they had no choice but to rely on Sirius.
In order to oppose Earth's tyranny,
It was Earth itself that made them think this way.
of those opposing Earth's tyranny,
Thus, in regards to Sirius, who was the leader
to reprimand them,
Earth decided to use military might
to eradicate anti-Earth sentiments.
and at the same time, they were hoping
In A.D. 2689,
was carrying out joint training
using the pretext that Sirius
the various colonized planets
among the garrisons of
with heavy weapons,
and promising to provide them
Earth prepared a preemptive strike.
lost without even making it into space,
The Colony World Allied Forces
fell under the control of Earth forces.
and the sixth planet of Sirius, Rondolina,
who had achieved victory,
Regarding the Earth forces
was quite striking.
the decline of law and order among them
a vast number of operations,
The on-site headquarters executed
was smaller than the actual amount taken,
and the volume of seized goods reported
in the pockets of high-level officials.
with the difference being hoarded
of enemy war dead were also reported,
On the other hand, an excessive number
being inflated to 1,500,000,
with the real number of 600,000
civilians were massacred.
and to make that seem more accurate,
On top of that,
make it look like several were calmly carried out.
acts of brutality such as dismembering a body to
Furthermore, the deaths of their allies
the salaries of the dead for themselves.
were often unreported by officers who embezzled
The one who offered proof of these indictments
to cover the event.
was a reporter who had infiltrated
However, the courts-martial who heard the cases
and dismissed the complaints entirely.
only used the testimony of the accused officers
making his claims as a publicity stunt,
The reporter was falsely accused of
and charges were in turn filed against him.
Encouraged by the success of this incident,
more a gang of thieves than soldiers,
the Earth forces were already
and were looking for their next "battlefield."
What they decided on as the next battleground
Laglane City.
was the center of Rondolina's economy,
defeated Colony Worlds Allied Forces
It was a fact that some of the remnants of the
and took refuge in, Laglane City.
brought their weapons from,
for the Earth forces
However, what was important
were processed in Laglane City
was that Rondolina's abundant resources
their collection and distribution.
which was also central to
field divisions, four aerial assault divisions,
The Earth forces used fifteen mechanized
to completely encircle Laglane City,
and six urban warfare divisions
and prepared to invade.
Joseph Massarlick,
The mayor of Laglane at the time,
in spite of his ill health,
took great efforts to avoid an attack
Deputy Director-General of Strategic Headquarters,
and thanks to the great efforts of the
and his good sense faction,
the Earth force's Vice Admiral Crelenbeau,
the storming of the city was postponed.
massive encirclement around Laglane City,
And yet, for those inside of the
that the attack had been called off
a certain force jumped to the conclusion
army remnants be handed over,
on the condition that the
and began hunting them,
and so formed vigilante corps
throughout the city.
causing an outbreak of firefights
the Earth forces commenced their attack.
Seeing this rare opportunity,
Earth soldiers were incredibly extreme.
At this time, the orders given to the
was to be immediately executed.
Anyone bearing a weapon
Anyone suspected of bearing weapons, resisting,
was to be handled according to the situation.
or attempting to escape or hide
incited indiscriminate murder.
In actuality, these orders
were given license to slaughter and destroy,
The Earth forces who broke into the city
and acts of violence.
and were enthusiastic in their looting
come to be called the Bloody Night.
This was the beginning of what would
of paintings and jewels plundered,
The city's art museums had their collections
and countless precious and rare books
who didn't understand their value.
were tossed into the flames by soldiers
In the northern district of the city,
like diamond ore polishing plants
there was a concentration of facilities
and processing plants for gold and platinum,
and in their scramble for that,
between the 2nd Aerial Assault Division
there was an ugly outbreak of friendly fire
which had encroached from the shore.
and the 5th Urban Warfare Division
there were 1,500 casualties,
Between the two sides,
whose abdomens were torn to pieces.
and among the corpses there were many
This was presumed to be a result
to get at the diamond ore they had swallowed.
of their stomachs having been slit open in order
similar harm occured a hundredfold:
Among the civilians,
with army knives to get at their gold teeth;
old people whose jaws had been removed
women had whole ears taken for their piercings
and fingers taken for their rings, one after another.
In the ten hours of this Bloody Night,
were murdered by the Earth forces,
over 900,000 citizens of Laglane City
to 15 billion credits worth of damage.
and the destruction and looting amounted
And yet, the Earth forces at first denied this truth.
and looting of Laglane City never occurred.
In fact, the supposed mass killings
who wish to damage the honor of the Earth forces.
This is merely a fabrication of traitors
a completely different announcement.
Three days later, the military authorities made
The killings and looting definitely occurred.
and resulted in no more than 20,000 deaths.
However, it was very small scale,
Also, the perpetrators were not the Earth forces,
that were concealed in the city,
but anti-Earth guerrillas
Earth forces for these anti-Earth actions.
and in the aftermath, they laid the blame on the
are still hidden within the city.
That is to say, we believe that these guerrillas
180 degrees in a mere three days
The reason for the official viewpoint shifting
was never explained.
to complete their mission,
As part of the Earth forces' pledge
targeting the army remnants,
they held a search and destroy operation
and there were another 350,000 victims.
a hope was born for the various colony worlds.
And yet, from these acts of barbarism,
broadcast reporter at the time,
Carle Palmgren, who was a 25-year-old
and suffered serious injuries
was beaten with rifle butts
of his personal belongings.
when he refused to submit to a military inspection
of corpses being burned with liquid rocket fuel,
When he regained consciousness on a mountain
he succeeded in using the smoke to escape.
and the clerk for a labor union,
An accountant in a metallic radium mine
23-year-old Winslow Kennes Townshent,
through his apartment window,
overlooking a military parade
was shot at by a drunk soldier,
and his mother who was at his side was killed.
In addition to having his lawsuit ignored,
Townshent was charged with killing his mother,
but he escaped into the mine and disappeared.
medicinal plants at a medical college,
20-year-old Joliot Frankul, who was studying
for assaulting his lover
knocked out an Earth soldier
and was forced to become a fugitive.
he learned that she had committed suicide.
After he succeeded in escaping,
with no interest in politics or revolution,
A young man studying music
19-year-old Chao Yuilung,
who had raised him in place of his parents,
had his elder brother and sister-in-law,
firing of the Earth forces,
killed by the indiscriminate
three-year-old nephew in his arms.
and escaped while holding his
A.D. 2691, in a neutral zone.
These four first met in February of
of the Proxima system, Proserpina.
It's said to have been on the fifth planet
The apportionment of the four to their roles
the right person being in the right place.
could be truly called an example of
Anti-Earth United Front's ideals and speech,
Palmgren became the symbol of the
put their economic foundation in order.
while Townshent's administrative ability
of the Anti-Earth Front's combat unit
Frankul took the position of commander-in-chief
known as the Black Flag Force,
than a disorderly mob
and reorganized what had been little more
into a powerful revolutionary force.
strategy, and subversive activity.
Chao was in charge of information,
by exiling the former leadership at the start,
The four seized the initiative of the Anti-Earth Front
three admirals who commanded the Earth fleet,
and at the same time bringing down
showing off their abilities in a rather sharp manner.
who were weakened in this way
In A.D. 2703, the Earth forces
that Frankul commanded.
were crushed by the Black Flag Force
In the 2nd Battle of the Vega Stellar Region,
Black Flag Force's mere 6,000
the 20,000 ship Earth force lost to the
to control anything more than the solar system.
and by 2704, the Earth had lost the ability
at the asteroid belt and continued to resist,
The Earth set the final defensive line
completely severed their supply line,
but within two months, the Anti-Earth Front
when they were on the verge of starvation.
and the Black Flag Force launched an attack
repeat of the tragedy of Laglane City.
This could be said to be a hundredfold scale
and the perpetrators were reversed...
However, this time the victims
significantly changed the terrain of Earth,
Apparently the attack at that time
down to around a billion.
and brought the total population
You know a lot about it.
from Captain Konev.
What? It's just second-hand knowledge
of Church of Terra pilgrims before,
He's apparently carried groups
so it seems he's been to Terra quite a few times.
didn't last for more than a moment.
However, the Sirian era this seemed to establish
the Sirian military campaign,
In A.D. 2706, Two years after the close of
died of illness at the age of 42.
Palmgren, the symbol of revolution and freedom,
If I die now, the new order will lose its unity.
I just need another five years.
If the Reaper would just hold off till then...
for Palmgren's fear to come true.
It didn't take even three months after his death
who had become prime minister,
A fissure formed between Townshent,
the defense minister.
and Frankul, who had become
At first, it was a difference of opinion
the financial clique from the old regime
regarding whether or not
should be included in the new regime,
but it soon became an emotional confrontation,
and it was then impossible to mend things.
political power via a coup d'état,
Frankul planned to usurp
people just before it was executed,
but the plan was discovered by Townshent's
by a matter of seconds.
and the coup was thwarted
and opened a music school.
Chao Yuilung returned to Laglane City
in such power struggles,
He himself had already lost interest
were enough to cause Townshent to fear him.
but his past achievements in terms of strategy
Townshent orchestrated Chao's murder.
With the intent of plucking a dangerous bud,
authority to carry out his own brand of justice.
In this way, Townshent gained the dictatorial
But the following year, in 2707...
Thanks to a neutron bomb fired at his car,
from that seat of power.
he was permanently removed
by Townshent himself.
The new order was energized
whose actions he had controlled up until then,
After his death, the Black Flag Force,
leading to nearly a century of mayhem.
split into countless groups and began fighting,
it had collapsed midway through construction
It would be roughly another century after
to be reconstructed, in A.D. 2801,
for this De-Terrafication Space Order
with the establishment of the Galactic Federation.
of the chaos of human society,
So, in the end, in the midst
forgotten planet, right?
Terra became a completely
Everyone else may have forgotten,
to forget the glory it once had.
but the people living on Terra may not be able
Like the nobles of the former empire,
any privileges or whatever they once held.
they seem to think they have the right to take back
have built up over the last 800 years?
Who knows what sort of grudge they may
Don't try to frighten me like that.
Well then, I guess it's about time to eat.
Let's go to the wardroom.
Right.
At that time, it seemed to be a joke.
However, when we reached Terra,
we came to recognize it as truth,
alongside some bitter memories.
To Terra
Tagai no jounetsu to
Yume wo butsukeatte
Sukitooru namida wo nagashita ne
Ase ni kakushite
Kimi wo okuru kono toki ni
Tooi hoshi ni utsusu chikai
Hikari, yuragi, kirameki doremo ga
Mune atsui majiwari matsuri sa
Wakai kara ja nakute
Yume ni idomu koto de
Bokutachi ni wakare wa nai to iu
Hoshi wo aogeba
Bokutachi ni wakare wa nai to iu
Kokoro kayoeba
NEXT EPISODE
his first imperial visit, and heads for his mansion.
Kaiser Reinhard grants Baron Kümmel the honor of
there, with the hopes of killing Reinhard.
However, a plot by the Church of Terra lies in wait
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
"The Kümmel Incident"
Episode 57:
The Kümmel Incident
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