Universal Calendar 799,
Neue Reich Calendar 1, June:
the list of his cabinet ministers.
Kaiser Reinhard himself announced
Minister of State Count Mariendorf,
Minister of Military Affairs Admiral Oberstein,
Minister of Finance Richter,
Minister of the Interior Osmayer,
Minister of Justice Bruckdorf,
Minister of Science Dr. Seeferd,
Minister of the Palace Interior Baron Bernheim,
Minister of Civil Affairs Braque,
Minister of Industry Silberberch,
in all, ten people.
and Chief Secretary of the Cabinet Mainhof...
There was no prime minister,
the role of chief executive,
with the kaiser himself taking
making for a system of direct imperial rule.
July 1st, Minister of State Count Franz Mariendorf
sought an audience with Kaiser Reinhard.
desire to be married?
Your Majesty, do you have any
"Marriage," you say?
Indeed.
who can be your heir to the throne,
To be married and have a child
thus establishing a system of succession,
is also the duty of a ruler.
We have no such intention, at least for now.
that We must take care of currently.
We have too many other things
I wished to meet with you today.
By the way, that wasn't the matter on which
but it is regarding my nephew Baron Kümmel.
My apologies for bringing up my personal affairs,
We've heard of him from Fräulein Mariendorf.
We understand him to be in poor health, yes?
I'm much obliged.
he's had since he was born,
Thanks to the weak constitution
the doctor says that his days are numbered,
and myself, this causes us great worry.
and as he is the only relative of my daughter
Is that so?
How unfortunate.
the honor of his lifetime
Baron Kümmel wishes to receive
an imperial visit from Your Majesty,
and requests the privilege of
and so I've come to ask for your consideration.
Very well.
as to what time shall be appropriate,
We shall consult with Fräulein Mariendorf
and We ask you to arrange a schedule.
on behalf of the baron.
Allow me to express my thanks and happiness
Recommending that His Majesty get married...
What exactly were you thinking?
Ah, no...
His Majesty is still at the young age of 23.
I realize he needn't hurry into marriage,
in order to carry on the imperial line.
but it's obvious that he must one day do so
His Majesty as to that concern,
I thought it would be good to interest
candidates for his kaiserin.
and perhaps also offer numerous
I see.
would be your daughter, yes?
And first on that list of candidates
independent and self-reliant.
No, my daughter is fiercely
sit docilely and upright in the imperial court,
She's not the sort to do things like
or to act like a lady.
My daughter may know many things,
she doesn't even realize that she's a woman.
but I occasionally worry that
I see that you have good sense.
and I shouldn't try to seduce His Majesty
The minister of military affairs warned that you
and monopolize the political situation, right?
we should take that to heart.
Whether he's truly worried or not,
It's preposterous.
I don't even want to think of trying something
for influence with His Majesty.
like vying with the minister of military affairs
His Majesty becoming your husband...
In the first place, to even think of
doing such a thing on your own, could you?
Hilda, you couldn't possibly be thinking of
Of course not!
His Majesty and myself...
to rely on His Majesty's favor
At any rate, you mustn't allow yourself
what is private and what is public.
and forget the difference between
are found the seeds of misunderstandings."
As they say, "Within the multitudes of men
Yes, I understand.
At any rate, I'm truly grateful
to visit the Kümmel estate.
that His Majesty has so gladly agreed
Yes!
the glory of his first imperial visit
Normally, His Imperial Majesty would bestow
or someone whom he favors,
upon someone of great meritorious deeds
which may lead to some strife, but...
That's precisely why.
who has no particular connections,
By choosing Kümmel,
precedents of the Goldenbaum Dynasty?
is he not intending to laugh off the foolish
for a sickly person is false, though.
Of course, I don't believe his sympathy
Despite appearances, he's a very kind person.
July 6th:
Kaiser Reinhard visited the Kümmel estate.
He brought a mere sixteen attendants with him.
and grandiose processions,
Reinhard was said to dislike strict security
and preferred to go out unaccompanied.
Heinrich!
visit my humble dwelling.
I am awestruck to have His Majesty
shall shine with unmerited glory.
For today, the name of the Kümmel family
We are happy to see that you are glad.
and luxurious feast you could welcome Us with.
That alone means more to Us than any extravagant
You shouldn't push yourself, Heinrich.
It's just as Fräulein Mariendorf says.
You mustn't force yourself.
Rather, you should take good care of your body.
taken by a strange sensation.
At this time, Reinhard was
to sense danger
Perhaps it was that peculiar intuition
countless battlegrounds can possess.
that only one who has survived
Please, come to the inner garden.
It's quite modest, but I've prepared a lunch there.
Isn't it a lovely garden, Sister Hilda?
Yes.
haven't you, Sister Hilda?
Ah, you've been here before,
But you don't know this, right?
There's a cellar under this stone pavement,
and it's filled with Seffle particles,
to the world of the dead!
just waiting to send His Majesty
Quiet!
Your Imperial Majesty...
the ruler of all space and all mankind,
who were nobles in name only,
born to a poor home,
and yet a great man who has risen to the throne...
Your Majesty Reinhard...
and your loyal retainers,
if you don't want me to press this detonator switch,
then I ask that you remain calm.
Heinrich, you...
Sister Hilda, I didn't intend to involve you in this.
that you didn't come with the kaiser.
If at all possible, I would have preferred
you alone escape now, right?
But you realize that I can't let
Uncle will surely be heartbroken,
but there's no helping it...
It seems the baron wants to give a speech.
Let him, since we need to buy time.
Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?
then this is simply where Our life ends.
If We are to be killed here by you,
any such short-lived dynasties
There certainly haven't been
empty fourteen days after enthronement.
which ended a regrettable and
It's not that We especially desire it,
may be left in the pages of history.
but in this way your name
It may be a name remembered in shame,
it will be evaluated in the future.
but there's no sense worrying about how
your reason for killing Us.
We cannot even begin to understand
His Majesty beg for his life.
Heinrich was looking forward to making
As compensation for his own powerlessness,
His Majesty to bend his knee.
he's trying to satisfy himself by forcing
But Heinrich doesn't know His Majesty.
than yield to someone making threats.
He'd rather choose death
Heinrich, please, there's still time.
Give me the switch!
have things that trouble you.
Ah, Sister Hilda, even you
overflowing with a brilliant vitality.
The you that I saw was always gallant and
And yet now you're making that dark face,
and I cannot suppress my disappointment.
Silence!
Be silent.
Just a few more minutes...
for just a few more minutes!
Let me hold the universe in my hands
the sake of these few minutes.
I've lived until now just for
No, that's wrong, I've avoided dying until now.
Just let my death wait a little longer...
That's...
His Majesty Kaiser Reinhard.
There is a lawless plan to assassinate
How do you know that?
as the Church of Terra.
There exists a religious group known
I believe that Your Excellency is already aware,
when I was in the Alliance.
but I had a connection with them
was being hatched among them.
It came to my attention that this plot
lose my life if I told anyone,
I was threatened that I would
but thanks to my loyalty to His Majesty-
I get it!
So, who's the assassin?
Baron Heinrich von Kümmel.
What?
and hold him there until the issue is settled.
Take Mr. Trunicht to the second drawing room,
Don't let anyone approach him.
I say this so there's no mistake,
the tenets of the Church of Terra,
but I never once approved of
due to circumstances,
and I only worked with them
not because I truly wished to do so!
I understand!
Baron Kümmel's estate,
Try putting in a video call to
who is under Vice Admiral Streit.
and call for Commodore Kisling,
throughout the imperial capital.
Send out a deployment plan to the military police
closest to Baron Kümmel's estate?
Who's the commander of the unit
about a kilometer from the Kümmel estate.
Commodore Paumann's unit is posted
All right, contact him at once.
from the Kümmel estate!
Your Excellency, there's no response
The situation is obvious.
Where is the Church of Terra located?
is at 19 Kassel Street.
The Odin branch of the Church of Terra
That's close to Commodore Raft's unit.
Contact them.
I have Commodore Paumann.
Hurry!
Get them loaded up!
Move it!
Don't use vehicles!
the enemy to our movements!
The sound will just alert
and run to the scene!
Use the minimum amount of equipment
Take off your boots and run silently!
Fire!
Return fire!
Cease fire!
Charge in!
but take the leaders alive!
Shoot anyone who resists,
There's no escape! Surrender!
Captain!
The Terraist casualties total 124,
28 of those being suicides.
14 of them severely wounded.
We've arrested 66 people,
None escaped.
And the leaders?
was captured with minor injuries,
The branch manager, Archbishop Godwin,
the whole of the situation out of him.
so I was thinking we would get
What were our losses?
18 dead, 42 injured.
Still, the issue is the Kümmel estate...
Your Majesty...
that pendant seems very precious to you.
Your Imperial Majesty,
Would you please let me see it and touch it?
We refuse!
I want to see it!
It's nothing to do wtih you!
Let him see it, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
who is in charge here.
It seems Your Majesty has forgotten
Hand it over.
This is my final order.
We don't want to!
Don't hurt him!
Heinrich...
You're such a fool...
I wanted to die doing something.
No matter how vile or foolish it was,
I wanted to die having done something.
That's all...
The Kümmel family line will end with me.
Not from my illness, but from my foolishness.
Even if my illness is soon forgotten,
in the memory of countless people, won't it?
that foolishness will remain
His Majesty is safe!
and the detonator switch is secure!
The culprit is dead,
Protect His Majesty!
There may be other rebels lurking about!
"Terra is my mother...
Terra in my hand..."
Isn't that the Church of Terra?
The Church of Terra?
to neither the Empire nor the Alliance,
It's a religious group, belonging
that has been gaining influence in recent years.
Do you know about Terra?
I studied it in regards to history,
it was the birthplace of mankind.
and if I remember correctly,
At any rate, that's a story from so long ago
wouldn't remember it, right?
that even our ancestors
You say he's a Terraist?
It seems so. Are there any others?
There don't seem to be any.
I see...
didn't result in anything serious,
Thank goodness our incompetence
in a cold sweat earlier.
though we both certainly broke out
that pendant of His Majesty's?
By the way, just what is
I certainly don't know...
have me concerned.
By the way, the Seffle particles below
return to Neue Sans Souci?
For now, shall we have His Majesty
Right, let's do that.
Your Imperial Majesty...
Thank goodness you're unharmed.
this lawless plot beforehand,
And yet, for not sensing
and for exposing Your Majesty to danger,
I earnestly recognize my crime.
No, you did well.
of the Church of Terra branch
Have you not already gained control
that acted as the headquarters of this plot?
You needn't apologize for anything.
I'm much obliged.
he may already be dead,
By the way, Your Majesty,
guilty of high treason.
but Baron Kümmel was a criminal
How shall we deal with his remains?
Kesler, suppose that your life was targeted.
would you punish the weapon that he used?
After you capture the criminal,
I shall immediately interrogate the Terraists,
the truth of the matter,
and in addition to making clear
I shall see that they're punished.
not to be charged with any crime.
Reinhard declared that Baron Kümmel was
Which is to say,
baron's relatives Count Mariendorf and Hilda,
he intended to avoid implicating the
house arrest of their own initiative.
though they volunteered for
in the battle to seize power,
There was a certain satisfaction
is somehow empty.
but fighting to protect that power
to take down strong foes.
It was fun fighting by your side
something even more powerful,
But now that I've become
I occasionally feel the desire to crush myself.
to be lacking in stronger enemies, but...
It should be good for the world
If you were alive,
for me to find the direction I should take.
it would surely be at least a little easier
Isn't that so, Kircheis?
Carrying out Reinhard's will,
into the survivors of the Church of Terra.
the military police began an intense investigation
due to the concerns of high treason,
There was no hesitation in the use of truth serums
who took an obstinate attitude,
but there were many among the Terraist faithful
seemingly wishing to become martyrs.
for a specific religion
There is nothing better than fanaticism
and revolution in the dispossessed.
when it comes to inciting hate
As a result, little information was gained.
It's said this was because the assassination plot
of the Church of Terra,
was drafted in the headquarters
and the Odin branch simply carried it out.
July 10th:
an imperial council was convened,
Based on those results,
dispatch of troops to Terra.
to consider the possible
Security, Heidrich Lang, who first spoke up,
It was the chief of the Bureau of Internal Safety and
seeking a postponement
could be investigated more thoroughly.
so that the nature of the Church of Terra
of the Bureau of Internal Safety and Security,
It was said this arose from the conflicting opinions
which was concerned with domestic security,
and the military police.
Don't beat around the bush.
The traitorous intentions of the Terraists are clear,
and yet you wish for an investigation at this time?
We have no intention to deny the religion itself,
they don't want to coexist, then it's unavoidable.
but if they wish to make it clear that
it is most compassionate
At this time, wouldn't you say
to allow them to sacrifice themselves for their faith?
the Terraists don't want coexistence.
As His Majesty says,
respond to the rebels in kind,
We should take this opportunity to
our new empire, should we not?
displaying the will and might of
A demonstration of authority, you mean?
Indeed.
to leave this mission to me.
Therefore, I would very much like you
in order to overpower a single frontier planet,
If We deploy the Schwarz Lanzenreiter
the Imperial military into question.
that might call the ability of
You shall wait your turn this time, Bittenfeld.
Y-yes...
Wahlen!
Sir!
of your personal fleet,
We command you to take control
proceed to the Sol System,
Church of Terra's headquarters.
and gain control of the
As you wish!
and escort him back to the imperial capital.
Capture the church's leader and founder
then you may kill them.
If it proves impossible to capture their leaders,
not to harm any but the believers.
However, take to heart that you are
nonbelievers left on Terra.
Though We doubt there are any
such an important mission.
I am awestruck at being given
capture their leader,
I swear to wipe out the Terraist insurgents,
the dignity and legal order of Your Majesty.
and make sure he knows full well
against Terra were decided.
In this way, the military sanctions
We'll enter the atmosphere within an hour.
Once we land, my work will be half done.
unlucky or get into too much trouble, all right?
Well, while we're staying on Terra, try not to be
to transport any corpses back.
I don't want the gloomy task of having
always bastards with nasty personalities?
Why are people with the last name of Konev
You all are going to be Terraists on a pilgrimage.
Even if you're reluctant to do so,
for anyone else to visit Terra, after all.
it would be extremely unusual
Understood.
Got it.
current population of Terra?
Captain, what's the approximate
It should be around ten million.
Are they all Terraists?
I don't really know, but...
one and the same there, after all.
Church and state are
It's not like there's no religious liberty,
if you weren't a believer.
but I'd imagine it would be hard to live there
Well, religion is convenient for those in power.
controlling the people, after all.
There's nothing quite as efficient for
apparently an old man called the Grand Bishop,
I hear the founder of the Church of Terra is
but have you met him?
into their inner sanctuary.
I'm not so important that I've seen that far
meet him even if I had the chance.
In the first place, I don't think I'd want to
from hearing some old guy preach.
Not to boast, but I've never gained anything
beautiful daughter or granddaughter.
That old Grand Bishop is sure to have a
You think so?
Of course.
the hero from the other side.
And she'll fall in love with
into a scriptwriter for some kiddie TV anime.
Commander Poplin seems to be turning
But then, kids today aren't that innocent,
by that sort of pattern.
so they may not feel too inspired
That pattern is an eternal truth!
Didn't you know that?
and had a daughter or something,
But if the founder of a strict religion were married
would the religious organization even exist?
That's right!
Still, the way I figure it,
isn't actually the planet Terra.
what this so-called Church of Terra loves
Which is to say?
I'm sure they're using Terra as a pretext
their ancestors enjoyed.
and just want to regain the privilege
If they really loved Terra,
in things like wars and power struggles?
would they get it involved
reached Terra on July 10th.
Undutiness, carrying Julian Mintz and the others,
Strangely enough,
their military sanctions against that world.
that was also the day that the Empire decided on
The Kümmel Incident
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survival are true,
If the rumors of Admiral Merkatz's
there's no way that Yang Wen-li is unaware of it.
the upper ranks of the Imperial military.
This is a sign of upheaval within
the headquarters of the Church of Terra.
Meanwhile, Julian succeeds in infiltrating
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