Universal Calendar 799,
Neue Reich Calendar 1, July 22nd:
Now arrested, Yang Wen-li
Public Prosecutor's Office as night fell.
remained incarcerated at the
Having come to this,
were far worse than he had anticipated,
Yang was forced to acknowledge that matters
for not foreseeing it.
and was ashamed at how naive he'd been
You have a visitor.
in a place like this, Marshal Yang.
I'm truly sorry we have to meet
who invited you here.
My apologies, but I wasn't the one
That's true.
Mind if I have a seat?
maintains that
The Imperial High Commissioner's Office
you violated the Hostile Activities Act
and that you threaten the integrity of this nation.
Do you seriously think that too, Chairman?
I'm not sure.
I'm hoping that you'll deny these charges.
So, you'll believe me if I deny them?
Personally, I've always believed in you.
However, I cannot let my emotions-
I mean, the personal relationship I have with you
dictate my dealings in this matter.
A nation's integrity and safety
by a personal level of morality.
aren't something that can be measured
as a right-minded politician,
Chairman, people have always regarded you
through some of your endeavors.
and you've actually proven yourself as such
individual rights be sacrificed for the nation.
And yet, you think it's only natural that
Is that right?
Not naturally, no.
But think about it this way...
is self-sacrifice.
The most honorable of human deeds
to our nation thus far.
You have shown outstanding devotion
Upholding that conduct to the very end
in the generations to come.
will bolster admiration for you all the more
Hold on a moment.
wanting to lead an honorable life.
I haven't lived up until now
of human deeds is self-sacrifice,
Besides, if you say that the most honorable
self-preservation the most despicable?
then isn't sacrificing another for
With all due respect,
what future generations will think of you.
I believe you should be the one worried about
I am ready to bear the dishonor.
sacrificing myself, I would!
Rather, if I could solve things by
But you are the key person in this matter.
save the nation from its current crisis.
Marshal Yang, only you can
Please!
So? What is it you're asking me to do?
You attained status and renown at a young age.
and have never once lost,
You have fought against formidable enemies
serving to prevent democracy from dying out.
saving the nation again and again,
will hail you with unbridled respect.
The people both now and in generations to come
God, is the chairman reading my epitaph?
He must really mean to sacrifice my life, then.
that he has to face such desperate measures.
It almost makes me feel sorry for him
to give up my own life for his benefit.
But that doesn't mean I'm obliged
to have something planned.
That's right, Frederica's bound
So for now, I have to buy some more time.
Director!
the commander of the special missions unit.
We're receiving a transmission from
Finally!
Captain Jawaf reporting.
and Vice Admiral Attenborough
Our attempt to capture Vice Admiral Schönkopf
has failed.
Failed?!
in hand-to-hand combat,
Vice Admiral Schönkopf is an expert
well-versed in that, as well.
and Vice Admiral Attenborough is no doubt
Still, it was just the two of them!
companies of Marines?!
Did I not grant you two armed
It wasn't just the two of them.
appeared out of nowhere and attacked us,
Troops from the Rosen Ritter Regiment
allowing the two to flee.
and bodies, as you can see.
Highway 8 is littered with burning cars
Rosen Ritter Regiment is on their side?
Are you saying that the entire
since the Battle of Vermilion,
They have had no new recruits
more than one thousand soldiers.
but the regiment still retains
And these aren't just any thousand!
has the strength of an entire division.
They say that the Rosen Ritter Regiment
it certainly isn't implausible!
While that may be an overstatement,
Sir...
It's all fine and well to start a fire,
but I do hope you're fully prepared to extinguish it.
Ask the administration!
That's not my responsibility!
of defectors from the Empire and their children,
Since the Rosen Ritter Regiment was comprised
the Alliance had bowed down to the Empire,
there was little chance it would survive now that
subject to retaliatory punishment.
and at worst, its men could become
determined their choice in allegiance.
Fear of that possibility
Are you sure you didn't need to bring anything?
I can lend you a couple of platoons.
If you need to go back for something,
This is all I need.
I can acquire whatever else I need later.
What's that notebook?
Well, it's a diary of sorts.
I figure since I'm living in such exciting times,
and earn some royalties.
I might as well write up a memoir someday
It's a seed that will someday bear much fruit.
It's my most precious possession!
Well, I agree it's a lot better
of a nation that might fall at any moment.
than banking on the public pension
Exactly! Poor Admiral Yang.
He finally got hold of the pension of his dreams,
together with his bride.
and was supposed to enjoy a romantic life
bound to get looted by thieves,
Well, a garden of flowers is
to belong to just one person.
and beautiful flowers aren't meant
Oh, thank you very much,
but I want to belong to just one person.
What do you have there, Lt. Commander?
My husband's uniform.
than any dress suit.
I decided that this suits him more
Maybe I should give up bachelorhood too.
Why not?
But first, let's get this job over with quickly.
What is our target scheduled to do?
The Rosen Ritter Regiment rebelled, you say?!
any criticism for my own failures,
I am ready to accept
underhanded scheme right from the start!
but I was opposed to such an
But you were the one who guaranteed
when implementing the plan!
that there would be no technical problems
Before you try and place blame elsewhere,
first go and suppress the rebel unit!
Of course, we will suppress them.
the Imperial military will learn of this,
But if the matter escalates any further,
reason to intervene.
and that could potentially give them
your assistance in that regard.
I would greatly appreciate
Implement a media blackout.
Don't let the Imperial military suspect anything!
Sir!
Why, Chairman, is something the matter?
Everything's the matter!
his friend evade arrest,
Not only did Schönkopf and
Rosen Ritter Regiment rebelled!
they forcibly resisted and the
What's that?!
Your strategy failed!
Don't give me that now.
forcing you to adopt my proposal.
Chairman, I don't recall ever
All of this is a result of your own judgment.
you had better arrange for my protection
Considering the circumstances,
so that I am not subjected to danger.
The sly old rat!
So I'm basically a ship going down.
and I'm its incompetent captain.
Or perhaps the ship is the Alliance government
Chairman, we must get going.
We can't afford to keep Mr. Lennenkampf waiting.
I'm well aware of it!
Don't stop! Force your way through!
That's impossible!
João Rebelo, I presume?
Supreme Council Chairman
Who are you?! What are you doing here?!
My name is Walter von Schönkopf,
and I've just taken you hostage.
I've heard many a word of your bravery.
I'm very much obliged, to be sure.
Why have you resorted to such brutal measures?
you're the ones being brutal.
With all due respect, sir,
Our situation aside,
treatment of Yang Wen-li
can you truthfully say that your
was just and fair?
This is hard for me to say,
a level concerning the rights of one individual.
but the survival of a nation cannot be discussed at
protect the rights of one individual
Isn't concentrating the nation's efforts to
what a democracy stands for?
has done in the past to serve all of you!
More importantly, think of how much Yang Wen-li
incapable of feeling pain?!
Do you suppose my heart is
I recognize the injustice.
but to choose the nation's survival over it!
But even so, I have no choice
I see!
in so far as you can afford to stay right-minded.
So you're a right-minded politician
are always in the position to write people off.
But when it boils down to it, you people in power
True, it must be painful to part with a few limbs.
But from the perspective of the limbs cast aside,
merely self-satisfaction.
any tears you shed are, in the end,
for your nation and did what was right.
You cast aside your personal considerations
and how great a man you are, you think.
How awful it was for you,
You'll cry over a great sacrifice for justice?
I'm sure you'll have no trouble weeping tears of joy
if you can manage to save yourself.
will sound like an excuse.
At this point, I suppose anything I say
Tell me one thing, Vice Admiral Schönkopf.
What do you intend to do now?
Oh, only what's reasonable.
suit a man like Yang Wen-li.
The role of the tragic hero doesn't
I would like to request a change in the script.
As a member of the audience,
By force, if the situation calls for it.
Although, perhaps the situation already calls for it?
Got it!
at Joint Operations Headquarters.
Now to hack into the director's desk terminal
Good work.
What's this? The monitor's gone all funny!
This is the lawless, vicious rebel unit speaking.
I deliver this threatening message
Joint Operations Headquarters
to Director Rockwell of
with all due sincerity and decorum.
I suggest you listen closely.
the Rosen Ritter Regiment, aren't you?!
You're Schönkopf, former commander of
Hold your tongue, you filthy insurgent!
Ventriloquism isn't one of my strong points.
with my tongue moving.
I'm afraid you'll have to live
Mind if I get on with our demands?
João Rebelo, to a lovely holding cell.
We have invited the venerable head of the Alliance,
we will have him take refuge in Heaven.
If you do not comply with our demands,
Imperial military in the name of the Alliance,
And in our desperation, we shall charge the
at the expense of innocent civilians.
and start up an extravagant battle on the streets,
civilians to warfare just to save yourselves?!
You bastard! Do you intend to subject innocent
an innocent individual to save yourselves.
I believe you're the ones who are about to murder
I can't say I know what you're talking about.
Don't make such unfounded aspersions!
Then allow me to continue with our demands.
a state funeral for Chairman Rebelo,
If you want to avoid having
release Admiral Yang with not a scratch on him.
bottles of the finest wine while you're at it.
Oh yes, and throw in a hundred dozen or so
at my own discretion!
That's not something I can decide
Then get on with your deliberations.
to deal with this matter...
If the Alliance government lacks the authority
Imperial High Commissioner's Office, you know.
we can always negotiate directly with the
I will respond as quickly as I possibly can.
Don't be hasty!
Alliance government and military!
You must negotiate exclusively with the
No, I beseech you.
Did you trace the transmission?!
It's no good.
and we can't track them like this.
They seem to be on the move,
Traitors! Disloyal scum!
those defectors from the Empire!
This is why we never should have trusted
Schönkopf, Merkatz!
And Yang Wen-li, who kept enabling them!
If I were to hand Yang over to them,
against the Empire.
they're sure to use military force
and dispose of Yang Wen-li.
We should follow our original plan
if we're just dealing with the Rosen Ritter Regiment,
Even if that sets them off as a result,
the Alliance military can suppress them on its own.
As for the chairman...
we can no longer shy away from making sacrifices.
In order to save the nation,
can't be an exception, I'm sure.
Even the chairman's life
the opportunity or reason to intervene.
What's imperative is to not give the Imperial military
In that case...
The sooner, the better!
Did it go well?
No problem.
I leaked that conversation to the Imperial military.
Good! Then on to act two!
Why has the chairman not shown himself?
with savages in military uniform like us?
Could it be that he's too proud to be seated
and should be on his way...
No, he has already left the council building
U-um...
Your Excellency,
by some of Yang's subordinates.
it seems Chairman Rebelo has been kidnapped
I will return to the Commissioner's Office at once.
issued to the Armored Grenadier Corps
As of this moment, revise the standby order
to a Level 1 Combat Deployment order.
Sir!
internal Alliance matter!
This has to be resolved as an
I ask that the Empire avoid excessive intervention!
I am forced to conclude
of maintaining public order!
that the Alliance government is incapable
the safety of the Commissioner's Office
Given this, we will independently defend
and the rightful interests of the Empire.
If there are any who attempt to hinder this,
Empire regardless of their affiliation,
we shall deem them a public enemy to the
and annihilate them!
we will solicit your help from our end!
If matters are beyond what we can handle,
I ask that you wait until that time comes!
direct negotiations with
In that case, I wish to undertake
the council chairman.
the Alliance government's chief administrator,
Where is the chairman now?
Probably Schönkopf.
Someone's adding fuel to the fire.
So many of them love a good ruckus.
I just hope they don't take things too far.
It's time, Admiral Yang.
What, a midnight snack?
What excellent service.
Not a meal!
From this moment on,
food or nutrition anymore.
you'll have no need to worry about
Do you have any last requests, Sir?
Let's see...
U.C. 870 vintage white wine before I die.
I would love to have some
I cannot cater to impossible requests!
Why should I have to die in the first place?
be the Alliance's Achilles heel.
As long as you are alive, you will always
Please, give up your life for your nation.
honorable death that befits a hero.
That's precisely the kind of
a valuable part of the body.
The Achilles heel is still
It's wrong to discriminate.
Admiral Yang!
please meet your end with grace!
Dispense with the idle talk and
Unworthy as I am,
in a manner that lives up to your reputation.
allow me to assist so that you may die
Don't disgrace yourself, Sir.
"Miracle Yang" should conduct himself?
Is this the way someone called
Easy for you to say.
Prepare yourself properly this time!
Darling!
Darling! Oh, Darling...
Thanks for saving my life.
your beautiful face.
Oh dear, look, you're messing up
Now wipe those tears away.
Our beloved marshal, we've come to retrieve you.
Sorry you had to work overtime.
Oh, that's no problem.
but there's no point unless it's interesting.
Living a long life is all fine and well,
That's the reason I'm rescuing you.
but hang on to it nonetheless.
Well, this probably won't be of much use,
but we may have to force our way out.
It was easy getting in,
in the middle of hostage negotiations.
They'd never imagined we'd take you back by force
but we won't be so lucky on the way back.
Thanks to that, this place was scantily guarded,
"Hostage negotiations"?
ahead and try to eliminate you
Of course, we didn't expect them to go
with no regard for the safety of our hostage, either.
with more time to spare,
The rescue was supposed to happen
but it was actually a hairsbreadth escape.
No, more like half a hair.
"Our hostage"?
What do you mean?
We'll talk later.
We are the Rosen Ritters!
then you better write your will first!
If you dare to continue fighting knowing that,
in your own blood!
Or we could pen it on your behalf
The Rosen Ritters?!
Retreat!
you're a true expert.
Once you can bluff your way to a win,
Thank you.
Universal Calendar 799,
Neue Reich Calendar 1, July 22nd:
stemming from Yang Wen-li's arrest
The string of chaotic events
with no resolution in sight.
was about to cross over to the following day,
Invitation to an Opera
When each other's passions
And dreams collided
Transparent tears hidden in sweat flowed
Didn't they?
It's then that I send to you
A vow, reflected in the distant stars
Shining, shimmering, glittering, all of it
A festival, mixing warmly in my heart
Not because I'm young
Challenging my dreams
"This isn't goodbye for us" I say
Looking up at the stars
"This isn't goodbye for us" I say
As my heart goes back and forth
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but to make the decision to escape Heinessen.
The rescued Yang has no choice
the Commissioner's Office
To this end, the Rosen Ritters assault
in an attempt to abduct Lennenkampf.
Armored Grenadier Corps is about to begin.
Fierce combat with the
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Episode 62:
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