Universal Calendar 799,
Neue Reich Calendar 1, October 9th:
Military Affairs Marshal Paul von Oberstein,
Kaiser Reinhard called upon Minister of
Headquarters Marshal Oskar von Reuentahl,
Secretary-General of the Supreme Command
Space Fleets Marshal Wolfgang Mittermeier,
and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial
the so-called three Imperial military chiefs.
When is His Majesty to arrive?
Soon, I assume.
Why has His Majesty summoned us?
Perhaps this is about Lennenkampf?
Precisely.
We received word from Admiral Steinmetz.
And?
gone through the gates of the afterworld.
Apparently Lennenkampf has already
We will be receiving his body in a few days.
Ah, as we feared.
And how did Lennenkampf die?
Suicide.
Yang Wen-li for Lennenkampf's death.
I suppose that means we can't charge
in favorable circumstances,
If Lennenkampf had been
he would have had no reason to commit suicide.
responsible for driving Lennenkampf to his death.
It's undeniable that Yang Wen-li is at least partly
without coming forth to excuse himself,
Especially considering that he remains on the run
we have every right to indict him.
instigated the matter in the first place?
But was it not Lennenkampf who
I can only speculate for now,
but Lennenkampf lost twice to Yang in battle.
Perhaps, unable to set aside that humiliation,
without material evidence
he attempted to arrest Yang
and faced severe retaliation as a result.
in dealing with his subordinates.
Lennenkampf was always fair
his subordinate, unfortunately.
But Yang Wen-li wasn't
instead of Lennenkampf,
Though if Yang Wen-li had died
been much more discouraged.
I assume His Majesty would have
Yang to serve under him
I heard that His Majesty wished for
of the Battle of Vermilion,
after their meeting in the aftermath
and perhaps he hasn't given up hope of that yet.
adamantly opposed to this,
I understand you were
if His Majesty absolutely insisted,
and gave a few conditions
what those conditions were.
and I was curious to know
You wish to hear them now, Marshal Reuentahl?
No, it's obvious without asking.
Oh?
viceroy of the former Alliance territories,
You intended to appoint Yang as
forcing him to subjugate his former allies.
and make him rule over his homeland,
It's exactly the kind of thing you would think of.
Instead of securing them for His Majesty,
potential recruits through such hardships?
you believe it more important to put
is important to be sure,
Incorporating talented personnel
whether those people are trustworthy or not?
but is it not our responsibility to ascertain
first undergo interrogation at your hands?
So anyone wishing to serve His Majesty must
whether the interrogator himself
That's all very well, but who will judge
is forthright and loyal to His Majesty?
You can be the judges.
However it is organized on paper,
lies with the two of you.
in practice, the Empire's military authority
you have the means to dispose of me, do you not?
If you deem my actions inequitable,
Minister, you seem to misunderstand.
"Misunderstand"?
About where the military authority lies.
In our Lohengramm Dynasty,
His Majesty Kaiser Reinhard.
all military authority lies with
merely act on His Majesty's behalf.
Both Commander-in-Chief Mittermeier and I
The way you put it,
the military for our own personal purposes.
it sounded as if you encourage us to take over
Now this is curious.
Based on your reasoning,
forthright with His Majesty or not in the first place?
why should you have to worry whether I am
His Majesty alone to determine that.
It would be up to His Majesty and
Now you're just distorting the argument.
Stop this, both of you!
the Minister of Military Affairs was my job,
I thought engaging in verbal warfare with
but recently you've been stealing my thunder.
No need to mock me, Mittermeier.
I know I was being childish.
You've heard about Lennenkampf?
Yes!
Lennenkampf was never a perfect man,
such a death to be forced upon him.
but it wasn't warranted for
What happened to him was regrettable.
held responsible for this, Your Majesty?
Who do you suppose should be
Instead of lamenting last year's bitter grapes,
we shall sow this year.
let us look into the grape seeds
At this point,
between Yang Wen-li and the Alliance government
We are considering making use of the present rift
to welcome his genius into Our service.
Minister of Military Affairs think of this?
What does the
That is certainly an option.
must put an end to the Free Planets Alliance.
However, in doing so, Yang Wen-li
I imagine that would be our condition.
pledging allegiance to Your Majesty
For Yang Wen-li,
he has always been a part of,
means casting aside the nation
has been fighting for until now.
and denouncing the very thing he
completely eradicate anything
If so, it is in his own best interest to
in the years to come.
that he might sentimentally cling to
man is capable of such a deed.
Though I very much doubt that the
Yang Wen-li pledging allegiance to Us.
Then there is no chance of
Is that what you wish to say?
Indeed.
to bend his knee to Your Majesty,
Furthermore, even if Yang Wen-li were
be granted as his reward?
what title and position would
Yang is sure to be dissatisfied,
If the reward isn't worthy enough,
make the rest uneasy.
and something too grand will
Yang Wen-li aside for the moment.
Very well, let us put the issue of
But We must say,
who is but a single individual,
if it cannot even accommodate Yang Wen-li,
how narrow-minded democracy must be.
With all due respect, Your Majesty,
but the people who run it.
I believe the problem lies not with the system itself,
Think back to what recently came to pass,
to accommodate Your Majesty's genius.
when the Goldenbaum Dynasty failed
I see, that is certainly true.
Then what will Your Majesty do?
Shall we use Lennenkampf's death
the entirety of the Alliance territories?
as an opportunity to take over
for the time being.
Although we did defer on the matter
to resolve the matter in one fell swoop,
We could mobilize the entire Imperial military
are dancing like puppets.
but those democratic republican fools
until they dance themselves to exhaustion?
Why not stand by for now and watch
give me cause to defy you.
Kaiser, I beg that you do not
I chose you to steer history,
waved your banner with pride.
and have supported you and
Please don't let me regret that decision.
overflowing with a brilliant light.
You must always walk ahead of me,
the source of such brilliance,
How can passivity or stability be
unparalleled ambition and drive?
when your true value lies in
New Galactic Empire
A) The Lohengramm Dynasty's
the Free Planets Alliance
B) The current government of
C) Yang Wen-li's independent forces
D) Fezzan's former powers
Goldenbaum Dynasty
E) Remnants of the former empire's
F) El Facil, which has declared independence
G) Remnants of the Church of Terra
I may be reading into things too much, but...
Things were so simple just a few years ago.
What a mess.
I think I can ignore E and G for now.
The problem is if the Alliance force's military power
combine under Yang Wen-li's charisma,
and the former Fezzan's economic power
that may become a threat to the New Empire.
the situation with such a small force.
Yang can't possibly think he can change
as an enemy and isn't much of a threat.
If he does, then he doesn't amount to much
But...
were to overthrow the kaiser,
Hypothetically speaking, even if Yang Wen-li
I wonder if he has any plans beyond that?
Yang Wen-li...
He certainly is an intriguing individual, but...
no catalyst to help unite them.
With no Yang, the other forces would have
multiple opposing forces one by one.
But in that case, we would have to crush
hesitates to make a decision.
I do suppose that's why His Majesty
But really, I wonder what His Majesty is thinking?
Fraulein, what do we have next?
has tendered his resignation.
Vice Minister Gluck from the Ministry of Industry
Whatever for?
a leave of absence due to illness,
Last week, Minister Silberberch took
his duties, let things fall behind.
and Vice Minister Gluck, who took over
And he intends to take responsibility for that?
Rather, he seems to have lost confidence
in managing his duties, now that he has returned.
having seen how incredible the minister is
We see.
Very well, We shall meet with him.
second to that of the minister's.
A vice minister's position is
than those of Silberberch's,
If your talents were greater
as minister instead of him.
We would have appointed you
your limitations with modesty.
You need only acknowledge
That's enough.
Continue your duties supporting Silberberch.
Understood?
Y-yes, Your Majesty!
Fraulein...
Yes, Your Majesty.
and social systems stabilize,
Eventually when the nation's structure
Ministry of Industry over to the people
We shall hand the functions of the
and downsize the organization.
when the time comes to downsize and stabilize,
Silberberch's genius is required at present, but
We will need Gluck's steady but sure approach.
as a point of reference
Eventually, We will use Gluck
are beyond his capacity,
to do away with the areas that
which should result in a sound organization.
relies on the talents of one individual.
An organization is deficient so long as it
This isn't just about the Ministry of Industry.
of the New Empire itself?
Perhaps His Majesty thinks the same
Well, Your Excellency!
new capital will be up within the next ten years?
If we move forward at this pace, I imagine the
We'll be out of work in ten years, then!
at a loss with nothing to do?
But if so, won't Your Excellency be
You're still quite young, after all.
You'll barely be forty in ten years.
That's the prime of your career!
What a waste that would be!
Indeed!
Then when that time comes,
I'll serve as Imperial prime minister.
a private funeral was held for Lennenkampf.
On November 1st,
late commissioner's position,
It was a modest affair considering the
could not afford to reveal his death to the public,
but this was inevitable given that they still
been a dishonorable suicide.
and because the death itself had
be promoted to marshal?
Then Admiral Lennenkampf won't
He didn't die in battle, after all.
Even though he died in his line of duty?
I served His Excellency Lennenkampf for five years.
but he was an admirable senior officer.
True, he was somewhat inflexible at times,
set out on a revenge mission.
Please, persuade His Majesty to
I understand how you feel,
for much of what has happened.
but Lennenkampf himself is responsible
sophisticated political judgment.
This is a complicated matter that requires
We cannot mobilize the military that easily.
Bruno von Knappstein and Alfred Grillparzer
he had become commissioner,
had served under Lennenkampf until
and both were promising young officers,
of the next generation in the Imperial military.
highly anticipated to be the two important pillars
completely different personalities.
But the two were of
completely different personalities.
But the two were of
Excuse me.
geographer in addition to being a military man,
Grillparzer in particular was known as a
and was nicknamed "the explorer admiral."
at the time was related to this,
The message he received
Geographical and Natural History Society
and announced his acceptance to the Imperial
based on his paper on planetary exploration.
all officers ranked senior admiral or higher
After the funeral, Kaiser Reinhard gathered
course of action once again.
in order to discuss their
Will the kaiser lead us into battle?
His Majesty is in need of an enemy.
the war ended all too soon for him.
He was born to live in battle, and perhaps
but I'm slightly worried for the military reform.
His Majesty's relocation to Fezzan is fine,
In what way?
appointed commander-in-chief of the rear service,
It may be odd for me to say this after being
but it's better to centralize military authority.
Investing each military district with authority
central power deteriorates.
will lead to separatism once
as long as we have His Majesty Kaiser Reinhard.
But I doubt something like that would happen
Of course, but even His Majesty is not immortal.
If anything, the larger His Majesty's presence is,
leave behind when he's gone.
the bigger a gap he will
I agree with you completely,
but age wise, we're sure to die before His Majesty.
to the next generation.
We should leave future concerns
That's true.
His Majesty's vigor has waned.
But lately, I feel as though
That is what worries me more.
His Majesty is a poet.
his very existence with the whole of his life,
A poet who expresses himself through
with no need for words.
and conservatism don't suit him.
That is particularly why stagnation
and military dealing with the matter?
Incidentally, how are the Alliance government
Lost and confused, is all I can say.
They've already lost control, if you ask me.
boil over, and the result will only be chaos.
It won't take much more to cause the soup to
Then shouldn't we give them the final push?
The confusion in the Alliance government
bestowed the Alliance territories upon us.
is proof that the great god Odin has
we have no means of supplying them yet.
Even if we were to dispatch troops,
three years ago all over again.
It will be the Battle of Amritsar from
But this time, it will be us who starve.
Then we'll appropriate an Alliance supply base.
On what legal basis?
"Legal basis"?
Why should we care about the legal basis?
As long as the Alliance government
the armed force rebelling against it,
has the intent and ability to suppress
we have no right to lay our hands on Yang Wen-li.
clearly specifies non-intervention.
The Treaty of Ba'alat
but their lack of ability is obvious.
True, they may have the intent,
Where is Yang Wen-li now?
Where has Lennenkampf gone?
indicate their limitations.
I believe these questions clearly
Personally, I must say I agree,
but someone has to advocate caution.
I would leave that up to him.
Though if Mecklinger were here,
change of personnel since the Lippstadt War.
Honestly, though, we've had quite a
are all at their respective posts,
Mecklinger, Lutz, Steinmetz, and Kessler
and Wahlen is recovering from injury,
have all embarked to Valhalla.
but Kircheis, Kempf, and now Lennenkampf
It has certainly gotten lonely.
Going back,
larger role in mistreating Yang Wen-li:
the issue may be ascertaining who played the
The Empire or the Alliance government?
I thought our focus was supposed to be
rather than what has already happened.
on what we are to do now
to clear up what has happened
I'm saying that it may be necessary
engage in battle as his enemy
and identify who Yang Wen-li intends to
in order for us to decide what to do.
a public enemy of the Empire,
If Yang Wen-li is discovered to be
direct military action against him.
we would be justified in taking
give Yang Wen-li drawing power
But that may simultaneously
as a symbol of the anti-Empire movement.
So let him.
Let Yang Wen-li rally the anti-imperialists.
of that string of volcanoes in one fell swoop.
Then if we strike him down, we'll rid ourselves
crush each opposing force one by one.
That's much simpler then having to
The issue isn't that simple.
our ability to keep them in check.
The rallied forces could potentially overpower
them with our entire military,
It's a different story of course if we engage
to gather our entire military on one battlefield.
but practically speaking, it isn't possible
Having risen to power so rapidly,
lacks organizational density,
I have to admit that our New Empire
given the expanse of our territories.
both military and otherwise,
disorganized rabble.
But the enemy is no more than
Disorganized rabble they may be,
clearly allow them to surpass their abilities.
but Yang Wen-li's ingenuity will
like we did at the Battle of Vermilion.
At worst, we may fall into a crisis
with a difficult choice to make, indeed.
Whoever is responsible for this has left us
Yang Wen-li's issue is important of course,
that began the whole debacle?
but what of the rumor
That Admiral Merkatz may still be alive?
I believe we should assume he is alive.
At this point,
at Astarte and Lippstadt,
Our ships fought alongside each other
but now he and I serve under different flags.
in just two or three years.
How things have changed
what kind of conclusion these changes lead to.
I can't very well die until I see
Kaiser Reinhard was in a foul mood.
come to terms with his lack of initiative.
This was because he himself couldn't
to wield his all but limitless power
But Reinhard also hesitated
most overbearing way possible.
in what would be the
the same path as Rudolf the Great,
He dreaded going down
whom he loathed above anyone else,
from taking a more aggressive approach.
and that fear held him back
battled against each other within,
In other words, his drive and self-discipline
recent several-month delay.
and that was what was causing the
Your Majesty, you have come thus far undefeated
always moved to change history!
because you have
Do you mean to make an exception this time
waiting for history to steer you instead?
by standing idly by,
Well said, Bittenfeld!
what it was he had been looking for.
This was when Reinhard rediscovered
We were overthinking the matter.
is to unify space!
Our greatest and ultimate purpose
was not worthy of Our attention.
And given that purpose, any other reasoning
Admiral Bittenfeld!
Your Majesty!
We command you:
the Alliance territories as soon as possible!
Take the Schwarz Lanzenreiter fleet and head for
maintain order there until Our main fleet arrives!
Join forces with Admiral Steinmetz at Urvashi, and
Understood!
Fraulein Mariendorf,
to the public shortly
We shall reveal Lennenkampf's death
against the Alliance government
and declare a military campaign
to question their responsibility.
Prepare a draft for Our speech within the week.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The course of action is settled.
the preparations to dispatch troops.
Each should make haste with
Your Majesty!
In any case, Your Majesty,
until the new palace is complete.
it's a pity that there is no throne for you
We have no need for a palace.
of the Galactic Empire.
Wherever We may be is the castle
for the foreseeable future.
The Brünhild will be where the throne sits
raced through the admirals' spines.
An almost hair-rising feeling of elation
not a man to dwell in a palace.
Their kaiser was a man of war,
true nature of the kaiser they so admired.
This vigor was what they hailed as the
the Schwarz Lanzenreiter fleet set off.
On November 10th,
fresh military flag of the New Empire.
This was the first foreign expedition under the
to celebrate with a toast!
Now, let us set off for Heinessen
Yes, sir!
This came to pass a mere 141 days
had been crowned kaiser.
after Reinhard von Lohengramm
Under the Flag of the Goldenlöwe
Tagai no jounetsu to
Yume wo butsuatte
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
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declares a re-invasion of the Alliance.
Reinhard reveals the truth of the incident and
to counter this attack.
Bucock and Chung make preparations
of returning to the Alliance,
Meanwhile, having lost his chance
Yang decides to head for El Facil.
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