Universal Calendar 800,
Neue Reich Calendar 2, February 21st:
of the highest military officers,
Kaiser Reinhard called a meeting
of leading the operation to retake Iserlohn Fortress.
and announced he would take the decisive action
We shall regain what Lutz has lost!
Your Majesty?
What is it?
It is precisely because we've arrived at this point
Yang Wen-li's stratagems, is it not?
that we must guard vigilantly against
to sortie in order to retake Iserlohn, Your Majesty.
It may perhaps be that he is waiting for you
was itself a trap to lure Us out?
So, are you saying that the capture of Iserlohn
Indeed.
that something were to happen to you,
Mein Kaiser, on the off chance
and the era would lose its standard-bearer.
your new dynasty would be dismantled,
and lay out an overall plan.
Please, return to Fezzan for now
to Mittermeier and myself.
Leave the matter of subjugating Yang Wen-li
It's just as Reuentahl says.
rather than leading the expedition yourself,
In order to accomplish your goals,
and rest and recover for the present, Your Majesty.
you should leave the struggle on the front line to us,
your military glory,
We have no intention of snatching
Yang Wen-li personally.
but We wish to settle things with
And that man is surely thinking the same.
Your Majesty, the marshals are correct.
Please, return to Fezzan for now.
would bring stability to Fezzan,
Your presence there
at the center of the whole galaxy.
and you could fortify it as a cornerstone
Fraulein Mariendorf, if We show too much caution,
being slandered as indecisive.
then We will not be able to avoid
If We simply head back having lost Iserlohn,
Yang Wen-li a victory without even fighting him,
then the anti-Empire powers will think that We gave
the idolization surrounding him.
and that will only further concentrate
Your Majesty, please think on this.
To make certain of things on the tactical level,
within the strong defenses of Iserlohn Fortress.
Yang Wen-li can only seclude himself
take control of both ends of the corridor,
If we have our Imperial forces
then he can have no effect on the strategic level.
You're beating around the bush.
That's unlike you, Fraulein.
and taken control of the exit to the corridor?
Has Yang Wen-li not already occupied El Facil
That's true.
the conditions on the strategic level,
But in that case, to then fulfill
in excess on the tactical level.
we need simply support it
In the first place,
for just defending Iserlohn Fortress.
Yang Wen-li's military strength is likely insufficient
militarily secure El Facil with any stability
To use that minor force to
would be extremely difficult.
Even with his superior ingenuity.
trapped in a difficult situation
In other words, Yang Wen-li will be
strategic plotting and his tactical demands.
in which he must satisfy both his
As long as he cannot sort out this contradiction,
as we wish to bring him down.
then we'll have as many chances
He may be able to do just that, though.
military expedition on Iserlohn for the time being.
In the end, the kaiser shelved his plans to lead the
the downfall of the Free Planets Alliance,
Meanwhile, when confronted with
was feeling increasingly isolated,
the revolutionary government of El Facil
of a possible invasion by the Imperial military.
and they could not hide their unease over thoughts
I believe we more than predicted this possibility.
now that things have turned out this way.
Yes, but I want to ask about our chances of victory
but it's never going to be a head-on fight.
You're asking about our chances,
At this point,
and the Lohengramm Dynasty over all of space,
you recognize the suzerainty of Kaiser Reinhard
internal autonomy of a single star system.
then on that basis secure the
and prepare for a future revival.
Then you carry on with democratic republicanism,
as a tool for those negotiations.
You can think of Iserlohn Fortress
to the kaiser's despotism?
So you're saying we should give in
the brave leader of democracy.
I can't think of those as the words of Admiral Yang,
is the essence of democracy.
The coexistence of diverse political values
Isn't that right?
everything would have gone smoothly
Thinking on it,
at the Battle of Vermilion.
if you had defeated Kaiser Reinhard
government has been destroyed as a result.
But how regrettable, that the Alliance
What a joke.
if he's going to make his plans clear this far out,
Whether he gives in or whatever,
take the reins of the government.
Admiral Yang himself should
I realize that Dr. Romsky is honest
with a great sense of responsibility,
and is a revolutionary politician
you can't score any points off a foul.
but no matter how grand it may be,
calls for extraordinary measures?
Don't you think an extraordinary situation
saying things like that?
Are you still spurring him on,
That's right.
But the response is always the same,
greatest political power.
that a soldier shouldn't hold the
That civilian control is the basis of democracy.
are beneficial and harmless,
While he preaches to others that beliefs
he himself is just plain stubborn.
He doesn't practice what he preaches.
to keep at him in spite of that.
That's some admirable persistence,
I've thought of some other methods, but...
Like what?
he could be the head of the new administration,
If old man Bucock were still alive and well,
and your guardian could handle the military affairs.
There's no point in saying that now, though.
Pardon me.
is requesting a meeting with you.
Sir, Petty Officer Katerose von Kreutzer
Well, I'll just be going, then...
Let her in.
So, what do you want?
to reclaim Iserlohn Fortress,
I volunteered to take part in the battle
Combat Commander Vice Admiral Schönkopf,
but Your Excellency,
removed me from the list.
so I'd like to hear your reason.
I have trouble accepting that,
I expect perfection in terms of strategy.
So, it wasn't limited just to you,
in hand-to-hand combat participating.
as I didn't want anyone without experience
That's all.
Is anything wrong with that?
Well, that's my official stance.
a pretty girl brandishing a tomahawk.
To be honest, I didn't want to see
when you came on to her?!
I-is that how you talked to my mother
So, that's the real reason you asked to see me?
What a kill-joy.
my responsibility as your father,
If you wanted to ask about
you should've said that from the start.
my command of the operation!
You didn't need to question
You're right.
My apologies.
Let me ask again.
Did you love my mother?
that you don't love.
Life's too short to sleep with a woman
Is that all?
a man she doesn't love, right?
It's also too short for someone to sleep with
Sir, I'm grateful that you gave me life.
of a reason to love or respect you.
But you didn't raise me, so I can't think
I'll follow your advice and say that clearly.
I've got something important to ask you.
The truth of the matter is,
Ask away.
call of "Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!"
I think the only response to the Imperial forces'
is "Viva Democracy!", right?
popular sentiment of the moment.
It doesn't really appeal to the
the commander's name ourselves,
I feel like we need to compete by using
but I just can't think of anything grand enough.
So, this is where you are.
Commander Poplin?
Do you send her to go meet with him,
Vice Admiral Schönkopf's place, that is.
Petty Officer Kreutzer to
She finally went?
Yes, she just changed places with me.
That must've been a sight to see!
"demand fifteen years of allowance,"
Still, I may have told her to
delinquent Schönkopf one-on-one, right?
but I can't imagine she can tackle that middle-aged
I'm gonna go give her some back-up.
Let's leave that matter from before as homework.
I've come to know a bit about your daughter.
So, while it may be rude,
And?
Karin's a good girl, unlike her father.
I won't say she's a good woman just yet, though.
I think she's a good girl myself.
At any rate, I didn't pay any child-support.
from now on, though.
You may have to pay reparations
You should be prepared.
I'm being a little serious here,
Vice Admiral Schönkopf,
what to do with her emotions,
but that girl doesn't know
to express them accurately, either.
and she doesn't know how
to help show her the way out.
I think that her elders need
Sorry if I'm out of line.
remember and commemorate.
No, this will be a year to
you said something sensible.
As far as I know, that's the first time
burden her with the sins of her father.
Well, it wouldn't do to
Damn straight.
don't you cut my daughter any slack.
While we're on the subject,
That's some amazingly strict fatherly love.
a bit in relation to this,
It seems I've burdened you quite
but let me make a single correction.
What's that?
calling me a middle-aged delinquent.
It seems you've been going around
I'm not middle-aged just yet!
So, what was it like, meeting your father?
Commander...
Looking at you now, were you disappointed?
No, not really.
so I'm not feeling let down or anything.
I knew he was that sort of person,
I see.
But let me say one thing, Karin.
As far as I know, of all the folks here,
happiness of a family are the Caselnes girls.
the only ones you can say have known the stable
a good for nothing environment.
Everyone else was more-or-less raised in
if his parents were still kicking,
Like with Julian Mintz,
of a social misfit like Yang Wen-li.
he wouldn't have needed to live in the household
I wouldn't say he's that much happier than you are.
Commander?
Sublieutenant Julian Mintz, now?
Why are you bringing up
Mr. Walter von Schönkopf as my example.
Maybe I should've used
He fled from the Empire as a young kid,
a comfortable environment, either.
so I can't say he grew up in
God, what's with me?
Anyway, Karin...
Yes?
doesn't suit the ethos of our fleet,
Trading in misfortunes
and it doesn't suit you, either.
it's not like they'll live forever.
And even if it's someone you don't get along with,
wouldn't die even he was killed,
I thought that bastard Ivan Konev
but he was gone before I knew it.
At any rate,
kick the bucket twenty years sooner than you.
that middle-aged delinquent Schönkopf will
by caring for his tombstone.
There's no point in making up
Does she hate me after all?
in the chaos after recapturing Iserlohn Fortress,
As Yang had finally reached a point of calm
Julian and the others brought back from Terra.
he at last set about inspecting the disk that
had been destroyed,
As the headquarters of the Church of Terra
much priority at the time.
he didn't feel the need to give it
enough to shock all present.
And yet, the content was more than
There, the century of connections
and the Church of Terra were recorded.
between the Dominion of Fezzan
Leopold Laap, was a merchant from Terra.
It's true that the founding landesherr,
where the funds for construction came from
It was still a mystery as to
was recognized by the Empire.
when the establishment of Fezzan
I see...
concealed funds from the Sirius Campaign.
They were backed by Terra's vast
In other words, on the surface it's Fezzan,
the Church of Terra, then?
but the other side of the coin is
with the Fezzan merchants,
So, the Church of Terra joined together
and it's like they're dancing cheek-to-cheek, huh?
This is no joke! I don't know a thing about it!
If I have any ties to the Church of Terra,
it's just that I transported some pilgrims to Earth.
at their headquarters, didn't I?!
And I fought alongside you
We know that.
are agents of the Church of Terra.
Nobody's thinking that all Fezzanese merchants
But what about generations of the top brass?
Especially Rubinsky, who's still missing.
and what is he planning now?
What has he cooked up so far,
Even so, nine centuries of tenacity...
It's amazing.
And yet, I can't help but find that alarming.
Has the Church of Terra really been destroyed?
Is that Grand Bishop guy really dead?
They never found a body.
All right, just send me to Fezzan.
Fezzan's other independent merchants,
In any case, we need to get in contact with
investigate Rubinsky, right?
and right now, you want to
to Fezzan and not coming back, Captain Konev.
Don't go doing something like going
What's that mean?!
It means just what I said.
Boris!
And you give it a break, too, Commander Poplin.
the former autonomous government,
We need to draw a line between the church and
the independent merchants, right?
and look for a way to cooperate with
Captain Konev go to Fezzan.
At any rate, I think we should have
Can I count on you?
Of course.
and cool our heads a little.
All right, let's call it a day
has an unusual connection to Fezzan,
I know what I said, but if the Church of Terra
for purely economic reasons.
then we can't join up with them
the Church of Terra has over Fezzan, right?
The question is what level of control
Yeah.
from here on out may end up crumbling.
Still, the foundation of our strategies
Good grief.
Julian...
Yes?
can't make the flow of history run in reverse,
Ultimately, conspiracies and terrorism
but they can cause it to stagnate.
or Adrian Rubinsky,
Whether it's the Church of Terra
we can't let them do that.
At that time, the Adrian Rubinsky in question
within the cities of Fezzan
had moved from his underground hideouts
to here, in the Okanagan Mountains.
About fifty people were hiding here alongside him.
sure was useful, wasn't he?
That politician, Odets or whatever,
whose only merit was his speeches,
He was a third-rate politician
to gamble with his own life.
but he was desperate enough
the misinformation he was spreading.
But then, there were those who wanted to believe
Like that man Lang?
That's right, he's next.
I should hurry up and finish him off.
Now that I'm done with Odets,
one after another?
So, you'll fasten the strings to your puppets,
People with desires are easy to manipulate.
even more ambition than others.
And on that point, it seems he has
Ambition?
Marshal Oberstein
To make Director of Military Affairs
and Secretary-General Marshal Reuentahl quarrel,
the highest chief vassal in the Empire.
and then benefit from that in order to become
Amazing, that's the dream of a fool.
To an outsider, yes.
So, what sort of dream do you have?
A dream that would look foolish to an outsider.
Still, has the Church of Terra truly been destroyed?
Who can say?
headquarters have been destroyed,
Even though the Church of Terra's
they should still have branches left all over.
Even if the Empire suppresses them,
some sort of maneuvering, right?
the remnants may still perform
Yes, I'd like to know about that.
But there isn't any time.
That's true.
right before our eyes.
The threat of Kaiser Reinhard is drawing close,
but it's not a simple threat of military strength.
It really is a threat,
towards a system other than democracy.
It's the threat of successfully turning the era
when it comes to making drastic changes.
Autocracy is a system that's quite efficient
Meanwhile, democracy is roundabout.
in disgust about that roundabout manner.
And there's something that the people always say
politician as much power as we can!"
"Let's drive reform forward by giving a great
Aren't the people always wishing for a despot?
they've gotten an ideal absolute monarch.
And right now, they may think that
Compared to that dazzling gold idol,
isn't democracy just an idol of dull bronze?
No, that's wrong!
Julian, we're soldiers,
is often born at gun point.
and democratic republicanism
to a democratic government,
But while military force may give birth
those achievements aren't allowed to be praised.
That isn't unfair,
for those with power to exercise self-control.
because the true meaning of democracy is
and mechanisms to restrain themselves,
Democracy is the strong implementing laws
that restraint most of all.
and it's the military that needs to have
that fundamentally denies us.
We fight for the sake of a political system
the contradictions of that structure.
A democratic military needs to accept
government are pensions and paid vacations.
The most the military should demand of the
In other words, our rights as "laborers".
Anything more than that can't be allowed.
personal feelings and self-interest, Admiral.
But I wanted you to act on your own
Julian!
but that's how I really feel.
It's natural for you to scold me,
for letting a great talent act freely.
Autocracy is far more suited than democracy
Isn't that the height of irony?
had been born in the Alliance,
If Reinhard von Müsel
become the second coming of Rudolf
then perhaps he might have
destroyed the government from the inside.
and been an ambitious person who might have
born in the Empire, Admiral Yang,
On the other hand, if you had been
the kaiser's throne in his place.
then perhaps you would be sitting on
but meaningless assumptions.
Julian, that's nothing
I know that, but...
acting on my own feelings.
It's not like I'm completely against
if the government hadn't given their order,
During the Battle of Vermilion,
I could have defeated Reinhard von Lohengramm.
But I didn't want to kill him, Julian.
And I'm being honest, here.
His character may not be perfect,
his presence is the most brilliant.
but out of these centuries of history,
about defeating him with my own hands.
I couldn't help but have vague fears
order as an excuse in order to escape.
At that time, I may have used the government's
to the government and to myself.
That may have been faithful
soldiers who died in battle to forgive, right?
But it may be a breach of faith that's hard for the
for self-protection or for my sentimentality, after all.
It's not like they fought for the politicians' desire
I'm always like this.
There's so much I haven't made any progress with.
Well then, Julian, to change the mood,
for the first time in a while?
will you show us your masterful performance
Tea, right?
that I got when I was on Fezzan.
I have some good Arusha tea
Shall I put that on?
positioned with both Iserlohn and El Facil,
If the Imperial forces look at how we're
split those apart, wouldn't you say?
the obvious tactic would be to
make their move,
Most likely, as the kaiser's main forces
in order to attack the Iserlohn Corridor.
a detached force will come from Imperial space
When do you think that will happen?
Well, I'd imagine it won't be too far in the future.
they have no need to hesitate.
As long as they can remain supplied and linked,
anyone other than himself making history.
More than anything, he can't stand
now that we've become a giant muddy stream.
There's no doubt that he'll try to wipe us out
we'll construct a meager embankment.
In regards to that,
waves pass, and the tide recedes.
For the sake of the day that the surging
shortest path to peace and unity,
If Kaiser Reinhard has the
long road toward democratic government.
then what we're aiming for is a
I wonder, if gods or whatever really exist,
which of us will they consider righteous?
when the two of us meet in bloody battle,
Everyone thought that it was only a matter of time
invaded El Facil and Iserlohn.
until the Imperial military
military expedition was postponed once again.
And yet, Kaiser Reinhard's personally led
was delivered from the distant planet Fezzan.
This was due to a single report that
"The Document That Stopped Ten Million Men,"
This report, which would come to be known as
was from Minister of Justice Bruckdorf.
Call for Mittermeier...
No, Müller.
The document stated
with Marshal Reuentahl."
"There are signs of impropriety
The Long Road Ahead
in an unexpected direction.
And circumstances continued to progress
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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Marshal Reuentahl is suspected of treason.
among the Imperial forces.
This report causes a great stir
Reinhard questions Reuentahl himself,
five years ago in the minds of both men.
stirring memories of their first meeting
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