Apparently the alcohol's finally poisoned my brain.
I'm seeing hallucinations I don't even want to see.
Just look at your gloomy faces.
Commander Poplin, please stop drinking.
You'll make yourself sick.
Commander, please!
Shut your trap, newb!
anyone other than Yang Wen-li?
Why should I have to listen to orders from
whom I receive orders from on my own.
I should have the right to choose
Isn't that what democracy is about? Huh?!
Commander Poplin, I should inform you officially.
Julian will be commanding us.
Now that Marshal Yang Wen-li is gone,
So, I just want to make this clear.
I won't tolerate you questioning Julian's authority
Commander Poplin, from this point on,
damage the authority of headquarters.
or saying or doing anything that will
Even if Julian does, I won't.
Any objections? Then leave Iserlohn!
who won't be of help to Julian!
We have no need for anyone
No, I have no objections.
Pleased to be of service, Commandant!
I'm a new man starting from this moment today!
Please, don't give up on me.
over and over before now,
The thought has crossed my mind
when I lost to Reinhard von Lohengramm,
that back during the Lippstadt War
perhaps it would have been better if I had died.
But I don't think that now.
in fear of making mistakes.
I'm almost sixty, and I've always lived
that's not the only way to live.
I'm finally starting to see
I owe to the people who showed me that.
I need to return whatever favor or debt
On June 6th,
the Revolutionary Forces Julian Mintz,
under the name of Acting Commander of
of Yang Wen-li and held an official funeral.
Iserlohn Fortress announced the death
Government announced its dissolution,
At the same time, the El Facil Independent
ending its short history.
At 1910 on the same day,
from Iserlohn Fortress to all of space.
the Imperial military picked up the broadcast
Your Majesty, allow me to report.
broadcast an obituary to all space.
A short while ago, Iserlohn Fortress
Yang Wen-li has passed away.
Fräulein...
Fräulein!
but this one is the lowest of the low.
We have heard ill news from you many a time,
to force such despair upon Us?!
What right do you have
Everyone, enemy and ally alike, leaves Us behind.
Why couldn't they live on for Our sake?!
We...
We require an enemy.
to be defeated by anyone other than Ourself!
We do not recall giving that man permission
or in the Iserlohn Corridor.
That man refused to let Us win at Vermilion
He defeated so many of Our cherished officers!
the hands of someone other than Us?!
And now, you're saying that he has fallen at
Fräulein Mariendorf...
Yes, Your Majesty?
Iserlohn on Our behalf,
We wish to send someone to
as an envoy to offer condolences.
Who do you think would be appropriate, Fräulein?
Shall I go myself?
No, We need you by Our side at all times, Fräulein.
You are Our commissioner, after all.
How stupid of me.
What was I hoping he meant?
That's just how His Majesty is.
Of course, We will have Müller go.
Thinking back,
last year after the Battle of Vermilion.
he had the opportunity to meet Yang face-to-face
a significant shock not only to Reinhard,
Yang Wen-li's death came as
of the Imperial military as well.
but to the other officers
Are we sure Yang Wen-li is dead?
and be alive somewhere?
Couldn't he have faked his death
that kind of ploy at this point in the game.
There's no reason for Yang to use
We're talking about that con artist.
Who knows what he could be plotting?
has the right to vanquish Yang Wen-li.
Only one man in the universe
Only Mein Kaiser holds that right.
Not even the great god Odin could violate it.
Or so I thought.
That scoundrel wouldn't die like that.
It must be some obnoxious trap.
He's alive and hiding somewhere.
claims to act on Yang's behalf?
By the way, who is this Julian Mintz who
the Yang Fleet's officers.
I don't recall him being among
and he is ranked a sublieutenant.
Yang was his legal guardian,
Eighteen years old.
I see.
be tough for him from here on out.
The poor fellow, things will
His predecessor was far too great.
will never be able to do as well or better.
Whoever succeeds Yang Wen-li
necessarily follow him either.
His subordinates won't
stronghold remained impenetrable to its enemies,
Although democratic republicanism's last
it's finally collapsing from the inside, I see.
If so, the war will end at any rate.
to their homes and their families.
The soldiers will finally be able to return
It's not a satisfying end,
that peace will come at last.
but we should welcome the fact
used in the assassination of Yang,
Of the Imperial destroyers that were
and the other was captured mid-escape
one was destroyed by the Ulysses,
Admiral Bülow of the Imperial military.
by a fleet of cruisers led by
An order of arrest had been issued for the culprits,
sunk the destroyer because it fought back.
but official records claim that the fleet reluctantly
As such,
died a martyr, his identity obscured forever.
the one who actually assassinated Yang
as Imperial troops was investigated immediately,
The fact that the perpetrators had been disguised
officers and enlisted men
but the suicide of ten or so
made uncovering the truth exceedingly difficult.
failed attempt on Wahlen's life
This fact, along with the recent
influence was within the Imperial military.
hinted at how deeply rooted the Church of Terra's
So, all we found out was that they were Terraists,
the underlying circumstances.
and we have no idea of
If the ever-shrewd minister of military affairs
from distant Fezzan
had stretched out an invisible hand
to bury a knife in Yang Wen-li's heart,
it wouldn't surprise me.
conspiracies would be impossible,
But managing all the universe's
even for a man like him.
It had better not be possible.
with Iserlohn now that Yang is gone.
So in any case, the problem is how to deal
Though you seem to already have an idea.
to the coming of peace, does it?
Yang's death doesn't immediately equate
holed up in Iserlohn Fortress.
The republicans are still
the only choice is to assault it.
Both in terms of military and political strategy,
and if they refuse to comply,
First, we warn them to surrender
entire force of the Imperial military.
we shall attack with the
What do you think?
I agree.
has bestowed the universe upon the kaiser.
With Yang Wen-li's death, the great god Odin
Failing to accept this goes against divine will.
Still...
Still?
a military in mourning to be in bad taste.
Still, the kaiser will no doubt deem attacking
sentimental gibberish, don't you?
You want to say that's
I thought as much myself, until just recently.
You've had a change of heart, then?
It depends on how you look at things, Reuenthal.
the Iserlohn Corridor at the beginning?
Remember how we were both against invading
The only reason the kaiser rejected our suggestion
his great rival, Yang Wen-li.
was because of the existence of
the kaiser should revert to his original strategy.
Now that he's gone, it's only natural that
yesterday isn't necessarily appropriate today.
You must realize that a strategy appropriate
appropriate when Yang Wen-li was alive
One can't assume that a strategy that was
maximum value after his death.
will continue to maintain
However...
both come to the same conclusion,
if you and the kaiser have
perhaps I'm the one who is mistaken.
is about to change.
The nature of the Imperial military
instead of on foreign adventures.
It will be focusing on maintaining order
Though that's if everything settles down properly.
And that would be fine.
to return to their homelands alive.
Many soldiers would be able
so we should appreciate that fact.
Most of space is unified now,
your loving wife too, Mittermeyer.
And you can return to
Yes, thankfully.
By the way, I was wondering.
who became pregnant with your child?
Whatever happened to the woman
The baby was born on May 2nd.
A boy, they say.
I see...
He's my child, without a doubt.
were born when they shouldn't have been.
Both generations of father and son
he's sure to be despised.
If he manages to grow up,
Perhaps he has red and yellow eyes.
open-minded about that woman, but...
Reuenthal, I realize that you can't be
But the child is innocent?
Who knows?
Being childless, I don't know.
It's better to be childless.
You don't have to worry about betrayal.
But let's leave this here.
infant neither of us have even seen.
There's no reason for us to argue over an
Yes, that's true.
Well, I should be getting back.
there's much I have to get done.
Whether we fight or not,
be governor-general of Neue Land.
If the fighting is going to end, you'll finally
Once you're stationed far away,
to drink together like this anymore.
we won't have many chances
awkward handshake, the two parted.
After sharing a somewhat
Of course, they had no way of knowing then
the two Bright Jewels of the Empire,
that this would be the last handshake between
they would ever drink together.
and that this was the last time
It was June 8, Neue Reich Calendar 2.
envoy to offer condolences,
Directly after Müller departed as an
the entire Imperial military was ordered to retreat.
Just as Mittermeyer had predicted,
attacking a military in mourning.
Reinhard was incapable of
up against the coalition of the high nobles,
However, if this had been back when they were
he probably would not have acted in this manner.
Was this a show of chivalry,
or did it indicate a decline in the kaiser's drive?
the same question in their hearts
Both Mittermeyer and Reuenthal harbored
in their respective duties.
as they buried themselves
the Imperial military arrived at Iserlohn Fortress
On June 12th, Senior Admiral Neidhart Müller from
on behalf of Kaiser Reinhard.
to pay his condolences
Is it safe to welcome him in?
You don't think he might be a "doomed spy"?
Given Kaiser Reinhard's personality,
devise such an underhanded plot.
I find it hard to imagine that he would
military strength between them and us,
Besides, if you look at the current difference in
as prominent as Senior Admiral Müller.
I don't believe they would sacrifice someone
to make himself look dignified.
Kaiser Reinhard does like
That was true even when Admiral Yang was alive.
Especially now that he's gone,
against small fry like us.
I don't see him using cheap tricks
spoke well of Admiral Müller.
When he was alive, my husband often
He'll be happy to know that Admiral Müller came.
I'd love to let my husband see him.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
strongest enemy, as well as our finest.
Your husband was our military's
Thank you.
Your Excellency when he was alive.
Yang Wen-li often spoke of
I'm sure he's happy that you came today.
Herr Mintz,
any political authority per se,
the kaiser has not granted me
or submit to the kaiser,
but if you intend to negotiate peace
I am prepared to pass on your wishes to him.
What do you say?
in advance for posing this scenario:
Admiral Müller, please forgive me
would you then serve a different flag?
If your estimable kaiser ever passed away,
I see, you make a good point, Herr Mintz.
It was a senseless thing for me to suggest.
I should be asking you for forgiveness.
No matter how admirable a person may be,
to fight to kill each other unfortunately.
if he serves the other side, we have
Herr Mintz, what is that?
Only if you don't mind my asking, of course.
the future of Iserlohn and wish to depart.
The people who have given up on
I have any right to ask of you,
Admiral Müller, this isn't something
if the Imperial military would guarantee
but I would greatly appreciate it
their safe journey back to Heinessen.
A-ah, that's...
opened the storeroom up to the defectors
Commandant, is it true that you
and gave them permission to take our resources?
Only what we can produce again later.
We can't keep more than we can use anyway,
take and use what they can.
so I'd much rather they be free to
remuneration or severance pay.
Besides, it's not like we can give them
You're such a softie.
I'll promise that we'll guarantee their safety.
Still, this may not be for me to say,
cooperating with our military,
but if some of those defectors end up
wouldn't that be a problem for you later on?
Yes, it would.
But we have to grin and bear it, don't we?
but that's something we can't change.
They may be coerced to do so,
Well then, I should get going.
each other on the battlefield.
We'll probably next see
I wish you the best of health until then.
I hope that for both of us.
didn't rest from his job as an autocratic ruler.
Even in illness, Kaiser Reinhard
Marshals Reuenthal and Mittermeyer,
He entrusted the military to
political affairs on his own.
but he inevitably had to handle the
the political equivalent of the two marshals
This was because he hadn't been able to find
that he could entrust with military affairs.
In that sense,
losing Silberberch to terrorism
Reinhard's regret over
grew stronger within him by the day.
but Reinhard had appointed her commissioner,
He could have asked that role of Hilda,
but consequently denying her political influence.
strengthening her position in military affairs
and military personnel had to be kept clear.
Even in an autocracy, the distinction between civil
her position and authority,
Hilda herself fully understood
imperial administration as much as possible.
so she evaded questions concerning
Oh, of course.
or the like if We wanted your advice.
We would have to make you prime minister
Your Majesty...
were a top-down reformation, as it were.
Reinhard's policies during this time
In particular,
given by the minister of civil affairs, Karl Braque,
the suggestion to improve welfare policies
attributes of the Lohengramm Dynasty:
contributed greatly to one of the notable
under an autocracy.
the achievement of social justice
not voice this explicitly,
Also, although Reinhard himself did
for a "liberal monarchy,"
he may have been devising plans
gradually be phased out
where the aristocracy would
to connect the kaiser directly to his people.
Your Majesty, won't you have some food?
We don't wish to eat.
if your body is to regain its strength.
But Your Majesty, you must eat
please push yourself to eat.
For the sake of a quick recovery,
Emil, are you giving orders to Us, your kaiser?!
just because Our attendant demands?
Must We eat what We do not wish to
Our apologies, Emil.
short-temper run away with Us.
At times, We let Our
Forgive Us.
We'll try to at least have a bite.
just two sips of soup.
Once Emil left, Reinhard took
hadn't asked to see him,
If his adjutant Vice Admiral Streit
to take at least another sip.
he might have forced himself
Streit's inquiry was about Steinmetz's inheritance.
that could be interpreted as a will,
Steinmetz had left behind a letter
leaving all of his assets to a certain woman.
to abide by the late Steinmetz's wish.
Streit wanted to ask Reinhard's permission
Certainly, but wasn't Steinmetz unmarried?
Although they were not legally married,
with a lady named Gretchen von Erfurt.
he was apparently in a five-year relationship
Why were they not married?
Well, Steinmetz explained that as a retainer,
until Your Majesty found a kaiserin.
he could not have a family
Such foolishness.
but they have no trouble having families.
Mittermeyer and Eisenach are loyal retainers,
Steinmetz should have gotten married, as well.
With all due respect, Your Majesty,
it is only natural for your retainers to follow suit.
as long as you remain unmarried,
Do you not agree?
to find Ourself a kaiserin.
In other words, you're telling Us
Is that it?
If We were to die-
Your Majesty!
There's no need for distress.
We are not Rudolf.
Even the kaiser cannot hope to be immortal.
We acknowledge that much.
If We were to die and We have no kin,
some qualified individual,
it can be a retainer or any other individual,
or whatever they see fit.
who should become kaiser or king
just because We conquer the whole of space
We have always thought that
inherit that without ability or renown.
doesn't mean Our descendants should
the Imperial military began its retreat.
Once Müller returned,
no worry of an enemy attack,
Even though there was
retreat in a disorderly fashion.
their pride refused to let them
At the same time,
secretary-general of Supreme Command HQ,
Reuenthal was relieved of his position as
governor-general of Neue Land,
and newly appointed as
left for his post on Heinessen.
unmerited position and authority,
Mein Kaiser, you grant me
but what is your intent?
and beneficial cog in your supremacy?
Is it your wish that I simply remain a loyal
Do you suppose it's over now, Your Excellency?
We shall see.
It almost feels as if half the universe is now empty.
Yang Wen-li was a detestable enemy to our forces,
but he was undoubtedly a great military strategist.
the night to show its true colors,
Just as the daytime requires
perhaps that man was a necessity for our forces.
once we return to Fezzan.
We'll have a string of funerals
Fahrenheit, Steinmetz, and Silberberch as well.
What a year, honestly.
a cursed year for the Lohengramm Dynasty.
You have to admit this is truly
There's still half a year left.
Bite your tongue, Marshal!
a year's worth of misfortune in the first half.
I'd like to believe that we've used up
to unhappiness or misfortune,
Honestly, if there was a prescribed limit
it would be so easy to plan for the future.
every time I depart for battle.
Then perhaps, I wouldn't need to worry Eva
Bayerlein, you must have a girlfriend or two.
None.
None? Not one?
No, in my case, my love belongs to the military.
Oh, no, I mean,
like your wife, Your Excellency,
I do very much hope to find a wonderful woman
but I haven't had much luck.
Bayerlein!
Sir!
I believe I have taught you about military strategy.
But listen,
and how to joke properly on your own.
you'll have to learn how to look for a woman
Self-study can be good at times, you know.
of democratic republicanism,
Yang Wen-li was the biggest advocate
greatest military man in the past five centuries.
and with the exception of one, the best and
democratic republican movement collapse?
Now that he's dead, will the
I assumed so before,
but now I don't believe that's necessarily the case.
Whatever he himself desired,
sacred symbol for democratic republicanism.
I believe that in death Yang Wen-li has become a
will no doubt appear,
Those who wish to inherit his will and fight
making Iserlohn their promised land.
Our senseless battles may yet continue,
of the one who takes the helm.
depending on the ability
stand up to our forces by itself,
However, Iserlohn won't be able to
of them that we should watch out for.
so it's the ones who will try to take advantage
give thanks to the kaiser and my subordinates
But for now, I should return safely and
for the joy of seeing your face again.
Universal Calendar 800,
Neue Reich Calendar 2, June:
One battle had, for now, reached its end.
A Disappointing Triumph
Subarashiku atsui namida wo
In their hearts, people amass
Hito wa kokoro ni tameteiru
Tears of such magnificent warmth
Kimi ga yuku michi wo saegiru
You go on, though the way is blocked
Omoku munashii ikusa tsuzukou to
By heavy futility as the war drags on
Yume wo korosu na
Don't kill your dreams
Yume wo oun da
Follow your dreams
Haruka ginga no kagayaki wo
Follow the glimmer of the distant galaxy
Utsusu namida de hoho wo nurashite
With your cheeks wet with tears catching the light
Yorokoberu hi wo
Make for that happy day
Hikari no hashi wo koete
Cross the bridge of light
Kokoro wo hadaka ni shite
Lay bare your heart
Hikari no hashi wo koete
Cross the bridge of light
Namida to ai wo tokihanashite
Set free your tears and love
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transfer of the capital to Fezzan.
Kaiser Reinhard officially announces the
of time until all of human society is unified,
With Yang Wen-li gone, it seems only a matter
of the coming of peace,
and while everyone is convinced
some have no desire for this outcome.
Tumultuous waves are ever present in the galaxy.
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"The Order to Transfer the Capital"
Episode 85:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.