News of the events that transpired on Urvashi
on Heinessen before long.
naturally reached Oskar von Reuenthal
it did not last for long, nor did he let anyone see.
If he was dazed from shock,
First, as soon as possible,
contingent is and get them to safety.
we must find out where the kaiser's
will head for Urvashi at once
Also, Admiral Grillparzer
ascertain the situation.
to bring order to the area and
Reuenthal could give.
These were the only possible orders
he could explain himself or hold a discussion.
If he managed to secure the kaiser,
But once the kaiser returned to Fezzan,
a criminal and sentenced accordingly.
Reuenthal would simply be summoned as
More than being sentenced by the kaiser,
a criminal for a crime he hadn't committed.
Reuenthal's pride could not bear being treated as
To make matters worse,
sure to stand between him and the kaiser.
a certain despised adversary was
Reuenthal immediately afterwards.
On top of this, further ill news reached
Lutz is dead?!
no going back for Reuenthal.
This meant there was
Or at least, that was what Reuenthal thought.
How should we proceed, Your Excellency?
It's just as you've heard, Bergengrün.
Lohengramm Dynasty's very first traitor.
It seems I have been branded as the
no doubt an unprecedented scandal,
But Your Excellency, though this is
Your Excellency had no involvement in the matter.
As long as you explain to His Imperial Majesty...
Nothing would come of that!
Your Excellency!
Besides, why should I, innocent as I am,
subserviently defend myself?!
have to so desperately,
Ridiculous!
only to be treated in such a manner?!
Have I fought under the kaiser until today
Your Excellency...
No, it's not that I mind bowing down to the kaiser.
That's only natural for a subject to do.
However...
I don't mind becoming a traitor in the slightest,
but being framed as a traitor, that I cannot stand.
And you, Bergengrün, what will you do?
What do you mean by that?
kill me here and now.
If you intend to remain loyal to the kaiser,
that plagues His Majesty.
Or else, I shall become a curse
Or rather, that's what I've already become.
There is only one thing for me to do.
unarmed, to see the kaiser,
That is to accompany Your Excellency,
has no connection with the conspiracy.
and testify that Your Excellency
of being a traitor once before.
Bergengrün, I was suspected by the kaiser
Twice is out of the question.
It's not just myself.
I'm sure the kaiser thinks the same.
even if it's the second or the third time,
As long as the accusations aren't true,
the kaiser's misunderstanding.
you should clear up
That's not a task worth shirking!
see the kaiser is fine in itself.
Bergengrün, going unarmed to
I will not die on the way
But how can you guarantee that
military affairs or the vice minister of the interior?
or directly after at the hands of the minister of
listed on the minister of military affairs' black list,
I would never be able to bear having my name
pitied for generations to come.
then die in a way that would be
If that is the alternative...
it's no doubt being orchestrated
Either way, if I'm being unjustly framed,
vice minister of the interior on Fezzan.
by that cockroach disguised as the
But...
if that isn't factually accurate.
I don't care in the slightest
That's what I want to believe, so let me believe it.
tactical artist like Yang Wen-li...
Perhaps if it were at the hands of a
by the likes of that scoundrel,
But to think my hands would be shackled
and to have to live out my days in shame,
that would be far too miserable.
What is Trunicht doing?
You have a need for that man, Your Excellency?
He can be of use, though in a fairly nasty way.
so I might as well get it over with first.
It won't be pleasant,
Call him here.
so shall I go ahead with that?
I will have to notify the director of civil affairs first,
No, no need.
I will inform Elsheimer myself afterwards.
Understood.
live a quiet life in times of peace,
Yang Wen-li would have been able to
but his time ended without him getting to do so.
idleness and cannot bear to live that way,
If the only ones who survived feel that peace is
perhaps our Creator is fair-minded after all.
At least, in the sense that he's full of malice.
upon your mother and me.
You were born to be a curse
and living a life of peace and comfort?
Or could I have been capable of having a family
I'm the last of the Reuenthals.
I have no siblings either, thankfully.
I won't have to leave behind any seeds of trouble.
even though they wish for one.
Mittermeyer's family hasn't been granted a child
That was an insensitive thing to say.
I knew that,
I couldn't even come out and apologize.
but being the way I am,
Please give these to your wife.
but Mittermeyer understood.
Even then, I didn't say anything,
Perhaps he will this time as well...
But situations change.
have been given one.
Apparently, I, who never wished for a child,
is an inevitability as well,
Perhaps becoming a traitor
even though I didn't wish for it.
You...
I wish you'd never been born!
If people think they were happy as a boy,
without knowing who he really is.
it's only because a boy can get by
or sobering up after being drunk?
Is that like getting drunk,
Which?
Who knows?
dying while you're drunk.
Either way, it's bound to be better
Perhaps being drunk includes being in love
or being utterly loyal to somebody.
and wished for its downfall,
It's true I loathed the aristocracy
with my own hands.
but I never thought to destroy it
No, I never had the capacity to think such a thing.
a man nine years younger than myself,
When I discovered that he,
the Goldenbaum Dynasty,
aspired to destroy and usurp
the astonishment I felt was far from small.
a great man and a mediocre one!
How different aspiration is between
on Mein Kaiser.
That was why I placed my bets on him,
enjoyed drinking with you one more time.
Mittermeyer, how I wish I could have
with my very own hands.
But I have thrown away that right
Mittermeyer! My friend, Wolf der Sturm!
You will most likely risk everything to vouch for me.
However...
The malice working on the kaiser and myself
far exceeds your benevolence.
I have no choice but to fight!
For the sake of my pride,
resolution to overthrow me,
If you have the confidence and
then you may have at me, any time you like.
You jest.
the best of my knowledge and ability.
If I am to fight, I will do so to
I will give my all to secure victory.
It would be discourteous to the kaiser,
to do any less!
came as a shock
Word of Marshal Reuenthal's revolt
the Galactic Imperial Military,
to the many celebrated officers in
a curious sense of understanding.
but it was not without
Reuenthal's position and talent.
That kind of ambition suited a man of
made some feel that way.
Something about him definitely
Of course, some refused to believe the news.
Or rather, they did not want to believe.
in the spring along with this year's frost,
I thought that kind of drivel had disappeared
but apparently I was wrong!
in making it snow in the summer?!
Are you one of those who delight
but this time there's no mistake.
It was an unfounded rumor back then,
have a hand in the incident,
Even if Marshal Reuenthal didn't
for having put the kaiser at risk?
how can he not be held responsible
emotions and did all that he could
Mittermeyer suppressed his personal
of the Imperial Space Armada.
to carry out his duty as commander-in-chief
was the most pressing issue.
Above all, securing Kaiser Reinhard's safety
It's a mistake.
Please let it be a mistake!
Reuenthal!
I trust you are doing well, Your Excellency?
I hear you require my urgent services.
I have a small favor to ask of you.
I hope you can help me.
Whatever you wish.
I've always meant to ask.
By the way, there is something
Surely, you don't mean to say...
have garned you such criticism
that your goal in taking the actions that
of democratic republicanism,
was to proote the healthy development
and to act as a warning for future generations?
Impressive, Marshal Reuenthal.
and I appreciate that.
You've seen through my true intentions,
What was that?!
I'm only joking.
I have no interest in fancying myself a martyr.
unfortunately, for my own self-interest.
The only reason for my actions has been,
and sucked its very bones dry,
This man let democratic republicanism rot away
the autocratic government as well!
and now, he intends to prey on
Incarcerate this filthy rat somewhere.
The rat may babble human-sounding words,
but you need not take heed.
I intend to use him as a tool,
that he won't starve to death until then.
so don't forget to feed him enough
Your Excellency?
Send an envoy to Iserlohn, and tell them this:
attempt to pass through the Iserlohn Corridor,
If they block the Imperial military when they
the former Alliance territories.
I shall grant them control over all of
There's no cause for surprise.
What I want is control over the Empire.
the former Alliance territories for all I care.
The remnant republicans can have
Your Excellency...
military disadvantage upon myself.
Either way, there's no reason to invite
I should take the appropriate measures.
of democratic government, Job Trunicht,
As an added bonus, I can hand over the traitor
either with his head or without, if they so desire.
Remember to include that.
exceptional talent and strategic wisdom,
Oskar von Reuenthal was a genius with
roles as commander of a great military force,
and was more than capable of managing his
and as prime minister.
as viceroy to expansive territories,
this age that he was ill-suited for,
I believe there was just one position in
the newly established empire.
that being the position of kaiser of
have had, more than anyone,
Thinking about it, Reuenthal may
to be the third or so kaiser down the line.
the exceptional talent and capacity necessary
of his predecessor's government,
He would have adopted the policies
enhancing its merits and revising its demerits.
revitalized state governance,
He would have enforced discipline,
the empire's rights and its people,
suppressed armed rebellions and protected
centralized control with remarkable leadership.
and would no doubt have maintained solid,
of the kaisers from the Goldenbaum Dynasty.
He is sure to have made a greater ruler than many
the capital would still be on Odin.
But in his empire,
with the unrivaled genius
Existing during his time was a young man
to transfer the center of the universe to Fezzan.
born in an age of new establishment.
In that sense, Reuenthal was a conservative
establisher Reinhard von Lohengramm
Was being born in the same age as the
unfortunate for Oskar von Reuenthal, or...
ending his account here.
Julian Mintz made a point of
news of Reuenthal's revolt
This was mainly because only the
had reached him at this point,
and Kaiser Reinhard's disappearance
the logical explanation behind the incident.
but perhaps he saw the truth beyond
been missing since the incident,
The kaiser's contingent, which had
were focused on hurrying back to Fezzan.
As they had no way of telling friend from foe,
cut off from communications.
they made their escape completely
upon intercepting a message,
When Reinhard learned of Lutz's death
he remained silent for a while.
We promote Lutz to imperial marshal.
He would protest,
and this is his punishment.
but he broke his promise to Us,
Meanwhile, Grillparzer,
investigate what had actually happened,
whom Reuenthal had ordered to
managed to restore order to the planet.
brought Urvashi under control by October and
His approach was extremely militaristic,
themselves and return to rightful duty immediately,
and of the soldiers who refused to disarm
or were summarily shot.
more than two thousand died in battle
Following this,
behind the incident that had put the kaiser at peril,
Grillparzer began investigating the full story
but resolving this was far from easy.
Vice Admiral Winckler was missing
The base commander
and his body hadn't been found anywhere,
clear evidence as to his whereabouts.
and they were unable to obtain any
The man's military medical records revealed
symptoms of drug addiction,
that he had shown recent
why such a high ranking official
but the investigation hit a wall as to
earned him such an important position
whose abilities and track record had
had fallen to being a drug addict.
even further confusion.
The soldiers' testimonies led to
both brainwashed by the Church of Terra
Admirals Lutz and Müller were
and attempted to harm the kaiser,
under orders from our commanding officer!
so we were dispatched to rescue His Majesty
However, of the ones who died,
scriptures or crests of the Church of Terra,
more than ten of them were found with
it was a Terraist conspiracy.
which seemed to indicate that
reveal this information at the time.
However, for some reason, Grillparzer did not
been missing since the incident,
The kaiser's contingent, which had
dispatched Wahlen Fleet until October 29th.
wasn't discovered and secured by the
to flee for more than three weeks
Lutz's death and being forced
greatly injured Reinhard's pride.
Reinhard had still wanted to deny
Back on Urvashi,
incident as the principle conspirator,
Reuenthal's apparent involvement in the
but that open-mindedness was no more.
Universal Calendar 800,
Neue Reich Calendar 2:
As Julian Mintz had previously feared,
down a slope to tragedy.
history was accelerating in its course
In the Name of Pride
Is your sadness yours alone?
Is the solitude you shoulder all there is to your life?
It's true that life is born without permission
Without meaning or worth attached
Your whole life is just a minute grain in the universe
But that brilliance reaches all the stars
So, let's take these lives led in full
The suspension bridge of the age
And cast these lights in colors beyond the rainbow
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Mittermeyer to strike Reuenthal down.
Kaiser Reinhard deliberately commands
Faced with a difficult choice,
the root cause of the incident.
Mittermeyer attempts to at least expel Lang,
Meanwhile, Hilda notices a change in her health.
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