Universal Calendar 800,
Neue Reich Calendar 2, November:
and Wolfgang Mittermeyer,
Before the battle between Oskar von Reuenthal
succeeded in gaining permission
the Imperial Mecklinger Fleet
to pass through their corridor.
from the Iserlohn Republican Government
Our request to allow Us passage.
We're glad that they've granted
left behind a sensible successor.
Fortunately, it seems that Yang Wen-li
other thoughts on the matter,
The other party may have
but let's leave those concerns for the future.
Understood.
But is this really all right?
our fleet will be annihilated.
If they fire Thor's Hammer from Iserlohn Fortress,
We should exercise caution.
Thor's Hammer powerless?
Will our being cautious render
how cautious we may want to be,
In that case, no matter
I don't believe that we have that privilege.
But...
it should be the same for them.
As anxious as we may be,
If they attack us and wipe us out,
from the Imperial military.
that would invite an all-out offensive
have confidence in this situation.
I say that, but I don't really
then I could certainly put my trust in him,
If Yang Wen-li were still alive and well,
but his successor's capacities are still unknown.
young successor doesn't give in to his impulses
For now, we can only pray that the
and choose ambition over reason.
Imperial forces approaching!
They've entered the firing range of Thor's Hammer!
Aren't they closer than they need to be?
They entered the firing range of our main battery
wouldn't you say?
with the aim of proving their trust in us,
Imperial forces breach that faith,
On the off chance that the
we can launch a counter attack.
scratch the outer walls of Iserlohn Fortress.
A fleet bombardment wouldn't be enough to
the honor of the Imperial forces.
The only thing damaged would be
mind attacking us after all?
Actually, I wonder if they wouldn't
their head with Thor's Hammer.
That way we could just gently brush
I won't say it has to be extravagant,
but I want to see at least a little fireworks.
then all the better.
And if it ends up as something flashy,
the passing Imperial forces!
There's a message coming in from
of the Galactic Imperial Military,
From Senior Admiral Ernest Mecklinger
the Iserlohn Republican Government.
to the military representative of
We thank you for your kindness,
our relationship in the future.
and I hope that we can normalize
your great leader, Marshal Yang Wen-li,
And to the sacred grave site of
to offer a respectful salute.
the whole of our forces wish
I hope that you will receive it gladly.
allies are all sentimentalists.
In other words, our enemies and
Iserlohn is a sacred grave, huh?
sentimentalists have certain things in common,
So, Commandant, you're saying you think fellow
learn the prospects for the future?
which you'd like to use to
That's right.
But I don't think that it will make for a level path.
There's something that Admiral Yang said:
The universe is one big stage,
and the comedies will all come to an end.
and eventually the tragedies
At this time,
history was flowing as a sensation on his skin,
Julian felt the speed and direction in which
and was trying to predict the conclusion.
overtook the rear of the Reuenthal forces.
On December 7th, the pursuing Mittermeyer forces
Enemy forces, rapidly approaching!
and prepare to counterattack!
All ships, come about
Our allies, the Grillparzer Fleet, have begun firing!
Admiral Schürer, killed in action!
Battleship Dongatz has been sunk!
No response from Barthauser Fleet command!
Communications out with the Hanell Mobile Unit!
for this opportunity from the start.
It seems that crafty bastard was aiming
Counterattack!
Such insolent disloyalty cannot be allowed!
You coward!
you greedily rack up achievements!
As if I'd just sit here and let
I'll take you with me!
His Excellency Knappstein in Valhalla!
I'll make sure you apologize to
It could not help but be called irony
came from Knappstein's former subordinates.
that the most enthusiastic counterattacks
turned into rage and were thrown at Grillparzer.
Their laments over the loss of their superior officer
not of one mind from top to bottom, either.
Meanwhile, the Grillparzer Fleet was
to betray their allies,
When suddenly given the order
the situation hesitated in their attack
ships that were unable to grasp
one after the other.
and were sunk in the counterattack,
What's the meaning of this?!
Is it friendly fire?
We've intercepted their communications!
The word "traitor" is being thrown about.
Could that be it?
Bombardment incoming from 1 o'clock!
Evasive action! Move to port!
Bombardment from port side!
What?!
Do it now!
Help me!
Your Excellency!
Don't panic. I'm the one who's injured, not you.
superior officer being among an aide's duties.
Also, I don't recall crying out on behalf of a
The commandant is injured! Hurry!
Get the doctor!
Deputy Commander Bergengrün!
Send out an urgent message to
but everyone's blood is the same, huh?
The color of our eyes and skin may differ,
Your Excellency!
traitor Grillparzer a lesson!
Your Excellency, let's teach that
that are reserved for cowards like him!
Let's drive him into the fires of Hell
Leave him be.
But...
Living on will prove far more unlucky for him.
will forgive a man like him?
Do you think the kaiser or Mittermeyer
How is it?
your heart and lungs has been damaged.
Part of the blood vessel connecting
and then bind the wound,
For now, I'll freeze it to stop the bleeding
but you're in urgent need of actual surgery.
I don't like surgery.
this isn't about your likes or dislikes,
With all due respect,
as your life is at stake.
than what I like and dislike.
No, it's a bigger issue
wearing pajamas doesn't suit me.
Dying in a hospital bed while
Don't you think so?
according to the person, huh?
A fitting life and death,
Your Excellency?
No, good work.
Please tend to the other injured.
Your Excellency, you'll only worsen your injury.
Please don't push yourself.
Don't worry about me.
a fresh uniform and shirt.
More importantly, bring me
of my own blood after five minutes.
It seems that I grow tired of the smell
What's the situation?
traitorous Grillparzer Fleet.
There are few left of the
so we've temporarily pulled away from the chaos,
Over half of them have run away and scattered,
but in that time, the enemy forces drew near.
At this rate...
I see.
I'll hold them off here.
and plan for a renewed attack.
Please return to Heinessen, Your Excellency,
A renewed attack, you say?
Enemy forces approaching!
Your Excellency!
Understood, I'll leave it to you.
But don't push yourself.
on the verge of collapse,
Thus, while his forces were
Dittersdorf's desperate defensive battle,
thanks to Reuenthal's calm commands and
a portion were able to withdraw from the front.
and blood-producing medicine,
While only taking occasional painkillers
without a single change in his façade.
Reuenthal continued to give directions to his forces,
most likely unimaginable,
While the pain he bore was
remained extremely precise.
his instructions and decisions
looked at him that he was growing pale.
However, it was clear to anyone who
Doctor!
At one point, he fainted due to cerebral anemia,
he came to and rebuked them harshly
but when they tried to carry him to the infirmary,
to his command chair.
before having them return him
the master of death himself,
He looked like a man who was defying
subordinates reverence for him,
which strengthened his
but at the same time also prepared them.
was making a sacrifice of his body,
It told them that his fortitude
surely didn't have much time left.
and that their commander
withdrawn from the battlefield,
Once their commander had
ceased fire and surrendered.
the remaining Reuenthal forces largely
Dittersdorf was also injured and surrendered,
who revered the same Goldenlöwe.
but he had fought with his comrades in arms
more than necessary,
They did not want to kill one another
and neither side held hatred for the other.
all the hatred and scorn was focused.
Among them, there was one upon whom
This was Grillparzer.
rather than Mittermeyer,
He chose to surrender to Wahlen
of being rather makeshift.
and this left the impression
and the Schwartz Lanzenreiter.
We risked our lives fighting the Wolf der Sturm
to Marshal Reuenthal.
I believe we've fulfilled our duty
the kaiser again in a military capacity,
If I'm discharged, then I'd like to serve under
but will underlings like us also face a trial?
I see, so they say they fulfilled their duty.
convinced of the collapse of the Reuenthal forces.
It was at this time that Mittermeyer was truly
This was because the soldier's statement
who fought in this pointless civil war.
perfectly captured the feelings of the troops
It's over.
The advance of Mittermeyer's forces
Reuenthal forces and their ships.
was effectively obstructed by the surrendering
to deal with this issue.
Admiral Bülow was granted the authority
in the Ba'alat system.
Reuenthal may be plotting a comeback
Prepare to pursue at once.
Sir!
Reuenthal would most likely die.
This was surely decided not at this moment,
when Reuenthal had come to see defeat as death,
but rather before the fighting have even begun,
and could not imagine living on should he lose.
not just Mittermeyer alone.
That was a thought shared by all the admirals,
you turn to in the records of our lives,
In any case, no matter what page
it's written in blood.
dedicate ourselves to humanitarianism,
No matter how much we may
will be wiped away at this point.
that's not something that
I'd like to be able to avoid that experience.
But still, if possible,
Having a death match with a comrade, that is.
would you listen?
If the kaiser ordered you to subjugate me,
Yeah.
Wai...
in answering a question like that.
I had hoped you'd show a little more hesitancy
It's the question that's bad.
try some introspection.
I'd hope the one who asked it would
It's not a hypothetical question.
After an incident like this,
subordinates really remain undamaged?
can Kaiser Reinhard's trust in his
Your Excellency!
Doctor!
Your Excellency!
Your Excellency,
and there are obstacles in your path.
the Tristan has been heavily damaged,
I won't say that it needs to be a hospital ship,
command center to an undamaged ship.
but you should consider moving your
Müller was praised for abandoning his flagship
in the midst of that fierce maelstrom.
because he kept giving commands
running away after defeat,
If I throw away even my flagship while
Your Excellency!
running away after defeat,
If I throw away even my flagship while
become synonymous with cowardice.
then the name Oskar von Reuenthal will
but himself until the moment of his death."
"Marshal Reuenthal was not anyone
of those around him,
According to the later testimony
cool-headed reason and firm self-control.
even up until his final moments, he never lost that
passed through the Iserlohn Corridor,
On December 11th, the Mecklinger Fleet, having
met up with Mittermeyer's main forces on Urvashi.
decided that Mecklinger would remain here
After meeting with Mittermeyer, it was
and maintain public order.
in order to rebuild the systems
At this time, Mecklinger told Mittermeyer
the earlier attack on the kaiser.
that he intended to urgently re-investigate
to harm His Majesty on Urvashi
As I see it, the mastermind behind the attempt
was not Marshal Reuenthal.
Why do you think that?
First off, it's out of character for him.
Secondly, it's ill-suited to his abilities.
to rise in revolt and outdo the kaiser,
Certainly, if Reuenthal truly wished
then he would choose a head-on military battle.
This was not only due to Reuenthal's personality,
otherwise lack political significance.
but also because it would
to usurp political power,
Also, if he had simply wished
rather than choosing Urvashi,
after he touched down on Heinessen.
he would have waited and murdered the kaiser
took off from Urvashi,
Furthermore, once the Brünhild
he did nothing and allowed them to escape.
These contradictions and inconsistencies
Mittermeyer felt towards this revolt from the start.
may have been the source of the misgivings
If he wasn't the one who attacked the kaiser,
strongly as possible that it was a false charge?
then why didn't Marshal Reuenthal assert as
Marshal Reuenthal is a very prideful man.
As you also know,
offered up as a sacrifice on the altar
He couldn't possibly state that he was
of someone else's plot.
Is it not more likely that he made himself believe
that he rose in revolt against Kaiser Reinhard
of his own will and ambition?
allow the ambitions of two such men
It seems the galaxy isn't big enough to
to exist in the same era.
what Mecklinger was unable to accept
While offering that lament,
the culprit behind the Urvashi scandal.
was that Reuenthal had not attempted to punish
the matter investigated,
It was clear that when he had
linked it to a plot of the Church of Terra
Grillparzer purposefully hid any evidence that
and claimed the culprit to be unknown.
became clear to Mecklinger.
In that way, Grillparzer's intentions
whose future held great promise,
Grillparzer, you were a man
as both a soldier and a scholar.
one day reach a higher position
While you may have been able to
without betraying others and employing schemes,
in your own plotting and disgraced yourself!
I regret to inform you that you've drowned
Wh-why? I only...
The crime you committed was two-fold.
on the kaiser's benevolence,
First, you turned your back
of Marshal Reuenthal.
and then you betrayed the trust
Marshal Reuenthal,
If you had reported precisely to
before it even began!
this rebellion may have ended
But thanks to your petty selfishness,
in the dishonor of treason!
you caused your superior to partake
was what was best for the kaiser's sake.
I earnestly believed that what I did
It's a fact that Marshal Reuenthal rebelled,
and did I not contribute to his defeat?!
victory brought about by betrayal?!
Do you think that the kaiser wished for a
knowingly betrayed Marshal Reuenthal.
No, it's precisely because you
cannot understand the heart of a lion.
One with the intelligence of a rat
could not become friends with a lion?
In the end, weren't you a man who
a plot of the Church of Terra,
Reuenthal's rebellion was started by
then grabbed hold of
which Grillparzer's ambition
that could not be undone.
in order to bring about a result
Mecklinger was at a loss
Kaiser Reinhard and Marshal Mittermeyer
as to whether or not he should tell
the full story.
Upon returning to Heinessen,
Reuenthal's forces numbered 4,580 ships
and 658,900 officers and men,
a mere ten percent of what they'd started with.
Of those who did not return,
half had died in battle, while half had surrendered.
it spoke highly of Reuenthal's leadership
While it was a crushing defeat,
order and carry out regular conduct.
that the forces who returned were able to maintain
the afterglow of a setting sun.
Of course, that was something akin to
gathered around the Generalgouvernement,
There are over 4,000 officers and men
with you till the bitter end.
saying that they will stay
I see.
than I would have thought.
There are more fools in this world
rational part of him was telling him that
Even as he said this, the calm,
himself to those loyal subordinates.
thanks to his folly, he could not compare
Universal Calendar 800,
Neue Reich Calendar 2, December 26th:
that he had left to accomplish,
In order to carry out the final work
the Neue Land Generalgouvernement.
Oskar von Reuenthal returned to
The longest day of his life had only just begun.
To Die by the Sword
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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Reuenthal's life are now truly burning out.
Having refused treatment, the flames of
However, Reuenthal remains himself until the end.
It is as though he believes
until the moment of their death.
that people must all continue to play their roles
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"The Endless Requiem"
Episode 98:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.