Universal Calendar 801,
Neue Reich Calendar 3:
broke out on Heinessen in January
The direct cause of the riots that
was a chronic shortage of goods.
commandeering of goods for military munitions
One cause of this shortage was the
the previous year,
during Marshal Reuenthal's rebellion
interfering with the distribution system,
but there was also someone
making the situation worse.
a military munitions depot
Furthermore, the bombing of
aggravated the problem even further.
in a chain reaction,
Riots and mayhem erupted all over
Wahlen's prompt and precise directions.
but were suppressed due to
by releasing part of the military supplies,
At the same time, he moved to inspire confidence
were left still smoldering.
but the flames of numerous riots
situation to the new Imperial capital of Fezzan.
It was at this point that Wahlen reported the
heard this information,
Immediately after Kaiser Reinhard
to which he could not shut his eyes.
an incident occurred on Fezzan
Late at night on January 30th,
the Fezzan Corridor Bureau
the vast quantity of data stored in
was deleted by an unknown person.
Reinhard received this report
a mountain villa in the Fehreiten Valley.
while on his honeymoon at
What was the Corridor Bureau doing?
the importance of that data?!
Did they not understand
Forgive me Your Majesty,
but while the loss of the data was significant,
it was not fatal.
At the end of last year,
the minister of military affairs had that data
backed up on his ministry's emergency computer.
What?
shouldn't have had the capacity, right?
But the Ministry of Military Affair's computer
As you say, but the minister held to his order,
the other data needed to be purged.
saying to do it even if
We see, so Oberstein did that...
Oberstein has earned himself further merit.
everything related to this incident.
Restore the data at once, and uncover
Sire!
Fräulein- I mean, Hilda!
and We need to carry it out.
We have a duty as ruler,
military expedition immediately,
We won't have to lead a
but it's very much possible
We set out on a voyage of subjugation.
that We shall need to leave you behind as
Can you forgive Us?
Please, do as you will, Your Majesty.
Having received Reinhard's orders,
personally led the investigation.
Military Police Commissioner Kesler
who formerly held power on Fezzan
Is it not possible that the remnants of those
are purposefully obstructing the flow of goods?
have been comitted by an outsider.
At any rate, this crime cannot
The culprit came from within the bureau.
an informant throughout the department,
So, let's spread a false rumor of
and draw him out into the open.
and thus, agitate the culprit
Talk! Where did you get this?!
that the culprit confessed.
It was a mere five hours after the arrest
the one who instigated the crime,
When they heard the name of
the military police felt a certain degree of tension.
The ringleader is Adrian Rubinsky?!
Damn the Black Fox of Fezzan!
and stick his hide to the soles of my boots!
When we catch him, I'll skin him alive
each and every day!
That way I can stomp on him
Just let him show his face before me!
Don't lose your temper.
it won't turn winter into summer.
Even if a volcano erupts,
How about granting Vice Minister Lang amnesty,
to laying this incident bare?
and devoting our efforts
that should incite his hatred.
When Lang finds out that Rubinsky used him,
for the glory and out of personal spite.
He'd probably work enthusiastically,
No, that logic doesn't fit.
upholding the justice of the law
We would no longer be
in order to expose another.
if we exempted one crime
You're right, Commissioner.
I spoke rashly.
No, to put your mind at ease,
to this investigation, Admiral.
I'll devote the whole of the military police
By the way, I've been wondering lately
are connected in some way behind the scenes?
whether Rubinsky and the Church of Terra
an attempt to oppose the new dynasty?
Are they perhaps working together in
first harbor this concern was Oberstein.
In truth, the one in the Empire to
so he never discussed that concern with others.
However, Oberstein was incredibly secretive,
not only at the time but in the future as well,
This stance would make him a target for criticism
but unlike Lang,
solely to fulfill his own selfish desires.
he did not monopolize information
He didn't trust others,
rate even himself highly either.
but it also seems he did not
and uncooperative person until his death,
At any rate, he remained a silent
and did not talk about himself.
to take down Iserlohn Fortress, right?
Still, we should use this chance
unification and peace for the new empire?
Isn't that the biggest obstruction to
relying on Iserlohn's military force.
Even Rubinsky's squirming is essentially
Rubinsky aside,
a large connection to the riots at this time.
the existence of Iserlohn definitely has
Sunflowers always look up to the sun.
republicanism are the sunflowers,
In this case, the believers in
while Iserlohn is the sun.
What are His Majesty's intentions for Iserlohn?
A thorough cleaning?
Or perhaps coexistence?
I don't know His Majesty's thoughts.
in His Majesty's thoughts,
But it seems Iserlohn holds a special place
political or military views won't do.
so a judgment based solely on
which the Iserlohn Corridor is of no significance.
The kaiser has already set up a political order in
blockade its exits and leave it alone.
As far as Iserlohn goes, we can simply
I understand that,
they'll make light of the new order.
but if we let their insurrection be,
We need to make a clear distinction, after all.
But military might isn't an all-purpose tool.
Civil Affairs Braque pointed out,
This is something Minister of
but even if we expand our territory,
is constantly the site of riots and strife.
it will be meaningless if Neue Land
The minister's view is a reasonable one.
consider leading the expedition himself,
But if we dispatch troops, His Majesty may
which could prove harmful to his person.
Right, that is a concern.
to His Majesty's health.
We need to pay more attention
of subjugating the Iserlohn forces,
In this way, while arguing the necessity
thanks to the question of Kaiser Reinhard's health
from departing for the front,
and the exhaustion that would result
himself returned to handling government affairs.
the decision was postponed until the kaiser
Meanwhile, in Iserlohn Fortress as well,
in regards to the riots breaking out.
there was pressure to react
revival of democratic republican government,
If the riots on Heinessen can lead to the
Government can't ignore them.
then the Iserlohn Republican
If we simply stand by and let them die,
can't help but feel disappointed in us.
the former citizens of the Alliance
any chance of success?
But if we fight, do we have
against the strength of the Imperial forces?
Can the forces of Iserlohn possibly hope for victory
What would Admiral Yang do?
Lohengramm Dynasty's troops are so strong
One of the reasons the
enemy of the state, and the enemy of the people
is because the kaiser's personal enemy, the
are not all different, but are one and the same.
Or at the very least, the soldiers think so.
Reinhard von Lohengramm is a liberator to them.
to call the Imperial forces his private army.
Therefore, it wouldn't be overstating the case
himself than to the nation.
Their loyalty is more to the kaiser
as a liberator is not a delusion.
That they think of Reinhard von Lohengramm
that's an undeniable truth.
When compared to the Goldenbaum Dynasty,
highest position in the Empire,
If a vote was held for the
would certainly be chosen.
then Reinhard von Lohengramm
Kaiser Reinhard isn't a belligerent ruler,
In that way, though he's an autocrat,
democratic based on the support of the people.
and he could even be called decidedly
All right, that's all for today.
You're all dismissed!
Thank you!
Yo!
Why do you look so happy? It's gross.
You'll finally be 30 this year, right?
We'll be comrades at last.
I'm still a young fellow in my 20s.
Until my birthday comes,
When's your birthday?
The 36th of Septober.
It's just pointless resistance!
Don't tell such petty lies!
Pardon me.
That girl has brightened up quite a bit.
Well, a lot's happened.
Speaking of which, how's Julian?
Well, hasn't he run away,
the rotten apple that spoils the barrel?
since he doesn't want to become
You'd know, since you're a rotten apple yourself.
a group of boys after this.
We're going to go dancing with
You say boys, but they're all young officers.
Will you come with us, Karin?
There are a lot of guys who have their eye on you.
You'll have your pick, regardless of your type.
Hardly...
There's no point in inviting her.
pretty as a picture, with flaxen hair.
Karin likes the type that's serious and
I shouldn't have opened my mouth.
Ah, that's right;
Th-that's not true!
Jeez!
Can I sit here?
Go ahead.
Were you lost in some serious thoughts again?
I have a lot of responsibilities, after all.
It's tough, trying to collect my thoughts.
we all made a decision.
Julian, when you were chosen as commandant,
and judgments absolutely.
We decided that we'd follow your choices
The people who couldn't accept that all left.
to respond to our expectations
Right now, the only way
is to not hold back when making a decision!
It's not a duty, but a right, huh?
What?
Nothing, thank you.
steadily changed Julian's way of thinking.
While it was most likely unconscious, Karin had
That was to say that in the scales of his heart
being crushed by that heavy pressure,
balanced between taking responsibility or
the side of doing his duty.
she pushed things slightly towards
Just as advocacy for war against Iserlohn
of the Galactic Empire,
was on the rise amongst the top brass
for battling the Empire in Iserlohn, as well.
there was also an increase in opinions
difference in military might
There is certainly an overwhelming
between the Imperial forces and ourselves.
throughout former Alliance space.
However, anti-Empire forces are still latent
difference in strength will narrow significantly.
If we can make them our allies, that
And these riots are our chance to do that?
Alliance space leads to economic chaos,
If this distribution chaos in former
that sinks a great ship?
couldn't that become the little leak
But at the very least,
than that of the Goldenbaum Dynasty?
hasn't Kaiser Reinhard imposed better government
to not let your people starve, Julian.
It's a fundamental of good government
there's no meaning to a little political freedom.
If the people starve to death,
probably shaking in their boots, right?
The economic bureaucrats of the Empire are
to the Imperial homeland, I mean.
Over the possibility of this spreading
That's true.
but a far-reaching plot?
In that case, maybe this wasn't an accident,
Perhaps by the former Fezzan powers?
That's entirely possible.
But if it's a Fezzanese plot,
then why choose this time and this plan?
Which is to say?
power needed to compete with the Empire.
By its nature, Fezzan doesn't have the military
wage guerrilla warfare in the economic sphere.
So it should be obvious for them to choose to
In that case, why didn't they oppose it
launched Operation Ragnarök,
when Reinhard von Lohengramm
before he became the kaiser?
behind the Imperial forces,
If Fezzan had disrupted the flow of goods
those forces may have been,
then no matter how proud and powerful
to launch an extended expedition,
they wouldn't have been able
secured its independence, right?
and Fezzan would have
Exactly!
Fezzan itself wasn't all that important.
To the Church of Terra,
The benefits to themselves came first.
In that case,
may be behind these current riots.
the Church of Terra's designs
Isn't it possible that by playing along,
Church of Terra's scheme?
we'll be effectively helping the
There's something Admiral Yang always said...
Schemes alone can't move history.
Conspiracies may be plotted all the time,
but they won't always succeed.
our republican government,
As the mastermind behind
overly young leader, Admiral Attenborough?
do you have any advice for our
really went and put us on the spot.
Well, those guys on Heinessen
and end up losing,
If we force ourselves to sortie now
democratic republicanism itself.
it would be a fatal wound to
the words of Admiral Attenborough,
Oh my, those don't sound like
who prefers fighting to women.
I hate losing battles!
And you hate losing battles too, right?
Especially the ones that smell of perfume.
Dunno, I've never lost one of those.
slipping of late, Commander?
Is the quality of your boasting
Oh, so you don't believe me?
even when you don't have a fever, after all.
You're the sort who mutters incoherently
I'm grateful for your praise.
Nobody's-
No, the truth is that I'm extremely jealous.
As for me, no matter how high a fever I may run,
and knowing shame.
my thinking never strays from good sense
The result of your advanced age, no doubt.
Listen, you-
God, without Vice Admiral Murai here...
ten requests for Iserlohn to provide relief
At any rate, we've already received more than
from former Alliance space.
And half of those were screams.
"Don't abandon us!"
Stuff like that.
I wish they wouldn't thoughtlessly rely on us.
and priorities to worry about, after all.
We have things like strategic conditions
Except this time,
to us than a hundred strategic theories.
a glass of water would be more useful
Suspicions sbout Iserlohn are spreading
in former Alliance space,
among the democratic republicans
use a bucket full of water.
so to fight those flames we sure could
Suspicions?
pass through the corridor
When we let the Mecklinger Fleet
during Marshal Reuenthal's rebellion last year,
it seems that we sowed the seeds of distrust.
In other words,
just care about maintaining its own security?"
they're saying things like "Does Iserlohn
nonintervention and coexistence
and "Are they just using
Alliance space die without lending a hand?"
to let the anti-Empire forces in former
they'd have no grounds for resenting us.
Even if that was true,
That's no good.
Right, Julian?
of the line he stood on,
Julian was fully aware of the thinness
and could not help but be lost in thought.
If military power exists to achieve political goals,
was now the time to use it?
in former Alliance space and inspire them,
To secure the trust of the democratic republicans
tactical victory against the Imperial forces?
should they dare to try for a
If they avoided battle now,
democratic republicanism went extinct?
would Iserlohn live on while
with the Imperial forces,
But if they opened hostilities
to enter into rational negotiations?
would they later be given a chance
Julian finally reached a decision.
After contemplating this,
demonstrate their presence as a military
The Iserlohn forces needed to
democratic republican government.
that fights to protect
We'll engage the Imperial forces.
I see, sounds good.
and now one's happening.
We were waiting for a change,
even greater is a wonderful strategy.
Taking hold of that and making that change
So, the time has come, then.
there's a time when they're ripe.
With fruit, battles, and women,
Kaiser Reinhard's nature as a person.
I've thought quite a bit on
And there's something I've realized.
That he's fond of battle?
That's it.
This is just something I thought of now,
that it's the only correct method.
so I can't say for certain
But because I've thought of it,
I've made up my mind to fight with the Empire.
What exactly are you saying, Commandant?
in sacrifices and still try to achieve our goal,
Should we accept that battle will result
or should we instead give up, accept reality,
making the effort required to improve our situation?
and yield on bended knee before it without even
Which way of living should we choose as people?
And in this situation,
one of them, comes to mind, doesn't it?
Kaiser Reinhard's basic values, or at least
protecting it, or otherwise try stealing it away."
"If something is precious, then risk your life
Is that it?
That's right.
Ultimately,
will never disappear from human society.
that may be the main reason that bloodshed
really is a case of putting that into practice.
But I think that Kaiser Reinhard's life itself
That certainly may be so.
democratic republicanism in any respect,
If Kaiser Reinhard holds
even at the cost of his life, right?
it's because Admiral Yang defended it to the end,
and earn the kaiser's contempt,
And in that case, if we're negligent
negotiations on an equal standing, right?
then we may forever lose the chance to enter
I don't think anyone has any objections to fighting.
The issue now is how we'll fight.
There's one method:
to lure the Wahlen Fleet into the Iserlohn Corridor.
to our commandant's plan.
All right, let's listen respectfully
"Dangerous movements in Iserlohn Fortress."
delivered to him on Heinessen
When that news was
was not surprised.
Senior Admiral August Samuel Wahlen
He said that was obvious,
a bundle of danger and unrest.
as the existence of Iserlohn was itself
he still found it unpleasant.
But even if he wasn't surprised,
riots and uprisings breaking out all over, after all.
He was in the midst of struggling to suppress the
If the Iserlohn forces make a move,
with our military force alone.
we won't be able to oppose them
from the homeland.
We need to request reinforcements
to do something about the supply shortages.
And if we're to calm the riots, we need
with simple military force.
This isn't an issue that can be settled
the homeland as well.
We'll need political support from
Along with his full report to the Imperial homeland,
to the halfway point
Wahlen led the fleet under his command
where they took a battle formation.
on the course from Heinessen to Iserlohn Fortress,
riots breaking out in former Alliance space,
Here he continued to restrain the
strengthening his ability to react to them.
all the while keeping an eye on Iserlohn and
I'd like to finish this quickly, and return home.
I wonder if they're doing well?
Meanwhile, having received Wahlen's report,
in the sector around Schattenburg.
Kaiser Reinhard began amassing a large force
Will Iserlohn make a move?
Show Us your skill, successor of Yang Wen-li.
The Iserlohn forces finally made their move.
Senior Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz.
The fleet deployed was that of
It's like a giant elephant trying to tread on thin ice.
This strategy, you mean?
That too.
the Iserlohn Republican Government.
But also the very existence of
We need to protect not only ourselves,
democratic republicanism.
but also the delicate sprout of
Yes, sir.
Is this all right?
but for me to fight Kaiser Reinhard...
It would be one thing for Admiral Yang to do it,
that Kaiser Reinhard.
Kaiser Reinhard was a man
Yang Wen-li once commented that
even when engaging in terrible bloodshed.
who seemed to radiate a splendid light,
And he also said this:
the beauty of a flame,
"Kaiser Reinhard's splendor is
himself as well as others,
which carries the risk of burning
rarely seen throughout history."
but such radiant flames are
Admiral Yang...
We're heading out too.
Universal Calendar 801,
Neue Reich Calendar 3, February 7th:
The Iserlohn Forces set out.
since the death of Yang Wen-li,
This would be the first battle
Invitation to Upheaval
the first under Julian Mintz's command.
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
NEXT EPISODE
the Iserlohn forces take military action.
For the first time since Yang's death,
to the Imperial forces,
Their movement comes as a surprise
the Imperial homeland.
as it appears they are planning to invade
In his first battle as military commander
successor of the Magician?
will Julian prove a worthy
of the entire galaxy, is to begin at last.
This battle, which will have the attention
Daring to Take Up Arms
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Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.