1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. LEGENDCopy !req
3. OF THECopy !req
4. GALACTIC HEROESCopy !req
5. In every age,Copy !req
6. in every place,Copy !req
7. the deeds of menCopy !req
8. remain the same.Copy !req
9. The castle of the Kaiser of the
Galactic Empire is Neue Sanssouci.Copy !req
10. That magnificent palace is divided
into four large geographical sectors.Copy !req
11. The East Garden is the center of governmental power where audiences and meetings are held.Copy !req
12. The South Garden is where
the Imperial family lives.Copy !req
13. The so-called "Rear Palace" is the West
Garden where many beautiful women live.Copy !req
14. And the North Garden is a hunting
park stocked with deer and foxes.Copy !req
15. The total area is
66 square kilometers.Copy !req
16. There are a total of
400 kilometers of corridors.Copy !req
17. But under the Lohengramm regime there
were wide reductions of palace expenses...Copy !req
18. and the West and North
Gardens were sealed off.Copy !req
19. And even in the East and South Gardens,
half of the buildings were closed off.Copy !req
20. Except for a few
formal national ceremonies...Copy !req
21. all governmental duties are
performed in the Premier's office...Copy !req
22. which carries them out
as the center of government.Copy !req
23. Also, because nearly all of the high nobles
were defeated in the Lippstadt War...Copy !req
24. the number of garden and regular
parties were drastically reduced...Copy !req
25. and every day was beginning to show the
appearance of a lonely, deserted place.Copy !req
26. The security of Neue Sanssouci
is unexpectedly lax.Copy !req
27. It's believed that the palace should
be protected by the royal guards...Copy !req
28. instead of being done
by tasteless machines.Copy !req
29. So the fact that Prince Lohengramm
has closed off half the grounds...Copy !req
30. will work to our
advantage at this time?Copy !req
31. Yes, that's right.Copy !req
32. When we go inside,
I'll act as our guide.Copy !req
33. I've been received at the
Palace countless times.Copy !req
34. Even though it's been sealed up, it's not
rebuilt or anything. Just abandoned.Copy !req
35. Besides, secret rooms and passages
have been built everywhere in the Palace.Copy !req
36. Even Prince Lohengramm
can't know about all of them.Copy !req
37. I've heard rumors about them,
but are they really there?Copy !req
38. They are.
Look at this.Copy !req
39. From below the Imperial Natural
History Research Society...Copy !req
40. I'm certain there's a corridor that passes
through the west of the North Gardens...Copy !req
41. and comes out at the feet of the statue
of Sigismund I in the South Garden.Copy !req
42. But how do
you know that?Copy !req
43. Five generations ago, my
Lansberg family ancestors built it...Copy !req
44. after receiving direct orders from
His Majesty, the Kaiser during that time.Copy !req
45. For generations since then, we've been
granted the patronizing words of...Copy !req
46. "When His Majesty the Kaiser's
person is in danger, use this corridor."Copy !req
47. The fact that I've been called
upon to carry out this great role...Copy !req
48. was decided five
generations ago.Copy !req
49. It's an irony of fate.Copy !req
50. The problem is how to break into
the Natural History Research Society.Copy !req
51. Well, it's clearly easier than
breaking into the Palace itself...Copy !req
52. but we'll need a diversion.Copy !req
53. A diversion?Copy !req
54. We'll attack some of the military and
police stations elsewhere in the Capital...Copy !req
55. and draw the attention
of the police that way.Copy !req
56. I think it's a good idea,
but Prince Lohengramm is a sharp one.Copy !req
57. He might see
through our plans.Copy !req
58. But there's no
harm in trying.Copy !req
59. But who will
we have do it?Copy !req
60. I intend to get
Phezzan's agents to do it.Copy !req
61. That's unreasonable.Copy !req
62. They've been cooperating with our
lofty objective from the sidelines.Copy !req
63. For the time being,
isn't that enough, Captain?Copy !req
64. True, maybe we shouldn't
hope for more...Copy !req
65. Phezzan Land High Commissioner's OfficeCopy !req
66. The damned blond brat came
up with a preposterous threat.Copy !req
67. Which is?Copy !req
68. It boils down to this:Copy !req
69. He can unite with the Alliance
and subjugate Phezzan militarily...Copy !req
70. so we can't think Phezzan is the
only one in an advantageous position.Copy !req
71. Impossible,
he can't do it.Copy !req
72. It's a bluff.Copy !req
73. That's not true.Copy !req
74. If he tells the Alliance about our
plan to exile the Kaiser there...Copy !req
75. and makes Phezzan the common enemy of
the Empire and the Alliance, it's quite possible.Copy !req
76. Furthermore, the Alliance is
currently in debt to Phezzan.Copy !req
77. It wouldn't be strange if the
people in power in the Alliance...Copy !req
78. looking for an easy way out, thought about
obliterating Phezzan together with their loans.Copy !req
79. Then, what will you
do, Commissioner?Copy !req
80. What do you mean?Copy !req
81. I mean about Count Lansberg
and Captain Schumacher.Copy !req
82. Should we instead erase all plans, deal with those two and feign ignorance?Copy !req
83. As there's still the
future to think of...Copy !req
84. No, that'll just make
Kessellink at home happy.Copy !req
85. Besides, there's still room to negotiate rights
of passage through the Phezzan Corridor.Copy !req
86. More than anything, Phezzan... I mean
this universe has a huge secret...Copy !req
87. that that blond
brat doesn't know.Copy !req
88. There's still room
for a reversal!Copy !req
89. The Earth Cult?Copy !req
90. That's right.Copy !req
91. We'll proceed with the original
plan to abduct the Kaiser.Copy !req
92. Indeed, it's just how
Phezzan would do things.Copy !req
93. They write the script and direct,
but make other people dance.Copy !req
94. So, what will you do?Copy !req
95. Do you intend to respond to Phezzan's
invitation and allow them abduct the Kaiser?Copy !req
96. Frankly speaking, it's a fact that he's
also rather a bothersome nuisance.Copy !req
97. I think it would be
fun to let them try.Copy !req
98. Then shall we reduce
the Palace's defenses?Copy !req
99. That's not necessary.Copy !req
100. Even now, it's not as
if it's tightly defended.Copy !req
101. Can I seriously cooperate with
a bunch who can't even manage that?Copy !req
102. Agreed.Copy !req
103. Besides, whether or not I cooperate
with them depends on if they succeed.Copy !req
104. If they succeed as they plan to, I'll use
it as an excuse to attack the Alliance.Copy !req
105. But if they fail...Copy !req
106. I'll punish Phezzan itself for committing
the crime of abducting the Kaiser.Copy !req
107. You've considered that far?Copy !req
108. Of course.Copy !req
109. I'll repay Phezzan for
underestimating me.Copy !req
110. Oh, yes, Oberstein...Copy !req
111. apart from Kesler's MPs, secretly
watch the bungling poet and his friends.Copy !req
112. There's no need
to interfere...Copy !req
113. but it's possible Phezzan will radically
alter the plan and try to silence them.Copy !req
114. If that happens,
we'll rescue them.Copy !req
115. If we save them,
they may be of some use.Copy !req
116. That's fine, but if
the Kaiser is abducted...Copy !req
117. the person in charge of Palace security will
naturally come to be charged with negligence.Copy !req
118. Admiral Molt?Copy !req
119. I'm afraid he'll atone
for that with his life.Copy !req
120. Put him to death...?Copy !req
121. Admiral Molt is an
old-fashioned man.Copy !req
122. If the Kaiser is abducted,
even if you pardon him...Copy !req
123. I'm afraid he'll be too proud to
take advantage of your kindness.Copy !req
124. Understood.Copy !req
125. It can't be helped.Copy !req
126. When the time comes, we'll
make Molt take responsibility.Copy !req
127. But only Molt.
Nobody else.Copy !req
128. Molt's direct superior
officer is Kesler.Copy !req
129. A man like Kesler
is hard to find.Copy !req
130. If the MP Inspector General
becomes a serious criminal...Copy !req
131. it'll cause unrest among the troops.Copy !req
132. Reprimand him and decrease
his salary, that's all.Copy !req
133. Your Excellency, while it is soiling
your ears, I will say just one thing.Copy !req
134. You can't clear a path through a dense forest
without uprooting some trees and rocks.Copy !req
135. Do you think I don't
understand that much?Copy !req
136. You say so...Copy !req
137. but at times, Your Excellency, it seems to
me as if you forget very rudimentary things.Copy !req
138. All heroes have established thrones
atop not just their enemies...Copy !req
139. but a large quantity of
allied corpses as well.Copy !req
140. There are no monarchs
with clean hands.Copy !req
141. Their subordinates
also know that.Copy !req
142. I'd like you to consider that, at times, to
grant death is also a way to repay loyalty.Copy !req
143. So are you saying that you also wouldn't
mind spilling your own blood for my sake?Copy !req
144. If it becomes necessary.Copy !req
145. See that you
remember that.Copy !req
146. I don't need you
any more. Leave me.Copy !req
147. The way of bloodshed...?Copy !req
148. I understand
your request...Copy !req
149. but attacking the military and police
facilities might trigger serious consequences.Copy !req
150. Wouldn't it be enough to
fabricate a republican's hideout...Copy !req
151. and keep the police
occupied with it?Copy !req
152. Then I want to magnify the confusion by
blowing up the hideout and everything in it.Copy !req
153. That's unreasonable! What'll
you do if there are casualties?Copy !req
154. Besides, if it's too gaudy, it might
be recognized as a diversion.Copy !req
155. Then, when we've returned
from the underground passage...Copy !req
156. I want a car
to pick us up.Copy !req
157. And then I want you to conceal us in the
Phezzan High Commissioner's Office.Copy !req
158. In the Commissioner's Office?
That's out of the question!Copy !req
159. We've prepared a
smuggler's ship for you...Copy !req
160. But beyond that...Copy !req
161. These are the
minimum conditions.Copy !req
162. Because if you don't give us at least that
much cooperation, then I can't infiltrate.Copy !req
163. If I can't get you
to agree to that...Copy !req
164. then we will take whatever measures we
must in order to plan for our own safety.Copy !req
165. Very well, I guess
we have no choice.Copy !req
166. In exchange for
that, don't fail.Copy !req
167. Welcome home.Copy !req
168. Your dinner is ready.
What wine will you have?Copy !req
169. None, I expect a summons
from Prince Lohengramm.Copy !req
170. I won't have
any alcohol.Copy !req
171. I'll get it.Copy !req
172. Chief of Staff, Prince Lohengramm
urgently summons you.Copy !req
173. The Prince is still at the
Premier's Office, so please go there.Copy !req
174. Understood.Copy !req
175. Well, then...Copy !req
176. I forgot one thing.Copy !req
177. What could it be?Copy !req
178. Don't tell me you
didn't expect this.Copy !req
179. If you hadn't anticipated it, you couldn't
have responded to my summons so quickly.Copy !req
180. I'm much obliged.Copy !req
181. I thought you must have considered the choice
of a new Kaiser to take Erwin Josef's place.Copy !req
182. What do you think?Copy !req
183. You must have some
candidates in mind.Copy !req
184. There is the grandchild of the third
Kaiserine of the previous Kaiser, Ludwig III.Copy !req
185. Her father is Count Pegnitz, who
didn't take part in last year's civil war.Copy !req
186. He's a man who has no interests other
than his collection of fine ivory objects.Copy !req
187. It's a girl, but at this time maybe
even a Kaiserine will do.Copy !req
188. How old is she?Copy !req
189. Eight months.Copy !req
190. A 7 year old Kaiser runs
away from the throne...Copy !req
191. and an 8 month old baby who
can't even talk succeeds him?Copy !req
192. So, what will you do?Copy !req
193. Search for
other candidates?Copy !req
194. Fine. We'll give
that baby the throne.Copy !req
195. As a child's toy,
it's not much fun...Copy !req
196. but a baby who has such a toy
will be happy, even if alone in space.Copy !req
197. Two of them would
be too many.Copy !req
198. Very good, sir.Copy !req
199. By the way, Count Pegnitz's payments
for fine ivory objects are in arrears...Copy !req
200. so he's involved in civil
suits with some merchants.Copy !req
201. How shall we
settle with them?Copy !req
202. What's the
amount required?Copy !req
203. 75,000 Imperial Marks.Copy !req
204. Reach a settlement.Copy !req
205. It would be unseemly for the Kaiserine's
father to go to debtors' prison.Copy !req
206. Get the money from the Imperial
Household Department's budget.Copy !req
207. As you wish.Copy !req
208. Worthless...Copy !req
209. Today we discovered an arms
factory of the radical republicans...Copy !req
210. in a district in the southern
part of the Imperial capital.Copy !req
211. One squad of MPs
is approaching the enemy.Copy !req
212. By the way, about Count Lansberg
and the others I mentioned before...Copy !req
213. We're watching,
as per your orders...Copy !req
214. That's enough on
that subject.Copy !req
215. Then I'll go see
what the MPs found.Copy !req
216. Kesler!Copy !req
217. Sir?Copy !req
218. No, fine.
I'll leave it to you.Copy !req
219. According to schedule, the MPs
have taken the bait we prepared.Copy !req
220. I see. They should
be moving soon, too.Copy !req
221. Yes. I'll wait in front of the
Natural History Research Society.Copy !req
222. Yes. This is all
we're doing.Copy !req
223. We must make
it succeed.Copy !req
224. It should be
around here.Copy !req
225. Your Majesty...Copy !req
226. 37th Kaiser Erwin Josef IICopy !req
227. Why doesn't he kneel?Copy !req
228. Captain, this is His Majesty
the Kaiser, ruler of all space.Copy !req
229. Your Majesty, I am your subject,
Count Alfred von Lansberg.Copy !req
230. I have come to rescue Your Majesty
from the hands of a traitor.Copy !req
231. As this is an unusual situation,
please forgive any discourtesy.Copy !req
232. As we will risk our lives in Your Majesty's
attendance, we will take that as our reward.Copy !req
233. Because there are
lots of bad people here...Copy !req
234. please be a good boy,
and come with us?Copy !req
235. Your Majesty...Copy !req
236. What'll we do, Count?Copy !req
237. We have no choice.Copy !req
238. With all
due reverence...Copy !req
239. Your Majesty,
what's the matter?Copy !req
240. Your Majesty!Copy !req
241. Come on!Copy !req
242. What a farce.Copy !req
243. Vice Admiral MoltCopy !req
244. His Majesty the Kaiser?Copy !req
245. Where is His
Majesty the Kaiser?Copy !req
246. Well, that is, as we'd finished
our duties for the day...Copy !req
247. and had returned to
the servants' quarters...Copy !req
248. where normally, we would've
been told right away...Copy !req
249. Unfortunately, today the
Chief Nurse had also gone...Copy !req
250. and the night watch made
too much of a fuss, and...Copy !req
251. Where is His Majesty the Kaiser?
That's all I want to know!Copy !req
252. Therefore, when the lady in
waiting regained consciousness...Copy !req
253. she said two young strangers had
taken His Majesty off somewhere...Copy !req
254. Why didn't you
say that sooner?Copy !req
255. Search the inside of
the Palace at once!Copy !req
256. Tighten the guard
on each gate!Copy !req
257. Don't let anybody out of here,
no matter who it is!Copy !req
258. Cut off all
communications!Copy !req
259. The matter being what it is, don't let anyone
but the minimum necessary people know!Copy !req
260. Move it!Copy !req
261. Yes, sir!Copy !req
262. I beg you to guard this matter and
not report it to others, Chamberlain!Copy !req
263. Through the infrared readings,
we've discovered suspicious conduct...Copy !req
264. but it's right next to the
statue of His Majesty Sigismund I.Copy !req
265. It seems there may be an underground
passage through to the outside.Copy !req
266. But it's too much for me to decide whether
or not to lay a hand on the Kaiser's statue!Copy !req
267. With your permission,
I'll investigate at once.Copy !req
268. The underground maze...?Copy !req
269. Close the
spaceports at once.Copy !req
270. Blockade all the roads leading to the
suburbs from the Imperial Capital.Copy !req
271. Also, mobilize the MPs.Copy !req
272. Sir!Copy !req
273. But... who...?Copy !req
274. Up early, aren't
you, Fraulein.Copy !req
275. Although I wouldn't have
minded if you'd stayed home.Copy !req
276. No, I was summoned,
so it's a matter of course.Copy !req
277. Kesler, rather than apologize to me for
your responsibility, carry out your duty.Copy !req
278. Don't let His Majesty
leave the capital.Copy !req
279. Yes, sir.Copy !req
280. Vice Admiral Molt...Copy !req
281. tomorrow...Copy !req
282. No, it's already
today, isn't it?Copy !req
283. At noon I will inform
you of your punishment.Copy !req
284. You will be confined to
your office until then.Copy !req
285. Put your affairs in order,
so as to have nothing to regret.Copy !req
286. Yes, sir...Copy !req
287. Fraulein, it seems there's
something you want to say to me.Copy !req
288. It's what I told
you the other day.Copy !req
289. That, if Phezzan
transported agents here...Copy !req
290. their objective would
probably be abduction...Copy !req
291. And its target could
also be predicted.Copy !req
292. Yes, I remember.Copy !req
293. Your Excellency, you fortified the
defenses and guards for your sister.Copy !req
294. That's only natural.Copy !req
295. But on the
other hand...Copy !req
296. it seems strange that you neglected
the defense of the Kaiser's person...Copy !req
297. and let him fall into the hands
of intruders under your very nose.Copy !req
298. So your conclusion is, Fraulein?Copy !req
299. Prince Lohengramm, I think
you joined with Phezzan...Copy !req
300. and deliberately allowed
them to abduct the Kaiser.Copy !req
301. Am I wrong?Copy !req
302. You're not wrong.Copy !req
303. However, if you expect a
little confirmation now...Copy !req
304. I'm not joining
hands with them.Copy !req
305. I'm just using them.Copy !req
306. Do you think you can twist
Phezzan around your little finger?Copy !req
307. They tried to twist me
around their little finger.Copy !req
308. Do you intend to launch a large scale military
action against the Free Planets Alliance?Copy !req
309. That's right.Copy !req
310. But that was
decided long ago...Copy !req
311. this just moves up
the timing a little.Copy !req
312. However, this creates
splendid justification.Copy !req
313. And sacrificing Vice Admiral Molt
is part of that bold strategy?Copy !req
314. I won't inconvenience
his family.Copy !req
315. Come in.Copy !req
316. Vice Admiral Molt has
committed suicide.Copy !req
317. Lucke, I'll leave the
post-facto disposition to you.Copy !req
318. See that no harm comes to Molt's
reputation, or that of his family.Copy !req
319. Yes, sir!Copy !req
320. Maybe it could be
called grand hypocrisy.Copy !req
321. But it's clearly better
to do it than not.Copy !req
322. If it's an act that should be punished,
I'll be paid back for it sometime.Copy !req
323. Although I don't
know by whom...Copy !req
324. Assemble all men with the rank
of High Admiral or Admiral.Copy !req
325. Very good,
Prince Lohengramm.Copy !req
326. There was a minor incident
tonight in Neue Sanssouci.Copy !req
327. Somebody abducted
a 7 year old boy.Copy !req
328. I'm having Kesler search, but the
criminals still haven't been caught.Copy !req
329. I want to hear your opinions, and then cope
with the developments of the situation.Copy !req
330. Speak up without
reservation.Copy !req
331. The criminals must be remnants
of the high nobles' faction...Copy !req
332. and their objective is to plot the resurrection
of their influence by rallying the remnants.Copy !req
333. It's obvious.Copy !req
334. But nevertheless, to abduct
His Majesty the Kaiser?Copy !req
335. We can't disparage the organizational power
and tactical boldness of the high nobles.Copy !req
336. Who do you suppose
the ringleader is?Copy !req
337. Whichever way it turns out,
it will become clear.Copy !req
338. If the criminal's caught,
Kesler will make them confess.Copy !req
339. If they're not caught, they'll
brag triumphantly of their success.Copy !req
340. Because if they don't publicize the
fact that the Kaiser's in their hands...Copy !req
341. they can't achieve the original
objective of the kidnapping.Copy !req
342. I think it's
as you say.Copy !req
343. But in that case, naturally
it will also demand reprisals.Copy !req
344. Are they prepared for that?Copy !req
345. They're probably
more than ready.Copy !req
346. Or maybe they intend to escape our
attack by using the Kaiser as a shield.Copy !req
347. Although that's useless.Copy !req
348. Yes. At least for the present, they have
a promising plan to elude our pursuit.Copy !req
349. What's the basis of
their self-confidence?Copy !req
350. As long as they're within the Empire,
they can't evade our search forever.Copy !req
351. Or could they be establishing
a secret base on the frontier?Copy !req
352. In that case, will they become
a second Free Planets Alliance?Copy !req
353. Not forgetting that, at this point the Free
Planets Alliance should be considered.Copy !req
354. The remnants of the high nobles and the
republicans may seem like oil and water...Copy !req
355. but we can't state that they
won't make common purpose...Copy !req
356. to obstruct the establishment
of Prince Lohengramm's right to rule.Copy !req
357. If the criminals run and hide in the Free Planets Alliance...Copy !req
358. we certainly can't attack so easily.Copy !req
359. As Reuental said, the Kaiser's
whereabouts will soon become clear.Copy !req
360. I want to avoid jumping
to hasty conclusions.Copy !req
361. If the rebels who call themselves the Free
Planets Alliance are involved in this scheme...Copy !req
362. we will make them
pay for their crime.Copy !req
363. They've misjudged
the situation...Copy !req
364. carried away by temporary greed,
and will come sorely to regret it.Copy !req
365. During the Kaiser's absence,
we'll hold fast by saying that he's ill.Copy !req
366. It won't obstruct the government because
the State Seal is in the Premier's Office.Copy !req
367. I request only two
things of all of you.Copy !req
368. One is not to speak to outsiders
about the Kaiser's abduction.Copy !req
369. And two, prepare the fleets under your
command to be ready for launch at any time...Copy !req
370. in case of a
future emergency.Copy !req
371. It's just these
two points.Copy !req
372. Later, I'll instruct you on other
matters according to necessity.Copy !req
373. We've been working hard since
before dawn, so we should adjourn.Copy !req
374. Sir!Copy !req
375. How about you coming to
my house to eat breakfast?Copy !req
376. Of course.Copy !req
377. Well, it's brazen, but I'll
let you talk me into it.Copy !req
378. It's good to
be obedient.Copy !req
379. Occasionally.Copy !req
380. It's just like Prince Lohengramm
not to be panicked by this emergency.Copy !req
381. Yes.Copy !req
382. And the crime...Copy !req
383. it seems certain there are people
who will benefit because of it.Copy !req
384. Who benefits the most
from this matter?Copy !req
385. Maybe there'll be an
unprecedented troop dispatch soon.Copy !req
386. Yes.Copy !req
387. Nevertheless...Copy !req
388. Will we soon come
face-to-face in battle...Copy !req
389. with Yang Wenli?Copy !req
390. Space Era 798...Copy !req
391. Imperial Year 489,
on July 7th...Copy !req
392. one child
was abducted.Copy !req
393. Maybe that in itself was
just a minor incident.Copy !req
394. But what kind of shadow would
it cast over all of humanity?Copy !req
395. At this point in time, only a
handful of people could know.Copy !req
396. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
397. Hoisting the young Kaiser as their leader...Copy !req
398. former Imperial aristocrats,
with help from Phezzan...Copy !req
399. establish an regime in exile
inside the Free Planets Alliance.Copy !req
400. Reinhard immediately declares war on the Alliance once again.Copy !req
401. Next episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, episode 38, "The Arrow is Loosed."Copy !req
402. Another page to the history of the Galaxy.Copy !req
403. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 38Copy !req
404. The Arrow is LoosedCopy !req