1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. "An operation of a hundred million
people and a million ships."Copy !req
3. Those were the words being whispered in
the halls of the Imperial Fleet Headquarters...Copy !req
4. LEGENDCopy !req
5. OF THECopy !req
6. GALACTIC HEROESCopy !req
7. after Imperial Fleet
Supreme Commander...Copy !req
8. Prince Reinhard von Lohengramm's
declaration of war...Copy !req
9. on the Free Planets Alliance and the
Galactic Empire Legitimate Government.Copy !req
10. Young commoners who
weren't in the military...Copy !req
11. came running from their jobs and
schools to the fleet's recruitment offices.Copy !req
12. Down with the remnants
of the high nobles!Copy !req
13. Don't let them
take over again!Copy !req
14. Protect the
people's rights!Copy !req
15. Down with the high nobles' co-conspirators,
the so-called Free Planets Alliance!Copy !req
16. It's just accepting an appointment, it doesn't
actually take more than five minutes...Copy !req
17. but they made me wait
more than two hours.Copy !req
18. Even for a position in the fleet,
there's always an emphasis on ceremony.Copy !req
19. Since Admiral Yang
has many enemies...Copy !req
20. do you think I'm just being paranoid
because they made me wait deliberately?Copy !req
21. There's that side to it, too...Copy !req
22. but generally the social
services are inefficient.Copy !req
23. See, look at that.Copy !req
24. I hear that some groceries,
like sugar and meat, are rationed.Copy !req
25. Now that you mention it, I'm
surprised at how gloomy things seem.Copy !req
26. The Imperial Fleet's massive
dispatch is close at hand.Copy !req
27. Rumors to that effect are
circulating among the populace.Copy !req
28. Indeed, most people's
reaction is simply, "again?"Copy !req
29. Nobody seemed to give
it serious consideration.Copy !req
30. Of course, this information is being
conveyed to the Alliance, too...Copy !req
31. But neither the citizens of the Alliance nor
their government seem to be concerned.Copy !req
32. "Iserlohn Fortress
is impregnable."Copy !req
33. "Furthermore, the best commander
in the Alliance Fleet is there."Copy !req
34. Well, it's just like the mediocre politicians
of the Alliance to act complacent.Copy !req
35. True.Copy !req
36. However, that feeling of safety robbed
them of healthy decision making ability...Copy !req
37. which led to the result of them
making the worst decision.Copy !req
38. It might be called a good
example of past success...Copy !req
39. inviting present mistakes
and destroying their future.Copy !req
40. Typical laughingstocks, aren't they?Copy !req
41. You've really grown.Copy !req
42. Since I haven't seen you for a year and a half that's only natural, I suppose.Copy !req
43. Commander-in-Chief,
you seem well, too.Copy !req
44. I'm glad.Copy !req
45. What?Copy !req
46. Each day I get closer
to the gates of Hell.Copy !req
47. I'm looking forward to the sight of
Emperor Rudolf being boiled in a cauldron.Copy !req
48. I came here to deliver
this for Admiral Yang.Copy !req
49. He told me to deliver
it to you in person.Copy !req
50. Oh, yeah, did Vice Admiral Livermore of
the Personnel Department say anything?Copy !req
51. No, nothing, there was
absolutely no social talk.Copy !req
52. I'll bet.Copy !req
53. Even if Livermore thinks it'll make
a favorable impression on Truniht...Copy !req
54. he couldn't seem to bring himself to earning
the gratitude of a boy 22 years his junior.Copy !req
55. Why would earning my gratitude improve
Chairman Truniht's impression of him?Copy !req
56. I'm a Yang Wenli fan...Copy !req
57. not a Truniht fan.Copy !req
58. That's right.Copy !req
59. You probably weren't
aware of this...Copy !req
60. but the National Defense Chairman himself
directly called for your transfer this time.Copy !req
61. To those who don't know the circumstances,
it must seem like the Chairman likes you.Copy !req
62. That's a nuisance!Copy !req
63. I thought you'd feel that way,
but you shouldn't say it so loudly.Copy !req
64. Don't pick up bad habits
from Admiral Yang or me.Copy !req
65. Sorry.Copy !req
66. By the way, what are you
saying those circumstances are?Copy !req
67. It's not particularly
limited to Truniht.Copy !req
68. To statesmen, they fear that when
a fleet is far away from the capital...Copy !req
69. it might turn into the commander's
private fleet or military government...Copy !req
70. and so not accept the control
of the central government.Copy !req
71. It's their
worst nightmare.Copy !req
72. So they use their personnel
authority in order to avoid that...Copy !req
73. by preventing the key members of
the forces from staying in one place.Copy !req
74. So my transfer is a
part of that strategy?Copy !req
75. Yeah, it's something like that.Copy !req
76. I thought it was
simple spite.Copy !req
77. Then, when HQ pulled Admiral
Merkatz away from Admiral Yang...Copy !req
78. was that a part
of this policy, too?Copy !req
79. Yes. That's the way it is.Copy !req
80. Looking ahead a little further, from now
on, even if the government allows terms...Copy !req
81. they'll probably transfer advisors Cazellnu
and Schenkopp away from Admiral Yang.Copy !req
82. But how many people
will they do that to?Copy !req
83. By weakening Admiral Yang's
effective strength...Copy !req
84. won't it only strengthen
the Imperial Fleet's position?Copy !req
85. That bunch can't understand
anything but factional politics...Copy !req
86. especially with
Admiral Yang at Iserlohn.Copy !req
87. Because at the same time they try
to restrict the Admiral's power...Copy !req
88. they feel safe because
of that same power.Copy !req
89. It's ironic for
Admiral Yang, isn't it?Copy !req
90. It's about that, but won't
you read the letter?Copy !req
91. The reason I've gathered
all of you here today...Copy !req
92. is to hear your opinions concerning the
rebels using the name Free Planets Alliance...Copy !req
93. and a concrete method of inflicting
punishment by military force.Copy !req
94. First of all,
I'll relate my ideas.Copy !req
95. That is, not to worry about conquering
Iserlohn Fortress as we have in the past...Copy !req
96. but to utilize another
Corridor as our invasion route.Copy !req
97. Namely, passing through the Phezzan Corridor, we shall invade Alliance territory.Copy !req
98. I see. He thinks that the Imperial
Fleet may pass through Phezzan?Copy !req
99. It's also been studied before
and there was a counterplan.Copy !req
100. But there's no comparison between
our military strengths of then and now.Copy !req
101. It's now impossible to
actually carry it out.Copy !req
102. What does Admiral
Yang propose?Copy !req
103. He says that if the Empire passes through
Phezzan under present circumstances...Copy !req
104. we'll have to rely on Phezzan's
resistance at the grass roots level.Copy !req
105. Specifically, that means
preventing Phezzan...Copy !req
106. from being used as a supply base
through strikes and sabotage...Copy !req
107. and sealing the Corridor
with civilian ships.Copy !req
108. Can it work?Copy !req
109. It may not.Copy !req
110. Admiral Yang says so himself.Copy !req
111. If it comes to that...Copy !req
112. placing the people of Phezzan in front of the
Imperial Fleet as a shield for the Alliance...Copy !req
113. is a crime that can't be compared
to killing each other on the battlefield.Copy !req
114. But the Phezzani people have an
indomitable spirit of independence.Copy !req
115. It can't be conquered by another
country's military force.Copy !req
116. No matter what happens,
there will be resistance.Copy !req
117. However, it'd be too late if the
Empire's invasion became reality.Copy !req
118. Organized resistance
will become difficult...Copy !req
119. but it will also
cost many lives.Copy !req
120. If it's that serious...Copy !req
121. we should take measures beforehand and
rouse the popular sentiment on Phezzan.Copy !req
122. If that goes well, it will
be a preventative measure...Copy !req
123. and the Empire might give
up on passage through Phezzan.Copy !req
124. Although Admiral Yang can
see the near future very well...Copy !req
125. it's a shame he can't
take action on what he sees.Copy !req
126. Of course,
that's not his fault.Copy !req
127. Because he doesn't have
the authority to act that far.Copy !req
128. So it's the
system's fault?Copy !req
129. The system?Copy !req
130. It's hard for me
to blame the system.Copy !req
131. I've come to be proud that I'm
a soldier in a democratic republic.Copy !req
132. Yes. All the time, since I became a new recruit, at about the same age as you are now.Copy !req
133. I think it's correct for democratic
nations to restrict the power of soldiers.Copy !req
134. Soldiers shouldn't wield power or authority
when they aren't on the battlefield.Copy !req
135. Also, democracy can't be healthy
when the military grows fat...Copy !req
136. by not accepting the criticisms
of the government or society...Copy !req
137. thus turning into a
nation within a nation.Copy !req
138. The institution of democratic
government isn't wrong.Copy !req
139. The problem is, the system is being
alienated from the spirit that supports it.Copy !req
140. For now...Copy !req
141. the existence of our principles at least fends
off the degeneration of its original intentions.Copy !req
142. But how long
will that last?Copy !req
143. This time, the one posted to the
Alliance's Commissioner's Office...Copy !req
144. is Ensign Julian Minci?Copy !req
145. I hear he's
Yang Wenli's ward.Copy !req
146. How much do you
think he was loved?Copy !req
147. In any case, the brat's just
16 years old and can't do anything.Copy !req
148. At 16, Prince Lohengramm had already made
a name for himself as a Lt Commander.Copy !req
149. Julian Minci's steps are just
a little slower than that.Copy !req
150. Isn't he just basking in the
reflected glory of his guardian?Copy !req
151. Prince Lohengramm was born in the
reflected glory of his sister at the time.Copy !req
152. Indeed.Copy !req
153. I know that by
the time I was 16...Copy !req
154. I'd already made up my
mind to bring you down...Copy !req
155. and take by force that which my
father wouldn't give or transfer to me.Copy !req
156. By the way, how are things
going on Boltik's side?Copy !req
157. I think we should pay some
attention to the matter.Copy !req
158. Accordingly, Phezzan will renounce
its political and military neutrality...Copy !req
159. and join our camp.Copy !req
160. This gentleman is
cooperating with us.Copy !req
161. Of course, not
without compensation.Copy !req
162. In other words, it means
he's selling his nation?Copy !req
163. It's your word for it...Copy !req
164. but all I'm selling is
Phezzan's formal independence.Copy !req
165. That doesn't contribute anything whatsoever
to Phezzan's true intentions or profits.Copy !req
166. By discarding a useless formality, Phezzan
can gain a more abundant substance.Copy !req
167. You can say
what you like.Copy !req
168. You'll find a pretext for selling your
parents or betraying your friends.Copy !req
169. Leave it at that, Bittenfeld.Copy !req
170. If not for
his cooperation...Copy !req
171. it would be difficult for our fleet to
travel through the Phezzan Corridor.Copy !req
172. I intend to repay his cooperation with
suitable remuneration and courtesy.Copy !req
173. Of course, I gathered you here today
because I want to hear your opinions.Copy !req
174. Reuental, what do you think?Copy !req
175. Personally, I don't feel like
unconditionally trusting a scheming Phezzani.Copy !req
176. Once we've passed through the Phezzan
Corridor and invaded Alliance territory...Copy !req
177. if they turn their coat
and seal the Corridor...Copy !req
178. we'll end up becoming isolated
in the midst of the enemy.Copy !req
179. Isn't the degree
of danger too high?Copy !req
180. Won't both supplies and
communications be at risk?Copy !req
181. Admiral Reuental's worries
are only natural.Copy !req
182. But if Phezzan takes
such cowardly measures...Copy !req
183. hadn't we better teach them
a lesson with military force?Copy !req
184. Are you saying we'll have the fleet reverse
course towards the Phezzan Corridor?Copy !req
185. Yes.Copy !req
186. Phezzan doesn't have
that much military might.Copy !req
187. We can probably break though
their schemes sufficiently.Copy !req
188. What would happen if the Alliance Fleet
attacked from behind at that moment?Copy !req
189. We'd certainly be
at a disadvantage.Copy !req
190. I don't think we'd lose...Copy !req
191. but the losses
couldn't be overlooked.Copy !req
192. Reuental's opinion
is reasonable.Copy !req
193. But before we debate
the basic idea...Copy !req
194. I've already decided to invade the Alliance
by passing through the Phezzan Corridor.Copy !req
195. If we reduce our own scope
of strategic choices...Copy !req
196. assuming that Iserlohn Corridor
can be the only invasion route...Copy !req
197. we'll reproduce the past stupid
acts of the Alliance Fleet...Copy !req
198. which paved the way to the
fortress with soldiers' corpses.Copy !req
199. It's a convenience decided by humans that
we not pass through the Phezzan Corridor.Copy !req
200. It hasn't been a law since
the beginning of creation.Copy !req
201. The fools in the Alliance are
free to think what they please...Copy !req
202. but we have no obligation
to share fantasies with them.Copy !req
203. Passing through the Phezzan Corridor
is preferable to other methods...Copy !req
204. even if only on the point that
we can take the enemy by surprise.Copy !req
205. Observe.Copy !req
206. First of all, we'll advance troops towards
Iserlohn Corridor, just as they expect.Copy !req
207. Many more troops than were moved
under Kempf and Mueller this spring.Copy !req
208. But it goes without saying
that this is a diversion.Copy !req
209. When the Alliance's attention
is concentrated at Iserlohn...Copy !req
210. our main force will pass through the
Phezzan Corridor in one quick stroke...Copy !req
211. and invade Alliance territory.Copy !req
212. Yang Wenli is at Iserlohn...Copy !req
213. and the Alliance's other commanders
aren't worth commenting on.Copy !req
214. I think it
is as you say...Copy !req
215. but there's
still Yang Wenli.Copy !req
216. We must consider the possibility he'll respond
to our movements by leaving Iserlohn...Copy !req
217. and make the long journey
to defend the Phezzan front.Copy !req
218. In that case, we should break
through Iserlohn in Yang's absence...Copy !req
219. and attack the mobile Yang Wenli
from his front and rear...Copy !req
220. making him into a martyr
for his democratic nation.Copy !req
221. Will it indeed
go that well?Copy !req
222. I want to make
it go well.Copy !req
223. I'd like it to be so.Copy !req
224. What will the name
of the operation be?Copy !req
225. The name of the operation is...Copy !req
226. Ragnarok.Copy !req
227. Ragnarok?Copy !req
228. The last battle
of the gods?Copy !req
229. The twilight
of the gods.Copy !req
230. Your Excellency! Grant my Black Lancers the
honor of being at the head of the formation!Copy !req
231. Give my fleet the
chance to participate!Copy !req
232. Your Excellency!
My fleet!Copy !req
233. Your Excellency!Copy !req
234. Your Excellency!Copy !req
235. We'd better not expect
too much of that man Boltik.Copy !req
236. But at least Boltik will be
easier to manage than Rubinsky.Copy !req
237. It is as you say.Copy !req
238. But a different problem
spontaneously arises.Copy !req
239. Specifically, it's the question of
whether Boltik can manage Phezzan.Copy !req
240. Are you saying he doesn't have
the ability to deliver others?Copy !req
241. It would be a problem if
he had too much ability.Copy !req
242. But what if he doesn't even have
the ability to suppress dissidents?Copy !req
243. Whatever talent he has, he'll have
to use to overcome any dissent...Copy !req
244. in order to protect his
own position and power.Copy !req
245. If he succeeds, it's only natural that hatred
and opposition will concentrate on him.Copy !req
246. If I personally deal with him
just before that reaches its peak...Copy !req
247. then I can effectively deal
with whoever his successor is.Copy !req
248. And without fear
of the consequences.Copy !req
249. You had considered
that far?Copy !req
250. Forgive me.Copy !req
251. It wasn't something that such
as I should be anxious about.Copy !req
252. Please carry forward the matter in
accordance with your considerations.Copy !req
253. This is how we can probably use
him once we've subjugated the Alliance.Copy !req
254. Don't you think so,
Chief of Staff?Copy !req
255. Yes, I do.Copy !req
256. There will surely be those who desire the
position of Governor General of the Alliance...Copy !req
257. in support of the military
power of the new Empire.Copy !req
258. Shall we select a possible
candidate in advance?Copy !req
259. Yang Wenli...Copy !req
260. He hasn't received recognition suitable
to his distinguished services and talent.Copy !req
261. When he's forced to occupy the
position of Governor in the new Empire...Copy !req
262. can he maintain his loyalty
to his democratic nation?Copy !req
263. By the way,
Your Excellency...Copy !req
264. As I mentioned before...Copy !req
265. I think it will be necessary
to increase surveillance...Copy !req
266. of rebels and
dissidents for a while.Copy !req
267. I have a lot of misgivings when
I think about making Phezzan an ally.Copy !req
268. His Excellency Reuental
worries too much.Copy !req
269. But our partner
is Phezzan.Copy !req
270. No matter how much we distrust them,
I'm afraid it won't be enough.Copy !req
271. That's true, too.Copy !req
272. But concerning criticism
of our partner...Copy !req
273. we'd better be able to win
a swift, decisive victory...Copy !req
274. and not give Phezzan the
spare time to lay a trap.Copy !req
275. If, by some chance that fails...Copy !req
276. and we become a fleet orphaned amid
the enemy, what'll we do for supplies?Copy !req
277. In that case, we'll have to procure our food
supply on the spot in order to feed the troops.Copy !req
278. But even if we succeed at that,
won't we always be known as pillagers?Copy !req
279. I don't mind being
despised as subjugators...Copy !req
280. but it's certainly not pleasant to
be despised as plunderers, is it?Copy !req
281. Even that depends on whether
there are goods to plunder.Copy !req
282. Just as we did
ourselves a year ago...Copy !req
283. it'll be merciless if we're taken by
the same scorched earth tactics.Copy !req
284. You remember what happened
to the Alliance Fleet back then.Copy !req
285. Yeah...Copy !req
286. Once we subjugate the Alliance, with
the objective of permanent unification...Copy !req
287. to start with the citizens already
hating us is most disadvantageous.Copy !req
288. Yeah.Copy !req
289. However, on that point, Prince Lohengramm's
thoughts come before what we say.Copy !req
290. Yeah.Copy !req
291. It's up to
Prince Lohengramm...?Copy !req
292. Wasn't that Lang?Copy !req
293. Lang?Copy !req
294. He was the man in charge of
the so-called political police...Copy !req
295. The former Social Discipline Support Office
that handled treason and political dissidents.Copy !req
296. Together with the downfall of the high
nobles who were sentenced to death...Copy !req
297. he should have been imprisoned
by Prince Lohengramm.Copy !req
298. I don't think Prince Lohengramm would
try to resurrect the secret police.Copy !req
299. Until now, Prince Lohengramm's intelligence
has been impartial and righteous.Copy !req
300. This proves that only Prince
Lohengramm is suitable to be our ruler.Copy !req
301. But if Prince Lohengramm does
something to neglect that...Copy !req
302. Then...Copy !req
303. Your Excellency Chief of Staff, what I think
is, no matter what kind of clothes it wears...Copy !req
304. there is only one
real concern of government.Copy !req
305. And what's that?Copy !req
306. Heydrich LangCopy !req
307. It's control of the many by the few.Copy !req
308. Democracy is the rule of the
many by their free will, isn't it?Copy !req
309. If the total is 100, if you collect 51 among
them, you can make it rule by the majority.Copy !req
310. But that majority is
divided into many factions.Copy !req
311. Namely, if we add up 26 from among those 51,
they can rule the whole we spoke of before.Copy !req
312. How futile is the democratic
principle called majority rule?Copy !req
313. I know Your Excellency
will understand.Copy !req
314. Since the true aspect of government
is control of the many by the few...Copy !req
315. the existence of people like
me is necessary for stability.Copy !req
316. The secret police?Copy !req
317. A system for maintaining
the public peace.Copy !req
318. An organization like
the secret police...Copy !req
319. becomes an object of universal
popular hatred by its mere existence.Copy !req
320. The Social Discipline
Support Office was abolished.Copy !req
321. And there are many who seek to punish
you because you were in charge of it.Copy !req
322. Like reformer Karl Brach,
for example.Copy !req
323. Mr. Brach may have his own ideas, but
I just tried to devote myself to the Dynasty.Copy !req
324. I never once exercised my authority
for the sake of personal gain.Copy !req
325. If you will make loyalty
an object of punishment...Copy !req
326. it will bode ill for
Prince Lohengramm himself.Copy !req
327. Prince Lohengramm himself doesn't seem
to care for your existence much, either.Copy !req
328. The Prince is
originally a soldier.Copy !req
329. It's only natural that he try to subjugate
the universe with straightforward battles.Copy !req
330. However, from
time to time...Copy !req
331. a fragment of a wild rumor is
better than a fleet of 10,000 ships.Copy !req
332. I expect discernment and magnanimity
in both the Prince and his Chief of Staff.Copy !req
333. Never mind me...Copy !req
334. how do you intend to repay
Prince Lohengramm's magnanimity?Copy !req
335. That's the
essential point.Copy !req
336. By applying my meager
talents and absolute loyalty...Copy !req
337. towards cooperating
with the Prince's rule.Copy !req
338. Those words sound good.Copy !req
339. But we must not revive the Social Discipline
Support Office now that it's been disbanded.Copy !req
340. It would come to be criticized
as a retreat from the reforms.Copy !req
341. We must think of
some other name.Copy !req
342. I've already
thought about that.Copy !req
343. The Domestic Safety
Security Office.Copy !req
344. How's that?
Doesn't it have a good ring?Copy !req
345. You've put old wine
in a new skin.Copy !req
346. The wine also wants to
be as new as possible.Copy !req
347. Very well.
Give it your best effort.Copy !req
348. Yes, sir.Copy !req
349. Isn't there a way to peaceful coexistence
with the Free Planets Alliance?Copy !req
350. No.Copy !req
351. Their side
precluded that.Copy !req
352. If they would round up and deport the Kaiser and the kidnappers...Copy !req
353. for the time being, I couldn't take
action either politically or militarily.Copy !req
354. But they've signed their
own death warrant.Copy !req
355. The Alliance deserves to
be destroyed, and it will be.Copy !req
356. Fraulein...Copy !req
357. Yes, Prince Lohengramm.Copy !req
358. Do you think my way of
doing things is foul?Copy !req
359. If I deny it, will
Your Excellency rejoice?Copy !req
360. Galactic Empire Legitimate Government BuildingCopy !req
361. Is that so?Copy !req
362. So Admiral Merkatz is at a meeting?Copy !req
363. Sorry you wasted
your trip here.Copy !req
364. No problem.Copy !req
365. It was more lively than
I thought it would be.Copy !req
366. It's swarming with
tuxedoed hyenas.Copy !req
367. They seem to want
positions and rank...Copy !req
368. even in a government without citizens,
and a fleet without troops.Copy !req
369. I'm grateful if the candidate
list ends at 6 or 7 names.Copy !req
370. Julian, if you joined our fleet, you too
could hope to be a Lieutenant Commander.Copy !req
371. Actually, this time His Excellency Merkatz
has been given the rank of Field Marshal...Copy !req
372. and I've also been
promoted to Commander...Copy !req
373. even though there are
no troops for us to lead.Copy !req
374. Admiral Merkatz is also
working rather hard, isn't he?Copy !req
375. Yes. He was
prepared for it...Copy !req
376. but the actual state of the
Legitimate Government is terrible.Copy !req
377. Do they seriously think they
can confront Prince Lohengramm...Copy !req
378. a genius at war and
politics with this?Copy !req
379. If they do think so,
they're either well-prepared...Copy !req
380. or they're
hopelessly incautious.Copy !req
381. It's probably
the latter.Copy !req
382. But being caught up
in it is a real mess.Copy !req
383. Well, if there's just one salvation, it's that
even though Prince Lohengramm is a genius...Copy !req
384. there are more than a few historic examples
of geniuses being beaten by ordinary people.Copy !req
385. But we can't win the victory if we
expect a miracle from the start.Copy !req
386. Sorry.Copy !req
387. I always end up
getting pessimistic...Copy !req
388. but I can't talk to other people
because it might worsen my position.Copy !req
389. I made you listen
to my complaints.Copy !req
390. Not at all.Copy !req
391. Because when I think, what if Admiral Yang
were put in a position like Admiral Merkatz...Copy !req
392. I can't help
but sympathize.Copy !req
393. I suppose.Copy !req
394. We each have that
kind of personality.Copy !req
395. Ensign!Copy !req
396. If we don't go soon...Copy !req
397. Okay!
I'm coming now.Copy !req
398. Well, then...Copy !req
399. Going?Copy !req
400. Yes.Copy !req
401. I wanted to see Admiral Merkatz,
but please give him my regards.Copy !req
402. Yes, you'll be busy, too.
Good luck.Copy !req
403. Thank you very much.Copy !req
404. You, too,
Commander.Copy !req
405. Julian Minci departed Heinessen
for his new post on Phezzan...Copy !req
406. in Space Era 798...Copy !req
407. Imperial Year 489...Copy !req
408. September 19 by
the standard calendar.Copy !req
409. Coincidentally, that was the same day
that Prince Reinhard von Lohengramm...Copy !req
410. announced the Ragnarok
Operation within the Empire.Copy !req
411. The situation was progressing at the
worst pace that Yang Wenli had predicted.Copy !req
412. I'm grateful
to you, Fraulein.Copy !req
413. Really.Copy !req
414. Even if I'd gone to her mountain villa that time,
my sister probably wouldn't have seen me.Copy !req
415. Because you persuaded her,
my sister also accepted my guards.Copy !req
416. But even if my sister hates me,
I can't turn back.Copy !req
417. If I retreat now from
the road to leadership...Copy !req
418. who will restore the
universe to unity and harmony?Copy !req
419. Shall I entrust the
future of humanity...Copy !req
420. to the high noble prodigals who
only care about their lineage?Copy !req
421. Or to demagogues who just move
armies guided by sophistry and profits?Copy !req
422. Prince Lohengramm...Copy !req
423. Tomorrow, we'll announce
the Kaiser's abdication.Copy !req
424. The next day, Space Era 798,
Imperial Year 489, September 20...Copy !req
425. the 37th Kaiser of the
Goldenbaum Dynasty Galactic Empire...Copy !req
426. Erwin Josef II, was
robbed of his throne...Copy !req
427. and the eight month old
Catherine succeeded to the throne.Copy !req
428. She was the first Kaiserin
in the Goldenbaum Dynasty...Copy !req
429. and also its
youngest ruler.Copy !req
430. And, she would also
probably be its last ruler.Copy !req
431. Simultaneously...Copy !req
432. the Imperial Fleet began preparations for the
coming operation to invade Alliance territory.Copy !req
433. The name of that
operation is Ragnarok.Copy !req
434. Would it, as the name implies,
presage the final curtain of one nation?Copy !req
435. Nobody knows where
fate would lead.Copy !req
436. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
437. Having arrived at his post in Phezzan, Julian began taking action...Copy !req
438. to circumvent the Imperial Fleet's strategy, which Yang had anticipated.Copy !req
439. But it was too late, as the first wave of Operation Ragnarok had already started.Copy !req
440. Next episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, episode 41, "An Invitation to a Requiem."Copy !req
441. Another page to the history of the Galaxy.Copy !req
442. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 41Copy !req
443. An Invitation to a RequiemCopy !req