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