Legend of the Galactic Heroes 2x2

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January, 798 S.C. / 489 I.C.: Admiral von Schaft, head of the Science and Technology Division, works out a plan to take Iserlohn back. The Geiesburg fortress is to become a mobile fortress by adding warp engines: its firepower is a match to Iserlohn's, so the Imperial fleet will be able to defeat the Iserlohn Fleet. The operation will be under Admiral Kempf's command, with Admiral Müller as second-in-command. In Phezzan, Rubinsky decides to support the plan and asks Kesselring to find a way to move Yang away from Iserlohn. Some of Mittermeyer and Reuenthal's background is revealed.

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1. D-YFI@AniDB

2. OF THE

3. In every age,

4. in every place,

5. the deeds of men

6. remain the same.

7. Dominion of Phezzan

8. Phezzan, properly speaking, isn't even a nation.

9. It is a unique local administrative unit in the Galactic Empire...

10. with an independent internal government and freedom of diplomacy.

11. More than 150 years have passed since its establishment.

12. But those who know of its true objectives, and that it is controlled by the Earth Church...

13. Landsherr's Official Residence

14. are limited to just a few people, placed in the center of the government.

15. What business can a priest have in a place like this?

16. I think this is the wrong place to beg for a donation.

17. Hey, he jumped ahead of everyone.

18. What's His Excellency, the Landesherr, thinking of?

19. Really.

20. Your Holiness, please sit down.

21. Bishop Degsby

22. Can I hear in detail what you mentioned the other day?

23. Yes. As I've told you, we won't preserve the balance of power...

24. between the Empire and the Alliance.

25. We'll increase our assistance to the Empire, including finances.

26. To start, we'll support the plan of the Science and Technology Chief, Admiral Schaft...

27. and we will allow the Imperial Fleet to conquer Iserlohn Fortress.

28. How will you take advantage of the imbalance between the Empire and the Alliance?

29. After we let Prince Reinhard von Lohengramm unify the galactic system...

30. we'll assassinate him, and deliver his legacy into our hands.

31. Wouldn't that be good?

32. It may be a promising idea, but isn't it rather short-sighted?

33. That brat isn't naive, and he also has that scoundrel Oberstein.

34. I don't think he'll go along with our intentions so readily.

35. Well, you appear to be completely informed about the situation.

36. But even the brat isn't all knowing and all powerful.

37. If he were, he wouldn't have lost his best friend, Admiral Kircheis, last year.

38. There will be plenty of circumstances and opportunities.

39. The smaller and more powerful government is easy to manipulate.

40. In exchange for the Lohengramm Dynasty to come, by felling Kaiser Reinhard...

41. it will lead to direct control over the whole universe.

42. Even if we prepare that course, what will we do about our assets in the Alliance?

43. The Alliance's economy is now completely under your control.

44. But didn't our followers save Truniht in the coup d'etat recently?

45. In the words of the Phezzanni, "the investment will come to naught."

46. Isn't it so?

47. We will use the Alliance's authorities...

48. as a corrosive agent to make the Alliance crumble from within.

49. If the interior of a country is firm...

50. it cannot be destroyed merely by attacks from an external enemy.

51. This thing, called a nation, starts to rot from the top down.

52. There's not one exception.

53. Practically speaking, Phezzan is also a nation.

54. Like the Alliance, I fear its head is beginning to rot, isn't it.

55. That was scathing...

56. I firmly bear in mind my responsibilities as a statesman.

57. So why don't we leave the strong talk here, as we have something else to attend...

58. No, you needn't have bothered with that kind of thing.

59. I'll report your plan to His Holiness, the Grand Bishop.

60. What you should also bear in mind...

61. is not to forget what happened to the previous Landesherr.

62. You know all too well to whom you owe gratitude for your present position, right?

63. Of course.

64. Looking after the Bishop is such a pain, isn't it?

65. Exactly. Fanatical doctrinists are hard to manage.

66. They have no enjoyment in their lives.

67. It was thousands of years ago.

68. The Christians succeeded in usurping the Roman Empire...

69. by brainwashing their leaders with religion.

70. Trying to make that reappear...

71. and adhering to the original plan to make both the Empire and the Alliance fall...

72. The Empire is being drastically reformed.

73. The great Lohengramm Dynasty will soon be born.

74. If so, it won't be easy to topple this new Dynasty simultaneously with the Alliance.

75. And even if it is made to topple, what will come after that will be political unrest and confusion.

76. To contain the chaos will require a huge military and a great amount of time.

77. It seems the religious leaders don't understand that.

78. Your plan is to financially control the new Lohengramm Dynasty, and share the power.

79. But that doesn't fulfill the Earth Church's objective...

80. of uniting the nations and ruling it under their theocracy.

81. I'm not saying that much.

82. But he harbored his own objections.

83. But who wants the Grand Bishop to gain power instead of the Kaiser?

84. Remember the Crusades? There was a time when Christians suppressed...

85. and mercilessly killed off people of other religions.

86. I won't let such hideous barbarism be repeated once again.

87. At any rate, carry out the plan we've discussed. All right?

88. Yes, sir.

89. Yes!

90. You seem to have been transformed into a soldier of domestic chores, eh, Julian?

91. It's because I can't rely on my superior for this matter.

92. Can I help you?

93. This is an offical notification.

94. As of tomorrow, you're promoted to Master Sergeant.

95. Appear at the commander's office tomorrow at noon to receive your written orders, all right?

96. I'm being promoted?

97. Well, of course! You rendered distinguished services.

98. It was splendid for your first battle.

99. Thank you very much.

100. But what do you suppose Admiral Yang thinks?

101. Of course he's pleased, although he'd never say so.

102. It's OK, Julian.

103. The Admiral won't keep objecting to your soldierly ambitions.

104. That's right. I'll believe that.

105. Thank you very much, Lieutenant.

106. Well, then, in the morning...

107. Are you Captain Yang Wenli?

108. I'm Julian Minci, I'll be living here starting today.

109. Recommended by Commodore Cazellnu...

110. I want to become a soldier.

111. An ambitious soldier, like the Admiral.

112. My ambition was to be a historical researcher.

113. Even now I want to retire as soon as possible so that I can immerse myself in history books.

114. Is being a soldier that great?

115. Listen, Julian.

116. A military is a tool.

117. And a bad tool at that.

118. Remembering that, try to be as harmless a tool as possible, eh?

119. Even if it's just a little bit...

120. I want to be of use to the Admiral.

121. That's right...

122. The Admiral will understand that, won't he?

123. The Empire and the Alliance each have a High Commissioner stationed on Phezzan.

124. The Free Planets Alliance Commissioner's appointment usually had nothing to do...

125. Free Planets Alliance High Commissioner's Office

126. with his talent or personal experience at doing things politically or diplomatically.

127. Henslow

128. You mean, some of the loans we sought from Phezzan...

129. have already exceeded their redemption period?

130. Yes, the the total is five hundred billion dinars.

131. Five hundred billion?

132. Essentially, I should ask you to repay it all at once...

133. For the time being, that's very...

134. Probably so.

135. While it is rude to say so, since it exceeds your country's financial capabilities.

136. As for our Territory, we have no objection to extending the period.

137. I can't help but express my gratitude.

138. However, that will also be for just as long as your country is a stable democracy.

139. Are you saying that Phezzan harbors anxieties about our country's political stability?

140. If a matter like last year's coup d'etat were to happen again, that would be problem.

141. If such a coup d'etat were to succeed, the capital that we Phezzannis have thrown in...

142. might be requisitioned free of charge in the name of national socialism.

143. However, the reckless scheme of that coup d'etat failed...

144. and our country today continues to protect its legacy of freedom and democracy.

145. Concerning that, the great achievements of Admiral Yang Wenli are exceedingly great.

146. Yes, he must be called a pretty famous commander...

147. Admiral Yang's genius, popularity, and actual power within the Alliance are unequalled...

148. are they not?

149. Certainly...

150. And meanwhile, Admiral Yang is critical of the present administration?

151. I... impossible, Advisor, what you're saying...?

152. What we're anxious about is...

153. if Admiral Yang has ambitions to overthrow the current government.

154. But...

155. Admiral Yang was able to completely suppress the coup d'etat in a short period of time.

156. Once Admiral Yang has himself harbored ambitions and raised an army...

157. who could control him?

158. But...

159. We have our own kind of foundation for saying such a slanderous thing.

160. Which is...?

161. It's the "Artemis Necklace."

162. Admiral Yang destroyed all twelve of the attack satellites.

163. But do you think it was necessary to destroy all twelve?

164. Now that you mention it...

165. That's the future.

166. Couldn't Admiral Yang have eliminated early on, the one thing...

167. that would become an obstacle at some later date when he attacks Heinessen?

168. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.

169. But I think the Supreme Council had better ask for an explanation from Admiral Yang.

170. Charlotte Phyllis Cazellnu

171. Come in, big brother Julian.

172. Good evening.

173. Come in, Uncle Yang.

174. Good evening, Charlotte.

175. A dissatisfied face? What's the matter?

176. I'm a little hurt.

177. I think I want to be called "big brother" while I'm still a bachelor.

178. It's an absurd luxury to be a bachelor past the age of thirty-one.

179. Don't you think it's unforgivable anti-social behavior?

180. There are any number of bachelors who've contributed to society their whole lives.

181. Shall we see if I can draw you up a list of four or five hundred people?

182. I know more people who contributed to society on top of having a family.

183. Besides, I can't stop my aging.

184. I didn't pass thirty on purpose.

185. Admiral, you're plenty young.

186. Hurry!

187. You look young because you don't suffer from having a family.

188. I thought it was your wife, the patient saint, who suffered from having you for a husband.

189. It's because I suffer that my wife looks young.

190. Welcome!

191. Hortance Cazellnu

192. Good evening!

193. I've come again to enjoy your delicious cooking.

194. Help yourself! You're always welcome.

195. Today Yang's a supplement...

196. because we're celebrating Julian's promotion.

197. Okay, I know. Just ignore me.

198. Get Julian a glass, too.

199. Oh, I'm...

200. You've been promoted for the first time.

201. We've got to treat you like a successful adult.

202. I'm his guardian...

203. but the one who forced responsibility is saying so, so I guess it's alright.

204. In celebration of Julian's first battle, and his promotion to Master Sergeant.

205. To Julian's safe return.

206. Cheers!

207. Cheers!

208. Congratulations!

209. Thank you very much!

210. Check.

211. Unlike a real battle, you're full of openings, aren't you?

212. Huh? Strange...

213. I want to have a serious talk, Yang.

214. Yang, as the leader, you're too indifferent to your personal safety.

215. At this time, that's not a merit, but a weak point.

216. You're not a hermit in the wilderness.

217. You have responsibilities towards many people.

218. How about if you try being a little more on guard to protect yourself?

219. I am, but I'm just a little busy. If I even have to consider such a thing...

220. If you do...?

221. I won't have time to take my afternoon nap.

222. I'll bet it's not that you don't have free time.

223. You don't want to.

224. You fully acknowledge the necessity, yet you don't want to think about it.

225. I'm not that fastidious a person. It's just bothersome.

226. It's just that.

227. The reason I'm saying this...

228. is because I'm worried about our beloved Excellency, the head of state.

229. What about Chairman Truniht?

230. I don't care if you laugh, but the truth is, lately, I'm a little afraid of the guy.

231. With all his sophistry and flowery phrases, I always considered him a second rate politician.

232. But these days I feel that he smacks of an apparition.

233. How do I put this...?

234. Yes, it's as if he's made a pact with the devil.

235. What makes you say that?

236. His survival power as a politician.

237. Both the rout at Amlitzer and the coup d'etat should have been fatal to him.

238. But on the contrary, the results came to be to his benefit.

239. Now the military power base is pro-war due to Truniht's appointments.

240. Both HQ Chief Kubersly and that lively old man Bucock...

241. are getting fed up with his interference.

242. If this continues, the entire upper echelon will look like a branch of the Truniht clan.

243. At that time, I'll tender my letter of resignation.

244. Don't say it so happily.

245. If you retire into your desired pension lifestyle, that may be good for you...

246. but what happens to the soldiers left behind?

247. I want you to keep that in mind.

248. Apart from the soldiers, you have a responsibility to Julian.

249. Julian has already lost a father once.

250. No matter how ill-suited a guardian you are, it would be a pity for him to lose another.

251. Am I that ill-suited a guardian?

252. Did you think you were good?

253. Who was it who intentionally forced an ill-made guardian on Julian four years ago?

254. How about another glass of brandy?

255. I'll have one, thanks.

256. Unlike his guardian, he's a well-made boy.

257. I'll acknowledge that I'm far from perfect as a guardian.

258. But it's because I'm a bachelor, and was raised in a broken home.

259. I couldn't be a perfect parent.

260. Children don't grow up looking at perfect parents.

261. Rather, using their imperfect parents as anti-teachers...

262. children nourish a spirit of independence. Understand?

263. I understand I've been told an awfully nasty thing.

264. If you don't want to be told, how about if you marry in order to approach perfection?

265. Even though the war isn't over?

266. I knew you'd say that.

267. But, you see, what is a person's greatest duty?

268. It is to pass on genes to the next generation to protect the race.

269. It is to bring forth new life. Right?

270. Yes, and because it is, the greatest crime is to kill people or to let people be killed.

271. "Soldiers" do that for a living.

272. You don't have to be so extreme.

273. But if you've committed a crime, and you have five children...

274. and one follows the path of humanitarianism, he may compensate for his father's crimes.

275. A son who will inherit the interrupted ambition.

276. There's no special reason for a blood son to take over such ambition.

277. It's a story of, "if there is an ambition."

278. Excuse me a minute...

279. What is it?

280. Yang knows all about "yesterday." He can also see tomorrow very well.

281. Nevertheless, such a person is apt not to know about today.

282. You understand?

283. Yes, I understand.

284. What if poison was placed in tonight's dinner?

285. If he doesn't notice...

286. then no matter how much he knows about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow...

287. it will become meaningless to Yang himself.

288. You understand this one as well?

289. In the end, you're telling me to be his taster.

290. That's it.

291. You select people well, don't you, Rear Admiral Cazellnu?

292. I'm not a bad judge of people.

293. I'll do what I can.

294. Nevertheless, is Admiral Yang's situation that dangerous?

295. Not at the moment.

296. Yang's talents are necessary because there's the powerful enemy called the Empire.

297. But nobody knows when the situation will change.

298. I've noticed as much, so I bet Yang has.

299. Please don't brainwash a naive boy into changing, elder classmate.

300. Well, shall we be leaving?

301. Okay.

302. Well, it's not that I'm not thinking of anything.

303. I wouldn't become Mr. Truniht's plaything for the world.

304. Because I want to reach a secure old age.

305. Planet Heinessen

306. Phezzan's warning is pretty fascinating, don't you think?

307. To suggest Admiral Yang is a rebel is rather...

308. He doesn't look like that kind of a man, but...

309. That could be only one aspect of him.

310. Besides, someone else put him in power, regardless of his intention.

311. And that also need not be limited to military force.

312. Negroponty

313. So what're you saying?

314. Job Truniht

315. Look at the reliance and expectations the people have of him.

316. The youngest Admiral in history, an undefeated commander, and a bachelor.

317. If he decides to join in politics, he'll definitely be elected with a high share of the vote.

318. If so, he'll become a great obstacle to us.

319. It's a story of "if" it becomes so. We can take measures to prevent it.

320. Yes, sir.

321. I'll leave this matter to you.

322. If it's Admiral Yang's situation, be prepared to take responsibility as Defense Secretary.

323. Yes, sir.

324. Concerning the methods and so forth...

325. it's alright to speak with Professor Olibeira, of Independence University, isn't it?

326. Yes, sir.

327. Isn't it rather unsatisfying to get the Alliance Commissioner to go along this easily?

328. It was because of your superior negotiating skills.

329. The situation into which he was placed restricted the road he must choose.

330. Yes, I know.

331. To make a person do as you want, you should press your opponent into a certain situation...

332. steal his freedom of action, and narrow his choices.

333. Take, for example, Yang Wenli.

334. The people in charge of the Alliance fear Yang.

335. If they can, they want to obliterate Yang...

336. but they can't because of the ongoing war against the Empire.

337. Ironically, Prince Lohengramm's existence guarantees Yang's safety?

338. Correct.

339. As it is, Yang is trying to balance on a thin line between the Alliance and the Empire.

340. But...

341. Will we cut that thread?

342. Not cut it.

343. Rather, we should narrow it.

344. If we do so, Yang will have to take one of two roads.

345. One is to be purged, and the other is to become the ruler.

346. The latter will result in a clash between absolute monarchy and military dictatorship.

347. Then once again the possibility of mutual destruction will appear...

348. No, in that case, a coexistence will come about between the Alliance and the Empire.

349. But we can't let them notice that.

350. For that, I'm going to need you to carry out the following plan.

351. To make the Neureich and the Alliance treat each other like mortal enemies.

352. Schaft asserted that there wouldn't be any real problems.

353. But when I look at it, there are too many unknowns.

354. That's because it's only theoretical.

355. Only the capability experiments of the engines are perfectly safe.

356. Nevertheless...

357. is it really possible to make twelve warp engines synchronize perfectly?

358. If it is possible, even if we make all of them warp together...

359. we could end up spending forever in some null space.

360. There are too many things that can go wrong.

361. At this rate, it'll be impossible to conduct the first warp experiment by mid-March.

362. At present, how many troops are currently working?

363. Sixty-four thousand.

364. There's nothing to do but ask His Excellency, the Field Marshal, for a supplement, after all?

365. While it is rude of me to have to say this...

366. at present, Count Remscheid, your situation is becoming exceedingly desperate.

367. Am I right?

368. Count Jochen von Remscheid

369. I won't go so far as to accept your pointing it out.

370. The truth is, I've come here as the Landesherr's unofficial messenger.

371. My superior is proposing a certain plan to Your Excellency, if you will hear it...?

372. It's a bold plan. And very tempting.

373. But this isn't really your own idea. I assume it parallels the Landesherr's intentions?

374. I am no more than the limbs of His Excellency, the Landesherr.

375. Nevertheless, it's hard to understand, isn't it?

376. No, it's welcome talk to such as me, but what profit is there in it for Phezzan?

377. It would be more profitable to do business under the blond brat's new system.

378. Prince Lohengramm's pace towards reformation is too fast.

379. Some of Phezzan's interests within the Empire are already disregarded.

380. You understand.

381. You're saying he's using methods that are, for you, undesirable?

382. Precisely.

383. Of course, that's not all.

384. If this plan succeeds, we will accept suitable remuneration.

385. But, Count Remscheid...

386. the honor, as the great man who saved the nation, will be yours.

387. How about it? Don't you think the deal would benefit both sides?

388. Deal...?

389. How bold of you to put the future of a nation on the table.

390. I hope the Goldenbbaum Dynasty can regain such vitality and vigor.

391. Alright. Tell them I'll approve the supplements.

392. Warp is a complicated thing...

393. especially when using multiple engines.

394. If we don't couple them perfectly, the fortress might go into null space...

395. or be reduced to atoms.

396. Schaft seems confident, but the difficulty of his plan lies in the execution, not the plan itself.

397. He shouldn't be so conceited this early.

398. Admiral Kempf is doing well.

399. But he still hasn't succeeded perfectly.

400. I hope he does.

401. If he fails, we'll lose another capable admiral.

402. And if he dies, Kempf, too, is that kind of man.

403. Not of very much use if he happens to live too long, I'm afraid.

404. Admiral Kircheis...

405. if you were alive, surely you'd reason with him.

406. But I...

407. No, nobody else can do it.

408. Only you could temper Prince Lohengramm's severity and peril.

409. If only you were alive...

410. What should those who are alive do...?

411. Universal Century 798, Imperial Year 489.

412. In the shadow of space, which appears wholly at peace...

413. the preparations for a war of intrigue are rapidly moving forward.

414. Preview of Next Episode

415. As the plan to move Geiersburg Fortress progressed, those critical of the plan...

416. such as Hilda, Mittermeyer and Reuental...

417. thought about just how important the presence of Kircheis was.

418. And so did Reinhard.

419. Next episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, episode 30, "Lost Things."

420. Another page to the history of the Galaxy.

421. Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 30

422. Lost Things