Legend of the Galactic Heroes 2x27

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Yang's fleet nears firing range of the Brunhilde, but a message from Heinessen declares a ceasefire. During the battle of Vermillion, Hildegard had convinced Mittermeyer fleet to take Heinessen. Hildegard is wary of Reuenthal's ambitions, but has Mittermeyer convince Reuenthal to join the Heinessen attack. In Hildegard's judgement, the battle of Vermillion would have concluded in Reinhard's death before the other fleets could return in time. Trüniht plans to surrender, while the other members of the Alliance government would prefer to fight and die. During the meeting, armed Earth Cult members rescue Trüniht. The surrender of the Alliance has divided Yang's staff, some preferring to ignore orders and kill Reinhard while others grudgingly accept the ceasefire. It is decided that a portion of Yang's staff will escape with Admiral Merkatz to a life of piracy.

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1. D-YFI@AniDB

2. OF THE

3. There will always be differences in opinion among historians...

4. about who the victors were in the Battle of Vermilion.

5. Strategically, the Imperial forces were victorious.

6. Tactically, the Alliance forces were victorious.

7. Upon the battlefield, the Alliance forces won...

8. but beyond the battlefield, the Imperial forces won.

9. There were many theories...

10. but there was not one that could win over everybody.

11. The feelings of those involved was very clear.

12. Neither side believed themselves to be the victors.

13. Perhaps their standards were too high...

14. They each appraised the other's victory higher than anybody ever could.

15. One could say that both sides suffered from an inferiority complex.

16. The Imperial forces that were dispatched to various places have been recalled.

17. Their numbers are greater than 40,000.

18. It was right to ask Admiral Merkatz to leave as soon as possible.

19. So how many ships got away?

20. Sixty. 11,820 men.

21. Officially, all of them were killed in action.

22. Compared with the number of Imperial forces outside, this number is pathetic.

23. The number of battle-capable ships remaining is less than three thousand.

24. If the other side changes its mind, and restarts the battle...

25. we won't be able to take it this time.

26. There's a strange tang to the tea...

27. when it's drunk while we sit here surrounded by 40,000 enemy ships.

28. Well... what now?

29. 2300, 6 May UC799 / RC 490

30. So that's Yang Wenli?

31. I disappoint you, don't I?

32. I am Neithart Muller.

33. It is my honor to meet the greatest admiral of the Alliance.

34. No, the honor is mine.

35. If you had been born on our side of the galaxy...

36. I would have wanted to study tactics under you.

37. It is unfortunate that this will never be.

38. Thank you.

39. I, too, wish that you had been born on our side of the galaxy.

40. If so, I'd be taking an afternoon nap right about now.

41. Unfortunate, isn't it?

42. Yes, quite.

43. Please, follow me.

44. I have wanted to meet you for a very long time.

45. My wish has finally come true.

46. Thank you.

47. Our paths have crossed before.

48. Do you remember the Battle of Astate, three years ago?

49. I received your Excellency's message.

50. You wished me well, until the day we met again on the field of battle.

51. Thanks to that, I've made it through some bad times.

52. You didn't respond to my message.

53. That was rude of me. Please pardon me.

54. That is not what I want from you.

55. How about it? Won't you come and serve me?

56. We understand that you've been appointed Fleet Admiral.

57. I, too, wish to raise you up to be an Imperial Fleet Admiral.

58. Surely that title would have more weight if you came over to our side?

59. This is a great honor, but I must refuse.

60. Why?

61. I don't believe that I can be of assistance to you, your Excellency.

62. Is that true?

63. Or, did you really want to say that I am not a charismatic enough master?

64. No, that's not it!

65. If I had been born in the Empire...

66. I would have volunteered to serve your Excellency, even if you hadn't asked.

67. But I didn't grow up drinking the same water as the people of the Empire.

68. I hear that drinking water one's not used to is not good for one's health.

69. I don't believe that your water necessarily suits you.

70. Do you not feel that, with all of your valiant accomplishments...

71. you've been subject to persecution more than you've been rewarded?

72. I feel that I've been amply rewarded.

73. Besides, I like the taste of that water.

74. Do you want to say that your loyalty is reserved for democracy?

75. Yeah, well...

76. Is democracy such a great thing?

77. Didn't the Galactic Republic give birth to Rudolf and his Galactic Empire?

78. Wasn't the one who delivered your beloved nation into my hands...

79. your own ruler, chosen by the free will of the people of the Alliance?

80. Democratic rule is a body chosen by its citizens in free will...

81. which subsumes the power and spirit of self.

82. If you could pardon my rudeness, your Excellency...

83. your words are as if the value of fire should be denied, simply because arson exists.

84. Hmm...

85. That may be true...

86. but wouldn't you say that the same applies to dictatorship?

87. You cannot deny the efficiency of government by a strong leadership...

88. simply because tyrants do exist.

89. I can.

90. How?

91. The right to violate the rights of the people belongs to the people.

92. In other words...

93. when the people gave power to Rudolf von Goldenbaum...

94. Or to an incomparably smaller man like Job Truniht...

95. the responsibility belongs to the people.

96. It belongs to no one else.

97. That's the important point.

98. The sin of dictatorship is...

99. that the people can push off the failures of government onto one man.

100. Compared to that cardinal sin...

101. the accomplishments of a hundred wise rulers seem small.

102. In addition, your Excellency, a ruler as great as you is exceedingly rare.

103. It's only natural that your accomplishments and your failures also stand out.

104. I feel that your ideology is bold and novel, but a little extreme.

105. I can only agree in principle.

106. Do you mean to turn me to your point of view?

107. No, not at all.

108. I only offer a counterpoint to your ideology.

109. I believe that an ideology, seen from another side, must give rise to a counter-ideology.

110. I merely point out that such a counterpoint must exist.

111. That was what I wanted to say.

112. So no ideology is supreme, and no ideology stands alone?

113. Is that your conviction?

114. No, that's just what I was thinking. I wouldn't call it a conviction.

115. Perhaps, in this universe, there exists a solitary, absolute truth.

116. Perhaps it clarifies every question.

117. But that's beyond the reach of these short hands.

118. Then my hands are even shorter than yours.

119. I don't believe that the absolute truth is necessary.

120. I only need the power to freely accomplish my dreams.

121. One could say that it's the power to not have to take orders from those one despises.

122. Have you ever thought that way? Aren't there people you dislike?

123. I despise those who hide in safety while they glorify war and patriotism...

124. and send other people to the battlefield while they relax behind the lines.

125. It is a difficult thing to live with those people under the same flag.

126. You are different from them. You're on the front lines.

127. Please pardon my words. It's admirable.

128. I understand. It was the only thing you approve of in me, after all.

129. I'm honored.

130. I had a dear friend, once.

131. Long ago, when we swore to seize the universe together...

132. we also made another oath.

133. That we would never emulate those despicable noblemen...

134. and would stand at the fore and fight, and seize our victory.

135. I was ready to sacrifice myself for that friend, no matter when, no matter where.

136. But, in the end, the one who was sacrificed was him.

137. I always relied so much upon him, but he gave up even his life for me...

138. If that dear friend were still alive...

139. the one before me right now would not be you, but your corpse.

140. The admirals who occupied your capital have received a message.

141. The Fleet Commander-in-Chief, your superior officer, perhaps...

142. has asked that he be allowed to assume sole responsibility...

143. and that I not visit my wrath on any other.

144. That sounds a lot like Fleet Commander-in-Chief Bucock.

145. But I beg your Excellency to refuse his request.

146. Please, sir...

147. It would be unworthy of us to let him bear the whole burden.

148. Admiral Yang, I am not a vengeful man.

149. True, I did bear a grudge against the nobility of the Empire.

150. But I merely think that you are a worthy opponent.

151. Placing the one most responsible, the high commander, under arrest, was unavoidable.

152. However, as the fires of war die down...

153. the meaningless spillage of more blood is unnecessary, from my point of view.

154. If I give you your freedom, what will you do now?

155. I'll retire.

156. Democratic rule is a body chosen by its citizens in free will...

157. which subsumes the power and spirit of self.

158. Planet Heinessen

159. 12 May

160. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

161. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

162. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

163. The High Council Building

164. What has happened to the court in exile?

165. Count Remscheidt, their leader, committed suicide when he was surrounded by our men.

166. All of the other conspirators, except for the Secretary of Defense, have been arrested.

167. I understand that Secretary of Defense Merkatz was killed in action at Vermilion.

168. Really?

169. The question is what has happened to the young Kaiser, who was in their care.

170. It seems that Baron Alfred Lansburg, who kidnapped the Kaiser, has fled with him.

171. We have put out an all-points bulletin for him.

172. Forget it. Let him go.

173. Something that's supposed to die and doesn't...

174. will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.

175. If they dream that the Goldenbaum Dynasty will rise again...

176. they should stay in bed, and not look at reality.

177. Why should we spare the effort to deal with men like that?

178. However, if you don't deal with the embers, they may become kindling one day.

179. Perhaps it's best that we continue the search.

180. Very well. However, the military police may not be up to the task.

181. About jurisdiction, and how the Alliance should be governed...

182. Put a team of administrative experts together, with you as the lead.

183. Yes, sir.

184. Even though we'll be moving out soon...

185. it's still best to keep things tidy.

186. Sir, where should I put this?

187. Oh, in the study, out back.

188. Got it.

189. What's with that?

190. What do you mean, what?

191. That's 2Lt Louis Mashengo.

192. I know that. What's he doing here?

193. When I was on assignment to Phezzan...

194. didn't you give him an order to protect me?

195. Since he hasn't received any new orders, he's carrying on with his old one.

196. So, is he going to Earth, too?

197. A man cannot forsake his own destiny.

198. Because of these several points, most opinions are...

199. that it is too early to dismantle the Alliance and place it under direct Imperial rule.

200. What do you think?

201. I agree with them.

202. Force them to disarm, and recognize a facade of autonomy.

203. Put off full integration for now.

204. I see.

205. But I believe we should adopt a policy of impoverishing the Alliance.

206. When military spending is sharply reduced, the economy will rebound.

207. There's no need for them to become a second Phezzan.

208. Of course.

209. We only need to levy a security tax or a stationing cost on them.

210. The general structure is fine. Fill in the details now.

211. Yes, sir.

212. How about this location?

213. Let's see?

214. Hmm... Freemont Street, eh?

215. Yes. The location is good, and there are a lot of rooms.

216. When Julian and the others return, they can live there too.

217. Sounds good.

218. Then I'll go take a look.

219. Yo, folks.

220. Are you discussing your wedding?

221. We're looking for a house.

222. When I retire, we're going to get kicked out of the officers' quarters.

223. Speaking of that...

224. Your notice of retirement, Schenkopp's, Attenborough's...

225. and Bucock's have been accepted.

226. Mine and the others' have been rejected.

227. Right now, there's a need for people to go into administration.

228. If you don't do it, it'll cause some problems.

229. Admiral Rockwell has been promoted to Commander of the Armed Forces.

230. I'll take over Logistics and Support, for now.

231. What about the fleet?

232. Trung Yu Chan will be its acting secretary.

233. Now that we've given up our cruisers and our airspace...

234. only the framework of the Space Fleet remains.

235. As I thought.

236. Now Sherwood takes on even more importance.

237. Anyway, no matter what conditions the Empire demands...

238. the treaty will be signed and made public tomorrow.

239. Universal Century 799, Imperial Year 490, May 25th.

240. The Empire and the Alliance formally agreed on conditions of ceasefire.

241. Named after the sun that Heinessen circles around...

242. it is clear to any observer that the Treaty of Barlat is a treaty of surrender.

243. After signing the treaty, Supreme Chairman Job Truniht announced...

244. that he would take responsibility for the defeat and resign.

245. When they found out the contents of the shameful treaty...

246. and the circumstances surrounding the ceasefire...

247. the citizens of the Alliance turned their agitation and their hatred...

248. from the Empire to Truniht, the man who had betrayed them.

249. First condition:

250. The Galactic Empire guarantees that the Free Planets Alliance...

251. continues to retain its name and its autonomy...

252. How ironic.

253. We've always been referred to as "border rebels."

254. Do you want to make yourself the leader of the "border rebels?"

255. Truniht is a goner. Islands is sick and abed.

256. Somebody has to assume the government.

257. Otherwise, that seventh condition...

258. You mean about the consul, the representative of the Kaiser?

259. Yes, the consul. He'd become the de facto ruler.

260. Somebody has to deal with the internal rioting...

261. and not give the consul an excuse to intervene.

262. We must protect the autonomy of the Alliance.

263. You think it'll be that easy?

264. This thing's like a noose around our necks.

265. Only our tiptoes are on the ground.

266. Survival is going to be difficult.

267. If that's the case...

268. No, because that's the case, I must keep the last pulse of the Alliance alive.

269. 26 May

270. Amongst the three star systems the Alliance turned over to us...

271. station the fleet at Urvasi, in the Gandharva star system.

272. Steinmetz should be appointed its commander.

273. Now, the question is the consul...

274. The consul must have a talent for administration...

275. and, if necessary, use force to suppress any rebellion.

276. I think that Reuental will do just fine in that role.

277. Yes, sir.

278. But both Admirals Reuental and Mittermeyer are needed at home to strengthen our troops.

279. Then I suggest Lennenkanpt.

280. Again, sir...

281. Lennenkanpt is too much of a military man. His thinking is too linear.

282. In addition, he lost infamously to Yang Wenli.

283. I'm afraid that he may show too little leniency toward the Alliance.

284. If Lennenkanpt fails, he's out.

285. If the Alliance is at fault, it'll be punished. That's all.

286. No need to think further of it.

287. Commodore Anton Ferner

288. You opposed his Excellency's decision to appoint Reuental to the consulship.

289. There seems to be some other reason, sir.

290. Wild animals...

291. Huh?

292. Once released, they become extremely dangerous.

293. They must be kept where they can be seen, under lock and key.

294. Former Chairman Job Truniht seeks an audience, sir.

295. No.

296. But...

297. I've attained the highest level of power in this land...

298. so why should I meet a man I don't wish to meet?

299. Sir...

300. If I could, I would throw that piece of trash to the people who thirst for vengeance.

301. I understand your feelings...

302. but we guaranteed that we would not hold those in power responsible.

303. Perhaps this goes against your wishes, but if we don't keep our bargain...

304. it will bring about the fear that the Empire will not honor its promises.

305. What does that bastard want?

306. Guarantees that his life and his property will be unharmed.

307. Plus, he wants the right to be a resident in the Empire.

308. He says that if he could be given a post, he would like to serve your Excellency.

309. It sounds like he's too embarrassed to live with the people he sold out.

310. Does he believe that he would receive my protection if he lives in the Empire?

311. Very well. Request granted.

312. As I've agreed already, there's no need to see him.

313. Send him home!

314. Yes, sir.

315. Fraulein!

316. Yes?

317. Fraulein Mariendorf...

318. I'm a small-hearted man.

319. Even though I know very well that you saved my life...

320. I cannot bring myself to thank you.

321. Please give me a little time.

322. I overstepped my bounds. Your rebuke was well deserved.

323. But since you've put it that way, I'm at a loss for words.

324. If you could forgive me, I have one request.

325. Please be sure to reward Admirals Mittermeyer and Reuental for their efforts.

326. Yes, I will.

327. You gotta be kidding!

328. I'm a close personal friend of Yang Wenli!

329. If you can't prove it, we won't let you through!

330. Oh, excuse me; please let him through.

331. He's an old dear friend of mine.

332. It's been, what, sixteen years since your old man's funeral?

333. No... it's been seventeen.

334. That's right, distant "close personal friend."

335. That couldn't be helped. They wouldn't let me in.

336. Hey! Are you Julian Minci?

337. Marinesk told me all about you.

338. I'm Boris Konev. Nice to meet ya.

339. Same here.

340. Thank you for helping Julian.

341. It was the Beryoska, right?

342. Your friend made it very comfortable for him.

343. That was all Marinesk. No need to thank me.

344. The problem is, that was my ship.

345. The Alliance government is practically gone, except for its name.

346. Plus, I can't very well take this up with the Imperial forces.

347. Well, I can do something about that.

348. But first, could you listen to a request of mine?

349. What?

350. Julian and one other person would like to make a little trip.

351. I want you to keep him safe, as another passenger.

352. A trip? To where?

353. You know where. Earth, of course.

354. Terra

355. Terraism Religious Headquarters

356. Grand Bishop...

357. De Villier

358. Reinhard von Lohengramm has conquered the Free Planets Alliance.

359. Grand Bishop

360. What is he doing now?

361. He appointed a man by the name of Lennenkanpt to watch over it...

362. while he himself returned to the Empire.

363. When he left, he took Truniht along with him.

364. That man has served his purpose.

365. Are you thinking of using him in the Empire, as a rotten apple?

366. No. We have another card to play in the Empire.

367. Are you certain of this man?

368. Even though he's deathly ill...

369. as long as he lives another half a year, we'll have achieved our objective.

370. Very well. Go to it, then.

371. What of Phezzan?

372. There are too many unpredictable elements on Phezzan.

373. Haven't you been able to contact Rubinsky yet?

374. Yes. The depths of that man's heart are profound indeed.

375. Not only is his loyalty suspect...

376. but he may harbor an ambition to move against us.

377. Please take care.

378. I've known that all along.

379. As long as he dances in our palm, we don't care what kind of jig he dances.

380. Yes, sir.

381. That traitor Degsby is another matter. How is he?

382. Confirmed dead, sir.

383. The question is whether he leaked any secrets before he died.

384. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

385. Universal Century 799, Imperial Year 490, June 20th.

386. The regent for the year-and-eight-month old Kaiserin, Baron Jurenph von Pernitz...

387. signed Reinhard's declaration...

388. and abdicated, yielding her title to Prince Lohengramm.

389. June 22nd was the day of the ascension of the new Kaiser, Reinhard, and his coronation.

390. But the two people Reinhard wanted to see the most were not there.

391. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

392. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

393. Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!

394. Universal Century 799, the first year of the New Imperial Calendar.

395. Thus began the Lohengramm Dynasty.

396. Preview of Next Episode

397. Space Calendar 799, New Imperial Calendar 1...

398. in the Empire, Kaiser Reinhard's coronation was carried out, and a new era has begun.

399. At the same time, Yang had his own modest ceremony...

400. and has entered his new era called "the newlywed."

401. The galaxy seems to have entered an era of stability...

402. but the remains of commotions keep smoldering everywhere.

403. Next episode of...

404. Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 55

405. After the Ceremony, the Curtain Rises Once Again...

406. One more page to the history of the galaxy.