Legend of the Galactic Heroes 3x17

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The Imperial fleet decides to accept Bucock's challenge head on and sends most their ships to meet in the Mar-Adetta system. The Mar-Adetta has unstable solar activity, communication jamming and a corridor through an asteroid belt. The Bucock fleet hides in the large corridor. As the Imperial fleets charge in, they are greeted by unstable asteroids, artillery ship fire, and space mines. The Alliance fleet is astute and attacks from unexpected areas within and behind the belt. January 16th, 800 S.C. / 2 N.I.C.: The Imperial fleet is in the middle of an unexpectedly difficult battle.

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1. D-YFI@AniDB

2. OF THE

3. Planet Heinessen

4. On February 21st of Space Calendar 800, New Imperial Calendar 2...

5. National Museum of Art - Imperial Force Privisional Headquarters

6. Kaiser Reinhard summoned his top staff officers...

7. and declared his intention to lead the fleet himself...

8. in the operation to recapture Iserlohn Fortress once again.

9. I will retrieve what Lutz has lost.

10. Your Majesty.

11. What is it?

12. Precisely because of what has come about, we should be wary of Yang Wenli's schemes.

13. Perhaps Yang is waiting for you to launch the mission yourself to recapture Iserlohn.

14. Do you mean that his capture of Iserlohn itself is the trap to lure me out?

15. Yes, Your Majesty.

16. Mein Kaiser, if something were to happen to you...

17. the New Dynasty would crumble, and history would lose its pilot.

18. For now, I'd like you to return to Phezzan and plan for a short break.

19. As for Yang Wenli, please appoint Mittermeyer and myself to the mission.

20. I agree with Reuental.

21. Since Your Majesty's Imperial mission has achieved its objective...

22. you may wish to leave the battlefront troubles to us, and rest yourself for a while.

23. I have no intention of stealing away the opportunity for your battlefield honors...

24. but I want to settle matters with Yang Wenli myself.

25. I'm sure he feels the same way.

26. Your Majesty, both Fleet Admirals are right.

27. Please return to Phezzan for now.

28. As long as Your Majesty stays there, Phezzan will stabilize...

29. and its position as the center of the universe will be fortified.

30. Fraulein Mariendorf...

31. if you become excessively cautious, you may suffer derision for being indecisive.

32. If I return without taking Iserlohn back...

33. the anti-Imperial forces will think Yang Wenli has defeated me by default.

34. They'll idolize him and rally around him.

35. Your Majesty, please consider.

36. If Yang Wenli makes conventional tactical level preparations...

37. he'll have no choice but to entrench himself within Iserlohn and defend it to the end.

38. That means he'll concede both ends of the Corridor to Imperial control...

39. and that will have no strategic level effect on us.

40. Your opinion sounds timid, unlike your usual self.

41. Yang Wenli has already occupied El Facil and has secured one exit of the Corridor.

42. That's right.

43. But in this case, the fulfillment of the strategic level conditions...

44. means excessive commitment on the tactical level.

45. Yang Wenli's war potential isn't even sufficient for the protection of Iserlohn Fortress alone.

46. I must say that it'd be of utmost difficulty to secure...

47. and stabilize El Facil with such a small force, even with his prodigious brain.

48. In other words, Yang Wenli is in a situation where he's hard pressed...

49. to fulfill assignments of both strategic and tactical conditions simultaneously.

50. Until he resolves this conflict, there will be ample opportunities to defeat Yang Wenli.

51. Yang might just resolve it.

52. In the end...

53. the decision on the operation to retake Iserlohn was postponed for the time being.

54. Iserlohn Fortress

55. At the same time, El Facil's Revolutionary Government...

56. facing the fact of the extinction of the Free Planets Alliance...

57. has renewed and heightened feelings of isolation...

58. and couldn't hide its misgivings over the Imperial invasion.

59. I thought you were prepared for such possibilities.

60. Right, so I'm asking for our chance of victory in these scenarios.

61. Even if I'm pressed to speak about our chances of victory...

62. there's no way it'll be an evenly-matched contest.

63. At this juncture, I recommend that you acknowledge the rule of Kaiser Reinhard...

64. and the Lohengramm Dynasty over the entire universe...

65. and secure your autonomy in the internal affairs of one star system under it.

66. There, we can preserve the political body of democracy, and prepare for its future revival.

67. I'm thinking of Iserlohn Fortress as the chip in our negotiation for it.

68. Are you saying we'll compromise with the autocracy of the Kaiser?

69. I can't believe those are the words from the fighter for democracy, Admiral Yang.

70. The gist of democracy lies in the coexistence of diverse political values.

71. Isn't that right?

72. When you think about it...

73. if Fleet Admiral Yang had defeated Kaiser Reinhard at the Battle of Vermilion...

74. everything would have been carried out smoothly.

75. As a result, the Alliance Government has perished, so it's really a shame, isn't it?

76. I'm just joking.

77. Whether it's a compromise with the Empire or whatever, if our direction is that clear...

78. Admiral Yang himself should grab political control.

79. I acknowledge that Dr. Romsky is a conscientious and responsible revolutionary politician.

80. But no matter how big a fly ball is, if it's a foul, it won't get us a run on the board.

81. We're in an emergency.

82. Don't you think it's appropriate for us to take emergency measures?

83. You said that and provoked him again?

84. Yeah.

85. But the answer is always the same:

86. "A soldier should never become supreme ruler."

87. "Civilian control is the basis of democracy."

88. While he preaches to others that beliefs are harmful with no benefits, he himself is so stubborn.

89. This is what it means by "Saying one thing, and doing another."

90. I'm impressed by your persistence trying to persuade him regardless.

91. I had thought of another plan.

92. What is that?

93. If old man Bucock were alive...

94. I would've encouraged him to take the leadership of the new government...

95. and under him, your guardian would assume command of the military.

96. There's no use talking about it now, though.

97. Excuse me, General.

98. A female petty officer, Corporal Katerose von Kreuzer is requesting to see you.

99. Um, well, I'll get going now.

100. Let her in.

101. So what brings you here?

102. Although I requested to participate in the operation to recapture Iserlohn Fortress...

103. the field commander, Lt. General Schenkopp, removed me from the list.

104. I cannot be satisfied with the decision, and I came here to request an explanation.

105. I wanted the mission to be perfectly executed.

106. So I didn't want people with no close combat experience to participate, you included.

107. That's all there is to it.

108. Is there anything wrong with that?

109. Well, that was just the official stance.

110. To tell the truth, I didn't want to see a beautiful girl swinging an axe around.

111. You... acted like that when you courted my mother?

112. So asking that question was your real intention for this meeting.

113. I'm disappointed.

114. If you wanted to reproach me for my irresponsibility as a father...

115. you should have just come out and said so, right?

116. There was no need to question my field command and all that stuff.

117. You're right.

118. I apologize.

119. I will start over and repeat my question:

120. Did you love my mother?

121. Life is too short to embrace a woman I don't love.

122. Is that all?

123. I also think a woman's life is too short to be embraced by a man she doesn't love.

124. General, I am thankful to you for giving me this life.

125. But I'm not indebted to you for rearing me...

126. and I cannot find any reason within myself to admire you.

127. So I've followed your admonition and said that straight out.

128. To tell the truth, I have something important to ask you.

129. Let's hear it.

130. When I try to come up with a catchphrase that rivals the Imperials' "Sieg Kaiser Reinhard"...

131. I think our only choice is "Viva Democracy!"

132. But what do you think?

133. Somehow, it doesn't appeal to the hearts of the people.

134. I think we should use the name of our commander, too...

135. but it falls short three or four notches...

136. You're here.

137. Was it you, Commander Poplan, who made her go?

138. To Lt. General Schenkopp.

139. I'm talking about Corporal Kreuzer.

140. She went? Finally?

141. Yes, just now, just as I left there.

142. That must have been a sight to see!

143. But surely, I told her to see him and demand 15 years worth of pocket money.

144. But in an actual face-to-face combat...

145. she probably doesn't stand a chance against Schenkopp, the middle-aged scoundrel...

146. I'm just going to go over there to provide some covering fire.

147. As for the topic from just now, we'll make it homework.

148. because of it, I know a bit about your daughter's situation.

149. So?

150. Karin is a good girl, unlike her father.

151. She hasn't become a good woman yet, though.

152. I, too, think she's a good girl.

153. Better yet, she didn't cost anything to raise.

154. It may be added to future compensation.

155. You should be prepared for it.

156. General Schenkopp, to talk more seriously...

157. she's been having difficulties handling her emotions...

158. and hasn't learned ways of expressing them appropriately.

159. I think adults should guide her towards the way out of it.

160. I apologize for being rather meddlesome, but...

161. Well, this year should be memorialized in our record and memory.

162. As far as I know, this must be the first time you've said something sensible.

163. Besides, the daughter shouldn't have to carry the sin of the father.

164. Exactly.

165. And if I were to add to it...

166. I want you to make sure that she isn't spoiled just because she's my daughter.

167. Such harsh paternal love. I'm in awe.

168. It seems you've taken on a lot of trouble for this...

169. but I demand one correction.

170. What is it?

171. You seem to be saying that I'm a middle-aged scoundrel...

172. I'm still not middle-aged.

173. How did it feel, to have met your father?

174. Commander...

175. Judging from how you look, it seems you were disappointed.

176. No, not particularly.

177. I knew he was like that.

178. I won't revive my disappointment now.

179. I see.

180. But I need to tell you, Karin.

181. Among the people here...

182. the only ones who can claim to have happiness and stability at home...

183. as far as I know, are Cazellnu's daughters.

184. The rest of them have grown up in a pitiful environment, more or less.

185. Even Julian Minci.

186. He wouldn't have had to be fostered...

187. by a social misfit like Yang Wenli if his parents had been alive.

188. You can't say he's much happier than you are.

189. Commander.

190. Huh?

191. Why do you mention the name of Lt. Jg. Julian Minci here?

192. Does Walter von Schenkopp make a better example here?

193. He defected from the Empire when he was very little...

194. so his situation can't be characterized as one of happiness.

195. Crap!

196. Why should I...?

197. In any case, Karin!

198. Yes.

199. It doesn't suit our fleet to pride itself on misery, and it doesn't suit you, either.

200. No matter how much you hate him, it's not like he'll live forever.

201. That bastard Ivan Konev, too...

202. he made me think that he wouldn't die even if he got killed, but he's gone, just like that.

203. In any case, that Schenkopp the middle-aged scoundrel...

204. will die at least twenty years before you do.

205. It's meaningless to make up with a gravestone, don't you think?

206. She probably hates me...

207. Yang, after the recapture of Iserlohn Fortress was completed...

208. and the ensuing chaos settled down...

209. finally got around to investigating the disk that Julian brought from Earth.

210. Since Terraism Headquarters was destroyed, he did not feel any urgency;

211. That was the reason it took him until now.

212. But its contents were enough to startle everyone.

213. That's because it recorded the relationship between Phezzan and Terraism...

214. going back for one century.

215. Come to think of it, Leopold Laap, the first Landsherr, was a merchant from Earth.

216. The source of the underground funding that caused the Empire...

217. to acknowledge the establishment of Phezzan had been a mystery up to now, but...

218. I see, the vast affluence hidden on Earth at the time of the Sirius War...

219. In other words, its facade was Phezzan, and the reverse side was Terraism.

220. So does that mean joining forces with the Phezzani...

221. would be equal to cordially dancing cheek to cheek with the Terraists?

222. It's not funny!

223. I don't know anything about that!

224. If I have had anything to do with Terraism, it's only that I transported pilgrims to Earth.

225. Moreover, in their Headquarters, I fought them alongside you!

226. I know.

227. I don't think all Phezzani merchants are agents of Terraism.

228. But I wonder about the generations of their top brass...

229. especially Rubinsky, who's missing at present.

230. I wonder what they have been scheming to do, and what they will scheme to do.

231. And they've persisted for last nine centuries...

232. I'm in awe.

233. At this point, it's hard not to be concerned...

234. whether or not the Terraists have actually been wiped out...

235. or whether or not the Grand Bishop actually died.

236. We didn't confirm his death.

237. All right.

238. Send me to Phezzan.

239. In any case, I have to make contact with other free merchants.

240. Plus, I want to investigate Rubinsky.

241. You go to Phezzan and don't return.

242. I hope something like that doesn't happen, Captain Konev.

243. What the hell do you mean?

244. I mean just what I said.

245. Boris!

246. Commander Poplan, too, just cut it out.

247. While maintaining our distance from the former autonomous government of Phezzan...

248. we should look into seeking support from among the free merchants.

249. In any case, I think we should have Captain Konev go to Phezzan.

250. Will you take us up on our request?

251. Of course.

252. All right.

253. Then, for today, you're dismissed.

254. Let's cool down our heads for a while.

255. Despite what I said, considering the unusual connection between Phezzan and Terraism...

256. we can't form an alliance with them just for the sake of finance.

257. The issue is how far the influence of Terraism has extended in Phezzan, isn't it?

258. Yeah.

259. And depending on it, the basis of our strategy for the future may crumble into pieces.

260. Oh, well.

261. Julian.

262. Yes.

263. In the end, conspiracies or terrorism cannot reverse the flow of history.

264. But they can make it stagnant.

265. Whether it's Terraism or Adrian Rubinsky, we can't let them do that.

266. Around that time, Adrian Rubinsky had moved...

267. from his underground hideout within Phezzan City to the Okanagan Mountains.

268. About fifty people are ensconced here along with him.

269. That man who I think was named Odets, turned out to be rather useful, didn't he?

270. He's a third-rate politician whose only merit is his ability to make speeches...

271. but precisely because of it...

272. he desperately made efforts for the sake of his existence, I suppose.

273. Of course, it's also because there was someone...

274. who wanted to believe the false rumors he was spreading around.

275. Dominic San Piel

276. You mean the man named Lang?

277. Yes.

278. The next target is him.

279. And we should get rid of Odets soon, now that we have no more use for him.

280. I wonder if they'll fall to your puppeteer strings so easily one after another.

281. People who are greedy are easy to manipulate.

282. In that regard, he seems to have a larger-than-normal ambition.

283. Ambition?

284. By making Chief of Military Affairs, Fleet Admiral Oberstein...

285. and Chief of the High Command Office, Fleet Admiral Reuental fight with one another...

286. he hopes to gain a windfall profit from their competition...

287. and to become the most important vassal in the Empire.

288. I'm flabbergasted. It's the dream of an idiot.

289. From the point of view of other people, that is.

290. So what kinds of dreams do you have?

291. A dream of an idiot, from the point of view of other people.

292. But still, I wonder if Terraism actually did die out.

293. I don't know.

294. Even though their headquarters was destroyed...

295. their chapters live on all over the place, don't they?

296. Even if the Empire has been persecuting them...

297. I wonder if there will be some movement from their surviving members.

298. Yeah.

299. That's what I want to know.

300. But we don't have time for that.

301. That's right.

302. We're facing Kaiser Reinhard's threat right in front of us.

303. It really is a threat.

304. But it's a threat not just in terms of military power.

305. It's a threat because he's succeeding in changing history...

306. with power that is not democratic.

307. Autocracy is the most effective structure with which to carry out drastic changes.

308. On the other hand, democracy is a roundabout thing.

309. And people who are disenchanted with such roundabout-ness will always say:

310. "Let's give power to a great politician and have him spearhead revolutionary changes."

311. I wonder if the masses have always wanted an autocrat.

312. And they might just be getting the ideal autocratic ruler right now.

313. Compared to that brilliant golden idol, democracy is nothing but a faded bronze idol...

314. No, no!

315. Julian, we're soldiers.

316. And republican democratic structure is often born from the muzzle of guns.

317. But the military, despite engendering democracy...

318. should never boast of its accomplishment.

319. And it's not an unfair thing.

320. Because the gist of democracy lies in control by the people, who have the power.

321. Democracy institutionalizes the control of the power-holders by law and structure.

322. And the military needs this control the most.

323. They fight for the political structure that fundamentally denies them.

324. The military of a democracy must accept that contradictory structure.

325. The only things the military can demand from its government...

326. are a retirement pension and paid leave; that's about it.

327. In other words, the rights of the workers - they cannot demand for more than that.

328. But I wanted you to act upon your personal feelings and self-interest.

329. Julian.

330. I knew you'd scold me, but those are my honest feelings.

331. As a place for immense talent to act freely, an autocracy is better suited than a democracy.

332. Isn't that too ironic?

333. If Reinhard von Musel had been born in the Alliance...

334. he might have been the second coming of Rudolph...

335. a dangerous highflier who destroyed democracy from within.

336. On the other hand, if Admiral Yang had been born in the Empire...

337. you might have become the Emperor instead of him.

338. Julian, that's an extremely useless example.

339. I know, but...

340. It's not like I've rid myself of all personal feelings.

341. At the Battle of Vermilion, if not for the government's order...

342. I could have defeated Reinhard von Lohengramm.

343. But Julian, I didn't want to kill him.

344. I'm saying that honestly.

345. He's not necessarily perfect in his character...

346. but he's the most brilliant existence of the past few centuries of history.

347. To destroy that with my own hand... I couldn't help but feel scared by it.

348. At that time, I may have avoided responsibility with the governmental order as an excuse.

349. And for that, I may have been loyal both to the government and to myself.

350. But, for instance, for the soldiers who died in the war...

351. that could be characterized as an act of unforgivable betrayal.

352. After all, they didn't fight for the preservation of the power-holders or for my sentimentality.

353. Oh, I'm always like this.

354. I'm disgustingly without progress.

355. Well, Julian, for a mental switchover...

356. can you demonstrate the masterful skill you haven't shown me in a while?

357. Tea, right?

358. There's a good Alsha Tea that I got on Phezzan.

359. Shall we use that?

360. We have two bases, Iserlohn and El Facil.

361. For the Imperial Forces, the natural tactical plan is to sever the two.

362. While their main fleet, led by the Kaiser himself, makes its move...

363. another fleet will probably aim for the Iserlohn Corridor from within the Empire.

364. When do you think it will come about?

365. Let's see.

366. It's probably not in the distant future.

367. He won't hesitate once the supplies and coordination are secured.

368. More than anything else...

369. I don't think he can stand the thought of someone else besides him making history.

370. Unmistakably, he will become an immense deluge that will try to obliterate us.

371. In countering that, we're just trying to build a humble embankment.

372. For the day in the future when the flood leaves and the tide recedes.

373. For Kaiser Reinhard, there's the shortest path to peace and unification...

374. and for us, there's the long road that leads toward righteous democracy.

375. When both paths cross in the war of bloodshed...

376. if something called God actually exists, I wonder which side He will affirm.

377. The Imperial Fleet's campaign against El Facil and Iserlohn...

378. seemed just a matter of time to anyone's eyes.

379. But Kaiser Reinhard's Imperial expedition was postponed once again...

380. by one report, delivered from afar on Planet Phezzan.

381. This report, which was later called...

382. "One letter that stopped the advance of 10 million soldiers..."

383. came from Chief of Legal Affairs, Bruckdorf.

384. Mittermeyer, no, call Muller.

385. According to that report...

386. "there was a disquieting action on the part of Fleet Admiral Reuental."

387. The situation was heading in an unexpected direction.

388. Furukawa Toshio Yasuhara Yoshito

389. Preview of Next Episode

390. There is a suspicion of treason by Fleet Admiral Reuental.

391. That report causes a grave ripple within the Imperial Fleet.

392. Reinhard interrogates Reuental himself.

393. The memory of their first meeting from five years ago revives in their minds.

394. Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 74

395. The Movement of the Thunderbolt

396. Next episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes...

397. Another page to the history of the galaxy.