1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. LEGENDCopy !req
3. OF THECopy !req
4. GALACTIC HEROESCopy !req
5. U.C. 799...Copy !req
6. July 16th, in the first year
of the New Imperial Calendar.Copy !req
7. The Alliance forces, in conformance
with the terms of Treaty of Barlat...Copy !req
8. were decommissioning and disassembling
the battleships and carriers forbidden to them...Copy !req
9. in the Reykjavik system.Copy !req
10. Flagship RK-387Copy !req
11. MascarniCopy !req
12. Wha...?Copy !req
13. Multiple ships
approaching on radar, sir!Copy !req
14. IFF response detected.
They're friendlies.Copy !req
15. What unit do
they hail from?Copy !req
16. Message incoming.Copy !req
17. They say they're here
to provide assistance.Copy !req
18. Assistance? Nobody
informed me about that.Copy !req
19. They're reporting bad radio reception, and
are asking to report to you in person, sir.Copy !req
20. They would like permission
to dock with the flagship.Copy !req
21. I see. Tell them
they have my permission.Copy !req
22. Are you sure, sir?Copy !req
23. What are you
worried about?Copy !req
24. The war is over. No need to worry about
being played for fools by the enemy.Copy !req
25. It's fine.Copy !req
26. Flagship - ShivaCopy !req
27. Battleships?Copy !req
28. They've adopted an
attack formation!Copy !req
29. W... what're those?Copy !req
30. We've been surrounded!Copy !req
31. What are they up to?Copy !req
32. The flagship has
been surrounded!Copy !req
33. We can't make a move.Copy !req
34. The flagship's
been taken hostage.Copy !req
35. Who the hell are they?Copy !req
36. Incoming message, sir!Copy !req
37. It's on an open channel
to the entire fleet.Copy !req
38. Put it on the speakers.Copy !req
39. Yes, sir!Copy !req
40. We are freedom fighters, sworn
against the Empire's oppressive rule!Copy !req
41. We will not stand by idly and watch
while the Alliance government...Copy !req
42. cowering to the Empire, meekly obeys
them and destroys these precious vessels!Copy !req
43. We will take them, and let them labor
for true freedom and independence!Copy !req
44. Do not put up a futile
struggle. Hand them over!Copy !req
45. In addition, we welcome any
comrades with open arms!Copy !req
46. I repeat: We are freedom fighters, sworn
against the Empire's oppressive rule!Copy !req
47. Let's go!Copy !req
48. Yeah!Copy !req
49. I'm coming as well.Copy !req
50. We will not stand by idly and watch
while the Alliance government...Copy !req
51. I can't stand it here anymore!Copy !req
52. Let's go!Copy !req
53. cowering to the Empire, meekly obeys
them and destroys these precious vessels!Copy !req
54. Lieutenant Commander Hamdi AsureCopy !req
55. Lieutenant Commander!Copy !req
56. Lieutenant Commander!Copy !req
57. Yes...Copy !req
58. I don't know who they are, but it's
preferable to scrapping our fleet like this.Copy !req
59. I'm going.Copy !req
60. Lieutenant Commander,
we're coming as well!Copy !req
61. Let's go!Copy !req
62. I'll go!Copy !req
63. Me too!Copy !req
64. Let's go!
Let's go!Copy !req
65. Yeah! Let's go!Copy !req
66. Quick! Move!Copy !req
67. Upon hearing
that broadcast...Copy !req
68. four thousand hotheads
went over and joined them.Copy !req
69. We were surrounded by five hundred
warships, and could not defy them.Copy !req
70. Dayan-Han Supply BaseCopy !req
71. Sir.Copy !req
72. This time, we seized 464
battleships, and 80 carriers.Copy !req
73. I see.Copy !req
74. In addition, among those who came
over is Lt Commander Hamdi Asure...Copy !req
75. who would like to
see you in person.Copy !req
76. Fine. I'll see him.Copy !req
77. We are of the same opinion when
it comes to opposing the Empire.Copy !req
78. But without knowing your true intentions, we
can't accept your command, Admiral Merkatz.Copy !req
79. What flag does this fleet sail under?
That's what I'd like to know.Copy !req
80. Is it democracy's?Copy !req
81. Or is it another dictatorship, like the
one in the Lohengramm Dynasty?Copy !req
82. Or perhaps even
martial rule?Copy !req
83. Forgive me for my rudeness.Copy !req
84. But Admiral Merkatz, you were
a hero of the Imperial navy.Copy !req
85. After its fall, you were the Secretary of
Defense for the Imperial government-in-exile.Copy !req
86. The goal of the government-in-exile
would have been...Copy !req
87. to restore the authority and power
lost by the Goldenbaum Dynasty.Copy !req
88. I'd find it difficult to
accept that goal, sir.Copy !req
89. This is my
response to that.Copy !req
90. The purpose of our forces is not
to revive the Goldenbaum Dynasty.Copy !req
91. They say that you speak true,
sir, so I'll accept that.Copy !req
92. However, what I have to say
next is also unpleasant.Copy !req
93. To assemble soldiers
devoted to democracy...Copy !req
94. your name lacks the necessary
attraction, Admiral Merkatz.Copy !req
95. Then who would have to be appointed to
lead this force, for you to recognize him?Copy !req
96. Admiral Bucock's accomplishments and
respect qualify him, for soldiers of democracy.Copy !req
97. However, his age makes
it difficult for him...Copy !req
98. to become the flag-bearer
who will guide our future.Copy !req
99. Fleet Admirals Sitolet and Lobos
are also men of the past.Copy !req
100. I hope for a younger,
charismatic man to lead us.Copy !req
101. Do you mean
Admiral Yang Wenli?Copy !req
102. Don't speak his name.
It may bring him trouble.Copy !req
103. In any case, this is not something
that'll happen today or tomorrow.Copy !req
104. I will accept your commands
for now, Admiral Merkatz.Copy !req
105. You have my
word on it, sir.Copy !req
106. I see.Copy !req
107. We do not have enough men
for the number of ships we have.Copy !req
108. I would like you to lend a
hand to the transport fleet.Copy !req
109. Yes, sir.Copy !req
110. This way.Copy !req
111. Full of ideals, that one.Copy !req
112. Anyway, he seems trustworthy.Copy !req
113. He was quite right.Copy !req
114. I'm not qualified to be the
flag-bearer for democratic rule.Copy !req
115. Two or three years ago, I fought the armies
of democracy as a soldier of imperialism.Copy !req
116. If I now take
democracy as my flag...Copy !req
117. I'll be judged by those
after me as a man of no honor.Copy !req
118. Sir, aren't you dwelling
too much on this?Copy !req
119. Everyone knows that you were
always limited by the circumstances...Copy !req
120. but still tried to
make the best of it.Copy !req
121. No. Regardless of the
judgement of posterity...Copy !req
122. there's no one other than Admiral Yang
who can unite these soldiers for democracy.Copy !req
123. Because of that, even the
Alliance government fears him.Copy !req
124. This battle fleet hijack incident
created a popular rumor...Copy !req
125. that while it was Merkatz who
acted, it was Yang who instigated it.Copy !req
126. Planet HeinessenCopy !req
127. Even though there was
truth in those rumors...Copy !req
128. those who spread the rumors
did not base them on any facts.Copy !req
129. They were merely hoping
to use those rumors...Copy !req
130. combined with the longstanding
rumor of Merkatz being alive...Copy !req
131. to bring down
Yang in one stroke.Copy !req
132. If the words in these
letters are true, Captain...Copy !req
133. your surveillance
net is far too lax.Copy !req
134. But, sir, these letters
can hardly be trusted!Copy !req
135. If Admiral Yang truly had any
ambition to be a dictator...Copy !req
136. why would he choose such a
difficult period as now to act?Copy !req
137. He has had many
better opportunities!Copy !req
138. In fact, these "informants" have had their
bacon saved by Admiral Yang before.Copy !req
139. Even though the political situation
has changed quite severely...Copy !req
140. those who betray the one they're
indebted to are most untrustworthy!Copy !req
141. Can you really trust
these shameless men, sir?Copy !req
142. Ratzel did not understand
his commander's state of mind.Copy !req
143. It wasn't that Lennenkanpt
believed those letters...Copy !req
144. but that he wanted
to believe them.Copy !req
145. Lennenkanpt accepted Deputy
Prime Minister Funmel's advice...Copy !req
146. and on July 20th...Copy !req
147. Deputy Prime Minister Ude Dita FunmelCopy !req
148. advised the Alliance government to arrest
the retired Fleet Admiral Yang Wenli...Copy !req
149. for actions violating the National
Security and Counter-Rebellions Act.Copy !req
150. At the same time, he ordered
a unit of armored grenadiers...Copy !req
151. attached to the commissioner's
office to make ready.Copy !req
152. High Council BuildingCopy !req
153. Arrest Admiral Yang?Copy !req
154. Are you serious?Copy !req
155. You understand...Copy !req
156. No, you must understand!Copy !req
157. We cannot give the
Imperial Fleet any excuse.Copy !req
158. Even if he's a national hero, I will have
him executed if he endangers our peace.Copy !req
159. But this is
completely unreasonable!Copy !req
160. Even if it were true that Fleet Admiral Yang
had aided Admiral Merkatz in his escape...Copy !req
161. the Treaty of Barlat and
the Counter-Rebellions Act...Copy !req
162. had not been enacted
at that time.Copy !req
163. The retroactive application of law is
illegal under the Alliance constitution.Copy !req
164. No. If the hijack from several days
ago was instigated by Yang...Copy !req
165. that event, of course, took place
after the treaty came into force.Copy !req
166. That wouldn't represent a
retroactive application of law.Copy !req
167. Even if that's true,
there's not a shred of proof.Copy !req
168. Even if Admiral Yang were to submit,
his subordinates may not accept it.Copy !req
169. They may even take it into their own
hands to take him back by force.Copy !req
170. No... that's exactly
what's going to happen.Copy !req
171. What're you going to do if Alliance soldiers
fight each other like two years ago?Copy !req
172. If that happens, I'll have
to execute them as well.Copy !req
173. They're not Admiral
Yang's personal subjects.Copy !req
174. They're not supposed
to safeguard Yang alone.Copy !req
175. What they're supposed to safeguard
is the destiny of this nation.Copy !req
176. Will they think
the same way?Copy !req
177. And, Lebello...Copy !req
178. it makes me uneasy, thinking about what
the Imperial Fleet's true intent might be.Copy !req
179. Perhaps they're hoping that we'll
anger Admiral Yang's subordinates...Copy !req
180. in order to create civil
disorder in the Alliance.Copy !req
181. Then they would have
an excuse to intervene.Copy !req
182. In any case, this suggestion of the Imperial
Fleet clearly interferes with internal affairs.Copy !req
183. We can ignore it.Copy !req
184. An uncertain Lebello...Copy !req
185. discussed the matter the next day,
the 21st, with an expert on political matters...Copy !req
186. Dean Olibeira, of the
National Central University.Copy !req
187. This secret discussion lasted
more than three hours.Copy !req
188. An even more radical proposal
was made during that meeting.Copy !req
189. Henrique Martino Borges De Arantes E OlibeiraCopy !req
190. The following day, on the 22nd...Copy !req
191. The reasons for 90% of all wars
are chillingly moronic, in hindsight.Copy !req
192. In the remaining 10%,
the reasons are even more so...Copy !req
193. and clearly evident
to those involved.Copy !req
194. Do you have a warrant?Copy !req
195. Excuse us.Copy !req
196. Fleet Admiral Yang...Copy !req
197. In the name of the Central
Investigations Agency...Copy !req
198. I'm placing you under arrest for violating the
National Security and Counter-Rebellions Act.Copy !req
199. Please come with me.Copy !req
200. Before that, would you
like to contact your lawyer?Copy !req
201. Unfortunately, I don't
know any lawyers.Copy !req
202. May I see your ID?Copy !req
203. Darling!Copy !req
204. Don't worry about me.Copy !req
205. I don't know what I'm
supposed to have done...Copy !req
206. but I don't think they're going to
execute me without a trial, at least.Copy !req
207. This is a democratic country.Copy !req
208. At least, the
politicians say it is.Copy !req
209. If you men believe we'll let you do anything
you like to us, you're sadly mistaken.Copy !req
210. Just you watch!Copy !req
211. Commissioner!Copy !req
212. You have a trans-lightspeed message
from the Secretary of Defense on Odin.Copy !req
213. The Secretary of Defense?Copy !req
214. Oh, Oberstein?Copy !req
215. I understand you've ordered the Alliance
government to arrest Yang Wenli.Copy !req
216. Is it vengeance for his defeating
you on the battlefield?Copy !req
217. It has nothing to do
with personal matters!Copy !req
218. My advice to the Alliance
government, to execute Yang Wenli...Copy !req
219. was made with only the
Reich and the Kaiser in mind...Copy !req
220. to rid ourselves of
problems in the future!Copy !req
221. To say that it had to do with my personal
score with Yang for my defeat...Copy !req
222. is a most despicable
line of thought!Copy !req
223. Then your thoughts are as mine.
No need to be angry.Copy !req
224. I'll tell you how to deal with Yang Wenli
and Merkatz with the same stroke.Copy !req
225. What?Copy !req
226. If you can, by your hand, eliminate these
future sources of problems to the Reich...Copy !req
227. your contribution will surpass those of
Fleet Admirals Reuental and Mittermeyer.Copy !req
228. I gladly welcome
your advice, sir.Copy !req
229. Actually, it doesn't require
any complex manuevers.Copy !req
230. You'll tell them that you
know how you have no right...Copy !req
231. to ask the Alliance government
to hand Admiral Yang Wenli to you.Copy !req
232. Then officially announce that you
will be taking Yang to Imperial soil.Copy !req
233. Once you do that, Merkatz will
emerge from wherever he's hiding...Copy !req
234. to save Yang Wenli,
the man who saved him.Copy !req
235. When that happens, attack.Copy !req
236. Will things really
play out like that?Copy !req
237. Try it and see.Copy !req
238. If Admiral Merkatz
doesn't show up...Copy !req
239. at least Yang will
be on Imperial soil.Copy !req
240. We can then kill him
or not, as we see fit.Copy !req
241. To root out the hardcore anti-Imperial
resistance within the Alliance...Copy !req
242. it's hardly a concern if we
have to be hard core ourselves.Copy !req
243. One thing I'd
like to ask, sir.Copy !req
244. About this matter... does
Kaiser Reinhard know of this?Copy !req
245. I have no idea.Copy !req
246. If you're worried about it,
ask the Kaiser yourself.Copy !req
247. Tell him that you would
like to murder Yang Wenli...Copy !req
248. and ask His Majesty whether
that's fine with him?Copy !req
249. Dogs eat dog food.Copy !req
250. As for cats, one has to
feed them cat food.Copy !req
251. But Admiral Lennenkanpt may not
carry out this matter successfully.Copy !req
252. If he fails, the entire Alliance government
may stand with Admiral Yang...Copy !req
253. and unite to present a common front
of resistance against the Reich.Copy !req
254. Shouldn't we be
concerned about that?Copy !req
255. If Lennenkanpt fails,
then so be it.Copy !req
256. We'll simply send somebody
else to complete the task.Copy !req
257. It's hardly necessary
for the trailblazer...Copy !req
258. and the one who completes the
road, to be one and the same.Copy !req
259. I see.Copy !req
260. If Lennenkanpt dies, then that becomes
a reason to wage war once again...Copy !req
261. to completely subjugate
the Alliance this time.Copy !req
262. So not only Yang, but Lennenkanpt
would become a sacrificial lamb?Copy !req
263. Lennenkanpt cannot become
a Fleet Admiral while he lives.Copy !req
264. But were he to die while
performing his duty, he would.Copy !req
265. Being alive is not the only
way to serve your country.Copy !req
266. The Secretary of Defense
is right, most of the time.Copy !req
267. But even if he's right, it's still
not necessarily acceptable...Copy !req
268. especially when one considers that one
might suffer Lennenkanpt's fate one day...Copy !req
269. It's possible that someone who hates
him might speak out against him.Copy !req
270. Surely he must realize that?Copy !req
271. No... perhaps he's
already accepted that.Copy !req
272. Central Public Prosecutor's OfficeCopy !req
273. In truth, Admiral, some strange rumors
have recently come to our attention.Copy !req
274. Oh, really?Copy !req
275. Do you know what
these rumors are?Copy !req
276. Nope.Copy !req
277. That Admiral Merkatz, who was supposed to
have died in battle at Vermillion, is still alive.Copy !req
278. First I've heard of it.Copy !req
279. The first you've
heard of it, eh?Copy !req
280. The world must always be full
of surprises for you, Admiral Yang.Copy !req
281. And because of that, every
day of my life is happy.Copy !req
282. Then this next part should also be
the first you've heard of it as well.Copy !req
283. They say that the responsibility for faking
Merkatz's KIA, and allowing him to escape...Copy !req
284. is entirely yours,
Admiral Yang!Copy !req
285. Really?Copy !req
286. So I've been arrested on the
basis of these unverifiable rumors?Copy !req
287. Knowing that his own
arrest had no basis in law...Copy !req
288. Yang was surprised,
and apprehensive.Copy !req
289. He began to feel how
dangerous the situation was...Copy !req
290. for his enemies were already
using such extraordinary methods.Copy !req
291. After Yang's arrest, surveillance
on his subordinates increased.Copy !req
292. But one could call
that a two-edged sword.Copy !req
293. The appearance of
surveillance teams...Copy !req
294. alerted them to the drastic
change in the situation at hand.Copy !req
295. So the Man of
Steel has tripped, huh?Copy !req
296. You sure have
a lot of groupies.Copy !req
297. As if we needed to be waited on
hand-and-foot when we're retired.Copy !req
298. I'm honored.Copy !req
299. Is it true that Admiral
Yang's been arrested?Copy !req
300. Lt. Commander Greenhill...Copy !req
301. I mean,
Mrs. Yang, told me.Copy !req
302. It must be so.Copy !req
303. But he hasn't been
charged publicly.Copy !req
304. What kind
of excuse is...Copy !req
305. Dammit.
"That..."Copy !req
306. Yes, that's correct.Copy !req
307. Those with authority can rewrite the meaning
of "justice" in their dictionaries, as they please.Copy !req
308. But if they execute
Admiral Yang now...Copy !req
309. the lingering, unwavering,
anti-Imperial sentiments will explode.Copy !req
310. They must know this.Copy !req
311. I think the Imperial Fleet is waiting
for precisely that to happen.Copy !req
312. In other words...Copy !req
313. they want to use this opportunity to
deal with all of the anti-Imperialists?Copy !req
314. With Admiral Yang
as the bait.Copy !req
315. Dammit.
How underhanded.Copy !req
316. But will the Alliance government
be so easily deceived?Copy !req
317. About that...Copy !req
318. This trap
may be sneaky...Copy !req
319. but I think there are people in the
government who can see through it.Copy !req
320. But the true
sneakiness of this trap...Copy !req
321. is that it'll spring,
because there's no other choice.Copy !req
322. I see...Copy !req
323. If the Alliance refuses, then it's in
violation of the Treaty of Barlat...Copy !req
324. and it'll become
an excuse for war.Copy !req
325. I see!
That's it!Copy !req
326. The only choice the
Alliance government has...Copy !req
327. is to not give the Imperial
Fleet a chance to intervene...Copy !req
328. and execute Admiral Yang
themselves, with their own hands!Copy !req
329. Well done.Copy !req
330. Anyway, this is the scenario
that the government has penned.Copy !req
331. Here, there's this bunch
of anti-Imperial agitators.Copy !req
332. They don't understand the labor and the
worries the Alliance government suffers...Copy !req
333. preventing the Empire from
completely subjugating us...Copy !req
334. and instead keep trumpeting
the cause of democracy.Copy !req
335. Those men would raise the national
hero, Admiral Yang, above them...Copy !req
336. and plot to topple the
current Alliance government...Copy !req
337. in order to challenge the
Empire, damn the consequences.Copy !req
338. But, as a disciple of democracy...Copy !req
339. Admiral Yang refuses to use
violence to topple the government.Copy !req
340. The angered agitators treat Admiral Yang
as a traitor, and want to murder him.Copy !req
341. When the Alliance forces rushed in, they
were able to exterminate the agitators...Copy !req
342. but they were unable
to save Admiral Yang.Copy !req
343. The Admiral becomes an important sacrifice,
for the preservation of his nation's principles.Copy !req
344. What do you think? A thoroughly
thought-out scenario, isn't it?Copy !req
345. If so, what should we, who have the honor
of being called the agitators' leaders, do?Copy !req
346. Oh, so you're thinking
the same thing I am?Copy !req
347. That we play that role
in their scenario.Copy !req
348. Of course I do.Copy !req
349. Those bastards would even use
Admiral Yang like something disposable.Copy !req
350. Of course they would think to
make use of us, his subordinates.Copy !req
351. That bunch suspects that we're discussing
rebellion against the government, right now.Copy !req
352. More correctly, they hope
that we're doing just that.Copy !req
353. If so, then it's our duty
not to fail them at our role.Copy !req
354. You're not thinking of starting
to move tonight, are you?Copy !req
355. There's no going back.
Are you prepared?Copy !req
356. I'm single.
I have no regrets.Copy !req
357. I'm completely unfettered.Copy !req
358. You're the same way, right?Copy !req
359. I have a daughter.Copy !req
360. A daughter?Copy !req
361. You have a daughter?Copy !req
362. She'll be fifteen
soon it seems.Copy !req
363. But you're single...Copy !req
364. I guess that's
to be expected.Copy !req
365. Do you know her name?Copy !req
366. She took her mother's maiden
name - Katerose von Kreuzer.Copy !req
367. They tell me that
people call her Karin.Copy !req
368. From her mother's name, she must have
been like you - an exile from the Empire.Copy !req
369. Probably, I guess.Copy !req
370. "Probably?"
You don't remember?Copy !req
371. How can I remember
every single one?Copy !req
372. Remembering the shameless way I behaved
back then, when I was nineteen? Twenty?Copy !req
373. Did you break
out in a sweat?Copy !req
374. No, I prefer not
to think about it.Copy !req
375. Back then, those creatures called
"females" really did look so fresh.Copy !req
376. How did you come to
know you had a daughter?Copy !req
377. Before the Battle of Vermillion, she wrote
me a letter to say that her mother had died.Copy !req
378. Even though I hadn't taken
responsibility as a father...Copy !req
379. it seemed like she
wanted me to know about her.Copy !req
380. Ever met her?Copy !req
381. There was no return
address on the letter.Copy !req
382. You could look for her.Copy !req
383. And what would looking
around for her accomplish?Copy !req
384. Do I tell her, "your mother
was a babe," when I meet her?Copy !req
385. This is the police!Copy !req
386. You in the car, pull over!Copy !req
387. You're not speeding, are you?Copy !req
388. We're on autopilot.
We can't be speeding.Copy !req
389. So here they come.Copy !req
390. You in the car, pull over!Copy !req
391. I thought so.Copy !req
392. You in the car! Pull over!Copy !req
393. They're telling us to pull
over. What shall we do?Copy !req
394. I like giving orders, but I
don't care for taking them.Copy !req
395. What a manly man you are.Copy !req
396. Now you're officially DUI.Copy !req
397. This time, you are
violating the law.Copy !req
398. Oh, dear. More of the country's
precious treasury, down the drain.Copy !req
399. They say that one should speed
cautiously, but brake hard.Copy !req
400. U.C. 799...Copy !req
401. July 22nd, of the first year
of the New Imperial Calendar.Copy !req
402. The scheme that opened with
the arrest of Yang Wenli...Copy !req
403. had already gone beyond what the
conspirators originally planned for...Copy !req
404. and was about to quickly degrade
into something momentous...Copy !req
405. that would shake
the galaxy.Copy !req
406. Tomiyama Kei
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Shiozawa KanetoCopy !req
407. Hazama Michio
Inoue Kazuhiko
Naya Goroh
Watanabe Takeshi
Horiuchi KenyuuCopy !req
408. Meguro Ryuichi
Tachiki Fumihiko
Naka Hiroshi
Aizawa Masaki
Tsuboi TomohiroCopy !req
409. Kayumi Iemasa
Kimotsuki Kaneta
Yara YuusakuCopy !req
410. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
411. Led by Schenkopp, the
Rosenritter rise up in arms...Copy !req
412. kidnap Minister Lebello,
and demand Yang's release.Copy !req
413. For Lennenkanpt, who was
awaiting the chance to intervene...Copy !req
414. it was an unbeatable excuse.Copy !req
415. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 61Copy !req
416. Invitation to an OperaCopy !req
417. Next time on Legend of the
Galactic Heroes, Episode 61:Copy !req
418. One more page to the
history of the galaxy.Copy !req