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