Galaxy Calendar 799 years
Empire Calendar 490 years
5th May, 22:40
The cannon of Yang's fleet,
has Lohengramm's flagship, Brunehild...
surrounded within the firing range.
Marshal, an emergency letter from the capital Heinessen.
To cease-fire unconditionally?
What are those fellows at Heinessen up to?
We won almost every battle.
No, we will definitely win.
We are so close...
to winning.
Why do they want us to cease fire at this point of time?
What happen?
The Alliance has stopped moving forward.
And
they propose to cease-fire.
Commander, I need to talk to you.
I know what you have in mind,
So you don't have to say a word.
If that's the case,
Allow me to confirm it.
Alright.
Ignore the Government's instruction and command a
full-scale attack. You will get 3 things in return.
Firstly Lohengramm's life.
Secondly the Universe,
And lastly the history of the future.
Please make up your mind.
Only when you move on,
The history can be on the right track.
This sounds good.
But it's not my style.
Command the troop to retreat.
Major Greenhill.
Yes Sir.
This is ridiculous.
What happen?
Just one more step to victory,
Why do they give up this breezy victory?
There must be a reason behind it. It has to
trace back to what happened at lon Fazekath 3 days ago.
Ion Fazekath.
Calling the approaching object,
This is Mittermeier from the Empire Fleet,
Stays there or we shall attack!
We are family I would like to see the Commander.
Empire's High Speed Cruiser
Miss Mariendorf.
Why are you here?
Are you saying that
it will be too late to rush to Vermillion?
Yes.
Even with the speed of Gale Wolf,
We won't be able to save Lohengramm.
What would you like me to do then?
I see that you have a good solution, haven't you?
From here to Vermillion,
One ship is fine,
But to navigate the entire fleet,
It takes at least 4 days.
Today is 2nd May,
Upon arrival it will be 6th May.
Before I came here,
I observed the situation at Vermillion closely.
The fierce attack of Alliance is unusual.
If this is to continue,
When you reached the battle field on the 6th May,
It will be too late.
But to get to Heinessen, the Capital of the Alliance,
Takes only 2 days.
And Alliance has channeled all it's military strength
to Vermillion,
The capital is defenseless,
We can march in to capture the Alliance Government,
And make them command Yang to cease fire.
I get what you mean,
Reinforcement need not to be at the battle field.
In fact, I proposed this to Lohengramm,
But he rejected.
To him it will only be meaningful to win at the battle field.
I agree that this is a right value,
But if we lose, we lose everything.
Has Lohengramm thought about the possibility of losing?
Yes.
If this situation is to continue,
It may become Lohengramm's
first and last battle.
I understand that.
But Miss, there is another problem,
Will Yang obey the command to cease fire?
From his point of view,
The victory is just around the corner,
Why should he give up and cease fire?
Moreover, if the Government disintegrates,
he can seize control easily,
Don't you agree?
I thought of that too.
But I believe Yang will obey the command.
If he is interested in taking over,
He could have done it long ago.
But he let those chances slipped,
And choose to be remain as a soldier guarding the boundary.
To Yang, there may be things that are more important than power.
And it's not just words,
We can sense it easily.
He is very remarkable man.
Although I know that this is despicable,
We do not have a choice.
But, he may change his mind
and ignore the command.
As this is a very good chance,
it is very tempting.
Yes, I must say this is possible.
But because of this possibility,
You feel that my plan is not worth trying?
No, I got it.
Miss Mariendorf,
We will carry out your plan.
There is no other choice.
Thank you very much. I am very grateful to you.
But I can't do this alone,
I believe you understand why.
I understand, instead of going to save Lohengramm,
You attacked Heinessen alone.
They may suspect that you are politically ambitious.
Who do you intend to share the credit with?
It is easier to contact people from the nearby Galaxy.
A strong and trustworthy man,
None other than Oscar von Reuentahl.
Miss, do you have any objection?
No, I think he is the right choice.
We will settled on it then.
But what will Commander Oscar von Reuentahl think?
Will it turn into a civil war for the Empire Fleet?
Bayerlein, you're really imaginative.
Oscar von Reuentahl is a good friend of mine.
I am not someone who can befriend
an unreasonable person for 10 years.
You have the freedom to let your thoughts run wild,
But this will only lead to unnecessary misunderstanding.
You have to be careful.
Yes, I am sorry. I am too careless.
Get the fleet to be in first-degree combat readiness.
What happened?
To prevent enemy's attack is the duty of a soldier.
We are now at enemy's territory,
Not in a village school.
We can't do things like taking a nap behind a teacher's back.
Yes, I am sorry. I will pass the command now.
But to be frank,
I think this is too much.
The troop of Bayerlein, is situated next to
Mittermeier's fleet
Has suddenly adopt a high level of combat readiness.
I wonder if there is an emergency?
Reporting, a call from Commander Mittermeier.
Get connected.
I see,
So if I reject this proposal,
and try to stop it Mittermeier will fight at all cost.
I don't think it's from Mittermeier,
It's that inexperienced Bayerlein
trying to be smart.
Is my decision very foolish?
It allows those with ambition and ability
to realize the existence of a good opportunity.
Since we can't save the master by rushing to the battlefield,
Even a weakling will start to have funny ideas.
I anticipate that If we can't return in time...
Although they are known as the Twin Towers of Empire,
I did not choose Commander Oscar von Reuentahl
but Commander Mittermeier,
when I considered the choice for this proposal.
It is partly because I sense the hidden threats.
Alright then,
I shall follow Lady Mariendorf's plan too.
I support the idea of attacking Heinessen.
I will go over to you to discuss the details.
Of course, that will be after the troops have assemble.
If we ask Mittermeier to come over,
That impulsive Bayerlein
may think that I am holding Mittermeier as hostage,
And get over reacted.
No point forcing them.
Mittermeier and Oscar von Reuentahl
The two walls of Empire Fleet,
Leading more than 30000 ships,
Moving towards Heinessen, the capital of Alliance.
This happened on 5th May.
This is Mittermeier, the Admiral of Reich Empire Fleet.
Your air space is now under our control.
I would like to make peace with you to
stop all military activities.
Drop your weapons,
Or I shall launch a full-scale attack
at Heinessen.
You have 3 hours to consider.
We shall have some entertainment first.
That's enough.
The so called ruler,
Will not frown
at the destruction of his people's home.
But they may freak out
if the Government sector is destroyed.
So you are trying to leave the civilians alone?
Yes, for I was a civilian too.
Commander, can we pass a message? That if they surrender,
the highest rank officer will not be accused.
By doing that,
We provide them with a direction.
This is discouraging,
But I guess what you said is right,
I will pass the message.
I decided to
accept the Empire's proposal.
They are planning on a full-scale attack,
We have no choice.
Sir,
Am I dismiss officially?
I don't think so.
If that's the case,
The authority to cease fire
still lies with me,
We can't do that.
You have no rights to abuse the system of the Republic,
You have no rights to destroy its value and history too.
Are you
trying to destroy the Democracy
which Ale Heinessen spent two and a half century to achieve?
You speak well, Alain.
Maybe you have forgotten, but I remember clearly.
When you wanted me to make you a minister,
You brought me an expensive silver pot.
I remember this incident well.
And the way you collected
the donations and rebates from the organizations...
While distributing the election fund,
How much have you taken to buy a villa?
When you went traveling on public fund,
How many times have you brought your mistress along.
I know all these well.
You are right. I'm indeed a lousy politician.
It's for you that I am who I am.
I owe all these to you,
But that's precisely why I don't want
to see you leaving a bad name in the history.
Please reconsider.
If Lohengramm dies,
The fleet will return to Empire.
When they start to fight over the throne,
Commander Yang can rebuild our defence.
All problems will be solved,
And our next leader will help him.
Yang.
think about it,
If that stupid Yang did not lose
the necklace of Artemis that watches over our planet,
We could protect ourselves couldn't we?
It's Yang that cause our downfall.
What is he?
To me, he's just a fool.
Iserlohn Fortress, the Necklace of Artemis.
Didn't you realise?
No matter how powerful it is.
What's most important is the person using it.
Yang has highlighted the danger of it several time.
But you refuse to listen.
Who are responsible for the present situation?
In such a difficult time,
Yang is trying so hard to revive the situation,
Do you still want to hinder him?
In exchange of your safety.
I guess,
the Alliance is falling apart.
Politician playing power games,
Soldiers are like what we saw at Amlitzer,
Indulging in gambling.
And even the citizens are leaving the politics to the politicians.
They have no interest in taking part.
They cried for Democracy,
But are too lazy to work for it.
If an authority fall apart, it's Government's fault,
But if Democracy fall apart it's the responsibility of the citizens.
Have you finish with your speech?
You are right, the time for speech should end,
It's time for action.
Listen to me, Chairman Truniht.
I am going to stop you at all cost.
Commander, don't get work up!
This is a revolution!
what happen?
Disciples of Earth Sect.
Lock them up.
How's the situation at capital?
It's attacked by the Empire Fleet...
They have surrendered.
Those slaves of a conquered nation,
Putting their hands high up and crying for help.
What will happen to the Alliance?
What will happen to it?
Of course becomes part of the Empire.
They may allow us to go autonomy.
But it's only formality.
And it will not be for long.
What's next? How would I know!
Go and ask Lohengramm yourself! That blond chap!
He is going to be our master.
We are the righteous one.
Why are we lowering ourselves to
beg for their mercy?
What's wrong with this world?
This is the Government's decision.
Yes! The Government betrays us!
They betrayed the citizen's trust and expectation!
They are a bunch of traitors!
We don't have to obey the command of a traitor.
Yes, we don't have to listen to them.
But my family is in Heinessen.
If we refuse to surrender,
They will suffer a full-scale attack,
That's why the Government agrees to surrender,
My family...
Hey you! What are you talking about?
Let's go and talk to Yang,
May he stands firm with the justice,
And not to obey this unreasonable command.
How about that?
Yes, you are right, let's do it.
Yes... Let's go and look for Yang.
Let's go and plead him. Let's go and look for Marshal.
Vice Admiral Schenkopp.
Since you are willing to see me,
I have something to look forward to,
It means we share the same view.
You feel that Commander Yang
should ignore the command from the Government.
Vice Admiral, I understand how you feel,
But if we do this,
We will set a very bad example.
If we allow a commander to act according to own judgement,
Ignoring the instructions from the Government,
The most important thing about Democracy,
The role as the representative of the people to control
the defence will not work.
Do you think Commander Yang set this example?
Let me ask you, if the Government
command the army to kill the defenceless civilians,
Should the soldiers obey?
Of course not.
This is inhuman.
Before I become a soldier,
Whenever the pride of an individual is being questioned,
We must first consider we are a human.
In times like that, we should disobey the Government.
But in all other situation,
When we are the soldiers of a democratic country,
We should listen to the Government.
Otherwise,
From the view of humanity,
We will be blamed for misbehaving.
Child, no. First Lieutenant Julian Mintz.
You are right.
I understand what you mean.
But I still have to say it.
Yes, I fully understand.
Commander Yang is not politically ambitious,
He may not have the ability too.
But unlike Truniht who makes the country his possession,
Treating political power as an ornament,
And betrays the citizen's expectation,
Yang will never do all that.
True.
Commander Yang may not be as capable
as some of the great politicians.
He may be way behind,
But now the object of comparison is Truniht.
I agree.
But Truniht is the leader voted by the citizens.
It's the result of illusion.
But to correct this illusion,
It has to be done by the people,
And it takes time.
As a professional soldier,
We must not correct the citizens' mistakes by force.
Or it will be like the revolution two years ago,
The country will be led by soldiers,
The army controls the town.
The Empire may wants Yang's life
in exchange for peace.
If the Government agrees and sentence Yang to death,
What shall we do then?
Do we have to obey passively?
We can't allow this to happen. But we have to
Iisten to the Government's instruction, don't we?
That's the problem of Commander, and this is my problem.
I don't want to be under the Government of Lohengramm.
I only listen to
Commander Yang.
As Commander has accepted the command,
I have to accept too.
Julian Mintz maybe I sound rude,
But you have really grown up.
I should look up to you,
Learn to accept things that I cannot change.
But there are things that we shouldn't give in.
This is exactly what you said.
I see Lohengramm is fine...
Lady Mariendorf.
Your wisdom surpass what a fleet can do.
I hope you can continue to work for Lohengramm,
Contributing your outstanding wisdom.
You flatter me.
This is only possible with your help.
As two of Lohengramm's most capable assistants,
Please continue to assist him too.
To be frank,
I didn't expect things to go so well,
It's too perfect.
I didn't expect the Alliance to be so useless.
You are right.
I was worried that if the ruler of Alliance disregard
his own life, and reject us. what shall we do then?
I was so worried.
This sounds weird. But they are very useless.
The country that took one billion people to build after a century,
Was destroyed by one man in a day.
This is what happen when a country perish.
Goldenbaum Dynasty of the Empire, Phezzan,
and the Free Planet Alliance.
We witness them all.
The extinction of these three party that controlled the universe.
I can't remember who said this,
The future historian will be very jealous of us.
We have to cease fire as this is the decision of the Government.
But as soldiers of Free Planet Alliance,
If you plan to sacrifice Merkatz in exchange for your own safety,
I will not accept such selfish act.
Schneider.
Merkatz,
Lieutenant Schneider is right.
Please leave my fleet.
I can't predict the future.
But Lieutenant Schneider is right,
Alliance Government may hand you over to Empire.
This is highly possible.
I belong to the Alliance,
I have to entertain those fools.
But you are not oblige to do so,
If you don't leave this sinking ship,
I will be having a headache.
Please bring along some ships,
of course together with other resources.
As a failure,
It's not possible for Alliance to keep its military strength.
Since they will be destroyed by the Empire Fleet,
Why don't we hide them?
We can report that they are destroyed...
or exploded.
It's difficult for them to check.
I am very grateful to you, Commander Yang.
But you are staying to bear the responsibility alone,
Do you think I am going to let that happen?
I know you are going to say this.
But, Admiral Merkatz,
I am not asking you to enjoy yourself elsewhere.
In fact I've an unreasonable plan.
I hope to keep the best portion of
Alliance for the future.
Please do me this favor.
In short, like the Legend of Robin Hood,
I hope you can lead the Merrymen of the Sherwood Forest.
Great, I agree! The freedom of
Free Planet Alliance is meant to be independent,
I don't want to be part of the Empire.
It is just as unattractive as a woman without her pride.
I am willing to follow Admiral Merkatz.
If Captain Schenkopp allows, I would like to go with you.
I am a deserter too,
I will never surrender to the Empire.
Please allow me to follow Admiral Merkatz.
But
personally,
I hope that one day Commander Yang
can be our chief commander again.
As long as you are around,
The Rosen Ritters will follow you.
This is the first step to monarchy,
Pledging loyalty not to the country nor the Government,
But to individual. This is bad.
So Caselnes what do you intend to do?
I will be staying,
In fact I must stay. The Empire Fleet
will get suspicious if too many officers disappear.
I will stay with Commander Yang.
I guess this is the only way.
But as the key person, Admiral Merkatz,
What's your decision?
When I first came here I've handed everything to you,
If that's what you want me to do,
I will be more than willing to do it.
Thank you very much.
I will count on you.
Alright, since we've decided, let's get prepared.
If we drag on,
The Empire Fleet might catch up with us,
And we'll be stuck.
Let's go.
Alright, let's go.
I am sorry, Frederica.
If I see others doing similar thing,
I will think he's a big fool.
But this is how I am brought up.
I know by doing so,
I will bring trouble to the one I love.
I really don't know,
If you are right or wrong.
But there's one thing I am very sure of.
I like everything you do and
every decision that you make.
He let me win the battle.
I see...
This is so disgraceful,
The victory I got is given to me by the enemy.
I am like a beggar.
Galaxy Calendar 799 years
Empire Calendar 490 years
5th May 22:40
The Vermillion's battle that lasted for 12 days
has finally come to an end.
The Empire Fleet suffer a 87.2% lose,
Casualty of 72%.
Alliance's fleet suffer a 81.6% lose,
Casualty of 73.7%.
This battle took away 25 million lives,
It is indeed a tough match.
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As they have stopped battling,
Yang and Lohengramm is meeting for the first time.
After Lohengramm captured Alliance, he returned
to the Empire... to assume the throne.
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