Planet Heinessen
The incident thathappened on Planet Wassei...
soon spread to...
to Oscar von Reuentahl's ears on Planet Heinessen.
He was astonished at this news.
But others failed to notice it as he soon regained his composure.
Anyhow, His Majesty must be found as soon as possibe
so that he can be under our protection.
And, Admiral Grillpalzer should go to Wassei immediately to restore
Iaw and order there, and to find out the truth.
Oscar von Reuentahl didn't issue other orders.
He has a chance to save himself if he could guarantee Reinhard's
safety. If the Emperor came back to Phezzan,
Oscar von Reuentahl may be regarded as a traitor and...
sentenced to death by the Emperor.
The Emperor's decision aside.
It is unbearable for Oscar von Reuentahl...
to be considered as a traitor...
for what he has never done. Furthermore,
some scoundrel must be sowing discord between him and Reinhard.
Then, another news came to Reuentahl's ears.
Lutz is dead?
To Oscar von Reuentahl, this news suggests that he has no way out.
At least, Reuentahl thought so.
Your Excellency, what's the matter?
As you've heard, Bergengran...
it seems that I'll be the very first traitor,
in the Lohengramm Dynasty.
But, Sir,
there were some scandals the last time.
But this time you don't know what's going on at all.
You should report to His Majesty about this.
It's useless.
Your Excellency,
Besides, I'm innocent.
Why should I try so hard...
to explain to others?
How unreasonable!
Is it that all we get for going through hell and highwater!
Is this the unfair treatment?
Sir...
No, it's nothing to kneel down to His Majesty.
That goes without saying as I'm his subject.
But...
I have nothing to say if I am a traitor.
But I'm framed.
That is what I resent!
Right, Bergengran.
What are you going to do?
What? You mean...?
If you want to stay loyal to His Majesty,
you'd better kill me here.
Otherwise,
I may become a problem to His Majesty later.
In fact, I'm already one now.
There's only one way to go,
that is, to call on His Majesty without weapons.
You should report to His Majesty.
That you have nothing to do with this.
Bergengran,
His Majesty once suspected that I was a traitor.
He can't stand it to happen again.
I believe His Majesty has the same thoughts as me.
Regardless, suspicion is just a suspicion rather than a fact.
You should clarify the matter with His Majesty.
You should try to explain to him.
Bergengran,
It's not a problem for me to call on His Majesty alone.
But on my way or before my arrival can you guarantee I'll be alive?
The Minister of Military Affairs or Minister of lnternal Affairs?
I'm in the blacklist of the Minister of Military Affairs.
If I die this way and will be ridiculed by the later generations.
I can't stand it.
In this case, it would be better to...
Anyway, if I'm really framed by someone,
it must be the Minister of lnternal Affairs in Phezzan.
A pest disguising as a human being, plotted to frame me.
But...
It doesn't matter even if it was not true.
Just let me take it this way.
I'll let it go if he were a good military plotter like Yang.
But it would be senseless for me to be manacled by
this scoundrel and spend the rest of my life like this.
Where is Truniht?
What do you want him for? Your Excellency?
He is of some use...
though not that much.
But because it's an aversion, we'd better settle it first.
But we need to pass on the message via the Chancellor.
What should we do?
No need.
I will tell Elzheimer later.
If it's Yang
he could have lived it out peacefully.
But he died without achieving his wish.
Only those who are bored with
peace still lead their lives.
God is unfair.
Viewing from a vicious point...
You!
You were born to bring us mishaps.
But
Maybe I'll have a family one day,
and live a happy and peaceful life.
The Reuentahl family ends in my generation.
Fortunately, I don't have siblings.
Neither do I've offspring who may cause trouble to later generations.
However, the Mittermeiers
always wish that they could have a child but failed.
But I said something which hurts.
At that time, Mittermeier didn't say anything.
But he understood my mind.
This time he does too.
But,
The current situation is different.
I didn't want children at all.
But I got one, right?
Treachery is not what I want, but it happened to me.
Ah
You're born to bring us misfortune.
You shouldn't come to this world at all!
People in their teens feel happy because...
they still don't know who they are.
Does this happen when they're drunk?
Or after they sober up?
Whichever? who knows.
Whichever it is,
it's happiest to be able to die in intoxication.
If you're intoxicated, it may be...
because you're in love with someone,
Or maybe because you stay loyal to someone.
I hate the rich nobles.
And I hope that it would die out.
But, I didn't want to destroy the aristocrats with my own hands.
Or rather, I dared not think so.
That guy is more than nine years younger than me.
When I knew that he aimed at usurping the throne of
Goldenbaum Dynasty, I was shocked.
The difference between the extraordinary and the common...
Iies in their goals.
So, I bet everything on this guy.
Your Majesty...
Mittermeier
How I wish that I could drink with you once more.
But I ruined the chance myself.
Mittermeier, my dear friend,
my dearest friend,
I believe that you would defend me...
at the risk of your own life.
But,
There's malice towering above your kindness,
which sowed discord between His Majesty and l.
For my own pride,
I must fight bravely!
If you have the confidence and consciousness to beat me down,
you're welcome to challenge me at any time.
Are you kidding...
Since I'll have to fight,
I'll do whatever I can!
To get victory,
I'll try my best!
Otherwise,
I would be too disrespectful...
towards His Majesty.
New Capital Phezzan
The news of Marshal Oscar von Reuentahl's treachery
astonishes many well-known admirals in the Reich Empire.
But some are not surprised. They think that
such an aspiration is in line with Reuentahl's and talent.
And Oscar von Reuentahl indeed impresses people so.
Of course others refuse to believe that.
Or rather, they can't and are unwilling to believe so.
This kind of nonsense,
is like the frost of this year,
I thought they have disappeared in the early spring.
But it's not so.
Are you the kind of people who cheer on snowing in summer?
I agree that last time the rumor was unfounded.
But this time it is true.
Even if Marshal Reuentahl has nothing to do with the matter,
he neglected his duty...
in protecting His Majesty.
Mittermeier suppresses his feelings and devotes
himself to the responsibility as a commander of Star fleet.
Anyhow, the most important thing is to protect His Majesty.
Impossible...
Tell me it's not true!
Reuentahl!
Yor Excellency, you seemed to be in a bad mood.
What do you want me to do?
Please do me a favor.
I hope you are able to help me.
Just tell me what I can do for you.
Well, there's something I've been desiring to ask you.
I remember what you proposed.
In your life,
you've been doing things which are censured by others in order to
promote the healthy development of the democratic politics.
Your purpose in doing so is to warn the latter generations,
right?
Marshal Reuentahl is indeed Marshal Reuentahl.
Your are able to see through me so soon.
I appreciate it.
What!
Just kidding.
I don't have the interest to pretend that I'm a martyr.
I feel sorry for what I've done.
I did those things for myself.
This guy corrupted the system of Democracy and Republic...
so much so that nothing left.
And now,
is he going to greedily invade as he did before?
Lock this rat up in a proper place.
He's nothing but a rat who can speak like a human being.
If he kept talking nonsense,
you should keep away from him!
We can use him as some stage property.
Before that don't starve him to death.
And don't forget to feed him forage.
Your Excellency.
Send a messenger to lserlohn right away.
Let him convey the following:
If they could stop the Empire forces...
when they pass the lserlohn corridor
I would give them the old Alliance.
Don't be surprised.
What I want is the Empire.
Let the others have the old Alliance territory.
Sir.
Anyhow,
we can't invite military disadvantages, right?
Forestalling them will be all right.
If they want,
I could give them the chopped-off head of Truniht,
the guy who betrayed the democratic politics.
Oscar von Reuentahl
is a great talent who has a bold vision.
Whether as an army commander,
or as a governor of a vast territory,
even as a prime minister,
he brings his talent into perfect play.
But in this era,
there's one position which is not suitable for Reuentahl,
that is, the Emperor of the new Empire.
Think about it.
For the throne of the third generation
there's propably no one who has as talented and bold-visioned
as Reuentahl lserlohn Fortress
If he succeeded to the last throne,
he surely could restore law and order,
reorganize the country, suppress
the military mutiny, and protect the Empire and the people.
With his powerful leadership,
he could maintain a unshakeable centralized regime.
Compared with the most Emperors in Goldenbaum Dynasty,
he could be a great leader.
However,
in his Empire,
the capital city may still be Odin.
But an remarkable youngster in his times,
transferred the center of the universe to Phezzan.
Therefore,
Oscar von Reuentahl can only defend in an aggressive age.
How unfortunate is it...
for Oscar von Reuentahl to be...
born in the same times as Reinhard,
Or...
Julian Mintz dared not write further.
Because the news received so far...
is that Oscar von Reuentahl has rebelled,
and that the whereabouts of His Majesty is unknown.
As far as he is concerned,
he may have found some truth in this event...
which couldn't be expressed in theory.
After the event, Reinhard and his followers
rushed to Phezzan.
It being hard to tell friends from enemies,
they blocked the news and evaded from others.
On his way, Reinhard accidentally found out that Lutz was dead.
He sunk in deep thought.
He awarded Lutz posthumously as the Empire Marshal.
He may be unhappy about this,
but this is a penalty for not keeping his promise to me.
Planet Wassei
On the other hand, the man in charge of investigating the event,
Grillpalzer,
suppressed the rebellion in Wassei in mid Oct,
and successfully restored the order.
But the way he handled the matter was rather aggressive
More than two thousand officers and soldiers...
who refused to surrender were killed.
Later Grillpalzer found it not easy to come to a conclusion
in his accounting for the Emperor's
crisis.
Because no one knows of Vice Admiral Kisserling's whereabouts,
neither can anyone find his body.
Nothing can be confirmed at this moment.
But recently he suffered from drug toxication,
which can be confirmed from his surgeon's case history.
Why such a talented and qualified senior officer with important task
would reduced to being a drug addict?
This clue discontinued, too.
And the rumors from the soldiers are conflicting each other too.
Two commanders, Lutz and Muller, were brainwashed by the Earth Sect.
So they wanted to kill His Majesty.
We... We received the order from the superior.
We acted under orders to rescue His Majesty.
It's true!
But, among the dead,
it was found that more than ten person
carried the books and badges of Earth Sect.
It seems possible that it's a scheme of the Earth Sect.
But what is strange is why Grillpalzer...
didn't want it publicized when he found this.
After the incident, the Emperor and...
Wahlen's Flagship, Salamander
his followers were found and protected by the Salamander.
This happened on 29 October.
Lutz's death, plus the three weeks of evasion,
greatly hurt Emperor Reinhard's pride.
When in Wassei, Reinhard wanted very much to deny
that the chief plotter of the event was Oscar von Reuentahl.
But now his toleration has died out.
Galaxy Calender Year 800, New Empire Calender Year 2,
As Julian felt,
history was slipping down at a suprising speed...
towards the valley of tragedy.
In the Name of Pride
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Emperor Reinhard
actually ordered Mittermeier to deal with Reuentahl.
Forced into misery, Mittermeier...
went directly to the source of all problems.
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