Do you want me to get your sister?
Emperor Reinhard is not feeling well.
Galaxy Year 801 New Empire Year 3, 22 February
The fever has finally subsided.
No, I just need the Empress to be with me.
Don't trouble sister to come over.
I think it'll be better to get her,
since she's in Phezzan now.
Reinhard's sister, Annerose is now stationed in Phezzan.
When she heard that Reinhard was running a temperature,
Annerose came to the palace immediately.
However, she did not get to see her brother. Instead, she
comforted Hilda and left for the hostel soon after.
The night of 22nd February.
The Empress sent a messenger to Annerose again.
The night of 23nd February.
Sister.
Don't get up.
Annerose finally got to see Reinhard in his bed.
Empress Hilda.
The Emperor belongs to you,
and you alone.
Do not leave him
nor abandon him. Please!
Annerose.
I am grateful for your concern,
But my brother no longer belongs to me.
That was a very long time ago.
Perhaps you thought that l abandoned your brother 3 years ago.
No, I never did.
No, you must not think of it that way.
Of course I know that my brother needs my consolation.
But I also need him to understand other things.
Is this what
you expected?
Has your wish come true?
Hilda,
I hope you understand what I mean.
My brother and I've many memories.
But my brother's future lies in your hands.
No, I should say with all of you.
Although Emperor Reinhard's plan to lead the troops was stopped,
he didn't forget about the unrest and the soldiers of lserlohn
at all.
25 February.
Emperor Reinhard summoned Military Minister Oberstein,
and ordered him to take over the all duties and go to Heinessen
to suppress the disorderly behavior.
The list of accompanying officers for the trip Heinessen,
was announced the very next day.
Why? Why is it that I've to obey
Oberstein's orders on the battlefield?
I can handle my own failure.
But I don't wish to be responsible for his failure as well!
That fellow is really idling away in the military office.
He might as well die on the military desk.
If Kircheis was still alive, a lot
of unhappiness would have been avoided.
Why do all the good have to die young?
When Mittermeier heard the deployment order,
He was on his way back from the fortress.
Is Oberstein going to new territories?
I have nothing to say since it's an lmperial order.
But...
I pity those people in the New Territories.
Oberstein is bound to give them
a hard time.
Let's not talk about that.
How is the situation at lserlohn?
Reuentahl and the other 2 commanders
are already under the control of Marshal Oberstein.
My god! Who is the unlucky chap?
It's hard to say.
It is not easy for the Military Minister to order Reuentahl...
around like that.
This means that half of the Empire's eight best Admirals
are with the Marshal on Heinessen.
Except for Oberstein,
I would like to meet with the other 3.
Planet Heinessen
Heinessen is in a turmoil during this period.
The news of lserlohn's army defeating the Empire army
could not be contained in the Empire's secret information system
and spreaded among the people of Heinessen.
Long live the Republic! Long live Yang Wenli!
Anyone who hears this will usually keep quiet and shrug,
but the people of Heinessen took the matter seriously.
As a result,
Wahlen retreated his troops from the corridor of lserlohn
to avoid conflicts with the excited people.
He stayed in the Gandera solar system.
There, he lay quietly in wait for the arrival of Phezzan's troops.
Iserlohn Fortress
On the other hand, at lserlohn,
there is an awakening from the victorious atmosphere.
They cannot indulge in celebrating an incomplete victory.
Their situation does not look good.
Congratulations, Kaitlin!
I refer to your safe return, not the outcome of war.
Thank you, Miss Frederica.
How old are you, Kaitlin?
I'm already 17 years old.
You are really very impressive.
When I was 17,
I was still in the lower level of the military school.
The training posed a problem for me.
You've no experience of war but you succeeded nonetheless.
I am like a child then as compared to you now.
I am still a child and
I am aware of that.
I do not like others to tell me that,
but I do know that I am still a child.
Kaitlin is very frank with Frederica.
She hopes that she can be as frank
with other people.
She never even considered this when she first arrived at lserlohn.
Is this change due to her maturing?
Or is it because she has given in?
She has no idea herself.
Frederica is really capable. She handles everything so well.
There's something which I do not understand though.
Is she going to leave the body of Yang Wenli as it is forever?
I did try asking her.
But she did not give me a straightforward answer.
Actually, Frederica wishes to bring her husband's body
back to Heinessen for burial.
Heinessen?
While lserlohn may be the place for him to eat and sleep,
he feels that it is not the place for him to rest in peace eternally.
That explains it.
That's right. I understand how she must feel.
But it may be a long while before she
is able to bury his body in Heinessen.
Is that so?
Oldence, you...
I hope you're not going to give some meaningless philosophical talk
What philosophical talk?
A philosophical talk is...
Take for example...
When you've grown up someday,
you might say to a boy, I know about this matter...
Words of such
will frighten others.
This is Mother's philosophy.
Oldence, you...
Tonight's dinner smells good.
There's also garlic bread and onion salad.
Would you like some beer or wine?
Wine please.
Iserlohn is impenetrable.
But it is unsuitable to maintain is as
an isolated political region.
For starters, the ratio of men and women is imbalanced.
More importantly, being in a position of strategic defense,
tight security is called for.
Yang Wenli said so himself.
But, being too obedient to lserlohn,
will cause the downfall of the Republican Government.
What should we do to break this bottleneck?
The news that Marshal Oberstein has been sent to Heinessen,
has reached lserlohn as well.
Oberstein portrays the image
of a person who is extremely sharp.
Oh? Have you met him?
No. But I remember when I was young,
I tagged along with my mother on the streets of the Empire.
A sad looking kid approached us then.
I stuck my tongue out at him.
Now that I recall, that person might be Oberstein.
If I had known then, I would've thrown a stone at him.
He would not be able to stir up trouble today.
Schenkopp, I can't help but feel
he had the same thoughts then too.
Why do you think that?
Nothing, it's just that when l was still in my mother's womb,
a Empire citizen...
What?
Stop kidding me!
Marshal Oberstein,
is a cold person by nature and he is
skilled in trickery.
Since he has come here, he will not rely on skills alone.
He may have some tricks up his sleeves.
It's hard to tell.
Julian,
If Oberstein gives up Heinessen,
what do you intend to do?
I...
Is it possible?
Strategically speaking,
the Empire army has no reason to hold onto Heinessen.
Even if they do hand it over to the republican,
they may send their troops to take it back anytime.
It is different from lserlohn.
It's not an impenetrable place.
That's true.
Why don't we use Heinessen as a bait to lure them here?
It would probably be more effective.
If the Empire army hands over the right to deploy troops,
the people of Heinessen will take us back with joy.
But we cannot ignore this matter.
If it is really the case, we might
be reluctant to go back then.
We'll be burning the ropes at both ends.
Looks like we've got to strike first.
Let's take the first cue,
before the enemy does.
An idea just struck me.
The laser disk at Earth Sect records all the evil plots.
Can we use it as a negotiation tool?
We'll tell the Empire army...
to give us a planet as compensation.
What do you think?
You want to exchange data for a planet?
Emperor Reinhard will never do such a thing.
We'll have to find a stake that is better and more apt
to negotiate with the arrogant Emperor.
What do you think we should do then? What do you say, Commander?
I still think we should make use of military power to win.
Alright. It's decided then. We shall take action now.
Not only are you optimistic, you're lucky too.
When wooing pretty girls, we should
take the initiative to talk to them.
Yes, yes, yes.
But on the other hand, we are unable to
go too far from lserlohn to fight.
What should we do?
Let's see how things are first.
But,
there is no enticement for me on Earth.
There was in the past, not the future.
Earth is not the place to live in the future.
14th of March,
Emperor Reinhard celebrated his 25th birthday.
The emperor's birthday is a big day in the Empire.
All the soldiers and Admirals will get a holiday along with some money
Due to health concerns of Emperor, the rare tour has to be cancelled.
Annerose has specially send over a religious painting
by a famous painter.
The plants on it signify the everlasting love between couples
and also longevity. It conveys
the good wishes that Annerose has for her brother and his wife.
When Reinhard left his bed,
someone else's illness worsens.
I really cannot tell that you're such a sentimental person.
What do you mean?
It's about that woman, Kohlrausch.
You allowed her to see Reuentahl for the last time, right?
Where is that woman now?
Who knows... somewhere.
I understand your anxiety.
Your health is deteriorating.
However,
creating a resource leakage and a communication confusion
will not help matters.
The transport station issue is already a failure.
Even if I lose that, there is still the need to fight it out.
This year is the time.
It looks like you're getting weaker.
You wouldn't say such things in the past.
Your ability to express yourself has weaken.
Back then, you would've say something with more impact.
How many years ago was that?
We were both very young at the time.
You were working in the self-governed firm as a clerk
and I sang and danced for a living,
hoping to get into the higher society.
Do you intend to betray me like you betrayed Rupert?
Rupert fought his enemy till death.
What about you? Do you have the guts...
to take Emperor Reinhard head-on?
After you die, how are you
going to deal with Emperor Reinhard?
Whether you fought with him or cowardly escaped,
all these would be decided by others.
You will not have the ability to protest to these criticisms.
Mar, 20
Oberstein and his men have arrived at Heinessen.
I do not fear death at all.
But I am reluctant to involve Oberstein.
If you want me to die with him,
I would rather push him out of the car to Wagner.
Hush, you're too loud.
All the generations in our family have been well-disciplined.
We are loud in our praises,
and even louder in our criticisms.
I am just following our family practice.
Alright, I know, I know.
Upon arrival, Oberstein visited the residence of the late Reuentahl
Bittenfeld and Muller went to a hotel near the airport...
to set up a makeshift quarter and didn't follow the military minister
Oberstein did not request the 2 to accompany him.
As he is anxious to solve the problem,
he does not require the help of these 2 men.
From the next day onwards (the 21st),
a sudden and extreme change occurred in Heinessen.
The Military Minister sent his land army
to arrest all dangerous characters.
Hwan Lewi, who used to be the human resource committee chairman,
Commander Murai, who used to hold an important position with Yang
The one who used to be in the first and second army,
Commander Paeta
The former principal of the Empire university,
and also the political consultant, Professor Olliveira.
In total, 5000 people identified as dangerous and arrested.
Anyone who had assumed important posts in the Free Alliance
were all deemed suspicious and arrested.
This is what they call the Oberstein clearance.
What is Oberstein really thinking?
I have absolutely no idea.
Do you understand his orders then?
No, I don't.
I feel that...
Those fellows are Democratic Republicans.
Let them say whatever they want.
Anyway, what they say might not come true at all.
If we put all the political criminals and ideology criminals
together, our capacity to for common criminals will decrease.
People will worry about the safety of the planet.
That's right.
If Oberstein thinks that violence is enough to maintain social
stability, then he is really useless.
But, from the point of stability,
we have absolutely no reason to defy him.
I feel that we should focus
on attacking lserlohn.
Wahlen will come here from Planet Gandera.
That's right.
But would Oberstein
really speak of having the war?
I'm not sure either.
If we should really go to war, I'll be fighting it in my own way.
I'll not take Oberstein's orders.
So it was. Until the end of March,
Though the military minister and the other three,
were on the same planet, they did not
meet up with one another. Each busy with their own missions.
Then, on the afternoon of 1 April, the party of
3 went to the Admiral's residence to look for Oberstein.
Military Minister, I have something to ask you.
Speak, Bittenfeld.
But please be brief and reasonable.
Alright, pardon me for being direct then.
According to the rumours that have been spreading among my troops
the reason you arrested so many political criminals,
is because you wish to use them as
hostages to force lserlohn to surrender.
Our army possess strong abilities.
I don't think we need to stoop that low.
I would like you to confirm the truth of this matter.
Please answer me.
You are questioning me because of a rumour? This is really unexpected
Does that mean it's not true then?
I didn't say that.
You mean to say you had that idea in mind?
To use the hostages to force lserlohn to open up?
You...
The romantic idea of military is useless in these times.
Rather to sacrifice the lives of a million soldiers, isn't better to
take a million political criminals and secure a bloodless victory?
I believe this choice is definitely correct.
What would happen to the good name of the Empire then?
Name?
For example, our troops will be
sufficient to attack lserlohn.
Besides, we have Muller and Wahlen.
With their 40, 000-strong army,
we do not need to employ such means.
We should rely on our real strength to destroy them.
There is absolutely no problem.
Someone without any war experience is sprouting nonsense.
Do we use it as the basis for war tactics?
Moreover, the situation now can no longer be resolved by military
power. You said we've no war experience?
Calm down.
We have fought before Emperor Reinhard
and nearly died several times.
We have lost count of the strong enemy we defeated.
So why do you claim we have no war experience?
I am fully aware of your war experiences.
The 3 of you combined,
have enabled Yang Wenli to taste the sweetness of victory many times
It is not only me who is aware, but the enemies as well.
You foolish lads!
Stop! Don't do this!
Marshal.
Commander Muller.
Yes.
While Commander Bittenfeld ponders on his mistake behind closed doors,
you will take over the responsibility of overseeing the
Black Lancers. Will there be a problem?
Military Minister, pardon me.
I am okay.
But the Black Lancers may not accept it.
To them, their only commander is
Commander Bittenfeld and him alone.
Shouldn't Commander Muller have thought about this?
The Black Lancers belongs to the lmperial Empire and
is not Commander Bittenfeld's personal army.
You seem to be very confident.
To use the hostages to force the enemy to open the city gates,
will that arrogant Emperor agree to it?
Since the Emperor has sent us all the way here,
his intention
is clearly to fight an open war, isn't it?
Don't tell me you dare to disobey the Emperor's orders?
The Emperor's arrogance has caused millions of soldiers
to die in lserlohn.
The year before, when Yang Wenli left Heinessen to conquer lserlohn,
if not for this trick,
there would not be the loss of millions of lives.
The lmperial Empire does not belong to the Emperor alone.
The Empire army is also not the Emperor's personal army.
To be sacrifice meaninglessly for the Emperor's arrogance,
is it correct?
If we really do that, what difference is there from
the times of the his empire?
The Military Minister's idea should be correct.
But its aptitude of rightness,
will cause many people to hate him.
As the emperor's representative, I'm directing this to all of you.
This is the emperor's idea. If you've any objections,
you should convey it to the Emperor directly.
This theory is absolutely right.
But he was actively criticizing the Emperor just now.
Shortly after that,
he actually used the name of the Emperor to enhance his stand.
He is too much.
No, I think the 3 Commanders must also be thinking the same thing.
Then...
The matter is concluded.
See the 3 Commanders out. Rear Admiral Felner,
Yes.
As it is, the situation on Planet Heinessen
was getting uncontrollable and unpredictable.
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