Galaxy Year 801 New Empire Year 3, end of May
The Reich Empire and lserlohn are
on the brink of war.
But, those involved feel it's the
consequence of a previously employed strategy.
Iserlohn, please come in.
This is civilian spaceship New Century.
While escaping, we encountered a technical failure in the
power unit. We seek protection and help.
Iserlohn, please come in.
This is civilian spaceship New Century.
We have over 900 men and women who hope for liberty and freedom.
We seek your protection and help.
There's a response on the Radar.
Is help on its way?
It's coming from the rear end.
Are they after us?
We asked for help but we've attracted Empire army.
We have tried so hard to avoid them,
but now...
The radar shows new response.
It's from lserlohn.
Help is on its way!
Yes, help...
We're so unlucky. We seem to have asked for it.
They bring trouble but yet we have to
help them, for civil and political reasons.
Can this be a trap set by the Empire army?
Emperor Reinhard is not such a person.
As I said, His Majesty will not bother
to set up a trap to deal with lowly creatures like us.
We have to be cautious.
The Empire army is just up front.
Actually...
the target is in their territory.
What is the strength of the enemy?
About two thousand ships.
We are in grave danger! Seek help!
Be fast!
Drogen is coming for us.
Good, we shall not let them
escape back to lserlohn.
Attack!
Defense!
Until New Century is repaired.
Don't let the enemies come near us!
The start of the war was an accident.
However, it expanded rapidly as the
Empire army gathers its allies.
The Empire army gets its help from the Drogen's fleet
as lserlohn is in full force.
The battle between the thousands of ships
Iasted for two hours.
OK, let's retreat. Stay away from the enemies.
But we've the upper hand right now.
Isn't it better for us to attack?
Of course I don't want to let them escape.
If they intend to escape into lserlohn,
we'll attack again.
Don't you understand?
If both sides expand in scale,
we'll soon be in control as they are outnumbered.
If this is the case,
isn't it better to lead lserlohn
to His Majesty than to continue fighting?
The enemies have retreated!
New Century' has been repaired.
Good, protect them as they retreat.
No, Commander! They've got reinforcement!
The enemies seem to be in formation.
They look like they're about to attack.
Ok, let's seek reinforcement as well.
Is it alright?
We've no choice.
Anyway, His Majesty wants a war before negotiations.
Everyone has to sacrifice for his dream.
His Majesty uses this to test the enemies.
Emperor Reinhard suggests that we talk.
I don't want to decline this offer,
but I don't intend to compromise.
I don't think he intends to as well.
That means he wants a war before negotiations?
I remember Commander Yang even said
that the Emperor would burn
himself alive for the sake of
his dreams and ambitions.
If that is the case, he expects his enemies to be the same.
If democracy is so important,
we must risk our life for it!
That's what he expects!
We must show him our determination
if we want to be on equal ground.
I see.
If so, will Historians regard him
as a blood-thirsty ruler?
No, they won't.
They may portray him as a man
with great achievements.
This is because the historians will use
the underlying value of bloodshed as a guideline.
If a hundred thousand men have to die
before the universe is united,
They may say, the deaths of only
a hundred thousand men made unification a reality.
What a great achievement!
It is unlikely of you to say this.
Are you being sarcastic so you can be named in the Hall of
Lethal Tongues? Sorry, I'm not myself today.
It doesn't matter.
You don't have to apologies.
I'm happy with the war anyway.
If we beat them and kill the Emperor,
there's no need for any negotiations anymore.
So the core of the lserlohn army is
concentrated at the exit to lserlohn.
They focus their mind in anticipation of the unforeseen.
Heinessen
The news of the lserlohn army
was reported immediately to Emperor Reinhard.
If they are the ones who started all this,
we have no reason to run away from the unavoidable.
Not to mention that I've planned to lead the war myself.
I'll set off immediately.
What's wrong, Muller?
Do you have anything to say?
Excuse me, Your Majesty.
I'm not looking down on the enemies,
but I do think this is not a matter of
Iife-and-death to the Empire.
I don't think Your Majesty needs to lead in person.
Leave it to us.
Your Majesty needs only to give commands in Heinessen.
So what do you think is the reason
for me wanting to go in person?
Am I supposed to smile in response
to the challenge of the democrats?
Of course not.
I know your good intentions. Please argue no further.
Excuse me, Your Majesty.
The Empress and Her Royal Highness
are waiting for you in Phezzan.
Leave the battle to us. Please stay away from the frontier.
You too have your wife and children praying for your safety.
How can I make you risk your life?
Oberstein, stay here to restore
the social order in Heinessen.
Since you've lost half of your ships,
Wahlen, you stay here to guard Heinessen.
As for Yang,
he's one who will only fight a winning war.
That's why I admire him.
How is his successor like?
Mittermeier.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You shall set off a day before me.
Get the battlefield ready.
The safety of the army should also be your concern.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Eisennach, take the left wing.
Wittenfeld, you take the right wing.
Aside from those arrangements,
Mecklinger shall go with me as my adviser.
Cheers!
29th of May, the Empire army camps
at Wassei, which is twelve days away from Heinessen.
Reinhard has a mild fever,
but the officers are not aware of this.
If they know about his temperature,
they'll try their best to stop him.
But Reinhard can not let this happen.
It's not worth the regrets for missing
the battle than losing the battle itself.
This has become the famous quote of Reinhard.
But it can not be found in official records.
It only reflects the...
profound influence left by Reinhard.
I see the enemy!
The distance is 106. 4 light seconds,
31, 920, 000 kilometers away.
They'll reach the Red Zone by 1, 880 seconds.
They've done a through calculation.
I need to speak to the army.
Give me the microphone.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Before going onto the battlefield,
I shall repeat my point.
No matter what Goldenbaum was like,
as long as the Lohengramm Dynasty exists,
the Emperor will take the lead.
It will be the same for my son. The Emperor of
the Lohengramm Dynasty will not hide behind the soldiers.
He'll come to the battlefield from the Palace.
I give you all my word, I'll never let
a coward rise to the throne of the Lohengramm Dynasty.
Your Majesty!
Prince MMM!
Your Majesty!
Prince MMM!
He's so shockingly confident!
He always has his back to us and
faces the enemies directly.
Fire!
There is no need to play tricks on them.
We'll continue firing to weakening the enemies.
Attemboroug's flagship, Masasoite.
Excellent! It's time to retreat as planned.
Don't fall into their traps.
As long as they can't make us move
into the range of Thor Hammer, they're not likely to win.
Don't fall into their trap. It's so obvious!
Black Lancers stopped moving forward.
Stop retreating! Act like we're attacking!
The enemies did not give chase but retreated instead.
That Wittenfeld!
I think he has already added the word
caution into his dictionary.
There's no need to act gentlemanly.
I think we have to give up luring them into the range of
the crossfire. Advance!
Though he didn't announce it, Julian
stayed at the frontiers with Reinhard.
This may be the influence of Yang but
this act may be a little inappropriate at this moment.
Yang's successor is pretty smart.
He gives no chance of having a full-scale attack.
Or is this Merkatz's idea?
Either way, it frightens me.
Reinhard is extremely frightened
as he knows he's seriously ill.
His illness makes him unable
to concentrate.
Your Majesty!
What's wrong? Do I look like I've been cursed?
From the time of Braunschweig,
I've been cursed by billions of people.
Excuse me, Your Majesty.
It seems like your mind has gone soaring in another universe.
But if I want to soar in another
universe, I should deal with this
universe first. Work hard!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Among those mobilized for the war at Wassei,
the Empire army has 51, 700 ships
and 5, 842, 400 soldiers.
The lserlohn army has 9, 800 ships and
5, 677, 200 soldiers.
Empire army has an overwhelming advantage in terms of manpower.
Iserlohn has lesser.
Less manpower to use for each ship.
Though it is a weakness, it can also birth a brilliant idea.
Julian used an idea to overcome this weakness.
He applied automation to 10% of the ships.
It then appears to be full of soldiers to the opposing party.
If the Empire army can spot the trap
and concentrate their attack there,
the formation of the lserlohn army will be completely destroyed.
If Reinhard was well in health,
he should be able to spot it.
Thus, Julian is really lucky in this sense.
But Julian's plan is only better strategically.
As the automated ships move towards
the left of the Empire army,
Julian has to distract their attention.
That means he has to prepare to meet up with a full-scaled attack.
But, if possible, Julian will use these
ships as baits and seize control of Brunehild directly.
But he thinks that Reinhard will not fall for this.
Therefore, this scenario is unlikely to materialize.
In addition, lserlohn doesn't have enough manpower for the plan
as well. How can it be possible for 52 people to operate a ship?
Unless the soldiers are like octopus, or there won't be
enough manpower. Do not complain.
I used to cook for 300 using materials for 80.
I recall once, at the wedding dinner
of a commander's second marriage,
the bride eloped with the groom's son.
The dinner was called off.
I had a lot of food left.
I've heard of this before.
It seems we have hogs instead of octopuses in this ship.
Your intelligence is equal to your stomach.
To think they can still crack jokes
with each other at this point in time.
They've been like this since they were called the soldiers of Yang.
I'll go and have a break! Among them,
only Julian is seriously worried about the situation.
If there isn't room for a plot,
the only chance for lserlohn's army is
to lure the enemies within the range Thor Hammer.
The Empire army is aware of this and they are very cautious with it.
Julian is disturbed by this fact. Is he unclear
of the situation? Did he make any strategically mistake?
But the Empire army is so cautious that they're
passive because Reinhard wants better control since he is sick.
Knowing this, Julian is deeply in doubts.
He feels that the lserlohn army is too cautious,
yet he doesn't see the room for a plot.
On the other hand, the caution taken
at the headquarters leave
the admirals in doubt.
It must be Merkatz who formed the
defense line so strongly.
He's as good as when he was young.
But in my opinion,
they've come to their limit.
Your Majesty should order a full-scale attack.
I can hardly wait! Attack their left wing!
The enemies are approaching!
Be prepared to attack!
Flagship Elitine sank.
Communications with Padinka is also lost.
Commander, if this is the case...
I've no choice. Retreat!
It seems the lserlohn army is retreating back towards lserlohn.
We should cut off their route, surround them and wipe them out.
I'd like to talk to His Majesty.
His Majesty is having his rest.
I'll pass a message
and get back to you later.
Alright.
Your Majesty!
Doctor!
Get the stretcher! Get it quick!
Doctor!
Yes, Sir.
I hope you'll do a good job.
Find the illness and give His Majesty the best treatment.
Do you hear me?
Yes, Sir.
Did you really get me, Doctor?
Your position carries certain responsibility.
If you can't do a good job,
I'll doubt your professionalism.
Will you do what we expect of you?
Yes, Sir. Alright,
do try your best. We shall leave His Majesty in your care.
What? His Majesty?
His Majesty fainted?
Is it true?
How is he? He didn't...
Don't worry! His Majesty is alive!
There's nothing to worry about!
If you lose your head,
you'll get a scolding later.
You are right.
If the enemies were to find out,
it'll be disastrous.
Report the matter only to the headquarters.
Yes, Sir.
Reuentahl.
What do you think?
Leave everything to me
and enjoy the show from heaven.
You're so selfish.
Now, the Empire army stewing in their own broth.
In order to keep the illness of the Emperor a secret,
all communications have been cut off
except that between headquarters and Mittermeier.
The problem with Wittenfeld is most serious.
Black Lancers is the most outstanding team in the Empire
army. They spent a lot of time to get a permit
to attack the enemies from behind.
But they were stopped by Merkatz's defense.
This gives Attemboroug time to rearrange his ships.
The only chance to enter the retreating route of the enemy
is about to go down the drain.
What is the headquarters up to?
Try contacting them again!
If the chance is missed, it's over.
I have no comments.
But I can't accept the order not
to prepare for the next attack!
Avoid unnecessary attacks anyway.
I cannot be bothered to reason with you!
I want to talk to His Majesty.
Otherwise, I'll come to Brunehild
to speak to His Majesty.
Commander Wittenfeld,
I am His Majesty's adviser.
My duties include the control of the
army as well as issue you orders,
These have been assigned to me by His Majesty.
If you have objections,
you can come and talk to His Majesty.
But you are to accept the order and retreat immediately.
You, the so-called poet,
when did you start following Oberstein's
melody and even play piano with him?
If it's for the pigs,
Wolf's melody is enough!
Commander, are we supposed to attack them right now?
Yes, my orders, retreat.
Eisennach retreats into
a new formation which stands ready for orders to attack.
However, surprisingly, Eisennach
did not receive any orders to attack.
Phezzan's first class admiral, Muller
we come here not to wait passively.
We are here to fight.
We are here to wipe out the democrats.
If there's no order from His Majesty,
you are not allowed to make a move.
Let's wait for the order.
You are right.
It's strange that no order is issued.
They should ask us to...
attack enemies from its side and from behind.
Replenish the fuel and bullets. Hurry.
Julian, I've something to tell you.
What's wrong, Lt. Colonel Poplan?
I heard a piece of strange news.
I shall tell you about it and you shall tell me your views.
Is it so serious that I heard about it.
Is His Majesty sick?
Did you say His Majesty is sick?
Emperor Reinhard?
I cannot imagine him being sick.
Although His Majesty is sick,
but it may only be a slight cold.
We shouldn't take it lightly.
But this back the reason for the
Empire army's slow progress.
If this is the case, we should
attack Brunehild directly
and beat Emperor Reinhard.
Since they don't want to come into the range of Thor Hammer,
this is our only chance.
It is a pity that Marshal Reuentahl
escaped 2 years ago.
But if we can kill Emperor Reinhard,
it'll be a remarkable record.
Yes, if we can go closer to Brunehild,
they will not dare to fire missiles.
I'd rather say it's a gamble rather than a strategy.
There won't be another chance.
Admiral Merkatz, what do you think?
According to the current situation, we can avoid defeat.
Whether the news about the illness
is true or false, it is a fact that
the Empire army is slow in progress.
Even if we retreat, they do not give chase.
But if we head back to lserlohn,
we'll be weaker and it'll be tougher for the next war.
Decided!
We'll invade the beautiful Brunehild
and kill the Emperor.
I want to go as well.
This is laborious work.
It's a chance for soldiers to earn some income.
Commander should not stick their noses in the matter.
You should learn from Commander Yang
and sleep with your hat on.
I want to go too.
Otherwise, I shall not permit this attack.
My purpose is to negotiate with
the Emperor, not to harm him.
DO not be confused about the matter.
Alright, Julian.
If you want to talk to him in person, go ahead.
Are you going to talk to him in a gentlemanly manner?
Or are you going to resort to violence?
I plan to come back alive.
But if anything should happen,
they will find excused to detain me.
In that case, I shall name Attemboroug as my successor.
You'll have to stay onboard the flagship, Ulysess
Vice admiral Attemboroug.
What?
It's a command.
I won't find a bigger stage.
We can build a mountain of corpses for the future generation.
No, we only want one corpse.
The corpse of Reinhard.
This maybe the best and most precious corpse in this world.
Julian, do take care.
You are good but sometimes you lack the right idea about things.
Don't leave us alone.
But, why don't you stop me, Kaitlin?
I won't do that.
A man who's easily dissuaded by women
will not be able to protect his family
when he is in a difficult situation.
You should stick to Walter von Schenkopp.
When you're on solid grounds,
no one is more reliable than him.
This is what my Mum told me.
I cannot reject a beauty.
Kaitlin, I've a favor to ask of you.
What is it?
That is the way love should be.
But I'd like to see kids only after you are twenty.
I don't want to be a grandpa in my thirties.
Galaxy Year 801, 30 May, New Empire Year 3
The army of lserlohn embarked on
their final attack.
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Emperor Reinhard's illness worsened.
No cause or treatment was found.
The more they try to conceal the news of the illness,
the more trouble there was at the frontier.
The lserlohn army takes the chance
and invades Brunehild.
Julian is adamant to locate Reinhard.
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