0,    0,""
   13,   90,"The 36th Emperor of the Galactic Empire's Goldenbaum Dynasty is Friedrich IV."
   90,  131,"The prosperous dynasty was already showing signs of decay...  "
  131,  172,"when Friedrich succeeded to the throne at age 29.  "
  172,  246,"With no interest in politics, he enthusiastically threw himself into the pursuit of pleasure."
  246,  317,"When he reached his mid-40's, Friedrich IV sought beautiful companionship."
  317,  381,"For a time, the lovely Marquise Benemunde monopolized his favors.  "
  381,  419,"But that, too, did not last for long."
  419,  502,"One day, on a street corner, one of the Imperial staff saw a 15-year old girl, Annerose von Museal.  "
  502,  553,"Annerose was summoned to court to accept Friedrich IV's attentions."
  553,  599,"She was given the title Countess Grunewald."
  599,  638,"Annerose accepted her fate."
  638,  673,"That was10 years ago.  "
  991, 1008,"Your Majesty!"
 1008, 1033,"Your Majesty!"
 1045, 1066,"Susanna...?"
 1173, 1228,"Why doesn't His Majesty come back to me?"
 1228, 1269,"It's that woman. It's all that woman's fault."
 1278, 1298," MARQUISE BENEMUNDE'S MANSION"
 1324, 1347,"I hate that woman!"
 1347, 1384,"Annerose stole His Majesty from me!"
 1384, 1418,"I want to rip off her face!"
 1418, 1455,"His Majesty has also been quite depressed of late."
 1455, 1478,"That, too, began when she arrived."
 1478, 1555,"We nobles think that she casts a shadow of ill omen over the Goldenbaum Dynasty."
 1555, 1591,"She should be ostracized from the Imperial Court."
 1591, 1625,"Baron Flegel, you think so, too?"
 1625, 1637,"Yes.  "
 1637, 1663,"And her impertinent brother, too.  "
 1663, 1686,"Right."
 1686, 1749,"I hear that the brat became an Imperial Admiral only because he is her little brother."
 1749, 1768,"What upstarts!"
 1768, 1801,"The order of the empire is being destroyed."
 1801, 1844,"How many times have we legitimate nobles been betrayed?"
 1844, 1896,"It disgraces the entire nation to tolerate people like that."
 1896, 1908,"That woman!"
 1908, 1931,"If I bury Annerose,..."
 1931, 1969,"Her brother will lose his position, too."
 1969, 1980,"So, you..."
 1980, 2006,"Won't you help me?"
 2006, 2042,"We have a common objective, don't we?"
 2042, 2060,"Yes.  With pleasure."
 2060, 2086,"It's not enough just to take her away."
 2086, 2106,"We must disgrace her!"
 2106, 2165,"People must gossip about her, and treat her with disgust."
 2165, 2202,"Only THAT will be a fitting end to her."
 2202, 2265,"For the sake of your gratitude, Marquise Benemunde, I will lend you power and resources."
 2265, 2292,"I see.  I'll count on you."
 2331, 2340,"All right?"
 2340, 2360,"My name mustn't become involved."
 2360, 2385,"Hire some thugs."
 2385, 2400,"Very good, sir."
 2400, 2447,"We must see to it that suspicion falls on Marquise Benemunde."
 2447, 2494,"We want her to take the blame if anything goes wrong."
 2494, 2511,"I agree."
 2511, 2541,"Finally, we must make sure that no one can talk afterwards."
 2541, 2561,"Marquise Benemunde included?"
 2561, 2575,"Especially her."
 2575, 2590,"She's a stupid woman."
 2590, 2622,"She's trying to recall the sun long after it's set."
 2622, 2660,"Even with Countess Grunewald dead,..."
 2660, 2699,"His Majesty's favors won't return to her."
 2699, 2716,"Not for a moment."
 2716, 2756,"It's like trying to stop the sun from setting after it's already set."
 2756, 2765,"Yes sir."
 2765, 2777,"In any case,..."
 2777, 2825,"In order to be rid of that Brat, let's give her as much help as we can."
 2825, 2838,"Yes sir."
 2881, 2904,"I had a dream last night."
 2904, 2925,"A dream of when we were children."
 2925, 2972,"When the three of us, you, me, and my sister, were together."
 2972, 3001,"Sometimes I wonder,..."
 3001, 3036,"Which is reality,... then or now?"
 3036, 3050,"Then or now?"
 3050, 3109,"Yes.  Maybe now is just a dream."
 3109, 3146,"Am I wandering in a long gallery of dreams?"
 3146, 3176,"There are times when I think so."
 3184, 3220,"One day the dream fades, and I return to another day."
 3220, 3248,"When you and I were children,..."
 3248, 3272,"and Lady Annerose was still with us."
 3272, 3305,"And then I say to Lady Annerose,..."
 3305, 3322,"'I had a dream.'"
 3322, 3346,"'Reinhart & I became soldiers, important men,..."
 3346, 3395,"commanding warships and going to the ends of the universe.'"
 3410, 3433,"Which reminds me of why I called you."
 3433, 3454,"This was delivered today."
 3488, 3542,"'Miss B plans to kill Miss G of the court.  Please be careful.'"
 3542, 3567,"'Miss G'..."
 3567, 3589,"Countess Grunewald..."
 3589, 3611,"My sister."
 3611, 3637,"and, 'Miss B' ?"
 3637, 3667,"Probably Marquise Benemunde."
 3667, 3693,"I think so, too."
 3693, 3722,"In that case, there's no reason to stand idle."
 3722, 3763,"I'll have Oberstein investigate immediately."
 3763, 3791,"When someone is promoted to a position of power,..."
 3791, 3821,"how many others lose their positions?"
 3821, 3854,"At Court, there's plenty of hatred, envy, and jealousy."
 3854, 3883,"All kinds of bad feelings grow."
 3883, 3934,"There are many who envy you and Lady Annerose."
 3934, 3975,"I think many plots may be brewing."
 3975, 3983,"Yes."
 3983, 4042,"A warning note like this is evidence your enemies have enemies."
 4042, 4097,"It will be frightening when these opposing plotters are confronted."
 4097, 4126,"The Court is a spider's web."
 4126, 4165,"Plots and traps are woven over and over again."
 4165, 4201,"That place isn't worthy of my sister."
 4212, 4265,"The Galactic Empire began daily strategic conferences...  "
 4265, 4309,"on the recapture of Iserlohn Fortress.  "
 4309, 4361,"Reinhart, as an Admiral, was required to attend these conferences."
 4361, 4424,"At the same time, rumors were spreading wildely through the Imperial Court..."
 4424, 4457,"that Marquise Benemunde was planning to murder Annerose."
 4457, 4475,"What's that?"
 4475, 4515,"I'm to leave the mansion and be confined to my country manor?"
 4515, 4559,"That is his Majesty's wishes."
 4559, 4602,"If His Majesty feels that way, I must abide by his wishes."
 4602, 4662,"But, why doesn't His Majesty come and tell me his wishes himself?"
 4662, 4676,"Why, Your Majesty?"
 4676, 4706,"His Majesty is busy with important business.  "
 4706, 4721,"Important business?"
 4721, 4757,"You mean he's busy siting at that woman's feet!"
 4757, 4778,"That's it!"
 4778, 4800,"That woman is deceiving His Majesty!"
 4800, 4825,"She's schemed to drive me away."
 4825, 4847,"Marquise Benemunde, I am sorry."
 4847, 4925,"However, I have never heard the Countess Grunewald speak ill of anyone like that."
 4925, 4964,"In my opinion, His Majesty would not permit that sort of behavior."
 4964, 4994,"You're on her side, too?"
 4994, 5008,"Get out!"
 5008, 5036,"Get out of here at once."
 5036, 5073,"Very well.  I have delivered His Majesty's wishes."
 5137, 5149,"Your Majesty..."
 5149, 5192,"Your Majesty, why don't you understand how I feel."
 5192, 5230,"I overheard the conversation."
 5230, 5246,"Flegel, what should I do?"
 5246, 5268,"We must strike as soon as possible."
 5268, 5327,"The Countess Grunewald is probably spreading nasty rumors about you."
 5327, 5343,"That woman..."
 5343, 5377,"The hypocrite is trying to drive me away."
 5377, 5391,"There's no time left!"
 5391, 5414,"Carry out the plan we discussed."
 5414, 5425,"Understood."
 5425, 5462,"I'll loan you a few subordinates I trust."
 5462, 5487,"However, we must keep the matter secret."
 5487, 5500,"I know."
 5500, 5551,"Flegel, you're the only one I can depend on."
 5567, 5589," GRUNEWALD MANSION"
 5608, 5628,"Lady Annerose!"
 5628, 5642,"There's an emergency."
 5642, 5664,"It's Count Lohengramm."
 5664, 5675,"My brother?"
 5675, 5710,"The Count was badly wounded while inspecting a drill."
 5710, 5721,"My brother...?"
 5721, 5743,"The message said to come at once."
 5743, 5768,"I understand.  Let's go."
 5889, 5929,"Wasn't that Countess Grunewald?"
 5929, 5949,"I think so."
 5963, 6015,"The mighty Iserlohn Fortress is the front line that protected the Empire."
 6015, 6062,"The mission of the Imperial Army must be to recapture that fortress at any cost."
 6062, 6072,"The recapture plan here..."
 6094, 6112,"Admiral Kircheis, you're here."
 6112, 6123,"Gentlemen..."
 6123, 6165,"We went to His Excellency the Admiral's offices, but they were empty."
 6165, 6190,"The conference is probably dragging on."
 6190, 6199,"What is it?"
 6199, 6245,"Well,...  we just saw Countess Grunewald..."
 6245, 6262,"Lady Annerose...?"
 6262, 6295,"Yes.  She seemed in a great rush."
 6295, 6312,"We were concerned."
 6312, 6328,"That's strange..."
 6328, 6364,"She rarely leaves New Sans Souci."
 6364, 6398,"She was headed towards the western suburbs."
 6428, 6439,"Oh no!"
 6596, 6614,"Who are you...?"
 6614, 6646,"Please come with us quietly."
 6690, 6730,"I'd like to speak with His Excellency Admiral Lohengramm, please."
 6730, 6767,"His Excellency is attending an important conference right now."
 6767, 6789,"I will take a message."
 6789, 6803,"It's an urgent matter."
 6803, 6824,"I want to speak with His Excellency directly."
 6824, 6849,"Regulations.  I can't."
 6849, 6859,"Perhaps a message..."
 6859, 6886,"All right.  Never mind."
 6886, 6932,"I'm afraid we can't burden His Excellency with needless worries."
 6932, 6975,"Admiral Mittermeyer, that car was heading to the west?"
 6975, 6986,"Yes."
 6986, 6998,"Where are you going?"
 6998, 7017,"I'm uneasy.  I want to see for myself."
 7017, 7031,"Alone?"
 7031, 7051,"This is a private matter."
 7051, 7090,"We have entrusted our fates to Count Lohengramm."
 7090, 7111,"It's private with us."
 7111, 7121,"But..."
 7121, 7146,"The only clue is a surface car."
 7146, 7195,"How will you find it, if we don't identify it?"
 7195, 7226,"Very well.  Please..."
 7336, 7371,"You...!   Marquise Benemunde..."
 7371, 7405,"Why was I brought here?"
 7405, 7430,"You shameless bitch!"
 7430, 7447,"Vixen!"
 7447, 7474,"The vixen who beguiled His Majesty."
 7474, 7495,"You can't deceive these eyes!"
 7495, 7539,"By stealing His Majesty's heart,  you are trying to steal the Empire."
 7539, 7557,"You and your little brother!"
 7557, 7571,"I have no such intent."
 7571, 7591,"Shut up!"
 7591, 7631,"Your little scheme has come to nothing."
 7760, 7784,"You will drink this."
 7809, 7859,"Tomorrow, your body will be found in the village..."
 7859, 7904,"laying beside an unknown man, a commoner."
 7904, 7924,"People will gossip about it."
 7924, 7965,"Even though you are called Countess Grunewald, in the end you'll be a slut."
 7965, 8014,"They'll believe you committed adultery against His Majesty - with a commoner!"
 8014, 8052,"You've betrayed His Majesty, you whore."
 8052, 8099,"Your name will be eradicated."
 8099, 8125,"So...  Drink!"
 8166, 8183,"That looks like it."
 8183, 8199,"That cabin."
 8199, 8221,"There are many noble villas in the area."
 8221, 8237,"Let's investigate."
 8301, 8314,"There are two of them."
 8314, 8330,"All right.  Reuental..."
 8330, 8342,"You get the one on the right."
 8342, 8361,"I'll leave the one on the left to you."
 8361, 8386,"Admiral Kircheis... cover us."
 8465, 8474,"Well done."
 8545, 8566,"Sieg!"
 8566, 8587,"That's far enough."
 8587, 8612,"Marquise Benemunde, isn't it?"
 8612, 8645,"This won't gain you anything."
 8645, 8666,"There's still time."
 8666, 8695,"Let the Countess Grunewald go."
 8695, 8707,"Don't be absurd."
 8707, 8741,"All of you, throw down your weapons."
 8741, 8778,"Shall I hurt her?"
 8800, 8830,"The other two, too."
 8863, 8875,"Lady Annerose!"
 8875, 8881,"Sieg!"
 8896, 8909,"Lady Annerose!"
 8948, 8962,"Lady Annerose!"
 8968, 8995,"Sieg, thank God you came."
 8995, 9016,"You're safe."
 9046, 9063,"I'm sorry I'm late."
 9063, 9101,"On the other hand, this time being late was useful."
 9101, 9132,"Oberstein, you cut the power?"
 9186, 9218,"We should inform His Excellency the Admiral."
 9260, 9290,"Your Excellency Lohengramm..."
 9290, 9335,"His Excellency Admiral Kircheis has called several times."
 9439, 9462,"Kircheis, what's going on?"
 9462, 9494,"Lady Annerose is safe and unharmed."
 9494, 9519,"She's been escorted home to New Sans Souci."
 9519, 9542,"And the criminals?"
 9542, 9561,"Marquise Benemunde..."
 9561, 9580,"It's a delicate matter."
 9580, 9607,"I think we should leave it to the Imperial Court Guards."
 9607, 9645,"We don't know the identity of the hired men."
 9645, 9664,"No, I know."
 9664, 9696,"Baron Flegel is behind them."
 9696, 9718,"Flegel...?"
 9718, 9742,"Look out for your sister."
 9742, 9785,"I am sorry, but I have no proof."
 9793, 9813,"Incompetent bastards!"
 9813, 9832,"I am very sorry."
 9832, 9867,"Take the necessary steps to keep this a secret."
 9867, 9881,"You know what I mean?"
 9881, 9941,"Yes sir.  What should we do about Marquise Benemunde?"
 9941, 9954,"We don't have any choice."
 9954, 9980,"I'll ask my uncle to do something."
10081,10117,"Susanna took it that much to heart, did she?"
10117,10175,"Your Majesty's favorite must be thought of as more precious than a mountain of jewels."
10175,10223,"If she were harmed, you would be right to be livid with rage."
10223,10255,"We should settle this painlessly."
10255,10274,"Yes sir!"
10302,10324,"I should have dealt with this before now."
10324,10358,"A stilll-beautiful woman shouldn't be waiting..."
10358,10373,"Susanna."
10390,10401,"His Majesty!"
10401,10427,"Where is His Majesty?"
10436,10468,"Let me see His Majesty!"
10468,10488,"As Imperial Prime Minister,..."
10488,10524,"I shall announce His Majesty Friederich's commands."
10524,10585,"For the crime of kidnapping and attempted assassination of Countess Grunewald,..."
10585,10624,"He sentences Marquise Benemunde to death."
10624,10659,"Because of his exceptional affection for her, she will be permitted suicide."
10659,10691,"Furthermore, because he still views the Marquise with courtesy,..."
10691,10724,"His Majesty will attend her funeral."
10755,10765,"Why?"
10765,10794,"Why must I be punished?"
10794,10850,"I was preventing a leech from harming the Goldenbaum dynasty."
10850,10879,"It's all that woman's fault!"
10879,10903,"That woman!"
10923,10943,"And that woman's brother!"
11020,11056,"Did you find that satisfying, Marquise?"
11056,11073,"Release me!"
11080,11090,"Your Majesty!"
11090,11113,"One glance at Your Majesty!"
11341,11372,"Come back to me, please..."
11372,11419,"I just wanted things to be like before."
11424,11440,"Majesty!"
11442,11456,"Majesty!"
11529,11582,"The Marquise Benemunde has passed away."
11638,11662,"Well, well..."
11688,11713,"Don't think you'll get away with it next time."
11778,11821,"The Marquise Benemunde committed suicide."
11821,11859,"Reinhart, please try to forgive her."
11859,11874,"That woman...?"
11874,11908,"She tried to kill you, sister."
11908,11953,"Everyone, no matter who, feels sorrow.  Feels pain."
11953,11986,"Please try to understand her feelings."
11986,12007,"She once stood high on a pedestal."
12007,12046,"Now she's forgotten, and shut out of his heart."
12046,12068,"She must have felt a terrible grief."
12068,12093,"Sister..."
12106,12155,"The Galactic Empire's Goldenbaum Dynasty has begun to decline."
12155,12195,"The rot of decadence penetrates deeply into its society."
12195,12229,"And incidents like this are the result."
12229,12301,"It was usual that such things be dealt with in secrecy within the Imperial Court."
12301,12398," The Actress Exits                                    On the same day, Marquise Benemunde's death from a sudden illness was announced."
12462,12520,"subtitled by fans for fans"
12578,12635,"Sale of this video is illegal"
12696,12806,"subtitles based on translation by Sue Shambaugh"
13311,13330," Next..."
13475,13510," Next:  Chapter XII  Invasion of Imperial Territory"
13529,13576,"Admiral Yang Wenli captured Iserlohn Fortress, considered impregnable,"
13576,13603,"without spilling a single drop of allied blood.  "
13603,13625,"The military victory was like a narcotic.  "
13625,13660,"The bloodless occupation of Iserlohn Fortress produced a sweet intoxication...  "
13660,13691,"which engulfed the hearts of the Free Planets Alliance."
13691,13727,"Almost immediately, the public began greedily seeking total victory."
13727,13741,"I was naive, too."
13741,13776,"I thought that if we won Iserlohn, the desire for war would recede."
13776,13815,"Your Excellency, the invasion into Imperial territory hasn't been decided on yet."
13815,13841,"Of course not.  Just getting any firm decision is a hard."
13841,13871,"But it's not for us to decide.  That's for the politicians."
13871,13916,"I'm not happy trusting our fate to that lot, are you?"
13925,13940,"What's going on?"
13969,13981,"Hey, you..."
13981,14002,"Huh?"
14002,14028,"Well, well.  Aren't you Admiral Yang Wenli?"
14028,14050,"Imagine meeting you in a place like this."
14050,14063,"This is usually..."
14063,14074,"Uh, yeah."
14074,14101,"So, why is everyone stopped?"
14101,14141,"Oh yes.  The control center's computer is down."
14141,14156,"The computer's down?"
14156,14210,"No, it's not the hardware.  Someone probably fed it some bad input."
14210,14236,"How soon will it be restored?"
14236,14260,"Sir!  It will be about 4 hours."
14260,14273,"Four hours?"
14273,14297,"Then we'll be late for the staff meeting."
14297,14306,"How about this..."
14306,14324,"There's a public park just past here."
14324,14341,"We could get a helicopter sent there."
14341,14353,"Indeed.  Good idea. "
14353,14371,"You, please arrange it at once."
14371,14388,"Yes sir, very good."
14403,14417,"Let's go."
14449,14471,"As this rate, I'll be late for the council."
14471,14485,"I'll be absent."
14485,14515,"All this is because you didn't get me their earlier."
14515,14536,"Still a late riser,..."
14536,14545,"What...?"
14545,14561,"Well, if it isn't the great warrior!  "
14561,14582,"What are you doing here?  Talking a walk?"
14582,14611,"It's too bad I'm not a person of leisure."
14611,14639,"Me, neither.  I'm so busy my head spins."
14639,14659,"Generally, you soldiers are impossible."
14659,14683,"You took 500,000 prisoners at Iserlohn."
14683,14700,"Couldn't you just finish the matter cleanly?"
14700,14726,"Where will we raise the funds to support them?"
14726,14754,"Then you're suggesting we should have just killed the prisoners?"
14754,14778,"Of course not.  This is a democracy."
14778,14807,"We can't do anything that barbaric."
14807,14818,"Your Excellency,..."
14818,14835,"our welcome."
14835,14863,"Lebello, don't be angry.  Come with us."
14863,14871,"Where to?"
14871,14898,"I'll show you soldiers can be of use on some occasions."
14922,14963,"I didn't know you and the Treasury Secretary were childhood friends."
14963,14980,"We just happened live in the same neighborhood."
14980,14999,"Hey, hey.  What a thing to say."
14999,15016,"And I took such pains to get you aboard."
15016,15059,"It's to be expected.  It's important that I get to the High Council meeting."
15059,15082,"Look down there. All from a dumb mistake."
15082,15103,"Ridiculous!"
15103,15140,"It's because of this war that there are shortages of trained personnel."
15140,15169,"Because there aren't 30 or 40 veteran engineers available,..."
15169,15189,"this kind of simple mistake happens."
15189,15223,"It's the army's fault for taking too many people?"
15223,15251,"That's right.  Think about it a minute and you'll see."
15251,15280,"There are still many people who don't understand that."
15348,15359,"Sorry to trouble you, soldier."
15359,15376,"Thanks for your help."
15376,15383,"Lebello!"
15383,15390,"What?"
15390,15436,"It's true that the military presented the Imperial Invasion plan to the council."
15436,15480,"But not every soldier thinks of war as fun."
15480,15499,"Yes, I know."
15626,15653,"The Free Planet's Alliance High Council."
15653,15680,"All the important decisions are made in that secret room."
15680,15705,"How can we call this an open government?"
15705,15729,"What do you think our founding father, Heinessen, would think?"
15729,15757,"He's weeping in his grave."
15772,15796,"I hereby open this session of the High Council.  "
15796,15824,"Today's agenda has been introduced by the military.  "
15824,15859,"It is to debate the plan to dispatch troops to Imperial territory."
15859,15868,"Mr. Chairman!"
15868,15890,"Mr. John Lebello."
15890,15915,"As Secretary of the Treasury, I want to say one thing."
15915,15933,"It's strange to say, but until now,..."
15933,15958,"the Galactic Empire and our Alliance have fought a continuous war,..."
15958,15998,"at a level that our economy can barely sustain."
15998,16027,"But that has now become obsolete."
16027,16045,"What do you mean?"
16045,16100,"If we escalate the war any further, trying to support it with our finances will cause our economy to collapse."
16100,16131,"Suppose we increase the amount of paper money?"
16131,16154,"How long can we go on doing that?"
16154,16207,"Soon paper money will be worthless, and traded by the bushel."
16207,16239,"I do not want to leave a legacy of debt to our posterity,..."
16239,16268,"and be remembered as an incompetent during an age of historic inflation."
16268,16306,"But if we don't win the war, there will be no future generations."
16306,16331,"Then we should stop the war, shouldn't we?"
16331,16370,"Thanks to Admiral Yang, we've acquired Iserlohn Fortress."
16370,16409,"The Imperial Army has lost it's invasion base."
16409,16448,"I think that now we can conclude a peace treaty on favorable terms."
16448,16457,"Am I mistaken?"
16457,16476,"Hey, hey,... don't go too far."
16476,16492,"The Secretary of the Treasury has a point."
16492,16526,"But this is a war against tyranny and injustice."
16526,16555,"Are you saying that because it's expensive, we should stop?"
16555,16569,"I think so, too."
16569,16606,"The economic problems must be solved by internal effort."
16606,16632,"Speaking as Chairman of Human Resources,... "
16632,16643,"apart from the problem of the economy,..."
16643,16675,"the problem of keeping talented people is also critical."
16675,16706,"Too much talent is being consumed by the military."
16706,16731,"Among the civilians, there are none but the elderly and children."
16731,16761,"The way things are going, the social fabric of the Alliance will unravel."
16761,16779,"It's not a time to expand the war."
16779,16798,"Very well said."
16798,16808,"Thanks."
16808,16839,"I understand what the Secretary of Human Resources is saying.  "
16839,16864,"But, in the case of national defense, this is the moment of truth.  "
16864,16883,"I'd like even one person's help."
16883,16922,"But, Mr. Defense Chairman, won't it strain the principles of democracy,..."
16922,16947,"to force the citizens to make further sacrifices?"
16947,16968,"The citizens can't bear the burden."
16968,17001,"That's not the point."
17001,17031,"It's our great duty to topple despotic governments.  "
17031,17076,"We can explain it to the citizens and appeal to their patriotism.  "
17076,17115,"There's never been anything great accomplished without some sacrifice."
17115,17160,"The citizens have begun to wonder if the sacrifice is too great, Mrs. Windsor."
17160,17177,"No sacrifice is too great."
17177,17215,"We must try, even if we all die."
17215,17243,"That isn't politically possible."
17243,17268,"We have a noble obligation to overthrow the Galactic Empire."
17268,17312,"It is our duty to save the human race from the menace of that oppression."
17312,17343,"This is no time become intoxicated with selfish luxury. "
17343,17362,"Which of us is intoxicated...?"
17362,17384,"Let's see.  There's some data here."
17384,17405,"Please direct your attention to the screen."
17405,17438,"This shows the proportion of the general population that supports this Council."
17438,17462,"It continues to drop, and shows no sign of rising."
17462,17483,"Meanwhile, there is a growing number that doesn't support us."
17483,17506,"While this is regrettable, it is the trend."
17506,17563,"As it stands, we have little hope of winning in the election next year."
17563,17590,"It seems certain the Council will split with the majority."
17590,17620,"But if we win a huge victory over the Empire in then next 100 days,..."
17620,17658,"The opposition will barely reach 15%."
17658,17687,"It will hinge on this vote on the military's plan."
17687,17698,"I agree.     We must."
17698,17723,"Wait a minute.  We have no right!"
17723,17758,"How can we dispatch troops solely as a means of maintaining political power?"
17758,17790,"My...  How naive."
17790,17798,"That woman..."
17798,17827,"I'm counting on you.  Don't lose your temper."
17827,17845,"Well, then, shall we put it to a vote?"
17845,17884,"Those who approve of the military's plan to invade Imperial territory,..."
17884,17908,"please signify by standing."
17985,18005,"That appears to be a majority, then."
18005,18075,"The Free Planet's Alliance High Council hereby approves the army's plan to invade Imperial territory."
18115,18140,"Sorry, Sitolet."
18162,18171,"Your Excellency,..."
18171,18198,"The High Council has made its decision."
18198,18218,"It doesn't look like good news, then."
18218,18233,"No sir.  To discuss the matter, my father..."
18233,18267,"I mean, His Excellency Chief of Staff Greenhill has sent for you."
18302,18319,"Chairman of Defense Truniht,..."
18319,18341,"Has the decision been made to invade the Empire?"
18341,18367,"I can't answer that.  Please understand."
18367,18403,"Is it true that you opposed the dispatch, Mr. Chairman?"
18403,18435,"I take pride in being a patriot."
18435,18472,"But that doesn't mean I always stand with the war advocates."
18472,18502,"So, that means it's true?"
18502,18545,"I officially announce that I'm opposed to the dispatch."
18545,18567,"He's quite an actor, isn't Chairman Truniht?  "
18567,18599,"Yes, but his decision is probably right, isn't it?  "
18599,18629,"It's ridiculous to think we can win this time."
18629,18643,"WHAT?"
18643,18669,"Um...  Excuse me, but who are you?"
18669,18693,"Brigadier General Andrew Fork.  "
18693,18707,"Brigadier General Fork?  "
18707,18760,"Admiral Yang, this is General Fork, the man who drafted the invasion plan."
18760,18773,"Oh, that's..."
18773,18811,"It's a shame Admiral Yang is opposed to this dispatch plan."
18811,18843,"Given the Alliance's current strength, it's impossible."
18843,18889,"Wasn't Admiral Yang's capture of Iserlohn Fortress also called impossible?"
18889,18899,"Well, that's..."
18899,18955,"Or do you think that only Admiral Yang can plan an Alliance victory?"
18955,18982,"Brigadier General Fork, you're not needed here."
18982,18998,"You may leave."
19050,19093,"That's not the reason, but I'd like your 13th fleet to participate, too."
19093,19123,"I wanted to tell you that I'm reorganizing it formally as a fleet,..."
19123,19168,"by combining it with the surviving forces of the 2nd fleet."
19168,19179,"Yes sir."
19179,19214,"Does Your Excellency support this operation?"
19214,19240,"We must carry out our government's decisions."
19240,19266,"Even when we think they are stupid decisions."
19266,19303,"Isn't that the fundamental principle of the nation?"
19303,19326,"Besides, the people elected this government, didn't they?"
19326,19349,"Sometimes I have my doubts."
19349,19391,"The Empire, with a few nobles ruling the masses, is bad government."
19391,19427,"The Alliance, with a government chosen by the people, is badly governed."
19427,19457,"Which one do you think is wrong?"
19468,19485,"Forgive me."
19485,19503,"That's not proper talk for a soldier."
19503,19530,"No, it's all right. I sometimes have doubts myself."
19530,19562,"But that's not the kind of question we can easily answer."
19562,19576,"Yes sir."
19576,19600,"Well, take care of your fleet organization."
19600,19608,"And hurry."
19608,19637,"Well, thanks to my fine Adjutant, I have a wealth of talent for organization."
19637,19664,"So, I'm pretty well off."
19664,19688,"Will she be useful for that?"
19688,19702,"Yes."
19740,19783,"One of the two navigation routes that connect the Free Planet Alliance and the Galactic Empire is the Phezzan Corridor."
19783,19814,"It is controlled by the autonomous fief of Phezzan.  "
19814,19855,"While Phezzan is officially an Imperial territory, it has achieved a degree of autonomy."
19855,19889,"Diplomacy and trade with the Alliance is given tacit permission."
19889,19906,"Since Phezzan is caught between these two powers, "
19906,19937,"it has never sought to be the equal of either."
19937,19979,"Rather, it is the center of 3-way trade including both the Alliance and Empire."
19979,20044,"Also, it is natural that both information and refugees flow between the two nations through here."
20044,20102,"As part of this, both the Alliance and Empire maintain Commissioners in residence.  "
20102,20144,"Phezzan was founded by Leopald Lapp, a great merchant and native of Earth, "
20144,20175,"with the permission of the Empire."
20175,20235,"At present, it is governed by the fifth autonomous feudal lord, Adrian Rubinsky."
20247,20268,"So, this is Your Excellency's country home?"
20268,20290,"No, it's hers."
20306,20338,"Mr. Rubinsky, how many lovers do you have?"
20338,20378,"Well, there are so many I've lost count."
20378,20400,"My, my, you are energetic."
20400,20448,"Well, Your Excellency, I assume you invited me here to discuss something?"
20448,20512,"I did.  I think as the Imperial High Commissioner, you will find it of great interest."
20524,20549,"I was given this information in strict confidence."
20549,20593,"The Alliance is planning a full-scale military invasion against the Empire."
20593,20623,"The Alliance?  No, not those rebels soldiers."
20623,20651,"Now that they've captured the Empire's important Iserlohn Fortress,..."
20651,20684,"the Alliance's spirits are high, don't you think?"
20684,20721,"However, no matter how many Fortresses they steal, it's not enough."
20721,20761,"No, the Alliance Army is clearly preparing a large-scale invasion."
20761,20776,"How large scale?"
20776,20807,"A military force of over 30 million soldiers."
20807,20824,"30 million men?"
20824,20838,"That's right."
20838,20882,"I don't think they even have the skill to be able to control that large a force."
20882,20948,"Besides, just what reason does Your Excellency have for giving me that information?"
20948,20987,"Your Excellency, you embarrass me with that question."
20987,21015,"After all, Phezzan is an Imperial Territory."
21015,21056,"Have we ever not profited the Empire?"
21056,21077,"No, not that I can recall."
21077,21100,"It is as you say, Your Excellency."
21146,21179,"So, the Imperial invasion plan has been approved by the High Council."
21179,21207,"First of all, we should get an assessment from the Chief Staff Officer,..."
21207,21236,"concerning the organization of the troops."
21236,21260,"Admiral Cazellnu, will you explain?"
21260,21269,"Yes sir."
21269,21299,"First of all, the Commander in Chief of the space fleet will be..."
21299,21327,"His Excellency Admiral Lazil Lobos.  "
21327,21349,"Chief of staff will be Admiral Greenhill."
21349,21374,"Operations Staff Officer, Vice Admiral Konev and 5 assistants."
21374,21405,"Information Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Borainen and 3 assistants."
21405,21421,"There will be four Rear Staff officers."
21421,21454,"Leading the fighting units, Vice Admiral Lefebre, 3rd Fleet.  "
21454,21476,"Vice Admiral Bucock, 5th Fleet.  "
21476,21496,"Vice Admiral Horwood, 7th Fleet.  "
21496,21519,"Vice Admiral Appleton, 8th Fleet.  "
21519,21539,"Vice Admiral Al Salem, 9th Fleet.  "
21539,21561,"Vice Admiral Ulanfu, 10th Fleet.  "
21561,21585,"Vice Admiral Borodin, 12th Fleet.  "
21585,21612,"And Admiral Yang, 13th Fleet.  "
21612,21635,"All told, we'll send 8 fleets."
21635,21680,"The general mobilization will amount to 32,227,400 men."
21688,21728,"The detailed plan of attack for this expedition is still unsettled."
21728,21757,"The purpose of today's meeting is to decide that."
21757,21788,"I ask for your active suggestions and critique."
21788,21806,"Your Excellency."
21806,21832,"I'm Operations Staff Officer General Fork."
21832,21875,"I believe this expedition is the most daring undertaking in the history of the Alliance."
21875,21912,"As a staff officer, I'm honored to be allowed participate in it."
21912,21934,"A soldier could not ask for more than this."
21956,21981,"I'd like to address the Commander in Chief."
21981,22001,"Because we are soldiers,..."
22001,22025,"if there is an order to go, we will go, no matter where."
22025,22059,"Furthermore, now that we hold the Goldenbaum dynasty's stronghold."
22059,22071,"We have that advantage."
22071,22102,"However, scrupulous preparations are indispensable for this action."
22102,22135,"First of all, I would like to know the strategic objectives of this expedition."
22135,22160,"Operations Chief of Staff, explain."
22160,22187,"Yes sir."
22187,22219,"The objective is to strike deep into Imperial territory with a large force."
22219,22267,"With that alone, we will make the blood of the citizens of the Empire run cold."
22267,22303,"Then you mean we are to invade without fighting, and then withdraw?"
22303,22320,"That's not the case."
22320,22364,"It will be a matter of maintaining a high degree of flexibility, and reacting to events as the situation demands."
22364,22400,"Please be a bit more specific. That's a little abstract."
22400,22442,"He means we're supposed to look for a good chance."
22442,22455,"Is there anything else?"
22455,22473,"May I?"
22473,22494,"Go ahead, Admiral Yang."
22494,22536,"I want to hear the reason why it was decided to invade the Empire at this time."
22536,22565,"Isn't it for the upcoming election?"
22565,22589,"In war, there are opportunities."
22589,22620,"If we miss this opportunity, we are at fate's mercy."
22620,22665,"So what your saying is that now is our chance to take the offensive against the Empire?"
22665,22678,"It's not just an offensive."
22678,22702,"It's a great crusade!"
22702,22721,"Using Iserlohn Fortress as a bridgehead,..."
22721,22744,"we'll invade deep into Imperial territory."
22744,22777,"Faced with that, the Imperial Army will panic, and not know what to do."
22777,22809,"The unprecedented, massive fleet of the Alliance Army will advance,..."
22809,22839,"flying the flag of righteousness for the Free Planet's Alliance."
22839,22865,"There can't be anything other than victory!"
22865,22893,"However, in this operation, our supply lines will be very long."
22893,22918,"It will cause difficulties with supplies and communications."
22918,22951,"Furthermore, by merely attacking our long thin flank,..."
22951,22974,"the enemy can easily cut our forces apart."
22974,22994,"Why do you stress the possibility of being split up?"
22994,23014,"The enemy will then be caught in the middle of our fleet."
23014,23049,"Trapped from front and rear, we'll bombard them from all sides."
23049,23087,"There is no doubt we will deal them a crushing defeat."
23087,23114,"What Admiral Yang imagines is an insignificant risk."
23114,23150,"No.  The commander of the Imperial Army will probably be Count Lohengramm."
23150,23202,"In view of his demonstrated military genius into consideration, we must draw up a little more cautious plan."
23202,23245,"Admiral Yang, I know you think highly of Admiral Lohengramm,"
23245,23262,"But he's still young."
23262,23278,"He may also fail."
23278,23289,"That is so."
23289,23321,"But if we make a bigger mistake than he does,..."
23321,23346,"then he'll win, and we'll be destroyed."
23346,23374,"That's no more than speculation, Admiral Yang."
23374,23401,"I'm afraid you overestimate the enemy."
23401,23424,"As a warrior, that's disgraceful."
23424,23488,"Furthermore, you weaken our ally's morale, weakening their resolution."
23488,23499,"I think you're helping the enemy..."
23499,23510,"General Fork!"
23510,23535,"You're being rude."
23535,23544,"How so?"
23544,23587,"Accusing anyone who questions your ideas of aiding the enemy, just because they advocate prudence."
23587,23607,"That's impolite."
23607,23630,"I just exaggerated."
23630,23666,"I didn't intend to slander anyone."
23666,23677,"Well, now..."
23677,23744,"The goal of this noble cause is to liberate 25 billion citizens of the Galactic Empire..."
23744,23769,"who are oppressed by its totalitarian government."
23769,23813,"Anyone opposed to this can't help but be seen as aiding the Empire."
23813,23834,"Will we make a mistake, as he says? We have an advantage over the enemy."
23834,23852,"We hold a new weapon, beyond all imagining!"
23852,23876,"For that reason, we must not shrink from our duty!"
23876,23902,"If we act for a just cause, as a liberation force,..."
23902,23938,"the citizens of the Empire will rush to greet us,..."
23938,23965,"cheering, and aiding our advance!"
23965,23990,"There's no mistake about that!"
23990,24001,"And then,..."
24024,24060,"Do you want to say you should have quit the army after all?"
24060,24068,"No..."
24068,24104,"But, Admiral Yang, it's a good thing I turned down your resignation."
24104,24135,"Even though I didn't expect a situation exactly like this,..."
24135,24187,"Your presence in the military is more important now than ever."
24187,24208,"Especially while there are men like Fork."
24208,24249,"He proposed this operation as his personal route to a seat on the High Council."
24249,24281,"It's clear that his motive is greed for that promotion."
24281,24289,"Yes sir."
24289,24315,"He graduated at the head of his class from the Officer's Academy."
24315,24354,"He's aiming, one day, to hold the highest rank in the army."
24354,24382,"But, with this situation, he's trying to eliminate his rivals."
24382,24402,"We should be able to do better than that."
24402,24414,"Indeed."
24414,24460,"You can be slow sometimes. The only rival he has is you."
24460,24474,"Me...?"
24474,24489,"But, Chief, I..."
24489,24529,"It's not what you want that counts. It's what Fork thinks you want."
24529,24562,"Besides, you've seen his personality."
24562,24596,"He's trying to prove his genius with his eloquence, but without any actual results."
24596,24627,"He's a show-off, and ignores everyone else."
24627,24659,"But, ignoring the advice  of others isn't genius."
24659,24698,"It's too dangerous to trust the fate of 30 million men to him."
24698,24743,"So what you want me to do is stand against General Fork?"
24743,24768,"It's not just General Fork you need to be concerned with."
24768,24818,"If you held the highest rank in the army, you could keep people like Fork in their place."
24818,24847,"That's what I'm hoping will happen."
24847,24870,"But, you don't need me..."
24870,24901,"From now on, there'll be no one but you."
24901,24912,"Your Excellency..."
24912,24937,"When this operation is over, I'll have to resign."
24937,24960,"If we fail, I'll take the responsibility and resign."
24960,24988,"If we succeed, I'll take the chance to retire gracefully."
24988,25014,"Whichever way it works out, my future is decided."
25014,25045,"But you are different."
25045,25078,"Your Excellency, you always expect too much of me."
25078,25107,"Just like at Iserlohn."
25107,25131,"But you carried it off splendidly."
25131,25145,"This time, you must do so, too."
25145,25161,"I'm counting on you."
25227,25268,"This is a report from Count Remscheidt, our Commissioner on Phezzan."
25268,25296,"And so the true source of the information is?"
25296,25315,"Probably Rubinsky."
25315,25348,"What is the black fox of Phezzan planning?  "
25348,25376,"Whatever, a force of 30 million men..."
25376,25400,"Who shall we assign to intercept it?"
25400,25431,"Shouldn't it be given to that Brat?"
25431,25462,"But, that man...  If he wins, he'll advance again."
25462,25482,"So we should assign it to him."
25482,25521,"We should make use of his power while we can."
25521,25558,"We can deal with a brat like that whenever we want to."
25558,25574,"Yes, that's true."
25574,25603,"The Free Planets Alliance Imperial Invasion force,..."
25603,25632,"establishing its base at Iserlohn Fortress,..."
25632,25664,"was dispatched with 8 fleets and 30 million men,..."
25664,25704,"against 200,000 Imperial territories."
25704,25719,"I'm sure he'll come out,..."
25719,25741,"Count Reinhart von Lohengramm."
25741,25777,"The situation is that all our fates depend on him."
25777,25811,"Against that, the Emperor gave Count Reinhart von Lohengramm..."
25811,25848,"an Imperial Command to intercept and repel the Alliance invasion."
25857,25884,"Once again, the galaxy would be smeared with blood."
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