Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1998) - S01E01 - HIDI vs Central Anime

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HIDI
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Why?!
Why ?
Why am I not permitted to visit His Majesty's sickbed?
Why can't I visit him in his sickbed ?
His Majesty merely has a mild cold.
His Majesty has only caught a minor cold, so it's nothing serious.
Nothing to worry about.
And since Countess Grünewald is by his side...
Countess Grünewald is by His Majesty's side,
...he says there's no need for you to make a sickbed visit.
and he says himself that there is no need for sympathy calls.
He says I'm not needed ?
Do you mean to say that I'm unnecessary?!
That's not quite what he means, but...
N-No, but...
That woman...
That woman!
It all began when that woman arrived.
Everything has changed since that woman came!
She's just a wench from a poor aristocratic family.
That penniless aristocrat of a harlot fancies herself "Countess Grünewald"
How dare she call herself "Countess Grünewald."
and seduces His Majesty away!
She's put His Majesty under her spell.
Leaving that woman to her own devices
If we let her be, she'll surely become the bane of the Imperial Family.
will surely bring disaster upon the imperial household!
From what I know...
As far as I am aware,
...it's not likely that Countess Grünewald would ask for favors from His Majesty.
Countess Grünewald has never asked anything of His Majesty.
This is what I've heard.
From what I hear,
I hear that woman's younger brother recently graduated from Military Preparatory School...
that woman's younger brother was recently appointed to military office,
...and whereas its graduates are usually appointed Junior Ensigns...
and while graduates of the military school are normally appointed as warrant officers,
...he was appointed an Ensign as per His Majesty's order.
His Majesty ordered him to be made an ensign.
That woman must have begged His Majesty for it.
I know that woman must have begged His Majesty to do so.
Well, I heard about that, too...
Well yes, I have heard of that matter myself,
...but that brother of hers volunteered to be assigned to front line duty.
but I understand that the brother voluntarily chose to be stationed on the front lines.
It doesn't seem like he merely wanted a comfortable assignment or worldly fame.
I can't imagine it was entirely in pursuit of affluence or distinction.
That's what he wants us to think !
He is merely putting on airs!
How cunning of that brat !
The crafty little brat!
I suppose that could be the case.
Perhaps that could be so...
That's it.
Of course, that brat!
That brat...
Pardon?
Yes ?
We will do away with that brat.
Let's kill that brat.
I cannot lay my hands on that woman while she resides in court.
We can't take any action against that woman at Court.
However, the brother is conveniently on the front lines.
But it's convenient that her brother is on the front lines.
And soldiers die on the front lines.
On the front lines, he could die in battle.
Then I can enjoy seeing that woman cry in anguish!
If that happens, I'll get to see that woman lament and writhe in pain !
H-however, he may not fall to the hand of the enemy that easily...
But I wonder if the enemy will kill him so conveniently.
There are ways to induce it.
We can make it easier for that to happen.
And if that does not work,
And if that doesn't work, bullets don't always come from in front.
bullets do not always have to come from in front.
That is how it is.
You see what I mean.
Glaser, find out where that brat is assigned, and take appropriate measures.
Glaeser, look into where that brat is stationed and do what is necessary.
I don't care how much it costs.
The cost is of no concern!
Understand ?
Understood?
Yes, Madam.
Y-yes...
How scary...
How terrifying a woman's paranoia is.
...a woman's blind vengeance is.
I'm a woman myself, and it makes me shudder.
Even though I'm a woman myself, it scares me.
It can't be helped.
I suppose it can't be helped.
At one point, it seemed likely that she would be the kaiserin.
At one point, it was rumored she would become Empress.
But with her first child stillborn and two miscarriages,
But her first child was stillborn, and then she had two miscarriages.
His Majesty's favor has recently turned completely to Countess Grünewald.
These days, His Majesty's favor has essentially shifted to Countess Grünewald.
Resenting Countess Grünewald
I suppose she can't console herself about her misfortune...
must be the only way she can console herself over her misfortunes.
...except by bearing a grudge against Countess Grünewald.
But really,
Still, her expression when she said she wanted to see "that woman lament and writhe in pain"...
her face when she said she wants to see that woman cry in anguish...
...it sent shivers down my spine.
It sent chills down my spine.
Though it may not seem that way now, when she first came to the Court eleven years ago...
Still, eleven years ago when she was first brought to the inner court,
...she was such a gracious young lady that we couldn't help but feel sympathetic toward her.
she was such a sweet young thing.
I suppose women change.
So much so that it seemed tragic.
You do know that it is men's fault that women change, Doctor ?
How completely a woman can change.
I found the file on Countess Grünewald's brother.
Men are to blame for a woman changing, Doctor.
You found it ?
I found information on Countess Grünewald's younger brother.
The Countess's brother, Ensign Reinhard von Musel is to be assigned...
You did?
...to a front line base on Planet Kapche-Lanka, B-III.
The countess's brother, Ensign Reinhard von Müsel,
Planet Kapche-Lanka...
is going to be stationed at the front line base B-III on Kapche-Lanka.
Ensign Reinhard von Musel reporting for duty.
Kapche-Lanka...
Junior Ensign Siegfried Kircheis reporting for duty.
Ensign Reinhard von Müsel, reporting for duty.
You're the brother of Countess Grünewald ?
Warrant Officer Siegfried Kircheis, reporting for duty.
Yes, sir.
So, you're the younger brother of Countess Grünewald.
Even though His Majesty favors your sister...
Indeed.
...you're no more than a newly appointed Ensign.
Your sister may have the favor of His Imperial Majesty,
Be sure to understand your position...
but here, you are only a newly appointed ensign.
...and don't do things that would make others frown upon you.
You'd best know your public position
I understand.
and avoid getting whispered about behind your back.
It looks like you graduated first in your class from Military Preparatory School...
Understood, sir.
...but actual combat doesn't always unfold according to school theory.
I hear you were at the top of your class at the military school.
Of course, you'll learn that soon.
However, on the field, things don't stay true to theory as they do in academics.
Yes, sir.
Well, you'll discover that in due time.
I'll keep that in mind.
Yes, I will bear that in mind.
You may go.
You may go.
So, what do you think of Captain Herder?
What do you think of Captain Herder ?
Good men are few and far between.
There aren't many competent people.
Senior officers who make remarks without an ounce of creativity to seem stern
A superior who feigns austerity by making a speech that utterly lacks any sense of imagination...
deserve no respect.
...isn't worthy of respect.
That's all.
That's how it is.
You're right, of course, but...
I think you're right, but...
But honestly...
But really...
Honestly, it's discouraging that the location of our memorable first battle
But really, it's regrettable that the site of my first battle is on a fringe planet.
will be on such a remote planet.
Since it's front line duty, it's at least better than your initial prospective assignment.
But at least it's on the front lines, unlike your first potential position.
Rear-line duty. Even worse, an desk job in a military hospital !
The rear service,
How dare they mock me !
and office work in a military hospital, no less.
From the Human Resources Department's perspective it was their way of showing consideration.
How belittling!
After all, they didn't want to put Countess Grünewald's brother on the front lines and put his life at risk.
The personnel bureau no doubt meant well.
That's what I mean by small-minded ways of thinking.
They thought they couldn't afford to let the brother of Countess Grünewald
We have big ambitions !
be exposed to danger on the front lines.
No way would I want to be thought of in the same way as other aristocrats' children.
That's exactly what makes them narrow-minded!
But we can't let other people know that.
We have a grand ambition!
For now, we should be glad that we were able to get out to the front lines.
How dare they liken me to some typical aristocratic youth?!
You're right.
Still, we cannot let anyone know of our ambition.
But what in the world is the battle on this planet about ?
Let us simply be content to be on the front lines for now.
There's an abundance of natural resources here, so they don't want the enemy to have it.
That's true.
Both sides think that way...
But what is the point of the conflict on this planet?
...so each time the enemy builds a development plant, they attack and destroy it.
The planet's abundant natural resources are too dear to give up to the enemy.
And they repeat it over and over.
Both sides feel that way,
There's no strategic importance. It's a useless battle.
so they attack and destroy the other's development plants as soon as they're built,
You're right.
in an endless loop.
But since this is the front lines...
It's a fruitless battle with hardly any strategic significance.
...we'll have a chance to garner battlefield accolades.
That's very true, but as long as it is on the front lines,
Please think of it as one step on the way to our greater ambition.
we should have opportunities to gain military accomplishments.
Kircheis, you're the type of person who finds beauty even in trash.
Think of it as a step towards our great ambition.
If you hadn't met me and had instead become a teacher or something...
Kircheis, you're the type who could find merit in a mound of rubbish.
...you might have become a great teacher who finds a talent in each student...
If you hadn't met me and had become a schoolteacher or something instead,
...and encourages them to make good use of it.
you'd probably have been a good instructor who teaches to his students' strengths.
If I hadn't met Lord Reinhard and Lady Annerose...
If I hadn't met Lord Reinhard or Lady Annerose, huh?
"Siegfried" is a common name.
Siegfried? A common name, isn't it?
But I like your surname, Kircheis.
But Kircheis is a good family name, isn't it?
It's very poetic.
It has a refreshing feel to it.
So I'm going to call you "Kircheis."
From now on, I'll call you Kircheis.
Sieg, please be a good friend to my brother.
Sieg, be good friends with my little brother, won't you?
Father, you sold Sister !
Father, you sold Sister!
My brother can't go to your school anymore.
My brother can't go to the same school as you anymore.
It was just a short while, but thank you for everything.
I only knew you a short time, but thank you for everything.
Shut up !
No!
What is it ?
C'mon, quiet down!
A new recruit brat ?
Oh, it's one of the fresh recruits.
We can pass her down to you, if you want.
We can give you a turn if you like.
Of course, that's if you can keep it up till then.
But only if you can wait that long, of course!
He probably can't.
Not likely.
Young guys are always "quick," after all.
Teens blow their load so fast, you know?
He probably can't keep it up.
He'll never last that long.
Stop it !
Stop this!
Did you hear that, fellow soldiers ?
You hear that, buddies?
This red-haired boy ordered us to stop.
This red-headed boy is ordering us to stop.
We're so overwhelmed with shame.
Well, fancy that!
I said stop it !
I'm telling you to stop!
Here.
There!
You bastard.
Damn brat!
This isn't a joke, you know ?
This ain't funny anymore!
Bastard !
Bastard!
We're going to kill you !
I'll kill you!
Now we've got you.
Here, get 'im!
Don't move.
You!
If you even flinch, I'll crush your boss's throat.
Don't move!
If you're okay with that, go ahead and make a move.
Take one step, and I'll crush your boss' larynx underfoot!
Kircheis, if any of them go for their guns, shoot them.
Go ahead and move if you don't care!
I'll take responsibility for this.
Kircheis, shoot to kill anyone who puts a hand on his gun!
What're you doing there ?!
I'll take full responsibility.
Junior Ensign Kircheis, although newly appointed...
What is going on here?!
...is of a higher rank than they are, and his order was just.
Warrant Officer Kircheis may have just been appointed,
The fault is solely theirs.
but he ranks higher than those men,
Even though they are soldiers of the Empire...
and his order was reasonable.
...they did something that dishonored His Majesty and the Imperial Force.
All of the blame is theirs.
Junior Ensign Kircheis tried to rectify their wrongdoing...
Despite being Imperial soldiers,
...and to restore the trust the people place in the military.
their conduct blemishes the honor of His Imperial Majesty and the Imperial military.
His actions are deserving of praise; there's no reason to censure him.
Kircheis' attempt to right that wrong and regain the public's trust in the military
But there's still the fact that he participated in a brawl inside the base.
is worthy of praise.
Moreover, we hear that Junior Ensign Kircheis is the one who threw the first punch.
It certainly deserves no reprimand!
I'm holding him responsible for the fact that he caused a disturbance inside the base.
But the fact remains that he was involved in a brawl on base.
If you'll excuse me, but if the problem is the disturbance of order inside the base...
Even worse, I hear that Warrant Officer Kircheis was the one who struck first!
...what you should truly be concerned about is the lack of military discipline.
What I'm questioning is the warrant officer's disturbance of order here on base!
They abducted a civilian woman from the mining plant...
With all due respect,
...which the military is supposed to protect, and attempted to assault her.
if we're talking about order on the base,
According to military law, that is a serious offense...
we should be questioning its lack of military discipline.
...for which they could be shot on sight.
The abduction of a civilian woman from the mining plant that this base is supposed to protect
In Military Preparatory School, they taught us to be firm...
and the attempted assault on her is,
...in dealing with those who disturb military discipline.
according to military regulations, a serious crime that could get them shot to death on the spot.
But I suppose that doesn't work according to theory on the front lines ?
At military school, we learned that senior officers
You're going too far, Ensign !
should face those who lack military discipline with a firm attitude.
I apologize, sir.
But I suppose things don't stay true to theory on the front lines, as you said?
In any case, I can't listen to just one side of the story.
You're taking things too far, Ensign!
As for Junior Ensign Kircheis's punishment, we'll let you know at a later time.
Please excuse me.
In any case...
I cannot listen to just one side of the argument.
I shall notify you of Warrant Officer Kircheis' punishment in due time.
You may go.
You may go.
Impertinent golden-haired brat!
How cheeky of you, blond brat !
Does he think bullets will only come at him from the front?
You think bullets only come from in front ?
You think so as well?
You think so, too ?
Captain, leaving such a cocky brat to his own devices will not only disturb order
Captain, if we let a rebellious kid like him do whatever he wants...
but worse, challenge your very authority!
...it'll become an issue of the maintaining of order, and furthermore, of your authority.
Shouldn't we do something about this?
Shouldn't we do something about him ?
What's this?
This is...?
Read it.
Read it.
It's a confidential letter from someone under orders from a certain eminent individual.
It's a secret letter from someone who's been given an order by someone of noble rank.
Confidential letter?
A secret letter...?
Lord Reinhard, I apologize for the hassle.
Lord Reinhard, I'm sorry about the trouble.
Why should you apologize when you did the right thing?
Why are you apologizing ?
But it has put you in a difficult situation, Lord Reinhard.
You did the right thing.
If I had witnessed that scene first and hadn't gone to save the woman,
But it put you in a difficult situation.
you would have held me in contempt.
If I'd been the one who'd witnessed it first and hadn't tried to save her...
It's the same thing. Don't worry about it.
...you'd have contempt for me, wouldn't you ?
I'm very much obliged.
It's the same thing.
Don't worry about it.
Thank you.
I said don't worry about it.
I said don't worry about it.
If you bow down every time something as trivial as this happens,
If you keep bowing your head for something like this...
you'll have to walk on your hands before long.
...you'll eventually have to walk on your hands.
Th-this...
This is...!
It's just as it says, Lieutenant.
That's how it is, Lieutenant.
This individual wants the "golden-haired brat," as you call him, dead.
This someone wants the death of the one you call the blond brat.
B-but, Captain...
But, Captain...
Lieutenant, I loathe this planet.
Lieutenant, you know, I hate this planet.
I've always hoped for the opportunity to be tasked with a less dangerous duty.
I've always wanted to be assigned where there's less danger if an opportunity would present itself.
What about yourself?
How about you ?
Well...
Well...
This is that opportunity, and it's landed in our laps.
This is the "opportunity" that's presented itself.
Wouldn't you agree?
Don't you think ?
I do, yes, very much so.
I think so.
It's decided then.
Yes, I believe so !
We're in this together.
Then that makes two of us.
But Captain, brat though he is,
What do you think we should do about it ?
he is still the younger brother of Countess Grünewald.
But, Captain, that brat is still the brother of Countess Grünewald.
We can't afford to murder him outright.
We can't kill him with our own hands.
Of course not.
Of course not.
It will be the end of us if we do, no matter who we have at our backs.
If we do that, we'll be done for, regardless of whether or not we have a backer.
Then...
So, he wants battlefield accolades.
So listen.
Why not give him the opportunity to make his dream come true ?
That boy wants to gain some military accomplishments.
I see.
I'm thinking of giving him the chance to realize that desire.
Then an outcome that isn't necessarily what he wants might come about.
I see...
Is that how it is ?
And then things won't work out quite the way he intended.
Yeah.
Is that it?
Besides, a commander who can't rectify the lapse of military discipline is incompetent !
Generally, a commander who cannot tighten up slack in military discipline is incompetent.
Now...
Considering that...
I will relay an order from the Commander.
I have orders for you from the commandant.
Ensign Reinhard von Musel and Junior Ensign Siegfried Kircheis...
Ensign Reinhard von Müsel and Warrant Officer Siegfried Kircheis
...at 08:00 tomorrow you will use a mobile armored vehicle...
will set off on a reconnaissance mission in an armored combat vehicle, as of 0800 tomorrow.
...and undertake the task of reconnoitering the enemy's movement.
Just the two of us?
Just the two of us ?
Correct.
Yes.
Are you dissatisfied...
Are you dissatisfied...
or anxious?
...or scared ?
No, I understand.
No, I accept the order.
We will begin preparations at once.
We'll immediately prepare for the mission.
What pointless provocation!
What a useless provocation.
But just the two of us with no soldier to guide us when we aren't familiar with the area...
Since we're unfamiliar with the region, and no guide will accompany us, that means...
It's obviously meant to be a punishment.
It's clearly intended to be a punishment.
But if we're lucky enough to get into combat, the two of us will be credited with any victories.
But if we're lucky and a battle takes place...
It's just what we need, actually.
...it'll be the two of us alone who'll achieve distinction.
You never change, Lord Reinhard.
I look forward to that.
Reinhard!
Lord Reinhard is always like that.
I'm going to be a soldier.
Reinhard !
That's the fastest way to become a man.
I'm going to join the military.
I have to climb up the ladder and free my sister.
That way, I can be on my own faster.
Say, Kircheis, I hope you'll come to military school with me.
I want to climb up the ladder and liberate my sister.
All right?
Hey, Kircheis, why don't you come with me to Military Preparatory School ?
Kircheis...
Okay ?
This is where our battle finally begins.
Kircheis.
Our battle finally begins.
Lord Reinhard...
Lord Reinhard...
We'll fight...
We'll fight, we'll win, we'll continue to win...
and win, and keep winning, and get my sister back whatever it takes!
...and we'll get my sister back no matter what.
Yes!
Yes.
Until that day, we won't lose!
Until that day comes, we'll never lose.
Whatever enemy we may face!
No matter who the enemy is.
Yes, Lord Reinhard.
Yes, Lord Reinhard.
Universal Calendar 791,
Space Year 791, Imperial Year 482, July...
Reich Calendar 482, July:
...Reinhard von Musel and Siegfried Kircheis...
Reinhard von Müsel and Siegfried Kircheis...
...their long, long history of battles was about to begin.
Their long, long history of battle
As per Captain Herder's orders...
was about to begin.
...Reinhard and Kircheis go out on reconnaissance by themselves.
Under orders from Captain Herder,
Regardless of the circumstances, they're excited about their long-awaited first battle.
Reinhard and Kircheis set off alone on a reconnaissance mission.
But there, a villainous trap awaits them.
Whatever the circumstances, the two are excited to be on their much anticipated first mission.
Next episode...
However, an insidious trap awaits them there.
My friend, do you remember those days on the battlefield ?
Next Time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden,
"Silver-White Valley, Kapitel II"
My friend, do you remember those days on the battlefield?