Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/1)

Chapter One Eternal NightIThe fried Kircheis, stepped onto the bridge, he stopped thoughtfully Countless specks of light inlaid the abyss of the universe, and they enveloped Siegfried’s body with an overwhel sense of infinity

“………”It was as if his entire being was floating in the boundless darkness, but this illusion disappeared quickly The bridge of Flagshi+p Brünhild (ブリュンヒルト) was shaped in a giant hemisphere The fact that the upper half of the hele display screen had become a part of his memoryAfter his sensibility was dragged froround, Kircheis re-inspected his surroundings Within this spacious roohtness to produce a thin layer of darknessMen were auges, coeoed The swith the currentsA hint of odor stimulated Kircheis’s nostrils It was the scent of adrenaline produced by nervous people under a state of fight or flight, mixed with the electronic odor that en It was a scent that spacemen found to be most familiarThe red haired young iven the rank of captain, Kircheis was not yet 21 years old He, without his military uniform, was still the “tall, handsoistics spacewoe was disproportionate with his rank He still could not nonchalantly accept this fact the way his superior didCount Reinhard von Lohengraazed into the sea of stars on the vast screen Kircheis walked near him and felt the subtle shi+ft in air pressure That was due to the soundproof field being expanded Conversations within a five-meter-radius of Reinhard could not be heard from those outside of this radius“Star gazing? Your Excellency?”Kircheis’s remarks quickly turned Reinhard’s attention to hih he was sitting, the silver-lined black unifor his vigorous masculinityReinhard was an elegant and beautiful young man His statuesque beauty was unparalleled His blond hair beautifully framed his fair, oval-shaped face from three sides His nose and lips were of the perfect proportion It was as if he was the masterpiece of a famed ancient sculptorHowever, his icy blue eyes were eagle sharp, bursting with sword-like rays, proving that he was certainly not a lifeless statue Palace maids all said those were “beautiful, ambitious eyes,” while butlers said those were “the eyes of a dangerously driven man”“The stars are good”Reinhard replied, and then looked up towards his confidant of the sae:“It looks like you have grown again!”“It is the sao I am still 190 centirow any taller now”“If you are seven centih!”Reinhard’s voice had a trace of juvenile coo, the two of the taller, distancing his height froht of the blond youth, Reinhard earnestly protested the fact that Kircheis grew tall without his friend Only Kircheis understood Reinhard still had a childish side“By the way, you got anything?”“Yes, it is regarding the rebel’s for to reports fro in on our fleet from three directions May I use the command platform projector?”The young, blond, high adan to e above the left half of the command platform showed four arrows Froht, the arrows pointed and e The lower arroas red; the rest, green“The red arrow is our fleet, and the green arrows are the enemy's fleets Directly in front of our fleet is the enemy’s 4th Fleet We have determined that the 4th Fleet has 12,000 shi+ps The distance is 2,200 light-seconds According to our calculations based on the current direction and speed, ill make contact in approximately six hours”Kircheis’s fingers continued to point on the ie The left enemy fleet is the2nd Fleet with approxiht-seconds The right enemy fleet is the 6th Fleet with approxiht-secondsBeginning with the Anti-Gravity Magnetic Field Systeh the development of the variety of radar penetration devices and wave interference technologies, and the invention of radar-disabling materials, over the past few centuries, radar’s eneradually paralyzed People could only rely on traditional methods such as manned scout crafts or surveillance satellites to detect eneathered from these methods, coupled with conversions for factors such as time difference or distance, the enemy’s location could be determinedIf heat and mass detection methods were also used, then while the results could not be completely correct, the prima facie enemy detection ould be possible, even if it was incomplete“The enemy fleet has a total of 40,000 vessels That is twice the size of our fleet”“It appears that they intend to surround our fleet from three directions”“Our old adht now…no, they’re probably turning red”A touch of malicious smile flashed across Reinhard’s fair face He knew his fleet had already been surrounded by an enemy fleet twice their size from three sides, but he did not appear to be even a tiny bit upset“Their faces are actually turning blue The five adency ”“Oh? Did they not say they never wanted to see ain?”“Your Excellency will not attend the ?”“No! I aive them some pointers”Five people appeared in front of Reinhard: Admiral Merkatz (メルカッツ), Vice Adel (フォーゲル), Rear AdmiralFahrenheit (ファーレンハイト), and Rear Admiral Erlache (エルラッハ) They were the “old ad seemed to be a bit excessive, because the eldest Adest Fahrenheit was only 31 years old However, Reinhard and Kircheis, when co“Corateful that you are willing to consider our humble opinions”The admirals’ representative – Ad before Reinhard was born He had an abundance of knowledge and experience in both actual co his medium stature, thick-boned physique, and listless eyes, he was still just a ed man without notable characteristics However, his achievements and reputation were far beyond that of Reinhard's“I knohat you want to say,” said Reinhard preemptively, after he returned Merkatz’s salute as a matter of formality“Our fleet is in a disadvantaged situation You simply wish to call my attention to this?”“Yes, Your Excellency”At this point Vice Admiral Staden took a half step forward and replied A man in his forties, he was built to be lean and tall, and appeared to be fierce and cunning He was the strategist type: the kind that was the well versed in tactical theory and debates“The enemy fleet is twice the size of our own, and they are outflanking us from three sides This also means if we should be in a state of war, the enee”A burse of coldness flashed through Reinhard’s icy blue eyes, and he stared straight at the vice admiral:“In other words, you mean to say ill lose?”“I said no such thing, Your Excellency It is a fact that our fleet is currently at a disadvantage If you will just look at the display screen you will understand…”Seven pairs of eyes instantly focused on the screenKircheis pointed out the positions of the two fleets to Reinhard with the i on the projection The space their superior officers, and only hurried their gaze elsewhere when Vice Adhs, Vice Adain started to speak:“Many years ago, the proud Irettable defeat at the hands of the rebel fleet who called themselves the Free Planets Alliance This is the same formation”“Did you on (ダゴンの殲滅戦)?”“Exactly, it was an unfortunate and disastrous defeat”The vice adh“The justice of war is completely on the side of mankind’s one true ruler, the Galactic Empire's kaiser, and His Majesty’s loyal servants, us servicemen However, the crafty rebels used a sinister trick that caused allant spacemen to be buried in the vast e our prior mistake Therefore, et in the way We should quickly and honorably retreat in order to preserve our honor!”A “humble opinion” indeed What a coht to himself, but instead he said:“You definitely are eloquent, but I disagree with your view, and I have no plans to retreat”“What could be the reason? If I may ask?”Staden could not hide the anger fronored him and answered:“Because…our fleet has an overwhele!”“How?”Staden raised his eyebrows; Merkatz appeared to be anguished; and, Fogel and Erlache looked to be co and handsome commanderOut of the five of theest Fahrenheit appeared to be entertained by the situation A slistened in his water blue eyes Many people said he was born to lower ranking aristocrats and only joined the et paid In terood at fast breaks and he was highlyin patience and tenacity“I a Your Excellency Would it be possible for you to explain it further? It is most appreciated…”Vice Ad that the facts in the future will convince him, Reinhard answered his question:“There are two advantages Firstly, unlike our enemies who have their forces scattered in three directions, our fleet's forces are combined all in one place As a whole, the enee, but if an individual enee”“……”“Secondly, e arefrom battlefield to battlefield, our Fleet will be in the center, which means we are nearer the new battlefield If an enemy fleet atte, they e detour This will add time and distance between us and them”“……”“In other words, our fleet is at an advantage because of both the concentration of our forces and the mobility of our fleet If these are not the conditions for victory then I do not knohat is!”His sharp words resonated powerfully When Reinhard was done, Kircheis felt as if all five admirals fossilized at that very second When compared to these battlefield veterans ere all older than Reinhard, his thought process was ile and more adaptableReinhard’s eyes coldly swept over to the currently frozen Vice Admiral Staden, and he continued:“We are not in danger of being besieged This is instead the golden opportunity to divide and conquer the eneive up this once in a life time opportunity and retreat in vain There could not be a ain? It is to destroy the rebels and annihilate our ene, but considering that the mission His Majesty the Kaiser bestowed upon us has not been co excuses for your own timidness and cowardness?”As soon as the kaiser was mentioned, except for Fahrenheit, each of the other four admirals instantly sat on pins and needles, and each one in trepidation Reinhard was unmoved by their behavior“Even if Your Excellency the Chief Commander says so…”Staden struggled to come up with a retort“The so-called ‘golden opportunity’ was merely a construct of Your Excellency’s own opinion As far asThere are simply no successful precedents…”Reinhard instantly concluded that this guy was not only incompetent, but also pedantic A battle without precedents obviously had no records of success Success records for an unprecedented feat could only be created through future combats!“Tomorrow you will see with your own eyes this successful precedent Is there anything else you do not understand?”“Is Your Excellency sure?”“Yes As long as each of you are able to execute my battle plan faithfully”“Could you explain the plan a bit further?”Staden asked; his suspicion unconcealed Reinhard took one look at Kircheis and began to explain his battle plan…Two minutes later, Staden’s clamor could be heard inside the soundproof field“That is just theory! That is not actually going to work! Your Excellency, this kind of…”Reinhard slammed his palm on the command platform“Forget it! There is nothing more to be said! His Majesty appointed me as the chief co my commands to demonstrate your loyalty to His Majesty! That is the duty of an iet! I rank above all of you!”“………”“Your lives are all in my hands! If you should dare to remain obdurate and abandon the will of His Majesty, then I will strip you of your post and severely punish you for willful disobedience in accordance with military law! Do you understand?”Reinhard glared at the five people in front of him, and not a sound could be heard

IIThe five admirals took their leave They did not understand, and they were not convinced They were simply in awe of the divinity of the kaiser and did not dare to disobey Only Fahrenheit appeared to be in relative agreement with Reinhard’s battle plan; the other four peoplein reflected gloryKircheis felt he could no longer turn a blind eye, otherwise Reinhard, who had a e, was bound to provoke criticism After all, in the eyes of the experienced officers, Reinhard was only here because of nepotisht he borrowed thanks to his sister, Annrose’s, relationshi+p with the kaiserThis was not Reinhard’s first co the military he has had numerous ed victoriously froot lucky!” or “The enemy was too weak!” On top of that, Reinhard was not a sycophant, nor was he willing to overpraise, so their disdain for hiant blonde boy” under their breaths“Is it okay to leave it like that?”The red-haired young man worriedly asked Reinhard, concern poured out of his blue eyes“Do not worry about it!”The superior officer was serene“What could those guys possibly do?To put it bluntly, they are just cowards! They will not even dare to defy the authority of the kaiser!”“However, they es!”Reinhard looked at his adjutant and quietly laughed with mirth“You worry too ht now, but just give it a day and the situation will change I will help that retarded Staden see what the ‘successful precedents’ he will not shut up about means!”After saying that, Reinhard rose froo with hie“Kircheis, let us go get a drink! I have this great wine from year 410!”“Sure”“Then let's go! Oh, right, Kircheis…”“Yes, Your Excellency!”“There you are with ‘Your Excellency’ again! If no one is around, do not call ht I told you already…”“I understand…”“If you understand then you should do it! Besides, e return to the imperial capital after this battle’s over, you will be ‘Your Excellency’ yourself!”“……”“You are going to be promoted to commodore! We need to celebrate this!”After giving the shi+p’s captain, Commander Leuschner (ロイシュナー), soe Kircheis followed hi about what Reinhard just saidAfter this battle’s over, return to the imperial capital, be pro admiral had not even considered the possibility of defeat If it had been soant! However, Kircheis well understood that Reinhard only said so out of good intentions for a friendKircheis suddenly remembered that he had known Reinhard for ten years already Meeting Reinhard and his sister Annerose was the turning point of his lifeSiegfried Kircheis’s father was a low level bureaucrat in the Ministry of Justice Every day he bustled between superiors, documents, and computers, all for an annual salary of a measly forty thousand reichsmarks In his little cozy yard, he planted orchids native to the Baldr (バルドル) galaxy After meals, he always liked to have a bottle of dark beer He was a kind and ordinaryred-haired son had always been an honor student Excelling in both sports and academics, he was the pride of his parentsOne day, an impoverished family of three moved into the desolate house next doorWhen Kircheis found out froed man next door was an aristocrat, Kircheis was shocked However, the first tis next door, a brother and a sister, he adored them from the bottom of his heartKircheis becahbors e as Kircheis, only two er than Kircheis when calculated with the standard calendarWhen the red-haired youth introduced himself, the blond-haired youth raised his eyebrows and exclaimed:“Siegfried? What a gaudy name!”Not used to starting introductions by receiving this kind of brash criticism, the red-haired youth was at a loss of words Reinhard continued:“But, Kircheis has a nice ring to it It sounds very poetic! I will just call you by your last name in the future!”Annerose called hi” She was an exquisite beauty Her appearance appeared to have been casted froreat resemblance Annerose, however, was even ant and always pleasant When Reinhard introduced her, and when she looked at hi through the trees“Sieg, be good friends with my brother okay?”Until today, Siegfried still dared not forget her request for even a momentMany things happened One day, he saw a lihboring hoh quality clothes ca voice accusing his father could be heard throughout the night:“Father, you sold my sister!”The nextReinhard for school to visit With a gentle but lonely smile, Annerose said:“My brother would not be able to attend school with you any this period”The beautiful girl then gently kissed hiave him a handmade chocolate cakeThat day, the red-haired youth did not go to school He carefully brought the cake to the nature park, and for the fear of being caught by the patrol robot, he hid underneath a conifer na the cake The sadness of having to part with the siblings caused tears to streaain he wiped away the tears, rubbing his little face redAt dusk, he returned ho he was to be scolded, but his parents did not say a word, and the lights in the house next door were already turned offA month later, Reinhard, dressed in Imperial Youth Military Academy uniform, sudden visited him To the elated Kircheis, the blond-haired youth firmly said:“Come be a spaceman! If we are spacemen then we can become men earlier! We need to become independent as soon as possible so we can rescue my sister! Kircheis, will you come with me? You must attend the same school withbrats in the youth academy”……Kircheis’ parents did not object Perhaps they were eager to see their son succeed; perhaps they could understand the deep bond between their son and the siblings next door In any case, Kircheis, like Reinhard, eMore than half of the students at the youth academy were aristocrats, and the rest of the that Kircheis was only able to attend this school thanks to Reinhard’s request and Annerose’s effortReinhard always got first place, and Kircheis always ood grades whether it was for the pair of siblings or for himselfSoh they had high social status, they did not command respect They reeked only decadence and corruption of the privileged class“Look at these guys! Kircheis!”Every ti disdain and disgust“They did not obtain their current statuses through their own efforts They h their bloodlines, which are passed down froeneration They are shameless! Was the universe born to be ruled by them?”“Reinhard…”“Exactly! Kircheis, there are no reasons why you or I should be beneath them!”The two of them often talked about topics like this Soe of emotions when Reinhard spokeRudolf the Great’s statues stood proudly throughout the capital, and saluting the statues was the sacred obligation of the empire’s subjects Because the Minister of Interior wished to have all dangerous elements that are in contempt of the kaiser under close surveillance, sophisticated surveillance monitors were installed in the eyes of each of the Rudolf the Great statues After feigning a solute for the statue, Reinhard passionately said:“Kircheis, have you considered it? The Goldenbau of mankind! The dynasty was founded by that insubordinate Rudolf If you could call hi father,” then that means he was not royalty before he founded the dynasty He was just an ordinary nobody in the Galactic Federation Rudolf was just a careerist who rode the zeitgeist to the top; an opportunist who took the chance to claim himself the sacred and infallible kaiser!”What is he trying to say? Kircheis felt his heart violently skipping a beat Reinhard continued:“If Rudolf could do it, why can’t I?”Reinhard’s icy sapphire eyes gazed deeply at Kircheis Thoughts raced in the red-haired youth’sbefore the two of them joined the military

III“… Froy progressed with chaos and indirection, which was a danger to the identity of , a h the possibilities it presented was uarantee for eternal life When this type of technology was able to be combined with social Darwinism, conteenetics were thought to be unqualified to produce offspring The thought that the huenes gained momentum In truth, this popular opinion was one of the reasons why Rudolf von Goldenbauy was able to sprout…”The paragraph that appeared on the control platforraph quickly replaced it“Co to the commander’s office please”He was interrupted half way through reading, but Co Wen-li did not appear to be upset He picked up his beret and finger combed his messy black hairHe was the deputy general staff officer (GSO) in the Free Planets Alliance’s 2nd Fleet, with a workstation in a corner of the bridge on flagshi+p Patroclus (パトロクロス) He secretly uploaded e-books into a work computer that should have been utilized for only ies so he could covertly enjoy the pleasure of reading, therefore, he really had no right to be unhappyYang’s name ritten in “E Style” This was a tradition that was passed down from before the Galactic Federation was even established “E” stood for “eastern,” and this style recorded surnames in front of first names On the other end, names where last names followed first names were called the “W Style,” and “W” stood for “western”In this era, it was couely indicate the ethnicity of a direct ancestorYang was a 29-year-old young-man with black hair, black eyes, and a ave people was not that of a military man but of a calm scholarHowever, in the eyes of most people, he was also not a mildly mannered man When most people discovered his rank in the military, they were inevitably surprised“Co!”The fleet coed man with a serious face He was unmistakably theofficer and said:“I already looked at the battle plan you proposed”He said only this, and then he eyed Yang His expressions seemed to say, “How come this uppity lad is only two ranks below me?”“I think this proposal is interesting, but do you not feel it is a bit too cautious to the point of being somewhat pessimistic?”“Is that so?”Yang’s tone of voice was mild, but if one were to consider it carefully, it seemed to be a bit rude to respond to a superior in this manner However, Vice Admiral Paetta did not notice it“It is like you said in your proposal, we are unlikely to lose with this battle plan However, it is not enough to just not be defeated With this, we may not lose, but ill not win either! Our fleets are encircling them from three sides, and we have twice the number of vessels as they do We already secured the elements for a landslide victory, so why is the standard only to not suffer defeat?”“But our encirclement net is not yet complete”This time, Vice Admiral Paetta noticed the attitude, and displeasure could be seen in his frownYang, however, appeared to be unperturbedNine years ago when Yang graduated from the Free Planets Alliance Officer Acaderaduates, he was ranked 1,909 However, he was not just an ordinary commodore now, because only sixteen military officers in the entire Free Planets Alliance were both under thirty years old and ranked as commodore or above, and he was one of themVice Ad co participated in over a hundred battles Although he had yet to participate in a large scale warfare that mobilized five fleets, the previous battles were still life and death experiences that could not be considered child’s play Not to mention, he was the brilliant hero who made the “Great Retreat of El Facil (エル・ファシル脱出行)” possibleHowever, in Paetta’s heart, it was difficult to accept the fact that the young Yang was a battle-hardened warrior“In any case, this battle plan has been rejected”The vice ad“I must add this is not personal”The vice admiral’s words were obviously an effort to mask the truth

IVIn the opinions of the nu Wen-li’s father, Yang Tai-long (ヤン・タイロン), was a notoriously cunning businessman Underneath his irresistible smile lurked business smarts and wit He started out as a small commercial vessel owner, and worked his way up to be the owner of an i wealth“I really love money…”When friends asked him the secrets to his success he always replied with that“You need to use row old That is the only secret!”Because he sounded so serious when he said this, it appeared that this was the truth However, this response also gave hi Master” The person who coined the ter appeared to be pleased with the titleFurther was also an antique art collector AD era paintings, sculptures, porcelain, and pottery were piled all over his house Whenever he got ho interstellar , or appreciating the antiques He appeared to find his tiSupposedly the way he selected his significant other was veryhis financially irresponsible first wife, he ed to be beautiful She was theof a service Wen-li, was bornWhen news ca an antique vase in his study When he heard that, he stopped the work in his hands, and ly:“After I die, these artworks will all belong to that kiddo!”Then, he resuWhen Yang Wen-li was five, his mother passed away A sudden heart attack robbed her of her life Because she was always so healthy, when she passed away suddenly, even Yang Tai‑long had a difficult ti itAt the tiain Upon hearing the terrible news, he accidentally dropped the bronze lion in his hands onto the floor As he picked up the lion he muttered a sentence which sent the relatives of his late wife into a fury upon learning it through the grapevineThat sentence was, “Thank goodness I was not working on soile”Yang Tai-long lost tives, both in health and in death After that, he gave up on re He allowed theup too much of the maid’s personal time, theWen-li sit next to him and polish antiques with himWhen his late wife’s relatives caht of the father and son sitting in the study polishi+ng antiques in silence They all agreed that they must rescue the poor child fro Tai-long between his son and the antiques, which was more important? He answered:“It cost money to collect antiques!”In other words, the son came freeThe in-laere outraged upon hearing that, and vowed to take thethe situation was not in his favor, Yang Tai-long hastily boarded an interstellar merchant shi+p with his son, and disappeared from Heinesen (ハイネセン) completely His late wife’s relatives did not think they would suddenly lose even the opportunity to accuse the father of kidnapping the son, so since they were completely taken by surprise, their only option was to atte Tai-long only took his son into exile because of circumstances out of his control Perhaps that action also proved he was a person with unique perspectives and ideasJust like that, Yang Wen-li spent most of his life before he turned sixteen on a spaceshi+pWhen he was young, he experienced his first warp jump (a warp drive initiated space juh short distances of space and travel faster than the speed of light) He felt like the insides of his body were twisting and shattering Not only did he throw up, he suffered fevers too Eventually he got used to theradually shi+fted from machinery to historyWhen he was a teenager, he loved watching videos, greatly enjoyed newly republished classic literature, and also liked listening to old tales He was especially interested in “the most vicious usurper in history,” Rudolf The people of the Free Planets Alliance always described Rudolf as an “evil dictator” whenever they er heard this, he always thought it was strange: if Rudolf was indeed an irredeeave him supreme power?“Rudolf was a really evil person! The people were just too afraid to speak their minds!”“Why were the people too afraid to speak their minds?”“I already told you! Because Rudolf was a really evil person!”This answer could not convince the teenager Thankfully, his father had slightly different opinions froave his son was:“Because the people were lazy”“Lazy?”“Let me put it this way When most people are faced with problems, they are reluctant to solve them with their own ideas and their own efforts They only wish that a superman or a saint would appear to take away all of their sufferings, their hardshi+p, and their responsibilities Rudolf took advantage of this weakness of hu into sudden fame You must ree of the situation should bear h the silent spectators did not support hi hi that is more worthy of your attention than this…”“So that is worthy of attention?”“Money and artworks! Money can enrich your material life, and artworks can beautify your soul!”Even though Yang Tai-long said this, he did not wish to force his son to accept his own career and hobby, so Yang Wen-li was slowly sucked into the tidal wave of historyThe night before he turned sixteen, his father Yang Tai-long died in a spaceshi+p fusion reactor accident At that ti to Heinesen Memorial University as a history major“Well… sure It is not as if no one everhistory!”With that kind of laid back attitude, the father allowed the son to choose his own direction in life“But nored! If you have rovel to people you hate, and you would not have to hustle for bread and butter! The politicians are the sareat power”Yang Tai-long ended his short forty-eight years of lie, leaving behind an ie quantity of antiques for his sonAfter Yang Wen-li took care of his father’s funeral, cumbersome chores such as inheritance and taxes soon followed Then, the unexpected happened The artwork and antiques that his father tirelessly collected during his life were apparently nearly all counterfeit!The government certified appraisal expert mercilessly announced that the Etruscan vase, the Rococo-styled portrait, or the Han Dynasty bronze horse, were all worthless counterfeitsAs if that was not terrible enough, all the shares his father owned in the co and that mountainous load of junk were abandoned on the side of the road togetherJust like when he was forced to spend his childhood on a spaceshi+p, Yang accepted his situation with resignation The only thing he could not understand was how his shrewd and intelligent father never developed a knack for appraisal for his favorite hobby On the other hand, it was entirely possible that his father was purposely collecting counterfeits! In any case, Yang never intended to inherit his father’s business Even though he was now kicked out of his father’s business, he hardly caredHowever, the real hardshi+p had yet to co would not even be able to afford the tuition at his universityBecause the country had been at a lengthy ith the Galactic E funds due to military expenditure Therefore, any liberal arts field that did not directly contribute to the war efforts faced large scale budget cuts in educational funding Obtaining a scholarshi+p was, to say the least, difficult Yang, however, took to thinking… Were there any schools that would allow him to study history for free? … And indeed there were!The Free Planets Alliance Officer Academy (国防軍士官学校) Military Historyhurriedly applied before the end of the application deadline After taking the entrance exa barely qualified with a score that put hi students

VJust like that, to pursue of his own interest, Yang Wen-li enrolled in the military academy without any pressure to perform His future was decided, and it was completely unrelated to patriotism or militancyThe rubbish his father left behind were mostly throay, and the re Wen‑li moved into the military academy dormitory unencumberedAt school, Yang dedicated hi the extensive history behind ave only perfunctory efforts in all other subjects In subjects where his interest was especially lacking, such as shooting, battleshi+p piloting, or ,” nearly failing, and he hardly caredFailing grades could subject hi an exa as he did not fail His goal was not to become the Free Planets Alliance chief of Joint Operations (統合作戦本部長), a space Fleet commander (宇宙艦隊司令長官), or even a chief-of-staff (幕僚総監) He simply wanted to become an ordinary researcher in the military historical records office He never wanted to become successful within the militaryFor the first year final exa scored splendidly in military history, but he barely passed in practical skills The average of the two subjects resulted in an acceptable grade Interestingly, however, Yang perforic and tactical si coainst each other and were scored on their performances What shocked and stunned the instructors was that the honor student of the year,Widerborn (ワイドボーン), as nicknaenius of the decade,” was co the simulationYang concentrated all of his forces on one point to cut off Widerborn’s supply line, and then leisurely defended hih Widerborn utilized various tactics to directly attack Yang’s base, his supply line was interrupted, so he fell into the dile able to advance nor retreat Both the co won an overwhel victoryWiderborn’s self-esteerily shouted:“If he fought according the rules and attacked me head on, then I would have won! He would surely have been trounced and been fleeing like a headless chicken!”Yang did not retort He felt incredibly satisfied at the tirade in this subject would help offset his radeHowever, his satisfaction was short livedTowards the end of his second year, the instructor wanted Yang to transfer to Strategic Studies“You are not the only one” The instructor consoled him“Because the Depart eliminated, so all of the students in that department will have to switch majors and subjects You defeated Widerborn in the ths, it is better to switch to that major”“I enrolled in the military academy to study military history The school recruited us students, and then eliraduated Is that not unfair?”“Cadet Yang, you ht now, but you became a serviceman the moment you enrolled into this school Besides, you receive the sa as you are a serviceman you must obey orders!”“……”“Changing athered in Strategic Studies Everyone else in that major had to test into it, and ones not ad for otherspecial treatments You must consider that!”“I aifted”“Do not giveto switch ht However, you would have to pay back the tuition incurred over the last two years Only servicemen can attend this school for free”He looked up at the sky and unwittingly remembered what his father once said about money He was born a human, but he was not free to live his lifeAt age twenty, Yang graduated frorades, and was n One year later, he was pro’s outstanding performance One could be sure of that because the depart to was the Joint Operations Headquarters Records and Inforreat achievements However, to be allowed contact with actual historically relevant records was very exciting for himAt the same time when he was promoted to sub-lieutenant, he was also appointed front line duty as a general staff officer in the El Facil Starzone fleet“One wrong ame was lost!”The young sub-lieutenant mumbled to himself as he headed to his new postHe never seriously considered beconed on to represent the Alliance, a black overcoat with an ivory neckerchief surrounding lapel, a pair of ivory pants, and a pair of short black bootsThis year, Universal Calendar 788, the “Battle of El Facil” broke out, and accelerated Sub-Lieutenant Yang’s careerIn this battle, the Free Planets Alliance was thoroughly hue of the battle, a combined total of one thousand vessels werefire several times, both sides lost approximately twenty percent of their fleets, and the battle te did absolutely nothing except for sitting on his seat on the bridge of the flagshi+p Naturally, no one sought his adviceHowever, just when the Alliance Fleet was preparing to withdraw, the Imperial Fleet launched a surprise attack froned withdrawal, but instead abruptly turned around to attack the unsuspecting Alliance Fleet at lightning speedThe rifles forerly tore the dark universe into pieces, and the smaller stars instantly lost their radiance The explosive energy that was released by the daed shi+ps formed intense shockwaves that flipped and turned the other shi+ps like a hurricane The Alliance commander Rear Admiral Lynch (リンチ) panicked Not only did he not calshi+p and fled directly to the El Facil home planetThe Alliance fleets found out that the coht Even the battleshi+ps that were trapped within eneon and U‑turned out of the battlefield Within them, half chose to retreat and flee out of the El Facil Starzone, and the other half trailed the flagshi+p back to the El Facil home planet The battleshi+ps that could not escape had only two options: to be destroyed or to surrender Nearly all chose to surrender The remnants of the Alliance Fleet that fled to the home planet consisted of 200 battleshi+ps and 50,000 servicemenThe Iinal number of battleshi+ps, and they were just about to seize the opportunity to make one last advance to liberate El Facil from “the evil hands of the rebel forces” El Facil’s three million civilians saw that the situation was critical and they were each terrified It appeared that El Facil would not be able to escape the fate of falling into enemy handsThey negotiated with theto establish an all-population escape plan At this e of the escape plan Rear Ad and lazy subordinate While Yang was a member of his operations tea’s opinion If so, why did he put such an inexperienced e of an important operation that three million lives were dependent on? The rear ad for even his closest confidants Of course, there had to be a reason, and soon the truth would be revealed“Is this ? He is ranked very low too! Is the ivings, and Yang also scratched his head and appeared hardly confident However, what must be done must be done The Ih the chaos and co the civilian shi+ps and military vessels to prepare for the escapeAt the same time, he attempted to appease the anxious public, but he did not i was holding out for the opportune momentOne day, terrifying breaking news caused everyone to be aghast! Commander Lynch and his direct subordinates abandoned the public and the other spacemen, took all the military supplies, and fled fro this news, a portion of the population lost co property, looting shops, and burning cars likefinally announced the escape directive to the despaired public, but in the opposite direction of Commander Lynch’s escape path“Do not worry, everyone, the coot the attention of the Imperial Fleet We do not need to rely on anti-radar devices We can leisurely escape by riding the solar wind out of here!” It turned out the young sub-lieutenant was using the commander as enemy baitIt was just as he suspected! The Imperial Fleet that waited patiently with sharpened claws hunted for Rear Ad their tracks Eventually, Rear Ad and become an Imperial Fleet prisonerIn thesafely escaped the El Facil galaxy, and swiftly headed for other starzones The Imperial detection network did capture the spaceshi+ps, then should they not be installed with anti-radar devices? How could they possibly be discovered without any interference?With this preconceived notion, the Iroup of ht in front of their eyesThe Imperial Fleet only later discovered the escape while they were toasting their victory They were furious at the retted their carelessnessOn the other hand, Yang who successfully chaperoned three-million civilians safely back to rear starzones received deafening cheers and overwhel ovationThe ’s coe, and their praises ell deserved The defeat, escape, abandoner – only aWen-li was no doubt the model serviceman for all Free Planets Alliance military personnel to look up to He was a warrior who carried forward the spirit of justice and hu hero who the entire military should learn from!That year, standard calendar June 12th, at 9 a was promoted to lieutenant That afternoon, at one, he received orders to report to duty as a lieutenant co members may receive a two-rank promotion, so the senior officials had to make this peculiar personnel appointmentYang turned a blind eye to people’s awe and envy, and , permanently confused look He mumbled to himself, “How did that happen?” However, with his rise in rank, his salary also increased, so he was definitely happy that he was finally able to afford vintage history books…This was also the first tiy“Sied since three to four thousand years ago Before the fleets arrive at the battle field, supply lines determine the winner; after the fleets arrive at the battle field, the commander’s ability determines the winner”After incorporating the knowledge from past wars, he came to that conclusion“There are no weak spacemen under a capable coainst a hundred lions led by one sheep” Since the ancient ti to the i commanderThe twenty-one-year-old lieutenant commander understood the reasons behind his success better than anyone else It was because both the Imperial Fleet and the Alliance Fleet were overly dependent on technology It was their ingrained idea that things appearing on radar could not possibly be ave hie of this illusion to find an opportunity that allowed a unique idea to succeed The id and fixed idea Back in his school days, the reason Yang beat Widerborn during the mock battle was also because he used a surprise attack that defeated his ene head onPsychological profiling of the ene that, should one wish to fully utilize their strength on the battlefield, one must consider supply to be an indispensable part of warfare To put it extremely, one need not attack the enemy body if one were able to cut off the eneone, the eneYang’s father always stressed the importance of money If this concept were to be utilized in warfare, and if a person is an analogy for a fleet, then money would be the supply line To think of it, that was an invaluable advice! Later on, Yang again took part in many battles, and achieved meritorious services He was promoted to commander, captain, and by the time he enty-nine, he was already a commodore His classmate Widerborn was promoted to rear admiral As a captain, Widerborn failed to see that his ene head on and instead was intending to do a surprise attack, so he was killed in action, and received the privilege of a double-promotionNow, Yang Wen-li would accompany the Alliance 2nd Fleet to station in theAstarte Starzone (アスターテ星域)A cry suddenly resonated throughout the whole bridge Unidentified object detected The reconnaissance boat sent in an eency alert“The Iion of the universe we speculated they would be in Instead they are charging at our fleet, and they will make contact with the 4th Fleet soon”&