Vol 2 Chapter 3 (1/1)

Chapter Three Yang Fleet, MobilizedIThe first blow the Free Planets Alliance received was on March 30th It was only a few days after Yang Wen-li had departed from Heinesen

Consequently, the space Fleet Commander-in-Chief (宇宙艦隊司令長官), Adation of the coup d'état The old ade fleets, and his military police (憲兵) work had started out weak Nevertheless, he organized an investigation team with carefully selected personnel, and took the first step in rooting out the dark places in the militaryAlthough what Yang told Bewcock was sound, logically speaking, it was not backed by any definiteare of that, he had not told anyone outside of Bewcock“That young man only believed inthat, I must not betray his trust”The old ad war, leaving just hi for that rustic feeling Of course, this was so he absolutely would not tell othersThen, March came to an end, and Admiral Kubrusly (クブルスリー大将) suffered a calamityThe Free Planets Alliance Chief of Joint Operations, Admiral Kubrusly was promoted to that seat at the end of last year Before that, Fleet Ad years, but he resigned to take responsibility for the historic defeat at the Amritsar starzoneSithole himself had opposed the reckless deployment, but as the top uniformed serviceman, he could not escape the responsibility Consequently, he had departed the capital, Heinesen, and wasan orchard on his home planet, Cascina (カッシナ)…That day Chief Kubrusly had finished up his inspection of thestar districts (星区) He was heading back to the Joint Operations Headquarters (統合作戦本部) from the military spaceport via private vehicle, and he was accouardsWhen he entered the lobby, a person stood up fro seats, and approached hiuards were tense, a smile surfaced on the pallid face of the not yet thirty-year-old man in front of them, and he spoke to the chief of joint operations“Admiral Kubrusly, I am Falk”“Oh, I thought you were in an institution…”Commodore Falk was the one as directly responsible for the reckless operation in the Battle of Amritsar Just before the battle, he temporarily lost his vision due to an episode of conversion hysteria disorder After the defeat, he was transferred to reserve duty and ordered to involuntary hospitalization It was an excruciating setback for the young suraduate of the military academy“I am done with the institution Sir, I am here today to call on you to return me to active duty”“Return to active duty?” Kubrusly cocked his head to the sideWhat Falk did, calling out people in the lobby to chat while standing, was rude However, since Falk was an acquaintance, and it was not Kubrusly’s personality to be patronizing towards his subordinates, he stayed to hear Falk out“What did the doctor say?”“Of course he said that I am completely cured, and that it is permissible for me to return to active duty…”“I see In that case, you should go through the proper procedure Take the medical certificate and the letter of support issued by the physician to the National Defense Commission’s (国防委員会) Human Resources Department, and submit your Active Duty Reinstatenized, your ill be realized”“That is too ti I want to return to active duty tomorrow to serve my country”“Co that takes time”“That is why I want your help, Sir”Admiral Kubrusly looked at him with increased severity“Reservist Co? My authority is in enforcing the procedure, not in breaking it I have heard rumors about you several times already, and I can see that you have a tendency to seek special treatment for yourself It does not seem like you are completely cured”Falk’s face stiffened, and his originally chalky face became almost jaundiced“To start with, you should protect and observe the procedure Without that, your return will lack coordination, and that will be unfortunate for both you and those around you I will not say anything against you, so please make a fresh start”Kubruslybehind the term conversion hysteria disorder It ht to coo However rich Kubrusly’s advice was in honesty and truth, the e was lost to Falk He was just like an ancient tyrant anted only yesses“Sir!”Just as the Senior Adjutant, Captain Whitty (ウィッティ) shrieked his warning, a white flash cah the chief of Joint Operations’s right flankAdmiral Kubrusly’s face becaht body lost balance and staggered as Captain Whitty supported himAlready, Couards, and the small blaster he had hidden in his sleeve was also confiscated“Call a doctor!” Whitty screauards“You’re too slow! Why was this not caught before it was fired? That is what guards are for, you good-for-nothings!”The guards were mortified, and exerted more force than necessary on Falk, as already capturedFalk’s disheveled hair was sticking to his forehead with sweat Under that, his unfocused eyes obstinately stared into his lost futureBewcock literally ju the report It was beyond his iination to receive such a surprise Of course, the old admiral did not think that the incident was completely independent“So, what is the Chief’s condition?”“His life was spared, but it will take three months to completely recover, and he needs absolute rest for the ti”“Well, that is good,” Bewcock mutteredBewcock felt a bitter aftertaste During the Battle of Amritsar, he was the one who caused Falk to have a seizure by harshly berating Falk for his inco to settle the score, it could be said that Kubrusly was sacrificed in place of BewcockThe news that Reservist Commodore Falk had attacked and injured Chief of Joint Operations, Admiral Kubrusly, shocked the entire planet of Heinesen The news also flew through ultra-high-speed FTL communication to the entire AllianceIt was a disgrace for the erous idea that “if the incident were to happen in the Ee,” and felt disappointedFor the ti, the Joint Operations Headquarters needed a chief, and it was imperative that a successor fill inIf “number one” of the men and women in uniform was the chief of joint operations, then “number tould be the space Fleet commander-in-chiefWhen the National Defense Commission tapped Bewcock as the interim chief, Bewcock declined the offer i was that if a person held both the nuanization, it would open up a way to gaining dictatorial power, but privately, he thought it was necessary to disperse the targets of terrorismIt was not that Bewcock was afraid to be a target of terrorism, but if he concentrated the authorities and was taken down by terrorism, then the space Fleet Command Center (宇宙艦隊司令部) and the Joint Operations Headquarters would both lose their chiefs, which would cause the two large organizations to becoht becoanizations was not functioningUltimately, the one elected as the interim chief was the eldest of the three deputy chiefs (次長), Adht to hiht be better if I had taken itRather than being a serious h he had served as the Military Police Corps coence director (国防委員会情報部長), when he was serving as the 1st Fleet’s logistics chief staff officer (後方主任参謀), in the na each shi+p’s galley dust chutes Upon discovering that ten kilograms of potatoes had been wastefully discarded, he publicized it He was the petty, functionary type that disgusted the spacees During his time at the military academy, only one man ranked better than he did That , was demoted, and ended up as his subordinate It was said that Dawson had tormented the manIn any case, the personnel had been decidedThe very next day, an accident occurred at the Capital Defense Coround base An obsolete interplanetaryinspected at the maintenance centerThe cause of the explosion was poor insulation that led to the current in the propulsion systeh this was clearly a result of the weakening of the weaponssystem, what shocked the world was that the fourteen maintenance space spacemen in their teensHad human resources been this depleted?The citizens felt the chill of recognition They knew the reason It was because the war had gone on for too long Even within the military, the nu…The anti-war faction representative in the congress, Jessica Edwards, expressed her condolences to the victiement skills Thereafter, she impeached the entire society for the continuation of the war“This is a society that sacrifices to war the teenagers ould have led our future Does a society like this even have a future? Can a society like ours be described as normal? We must wake up from this dream of madness, and ask ourselves: what is the best, and most realistic option we have? There is only one answer It is peace…”Bewcock watched this broadcast from his office in the space Fleet Command Center (宇宙艦隊司令部) His adjutant, Lieutenant Coue bitterly“She does not know our struggles She just says whatever she wants to say If we get invaded by the Galactic Empire, then there would be neither anti-war peace nor freedom of speech Isn’t she too optimistic?”“No, what she said is correct,” the old ad the emotional theory of the adjutant “In a nore A society that has old veterans likeboys die, is somewhat et crazier and crazier There is a need for people like her to exist in society Although, I would not want to ue”The last part of what the old admiral said seemed to be a joke Bewcock was so to joke about That day, Bewcock went to greet the new interim chief of joint operations The way Dawson, as fourteen years younger than Bewcock, treated the old ads that did not need to be said, such as, “Even old wartime veterans are subject to anization,” were said, and in too high of a pitch Bewcock nearly lost his tes like the possibilities of a coup and its counterht foam at his mouthIn a di held in a low voice“Commodore Falk failed in the assassination of Chief Kubrusly The chief survived”“Malarkey That guy is always like this He was this way in Amritsar too…”Disappointment and cynicism were interwoven intricately in his voice, and murmurs of support were voiced from each corner of the room“The chief was gravely wounded, so the objective of paralyzing the Joint Operations Headquarters has basically been accomplished Falk did rather well It cannot be said to be a complete failure”“But, are you not afraid that he will leak our secrets? The thing is, what if the al torture? Or use truth serum on him?”“That probably will happen, but do not worry We thoroughly and deeply hypnotized him Falk did this on his own free will, not because of anyone’s instruction”This was because the act satisfied Falk’s narcissistic sense of self, so it was easy to suggest this belief to him, and deeply root the hypnosis Unless they utilized a hypothetical device that could explore and analyze a person’s deep consciousness and perforuration, discovery would be impossible“Falk will end his life as a madman in a mental hospital It is pitiful, but there are plenty ation to rescue our homeland, destroy the Empire, and deliver justice to the entire universe We have no use for sentimentality,” the speaker sounded ponderously, as if he was persuading hih Chief Kubrusly survived, as a public figure, he will be like a dead man for the next two to three months As far as the stand-in, Dawson, was concerned, it was curious enough that he was even promoted to admiral His administrative ability aside, he has no popularity For the ement of the Joint Operations Headquarters is in shambles… In other words, there is no reason to postpone Prepare for D-day Do not neglect it”IIFrom the end of March to the early half of April of that year, the 13 billion citizens of the Free Planets Alliance found events that stirred up anxiety and shock to be plentifulMarch 30th – assassination attempt on Chief of Joint Operations KubruslyApril 3rd – A portion of the military on planet Nephthys (ネプティス) revolted and occupied the planetApril 5th – Planet Kaffa (カッファー) had an armed mutinyApril 6th – A large scale civil war broke out in the Galactic EmpireApril 8th – The rebel force occupied planet Purmerend (パルメレンド)April 10th – Planet Shampool (シャンプール) fell under the rebel force’s occupationFro continued to observe these eventsAlthough he did not anticipate the attempted assassination of Chief Kubrusly, the events afterward unfolded as he expected This time, he could probably boast that he alone read the hand of Marquis Reinhard von LohengrammHowever, in the end, Reinhard was only using this scheme as a precaution Even if it were to fail, he would still be able to recover There was no loss for Reinhard in trying, yet he had ainBecause of that, the entire Free Planets Alliance sunk into tured Didn’t that blond haired youngto mobilize even one of his spacemen?Although Yang had read Reinhard’s hand, it was in vain He was unable to thwart Reinhard’s plan, and he could not predict how the plan would unfold except for the coup in the capital Even Reinhard hiht, probably did not plan for those scenarios prior to their occurrenceThe future events would unfold based on the leading and supporting actors’ , who is the main actor? Who in the world is thewould eventually find out, he was still anxious to knowOn April 13th, an FTL communication was transmitted from Heinesen, and it delivered an instruction fro shall lead the Iserlohn Fortress Garrison Fleet (イゼルローン駐留艦隊) to subjugate the revolts in Nephthys, Kaffa, Purmerend, and Shampool as soon as possible”“Subjugate revolts in all four locations?” Indeed, Yang was surprised Although he had anticipated that an order to deploy would coht it would be for only one location, and that other fleets stationed in Heinesen would be deployed for the other three locations“In that case, Iserlohn will beco pressed“Right now, the Ee scale civil war The chance of Iserlohn being invaded by a large fleet is very low Co, fulfill your responsibility as a spaceman without worry”I see Yang was impressed You can also think that way Cause and effect and action and reaction were beautifully reversed, but it was due to their ignorance…The situation had beco Chief of Joint Operations Adist, but this unexpected decision ht have accidentally deviated from Reinhard’s speculationIf the large fleets remained at the capital, then it would probably be insanely difficult for the group that plotted the coup d’état They would not be able to move, and their plan would misfire If that was the case, then they would have to atte, they would not be able to gleefully attack the capital with the fleets absentNevertheless, the result was si and his subordinates to the furthest extent possible That much was understandable, but it was difficult to understand the reason behind it Daas said to be so had not beco should not have caused him any displeasure The person who solved Yang’s puzzle was Julian Since Yang found it aard to ask these questions, he often talked in soive an answer to so This ti talk, Julian chuckled “That is easy,” he said“How old is Dawson?”“He is probably in his forties”“And you are thirty years old”“Yeah, at last”“That is the reason You have such an age difference between you, but you are both ad as you are not someone like Admiral Bewcock, he will be jealous of you”Yang scratched his head, “I see Got it I was not thinking”Although Yang’s ability to gain insight into the psychology of the enemies on the battlefields was unparalleled, what Julian pointed out was a blind spot for himOver the last year, Yang was promoted three ranks, fro he felt annoyed by, but for others, especially for the type of people who viewed status and rank to bewas a subject of envy and jealousyBecause these types of people would not acknowledge that there were those who held different values fro’s hope was to retire early, live on his pension, and write a history book before his death would not even be believable to them“If he is called Miracle Yang, then let’s see if he can subjugate the revolts in all four places! It will be great if he succeeds, and if he fails, I can punish hi But, if I fail, Ithis outrageous idea, Julian spoke, “If you attack the four locations one by one, it will be too ti and troublesome”“I feel the saainstas easily as possible If it were you, ould you do?”Julian leaned in These days, Julian’s interest in strategies had strengthened, “If it was ather the enemies from the four locations in one place, and strike them there”Yang took off his ood idea, but there are two difficulties The first is, hoould I collect the ene rebellions happening in overnment’s fleet’s forces I do not believe they will voluntarily abandon that advantage, because if their forces are concentrated, then our forces will be concentrated too”Yang lightly put the beret back on his head, “The other difficulty is gathering all the eneainst the funday One is supposed to disperse the concentrated enemy force and defeat them separately”“So it won’t work?” Julian said regretfully The brain cells of the teenager were probably turning at full speedYang s about hoould be applied So… hoould we lure theood idea to lure the enemy froather in one place We can calculate the routes they will take to their rendezvous point, and defeat the those routes In this case, if we and the enemy are approxiroups Using the tiroups, and the other will attack the eneroups If we use twice the number of vessels to attack the enee”Julian nodded eagerly“There is also another way Have the fleet roup separately first, then head towards the eneroup At this point, if we use a trick to make the enemy mistake us as an ally, or split into two to use a pincer maneuver on thees the enemy first with four times the number of vessels, then with two ti will be high”The boy ad, but at the saic wisdoave rise like a fountain Compared to that, he hi when Ad was fifteen years old Even if it is by a little bit, I want to improve so I can lend this person a handJulian was unwilling to settle for being protected by Yang Although he had no wish to beco, he wanted to be irreplaceable for Yang in some way“But, well, I do not want to use either inally a part of the Alliance Fleet too As long as in the battle, I want to hurt them as little as possible”“That is true”“That’s why, if they would consider surrendering without a fight, that would be best”“For the spacemen it will be best, but it will be difficult for the commanders”“Oh, you finally understand,” Yang laughed, although the laughter did not last long “But more than half the people in the world think that it is the coled the most”Yang Wen-li effortlessly glided into his position Yang heard voices saying this with his own ear Although there were ht have had a hand in spreading it In any case, if Yang was ht have been able to immediately understand the intent of Dawson’s orders…IIIYang relayed Adathered in the conference room“Did you say that he wants us to subjugate the rebellions in all four places?”Yang’s staff, including Fischer, Cazerne, Schönkopf, Murai, and Patrichev, also felt surprisedAained his cal the fleets in the capital”Schönkopf had the sarasped the reason behind the order “Don’t be envied,” he said, and then grinned at Yang Yang could not bear to reply Julian and Schönkopf were both rather sharp in this area Co would probably be considered dull“In any case, this is the Joint Operations Headquarters’ order, so there is nothing we can do about it… The one that is closest to Iserlohn is Sha for the switch of the 3D display, a buzzer sounded, and the ie of the communications officer was displayed on the screenYang noticed that the coe stain on the scarf in front of his chest It appeared that he had been drinking coffee when he was taken by surprise, and spilled the coffee“A disaster happened in the capital Just now, surprising information has…”“What kind of disaster?” Murai asked reproachingly The officersound, and squeezed out a sound, “Cu--coup”All but Yang gasped Patrichev’s giant body tremored as he stood upThe ie on the display then switched to the capital’s FTL co face of the announcer Instead, it was a servicehtily in the broadcast seat:“I will repeat this announceain As of Universal Calendar, April 13th, 797, the Free Planets Alliance’s National Salvation Military Council (救国軍事会議) has placed the capital, Heinesen, under martial law The Alliance constitution has been suspended The orders and decisions of the National Salvation Military Council will supersede all laws”Iserlohn’s senior officers all looked at each other, and then si, black-haired commanderYang had been watching the screen in silence, and he appeared to be quite calm to his staffAt the end, Ade the coup faction’s plans; or, rather, I should say that they moved very quickly; or Dawson’s reactions were much slower than they had expected; or maybe it was both“National Salvation Military Council… huh…” The tone Yang muttered in oefully adversarial He felt that he could not feel any beauty or sincerity from those who used words such as “salvation,” “patriotic,” or “nationalist” How did they ans as they hide in safe havens to live comfortable lives?Soon, the proclamation of the National Salvation Military Council, the one that was to replace the Alliance constitution, was announced It stated so:1A uniforoal of overthrowing the Galactic Empire;

2 Political activities and speeches that are contrary to the national interest are subject to orderly control;

3 Serviceranted judicial and police powers;

4 Martial law is enacted indefinitely across the country, and all protests and demonstrations are prohibited therewith;

5 Interstellar transportation and communication is fully nationalized Additionally, all spaceports are placed under the military’s control;

6 Civil servants with anti-war or anti-military beliefs are subject to explusion;

7 The parliament is terminated;

8Conscientious objectors are subject to punishment;

9 Corruption a politicians and civil servants is severely punishable; with the death penalty for the worst offenders;

10Harmful entertainment is expelled, so as to recover authentic and sincere customs; and

11Unnecessary social services are eli of society…“Wow, these people,” Yang stared at the screen, amazed What the so-called National Salvation Military Council had requested was reactionary militarism Furthermore, it was almost exactly the same as what Rudolf von GoldenbauoWhat exactly did mankind accomplish in these last five hundred years? What lessons did mankind learn from Rudolf? The National Salvation Military Council claiave birth to, yet they were trying to breathe new life into Rudolf’s corpseYang laughed He could not help but laugh This was definitely a coh this act was beginning as a comedy, it would not end as one“Citizens and Alliance service members, allow me to introduce the chairman of the National Salvation Military Council”When the name of the person was announced, it felt as if the air in the room turned into heavy liquidYang knew the ed man who appeared on the screen well He had brown, salt-and-peppered hair, and a sy had spoken to this person ether This hter…Yang turned around to face the direction of a low cryAdjutant Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill was standing behind him, and blood had drained from her faceShe stared at the screen wide eyed Her eyes could not have been any largerThe ht GreenhillIVThe Dominion of Fezzan was a trade and commerce nation located in the so-called “Fezzan Corridor” between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance Its star and artificial colonies held a population of two billion people, and its wealth was approaching that of the Empire and the AllianceRight now, Fezzan’s intelligence gathering systeathered was fed into the head of state, Landesherr Rubinsky’s hands through the secretariat (官房) This allowed the “Black Fox of Fezzan,” Rubinsky, to know the status of the coup while staying in comfortThat day April 13th, space Fleet Commander-In-Chief Admiral Bewcock received a notice from the National Defense Commission (国防委員会) Inspector General (査閲部長) Admiral Greenhill in his office“Today, a large-scale training of ground combat troops will be held in the capital Because this had been scheduled since the beginning of the year, no departo about your business as usual Due to the situation that is occurring at the frontier, these exercises are extremely important…”This notice was delivered to nearly all of the military leadershi+p, and broadcast to the publicThus way there would not be roups of fully arht it was suspicious, and reported the situation to the military police, their concerns would just be dis exercise” The notice was issued in the naeneral People would have trust in his expertiseAs a consequence of the frontier rebellions, Bewcock had been extremely busy with the supervision of the space Fleet’s battle-readiness preparation, so even he did not think it through deeply If anything, he probably thought that a coup would not be able to launch in the capital with the primary force of the space Fleet hereHowever, the reality was that by noon, the old adht in front of the mastermind of the coup d’étatInspector General (査閲部長) Adence (情報部長) Vice Adination that such high ranking officers had joined the coup“I see,” Bewcock snorted “Both the Department of Inspections (情報部) and the Departo” The Departe do, rescue, and relocation If the inspector general was a member of the coup d’état, then it would be easy to relocate units for that purposeThe odor of alcohol had been e the old admiral“H critically at the source of the odor, “You are Rear Admiral Lynch You were captured by the Io in the El Facil Starzone (エル・ファシル星系)”The rateful that you remember me”“While I would like to forget you, I cannot You’re faation to protect the citizens and your responsibility to your subordinates for the sake of your own safety”Lynch did not appear to be hurt by this co these scathing words, and, as if he was putting on a show, he opened the lid of a small bottle of whisky and took a sip The ascetic officers around him frowned It was clear that Lynch did not have the love and respect of his comrades The old admiral could only speculate as to the reason his comrades allowed a man like him to join themHe turned to Greenhill again, “I thought that your military would be filled with people who are sensible and decent”“Thank you”“However, it seems that I overestimated you Your senses of reason and decency htless act”“We thought it through carefully Admiral, please consider this How corrupt is politics currently, and how stagnant is our society? In the naraulate Is there another way for us to enforce a reform?”“I see Certainly, the current regiuess you want to say that that is e should overthrow theroup beco to clean up?”Greenhill clearly winced at Bewcock’s harsh tone“We are not going to become corrupt,” another person affiry and we know sha to be like the current policy makers who fatten themselves in the name of democracy, pander to the electorate for the sake of power, collude with capitalists, and neglect the great cause of overthrowing the Eoing to become corrupt!”“I see! It seeal seizure of power by your passion for the salvation of the country!”The old adue deeply injured the self-esteem of the officers, and ato act as gentlemanly as possible, but if you cannot control your mouth, then ill be forced to reconsider ““You’re acting gentlehter echoed in the roo around on the ground that soentleentle power, you best publish new dictionaries before you lose it”A heated haze of anger drifted up from between the officers, and Greenhill suppressed their outbursts with his eyes, “Even if we continue the discussion, I don’t think ill find consensus We will have to leave the judgment up to future historians”“Admiral Greenhill, history may not even mention the lot of you”The chairman of the National Salvation Military Council averted his eyes and ignored Bewcock, and said, “Take him to another room Do not be rude”At this time, the key locations in the capital had already been overwhelmed by the coup troopsImportant military hubs, such as the Joint Operations Headquarters (統合作戦本部), the Center for Science and Technology (技術科学本部), and the space Defense Co (最高評議会ビル) and the Interstellar Communication Center (恒星間通信センター), had all fallen into the hands of the coup troops withoutChief of Joint Operations, Admiral Dawson, had also been imprisonedHowever, the priet of the raid, Supreme Chairman (最高評議会議長) Trunicht (トリューニヒト), was not in his official residence It was believed that he had escaped through secret underground eency tunnels…VYang ell aware that the thing called fate is a nasty old witchYang was also forced to learn the difference between fate and intent If fate had a personality, it would probably say, “I would not be this malicious” Of course, that was impossible Fate was the accumulation of chance and countless people’s intentions It was not so that had a transcendent existenceIn any case, in order to protect the power of a man like Trunicht, he must contend with the father of his adjutant, Frederica Greenhill!Yang could not remember how many dozens of laps he had paced about his private roo against the wall and staring at hi saorry in those dark brown eyes The boy was disappointed that he was not able to be of assistance to Yang The responsibility to ’s alone No one on earth could share itAbruptly, Yang sighed, and lass of brandy, and have the senior officers meet me in the conference room in fifteen minutes?”“Yes, right away”“Also, please call over Lieutenant Greenhill”The boy ran offThere was an ancient saying that, “If one did not have to make a decision when one did not want to make a decision, then life would be wrapped in a rose-colored light; but that was not the flavor of life” Even so, this tiTwo minutes later, Frederica Greenhill showed up Her expression was calm, but her wariness could not be hiddenYang had reached the point of resignation regarding his own situation When he was 16, he lost his father He searched for a school to learn history for free, and he was accepted by the military academy’s military history major It was not his intention to become a military officer at all, nor did he think that he would be put in a position to have to make such a nefarious choiceHowever, Frederica’s situation was almost proof of the absurdity of God To have to be friend and foe to her actual father was too harsh a situation for a twenty-three-year-old young woman“Lieutenant Greenhill, requesting permission to enter”“Ah, you look well…” Yang said stupidly, causing Frederica to not kno to respond“Did you need me?”“… Yes I a with the senior officers, so please assist me with the preparation and the operation of the equipment”Frederica felt surprised, “I… I was thinking I should relinquish the responsibilities of an adjutant, and I am prepared to do so…”“Did you want to resign?” Yang’s tone this time was rather unfriendly“No, but…”“It will be troublesome if you are not here My memory is terrible and I am bad with computers I need a competent adjutant”“… Yes, then I will be glad to keep serving you, Sir”While her statement was professional, for a moment, a brief wave of tearful smile could be seen“Thank you, please go to the conference room first”Yang probably had more that he wanted to say, but he was not able to say more than thatYang ran into Schönkopf when he entered the hallway The former Imperial spaceman smiled and saluted his superior, “It seems like Miss Frederica Greenhill will not have her neck broken”“Of course We would not be able to find a more qualified individual”“You are not being honest,” Schönkopf replied rudely“What do you mean?”“Never what you think about her, Sir”“What do you think?” Yang clu“Well, to be honest, I don’t know either After all, you’re a pile of contradictions,” Schönkopf cheerfully replied, eyeing his reluctant-looking superior, “Why? For one, there is no one a the human race who hates the absurdity of war more than you do, yet there is also no one who surpasses you as a master of war Isn’t that true?”“What about Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm?”“It will be interesting if you two face off,” the former Empire man calmly stated, without a hint of audacity “If the two of you both mobilize an equal number of vessels, I think you are more likely to win”“That kind of assumption is pointless”“I know that”Tactics (戦術) is the technique ofsquadrons in order to obtain victory on the battlefield, and strategy (戦略) is the technique of adjusting the conditions to nored the factor of strategy in war, so in reality, it was less“Fine, then let’s move onto the next point You know deep in your flesh and bones how terrible the Free Planets Alliance’s regime is in both ability andyou can to try and save it That is also a great contradiction”“I want to choose the best available option I certainly understand that the Alliance regiht noorthless However, I’ans of the National Salvation Military Council Aren’t those guys even worse than the group in power now?”“If you askin his eyes, “we should clear out both the singing clowns of the National Salvation Military Council and the politicians they overthrew We should clean thehly and completely After that, it will be clear that it was iin with You then take that chance, sweep them out, and seize power as the man ill rescue democracy That would be better”Iserlohn Fortress’s young commander stared at his subordinate speechlesslySchönkopf was not laughing now, “What do you think? Whatever form it takes is fine How about you become the dictator who protects the practical aspects of democracy”“Dictator Yang Wen-li? It is not a possibility I even considered”“You are aa ht do well if you become a dictator too”“Commodore Schönkopf”“What is it?”“Have you shared this idea with anyone other than me?”“No way”“That’s good…”Yang turned around and left after saying that Schönkopf s was probably aware that there are no other high-level military personnel ould allow their subordinates to say whatever they wanted about hihty jobThere werein Iserlohn, and the coup d’état and the subsequent civil war had sparked anxiety a alone in the civilian residential district, he was pointedly asked if Yang had a chance of victoryThe boy looked directly as the asker’s face, and as if to reprove such disht a battle where he has no chance of winning”This exchange i does not fight a battle where he has no chance of winning Indeed, he is a man who had alon He in for sure this ti the civilians was sedated, at least on the surfaceAs soon as Yang found out, he wanted to check the facts with Julian, so he teased, “I did not think you had talents as a spokesman”“But, what I said was fact, not bluff Isn’t that right, Sir?”“H said It seemed to the boy that a cloud surfaced between his prote