# LoGH OVA Valley of White Silver, Episode 1 # Revision 0.5 # Translated by: Momopi # E-mail: greyhawk@anime.jyu.fi # Military rank info provided by: Galewolf, MrMerrow, & Gkun. # # # Disclaimer: I never took a Japanese class before in my life. # Do not expect this translation to be perfect in # any way. Use only if you're desperate. # # # German army rank info: # http://www.uwm.edu/People//jpipes/ranks.html # # The ranking system used in LoGH is a bit weird, I did the best I could # to figure them out. Below is some examples: # # Ranks: Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, # Master Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Colonel, General. # # For navy, "commander" sits between Lieutenant and Captain. # # Lieutenant ranking: Lt. 4th Class (Supernumarie/Extra, like Army ROTC) # Lt. 3rd Class (Junior) # Lt. 2nd Class (Middle) # Lt. 1st Class (Senior). # # Nobility: Baron - Earl - Duke - King, not sure where "Count" fits behind King. # # Note for episode 1: I have NO clue how to spell the base commander's name. # The Japanese audio sounds like "Hierda", though I don't # think that's right, and "Hilda" is not a man's name. {German Title} Legend of Galactic Heroes {Small Japanese Title} Legend of Galactic Heroes Side Stories # Op song {Japanese Title} Valley of White Silver {German Title} Chapter I {Susanna von Benemunde} Why? {Susanna} Why can't I go visit? {Man} His Majesty the Emperor only has a slight cold. {Man} Please do not worry. {Man} Countess Gruenwald is attending to his Majesty's needs. {Man} His Majesty has instructed that it's not necessary to visit. {Susanna} He says he doesn't need me? {Man} No, no, it's not like that. {Susanna} THAT women... {Susanna} Everything started after that women arrived. {Susanna} Poor noble's daughter calling herself Countess Gruenwald. {Susanna} Deceiving his Majesty's heart. {Susanna} If that women is not restrained, she will become the source of many ills. {Man} I heard Countess Gruenwald did not request his Majesty of any favors. {Susanna} You heard? {Susanna} That women's younger brother's military rank. {Susanna} Usually, graduates of Junior Military Academy should be Lieutenant 4th class. {Susanna} His Majesty appointed him Lieutenant 3rd class (Junior Lt.) {Susanna} Pardon me. {Susanna} Must be because that women begged with his Majesty. {Man} Yes, I have heard of this too. {Man} Her younger brother requested to serve the in the front line himself. {Man} I don't think he's after fame and fortune. {Susanna} Only because he wants other people to think like that. {Susanna} Deceiving little bastard. {Man} Is it like that? {Susanna} Oh yeah, that kid {Man} Huh? {Susanna} Kill that kid. {Man} Eh?! {Susanna} We can't go after that women in the palace. {Susanna} But, her younger brother happens to be at the front lines. {Susanna} Could die in battle at the front lines. {Susanna} Then we can see the looks of that women's sadness and grief. {Man} But, would it be so lucky for him to be killed by the enemy? {Susanna} To think like that is right. {Susanna} If not, bullets don't always have to come from the front. {Susanna} It's like that. # Note: Not sure about this guy's name {Susanna} Kalisa. {Susanna} Go investigate that kid's whereabouts. {Susanna} Act accordingly. {Susanna} Expenses are of no concern, understand? {Man} Uh, yes. {Susanna} A determined women can be so very scary. {Susanna} Even those of same gender would be frightened. {Man} No wonder, having been almost instated as the Queen. {Man} But, the first child was born dead. {Man} The second child was lost during pregnancy. {Man} Recently, his Majesty is very affectionate toward Countess Gruenwald. {Man} Only by hating Countess Gruenwald. {Man} Can she comfort herself over her bad fortune. {Secretary} But, she said she wanted to see the facial expression of that women in grief. {Secretary} It makes me shiver. {Man} Eleven years ago, when she first entered the palace, {Man} she was a pitiful young girl. {Man} Makes your heart go out for her. {Man} Women can really change. # Is she hinting that she knows this guy is responsible for Susan's loss of her first and second born? {Secretary} It's the men's fault that women changes, doctor. {Secretary} Lady Gruenwald's younger brother profile is ready. {Man} Understood. # Note: This is before he was granted the name of Lowengramm {Secretary} The Countess's younger bother, Lieutenant 3rd class Reinhard von Musel. {Secretary} Has been deployed to Kapche-Lanka's front line base. {Secretary} Siegklien. {Man} Kapche-Lanka? {Reinhard} Lieutenant 3rd class, Reinhard von Musel reporting for duty. {Siegfried} Lieutenant 4th class, Siegfried Kircheis reporting for duty. {Base commander/Colonel} You're Lady Gruenwald's younger brother? {Reinhard} That is correct. {Colonel} Although your older sister has his Majesty's affection. {Colonel} You are still just a newly appointed 3rd Lieutenant. {Colonel} You must understand your own position. {Colonel} Do not let others spread rumors of you, understood? {Reinhard} Understood. {Colonel} You graduated in top place from the Junior Military Academy. {Colonel} But, real battles are not like academic theory. {Colonel} You'll gradually understand. {Reinhard} Yes, I shall keep this in mind. {Colonel} You can go. # Check spelling on the Colonel's name? {Siegfried} What did you think of Colonel Hierda? {Reinhard} There aren't many talents here. {Reinhard} Totally un-constructive speech, pretending to be stern. {Reinhard} Not worth respecting. {Reinhard} It's just like that. {Siegfried} What you said may be true. {Reinhard} But... {Reinhard} But, our first deployment to the battlefield is on a border planet. {Reinhard} It's really not preferred. {Siegfried} Isn't the front line better than being deployed to the rear, for our first assignment? {Reinhard} Hmf! Rear assignment. {Reinhard} A Lieutenant in the education department? Arrogant! {Siegfried} The personnel department might have been influenced. {Siegfried} Can't let Countess Gruenwald's younger brother risk danger in the front lines. {Reinhard} That's the way a coward would think. {Reinhard} We have great ambitions, how can we compare down to those common nobility's sons? {Siegfried} But, we cannot let others know of this. {Siegfried} For now, to be at the front line is still fortunate. {Reinhard} That is correct. {Reinhard} But, what is the purpose of fighting on this planet? {Reinhard} Because there are rich natural resources, they're unwilling to let it fall into the enemy's hands. {Reinhard} Both sides think like that. {Reinhard} Every time when one side establish a base, the other attack, destroy. {Reinhard} Endlessly repeating. {Reinhard} No strategic goals, it's a worthless fight. {Siegfried} What you've said is true. {Siegfried} But, since it's the front line, there will be opportunity to earn merits. {Siegfried} Please consider this as the first step toward our greater goal. {Reinhard} Hmf. Kierchies, you're the type who can find attractive points from a trash pile. {Reinhard} If you had not meet me and became a school teacher. {Reinhard} Perhaps you'd have became a good teacher, bringing out the talents in your students. {Siegfried} If I did not meet with Reinhard-sama and Lady Annerose. {Reinhard} Siegfried is a commoner's name. {Reinhard} But, Kierchies is a good family name. {Reinhard} That's why I want to call you Kierchies. {Annerose} Sieg, become a good friend with me and my younger brother. {Reinhard} Father, you sold my sister. {Annerose} My younger brother can no longer attend the same school with you. {Annerose} Though it was for a short time, I wanted to thank you. # Totally uncute "iyaaaaaa~" & commercial break {Soldier 1} Be quiet! {Soldier 2} Ah, it's the new kid. {Soldier 2} We can let you have some. {Soldier 2} If you can be patient for a bit. {Soldier 1} It's difficult for him, because young men are impatient. {Solider 1} Can't wait for long. {Siegfried} Stop. {Solider 1} Did our comrades hear that? {Solider 1} This red hair kid is ordering us to stop. {Solider 3} Ah, how admirable. {Siegfried} I order you to stop. {Solider 2} Here! {Soldier 1} Bastard... {Soldier 4} Don't think of this as a joke. {Soldier 5} Bastard, we'll kill you. {Soldier 6} Do him in. {Reinhard} Don't move! {Reinhard} Take one step forward and I'll break your boss's throat. {Reinhard} Move if you dare. {Reinhard} Kierchies, if anyone reach for his gun, shoot to kill. {Reinhard} I'll assume full responsibility. {Military Police} What are you doing? {Reinhard} Although Lt. 4th class Kierchis is new, {Reinhard} his rank is still higher than theirs. {Reinhard} His order is reasonable. {Reinhard} Everything is their fault. {Reinhard} They are soldiers of the Imperial Empire. {Reinhard} Yet, their action damages his Majesty and the Imperial Military's reputation. {Reinhard} To correct their mistake, and restore civilian's trust for the military. {Reinhard} The actions of Lt. 4th class Kierchies should be commended. {Reinhard} Is there a reason to admonish him? {Folken} But, fighting in the base is a fact. {Folken} And, it was Kierchies who started it. {Folken} The problem I said, is Lt. 4th class Kierchies disrupting order inside the base. {Reinhard} Pardon me, you said order inside the base. {Reinhard} The lack of military discipline enforcement is the problem. {Reinhard} This base is supposed to protect the natural resource mining operation. {Reinhard} Instead, civilian women are kidnapped for rape. {Reinhard} According to military law, we could've executed them on the spot for this serious offense. {Reinhard} In the Junior Military Academy, what we learned was, {Reinhard} a superior officer should deal breach of military discipline strictly. {Reinhard} Therefore, should we not follow the same principal in the front lines? {Folken} The Lieutenant's words are unacceptable! {Reinhard} My apologies. {Colonel} Anyway, we cannot listen to just one side of the story. {Colonel} Lt. 4th class Kierchies's punishment will be notified later. {Colonel} You can go now. {Folken} Hmf! Boastful blonde kid. {Folken} Does he think bullets only come from the front? {Colonel} You think so, too? {Folken} Colonel, to allow that kind of unreliable person to enforce discipline, {Folken} especially affecting your leadership. {Folken} Shouldn't we think of something to do? {Folken} This is? {Colonel} Take a look. {Colonel} It's a secret letter from a very important person. {Folken} Secret letter? {Siegfried} Reinhard-sama, I'm very sorry to have troubled you. {Reinhard} No need to apologize, what you've done is right. {Siegfried} But, Reinhard-sama's position... {Reinhard} If I saw that situation first, and did not save the women, {Reinhard} would you not have think less of me? {Reinhard} It's the same for both of us, so, don't worry about it. {Siegfried} I'm unworthy. {Reinhard} I told you not to worry about it. {Reinhard} To apologize for this level of things, {Reinhard} you'd end up walking on your head in the future. {Folken} This is? {Colonel} It's like that, Lieutenant (1st class, senior). {Colonel} That person, hopes for the death of that blonde kid. {Folken} But, Colonel... {Colonel} Lieutenant, I dislike this planet. {Colonel} I desire the opportunity to serve on less dangerous assignments. {Colonel} What about you? {Folken} Well... {Colonel} The opportunity has arrived. {Colonel} To rely on this gun will be fine. {Colonel} Don't you think so, too? {Folken} I'll consider, yes, I'll consider. {Colonel} Then, this task will be easy. We're comrades. {Folken} But, Colonel, that kid is the younger brother of Countess Gruenwald. {Folken} We cannot take action directly. {Colonel} Of course, if we did that, even if we had backing we'd be screwed. {Folken} Then? {Colonel} That kid wants to prove himself in battle and earn merits. {Colonel} I think I'll give him the chance to make his wish come true. {Folken} Is that so... {Folken} There will certainly be an end that he did not wish for. {Folken} It's like this, then? {Colonel} Yes. {Siegfried} Overall, the present commander is without talent, and he is not capable of correcting the laxed military discipline. {Folken} Relaying the commander's orders. {Folken} Lt. 3rd class Reinhard von Musel {Folken} and Lt. 4th class Siegfried Kircheis, {Folken} tomorrow morning at 0800, the two of you {Folken} will operate an armored vehicle to scout for enemy information. {Reinhard} Only 2 persons will go? {Folken} Yes. {Folken} Unsatisfied? Feeling unsafe? {Reinhard} No, order received. {Reinhard} We will prepare immediately. {Reinhard} Useless provocation. {Siegfried} We're unfamiliar with the surroundings, {Siegfried} and they didn't assign us a guide. {Reinhard} Obviously planning to punish us. {Reinhard} But, if our luck is good and we encounter combat for real, {Reinhard} we'd be able to earn merits. {Reinhard} Just what we wished for. {Siegfried} Reinhard-sama hasn't changed. {Siegfried} Reinhard! {Reinhard} I want to be a soldier, so I can become independent quickly. {Reinhard} I want to be someone, and liberate my older sister. {Reinhard} Hey, Kirchies, join me and enroll in Junior Military Academy. {Reinhard} Okay? {Reinhard} Kircheis {Reinhard} Our battle has begun. {Siegfried} Reinhard-sama... {Reinhard} Battle, victory, we must win. {Reinhard} I must take my sister back! {Siegfried} Yes. {Reinhard} Until that day, we shall not lose. {Reinhard} No matter what kind of enemy we face. {Siegfried} Yes, Reinhard-sama. {Narrator} Space Calendar Year 791 {Narrator} Imperial Calendar Year 482, July {Narrator} Reinhard von Musel and Siegfried Kircheis, {Narrator} took their first step on their long road of battles. {Narrator} The stage curtain will now be raised. # End song {Preview} Preview for next episode {Preview} Colonel Hierda ordered Reinhard and Kirchies to scout the enemy {Preview} No matter what happens, they look forward to their first battle with excitement. {Preview} But, there is a foul trap waiting for them. {Preview} Next episode, Legend of Galactic Heroes Side Stories {Preview} Valley of White Silver, chapter 2. {Preview} Friends, remember those days of battle?