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<\/span><\/p>\nDessler suddenly rose, opening both hands broadly to quiet the officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grow bored here, listening to your nonsense. Why do you make such noise about a single battleship from a planet on the brink of ruin? Nothing is impossible with the power of my Gamilas. That planet will soon be a thing of the past. You should stop this unsightly uproar. If you are so worried, disperse the army across the universe to search every corner.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Dessler\u2019s dignified words, the officers prostrated themselves on the floor all at once.<\/p>\n
The Mystery of
\nCaptain Harlock<\/h3>\n
Carrying the fate of Earth, Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> advanced through the great, dark vacuum. Bundles of photon jets shone brightly, pointing backward from the huge main nozzle on the stern, seeming to symbolize the faint hope of Earth in the death of space.<\/p>\n \u201cWave-Motion Gun energy charge completed\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSwitching energy circuits to connect to the warp engine!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRoger! Connection completed!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOne hour to scheduled warp navigation!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight! The ship will proceed at 90% light speed for the next hour. Check each radar to reconfirm and correct our course!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRoger!\u201d<\/p>\n Yamato<\/em>\u2019s first bridge overflowed with a tense atmosphere in which no amount of carelessness was permitted. One month ago, the ship had been surrounded by a massive Gamilas army and had nearly reached a point of giving up when the mysterious sailboat-type space ship Phantom<\/em> appeared and they were rescued by someone calling himself Captain Harlock. Since then, the voyage had continued without incident, but a state of high alert was maintained so that an unexpected moment of carelessness would not leave them vulnerable to the continuing threat of Gamilas.<\/p>\n Yamato<\/em> was already in a position about 30,000 light years from the solar system on the way to the Large Magellanic Cloud. From behind Captain Juuzo Okita, Chief Engineer Hikozaemon Tokugawa called out from where he sat in his control box.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain. With things as they are, I see no reason we shouldn\u2019t be able to reach Iscandar safely.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm. We can\u2019t get careless. I can\u2019t help but think that this month of quiet sailing is very strange. People as relentless as the Gamilas couldn\u2019t simply watch the action of Yamato<\/em> in silence. I\u2019m certain they must attack some time soon\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was dangerous that time,\u201d Susumu Kodai said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t anticipate that such a large battalion could be waiting in ambush. We found that the Gamilas are an even more terrible enemy than we imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s enough\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n As Susumu\u2019s words drifted across the bridge, they seemed to revive the tension of narrowly escaping that crisis into the black hole.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain Harlock\u2026who on Earth is he?\u201d<\/p>\n Daisuke Shima looked back from in front of the main panel and expressed an idea.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe he was someone dispatched from Planet Iscandar to protect us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm\u2026in any case, there seems to be no doubt that he\u2019s on our side. If his ship hadn\u2019t appeared at that moment, we would already have vanished into space like seaweed. I\u2019d sure like to meet him some time and give him my sincere thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain Harlock\u2026who are you, really\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n Whenever Susumu remembered that moment, hearing the person who introduced himself as Captain Harlock was strangely disturbing. Certainly, one month had passed without incident. But none of the crew on board Yamato<\/em> were as settled as any of them thought. It was impossible to predict what was in store for them from now on, so these people of Earth all kept equally silent.<\/p>\n Just then, the side elevator to the first bridge opened and Sasuke Sanada jumped out with his face flushed.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain! The equipment for communication with Earth is finally completed!\u201d<\/p>\n When the bridge crew heard this, their expressions all brightened at once, and no wonder. To these wanderers of space, the word \u201cEarth\u201d sounded more beautiful to them than anything else.<\/p>\n At Juuzo Okita\u2019s suggestion, development of communication equipment that would connect Yamato<\/em> with the Republic Federation headquarters underground base in Brazilia had progressed steadily since the ship had launched. By now, a special antenna should have been built, rising 2,000 meters above the ground above the headquarters on Earth.<\/p>\n Since Yamato<\/em> was traveling almost 300,000 kilometers per second at sub-light speed, communicating with it via normal radio waves was impossible. Besides, Yamato<\/em>\u2019s primary navigation was to warp far past the speed of light. Therefore, Sasuke Sanada had the idea to develop a warp communications circuit using the warp engine, which was pushed forward at fever pitch.<\/p>\n Juuzo Okita\u2019s voice bounded toward Sasuke Sanada, its tone of sorrow suddenly gone.<\/p>\n \u201cSo you\u2019ve done it! And Earth is\u2026!?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes\u2026the communication equipment is finished, but actual contact isn\u2019t yet possible\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cW-why?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor a variety of reasons. The energy output may have been miscalculated, or there may be defects in the equipment on the Earth side, and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, then\u2026we still don\u2019t have contact\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut captain, it\u2019s only a matter of time before we will. Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll soon know the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm\u2026carry on, then.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n Okita seemed to slump with encouragement. The whole crew had been exhausted as one tension gave way to another. Once the ship established contact with Earth, it could begin to restore their courage and strength. As Okita had that thought, his chest tightened with unbearable loneliness and helplessness.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain,\u201d Daisuke Shima called out, \u201cTen minutes to warp. Please give the preparation order.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll right\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Fighting the pain in his heart, Okita tried to switch on the panel mic to issue an order for warp engine recheck as his body slowly sank into his control box. At the same time, a cry from the main radar operator echoed across the bridge.<\/p>\n \u201cA signal on the main radar! Distance, 150,000 kilometers, angle 22 degrees on the silver road.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLight speed engine stop! Activate recoil system!\u201d<\/p>\n As Juuzo Okita shouted his order, Yamato<\/em>\u2019s huge hull came to a stop with incredible swiftness.<\/p>\n \u201cRadar group, analysis report!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cReporting. Signal on the main radar indicates the presence of an enemy squadron, numbering approximately 1,000!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight! Prepare the ship for combat immediately, and all Space Fighters prepare to launch!\u201d<\/p>\n Yamato<\/em>\u2019s interior became intense, abuzz with movement.<\/p>\n \u201cNo movement detected from the enemy squadron. Distance, approximately 130,000 km!\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu listened to the radar operator, muttering suspiciously.<\/p>\n \u201cStrange\u2026they don\u2019t intend to attack?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of them. Let\u2019s maintain distance and keep an eye on Gamilas\u2019 moves.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain,\u201d Susumu suddenly shouted, \u201cpermission for the Space Fighters to recon the enemy. Please let me take out a scout unit!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Okita brooded on Susumu\u2019s proposal for a moment.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Space Fighters haven\u2019t yet experienced actual fighting in space. By all means, please permit a sortie on this occasion!\u201d<\/p>\n As chief of the Space Fighter corps, Susumu had a faint anxiety about combat. They were Space Fighters in name only, a collection of hastily cobbled-together amateurs. Susumu worried about whether or not they truly had what it took to face Gamilas on an equal footing.<\/p>\n Okita made his decision.<\/p>\n \u201cVery well! Kodai, order one platoon of Space Fighters to spy on the enemy, but you will remain here. It would be trouble for a commander to disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cY-yes, understood. I will send out one Space Fighter platoon as a scout unit!\u201d<\/p>\n Frustrated that he couldn\u2019t join them, Susumu quickly jumped into the side elevator, bound for the combat boat hangar.<\/p>\n \u201cNo movement at all from the enemy,\u201d the radar operator reported.<\/p>\n Okita approached Sasuke Sanada\u2019s position at the Wave-Motion Gun firing station. Sanada had a tense expression.<\/p>\n \u201cSanada\u2026how are preparations for the Wave-Motion Gun?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes! It\u2019s ready any time. There\u2019s enough energy to destroy one thousand to two thousand of the Gamilas.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI see. Continue standing by.\u201d<\/p>\n Juuzo Okita shifted his sharp eyes toward the panel screen at the front center of the bridge. The distance to the Gamilas squadron was about 130,000 km, still too far for a visual. But Okita saw the brutal alien invaders vividly. He had come to hate the way this unbeatable enemy could force him into any condition they chose. He muttered two words, in which were concealed a fire-breathing intensity.<\/p>\n \u201cThose Gamilas\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Steadfast and immovable, Space Fighter captain Saburo Kato stood before Susumu Kodai.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will now make a sortie to observe the enemy position!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight\u2026I wanted to go with you, but I was overruled by an order. Do your best!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, chief! Please leave it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n His heart dancing for his first time in the field, Saburo Kato swiftly moved his muscular body toward a line of ten small combat boats and leaped into the first one. A buzzer sounded from the traffic control room to indicate a launch, and the combat boats accelerated along launch rails to soar out of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s flank into the darkness, one after another.<\/p>\n Susumu watched his men launch from behind the glass of the traffic control room, then slowly walked out to an empty corridor on his way back to the bridge deck. A voice came from behind him.<\/p>\n \u201cSusumu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n It was Yuki Mori, director of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s life section. Suppressing a surge in his heartbeat, Susumu fixed his gaze on her delicate, beautiful face.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, Yuki\u2026! What are you doing in a place like this\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUh\u2026actually, I wanted to ask you something\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n Yuki Mori blushed with embarrassment and lowered her voice.<\/p>\n \u201cI received a letter from someone yesterday\u2026the letter said\u2026it said that they love me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou mean, it was a love letter?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes\u2026and I\u2019m troubled about it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOutrageous! Who would do such a ridiculous thing?!\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu raised his voice to shout indignantly, but he secretly felt respect for such a courageous act. As beautiful as Yuki Mori was, he didn\u2019t dream that a space man risking his life would give her a love letter.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2026well\u2026it came from Shima\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu jumped reflexively at these unexpected words.<\/p>\n \u201cEh?! It was Daisuke\u2026!!\u201d<\/p>\n Biting his lip, his thoughts darkened. As companions from the same Space Fighter class, he and Daisuke were best friends who could talk plainly and forgive each other for anything, but this was something Susumu didn\u2019t want to know.<\/p>\n Though he didn\u2019t want to hear such a thing, he looked into Yuki Mori\u2019s face reproachfully. If Susumu were in Daisuke\u2019s position, he\u2019d probably feel betrayed by Yuki Mori at this moment and bear a wound of deep humiliation in his heart.<\/p>\n On this journey, an unpredictable crisis could erupt tomorrow. Susumu understood Daisuke\u2019s painful feelings, wishing to at least win the love of a woman. Even more, when the woman was someone like Yuki Mori, Susumu could very likely have felt the same.<\/p>\n \u201cShima asked me to marry him. I don\u2019t dislike Shima at all, but I\u2019m not in any position to respond on such a thing as love and marriage. I thought about giving him my apology directly\u2026but I\u2019m no good at something like this, and I\u2019m afraid I\u2019d hurt him. So I thought I\u2019d try and ask you, Susumu, as Shima\u2019s best friend\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n While listening to Yuki Mori\u2019s story, Susumu was surprised that Daisuke \u2013 normally so cautious, meticulous, and passive in the face of a crisis – would take such bold action.<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstood,\u201d Susumu said flatly. Out in front of Yamato<\/em>, the dreadful Gamilas enemy forces were waiting. He had to return to the bridge as soon as possible.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026I\u2019ll try to speak to him somehow. Daisuke and I are like brothers, I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll understand.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Susumu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Yuki gave him a pleasant smile and turned to trot back to the life group block, but then suddenly stopped and looked back.<\/p>\n \u201cSusumu, I\u2019d be happy if that letter had come from you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n As she ran off, Susumu stood there in dumb surprise. His body had gone numb as if struck by electricity from Yuki Mori\u2019s last words. But this unexpected task that had just been laid on him conversely feel like he\u2019d been dropped into a dark hole.<\/p>\n Susumu shortly left that spot and turned at a T-junction toward the side elevator that rose to the first bridge. He was about ten meters away from the traffic control office when he let out a cry of surprise.<\/p>\n \u201cDa-Daisuke!\u201d<\/p>\n Shima stood there with a pained expression. Susumu\u2019s voice was heartbroken.<\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke\u2026! You heard that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes. I heard. Ms. Mori is a a terrible person. No matter what, she should have turned me down directly. Susumu\u2026I feel really foolish\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu couldn\u2019t think of anything more to say. While considering Daisuke\u2019s feelings, he thought of his own for Yuki Mori and remembered a deep sense of guilt.<\/p>\n Daisuke suddenly spoke up in a cheerful voice.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, that\u2019s fine. I was turned down, but now it\u2019s just back to normal. By the way, Susumu, you\u2019ll be scolded by the captain if you don\u2019t get back to the bridge quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n Daisuke seemed to be struggling against his own heart and falling deeper into misery, but his words were salvation for Susumu.<\/p>\n \u201cYes. Aren\u2019t you going back?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes. I\u2019ll return after I cool down a little.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll right, then. I\u2019m going ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n Relieved, Susumu boarded the elevator box and pressed the button for the first bridge.<\/p>\n When Susumu returned to the bridge deck, he was assaulted by Juuzo Okita\u2019s scolding voice.<\/p>\n \u201cKodai, what have you been doing? The scout unit has contacted us!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry. A report from the scouting party?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes. They reported that they\u2019re on approach, 10,000 km from the enemy squadron.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c10,000 km. That\u2019s a bit close.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHmm. But if we fear danger, we\u2019ll accomplish nothing. We have already sacrificed lives for Earth. Even the scout unit needs to be ready for war.\u201d<\/p>\n Before long, a panel speaker issued a faint noise and a clear voice resounded in the bridge.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Kato, first Space Fighter boat! Our team is now moving forward, 8,000 km from the enemy squadron. I\u2019ll now report the battle formation of the enemy. It\u2019s a big squadron, approximately 1500 combat space craft arranged around two large carriers. We will attempt to approach\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKato, this is Kodai. Don\u2019t overextend yourself. For the time being, just watch for changes in the enemy\u2019s movement. You\u2019re on a scouting mission, not combat.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstood, chief. We\u2019ll observe the ships for a while without approaching any closer.\u201d<\/p>\n Space Fighter Saburo Kato replied breezily, overjoyed that he\u2019d finally been able to sortie, but his tone suddenly became tense.<\/p>\n \u201cChief\u2026! The enemy has begun to move. About 100 of their combat spacecraft are heading this way rapidly!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKato! This is Okita. We\u2019ll launch reinforcements immediately. Meanwhile, your units should avoid combat as much as possible!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstood, captain! It\u2019s galling, but we\u2019d have no chance with ten against one. We\u2019re breaking off!\u201d<\/p>\n Okita\u2019s orders rang through the bridge.<\/p>\n \u201cLaunch two Space Fighter squadrons immediately to intercept the Gamilas forces and cover the scout unit!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSpace Fighters, roger!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWave-Motion Gun and each gun turret, prepare to take up aggressive stance and stand by!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWave-Motion Gun, ready!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFirst gun turret, roger!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSecond gun turret, understood!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThird gun turret, roger!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, advance the ship forward by rocket navigation!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRocket engine ignition!\u201d<\/p>\n Responses to Okita came in from one station after another, and the huge figure of Yamato<\/em> began to move slowly. The Space Fighters took off in sequence from the traffic control room. The launch of two squadrons comprising forty combat boats was heroic in itself. Susumu, watching his men launch from the traffic control room, spoke to the busy operating officers.<\/p>\n \u201cWill my boat be moved onto a launch rail soon, too?\u201d<\/p>\n The officer gazed back at Susumu with a puzzled look.<\/p>\n \u201cChief Kodai, didn\u2019t you lend your boat to Chief Shima?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat did you say!? My boat to Shima?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, he said he\u2019d just gotten permission and took off in your combat boat.\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu instantly changed his expression and lunged out of the control room without another word.<\/p>\n As Susumu ran into the first bridge, the Space Fighters began a fierce battle outside Yamato<\/em>. The scouting unit, which had gotten relief from its allies, turned its fire on a Gamilas combat boat and fighting craft from both sides could now be seen in the great vacuum. Susumu shouted as he pointed to the battlefield scene projected on the panel screen.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain! Daisuke Shima is out there using my combat boat!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat? Shima\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n Surprised, Okita looked hard at the screen. Susumu nearly stumbled as he ran toward his control box and shouted close into his panel mic.<\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke! It\u2019s me, Kodai! What are you doing? Daisuke, respond!!\u201d<\/p>\n Soon, Daisuke\u2019s voice sounded through the panel speaker.<\/p>\n \u201cSusumu…it was wrong to take your combat boat. But in the end, it\u2019s good to get back into one after such a long time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke! Listen carefully before you answer! Why did you do it? It can\u2019t be what just happened that drove you to this?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSusumu\u2026if you\u2019re truly my friend, leave me alone with this and don\u2019t say anything more. I\u2026I\u2026I\u2019m sorry, Susumu.\u201d<\/p>\n Okita\u2019s voice erupted in anger.<\/p>\n \u201cShima! What\u2019s the meaning of this? Aren\u2019t you the navigator responsible for Yamato<\/em>? Leaving your post and taking such selfish action is a court-martial offense!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain\u2026please forgive me. But I wanted to do this and it\u2019s been done. Please don\u2019t say any more and let me fight with everything I\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShima! I can\u2019t permit this! Return immediately!!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain\u2026I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m turning off communication. Please take care. Goodbye, Captain\u2026Goodbye Susumu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShima!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke!\u201d<\/p>\n But the transmission from Daisuke was cut off. <\/p>\n \u201cCaptain, if we lose Daisuke it puts all of Earth at risk. I\u2019m going out!\u201d<\/p>\n Unable to sit still, Susumu bolted toward the side elevator. Okita\u2019s voice erupted behind him.<\/p>\n \u201cWait, Kodai! There are strategies that can be given to the Space Fighters. Stay near me and watch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut, Captain\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an order, Kodai. Without Shima, I need your assistance here!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cY-yes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Okita locked his eyes on the screen and faced the panel mic.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Okita. Attention, all Space Fighters: try to lure the enemy combat boats toward their mother ship and get as many of them into one place as possible. I need you to get the enemy squadron into one place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Kato in first combat boat, understood. All boats will engage in enemy-luring strategy!\u201d<\/p>\n The unusual maneuver began. Each Space Fighter combat boat suddenly, boldly, charged its opponent and then careened toward the area where the main body of the Gamilas force was anchored. Confused, the Gamilas combat boats stopped, regained their bearings, and moved out after them. Then, from behind, Yamato<\/em> suddenly increased speed and tracked after them. About thirty of the enemy battle boats noticed Yamato<\/em> and began short, quick attacks like killer whales striking at a larger whale.<\/p>\n Each of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s gun turrets fired in desperate defense to destroy about half of the enemy boats. Their attack was relentless and inflicted several small wounds on the hull, but Yamato<\/em> still kept coming.<\/p>\n The radar operator\u2019s voice was understandably shaking.<\/p>\n \u201cDistance, 50,000 km to the enemy squadron. 45,000\u202640,000\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu\u2019s voice echoed almost like a scream.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain! The men will be destroyed! Please do something soon!!\u201d<\/p>\n But Okita ignored him and spoke in an icy tone.<\/p>\n \u201cWave-Motion Gun, prepare to fire! Target, the center of the enemy squadron\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Sasuke Sanada\u2019s voice cried out in response.<\/p>\n \u201cRoger! Standard settings are good, ready to fire!\u201d<\/p>\n The huge Gamilas squadron appeared on the panel screen, and the Space Fighter boats could be seen plunging boldly forward.<\/p>\n Susumu edged up to Okita and yelled hysterically.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain! If we fire the Wave-Motion Gun, our own combat boats will be also be destroyed!<\/p>\n Okita was still staring hard at the screen.<\/p>\n \u201cKodai, calm down! I understand that!\u201d<\/p>\n The enemy squadron\u2019s attack intensified even more, and Yamato<\/em> took big impacts on both the left and right.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is Okita to all Space Fighter combat boats! In ten seconds, you will simultaneously abort your strategy and scatter in retreat!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is first combat boat, understood!\u201d<\/p>\n Nodding at Kato\u2019s safe reply, Okita raised his voice toward Sasuke Sanada.<\/p>\n \u201cSet Wave-Motion Gun to fire in ten seconds!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRoger! Starting countdown. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n On the screen, the Space Fighters all went into a steep turn, scattering quickly outward toward space in every direction.<\/p>\n \u201c\u20265, 4, 3, 2, 1, Fire!\u201d<\/p>\n When Sanada\u2019s countdown ended, a massive shudder shook through Yamato<\/em> followed by a high-pitched metallic sound that gradually narrowed in wavelength. When it reached its maximum, a flash of light erupted violently from the bow and extended straight off into space. In an instant, most of the Gamilas squadron, which numbered far more than a thousand, completely dissolved.<\/p>\n Helpless before the nightmarish power of the Wave-Motion Gun, a single carrier and a few of its combat boats fled the scene. Yamato<\/em> had claimed a monumental victory against the huge Gamilas squadron. This lone battleship, equal to at least several hundred thousands, dominated space.<\/p>\n It could be said that Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>\u2019s power was more than expected, but in the shadow of this victory there were many casualties. Twenty members of the Space Fighter squadron had fallen along with their valuable combat boats. Daisuke Shima was one of them. <\/p>\n \u201cDaisuke\u2026you\u2026why, why?!\u201d<\/p>\n Greeting the returning survivors, Susumu was at a loss for words while thinking of Shima not coming back. Yuki Mori was with him.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt\u2026I\u2019m responsible for Shima\u2019s death\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Susumu whirled, muttering angrily.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not it at all\u2026! It\u2019s only Daisuke\u2019s fault that he was killed. In the end, he was a coward\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n His heart seized with personal feelings, Susumu could not be carefree. All the citizens suffering from dangerous radiation within the ravaged Earth were waiting for salvation from Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cYuki\u2026let\u2019s forget about Daisuke. We have more serious responsibilities. How can we waste our time thinking about such a stupid man!?\u201d<\/p>\n Tears flowed uncontrollably from Susumu\u2019s eyes, seemingly without end.<\/p>\n Shortly afterward, Yamato<\/em> left the space battlefield. Although a huge Gamilas army had been beaten, they couldn\u2019t waste a moment contemplating their tremendous power. Yamato<\/em> rushed to get back on course for Iscandar, suffering from the painful wound of losing twenty in battle.<\/p>\nEnemy Blockade<\/h3>\n
Love Letter<\/h3>\n
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Luring Strategy<\/h3>\n
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