High Admiral Reinhard of The Galactic Imperial Navy launches an attack on the Free Planets Alliance, which has them surrounded on three sides.
The Free Planets Alliance counters the Galactic Imperial Navy's advance in the Astarte Starzone; the Alliance top brass are certain that their victory is assured.
Annerose, Reinhard's older sister, lives in the palace as the kaiser's favourite mistress; when Reinhard and Kircheis pay her a visit, she asks Kircheis to continue looking out for her brother.
After his father's passing, Yang Wen-li entered the Free Planets Fleet Academy to learn about war history.
After its defeat at the Battle of Astarte, the Free Planets Alliance Navy returns to the planet Heinessen; a memorial service is held for the Alliance soldiers who died in the battle.
Sub-lieutenant Greenhill is added to the crew of the 13th Fleet; Captain Schönkopf and members of his regiment, the Rosen Ritter, begin implementing a plan to infiltrate Iserlohn Fortress disguised as Imperial soldiers.
Mamoru Miyano
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Kenichi Suzumura
Yang Wen-li
Yuichiro Umehara
Siegfried Kircheis
Yuki Kaji
Julian Mintz
Junichi Suwabe
Paul von Oberstein