Short Story 3 - The Ordeals of Ine, Female Knight of Qua-Toyne

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Economic city of Maihark, Socialist Republic of Qua-Toyne

Horse-drawn carriages and land birds meet and part on the cobblestone paving

The town was brimming with life and the faces of people coming and going were also bright

For Ine, troop commander of the Order of Knights for the Defense of Mayhark, today is her day off. She is clad in her casual attire

Ine: Haaaaah...

Remembering what happened yesterday, Ine sighed

She listened... no, she overheard the discussions between the troop members

Troop members 1: Riiight?

Troop Members 5: Yeah! Mei over by the reception is cute. If you're going for someone, it's gotta be her

Troop Members 8: Isn't there someone close to us who's an absolute beauty too? What about our troop commander?

Troop Members 7: Commander Ine? She is cute but she seems out of our league... She comes off strong and she doesn't understand the necessity of doing it right with men. It'd also be nice for women to take the lead...

Troop Members 4: Isn't it the point of the troop commander to be strong at heart? Maybe if it's just the two of you, she'd be like a cat with eyes gleaming at you!

Troop Members 7: Nah, you'd get it that it isn't just her being the troop commander. Maybe it's actually her being the daughter of the former Duke of Cormes, now a member of the Qua-Toyne Communist Party (QTCP)... There's no doubt it's too late for her to marry....I mean, being 27 is already bad... but still single by 40? Come on! Of course by that point you'd become the wretched troop commander!

How rude! Especially that Keith guy! I mean me, a wretched troop commander? "It's too late for her to marry"... No matter how you cut it, that's too much! Even I... Even I can get a guy or 2...!

Ine: Haaaaah...

It's no use. I have no confidence in myself. I have served as troop commander for 10-something years now and I have lived unconcerned with love affairs, and whatever means of capturing a gentleman's heart I have already long forgotten

Maybe it might be too late for me to marry... Wait, hold up! It's no use sulking on a day off! Why don't I go do some shopping?

Ine entered a backstreet. After a short winding, turning ahead is where her favorite clothing store is

Ine: Hm? Is that...

A person in patchy green clothes is restlessly trying to find something

I have heard that the Soviet soldiers, who saved us from the devil Louria Kingdom's grasp, are conducting a goodwill visit

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I have heard that the Soviet soldiers, who saved us from the devil Louria Kingdom's grasp, are conducting a goodwill visit. He looks old in age for a soldier. Could he be in his mid to late 40s...?

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