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	She closed her eyelids firmly, repeating her denial, frantically trying to resist the emotions that were welling up inside from whatever was eating at her mind.		She closed her eyelids firmly, repeating her denial, frantically trying to resist the emotions that were welling up inside from whatever was eating at her mind.

	''~~He’s~~ become so small.''		''He has become so small.''

	She thought, as she laid her face into his thin, helpless hand.		She thought, as she laid her face into his thin, helpless hand.

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	“But I was even more surprised back in the day. I think you must be sick of this story, but word travelled all across the country. Five years ago, when the rebels had usurped this very estate, you did not even put one step back and magnificently tried to fight them off to protect me, while I was lying injured in bed. Everybody here said if only you were a boy. However, I didn’t think so. You are a fine lady – the pride of Garbera. No champion, no dragon, not anything that can be bought with gold can compare to you. You are my pride.”		“But I was even more surprised back in the day. I think you must be sick of this story, but word travelled all across the country. Five years ago, when the rebels had usurped this very estate, you did not even put one step back and magnificently tried to fight them off to protect me, while I was lying injured in bed. Everybody here said if only you were a boy. However, I didn’t think so. You are a fine lady – the pride of Garbera. No champion, no dragon, not anything that can be bought with gold can compare to you. You are my pride.”

	Jeorg gently held ~~her~~ Vileena’s blushing cheeks in both his hands.		Jeorg gently held Vileena’s blushing cheeks in both his hands.

	“That granddaughter is about to marry. What kind of child will she give birth to, I wonder? I try not to have any regrets in this life of mine, and it is something that I proudly boast of. But if there is one regret, there is only one – that I won’t be able to see the sight of you holding a baby with my own eyes.”		“That granddaughter is about to marry. What kind of child will she give birth to, I wonder? I try not to have any regrets in this life of mine, and it is something that I proudly boast of. But if there is one regret, there is only one – that I won’t be able to see the sight of you holding a baby with my own eyes.”
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	“Grandfather. I don’t want to go and become someone’s wife. I don’t want to leave your side grandfather, I hate it. But even so… Why does it have to be Mephius, of all places!?”		“Grandfather. I don’t want to go and become someone’s wife. I don’t want to leave your side grandfather, I hate it. But even so… Why does it have to be Mephius, of all places!?”

	For a moment, the face of tomboyish princess, who was loved from all over the country, looked like that of an ordinary country lass who was about to marry, with a hint of heartfelt sadness. However,<!-- In other words, for a moment she looked just like a normal girl who was reluctant to marry, but then her true colors show. -EEE -->		For a moment, the face of the tomboyish princess, who was loved from all over the country, looked like that of an ordinary country lass who was about to marry, with a hint of heartfelt sadness. However,<!-- In other words, for a moment she looked just like a normal girl who was reluctant to marry, but then her true colors show. -EEE -->

	“That country of barbarians. It is obvious the rebellion that led grandfather to be injured by those traitors was staged by Mephius. If only father had the resolve to let me, on the bridal night, I would readily slice open the sleeping head of my husband to be!”		“That country of barbarians. It is obvious the rebellion that led grandfather to be injured by those traitors was staged by Mephius. If only father had the resolve to let me, on the bridal night, I would readily slice open the sleeping head of my husband to be!”

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	“T		“The princess is not there?”


	“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”		“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”

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	~~“The princess is not there?”~~		“T


	“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”		“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”

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	“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”		“Indeed,” head maid Theresia explained with as bitter a look as possible. “Until a while ago, she was having tea with us in the central garden. Then she suddenly stated that she wanted to see the castle in the light of the setting sun from the roofs of Shikou Palace.”

	“Shikou Palace… come to think of it, isn’t that where the departure point ~~for airships~~ is!?” the head of the western palace guard shouted in dismay.		“Shikou Palace… come to think of it, isn’t that where the airship departure point is!?” the head of the western palace guard shouted in dismay.

	"My!" Theresia made a face as if she just realized it for the first time as well. “What should we do? The princess is among the best pilots in our country. In the last race too, although she admirably became the runner-up, she flew into a rage, as if there was no meaning to it if she didn’t end up in first place. She was about to throw away the trophy of all things, and we were desperate to stop her.”		"My!" Theresia made a face as if she just realized it for the first time as well. “What should we do? The princess is among the best pilots in our country. In the last race too, although she admirably became the runner-up, she flew into a rage, as if there was no meaning to it if she didn’t end up in first place. She was about to throw away the trophy of all things, and we were desperate to stop her.”

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	''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''		''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''

	While the commander of the air defence force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope~~. It had a frightening speed~~. It was the type which let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and rudder controlling its direction instead~~, and moved~~ forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship ~~that was~~ mainly built for ~~its~~ speed.		While the commander of the air defence force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It was the type which let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and rudder controlling its direction instead while moving forward via propulsion. It was a type of airship mainly built for speed.

	''Isn’t that our country’s?''		''Isn’t that our country’s?''

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	As the sky began to blend into the same colour as the surface, the air defence force rose into the air.		As the sky began to blend into the same colour as the surface, the air defence force rose into the air.

	With a metal base made of dragonstone, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were modelled after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three metres long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven metres. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s ~~paws~~ would be as they whirled up into the sky.		With a metal base made of dragonstone, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were modelled after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three metres long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven metres. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s claws would be as they whirled up into the sky.

	''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''		''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''

	While the commander of the air defence force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the ~~kind of~~ type ~~that~~ let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and a rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.		While the commander of the air defence force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the type which let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.

	''Isn’t that our country’s?''		''Isn’t that our country’s?''

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	All of this was proof that there must be love for her, or so Theresia thought. Garbera’s third princess is Princess Vileena. Only fourteen years old, and after the coming week, she would be married into the Mephius Empire<ref>The official name of the country is ''The Imperial Dynasty of Mephius'', according to the kanji, but the author uses the reading for 'empire'. So, I'll be mainly using ''Mephius Empire'', and only use the official name when the mood allows it to.</ref> bordering the country in the northwest.		All of this was proof that there must be love for her, or so Theresia thought. Garbera’s third princess is Princess Vileena. Only fourteen years old, and after the coming week, she would be married into the Mephius Empire<ref>The official name of the country is ''The Imperial Dynasty of Mephius'', according to the kanji, but the author uses the reading for 'empire'. So, I'll be mainly using ''Mephius Empire'', and only use the official name when the mood allows it to.</ref> bordering the country in the northwest.

	Although Theresia herself would be accompanying the princess in order to look after her surroundings, of course, for many people in Garbera, this would be farewell. Everyone who now met with the princess, although able to congratulate her on her marriage, couldn’t hide the loneliness, the anger, and the sorrow on from their faces when they did.		Although Theresia herself would be accompanying the princess in order to look after her surroundings, of course, for many people in Garbera, this would be farewell. Everyone who now met with the princess, although able to congratulate her on her marriage, couldn’t hide the loneliness, the anger, and the sorrow from their faces when they did.

	Theresia was standing in a ceilinged corridor facing the garden on her right. On the side of a nearby pillar, a doodle of her, which had been drawn by the princess at a younger age, faintly remained. Theresia softly laid her hand on the drawing that depicted her in a devilish manner; the princess must have drawn it right after being scolded by her.		Theresia was standing in a ceilinged corridor facing the garden on her right. On the side of a nearby pillar, a doodle of her, which had been drawn by the princess at a younger age, faintly remained. Theresia softly laid her hand on the drawing that depicted her in a devilish manner; the princess must have drawn it right after being scolded by her.

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	About twenty ~~kilometers~~ southeast of Garbera Kingdom’s capital city Phozon.		About twenty kilometres southeast of Garbera Kingdom’s capital city Phozon.

	In a range of gentle hills, there was a palace overlooking a vast lake. During the rebellion that took place five years ago, the region had almost become the centre of war. But now it was much like its mild climate, at peace, with a relaxed time flowing by.		In a range of gentle hills, there was a palace overlooking a vast lake. During the rebellion that took place five years ago, the region had almost become the centre of war. But now it was much like its mild climate, at peace, with a relaxed time flowing by.
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	However, it was just before the sun was about to set when it suddenly became very lively.		However, it was just before the sun was about to set when it suddenly became very lively.

	“Third air ~~defense~~ fleet, ascend!” the commander of the air ~~defense~~ force yelled, straddled over his own airship. “The first and second protect all sides of the royal palace. The fourth hasten on to Phozon Capital.”		“Third air defence fleet, ascend!” the commander of the air defence force yelled, straddled over his own airship. “The first and second protect all sides of the royal palace. The fourth hasten on to Phozon Capital.”

	Just five minutes ago, a flare signal had been raised from the watchtower. It was a signal that meant unidentified air units were approaching. And just now, they had confirmed visual of a single airship.		Just five minutes ago, a flare signal had been raised from the watchtower. It was a signal that meant unidentified air units were approaching. And just now, they had confirmed visual of a single airship.

	As the sky began to blend into the same ~~color~~ as the surface, the air ~~defense~~ force rose into the air.		As the sky began to blend into the same colour as the surface, the air defence force rose into the air.

	With a metal base made of ~~dragon stone~~, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were ~~modeled~~ after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three ~~meters~~ long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven ~~meters~~. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s paws would be as they whirled up into the sky.		With a metal base made of dragonstone, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were modelled after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three metres long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven metres. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s paws would be as they whirled up into the sky.

	''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''		''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''

	While the commander of the air ~~defense~~ force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the kind of type that let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and a rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.		While the commander of the air defence force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the kind of type that let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and a rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.

	''Isn’t that our country’s?''		''Isn’t that our country’s?''

	The chief looked at it through narrowed eyes. Garbera excelled in the art of purifying dragon fossils into a weightless metal – the so-called ~~dragon stone~~ – and the country’s development of small airships was unmatched by other countries. There were also many variations.		The chief looked at it through narrowed eyes. Garbera excelled in the art of purifying dragon fossils into a weightless metal – the so-called dragonstone – and the country’s development of small airships was unmatched by other countries. There were also many variations.

	“Stop!”		“Stop!”
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	“Don’t go any further!”		“Don’t go any further!”

	Although the men on the air ~~defense~~ ships raised their shouts unanimously, the approaching unit did not show any signs of lowering its speed. It just passed by the airship of the third fleet’s captain at a hair’s distance and, as the airship was about to nearly lose its balance because of the near crash, the area suddenly grew tense.		Although the men on the air defence ships raised their shouts unanimously, the approaching unit did not show any signs of lowering its speed. It just passed by the airship of the third fleet’s captain at a hair’s distance and, as the airship was about to nearly lose its balance because of the near crash, the area suddenly grew tense.

	“We told you to stop!”		“We told you to stop!”
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	Suddenly, a voice called out to him. It was a woman’s voice… or more precisely, a girl’s. He lifted his finger from the trigger.		Suddenly, a voice called out to him. It was a woman’s voice… or more precisely, a girl’s. He lifted his finger from the trigger.

	Their airships were about to pass by each other, and ~~hers~~ left a platinum trail behind. When he realized that it was the pilot’s long hair streaming in the wind,		Their airships were about to pass by each other, and her's left a platinum trail behind. When he realized that it was the pilot’s long hair streaming in the wind,

	“Princess!?” the commander couldn’t help but raise his voice.		“Princess!?” the commander couldn’t help but raise his voice.
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	The rapid words that returned came from the same voice, and then she was gone.		The rapid words that returned came from the same voice, and then she was gone.

	Everybody from the third air ~~defense~~ fleet was put off with equally flabbergasted expressions. Before long, gliding wings appeared from the airship near the small boards by the seat, and he just managed to see that she was steadily descending.		Everybody from the third air defence fleet was put off with equally flabbergasted expressions. Before long, gliding wings appeared from the airship near the small boards by the seat, and he just managed to see that she was steadily descending.

	“Commander?”		“Commander?”
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	“At ease.”		“At ease.”

	The commander of the air ~~defense~~ force was already into his mid-forties, and had a daughter who recently became fourteen. The same age as Garbera’s third princess Vileena. Fourteen years.		The commander of the air defence force was already into his mid-forties, and had a daughter who recently became fourteen. The same age as Garbera’s third princess Vileena. Fourteen years.

	To him, it seemed like not much time had passed since he’d seen the tottering steps of his baby daughter. But the world already saw her as an adult member of society, and even if she got married and started having children at this age, no one would think of it as strange.		To him, it seemed like not much time had passed since he’d seen the tottering steps of his baby daughter. But the world already saw her as an adult member of society, and even if she got married and started having children at this age, no one would think of it as strange.

	“Call back the fourth air ~~defense~~ fleet. I have to return to my post and write my journal: today, we’ve seen nothing but a peaceful sky.”		“Call back the fourth air defence fleet. I have to return to my post and write my journal: today, we’ve seen nothing but a peaceful sky.”


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	The girl let a smile come onto her face, like a flower in bloom.		The girl let a smile come onto her face, like a flower in bloom.

	“Quite so. That’s why, when I participated in the race, he opposed it until the very end. Although he agreed it was good to ~~humor~~ the people, he said this manner wouldn’t do, and that I should wear clothes more suitable for a member of the Garbera Royal Family, among other things. There was no way I'd do it, with the hem of a long skirt hindering me. That’s why I had to content myself with second place.”		“Quite so. That’s why, when I participated in the race, he opposed it until the very end. Although he agreed it was good to humour the people, he said this manner wouldn’t do, and that I should wear clothes more suitable for a member of the Garbera Royal Family, among other things. There was no way I'd do it, with the hem of a long skirt hindering me. That’s why I had to content myself with second place.”

	“That wasn’t a bad appearance either,” the previous King of Garbera, Jeorg Owell, said, as he smiled at his pouting granddaughter. “Although, because you ended up one point away from victory, I suffered a heavy loss.”		“That wasn’t a bad appearance either,” the previous King of Garbera, Jeorg Owell, said, as he smiled at his pouting granddaughter. “Although, because you ended up one point away from victory, I suffered a heavy loss.”
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	Jeorg laughed with mirth upon seeing the girl’s eyes open wide.		Jeorg laughed with mirth upon seeing the girl’s eyes open wide.

	“With the secretary of financial affairs, Wallace. That bloke… he wanted my ~~favorite~~ horse for a long time already. But while ''he'' works at the royal palace, I wasn’t informed that you were participating in a skirt. If I’d known, I would’ve have scolded that son of mine relentlessly for letting you race like that in public.”		“With the secretary of financial affairs, Wallace. That bloke… he wanted my favourite horse for a long time already. But while ''he'' works at the royal palace, I wasn’t informed that you were participating in a skirt. If I’d known, I would’ve have scolded that son of mine relentlessly for letting you race like that in public.”

	“So, what is it that grandfather wanted from Secretary Wallace?”		“So, what is it that grandfather wanted from Secretary Wallace?”
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	And every evening she heard such a tale, when Vileena set to bed, she would always have a dream.		And every evening she heard such a tale, when Vileena set to bed, she would always have a dream.

	Dressed in shining ~~armor~~, standing there on top of an airship, overlooking the valiant knights arrayed before her, giving them her orders. Her young heart was coloured with excitement as she imagined herself standing on the battlefield one day, fighting at her grandfather’s side.		Dressed in shining armour, standing there on top of an airship, overlooking the valiant knights arrayed before her, giving them her orders. Her young heart was coloured with excitement as she imagined herself standing on the battlefield one day, fighting at her grandfather’s side.

	However, ever since the winter, her once robust grandfather’s health deteriorated and he had become bedridden.		However, ever since the winter, her once robust grandfather’s health deteriorated and he had become bedridden.

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	About twenty ~~kilometres~~ southeast of Garbera Kingdom’s capital city Phozon.		About twenty kilometers southeast of Garbera Kingdom’s capital city Phozon.

	In a range of gentle hills, there was a palace overlooking a vast lake. During the rebellion that took place five years ago, the region had almost become the centre of war. But now it was much like its mild climate, at peace, with a relaxed time flowing by.		In a range of gentle hills, there was a palace overlooking a vast lake. During the rebellion that took place five years ago, the region had almost become the centre of war. But now it was much like its mild climate, at peace, with a relaxed time flowing by.
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	However, it was just before the sun was about to set when it suddenly became very lively.		However, it was just before the sun was about to set when it suddenly became very lively.

	“Third air ~~defence~~ fleet, ascend!” the commander of the air ~~defence~~ force yelled, straddled over his own airship. “The first and second protect all sides of the royal palace. The fourth hasten on to Phozon Capital.”		“Third air defense fleet, ascend!” the commander of the air defense force yelled, straddled over his own airship. “The first and second protect all sides of the royal palace. The fourth hasten on to Phozon Capital.”

	Just five minutes ago, a flare signal had been raised from the watchtower. It was a signal that meant unidentified air units were approaching. And just now, they had confirmed visual of a single airship.		Just five minutes ago, a flare signal had been raised from the watchtower. It was a signal that meant unidentified air units were approaching. And just now, they had confirmed visual of a single airship.

	As the sky began to blend into the same ~~colour~~ as the surface, the air ~~defence~~ force rose into the air.		As the sky began to blend into the same color as the surface, the air defense force rose into the air.

	With a metal base made of ~~dragonstone~~, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were ~~modelled~~ after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three ~~metres~~ long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven ~~metres~~. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s paws would be as they whirled up into the sky.		With a metal base made of dragon stone, steel, silver, brass, and the like, Garbera’s ornithopter-type single-seated airships were modeled after the large sea eagles that inhabit the Mother Earth. From the bill to the tip of the tail, they were approximately three meters long, and the full span of their high-speed flapping wings was about seven meters. The pilots had their seats built where the eagle’s paws would be as they whirled up into the sky.

	''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''		''I doubt a single unit would attack, though.''

	While the commander of the air ~~defence~~ force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the kind of type that let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and a rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.		While the commander of the air defense force raised his suspicions, a deep black shape approached from the other side of the slope. It had a frightening speed. It was the kind of type that let the pilot lie with his belly directly on the hull during flight, and it wasn’t an ornithopter, but had a rear propeller and a rudder controlling its direction instead, and moved forward by propulsion. It was a type of airship that was mainly built for its speed.

	''Isn’t that our country’s?''		''Isn’t that our country’s?''

	The chief looked at it through narrowed eyes. Garbera excelled in the art of purifying dragon fossils into a weightless metal – the so-called ~~dragonstone~~ – and the country’s development of small airships was unmatched by other countries. There were also many variations.		The chief looked at it through narrowed eyes. Garbera excelled in the art of purifying dragon fossils into a weightless metal – the so-called dragon stone – and the country’s development of small airships was unmatched by other countries. There were also many variations.

	“Stop!”		“Stop!”
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	“Don’t go any further!”		“Don’t go any further!”

	Although the men on the air ~~defence~~ ships raised their shouts unanimously, the approaching unit did not show any signs of lowering its speed. It just passed by the airship of the third fleet’s captain at a hair’s distance and, as the airship was about to nearly lose its balance because of the near crash, the area suddenly grew tense.		Although the men on the air defense ships raised their shouts unanimously, the approaching unit did not show any signs of lowering its speed. It just passed by the airship of the third fleet’s captain at a hair’s distance and, as the airship was about to nearly lose its balance because of the near crash, the area suddenly grew tense.

	“We told you to stop!”		“We told you to stop!”
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	Suddenly, a voice called out to him. It was a woman’s voice… or more precisely, a girl’s. He lifted his finger from the trigger.		Suddenly, a voice called out to him. It was a woman’s voice… or more precisely, a girl’s. He lifted his finger from the trigger.

	Their airships were about to pass by each other, and ~~her's~~ left a platinum trail behind. When he realized that it was the pilot’s long hair streaming in the wind,		Their airships were about to pass by each other, and hers left a platinum trail behind. When he realized that it was the pilot’s long hair streaming in the wind,

	“Princess!?” the commander couldn’t help but raise his voice.		“Princess!?” the commander couldn’t help but raise his voice.
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	The rapid words that returned came from the same voice, and then she was gone.		The rapid words that returned came from the same voice, and then she was gone.

	Everybody from the third air ~~defence~~ fleet was put off with equally flabbergasted expressions. Before long, gliding wings appeared from the airship near the small boards by the seat, and he just managed to see that she was steadily descending.		Everybody from the third air defense fleet was put off with equally flabbergasted expressions. Before long, gliding wings appeared from the airship near the small boards by the seat, and he just managed to see that she was steadily descending.

	“Commander?”		“Commander?”
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	“At ease.”		“At ease.”

	The commander of the air ~~defence~~ force was already into his mid-forties, and had a daughter who recently became fourteen. The same age as Garbera’s third princess Vileena. Fourteen years.		The commander of the air defense force was already into his mid-forties, and had a daughter who recently became fourteen. The same age as Garbera’s third princess Vileena. Fourteen years.

	To him, it seemed like not much time had passed since he’d seen the tottering steps of his baby daughter. But the world already saw her as an adult member of society, and even if she got married and started having children at this age, no one would think of it as strange.		To him, it seemed like not much time had passed since he’d seen the tottering steps of his baby daughter. But the world already saw her as an adult member of society, and even if she got married and started having children at this age, no one would think of it as strange.

	“Call back the fourth air ~~defence~~ fleet. I have to return to my post and write my journal: today, we’ve seen nothing but a peaceful sky.”		“Call back the fourth air defense fleet. I have to return to my post and write my journal: today, we’ve seen nothing but a peaceful sky.”


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	The girl let a smile come onto her face, like a flower in bloom.		The girl let a smile come onto her face, like a flower in bloom.

	“Quite so. That’s why, when I participated in the race, he opposed it until the very end. Although he agreed it was good to ~~humour~~ the people, he said this manner wouldn’t do, and that I should wear clothes more suitable for a member of the Garbera Royal Family, among other things. There was no way I'd do it, with the hem of a long skirt hindering me. That’s why I had to content myself with second place.”		“Quite so. That’s why, when I participated in the race, he opposed it until the very end. Although he agreed it was good to humor the people, he said this manner wouldn’t do, and that I should wear clothes more suitable for a member of the Garbera Royal Family, among other things. There was no way I'd do it, with the hem of a long skirt hindering me. That’s why I had to content myself with second place.”

	“That wasn’t a bad appearance either,” the previous King of Garbera, Jeorg Owell, said, as he smiled at his pouting granddaughter. “Although, because you ended up one point away from victory, I suffered a heavy loss.”		“That wasn’t a bad appearance either,” the previous King of Garbera, Jeorg Owell, said, as he smiled at his pouting granddaughter. “Although, because you ended up one point away from victory, I suffered a heavy loss.”
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	Jeorg laughed with mirth upon seeing the girl’s eyes open wide.		Jeorg laughed with mirth upon seeing the girl’s eyes open wide.

	“With the secretary of financial affairs, Wallace. That bloke… he wanted my ~~favourite~~ horse for a long time already. But while ''he'' works at the royal palace, I wasn’t informed that you were participating in a skirt. If I’d known, I would’ve have scolded that son of mine relentlessly for letting you race like that in public.”		“With the secretary of financial affairs, Wallace. That bloke… he wanted my favorite horse for a long time already. But while ''he'' works at the royal palace, I wasn’t informed that you were participating in a skirt. If I’d known, I would’ve have scolded that son of mine relentlessly for letting you race like that in public.”

	“So, what is it that grandfather wanted from Secretary Wallace?”		“So, what is it that grandfather wanted from Secretary Wallace?”
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	And every evening she heard such a tale, when Vileena set to bed, she would always have a dream.		And every evening she heard such a tale, when Vileena set to bed, she would always have a dream.

	Dressed in shining ~~armour~~, standing there on top of an airship, overlooking the valiant knights arrayed before her, giving them her orders. Her young heart was coloured with excitement as she imagined herself standing on the battlefield one day, fighting at her grandfather’s side.		Dressed in shining armor, standing there on top of an airship, overlooking the valiant knights arrayed before her, giving them her orders. Her young heart was coloured with excitement as she imagined herself standing on the battlefield one day, fighting at her grandfather’s side.

	However, ever since the winter, her once robust grandfather’s health deteriorated and he had become bedridden.		However, ever since the winter, her once robust grandfather’s health deteriorated and he had become bedridden.