Takamizawa was patrolling a bit closer to his school this night and wasn't in too good of a mood. He was still a bit sore about having to admit defeat to that Negaverse agent a while back and it hurt his pride. Sure, he would get over it and his brain would eventually tell him that it was the correct choice, or otherwise it could have gotten quite messy, but that didn't make it any easier! He hated having to admit defeat in fights! He once got his arm broken and didn't admit defeat!

But... he knew, though he would not admit out loud, that this was to be expected in a "war". One couldn't always win, or else it wasn't really a war, it was more of a complete and total annihilation. And he had been warned that it would be better to go patrolling with a partner rather than by himself. But he had a hard time admitting to that, unless it was to Itsuki, the guardian cat that had awakened him and had gently guided him along.

But even if he was willing to ask for some help, how was he supposed to do it? Sure, he had means of communication, but looking at the messages that had been sent over so far hadn't been any asking for help or patrol partners, and he felt a bit out of place being such a new senshi to request someone to patrol with regularly. Spar with? Certainly, that was much easier to ask for, but a one-time sparring session was easier to do than say a regular patrol time because of their schedules.

And so, here he was, alone again, and trying to regain his confidence by patrolling.

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