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	Chapter 4 - Hoshi-ouji Queen Aminia paced the halls of her underground home. Suddenly, she heard a loud *bang!* “Hmm, Hoshi must be practicing with the sword again…perhaps I should check up on him.” She made her way to the young Hoshi-ouji, concerned he may be wasting his time. “You know Hoshi…” She didn’t bother saying hello. “If you won’t strike to kill, why bother practicing at all?” Hoshi-ouji was startled by his mother’s sudden appearance. “O…okaasan! I didn’t know you were watching. How have you been feeling?” Aminia gave him an angered look. “Weak…those Elements have done nothing but waste my time. They had better gather a large amount of energy, or it may be time to consider getting rid of them…” “Okaasan! Don’t say that, I’m sure they’ll do fine. Would you like me to go with them, just incase?” The Queen pondered the thought for a moment, “No, if the Sailor Senshi were to come here, I need someone to take care of them.” She didn’t care to continue the conversation any further, and left her son to train. The prince continued his training, but not long after the departure of his mother, he was once again interrupted. “Oh! Gomen Hoshi-ouji! I didn’t know you were in here, I’ll leave right away!” “No, Phoenix-chan, come in. Really, I don’t mind. Did you come in here to train?” Phoenix began to turn red… “Hai. I have a feeling I’ll be sent up on the next mission, so I thought I should prepare myself a little better.” Hoshi thought for a moment. “Hmm, alright! I’ll do it!” “N, nani?” Hoshi smiled, “I’ll help you train of course!” Now Phoenix’s face was completely red. “Hoshi-ouji! I could never ask you something like that!” But Hoshi just smiled “You don’t have to ask…I want to…”