Like a quiet lily floating over the purest waters of a hidden valley, we have found your shyness captivating. I may not have noticed you that much, but it was Michiru who had seen the warrior in you. I was the leader of the Outer Senshi and yet it was I who was quick to underestimate a fellow warrior. I did not realize it as quickly as I should have. My mistake…But one I could never admit to you or to anyone else, lest I lose face.

It was laughable, really, how you were able to bring Michiru out of her coolness. I was never one to take orders from her, and yet to please her, I had been asked to take you to her and make you accept her challenge.

She had challenged you to a swimming contest once before and wasn't satisfied that you had not used your abilities to the fullest. Why? What are you so afraid of? Is it because of people underestimating you? I admit that I had been one of those people. Perhaps the idea that you were weak stemmed from my first encounter with you—when Michiru's loss of composure caused you to break into tears of apology. You were so quick to cry. You are very young and sometimes a hint of playfulness in you emerges. I saw this when you were teasing Usagi, telling her that you won't lose as you ran around Tuxedo Kamen-sama beside the swimming pool.

"Makenai!" you said. "Makenai!" You are like a child battling an adult's battle. I should have realized that those simple words would signify an inner strength, a determination that only a true senshi could understand.

We fought with one of Neherenia's mirror clones one time--only the two of us alone together in a world of ruins. I was sure I could defeat the clone for I had seen that your puny powers could not. I had misjudged and let my actions run before my thoughts. As a leader, this act would be unforgivable. I should have thought instead of letting my arrogance get the better of me. You were a warrior who fought differently. You were a warrior who fought with a power far more useful than physical strength alone. Again, my mistake…but I'd rather Michiru catch me flirting with another woman than to ever admit it to anyone.