October 28, 1992

Dear Mizuno-san,

Ah, it is so wonderful to receive yet another letter from you! Things here have been going very well, but I still want to be reminded of Minato-ku (my home forever) every now and then.

I am alone right now in the house, and I was fixing myself a sandwich when the mailman came along. Of course, a letter from you, Mizuno-san, ranks high in priority! Thank you very much for writing, I am thoroughly enjoying sending letters back and forth with you, too! I'm glad that you seem to be so eager to correspond with me, because as I had expected, I had not made a lot of friends yet in so short a time. I have a few schoolmates who were kind enough to show me the ropes of my new junior high, and so far, I have sensed that they are all very nice people. But of these acquaintances, I have not yet made a friend. I guess I could say that I am new to this friendship business, ne?

Before I even forget, I am also enclosing my answers to Tsukino-san's questions. You were right as usual, Ami-san, they were mainly about gossip and about two of them were about you (and I would have loved to tell you about them had I not been sworn to secrecy by Tsukino-san!). Don’t worry, I gave her quite honest answers. She seems to be quite interested in Unazuki-san's sempai, Motoki… And also, please ask Kino-san how she is doing for me, please, Mizuno-san? She has been very nice to ask about me always, and I would like to return the favor!

Thank you very much for your concern about my homesickness, Mizuno-san! Once again, your mother's diagnosis is correct, and my homesickness seems to be disappearing slowly (very, very slowly). But you can be sure that I will visit one day! In fact, I would like to do so right now, if only I had enough money for train fare. My mother and father will surely let me visit you in about a month, when we will have gotten used to everything already. I will patiently wait until that time comes.

The Rei-chan you speak about seems so familiar to me. Is she also a senshi? I have heard a lot of Hino Rei of the T*A Academy from my friend Kotaro, who seems to have quite a big crush on her. There is a strong aura of power coming from her, as I had sensed once before. Am I talking about the same Rei you are talking about?

Well, arigato gozaimasu for graciously answering my question. It is only now that I am saying sorry to you for trying to pry into your life, because I just couldn't help satisfying my curiosity. I hope you forgive me for this simple mistake of mine. Anyway, it was very interesting to listen to the story you told! Isn't Tsukino-san lucky to have you as a tutor now? The youma was giving her quite a hard time with those questions! I hope to hear more stories of you soon, Mizuno-san!

Your Friend,

Urawa Ryo