Miyuki was glad that her sidekicks had understood what she was attempting to teach them, and that they were so eager to learn. It was a welcomed change of pace. It wasn’t as though her life’s goal was to train and raise up the next generation of heroes, but she was happy to do her part when they came her way. After all, without adequately trained heroes, the villains may very well overtake them one day and their hero society may fall. She had no intention of allowing that to happen, insomuch as she could affect such things.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">Great. I’m glad you understand,</span>” she smiled lightly, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Just remember, don’t try to take on too much at once or skip ahead too many steps. Find a good starting point, work hard, and be patient. It will come in time. It may be frustrating at times because it is not something that comes naturally to most people. It will probably be harder than it sounds, if we are being honest. That doesn’t mean you can’t do it,</span>” she encouraged them. “<span style="color: #FF80BF">We all start somewhere, right?</span>”<br/><br/>Aika laughed a little to herself when Nico seemed to suddenly regain his confidence, as if he suddenly realized that what Shadow Angel had does was not outside of the realm of possibilities for a normal hero, or at least not completely. She was just a human, after all, not an actual angel or some sort of goddess walking among them. That meant that, with time, perhaps they could at least learn to do something similar. Aika had her doubts that she would ever be on quite that level, as she wasn’t sure she had the level of attention and cognitive skills to run that many<span style="font-style: italic">processes</span>at once. But perhaps she could at least come close?<br/><br/>Aika suddenly slapped her cheeks a couple of times, as if to fire herself up. “<span style="color: #40BFBF">Alright! Let’s work hard together, ‘kay?</span>” she grinned at Nico, momentarily forgetting that he actually didn’t like her and probably had no interest in doing anything<span style="font-style: italic">together</span>. Miyuki hoped that the two could bond over a shared goal such as this, and that Aika’s enthusiasm was shared and that this would be a good sign. But it was too early to tell at this point.<br/><br/>Soon they turned a corner, heading down another street. Passing by on the sidewalk on the other side of the street, heading in the opposite direction around the block across the street was a pair of side kicks from another agency. They waved to the Heroes and carried on with their patrol. Miyuki waved back with a friendly smile and Aika followed her lead as they passed by. “<span style="color: #40BFBF">So, is this portion of the patrol less eventful because the other heroes’ patrols overlapped with ours? Or was earlier just kind of a fluke?</span>” Aika asked curiously.<br/><br/>Miyuki chuckled lightly at the question, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Fair question. It is probably sort of both. Patrol is somewhat of a feast or famine sort of thing, as I’m sure you have experienced before,</span>” she explained, to which Aika nodded a confirmation, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Some parts are exciting, other parts are quiet. That said, areas of overlapping patrols tend to be quieter because criminals can expect to run into heroes in these areas, so they tend to try to avoid them, if they are smart. That said, sometimes they aren’t, so you may still find trouble, or you may come in to find another hero already engaged,</span>” she explained.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">Luckily for us, for whichever reason, it is quiet for the moment,</span>” she smiled, although she recognized that as new heroes, they were probably itching to see some action. “<span style="color: #FF80BF">I know that you will probably find them boring now because you want to get out there and test your skills, to do the work that you signed up for. Eventually, though, you’ll learn to enjoy the quiet moments,</span>” she looked between the two and then chuckled to herself as she turned her attention ahead, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Heck, I even know someone that has made it is goal to create a world where heroes have plenty of time of their hands,</span>“ she smiled lightly, shaking her head a bit as she did.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">Any other questions?</span>” she asked, this time not looking back at them. Aika thought and then shook her head, “<span style="color: #40BFBF">Not right now,</span>” she answered, falling silent to give Nico a chance to speak up if he had any questions of his own.