Ch. 8: Spark of Intelligence (MOON)
The yet-incomplete giant scarecrow was running wild…-.
After trying absolutely everything he could think of, Leeya sat in the cockpit and hung his head.
Leeya: "It's still no good… Damn…I…I…really am an idiot. No matter how much smarts I get, an idiot is always an idiot!!"
OO: "Pull yourself together Leeya!"
Once more, he desperately punched the control stick, then stopped.
Leeya looked at me, his eyes full of pain.
Leeya: "But at this rate, the town'll be destroyed, even without the crows…"
OO: "Please don't give up…!"
Leeya: "…what'd I just say…?"
OO: "Leeya, you've worked so hard, and before this you went in search of intelligence right? You did everything you could so you wouldn't be made fun of… And now, this is your duty as a ruler of a country, right?"
Leeya: "That's…"
His expression turned to anguish.
Leeya: "You say that, but these smarts were given to me by Oswald. They're not mine …"
OO: "Even so, it was your own strength that allowed you to obtain it. You're the only one who could have done that Leeya, nobody else."
I was absorbed in what I was saying as I argued with him vehemently, praying my words would reach his heart.
Then…-.
Leeya: "…it's no good…"
Leeya's expression slowly started to change.
OO: "Eh…?"
Leeya: "This way's no good… Half of this thing's moving with my magic. So…-"
There was a momentary flash of light in his eyes, and I was sure…that was the special spark of intelligence that Leeya possessed.
Feeling uplifted, my heart began to pound.
Leeya: "Come on OO!!"
OO: "Eh…?"
Suddenly, Leeya forced me out of the cockpit and began running.
I had no idea what he'd just done, but I was pulled along by the hand…-.
Regardless, we exited the giant scarecrow and stood in front of the eyes.
OO: "L-Leeya…?"
Leeya: "There's no other way… Get behind me."
I picked up on Leeya's aura, which said not to argue, and moved behind him.
What on earth…is he going to do?
I felt an intense uneasiness, and a strange excitement fill my heart…
We alighted in the ruined town, and as I stood there, I stared fixedly at Leeya's back.