Ch. 5: The Name of the Star (SUN)
W-what should I do?
The bear that had appeared from the shadows of the trees fixed its eyes on me.
I gulped, and my breath caught in my throat when…-
Spica: “Ah, sorry sorry.”
Spica suddenly popped out of the bear’s shadow.
Spica: “It got a little cold. So I thought this was something like a blanket.”
Spica grinned as if there was nothing going on.
The bear seemed quite attached to Spica.
OO: “D-don’t scare me like that.”
I felt weak with relief.
Spica: “Sorry about that.”
With a chuckle, Spica looked up at the sky.
Spica: “That’s unfortunate, it doesn’t look like we’ll be able to see the star.”
OO: “…oh.”
As my shoulders dropped a little with my answer…-
Spica: “…stars, animals, they’re all living things just like us.”
OO: “Spica?”
Spica: “I’m sure their power is the same. And my name is Spica.”
OO: “??”
Spica: “I don’t think there’s any power greater than the stars, but if it’s a wish from you, I’ll answer it. So, what is your wish?”
I turned Spica’s words over in my head.
OO: “Now that you mention it…I didn’t actually think of one.”
As I said it, he smiled in such a way that it wrapped up my entire being.
Spica: “Come here. You’re a little cold aren’t you?”
Spica held his hand out to me.
I slowly took his hand, and his right arm was lit up with the light of the stars.
In that hand, it was like I could feel the warmth of life of the Gentle Star.