Leon refrained from rolling his eyes at Hakuren’s remark but he couldn’t help but smirk. Hakuren was an interesting character, obviously smart and philosophic but at that moment, he was displaying several perverted qualities as well. Leon snorted to himself, inwardly attributing the addition title of ‘Slightly Perverted’ to Hakuren’s mental profile.
He grinned at the pair and dropped his eyes down to the bag that Mado held, noticing the sharp, sword-like edge sticking out through the material. Oh, that carrot. A laugh burst out from his lips as soon as Mado cuffed Hakuren’s hand and he nearly doubled over, committing the priceless image to memory for all eternity. This gave him endless ammunition to use against Hakuren, something Leon would be sure to tease him about for weeks to come.
He sniggered at Mado’s description of the items as ‘armor’. “Well, I don’t know how much protection a vibrating carrot would give you but the whips could surely be counted as a weapon.” He placed emphasis on the ‘vibrating carrot’ and nudged Mado’s bag with his leg as a way of pointing towards it. However, he must’ve kicked it slightly too hard because said carrot fell out and promptly started vibrating the moment it made contact with the ground. The vibrating made the thing shuffle in Hakuren and Leila's direction at a slow, ominous pace, as if threathing, 'I'm coming to get you,'. Leon hunched over slightly, his shoulders shaking at the effort of trying not to laugh. “You might want to switch that off, Mado-san, my bad. Unless you plan on using it.” Great, he was turning into a pervert too. Leon shook his head and grinned to himself, finding the situation amusing, even with Mado’s complete cluelessness towards the situation.
Raising his arms above his head, Leon stretched his arms and back, feeling his joints crackle and snap. His lack of a jacket was starting to bother him less and less; it had been ages since he had been out in only a shirt. His mind went back to the encounter with Mrs. Syook and the abandoned house; the abandoned house could wait for later, and Mrs. Syook’s interest in him could wait forever. “We found out some information from a sea urchin, though. I forgot her name but this is what she said.” His forgetting Mrs. Syook’s name was a minor lie, however, something Leon was conveniently going to ignore until he needed it again. Turning towards Leila and Hakuren, Leon recited the old sea urchin’s story word by word.
“Long, long ago, a terrible event took place that even the most educated of Nobodies knows the exact details and causes of. A woman was accused of being a witch, with several followers and animals that people demanded be executed. Instead, it was decided that the woman was to be drowned, this woman who everyone saw as a dangerous witch capable of untold things. And so the witch hunts began…”
Leon went on and on, describing the event in detail, only pausing here and there to let his companions soak in the massive amount of details. Except for Mado, of course, whom Leon wasn’t really sure whether she was listening or not at any given time. He could’ve proposed to her and he wouldn’t be sure whether she’d have a reaction, let alone a plausible one. However, he went on, his sharp golden eyes settling on Leila and Hakuren at random intervals. When he was done, he ended with a flourish and a small, warm smile. He had done his part, now for the caves.
“So, now that we’re all together, how does heading for the caves sound?” And with that, Leon skipped off towards the direction of the caves, not too fast that the others would lose sight and track of him. He was nearly prancing but the peculiarity of his gait didn’t bother him. A cool breeze picked up from the direction of the caves, allowing him to take in fresh, clean air. “Hurry up, would you? You guys walk so slowly…” He turned, slowing down as he walked backwards, beckoning the others towards him.
He grinned at the pair and dropped his eyes down to the bag that Mado held, noticing the sharp, sword-like edge sticking out through the material. Oh, that carrot. A laugh burst out from his lips as soon as Mado cuffed Hakuren’s hand and he nearly doubled over, committing the priceless image to memory for all eternity. This gave him endless ammunition to use against Hakuren, something Leon would be sure to tease him about for weeks to come.
He sniggered at Mado’s description of the items as ‘armor’. “Well, I don’t know how much protection a vibrating carrot would give you but the whips could surely be counted as a weapon.” He placed emphasis on the ‘vibrating carrot’ and nudged Mado’s bag with his leg as a way of pointing towards it. However, he must’ve kicked it slightly too hard because said carrot fell out and promptly started vibrating the moment it made contact with the ground. The vibrating made the thing shuffle in Hakuren and Leila's direction at a slow, ominous pace, as if threathing, 'I'm coming to get you,'. Leon hunched over slightly, his shoulders shaking at the effort of trying not to laugh. “You might want to switch that off, Mado-san, my bad. Unless you plan on using it.” Great, he was turning into a pervert too. Leon shook his head and grinned to himself, finding the situation amusing, even with Mado’s complete cluelessness towards the situation.
Raising his arms above his head, Leon stretched his arms and back, feeling his joints crackle and snap. His lack of a jacket was starting to bother him less and less; it had been ages since he had been out in only a shirt. His mind went back to the encounter with Mrs. Syook and the abandoned house; the abandoned house could wait for later, and Mrs. Syook’s interest in him could wait forever. “We found out some information from a sea urchin, though. I forgot her name but this is what she said.” His forgetting Mrs. Syook’s name was a minor lie, however, something Leon was conveniently going to ignore until he needed it again. Turning towards Leila and Hakuren, Leon recited the old sea urchin’s story word by word.
“Long, long ago, a terrible event took place that even the most educated of Nobodies knows the exact details and causes of. A woman was accused of being a witch, with several followers and animals that people demanded be executed. Instead, it was decided that the woman was to be drowned, this woman who everyone saw as a dangerous witch capable of untold things. And so the witch hunts began…”
Leon went on and on, describing the event in detail, only pausing here and there to let his companions soak in the massive amount of details. Except for Mado, of course, whom Leon wasn’t really sure whether she was listening or not at any given time. He could’ve proposed to her and he wouldn’t be sure whether she’d have a reaction, let alone a plausible one. However, he went on, his sharp golden eyes settling on Leila and Hakuren at random intervals. When he was done, he ended with a flourish and a small, warm smile. He had done his part, now for the caves.
“So, now that we’re all together, how does heading for the caves sound?” And with that, Leon skipped off towards the direction of the caves, not too fast that the others would lose sight and track of him. He was nearly prancing but the peculiarity of his gait didn’t bother him. A cool breeze picked up from the direction of the caves, allowing him to take in fresh, clean air. “Hurry up, would you? You guys walk so slowly…” He turned, slowing down as he walked backwards, beckoning the others towards him.