"...Hmm?"
Polina was astonished.
"That was a Blockade Body that fell from the cosmos. After I broke it, it whispered, 'How wonderful it would have been to see the moon of my homeland.'"
The Blacksmith said offhandedly:
"I don't know why, but I felt compelled to ask, 'What is the moon?'"
"She immediately widened her eyes, looked at me, smiled gently, and patiently began to describe the moon:"
"It is a satellite that orbits a planet, reflecting the sun's light at night. Specifically, it serves no real purpose, but it gives the planet its seasons, polar days and nights, Antarctica and the North Pole with their glaciers, and it controls the tides..."
"Actually, the moon doesn't have any particular use, but people can't help but attribute to it love, longing, purity, Magic Nature, madness, and all sorts of other messy things."
"What a ridiculous thing. It's just a satellite. Dragon Satellite manages just fine without a moon. It's truly absurd, but..."
