Makoto also noticed Ei's unusual behavior, so he asked, "What's wrong, Ei?"
Raiden Ei turned her head to look at Makoto and expressed her confusion, "Why is everyone saying the moonlight is beautiful?"
"Along the way, I've heard many people say the moonlight is beautiful..."
"But when I looked up at the sky, I found that tonight's sky was the same as usual, and I couldn't even find the moon."
"The moonlight is clearly ordinary, so why is everyone saying the moonlight is beautiful?"
Looking at Raiden Ei's bewildered expression, Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
Country bumpkin had stayed in the Plane of Euthymia for too long, causing her to become disconnected from Inazuma.
She really foolishly thought that everyone was admiring non-existent moonlight.
In response, Makoto explained with a smile, "Ei, actually, in Inazuma, 'the moonlight is beautiful' is a subtle way of expressing love."
"It roughly means, 'I like you, so I want to share all the beauty in the world with you.'"
"This also explains why, even though there's no moon tonight, many people are still saying the moonlight is beautiful."
"Because everyone is using this phrase to confess to the person they like. It's quite a romantic way, don't you think?"
Makoto was also afraid that Raiden Ei, this silly girl, wouldn't understand, so he spoke very slowly and in detail.
Hearing Makoto's words, Raiden Ei looked towards the crowd, then mumbled, "Sometimes I really can't understand human emotions."
"They can clearly express their thoughts directly, but they still use 'the moonlight is beautiful' to express affection. Don't they find it troublesome?"
Makoto smiled and stated his opinion.
"Because with confessions, once you say it directly, it's either a success or a failure."
"If it's a success, then it's good; the two can be together, and lovers eventually become a married couple."
"But if it fails, then they won't even be able to be friends. Their relationship will only grow more distant, eventually becoming strangers."
"And the phrase 'the moonlight is beautiful' can effectively avoid this problem."
"Because even if the confession fails, it won't make the two people feel so awkward."
Raiden Ei listened and said nothing more.
She seemed to be absorbing the content Makoto had explained to her.
A moment later, Raiden Ei turned around, her purple eyes staring directly at Makoto.
She said in an exceptionally serious and somewhat stiff tone, "Makoto, tonight the moonlight is beautiful."
Makoto was momentarily stunned, not expecting Raiden Ei to say this to him.
Should he say this Country bumpkin was smart or foolish?
Who says nothing and just immediately says 'the moonlight is beautiful'?
But this also perfectly matched Raiden Ei's personality. That country bumpkin always did whatever she thought of.
Generally speaking, 'the moonlight is beautiful' has two types of responses.
If the response is 'the wind is also gentle,' it means the person being confessed to also has good feelings.
But if the response is'suitable for spearing badgers,' then it's most likely a rejection, destroying all the painstakingly created romance, essentially a subtle way of expressing refusal.
For Makoto, Raiden Ei held a certain weight in his heart.
Because back then, he grinded Primogems day and night, even grinding himself to exhaustion, all to save up Shitou and then pull the Raiden Shogun from the gacha.
Under Raiden Ei's gaze, Makoto smiled and nodded, "Yes, tonight the moonlight is beautiful, and the wind is also gentle."
"In such a good atmosphere, shouldn't we do something?"
"Like, sparring or something?"
"Can I refuse?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because you just said tonight the moonlight is beautiful. You said that, so you have to take responsibility."
"General, please maintain your dignity!"
"I don't care, you have to accompany me anyway."
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