Shikashi

Well, yours is a face I'm not used to seeing...

Are you here to do something for me? I am Shikashi, professor of astronomy!

I have been enamored with the moon since I was a child. Now, I spend my days gazing at it from here.

The moon has long been considered a mystical body, which people have worshiped and feared.

That alone shows how the moon has a cosmic influence that affects our daily lives.

But lately, there is something quite strange with the moon. Strange, indeed...

It seems as though the moon is being pulled down by something and is slowly drawing closer.

So, will you gaze into the telescope?
Yes
No

...I see.

Why did you stop? Won't you look again?
Yes
No

That is one of the lunar rocks that has been blazing from the surface of the moon lately.

They fall from what looks to be the moon's eye, so I call them Moon's Tears.

They are rare stones, valued by many in town.

Did you have another question for me?

To me, it seems as if the moon is being pulled in by something and is gradually drawing closer.

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Don't you sense the change in the moon?

Well...could you see it? It already may be impossible to stop its descent...

All I can do is accept what the cosmos has designed to be the destiny for me and this planet.

How was it? It's looking worse, isn't it? It would be nice if things just stayed as they are now.

How was it?

My calculations suggest the moon will fall in another #. I'm just hoping I was thinking too hard.

Well, could you see it? This is no joke...the moon is actually falling!

At this pace, it should hit the earth in just #... What can we possibly do?

Well, well...A strange-looking child has joined me today...

Are you a new friend of the Bombers gang?

...Hmmm. Your manners seem much better than those of your mischievous friend from the other day.

Hrnf, hrnf, hrnf!

That ill-mannered troublemaker from the other day said he'd break my instruments...

He said he'd steal my Moon's Tear... There was no stopping him.

Even now! Just watch him! He's probably causing trouble around the clock tower.

Will you gaze into the telescope?
Yes
No

Well, why not? You must take an interest in new things while you are still young!

Well, did you find that troublemaker?

You can zoom in with A. Try looking near the clock tower.

Well, did you find that troublemaker? And that loud noise...What was that?

Perhaps another Moon's Tear has fallen nearby...Go through that door and take a look outside.

But I wonder how that troublemaker got on top of the clock tower?

The only way up there is through the clock door, and that opens only on the eve of the carnival.

What could that troublemaker be doing atop the clock tower?

I just hope he's not plotting another one of his no-good tricks...

Well, you're a child I've never seen in town before. Are you a new friend of the Bombers?

I always say that it is important to develop your interests while you are young!

You can use this telescope to look around town. If you're interested, give it a try.

Well, how was it? Did you discover anything interesting?

Well, why not? You should develop your interests while you are still young!