永江衣玖

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	名前:	永江 衣玖（ながえ　いく） Iku Nagae
	種族:	妖怪（リュウグウノツカイ）
	能力:	Able to read the atmosphere
	年齢:	Unknown
	職業:	Envoy of the Dragon Palace
	住んでいるところ:	Clouds over Gensokyo
	人相:	Red eyes and short violet blue hair. Wears a white and red shirt, a long black skirt, and a hat with a red bow and two long ribbons extending out. Has a white and red shawl entwined along her arms and blouse. Both the shawl and the shirt glows in scarlet color. (Touhou 10.5, alternate outfit) She has light green eyes with gray hair, and her dress is mostly maroon.
	人物関係:	比那名居天子 (?)
	出演作品:	東方緋想天 〜 Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. (Playable Character, Possible Opponent) ダブルスポイラー　～ 東方文花帖 (Scene 10-2, 10-4, 10-6, 10-8 Boss)
	テーマ曲:	{{{テーマ曲}}}

Iku Nagae is a messenger of the Dragon Palace, whose job is to observe the daily mood of the atmosphere. She somewhat questions why humans and youkai fight/duel as a part of their daily life. During the events of Scarlet Weather Rhapsody she finds out that a strong earthquake is going to occur in Gensokyo, so she decides to warn the residents. Afterwards, Yukari tells her that the culprit is hiding in the Hakurei Shrine. She then goes back to the shrine and finds Tenshi, who has just inserted a keystone to prevent the earthquake. Iku questions this and thinks of Tenshi as having been "spoiled a bit too much", so she decides to punish her.

Fun Facts

• Nagae (永江) means "eternal river", and Iku means 衣 = "clothing" , 玖 = number "9" or "black-colored jade". So together, her name might means "a black jade in a (scarlet) cloths at the eternal river".

• Iku's spellcard declaration pose and some alternate special move poses closely resemble John Travolta's dancing pose from the disco movie Saturday Night Fever, which many doujin work make fun of by linking her to disco dancing. To a lesser extent, they also resemble Bass's lightning attack pose from the game Mega Man & Bass, as well as the start-up of super robot Great Mazinger's move, Thunder Break.

• "Iku" can also be spelled as an intransitive Japanese verb （行く） that literally means "going", but its phonetic version （いく or イク） is better known as a phrase uttered at... "key moments" in h-anime. Raunchy jokes commenced almost immediately.

• Iku's dress resembles that of a Spanish Flamenco dancer, and her movements and poses look a bit like dancing. However, her profile states that it's a special dress, granting the owner the ability to fly.

• Her profile suggests that she is a Youkai of oarfishes. In Japanese, oarfishes are called "Ryūgū-no-tsukai" (リュウグウノツカイ or 竜宮の使い in Kanji), which literally means "messenger from the Dragon's Palace". In this case, a dragon is considered as a god of water. Her shawls (and probably the long ribbons on her hat) are apparently modeled after the shape of oarfishes, which have thin, elongated bodies and red fins.

• Her character may be an homage to Rose, a fortune teller from the Street Fighter video game series. Both heavily rely on premonitions for their occupations and sense an approaching "Doomsday" at hand. Iku and Rose also make extensive use of their shawls in combat by lashing out with extreme range, using drill-bit formations around their arms, and even reflecting projectiles.

• She's often presented as the nanny or the personal teacher of Tenshi Hinanai, due to the facts that they know themselves before SWR, and also because Iku sent people to put Tenshi down.

Official Profiles

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - おまけ.txt

○美しき緋の衣 　　永江 衣玖（ながえ　いく） 　　種族：妖怪（竜宮の使い） 　　 龍の世界と人間の世界の間に棲む妖怪。 　　 偶に、形跡や死体を人間に見つけられることがあるが、滅多に生きたままの姿を現す事はない。 　　 龍の言葉を理解し、重大な内容だけ人間や妖怪に伝えると言われる。 　　 非常に長い羽衣の縁は自ら緋色に光り、えも言われぬ美しさを持っている。 　　 この羽衣を人間が纏うと、空を飛べると言われている。 　　住家：雲の中 　　 人生の大半を雲の中で泳いで暮らしている。 　　 特に何をするでもなく、ただ優雅に泳ぎ、龍神の様子を見守っている。 　　 その為、人間に害を与える事も殆ど無い。 　　能力：空気を読む程度の能力 　　 その場の特性をすぐに把握し、すぐに馴染む事ができる。 　　 余程の事がない限り場を乱す行動は取らない。 　　 柔よく剛を制す。 　　 時には自分の存在を消し、全ての攻撃を受け流す。 　　性格：どんな場でも主役になる事はない。面倒くさがり 　　 常にのんびりとしていて、相手の行動に興味がない。 　　 自分の主張を押し通す事は少なく、他人の行動を見守ることが多い。

Beautiful Scarlet Cloth Iku Nagae Species: Youkai (Oarfish) A youkai that lives between the world of dragons and the world of humans. Sometimes humans find traces or dead bodies of her kind, but very rarely they do show their living form to humans. It is said that they can understand a dragon's words, and only the important words are relayed to human and youkai. The edges of their long clothing radiates a scarlet color in an indescribable beauty. Rumor says that if a human wears this clothing, they will be able to fly through the sky. Location: Inside clouds She spends most of her time swimming through clouds. Doing nothing in particular, she observes the dragon god as she swims elegantly through clouds. Thus she causes almost no harm to humans. Ability: Able to read the atmosphere She can read the mood of a place, and adapt to it right away. She doesn't try to break the mood unless there's a very urgent reason. Flexibility is stronger than stiffness. When necessary, she vanishes completely and parries any attacks. Personality: Never takes the lead role. Lazy. She's always laid-back and has no interest in others' behavior. She almost never insists on her own opinion, and mostly watches what others do.

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Book Synopsis

The Grimoire of Marisa

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