Imperishable Night: Boundary Team's Scenario 1

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Stage 1

Stepping out into the night

	蛍火の行方	Where the Fireflies Fly
	蛍の灯りはいつもより激しく見えたのは気の所為か。 今宵は永い夜になるだろう。	Are the fireflies brighter than usual, or is it just your imagination? Tonight will be a long night.
	BGM: 幻視の夜　～ Ghostly Eyes	BGM: Illusionary Night ~ Ghostly Eyes
	Wriggle Nightbug ENTERS
	Wriggle Nightbug EXITS
Reimu	ほら何も無いじゃないの！	Look, there's nothing here!
Yukari	まだ、夜は始まったばっかよ。 焦らないの。	The night's only just begun. No need to hurry.
Reimu	焦って私を連れ出しておいて 焦らないも何も無いでしょ？ 報酬は高く付くから覚えときなさい。	You're the one who dragged me out here in a hurry. How could you be like that? Don't forget, you owe me big time for this.
??	って、さっきから何も無いって…… 私が居たでしょ！	"Nothing here", you say... I've been here the whole time!
	Wriggle Nightbug ENTERS
Yukari	心配しなくても…… 報酬は払うわよ。 あなたじゃあるまいし。	Don't worry, Reimu... You'll be compensated. I'm not like you, after all.
	闇に蠢く光の蟲 リグル・ナイトバグ Wriggle Nightbug	The Insect of Light Crawling in the Dark Wriggle Nightbug
Wriggle	ちょっとちょっとちょっと。 私を無視するとはいい度胸だわ。 それなりの覚悟が出来てるんでしょうね！	Hey, hey, hey. You've got some guts, not being bugged in the slightest. [In the original, "You have a lot of guts to just ignore me like that." 無視する, mushisuru = ignore 虫, mushi = insect] I hope you've got the determination to match that!
Reimu	洒落かしら？	Was that a pun?
Yukari	洒落なの？	Was it?
Reimu	そう言えば、夜に出歩くのに 大事な物置いて来ちゃった。神社に。	Oh yeah, I left behind something important for an evening stroll. It's still at the shrine.
Wriggle	？	?
Yukari	あなたの言いたい事は判ったわ。 蚊取り線香でしょ？	I know what you're trying to say. A mosquito-repelling incense, right?
Wriggle	蛍だってば！	I'm a firefly!
	BGM: 蠢々秋月 ～ Mooned Insect	BGM: Stirring an Autumn Moon ~ Mooned Insect
	Wriggle Nightbug DEFEATED
Yukari	ほんと、夜は虫が多くて嫌よねぇ。	Really, it's awful at night with all these bugs around.
Reimu	夜しか起きていない奴が何を言うのよ。	...Says the fellow who's only awake at night.
Yukari	ええ、夜の方が自然が豊かってことよ。	Yes, because nature thrives during the night.
Reimu	最近、蛍も増えたわね…… 何だか外の世界がちょっと心配だわ。	There've been lots of fireflies, lately... Kinda makes me worry a little about the outside world.
Yukari	判ってるじゃないの。 でも、心配するなんてあなたらしくないわ。	See, you understand what I'm saying. But it's unlike you to worry.

Stage 2

Wandering into darkness

	人間の消える道	The Path Where Humans Vanish
	人間の通り道も、真夜中に出歩くものは獣か妖怪位。 少なくとも人の姿が見える筈も無い。	At midnight, only beasts and youkai lurk on the roads of mankind. There shouldn't be a single human form in sight at least...
	BGM: 夜雀の歌声　～ Night Bird	BGM: Song of the Night Sparrow ~ Night Bird
	Mystia Lorelei ENTERS
	Mystia Lorelei PAUSES
Mystia	ちょ、ちょっと待って～！	Wait, waaaait!!
Reimu	何？	What?
Mystia	久しぶりのヒトネギだと思ったのに。	Aw, I thought some hasty-tasty humans finally came around. ["Hitonegi" is pun of "Kamonegi", which is shorter version of "鴨が葱を背負ってくる (Duck comes to you with green onion)", an idiom in Japan. Something that tastes good comes to you carrying an ingredient that makes it taste even better... from that story, that idiom is used when "Easy prey foolishly comes to you". "Hito" means person.]
	夜雀の怪 ミスティア・ローレライ Mystia Lorelei	Night Sparrow Apparition Mystia Lorelei
Mystia	あんた達、一体何者なのよ～？	So who exactly are you two?
Yukari	ん、人間以外。	Um, non-humans.
Mystia	人間以外？	Non-humans?
Reimu	まぁ、人間以外でもなんでもいいけど。	Well, human or not, it's fine with me either way.
Mystia	珍しいわね。この道に以外が通るなんて。	My, that's rare. Seeing non-humans traveling this road, I mean.
Yukari	ふーん。あなたは夜雀のようね。 あんまり人間ばっか襲ってると～。 この辺から人間が居なくなるわよ。	Really. You seem to be a night sparrow. If you attack humans too often, there won't be any more left around here.
Reimu	だからといって、人間の代わりに妖怪を 襲ったりはしないんじゃん？	That might be so, but I don't think she'd start attacking youkai instead of humans.
Mystia	ほっといてよ。大体、とっくに夜の道から 人間の姿は消えているし。 居たとしても、よっぽど急ぎか、訳ありか 人間以外だけだわ。	Oh, shut up. Besides, nothing human-like has shown up on this night road for a long time. Even if there were any, they'd be in a hurry, or have some important mission, or turn out to be something other than human.
Yukari	いい？もう一度言うわ。 私達は、急ぎで訳ありで人間以外なの。 こんな所で時間を潰している暇は無いわ。 ここを通してくれる？	Listen. I'll say this once more. We are in a hurry, have an important mission, and aren't human. We don't have time to waste here. Will you let us pass?
Reimu	この道の先って、あんまり紫の様な妖怪が 行く場所じゃないんだけど……。	It's not often that youkai like Yukari visit the place we're going, though...
Mystia	久しぶりの遊び相手なのに……。 そうだ、里に行って一緒に人間を からかわない？	But it's been so long since the last time I played... I know, why don't we go to that village and toy around with the humans together?
Reimu	ああもう、私は前から言ってるでしょ！	Ah, sheesh, I've already said this before!
Yukari	？	?
Mystia	？？	??
Reimu	私は鳥目じゃ無いって。	I can see in the dark!
Mystia	あ、人間発見。 私が鳥目にしてあげる！	Ah, human sighted. I'll make you night-blind myself! [Reimu had denied being night-blind or bird-eyed before in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, even though she definitely has trouble seeing in the night. With all the talk about night-blindness here, she denied it before actually being accused, which pretty much gave her away...]
	BGM: もう歌しか聞こえない	BGM: Deaf to all but the Song
	Mystia Lorelei DEFEATED
Yukari	全く、夜雀風情が。 羽蟲の王気取りは、絶望的に早いわ。	Goodness, that was only a night sparrow. It's hopelessly too early for someone like her to act as the mighty champ of the winged creatures.
Reimu	……今の奴、本当に雀だったの？ 暗くてよく見えなかったけど。	...Was that really a sparrow? It was dark, and I couldn't see well.
Yukari	夜の小鳥は大体夜雀よ。 取り扱いに気を付けないと、暗い所では 目が見えなくなってしまうわ。	If you see a small bird at night, that's usually a night sparrow. If you're not careful around them, you'll become unable to see in dark places.
Reimu	（……雀ってあんなだったかなぁ。 良く見えなかったけど） ああ、人間の里が見えてきたわ。あんたと 一緒に来たくなかったんだけどなぁ……。	(...is that really what sparrows are like? Well, I couldn't see well so she's probably right.) Ah, I can see the human village now. But I didn't really want to come here with you...

Stage 3

Wasn't there a village here?

	歴史喰いの懐郷	Memories of the History-Eater's Home
	一車道の先には人間達が住む小さな里がある。 だが里があるはずの場所には、何も、無かった。	At the end of the pass, there was a small village where humans lived. But upon reaching it, the village was nowhere to be found...
	BGM: 懐かしき東方の血　～ Old World	BGM: Nostalgic Blood of the East ~ Old World
	Keine Kamishirasawa ENTERS
Keine	お前達か。 こんな真夜中に里を襲おうとする奴は。	It's you. The ones trying to attack the village at midnight.
Reimu	この惨状はあんたの仕業ね？ 人間と人間の里を何処にやったの？	Are you the one who did this awful thing? Where did you send the humans and their village?
Keine	お前達妖怪には、人間を渡しはしない。 今夜を無かった事にしてやる！	I can't hand over the humans to you youkai. I'll make sure this night never happened!
	Keine Kamishirasawa PAUSES
Keine	あー、お前達何もんだ？	Wha... what the heck are you?
Reimu	ちょっと、里を元に戻しなさい！	Hey, bring the village back!
	Keine Kamishirasawa EXITS
	Keine Kamishirasawa ENTERS
Keine	しつこいな。	You're so persistent.
Reimu	あんたなんかどうでもいいのよ。 ここは人間の里だった筈でしょ？ なのに、何も無いじゃない。 人間達や家とかどうしたのよ！	Think what you want. A human village was supposed to be here, right? But there's nothing here. What happened to the humans and their houses and everything!?
Keine	どうもしてない。	Nothing.
	知識と歴史の半獣 上白沢 慧音 Keine Kamishirasawa	Half beast of Knowledge and History Keine Kamishirasawa
Keine	お前達には見えないようにしてやっただけだ。	I merely hid the village from your kind.
Yukari	霊夢、こんな所でしっぽりしている暇は無いわ。 こうしている間にも月はどんどん沈んでいるの。	Reimu, we don't have time to stick around here. The moon sinks lower with every moment.
Reimu	しっぽりはしてないけど、ちょっと待って。 人間を里ごと消している妖怪を見逃す訳には いかない。	We're not exactly sticking, but hold on. I can't just ignore a youkai that erased a whole village with its people.
Keine	ここには、元々人間は住んでいなかった。 と言う風に見える様にしただけだ。 私が、この不吉な夜から人間を守る。	"Humans never settled here in the first place." All I did was make it look that way. I'll protect the humans from this ill-omened night.
Yukari	ねぇねぇ。 私には普通に人間の姿が見えるんだけどさぁ。 この程度のまやかしなんて、全然役に立たない じゃない？	Hey, you know. I do see the humans as usual though. This little trick of yours isn't useful at all.
Keine	！ お前達、本当に何もんだ？	! What exactly are you two?
Reimu	大丈夫。私には里は見えないわ。	Don't worry. It's invisible enough to me.
Keine	うう。そんな情けかけられても。	Uu. Your pity isn't helping.
Yukari	それにあんた。 半獣なんでしょ？	And you. You're a half-beast, right?
Keine	満月じゃなければ人間だ。	I'm human when the moon isn't full.
Yukari	人面犬とか人面岩とかと大差ないわね。	Not much different from a human-faced dog or human-faced rock, then.
Keine	何で顔だけ残して変身する必要があるんだよ。 変身は全身だ。	Why does everything except my face have to change? It's a complete transformation.
Yukari	牛頭馬頭とか、頭だけ獣に変身。	Oh, but you could have a cow-head or a horse-head. Just transform only your head to that of a beast if you want.
Keine	……まぁいい。 そこまで言うなら、もう後には引かせない。	...Fine. If you're going to say that, I won't allow you to take it back.
	BGM: プレインエイジア	BGM: Plain Asia
Keine	今夜は、お前達の歴史で満漢全席だ！	I will feast upon your history tonight! [満漢全席 = Chinese full-course dinner. A nice translation for 満漢全席 has not been found yet, so "feast" is being used for now.]
Yukari	私はともかく、こいつの歴史は点心位に しかならないわ。	Myself aside, I'd say her history would amount to a light snack at best. [Original translation: Dim sum (点心), a Chinese light meal eaten sometime from morning to early afternoon]
Reimu	うるさいなぁ。 それだけ毎日が飲茶なのよ。	Shut up. My days are a cupful of exquisite Chinese tea. [Aona -- 飲茶 is similar to Chinese tea with 点心, if I understand right... but straightly using tea doesn't make sense in this line. I think Reimu's intention was something similar to above line...]
	Keine Kamishirasawa DEFEATED
Reimu	さぁ、人間の里を元に戻しなさい！	Restore that human village, now!
Yukari	戻しても大丈夫よ。 元々ここの人間とあんたなんか眼中に無いわ。	It's fine either way. We don't care a bit about you or the humans here anyways.
Keine	じゃぁ、何処に行こうとしてるんだ？	Tell me, where are you trying to go anyway?
Reimu	あっち。	That way.
Yukari	こっち。	This way.
Keine	……。 昨今の異常な月の原因を作った奴なら、 そっち。	... If you're after the ones behind the abnormal moon, it's that way.
Reimu	ほら言ったとおりじゃない。	Hah, I was right.
Yukari	霊夢の指先と70度は違う向きね。	Reimu, your finger is off from hers by 70 degrees.
Reimu	あんたは110度違う。 ってあんた、良く私達の目的が判ったわね。	But you're off by 110-- Wow, you're sharp, figuring out our destination.
Yukari	判らない方がおかしいのよ。	I'd be more surprised if she didn't notice.

Stage 4 Powerful

Encountering an old friend

	魔力を含む土の下	Underneath the Mana-Saturated Soil [There are several translation candidates for "魔力", straight "Magic Power", or "Mana", etc... I used mana in this case, but I believe there's something better]
	力強い竹の下には、さらに力強い根が張り巡らされて いる。表面しか見れないのは愚かな人間と妖怪だけだ。	Beneath these robust bamboo stalks grow even sturdier roots. Only foolish humans and youkai see nothing but the surface.
	BGM: 永夜の報い　～ Imperishable Night.	BGM: Retribution for the Eternal Night ~ Imperishable Night
??	動くと撃つ！	Move and I'll shoot!!
	Marisa Kirisame ENTERS
Marisa	間違えた。 撃つと動くだ。今すぐ動く。	I messed up. I mean, shoot and I'll move. In a flash.
Reimu	何？ 何でこんな所に魔理沙がいるの？	What? What're you doing here, Marisa?
	普通の黒魔法少女 霧雨 魔理沙 Marisa Kirisame	Ordinary Black Magician Marisa Kirisame
Marisa	さぁな、私はいつも通り、迷惑な妖怪を退治 しているだけだぜ。	Oh, you know, just hunting some troublesome youkai as usual.
Reimu	へぇ、奇遇ね。 私も迷惑な妖怪退治をしているの。	Funny, what a coincidence. I'm doing some troublesome youkai hunting too.
Marisa	私が言ってるのは「迷惑な妖怪」を退治だ。 お前の場合は、迷惑な「妖怪退治」だろ？	What I said was "hunting troublesome youkai". In your case, it's troublesome "youkai hunting," isn't it?
Reimu	そうでもないわ。	No, not really.
Yukari	へぇ、こんな夜に、あなた一人で何が出来る かしら。	My, what can you do all by yourself on a night such as this?
Marisa	迷惑な妖怪退治だ。 今日の月なんてもう見飽きた。 そろそろ、明日にしてももらうぜ。	Hunt troublesome youkai. I'm tired of staring at the moon. It's about time to make it be tomorrow.
Yukari	で、迷惑な妖怪って？	So, who's the troublesome youkai?
Marisa	お前の事だよ。 また、夜と昼の境界をいじっただろ？	You. You're fooling around with the boundary of night and day, right?
Reimu	夜を止めているのは私達。 でも今はそれどころじゃないのよ！	We froze the night. But now isn't the time for that!
Yukari	そう。 あなたは、後ろに目が無いのかしら？	Indeed. Don't you have eyes on the back of your head?
Marisa	あー？	What?
Reimu	まぁ、多分無いけど。 そういうことよ。	I doubt she does. That's how it is.
Marisa	日本語を話せ。 ここは幻想郷だ。	Speak in Japanese. We're in Gensokyo.
	BGM: 恋色マスタースパーク	BGM: Love-colored Master Spark [This song is an arranged version of "Love-colored Magic" from Story of Eastern Wonderland.]
Reimu	魔理沙に何言っても無駄ね。	Looks like nothing we say will get through to her.
Yukari	あの歪な月は危険なのに……。	But that distorted moon is so dangerous...
Reimu	人間には大して害は無いの。	It's not harmful to humans, though.
Marisa	あー？何だか知らないけど。 夜が終らない方が害だらけだぜ。 妖怪は夜に人を喰う。 夜が続けば、喰い過ぎで妖怪は自滅する。	What? I don't know what you're talking about. A never-ending night has harmful written all over it. Youkai eat humans during the night. If the night lasts too long, all the youkai will stuff themselves until they die.
Yukari	する訳無いじゃない。	Of course they won't.
Marisa	自滅する前に退治してやらないとな。	Gotta exterminate them before they die!
	Marisa Kirisame EXITS
Reimu	あ、逃げた？	Ah, running away?
Yukari	さぁ、地の果てまで追うのよ。	We'll chase her to the ends of the earth.
	Marisa Kirisame ENTERS
	Marisa Kirisame PAUSES
Marisa	あれ、霊夢じゃないか？ どうしたんだ？	Oh, if it isn't Reimu! What's up?
Reimu	白々しいにも程があるわ。	There's a limit, even to transparent lies.
Marisa	さっきのは紫分。 今度はお前分だ！	The last attack was for Yukari. This one's for you!
	Marisa Kirisame DEFEATED
Reimu	魔理沙を追っているうちに、目的地に着いた みたいね。	Looks like we found what we were looking for while chasing Marisa.
Yukari	ほんと、あなたって幸運ねぇ。 うちの藍にも分けてあげたいくらいだわ。	Amazing, you're really lucky! I wish Ran had half your luck.
Marisa	くそ。 一体、何だと言うんだ？	Dammit. What the heck are you guys trying to do?
Yukari	お陰で犯人がわかったのよ。 あなたは無駄じゃなかったの。	Thanks to you, we figured out who the culprit is. You weren't useless after all.
Reimu	いや、犯人は判らないけど。 取り合えず、あの屋敷の中にいる。	Ah, but we haven't figured out exactly who it is. At any rate, they're in that mansion.
Marisa	まぁ負けたんだから仕様が無い。 帰って寝る。 起きたら朝になっている事を祈るぜ。	Can't be helped if I lost. Time to head home and sleep. When I wake up, it'd better be morning.
Yukari	永遠にお休みなさい。	Sleep for all eternity.
Reimu	まぁ、風邪ひかないようにね。	Well, try not to catch a cold.

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