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ๅคง่‡ช็„ถใฎๅ…ท็พ

Embodiment of Mother Nature

ๅฆ–็ฒพ

Fairies

ไธปใชๅฑ้™บๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ใ€€ไฝŽ

Usual threat level: Low

้ญ้‡้ ปๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ๆฟ€้ซ˜

Frequency of encounters: Extremely high

ๅคšๆง˜ๆ€ง๏ผšใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€้ซ˜

Variety: High

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€ใฉใ“ใงใ‚‚

Main place of encounters: Anywhere

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๆ™‚้–“๏ผšใ€€ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚

Main time of encounters: Anytime

็‰นๅพด

Characteristics

่‡ช็„ถ็พ่ฑกใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใฎๆญฃไฝ“ใ€‚

The true identity of natural phenomena themselves.

ๅฏ’ใใชใฃใŸใ‚Šๆš–ใ‹ใใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€้›จใŒ้™ใฃใŸใ‚Š้ขจใŒๅนใ„ใŸใ‚Šใ€่‰ใŒ็”ŸใˆใŸใ‚Š่ŠฑใŒๅ’ฒใ„ใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸไธ€ใคไธ€ใคใฎ็พ่ฑกใซๅฆ–็ฒพใฏๅฎฟใ‚‹ใ€‚

Fairies live in such phenomena where it gets cold and hot, rain falls and wind blows, grass grows and flowers bloom.

ๅงฟใฏๆง˜ใ€…ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ไบบ้–“ใฎๅงฟใซ่ถใ‚„ใƒˆใƒณใƒœใจใ„ใฃใŸ่™ซใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็พฝๆ นใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸ่€…ใŒๅคšใ„ใ€‚

They come in various shapes, but many of them are humanoid with wings like those of the insects called butterflies and dragonflies.

ไฝ“้•ทใฏไธ€ๆง˜ใซๅฐใ•ใใ€ๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใซ่ผ‰ใ‚‹็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ่€…ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅคงใใใจใ‚‚ๅใซๆบ€ใŸใชใ„ไบบ้–“ใฎๅนผๅญ็จ‹ๅบฆใ—ใ‹ใชใ„่€…ใŒๆฎ†ใฉใ ใ€‚

Height is uniformly small, from the degree where they can fit in the palm of one's hand, up to the size of a child below ten years of age. There is hardly any fairy outside of this scope.

็”Ÿๆฏๅ ดๆ‰€ใฏ่‡ช็„ถใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ‡ฆๅ…จใฆใ€‚

They live wherever there's nature.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใงใ‚‚ใใฎๅงฟใ‚’็ขบ่ชใงใใ‚‹ใ€‚

You can confirm their existence anywhere in Gensokyo.

็‰นใซ้จ’ใŒใ—ใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๅฅฝใฟใ€ไบบ้–“ใ‚„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒ้›†ใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใใฎๅงฟใ‚’ๅคšใ็›ฎๆ’ƒใงใใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

They specifically prefer noisy places, so when humans and youkai gather you can probably spot lots of them.

ๅๅฏพใซ้™ฐๆฐ—ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใฏๆ•ฐใŒๆธ›ใ‚‹ใ€‚

On the other hand, in gloomy places their numbers decrease.

ไบบ้‡Œใงใ‚‚้ ป็นใซ่ฆ‹ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎไธ€ใคใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They are a kind of youkai you frequently can see even in human villages.

ๆดปๅ‹•ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ใพใกใพใกใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๆ˜ผ้–“ใงใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจๅคœใงใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจ้ญ้‡ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Time of activity is diverse, so you can probably encounter them both at daytime and in the night.

ใ“ใ‚Œใจ่จ€ใฃใŸๆณ•ๅ‰‡ๆ€งใฏใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚

It seems that there isn't any regularity.

ใพใŸใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฎๅ€‹ไฝ“ใฏ็Ÿญๅ‘ฝ๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ ใŒใ€ใ™ใใซๅŒใ˜ๅงฟใง็”Ÿใพใ‚Œๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Still, an individual fairy is short-lived(*1), but they immediately resurrect in the same shape.

่บฐใŒใƒใƒฉใƒใƒฉใซใชใ‚‹ไฝใฎๅคงๆ€ชๆˆ‘ใ‚’่ฒ ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ™ใใซๆฒปใ‚‹ใ€‚

Even if they suffer large injuries so that their bodies are in pieces, they heal immediately.

ๅŽณๅฏ†ใชๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใฏใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฏๆญปใฌไบ‹ใŒใชใ„ใ€‚

In a stricter sense fairies can't die.

ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆญปใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใชใ„็„ก้‰„็ ฒใช่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Therefore they take reckless action, without fearing death.

ๆญปใฎๆฆ‚ๅฟตใŒไบบ้–“ใจ็•ฐใชใ‚‹็‚บใซใใ†่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅ˜ใซ้ ญใŒๅผฑใ„ใจใ‚‚่จ€ใ†ใ€‚

Since their concept of death differs from that of humans it may look so, it is also said that they simply are stupid.

ๅฆ–็ฒพใฏใ€ๅฎŸใฏ้ฃŸไบ‹ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใชใ„ใŒใ€ไบบ้–“ใŒ็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใใ†ใซ้ฃŸไบ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’็œŸไผผใฆใ€ไบบ้–“ใจๅŒใ˜็‰ฉใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใ€‚

Fairies don't really need to eat, but they see the way humans deliciously eat their meals, and copy them and eat the same things as humans.

ไบบ้–“ใŒ้ฃŸในใ‚‹็‰ฉใชใ‚‰ไฝ•ใงใ‚‚้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใ€‚

They eat anything which humans eat.

็‰นใซใ€ไบบ้–“ใŒ้ฃŸในใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็‰ฉใ‚’ใ“ใฃใใ‚Šๅฅชใฃใฆ้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They especially like to secretly steal that which humans are planning to eat.

่ขซๅฎณๅ†…ๅฎน

Potential Harm

ๆ€ใ„ใคใใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ‚ชๆˆฏ

Pranks on a Whim

็ทใ˜ใฆๆ‚ชๆˆฏๅฅฝใใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They all like pranks.

ๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ้“ใซ่ฟทใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If they catch sight of humans walking somewhere they make them lose their way.

ๆŽƒ้™คใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚Œใฐ้ขจใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ—ใฆๆŠ˜่ง’้›†ใ‚ใŸๅกตใ‚’ๅนใ้ฃ›ใฐใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

When youยดre cleaning theyยดll raise the wind to send all your gathered dust off flying.

่ฆ‹ใฆใชใ„้š™ใซใŠ่Œถใซๅกฉใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

When you are not looking they put salt in your tea.

ๅพŒๅ…ˆ่€ƒใˆใšใซใ€็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใซๅฑ…ใ‚‹่€…ใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’้‚ช้ญ”ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Without thinking of the consequences, they disturb the actions of those in front of their eyes.

ๅด–ใ‹ใ‚‰็ชใ่ฝใจใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚Šใ€่ƒŒไธญใซ็ซใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚Šใจใ€ๆ™‚ใซใฏ่กŒใใ™ใŽใŸๆ‚ชๆˆฏใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงๆณจๆ„ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

There are also occasionally pranks that go too far, such as when you get pushed off a cliff, or when your back is set on fire, so it is necessary to be cautious.

ๅฏพๅ‡ฆๆณ•

Countermeasures

่€ƒใˆไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰้“ใ‚’ๆญฉใใจ้“ใซ่ฟทใ†ใ€‚

When you walk down the road while thinking about something else you lose your way.

ๅ‹ไบบใจ่ฉฑใซ็†ฑไธญใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใใฎ้š™ใซ่ท็‰ฉใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆ่กŒใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

When youยดre absorbed in conversation with a friend, your luggage is carried away when you're not looking.

ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏๅพ€ใ€…ใซใ—ใฆใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ‚ชๆˆฏใŒๅŽŸๅ› ใจใ—ใฆ่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

Things like these are sometimes thought to be caused by fairies.

ๆ‚ชๆˆฏใซๅผ•ใฃๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ™ใ„ไบบ้–“ใจใฏใ€ๆณจๆ„ใŒๆ•ฃๆผซใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ไป–ใฎไบ‹ใซๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŒใกใชไบบ้–“ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The people that most easily get pulled into pranks are those that are uncautious and prone to being preoccupied with other things.

ๅฆ–็ฒพใฏใ€ๆณจๆ„ๆทฑใ„ไบบ้–“ใซใฏ่ฟ‘ๅฏ„ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚

Fairies won't go near cautious people.

ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆ™ฎๆฎตใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‘จๅ›ฒใซๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚Œใฐๅคงไธˆๅคซใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Therefore, if you usually pay attention to your surroundings you should be fine.

ใ‚‚ใ—ใ€ๆ‚ชๆˆฏใซๅผ•ใฃๆŽ›ใ‹ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸๅ ดๅˆใฏใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚

If you were to be pulled into a prank, what to do?

ๅฎŸใฏใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฏ็„ก้‰„็ ฒใ ใŒไฝ™ใ‚Šๆˆฆ้—˜ใฏๅฅฝใพใชใ„ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The truth is that while fairies are reckless, they don't like fighting much at all.

ไบบ้–“ใŒๆ‚ชๆˆฏใซๆฐ—ใŒไป˜ใใจใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฏไธ€็›ฎๆ•ฃใซ้€ƒใ’ๅŽปใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

When a human notices the prank, the fairies will probably get away as fast as they can.

ใ‚‚ใ—ใ€ๆ•ใพใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใซๆˆๅŠŸใ—ใŸใฎใชใ‚‰ใ€ๅคงใ—ใฆๅผทใใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ๆ—ฅ้ ƒใฎ้ฌฑๆ†คใ‚’ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ™ใจ่‰ฏใ„ใ€‚

If you were to be successful in catching one, you can freely vent your anger on it since they're not very strong.

ๅคงไบบใฎไบบ้–“ใชใ‚‰็ฐกๅ˜ใซๅ‹ใฆใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

A grown human should win easily.

ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ๆ™‚ใจใ—ใฆไพ‹ๅค–็š„ใซใ€ๆ‚ชๆˆฏใ‚’่กŒใ‚ใšใซใ„ใใชใ‚Šๆ”ปๆ’ƒใ‚’ไป•ๆŽ›ใ‘ใฆใใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

However, there are also the occasional exceptions where without doing any pranks, they just suddenly attack.

ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ™‚ใฏๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚

At such times you must be careful.

ใใ‚Œใฏใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎ่ญฆๅ‘Šใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใ€‚

That is because there is a possibility that it is a warning for something.

็‰นใซๅคงๅ‹ขใฎๅฆ–็ฒพใŒ้›†ใพใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚Šใ€้จ’ใ„ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใ€ใใฎไป˜่ฟ‘ใซใจใฆใคใ‚‚ใชใๅผทๅŠ›ใชๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๆฝœใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใฎใงๆณจๆ„ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ—ใ€‚

Especially when fairies aggregate in large numbers and make noise, there is a possibility that there is an unbelievably powerful youkai lurking about nearby(*2). Therefore you must be careful.

ใใฎๆ™‚ใฏๅคงไบบใ—ใๅผ•ใ่ฟ”ใ—ใŸๆ–นใŒ่‰ฏใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

At such times I think it's best if you just quietly head back home.

(๏ผŠ1)ใ€€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฎๅ‘ฝใฏใ€ไบบ้–“ใฎใใ‚Œใจใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€็Ÿญๅ‘ฝใจใ„ใ†่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใฏ้–“้•ใ„ใ€‚

1: Fairy life differs from that of humans, so it is a mistake to say that they are short-lived.

(๏ผŠ2) ๅฆ–็ฒพใฎ้‡ใจๅ‡ถๆšดใ•ใฏใ€ไป˜่ฟ‘ใฎๅฑ้™บๅบฆใ‚’่กจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

2: The number and ferocity of fairies expresses the threat level of the surrounding area.