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ๆฐ—่ณชใฎๅ…ท็พ

The Embodiments of Spirit

ๅนฝ้œŠ

Phantoms

ไธปใชๅฑ้™บๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ไฝŽ

Main danger level: Low

้ญ้‡้ ปๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€้ซ˜

Frequency of encounter: High

ๅคšๆง˜ๆ€ง๏ผšใ€€้ซ˜

Variety: High

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€ใฉใ“ใงใ‚‚

Main place of activity: Anywhere

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๆ™‚้–“๏ผšใ€€ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚

Main time of activity: Anytime

็‰นๅพด

Features

ๅ‹•ๆค็‰ฉใฎๆฐ—่ณชใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใฎๆญฃไฝ“ใ€‚

It's the true nature of animal or plant spirits.

่ฆ‹ใŸ็‰ฉใ€่žใ„ใŸ็‰ฉใ€่งฆใ‚ŒใŸ็‰ฉใ€ๅ‘ณใ‚ใฃใŸ็‰ฉใ‚’่€ƒใˆๆ–นใซๅค‰ๆ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€่ฌ‚ใ‚ใฐๆ„Ÿๆ€งๅค‰ๆ›ๅ™จใฎๆง˜ใชๅญ˜ๅœจใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Able to convert what they see, hear, touch or taste into thoughts, it can be said that they're like an emotional converter.

่‚‰ไฝ“ใ‚’ๆŒใŸใšใ€ๅงฟใฏไธๅฎšใง็ฉบๆฐ—ใฎๆง˜ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Having no physical body and specific form, they're similar to air.

ไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใงใ‚‚้€šใ‚ŠๆŠœใ‘ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ€ๅฝขใ‚‚ใใฎๆ„ๆ€ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š่‡ชๅœจใซๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They can go anywhere through any obstacle, and they can change their shape at will.

ๆญป่€…ใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใฎๅ…ท็พใงใ‚ใ‚‹ไบก้œŠใจๅ‹˜้•ใ„ใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใŒใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใฏๅฟ…ใšใ—ใ‚‚ๆญป่€…ใฎ้œŠใจใฏ้™ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚

They're often mixed up with ghosts, which are embodiments of deceased people, but phantoms are not necessarily spirits of the deceased.

ๅนฝ้œŠใฎใพใพ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ€ใใฎใพใพๆถˆใˆใฆใ„ใ่€…ใ‚‚ๅฑ…ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Some are even born as phantoms, and remain so until they dissipate into nothing.

ไบก้œŠใจใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚Šใ€ๆญป่€…ใ‹ใ‚‰่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅนฝ้œŠใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Also, unlike ghosts, one deceased body may spawn several phantoms.

ใใฎๆ€ง่ณชใฏๅฆ–็ฒพใซ่ฟ‘ใใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใŒ่‡ช็„ถใฎๅ…ท็พใชใ‚‰ใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใฏๆฐ—่ณชใฎๅ…ท็พใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Their characteristics are rather closer to those of fairies; like how fairies are the embodiment of nature, phantoms are the embodiment of spirit.

็”Ÿๆฏๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใฏใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹ๆ‰€ใ€‚

They live (*1) pretty much anywhere in Gensokyo.

้จ’ใŒใ—ใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใซใฏ้จ’ใŒใ—ใ„ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้œŠใŒใ€้™ฐๆฐ—ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใซใฏ้™ฐๆฐ—ใชใฎใŒๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้œŠใŒใ€ๆธฉๆณ‰ใซใฏๆธฉๆณ‰ๅฅฝใใชๅนฝ้œŠใŒ้›†ใพใ‚‹ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Phantoms that prefer a noisy atmosphere gather in noisy places; the same goes for gloomy places, or even the hot springs.

ๆดปๅ‹•ๆ™‚้–“ใฏๅคœใฎๆ–นใŒๅคšใ„ใ€‚

Their time of activity is usually at night.

ๅนฝ้œŠใฏๆถˆใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ๆถˆใˆใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚ฎใƒชใฎใ‹็ดฐใ•ใงๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่€…ใŒๅคšใใ€ๆ—ฅๅ…‰ใฎไธ‹ใงใฏๆดปๅ‹•ใ—ใซใใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's assumed that because many of their existences are on the verge of dissipating, it makes it difficult for them to act under sunlight.

ใพใŸใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใฎไฝ“ๆธฉใฏ้žๅธธใซไฝŽใ„๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใ€‚

Also, their body temperature is very low (*2).

ไธ‹ๆ‰‹ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ€ๆ‚ชใใฆๅ‡ๅ‚ทใ‚’่ฒ ใ†็•ใ‚Œใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If you carelessly touch one, you may even be frostbitten.

้€†ใซใ“ใฎๅ†ทใŸใ•ใ‚’ไธŠๆ‰‹ใๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใŸใฎใŒใ€่‚่ฉฆใ—ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

However, this coldness can be utilized for one's benefit; for example, as a test of courage.

ๅนฝ้œŠใŒ้›†ใพใ‚Šใใ†ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’้€šใ‚ŠๆŠœใ‘ใ‚‹่‚่ฉฆใ—ใฏใ€ๅคใฎๆš‘ใ„ๅคœใซไธ€ๆœใฎๆธ…ๆถผๆ„Ÿใ‚’ไธŽใˆใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผ‰ใ€‚

Going through a place where many phantoms would gather, a test of courage is a good way to feel a breeze on a hot summer night (*3).

่ขซๅฎณๅ†…ๅฎน

Potential Damages

ๅนฝ้œŠใฎๆ€–ใ•ใฏใ€่ฟ‘ใใซๅฑ…ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฎ็ฒพ็ฅžใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅŠใผใ™ไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The most threatening feature a phantom possesses is the ability to affect the minds of people around it.

้™ฝๆฐ—ใชๅนฝ้œŠใŒ่ฟ‘ใใซๆฒขๅฑฑใ„ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ„ใคใฎ้–“ใซใ‹่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‚้™ฝๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

If you're surrounded by jolly phantoms, you'd eventually feel jolly.

ๅๅฏพใซใ€้™ฐๆฐ—ใช้œŠใŒๅคšใใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใฏใ€้ฌฑใซใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

For glum phantoms, vice versa.

ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€่‡ชๆฎบใฎๅๆ‰€ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใฏใ€้™ฐๆฐ—ใช้œŠใŒ้›†ใพใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใฎไบ‹ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ ใ€‚

For example, the places famous for suicides are often the places inhabited by glum phantoms.

ๅผทใ„็ฒพ็ฅžๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŒใกๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆใ„ใชใ„ไบบ้–“ใŒใ€ๅผทๅŠ›ใชๅนฝ้œŠใจๅ‡บไผšใ†ใจ็ฒพ็ฅžใ‚’็ ดๅฃŠใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Those without enough mental strength might even get their mind crushed, if they happen to face a powerful phantom.

ใพใŸใ€ๆธฉๅบฆใŒไฝŽใ„ใŸใ‚ใ€็›ดใซๅ›ฒใพใ‚Œ็ถšใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅ‡ๅ‚ทใซใชใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Also, due to their low temperature, sustained contact may cause frostbite.

ๅฏพๅ‡ฆๆณ•

Way of Dealing With

ๅนฝ้œŠใจๅ‡บไผšใ‚ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏใปใผไธๅฏ่ƒฝใชใฎใงใ€ๅ‡บไผšใฃใฆใ‚‚ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚

Avoiding an encounter with phantoms is next to impossible, so all you can do is be unaffected upon contact.

ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใซใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใฏ่„†ใๅ„šใ„ๅญ˜ๅœจใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Generally, phantoms are pale and fragile existences.

ๆญฃๅธธใชไบบ้–“ใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐๆ•ฐๅŒน็จ‹ๅบฆใฎๅนฝ้œŠใซๅ›ฒใพใ‚ŒใŸๆ‰€ใงไฝ•ใจใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

Even average humans should be fine if it's only a couple of them.

ใŸใ ใ€็ฒพ็ฅžใŒๅผฑใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Šถๆ…‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ”๏ผ‰ใงๅนฝ้œŠใซๅ›ฒใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจๅฑ้™บใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

However, it's a different story if that person is mentally weakened for some reason (*4).

ๅฏพๅ‡ฆๆณ•ใฏใ€ๅฟƒใ‚’ๅผทใๆŒใคไบ‹ใจๅนฝ้œŠใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใชใ„ไบ‹ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚

Keeping confidence in yourself and having no fear is the way to deal with them.

ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใŒๅคง้‡ใซๆบœใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ•๏ผ‰ใซใฏ้ข็™ฝๅŠๅˆ†ใง่ฟ‘ใฅใ‹ใชใ„ๆ–นใŒ่‰ฏใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

It must be noted that you shouldn't go to phantoms' gathering places (*5) out of curiosity.

็ฒพ็ฅžใŒ็ ดๅฃŠใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚

It may result in your mind being shattered.

ใ‚‚ใ—ใ€ใใ†ใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰ๅฐ‚้–€ๅฎถ๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ–๏ผ‰ใซใŠ็ฅ“ใ„ใ—ใฆ่ฒฐใ†ไป–ใชใ„ใ€‚

If that happens, there's no other way but to seek an exorcism from a professional (*6).

ๅๅฏพใซใ€ใ‚ใ–ใจๅนฝ้œŠใซๆ†‘ใ‹ใ›ใฆๆ€งๆ ผใ‚’็Ÿฏๆญฃใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚‚็ ”็ฉถใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

On the other hand, there's research going on about the possibility of correcting one's personality by means of phantom possession.

ใ“ใฎๆŠ€่ก“ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ไบ‹ใงใ€่‡ชๆฎบๅฟ—้ก˜่€…ใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ใจใฉใพใ‚‰ใ›ใŸใ‚Šใ€้‡Ž่œๅซŒใ„ใ‚’ๅ…‹ๆœใ—ใŸใ‚Šๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This technology is expected to stop someone from suiciding or get someone to overcome their dislike of vegetables.

ๅนฝ้œŠใ‚’ๆ•็ฒใ™ใ‚‹ๆ‰‹ๆฎตใŒ็ขบ็ซ‹ๅ‡บๆฅใ‚Œใฐใ€ใปใผๅฎŸ็”จๆฎต้šŽใซใพใงๆŒใฃใฆ่กŒใ‘ใ‚‹ๆง˜ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Apparently it's almost ready to be put into practical use, once a method of capturing phantoms has been established.

ไบบ้–“ใฎ่ฑŠใ‹ใช็ฒพ็ฅž็คพไผšใฎๆœชๆฅใฏใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใซๆŽ›ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ‚‚้Ž่จ€ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

It's not far-fetched to say that the future of human mentality rests on the phantoms' shoulders.

๏ผŠ๏ผ‘ใ€€็”Ÿๆฏใจ่จ€ใฃใฆ่‰ฏใ„ใฎใ‹ไธๆ˜Žใ€‚

1: I'm not sure if they're quite "living".

๏ผŠ๏ผ’ใ€€ๅฟƒใจใฏๅ†ทใŸใ„็‰ฉใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

2: Spirits tend to be cold.

๏ผŠ๏ผ“ใ€€ๅ†ฌใฎๅนฝ้œŠใฏๅซŒๅฟŒใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

3: Thus phantoms are despised in winter.

๏ผŠ๏ผ”ใ€€ๅฆ–็ฒพใฎๆ‚ชๆˆฏใซๅผ•ใฃๆŽ›ใ‹ใฃใŸๆ™‚ใจใ‹ใ€‚

4: Like when you have just been tricked by fairies.

๏ผŠ๏ผ•ใ€€ๅข“ๅ ดใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚ˆใๅนฝ้œŠใƒฉใ‚คใƒ–ใ‚’้–‹ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

5: Graveyards, etc. Phantoms often hold a live show in there.

๏ผŠ๏ผ–ใ€€ๅทซๅฅณใฏ้ ผใ‚Šใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใŒโ€ฆโ€ฆใ€‚

6: But the shrine maiden is not really dependable...