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ๅใใชใๅคงๅณๆธ้คจ |
Unmoving Great Library |
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่ฝๅ๏ผใ้ญๆณ๏ผไธปใซๅฑๆง๏ผใไฝฟใ็จๅบฆใฎ่ฝๅ |
Ability: Magic (mainly elemental) |
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ๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใไธญ |
Threat level: Average |
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ไบบ้ๅๅฅฝๅบฆ๏ผๆฎ้ |
Human friendship level: Normal |
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ไธปใชๆดปๅๅ ดๆ๏ผใ็ด ้ญ้คจ |
Main place of activity: Scarlet Devil Mansion |
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ๆช้ญใฎๆฃฒใ้คจใ็ด ้ญ้คจใฎ้ ญ่ณใจ่จใใฐใใใฎ้ญๆณไฝฟใใใใฅใชใผใปใใผใฌใใธใงใใใ |
Patchouli Knowledge is a magician known as the brain of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the manor where devils live. |
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็ด ้ญ้คจใง่ตทใใๅ้กใ่งฃๆฑบใใๅฝน็ฎใ่ฒ ใฃใฆใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
It is her role to resolve problems that occur in the Scarlet Devil Mansion (*1). |
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้ทใ้ซชใๆใคใใๅงฟใฏไบบ้ใจๅบๅฅไปใใชใใ |
She has long hair, but otherwise her appearance is indistinguishable from a human's. |
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ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ็็ฒใฎ้ญๆณไฝฟใใงใใใๆขใซ็พๅนดไปฅไธ็ใใฆใใใจใใใ |
She is a born magician, and it is said she has lived for over a hundred years. |
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็พๅนด้ใฎใใกใฎๆฎใฉใๆฌใ่ชญใใงๆฎใใใฆใใใจใใใใ้ฉใใงใใใ |
Astonishingly, she has reportedly spent most of the last hundred years reading books. |
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ๅคใใฎ้ญๆณใๅพๆใจใใใใใซๆฐใใ้ญๆณใฎ้็บใซไฝๅฟตใ็กใใ |
She is proficient in various types of magic and eagerly researches new magic. |
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ๆฐใใ้ญๆณใ็ใพใใใจ้ญๅฐๆธใซๆธใ่พผใฟใๆฌใๅขใใใฆใใใ |
Whenever she devises a new spell, she inscribes it into a magic book, expanding the library. |
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ใใคใใ็ด ้ญ้คจใฎๅณๆธ้คจใซไฝใฟ็ใใฆใใใฎใใฏไธๆใ ใใๆฌใฎๆฐใ่ฆใ้ใ็ธๅฝ้ทใ้ใ ใจๆใใใใ |
It's unknown when exactly she settled down in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, but judging by the size of the library, it must have been a considerable time ago. |
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่ฝๅ |
Abilities |
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ๆงใ ใช้ญๆณใไฝฟใใ้ญๆณไฝฟใใใใ้ญๆณไฝฟใใงใใใ |
She is a magician's magician, using various sorts of magic in her daily life. |
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ไธปใซๅฑๆง้ญๆณใไฝฟใใ |
She mainly uses elemental magic. |
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ๅฑๆง้ญๆณใจใฏใๅฆ็ฒพใ็ฒพ้ใฎๅใๅใใ้ญๆณใงใๅฐใใชๅใงๅคงใใชๅนๆใๆๅพ ๅบๆฅใ้ญๆณใงใใใ |
Elemental magic primarily borrows on the power of youkai and fairies to try to create great effects from many smaller powers. |
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ๅฝผๅฅณใไธปใซไฝฟใๅฑๆง้ญๆณใฏใ็ๅฝใจ็ฎ่ฆใใฎใๆจใใๅคๅใจๅใใฎใ็ซใใๅบ็คใจไธๅใฎใๅใใๅฎใใจ่ฑใใใฎใ้ใใ้ๅฏใจๆตๅใฎใๆฐดใใ่ฝๅใจๆปๆใฎใๆฅใใๅๅใจ้ฒๅพกใฎใๆใใฎไธๅฑๆงใงใใใ |
The elements she uses most frequently are the seven elements: "wood", for life and awakening; "fire", for change and movement; "earth", for foundation and constancy; "metal", for wealth and abundance; "water", for silence and purification; "sun", for activeness and offense; "moon", for passiveness and defense. |
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ใใฎๅคๆงใชๅฑๆง้ญๆณใไฝฟใใไบใใใไบใชใใใ้ฉใในใไบใซไบ็จฎ้กไปฅไธใฎๅฑๆงใ็ตใฟๅใใใฆๅผทๅใช้ญๆณใๅฑใใไบใๅบๆฅใใจใใใ |
On top of being able to use magic from all these elements, surprisingly enough, it is said she is able to cast spells that combine more than two different element types. |
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ใใใซใๅจๅใ้ซใใ็บใซ็ซใจๆจใ็ตใฟๅใใใใใๅผฑ็นใใซใใผใใ็บใซ็ซใจๅใ็ตใฟๅใใใฆใฟใใใชใฉใใใชใจใผใทใงใณใฏ้ๅธธใซ่ฑๅฏใ ใ |
Moreover, her variations are extraordinarily bountiful. She can combine fire and wood to increase her power, or combine fire and earth to cover her weaknesses, and much more. |
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้ญๅฐๆธใจๅคงๅณๆธ้คจ |
Grimoires and the Great Library |
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้ญๅฐๆธใจใฏใใใ ใฎๆฌใงใฏใชใ้ญๆณใฎ่พผใใใใใใธใใฏใขใคใใ ใงใใใ |
Grimoires, or magic books, are not simply books of spells, but are magical items with magic power sealed inside. |
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ไธญ่บซใฏใใใ ้ญๆณใฎไฝฟใๆนใๆธใใฆใใใ ใใงใฏใชใใ้ญๆณใไฝฟใ็บใฎ็งๅฏใฎ้ตใ่จใใใฆใใใ |
Their contents are not simply how to cast various spells, but indeed the secret keys to the use of magic itself. |
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้ญๅฐๆธใใใใใฐใใใซๆธใใใ้ญๆณใไฝฟใไบใๅบๆฅใใฎใ ใใใใฎ้ตใ่ฆใคใใใใชใ่ ใซใฏๆธใใใๆๅญใใๅคๅฅๅบๆฅใชใใจใใใ |
In theory, anyone could cast a spell if they had the appropriate magic book, but people without the key that magic would not be able to distinguish the letters in such a book. |
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้ตใฏใ้ญๅฐๆธใ่จใใ่ ใจๅ็ญใใใใไปฅไธใฎ็็ทดๅบฆใ็กใใจ่ฆใคใใไบใฏๅบๆฅใชใใ |
One cannot find the key if they do not possess equal or greater skill than the person who wrote the spell in the grimoire. |
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้ญๅฐๆธใซๆธใใใๆๅญใฏใ็ฅไปฃใฒใใใชใจใๅๅๆฅๆฌๆๅญใจใ่จใใใไบบ้ใไฝฟใๆๅญใงใฏ็กใใ |
The letters written in the book are not the system used by humans, but are said to be divine-era hiragana, or perhaps the original Japanese writing system. |
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ใพใใ็ด ้ญ้คจใฎๅฐไธใซใฏๅคงๅณๆธ้คจใใใใ้ญๅฐๆธใๅฑฑใฎๆงใซ่ใใฆใใใ |
There is a great library beneath the Scarlet Devil Mansion filled with veritable mountains of magic books. |
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ใใใซใฏใๅฝผๅฅณใๆธใใ้ญๅฐๆธใใๆชใ ่ชฐใ่ชญใไบใใๅบๆฅใชใ้ญๅฐๆธใๅคใใ |
There are many magic books that she has written, as well as many that no one has been able to read. |
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ๅณๆธ้คจใซใฏ้ญๅฐๆธไปฅๅคใฎๆฌใๆฒขๅฑฑๆใฃใฆใใใ |
The library holds a great many books besides magic books, as well. |
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้ญๅฐๆธไปฅๅคใฎๆฌใฎๆฎใฉใใๅคใฎไธ็ใฎๆฌใงใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
Most of this material consists of books from the other world (*2). |
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็ฎๆๅ ฑๅไพ |
Eyewitness Reports |
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ใปใใณ่ญใใใ ใใใฎๅณๆธ้คจใฏใ๏ผ้ง้จ้ญ็ๆฒ๏ผ |
"That library reeks of mold." (Marisa Kirisame) |
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ๆฅๆฌใฏๆนฟๆฐใๅคใใใใๆธๅบซใฏ้ขจ้ใใฎ่ฏใๅ ดๆใซ้ ใใ |
Since Japan is quite humid, archives are typically built in places that are well ventilated. |
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็ด ้ญ้คจใฏๆด้คจใชใฎใงใใใฎ่พบใๆฅๆฌใซๅใใฆใใชใใฎใใ็ฅใใชใใ |
Since the Scarlet Devil Mansion is a Western-style house, it may not have been built with Japanese climates in mind. |
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ใปใใพใซ่ชญใใๆฌใๆททใใฃใฆใใฎใใญใใ๏ผๅ้บ้ๅคข๏ผ |
"There's the occasional book that is readable sometimes." (Reimu Hakurei) |
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ๅคใฎไธ็ใฎๆฌใฏใๆฎ้ใซ่ชญใไบใๅบๆฅใใ |
One can read a book from the other world just like any other book. |
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็งใ่ชญใใงใฟใใใ |
I would also like to try reading one. |
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ๅฏพ็ญ |
Countermeasures |
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ๅฑๆง้ญๆณใฎ็นๅพดใฏใๅฐใใชๅใงๅคงใใชๅนๆใ็ใไบใซใใใใๆฌ ็นใใใใ |
The characteristic of elemental magic is to create great effects from smaller ones, but there are flaws to this approach. |
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ใใใฏๅฟ ใๅผฑ็นใจใชใๅฑๆง้ญๆณใๅญๅจใใไบใงใใใ |
That is because there always exists a weak point to every element. |
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ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ้ญๆณใซใๅฝ็ถๅผฑ็นใใใใ |
There are, of course, weaknesses to her magic as well. |
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ไธใไธๆฑบ้ใใไบใซใชใฃใใใ็ธๆใฎ้ญๆณใฎๅฑๆงใๆ่ญใใชใใๆฆใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใ |
If by some chance you end up in a battle with her, you must fight while staying alert to her magic elements. |
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ๅฐคใใๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ด ้ญ้คจใใๅบใไบใๆฎใฉ็กใ็บใๆฆใไบใซใชใใฎใฏ้ๅธธใซ็จใงใใใ |
But since she seldom leaves the Scarlet Devil Mansion, battles with her are extremely rare. |
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ใใกใใใๆปใๅ ฅใฃใใใใชใ้ใๆฆใไบใฏ็กใใ ใใใ |
As long as you do not invade, there will be no battle. |
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ใพใใๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่บซไฝ่ฝๅใฏไบบ้ใซใๅฃใใ |
In addition, her physical condition is poorer than that of a human's. |
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ๅๆฏๆใก๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใงใๆฏใไธใใใชใๆงใซๅใใ |
Since she is asthmatic (*3), she can't exert herself too much, lest it becomes difficult to breathe. |
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ๅฆๆชใฎไธญใงใฏ็ใใ้จ้กใงใใใ |
This places her in an unusual category among youkai. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅๆใซใๅ้กใ่ตทใใๅฝน็ฎใ่ฒ ใฃใฆใใใ |
1: At the same time, it is her role to cause problems as well. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅนปๆณ้ทใฎๆฌใฏๆฎใฉๆๆธใใใกใใใจ่ฃฝๆฌใใใฆใใ็ฉใๅฐใชใใ |
2: Gensokyo's books are primarily handwritten. There are few properly bound and published books. |
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๏ผ๏ผใ้ญๆณไฝฟใใฎๅ จไฝใฎ็นๅพดใจใใฆใๅฐๅฃฐใง้ๅธธใซๆฉๅฃใงใใไบใๆใใใใใๅๆฏๆใกใชใใๆฉๅฃใชใฎใฏ่ฆใฆใใฆๆฏ่ฆใใใ |
3: As is characteristic for a magician, she can speak extremely quickly at low volumes. It's suffocating to watch her speak so quickly with her asthma. |
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