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ๅ‹•ใ‹ใชใ„ๅคงๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจ

Unmoving Great Library

ใƒ‘ใƒใƒฅใƒชใƒผใƒปใƒŽใƒผใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ธ

Patchouli Knowledge

่ƒฝๅŠ›๏ผšใ€€้ญ”ๆณ•๏ผˆไธปใซๅฑžๆ€ง๏ผ‰ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›

Ability: Magic (mainly elemental)

ๅฑ้™บๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ไธญ

Threat level: Average

ไบบ้–“ๅ‹ๅฅฝๅบฆ๏ผšๆ™ฎ้€š

Human friendship level: Normal

ไธปใชๆดปๅ‹•ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€็ด…้ญ”้คจ

Main place of activity: Scarlet Devil Mansion

ๆ‚ช้ญ”ใฎๆฃฒใ‚€้คจใ€็ด…้ญ”้คจใฎ้ ญ่„ณใจ่จ€ใˆใฐใ€ใ“ใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใƒ‘ใƒใƒฅใƒชใƒผใƒปใƒŽใƒผใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ธใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Patchouli Knowledge is a magician known as the brain of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the manor where devils live.

็ด…้ญ”้คจใง่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ๅ•้กŒใ‚’่งฃๆฑบใ™ใ‚‹ๅฝน็›ฎใ‚’่ฒ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚

It is her role to resolve problems that occur in the Scarlet Devil Mansion (*1).

้•ทใ„้ซชใ‚’ๆŒใคใŒใ€ๅงฟใฏไบบ้–“ใจๅŒบๅˆฅไป˜ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚

She has long hair, but otherwise her appearance is indistinguishable from a human's.

ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ€็”Ÿ็ฒ‹ใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๆ—ขใซ็™พๅนดไปฅไธŠ็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

She is a born magician, and it is said she has lived for over a hundred years.

็™พๅนด้–“ใฎใ†ใกใฎๆฎ†ใฉใ‚’ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใงๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰้ฉšใใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Astonishingly, she has reportedly spent most of the last hundred years reading books.

ๅคšใใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ๅพ—ๆ„ใจใ—ใ€ใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆ–ฐใ—ใ„้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎ้–‹็™บใซไฝ™ๅฟตใŒ็„กใ„ใ€‚

She is proficient in various types of magic and eagerly researches new magic.

ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„้ญ”ๆณ•ใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจ้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใซๆ›ธใ่พผใฟใ€ๆœฌใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ—ใฆใ„ใใ€‚

Whenever she devises a new spell, she inscribes it into a magic book, expanding the library.

ใ„ใคใ‹ใ‚‰็ด…้ญ”้คจใฎๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใซไฝใฟ็€ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใฏไธๆ˜Žใ ใŒใ€ๆœฌใฎๆ•ฐใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹้™ใ‚Š็›ธๅฝ“้•ทใ„้–“ใ ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

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.

่ƒฝๅŠ›

Abilities

ๆง˜ใ€…ใช้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ€้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

She is a magician's magician, using various sorts of magic in her daily life.

ไธปใซๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ€‚

She mainly uses elemental magic.

ๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใจใฏใ€ๅฆ–็ฒพใ‚„็ฒพ้œŠใฎๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใ‚‹้ญ”ๆณ•ใงใ€ๅฐใ•ใชๅŠ›ใงๅคงใใชๅŠนๆžœใ‚’ๆœŸๅพ…ๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹้ญ”ๆณ•ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Elemental magic primarily borrows on the power of youkai and fairies to try to create great effects from many smaller powers.

ๅฝผๅฅณใŒไธปใซไฝฟใ†ๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใฏใ€็”Ÿๅ‘ฝใจ็›ฎ่ฆšใ‚ใฎใ€Œๆœจใ€ใ€ๅค‰ๅŒ–ใจๅ‹•ใใฎใ€Œ็ซใ€ใ€ๅŸบ็คŽใจไธๅ‹•ใฎใ€ŒๅœŸใ€ใ€ๅฎŸใ‚Šใจ่ฑŠใ‹ใ•ใฎใ€Œ้‡‘ใ€ใ€้™ๅฏ‚ใจๆต„ๅŒ–ใฎใ€Œๆฐดใ€ใ€่ƒฝๅ‹•ใจๆ”ปๆ’ƒใฎใ€Œๆ—ฅใ€ใ€ๅ—ๅ‹•ใจ้˜ฒๅพกใฎใ€Œๆœˆใ€ใฎไธƒๅฑžๆ€งใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

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.

ใใฎๅคšๆง˜ใชๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ไฝฟใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ•ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€้ฉšใในใไบ‹ใซไบŒ็จฎ้กžไปฅไธŠใฎๅฑžๆ€งใ‚’็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆๅผทๅŠ›ใช้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ๅ”ฑใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

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.

ใ•ใ‚‰ใซใ€ๅจๅŠ›ใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹็‚บใซ็ซใจๆœจใ‚’็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅผฑ็‚นใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒใƒผใ™ใ‚‹็‚บใซ็ซใจๅœŸใ‚’็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆใฟใŸใ‚Šใชใฉใ€ใƒใƒชใ‚จใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏ้žๅธธใซ่ฑŠๅฏŒใ 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.

้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใจๅคงๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจ

Grimoires and the Great Library

้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใจใฏใ€ใŸใ ใฎๆœฌใงใฏใชใ้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎ่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใƒžใ‚ธใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ†ใƒ ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Grimoires, or magic books, are not simply books of spells, but are magical items with magic power sealed inside.

ไธญ่บซใฏใ€ใŸใ ้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใŒๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใฏใชใใ€้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†็‚บใฎ็ง˜ๅฏ†ใฎ้ตใŒ่จ˜ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Their contents are not simply how to cast various spells, but indeed the secret keys to the use of magic itself.

้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใ•ใˆใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใใ“ใซๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸ้ญ”ๆณ•ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใฎใ ใŒใ€ใใฎ้ตใŒ่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„่€…ใซใฏๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸๆ–‡ๅญ—ใ™ใ‚‰ๅˆคๅˆฅๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

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.

้ตใฏใ€้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใ‚’่จ˜ใ—ใŸ่€…ใจๅŒ็ญ‰ใ‹ใ€ใใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠใฎ็†Ÿ็ทดๅบฆใŒ็„กใ„ใจ่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„ใ€‚

One cannot find the key if they do not possess equal or greater skill than the person who wrote the spell in the grimoire.

้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใซๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸๆ–‡ๅญ—ใฏใ€็ฅžไปฃใฒใ‚‰ใŒใชใจใ‚‚ๅŽŸๅˆๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ–‡ๅญ—ใจใ‚‚่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ€ไบบ้–“ใŒไฝฟใ†ๆ–‡ๅญ—ใงใฏ็„กใ„ใ€‚

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.

ใพใŸใ€็ด…้ญ”้คจใฎๅœฐไธ‹ใซใฏๅคงๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใ‚’ๅฑฑใฎๆง˜ใซ่“„ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

There is a great library beneath the Scarlet Devil Mansion filled with veritable mountains of magic books.

ใใ“ใซใฏใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใŒๆ›ธใ„ใŸ้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใ‚„ใ€ๆœชใ ่ชฐใ‚‚่ชญใ‚€ไบ‹ใ™ใ‚‰ๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ€‚

There are many magic books that she has written, as well as many that no one has been able to read.

ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใซใฏ้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธไปฅๅค–ใฎๆœฌใ‚‚ๆฒขๅฑฑๆƒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The library holds a great many books besides magic books, as well.

้ญ”ๅฐŽๆ›ธไปฅๅค–ใฎๆœฌใฎๆฎ†ใฉใŒใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๆœฌใงใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใ€‚

Most of this material consists of books from the other world (*2).

็›ฎๆ’ƒๅ ฑๅ‘Šไพ‹

Eyewitness Reports

ใƒปใ‹ใณ่‡ญใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ‚ใฎๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใฏใ€€๏ผˆ้œง้›จ้ญ”็†ๆฒ™๏ผ‰

"That library reeks of mold." (Marisa Kirisame)

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฏๆนฟๆฐ—ใŒๅคšใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆ›ธๅบซใฏ้ขจ้€šใ—ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใซ้€ ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Since Japan is quite humid, archives are typically built in places that are well ventilated.

็ด…้ญ”้คจใฏๆด‹้คจใชใฎใงใ€ใใฎ่พบใŒๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๅ‘ใ„ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚

Since the Scarlet Devil Mansion is a Western-style house, it may not have been built with Japanese climates in mind.

ใƒปใŸใพใซ่ชญใ‚ใ‚‹ๆœฌใ‚‚ๆททใ˜ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใฎใ‚ˆใญใ‡ใ€€๏ผˆๅš้บ—้œŠๅคข๏ผ‰

"There's the occasional book that is readable sometimes." (Reimu Hakurei)

ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๆœฌใฏใ€ๆ™ฎ้€šใซ่ชญใ‚€ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

One can read a book from the other world just like any other book.

็งใ‚‚่ชญใ‚“ใงใฟใŸใ„ใ€‚

I would also like to try reading one.

ๅฏพ็ญ–

Countermeasures

ๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎ็‰นๅพดใฏใ€ๅฐใ•ใชๅŠ›ใงๅคงใใชๅŠนๆžœใ‚’็”Ÿใ‚€ไบ‹ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๆฌ ็‚นใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The characteristic of elemental magic is to create great effects from smaller ones, but there are flaws to this approach.

ใใ‚Œใฏๅฟ…ใšๅผฑ็‚นใจใชใ‚‹ๅฑžๆ€ง้ญ”ๆณ•ใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

That is because there always exists a weak point to every element.

ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ใซใ‚‚ๅฝ“็„ถๅผฑ็‚นใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

There are, of course, weaknesses to her magic as well.

ไธ‡ใŒไธ€ๆฑบ้—˜ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใซใชใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎๅฑžๆ€งใ‚’ๆ„่ญ˜ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ๆˆฆใ†ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If by some chance you end up in a battle with her, you must fight while staying alert to her magic elements.

ๅฐคใ‚‚ใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ด…้ญ”้คจใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๆฎ†ใฉ็„กใ„็‚บใ€ๆˆฆใ†ไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใฏ้žๅธธใซ็จ€ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

But since she seldom leaves the Scarlet Devil Mansion, battles with her are extremely rare.

ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ”ปใ‚ๅ…ฅใฃใŸใ‚Šใ—ใชใ„้™ใ‚Šๆˆฆใ†ไบ‹ใฏ็„กใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

As long as you do not invade, there will be no battle.

ใพใŸใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่บซไฝ“่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฏไบบ้–“ใซใ‚‚ๅŠฃใ‚‹ใ€‚

In addition, her physical condition is poorer than that of a human's.

ๅ–˜ๆฏๆŒใก๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผ‰ใงใ€ๆฏใŒไธŠใŒใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆง˜ใซๅ‹•ใใ€‚

Since she is asthmatic (*3), she can't exert herself too much, lest it becomes difficult to breathe.

ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎไธญใงใฏ็ใ—ใ„้ƒจ้กžใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This places her in an unusual category among youkai.

๏ผŠ๏ผ‘ใ€€ๅŒๆ™‚ใซใ€ๅ•้กŒใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ™ๅฝน็›ฎใ‚‚่ฒ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

1: At the same time, it is her role to cause problems as well.

๏ผŠ๏ผ’ใ€€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๆœฌใฏๆฎ†ใฉๆ‰‹ๆ›ธใใ€‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจ่ฃฝๆœฌใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹็‰ฉใ‚‚ๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚

2: Gensokyo's books are primarily handwritten. There are few properly bound and published books.

๏ผŠ๏ผ“ใ€€้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใฎๅ…จไฝ“ใฎ็‰นๅพดใจใ—ใฆใ€ๅฐๅฃฐใง้žๅธธใซๆ—ฉๅฃใงใ‚ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๆŒ™ใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ–˜ๆฏๆŒใกใชใŒใ‚‰ๆ—ฉๅฃใชใฎใฏ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใฆๆฏ่‹ฆใ—ใ„ใ€‚

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.