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策士の九尾 |
The Scheming Nine-Tailed Fox |
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能力: 式神を使う程度の能力 |
Ability: Ability to use shikigami |
危険度: 高 |
Threat level: High |
人間友好度: 普通 |
Human friendship level: Normal |
主な活動場所: 何処でも |
Main place of activity: Anywhere |
妖獣は尻尾が多ければ多いほど魔力が高く、長ければ長いほど賢いと言われる。 |
It's said that the more tails a fox youkai has, the more powerful it is, and the longer they are, the more clever it becomes. |
そんな妖獣の中で最高峰に君臨するのが、この九尾の狐、八雲藍である(*1)。 |
The widely regarded authority among fox youkai is this nine-tailed fox, Ran Yakumo (*1). |
大きな尻尾を九つ付けた狐で、輝かしい毛並みが神々しさを醸し出している。 |
A fox with nine large tails, her shining pedigree gives rise to divinity. |
この最強の妖獣を従え、主に雑用を命じているのが最強の妖怪、八雲紫である(*2)。 |
Naturally, the one who has enslaved this strongest of the youkai beasts and uses her for various mundane tasks is the strongest youkai, Yukari Yakumo (*2). |
藍は紫の式神である。 |
Ran is Yukari's shikigami. |
藍は紫の言う通りに動く式神だが、そんな藍も式神を使う事が出来る。 |
As a shikigami, Ran must do whatever Yukari says, but she is also capable of using shikigami of her own. |
その藍の式神が橙である。 |
Ran's shikigami is Chen. |
ただ、橙は頼りないので、仕事を任せきれないらしい。 |
However, Chen is too unreliable for Ran to leave her work to. |
知能は高く、特に数字に強い。 |
Ran is incredibly intelligent, and especially good at mathematics. |
人間の想像の遙か上を行く計算を、瞬時にやってのけるという。 |
It is said that she is capable of doing in an instant complex calculations far above the human imagination. |
ただ、得意とする計算は新しい発想を生むというよりは、既にある物を分析したり求めたりする事である(*3)。 |
However, her forte is the analysis of existing phenomena, rather than that of new concepts (*3). |
普段は八雲紫と同じ家に住み、紫の代わりに幻想郷で行動している。 |
She lives in the same house as Yukari Yakumo, and normally goes out into Gensokyo to perform her duties for her. |
目撃報告例 |
Eyewitness Reports |
・この前狐が油揚げを買いに来た。動物なのにちゃんとしていると思った (豆腐屋) |
"That fox came here just now to buy some fried tofu. She did it right, even though she's an animal." (Tofu shop owner) |
ある程度賢くなると、泥棒行為を恥じる様になるものである。 |
Once you reach a certain level of intelligence, you feel ashamed at acts such as theft. |
これは人間も妖怪も同じであう。 |
This is true for both humans and youkai. |
・この間、人里の周りを九尾の狐がうろついて、何か測量の様な事をしていた。何か妖怪達が企んでいないか不安 (匿名) |
"Lately, a nine-tailed fox has been wandering around the edge of the village like it's been sizing up something. I wonder what the youkai are planning; it's scary." (Anonymous) |
心配は要らない。 |
There's no need for concern. |
この狐は、幻想郷に変化がないか、境界の綻びが出ていないかを、定期的にチェックしている様である。 |
This fox is merely making sure no untoward changes occur in Gensokyo, that the border experiences no degradation, and performing other such checks. |
本来は八雲紫が行う作業だが、面倒くさがりの紫に代わって行っているらしい。 |
These duties were originally performed by Yukari Yakumo, but it seems that Yukari grew tired of them and Ran now performs them in her stead. |
・尻尾が暖かそう (博麗霊夢) |
"Her tails look so warm ... " (Reimu Hakurei) |
暖かいでしょう。 |
Of course they're warm. |
最強の妖獣だし。 |
She's the strongest youkai beast, after all. |
対策 |
Countermeasures |
賢くて、力も強く、足が速い。 |
She's intelligent, extremely powerful, and very quick on her feet. |
相当腕に自信がない限り、相手にしてはいけない。 |
You should not challenge her unless you're extremely confident in your skills. |
幸い、性格は穏やかで自己中心的な戦闘を望まないので、訳もなく襲われる事は無いだろう。 |
Fortunately, her personality is extremely mild, and she takes no pleasure in self-aggrandizing combat, so one is unlikely to be attacked beyond reason. |
ただし、仕事の邪魔をしたりしたら、覚悟しないといけない。 |
However, you must be prepared to do battle if you disrupt her work. |
弱点という訳ではないが、油揚げが大好物なので、これを差し出せば戦闘を回避できる。 |
She has no particular weaknesses, but she is extremely fond of fried tofu, so you may be able to avoid combat by offering her some. |
獣道を歩く場合、お守りとして油揚げを持ち歩くと良いだろう。 |
It's probably wise to carry fried tofu with you as a good-luck charm when walking animal trails. |
普通に人里に現れたりするが、この時は恐れる必要はない。 |
She appears in the human village from time to time, but there's no need to fear her then. |
ただ、買い物に来たりしているだけである。 |
She has only come to do shopping. |
*1 この名前は使役者である八雲紫が名付けた物。本名は不明。 |
1: This name is one given to her by the user, Yukari. Her real name is unknown. |
*2 だからこのコンビには敵わない。 |
2: Truly, they're an unbeatable pair. |
*3 外の世界では式神の事をコンピュータと呼び、同じような性質を持つと言われる。 |
3: Shikigami on the outside world are called computers, and are said to be used for similar purposes. |
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