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ๆฅฝๅœ’ใฎๅทซๅฅณ

Shrine Maiden of Paradise

ๅš้บ—ใ€€้œŠๅคข

Reimu Hakurei

่ทๆฅญ๏ผšใ€€ ๅทซๅฅณ

Occupation: Shrine Maiden

่ƒฝๅŠ›๏ผšใ€€็ฉบใ‚’้ฃ›ใถ็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›

Ability: Power of flying in the sky

ไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€ ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพ

Residence: Hakurei Shrine

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅขƒใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใฎ็พๅœจใฎๅทซๅฅณใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚

The current shrine maiden at the Hakurei Shrine, which lies on the border of Gensokyo.

ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใฏใ€็พๅœจใฎๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซ็„กใใฆใฏใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅคง็ต็•Œใ‚’่ฆ‹ๅผตใ‚‹็ฅž็คพใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใฏไปฃใ€…็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบใ‚’็”Ÿๆฅญใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚

The Hakurei Shrine exists to watch over the Great Boundary which ensures Gensokyo's existence, and the shrine maidens of Hakurei resolve major incidents for a living (*1).

ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆญดไปฃใฎๅทซๅฅณใฎไธญใงใ‚‚ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅฑๆฉŸๆ„Ÿใซๆฌ ใ‘ใ€ไฟฎๆฅญไธ่ถณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅฎŸๅŠ›ใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Compared to previous generations of shrine maidens, she is quite lacking in a sense of danger and spends very little time training, yet her power is considerable.

ๆŒใกๅ‰ใฎๅนธ้‹ใจ้‹ญใ„ๅ‹˜ใงๆ•ฐๅคšใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚’้€€ๆฒปใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

She possesses incredibly good luck and is extremely intuitive, so she's defeated multitudes of youkai.

ๆ€งๆ ผ

Personality

้žๅธธใซๆšขๆฐ—ใงใ€ๅฑๆฉŸๆ„Ÿใซๆฌ ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ชฐใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๅŒใ˜ๆง˜ใซๆŽฅใ—ใ€ๅ„ชใ—ใใ‚‚ๅŽณใ—ใใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ€‚

She's amazingly easygoing and lacks any sense of danger. She treats everyone in the same uninterested manner, neither gentle nor stern.

ใใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ€งๆ ผใฎ็‚บใ‹ใ€ๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ€งๆ ผใซๅฅฝใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใŒใ€้€†ใซๅŠ›ใฎใชใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใซใฏๆใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

Perhaps as a result of that personality trait, strong youkai tend to like her, while weak youkai get angry at her easily.

ใ ใŒใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใฏๅ•็ญ”็„ก็”จใง้€€ๆฒปใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚’ไป•ไบ‹ใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

However, her view on youkai is that one must hunt them without complaint.

่ƒฝๅŠ›

Ability

้‡ๅŠ›ใ‹ใ‚‰่งฃใๆ”พใŸใ‚Œใ€่‡ช็”ฑใซ็ฉบใ‚’้ฃ›ใถไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

She has the power to defy gravity and fly freely through the sky.

ไฝ•ไบ‹ใซใ‚‚็ธ›ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚

Nothing is holding her up.

ใพใ ใ€ๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใจใ—ใฆใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚‚ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

In addition, she has the powers of the Hakurei shrine maidens.

ๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใฏใ€ๅš้บ—ๅคง็ต็•Œใ‚’็ฎก็†ใ—ใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใ‚’่ฆ‹ๅฎˆใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The Hakurei shrine maidens control the Great Hakurei Boundary and protect Gensokyo.

ๅคง็ต็•ŒใŒๅ†…ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ‚‚ๅค–ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ‚‚ๅดฉๅฃŠใ™ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฏ็„กไบ‹ใงใฏๆธˆใพใ•ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

If the Great Boundary were destroyed, either from inside or out, Gensokyo would likely not fare well.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒไปŠใฎๅฝขใ‚’็ถญๆŒใ™ใ‚‹ใซใฏใ€ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใจใใฎๅทซๅฅณใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Gensokyo relies on the Hakurei Shrine and its shrine maidens to continue to exist as it does today.

ใใฎ็‚บใ€ๅทซๅฅณใซ้€†ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏๅฑ…ใชใ„ใ€‚

As a result, no youkai oppose them.

ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่‡ช่ฆšใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใใฎๆšขๆฐ—ใชๅค–่ฆ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏๅˆคใ‚‰ใชใ„ใŒใ€ๅฎŸ่ณชไธŠๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใ‚’็‰›่€ณใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Due to her easygoing appearance, it's impossible to tell whether she realizes this or not, but the Hakurei shrine maidens really do have all of Gensokyo under their thumbs.

ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒซ

Spell Card Rules

ใ„ใ‹ใชใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใ‚‚ๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใ‚’ๅ€’ใ™่จณใซใฏใ„ใ‹ใšใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅญ˜ๅœจๆ„็พฉใŒๆถˆใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็”ปๆœŸ็š„ใชๆ‰‹ๆฎตใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚’่งฃๆฑบใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

As it would be dangerous for any youkai to defeat the Hakurei shrine maiden, many youkai felt that their existences had become meaningless;

ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒซใฎๅฐŽๅ…ฅใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Thus, the Spell Card Rules were introduced.

ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒซใฏใ€ใŠไบ’ใ„ๆŠ€ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ›ๅˆใ„ใ€ใใฎ็พŽใ—ใ•ใง็ซถใ†ๆฑบ้—˜ใƒซใƒผใƒซใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The spell card rules allow both parties to show off their skills in a beautiful display of dueling power.

ๅคง้›‘ๆŠŠใซ่จ€ใ†ใจใ€

The major points are:

  • ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใจใฏใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅพ—ๆ„ๆŠ€ใซๅๅ‰ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใŸ็‰ฉใงใ€ไฝฟใ†ๆ™‚ใฏๅฎฃ่จ€ใ—ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝฟใ†ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
  • Spell cards are special named techniques, the use of which requires a declaration of intent.
  • ใŠไบ’ใ„ใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใฎๆžšๆ•ฐใฏไบˆใ‚ๆฑบ้—˜ๅ‰ใซๆ็คบใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
  • The number of each parties' spell cards must be determined in advance of a duel.
  • ๆ‰‹ๆŒใกใฎใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใŒๅ…จใฆ็ ดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจ่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚’่ชใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
  • The first party to use all of their spell cards must admit defeat.
  • ๅ‹่€…ใฏๆฑบ้—˜ๅ‰ใซๆฑบใ‚ใŸๅ ฑ้…ฌไปฅๅค–ใฏๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒๆ็คบใ—ใŸๅ ฑ้…ฌใŒๆฐ—ใซๅ…ฅใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๆ–ญใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
  • The victor is entitled only to what was agreed upon before the duel. If they're not interested in what their opponent has to offer, they can refuse a duel.
  • ๅ‹่€…ใฏๆ•—่€…ใฎๅ†ๆˆฆใฎๅธŒๆœ›ใ‚’ใ€็ฉๆฅต็š„ใซๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ๆง˜ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
  • Winners should generally allow losers a rematch.
  • ไธๆ…ฎใฎไบ‹ๆ•…ใฏ่ฆšๆ‚Ÿใ—ใฆใŠใใ€‚
  • Always prepare for the unexpected.

ใจใ„ใฃใŸๅ†…ๅฎนใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒ„ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ๆฑบ้—˜ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

Following these rules allows for conflict resolution dueling which is almost like a sports event.

ใใฎใƒซใƒผใƒซใฎๅฐŽๅ…ฅใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ๆฏ”่ผƒ็š„ๅŠ›ใฎๅผฑใ„ไบบ้–“ใ‚‚ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใซๅ‹่ฒ ใ‚’ๆŒ‘ใ‚€ไบ‹ใŒๅฏ่ƒฝใจใชใฃใŸใ€‚

With the introduction of these rules, it became possible for even relatively weak humans to challenge youkai.

ใใ‚ŒใจๅŒๆ™‚ใซๆฐ—่ปฝใซๅทซๅฅณใ‚’ๅ€’ใ™ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใฆใ€ๅๅฏพใซๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚‚ๆœ‰ใ‚‹็จ‹ๅบฆ็„ก่Œถๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ๆง˜ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

At the same time, it became possible for youkai to safely defeat the shrine maiden without worrying about the consequences.

ๆ—ฅๅธธ

Everyday Life

็•ฐๅค‰ใŒ่ตทใใฆใ„ใชใ„ๆ™‚ใฎๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ€่‡ณใฃใฆๆ™ฎ้€šใฎไบบ้–“ใงใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใ€‚

When an incident is not occurring, she is a very ordinary human (*2).

ๅ‚ๆ‹ๅฎขใฎๅฐ‘ใชใ„็ฅž็คพใ‚’ใถใ‚‰ใถใ‚‰ใ—ใ€ๆŽƒ้™คใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆŒฏใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ใŠ่Œถใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚“ใ ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

She lazes about the rarely-visited shrine, cleans up in a manner, and drinks tea.

่ฒทใ„ๅ‡บใ—ใชใฉใ€ไบบ้–“ใฎ้‡Œใซ้ก”ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ€‚

She's often seen going out to shop in the human village.

ใ“ใฎ้“ไธญใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅงฟใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจๅฟ…ใšๆ‡ฒใ‚‰ใ—ใ‚ใฆใ„ใใ€‚

If she catches sight of a youkai on the way, she will surely teach them a lesson.

ใ“ใฎ่พบใฏๆ™ฎ้€šใฎไบบ้–“ใจใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

In this way, she's different from the usual human.

ไป•ไบ‹

Job

็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบใฎๅฐ‚้–€ๅฎถใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

She is a specialist in incident resolution.

็•ฐๅค‰ใŒ่ตทใใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผ‰ใจๆ™ฎๆฎตใฎๆšขๆฐ—ใ•ใฏไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใธใ‚„ใ‚‰ใ€ๆ…ŒใฆใฆๅŽŸๅ› ็ฉถๆ˜Žใ—่งฃๆฑบใซๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใ€‚

When an incident occurs (*3), her usual laziness vanishes, and she immediately investigates and heads towards the solution.

ๅ…ƒๆฅใ€็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบใฏๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใ ใ‘ใŒ่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฏ็•ฐๅค‰ใŒ่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ใจ็œŸไผผใ‚’ใ—ใฆ็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹่€…ใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ€‚

Although the shrine maiden of Hakurei was initially the only one who resolved incidents, when one happens these days, there are many imitators who go out to resolve incident as well.

ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆ‹ใŸๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพ

The Hakurei Shrine from the Outer World

ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใฏๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใจๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๅขƒใซๅปบใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็‚บใ€ไธกๆ–นใฎไธ–็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰็ฅž็คพใซ่กŒใไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

Since the Hakurei Shrine stands on the boundary of Gensokyo from the outside world, one can go to the shrine from either world.

ใ ใŒใ€้€šๅธธใซไบŒใคใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’่กŒใๆฅใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„ใ€‚

But the two worlds can't be crossed between in this way.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸไบบ้–“ใฏๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใซใ€ๅค–ใฎๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸไบบ้–“ใฏๅค–ใฎๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใซใ—ใ‹่กŒใไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„ใฎใ ใ€‚

People from Gensokyo can go only to Gensokyo's Hakurei Shrine, and people from the outside world can go only to the outside world's Hakurei Shrine.

ๅค–ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆ‹ใŸๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใฏใ€็„กไบบใฎ็ฅž็คพใงใ€ไบบใŒ่จชใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใชใฉๆฎ†ใฉ็„กใๅฐใ•ใใฆๅฏ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ็ฅž็คพใ ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's said that the Hakurei Shrine seen from outside is a desolate, uninhabited shrine which no one visits.

ๅคง็ต็•ŒใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ๅ‰ใฎ็ฅž็คพใฏใ€็„กไบบใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใŒไปŠใฟใŸใ„ใชใใ“ใใ“ใฎ่ฆๆจกใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚

Before the Great Boundary was created, the shrine was not as empty as it is now, but it was also not built up to the same scale.

ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใฏใ€็ต็•ŒใŒๅผตใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๆ™‚ใฎใพใ‚“ใพใปใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ‹ใ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's said that the Hakurei Shrine in the outside world has mostly been abandoned since the boundary was created.

็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบไพ‹

Incident Resolution Cases

็ด…้œง็•ฐๅค‰

Scarlet Mist Incident

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทๅ…จไฝ“ใŒ็ด…ใ„้œงใง่ฆ†ใ‚ใ‚Œใ€ๆ—ฅใฎๅ…‰ใŒๅฑŠใ‹ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸ็•ฐๅค‰ใ€‚

The incident when all of Gensokyo was covered by a red mist, and the light of the day no longer reached through.

ใ“ใฎ็•ฐๅค‰ใฏใƒฌใƒŸใƒชใ‚ขใƒปใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒฌใƒƒใƒˆใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅผ•ใ่ตทใ“ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็•ฐๅค‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This incident was caused by Remilia Scarlet.

ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆ—ฅใฎๅ…‰ใ‚’ๅซŒใ„ใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใ‚’้œงใง่ฆ†ใ‚ใ›ใŸใฎใ ใ€‚

She disliked the light of the sun, and covered Gensokyo in mist.

ใ“ใฎๆ™‚ใฏใ€ๅ˜็‹ฌใง็ด…้ญ”้คจใธไน—ใ‚Š่พผใฟใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚Šๅผทๅผ•ใชๆ–นๆณ•ใง่งฃๆฑบใ—ใŸใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

At this time, it's said that Reimu went to the Scarlet Devil Mansion alone, and resolved it quite forcefully.

็ด…้ญ”้คจใฎๅญ˜ๅœจใŒไธ€่บๆœ‰ๅใซใชใฃใŸใฎใ‚‚ใ“ใฎ็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบๅพŒใ€็ŠฏไบบใŒๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใฟใซๅ‡บใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It was when the perpetrator came out after the resolving of this incident that the Scarlet Devil Mansion became famous.

ๆ˜ฅ้›ช็•ฐๅค‰

Spring Snow Incident

ๆ˜ฅใฎๅญฃ็ฏ€ใซใชใฃใฆใ‚‚ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซ้›ชใŒ้™ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ€่Šฑใ‚‚ๅ’ฒใ‹ใšใ€ๅ†ฌใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‹ใจๆ€ใฃใŸ็•ฐๅค‰ใ€‚

The incident when it continued snowing even after winter ended and spring came, and the flowers did not bloom.

ใ“ใฎ็•ฐๅค‰ใฎ่ฉณ็ดฐใฏ่ฉณใ—ใใฏๅบƒใพใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚

The details of this incident are not widely known.

ๅฝผๅฅณใซ่žใ„ใŸๆ‰€ใ€็Šฏไบบใฏๅ†ฅ็•Œใฎ่€…ใงไฝ•ใจใชใๆ‡ฒใ‚‰ใ—ใ‚ใฆ่งฃๆฑบใ—ใŸใ€ใ ใใ†ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

She heard that the perpetrator was in the Netherworld, and taught her a lesson and resolved things, somehow.

ๅ†ฅ็•Œใจ้•ทๅผ•ใๅ†ฌใจใฎ้–ขไฟ‚ใŒๆŽดใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใŒใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ€Œๆกœใฎ่Šฑใณใ‚‰ใŒๅ†ฅ็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰้™ใ‚Šๆณจใ„ใงใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ๅˆคใฃใŸใฎใ‚ˆใ€ใจใ€ๆ™ฎ้€šใฎไบบ้–“ใŒๆฐ—ไป˜ใ‹ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใชไบ›็ดฐใชๅค‰ๅŒ–ใซๆฐ—ไป˜ใใฎใฏๆต็Ÿณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Although no relationship between the Netherworld and the long winter has been proven, it's true that she noticed something most people didn't: "Didn't you see that cherry petals were blowing from the Netherworld?"

ๆฐธๅคœ็•ฐๅค‰

Eternal Night Incident

ๅคœใŒๆ˜Žใ‘ใชใใชใ‚Šใ€ๆšซใใฎ้–“ๅคœๆ˜Žใ‘ใŒ่จชใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ็•ฐๅค‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

In this incident, the night stopped, and dawn did not come for a while.

ใ“ใฎ็•ฐๅค‰ใ‚‚่งฃๆฑบใ—ใŸใฎใฏๅฝผๅฅณใ ใจ่จ€ใ†ใŒใ€ๅŽŸๅ› ใ‚„็Šฏไบบใฎไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹ใจไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใ‹ๆ›–ๆ˜งใช่ฟ”ไบ‹ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใชใใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

Although she claims that she also solved this incident, if one asks her about the cause or the perpetrator, she'll only respond with ambiguous answers.

ๆœชใ ่ฌŽใŒๅคšใใ€่จ˜้Œฒใซๆฎ‹ใ›ใชใ„็•ฐๅค‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's an incident with many mysteries that can't yet be recorded.

ๅ…ญๅๅนดๅ‘จๆœŸใฎๅคง็ต็•Œ็•ฐๅค‰

The Sixty Year Cycle Great Barrier Incident

ๅคง็ต็•Œใฏๅนปๆƒณใจ้žๅนปๆƒณใจใ„ใ†ๅผทๅ›บใชๅขƒ็•Œใงๅ‡บๆฅใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅ…ญๅๅนดๅ‘จๆœŸใงไธ€ๅ›žใ ใ‘็ทฉใ‚€ไบ‹ใŒ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The Great Barrier is composed of many smaller boundaries, both illusionary and not, but every sixty years it undergoes a period of weakening.

ใคใ„ๆœ€่ฟ‘ไบŒๅ›ž็›ฎใฎ็ทฉใฟใŒ่ตทใใ€ใใ‚ŒใจๅŒๆ™‚ใซๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฏใ‚ใกใ“ใกใงๅฐใ•ใช็•ฐๅค‰ใŒ่ตทใใŸใ€‚

Recently, the second period of this cycle occurred, and a number of smaller incidents sprang up around Gensokyo.

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๆ”พใฃใฆใŠใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใšใ‚Œ่งฃๆฑบใ™ใ‚‹็•ฐๅค‰ใ ใŒใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎไบ‹ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใšใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใฎๆง˜ใซ็•ฐๅค‰่งฃๆฑบใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€‚

This is the sort of incident that would resolve itself somehow if left alone, but it seems that she was ignorant of this fact and set out to solve it as usual.

ๅธ่ก€้ฌผ็•ฐๅค‰

The Vampire Incident

ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏไบบ้–“ใ‚’่ฅฒใฃใฆๅˆใ‚ใฆๅญ˜ๅœจๆ„็พฉใŒๆœ‰ใ‚‹็‰ฉใ ใŒใ€ๅคง็ต็•ŒใŒๅ‡บๆฅใฆไปฅๆฅใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏ็ฐกๅ˜ใซใฏไบบ้–“ใ‚’่ฅฒใฃใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใใชใ‚Šใ€ใ•ใ‚‰ใซ้ฃŸๆ–™ใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎ้ฃŸๆ–™ไฟ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆไพ›ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸ็‚บใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๆฐ—ๅŠ›ใฏไธ‹ใŒใ‚‹ไธ€ๆ–นใ ใฃใŸใ€‚

Originally, attacking humans was the point of the youkai existence, but since the erection of the Great Barrier it's become troublesome for them to do so, and they've had to find sources of food outside their normal choices; consequently, the collective willpower of the youkai began to drop.

ใใ‚“ใชๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซ็ชๅฆ‚ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ€ๅธ่ก€้ฌผใŒ็พใ‚Œใ€ใ‚ใฃใจใ„ใ†้–“ใซๅคšใใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ช้”ใ‚’้ƒจไธ‹ใซใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚

It was into this situation that a powerful youkai from outside, a vampire, appeared, and quickly amassed a great number of subordinates.

็ตๅฑ€ใ“ใฎ้จ’ๅ‹•ใฏใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๅŠ›ๆฅญใงๅธ่ก€้ฌผใ‚’ๅฉใใฎใ‚ใ—ใ€ๆง˜ใ€…ใช็ฆๆญขไบ‹้ …ใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใŸๅฅ‘็ด„ใ‚’็ตใณใ€ๅ’Œ่งฃใ—ใŸใ€‚

She was eventually able to disperse this rebellion by defeating the powerful vampire and establishing a contract of behavior prohibiting various actions.

ใพใ ๆฐ—ๅŠ›ใฎๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ช้”ใฏใ“ใ‚Œใงใฏไธๅ‘ณใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใ€ๅš้บ—ใฎๅทซๅฅณใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใซใ—ใŸใ€‚

Some of the more willful youkai found these terms distasteful and entered into discussions with the Hakurei shrine maiden.

ๅทซๅฅณใ‚‚ๅคงใ—ใŸ็•ฐๅค‰ใฎ็„กใ„ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใซใ ใ‚‰ใ‘ใใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€่‹ฅๅนฒใฎๆˆฆ้—˜ใฏๅฟ…่ฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใจใ„ใ†ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใซๅŒๆ„ใ—ใŸใ€‚

The shrine maiden, who was also tiring of a peaceful daily life with no out-of-the-ordinary occurrences, agreed to the youkai point of view that some battles were necessary.

ใใ“ใง่€ƒใˆๅ‡บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใŒใ€ๆ“ฌไผผ็š„ใซๅ‘ฝใ‚’ๆŽ›ใ‘ใŸๆˆฆใ„ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒซใงใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ”๏ผ‰ใ€‚

The result of this were the spell card rules, which allowed duelists to (seemingly) stake their lives in individual combat (*4).

ไธ€็•ชๆœ€ๅˆใซใใฎใ‚นใƒšใƒซใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซใƒผใƒซใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆ็•ฐๅค‰ใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ—ใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ๅคง้จ’ใŽใ—ใŸๅธ่ก€้ฌผใŒ่ตทใ“ใ—ใŸ็ด…้œง็•ฐๅค‰ใ ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's said that the Scarlet Mist incident caused by the vampires that had stirred up such a fuss was the first time the spell card rule was put to use.

ใใ‚Œไปฅ้™ใฏใ€ใใ“ใใ“้ ป็นใซ็•ฐๅค‰ใŒ่ตทใใ€่งฃๆฑบๅพŒใพใงๅพŒใ‚’ๅผ•ใไบ‹ใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

Since then, various incidents have occurred with moderate frequency that have had no lasting effects.

ๅทซๅฅณใŒๅ‹ใคใพใง็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ•ใ‚Œใ€ไธ€ๆ—ฆๅ‹่ฒ ใŒไป˜ใ„ใฆใ—ใพใˆใฐ้ŠใณใฏใŠใ—ใพใ„ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

That is kept on until the Miko finally wins, and plays end up once the battle finishes.

๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผšใ€€่ณฝ้ŠญใŒๆœŸๅพ…ใงใใชใ„็‚บใ€‚

1: Because they can't expect to get donations.

๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผšใ€€ๆ™ฎ้€šไปฅไธŠใซๆšขๆฐ—ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ€‚

2: She may even be more easygoing than most people.

๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผšใ€€็•ฐๅค‰ใจใฏใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒท่ฆๆจกใฎๅคงใใ•ใง่ตทใ“ใ‚‹็•ฐๅธธ็พ่ฑกใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅŽŸๅ› ไธๆ˜Žใฎ่€…ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ™ใ€‚ใ€€ๅคงๆŠตใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๆฐ—็ด›ใ‚Œใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๆ–ฐๅ‚่€…ใฎ่ตทใ“ใ—ใŸไป•ๆฅญใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

3: This refers to an incident that involves all of Gensokyo where the perpetrator is unknown. Typically this is due to some youkai's whimsy or the deeds of a newcomer.

๏ผŠ๏ผ”๏ผšใ€€ไป–ใซใ‚‚่‰ฒใ€…ใชใƒซใƒผใƒซใŒ่€ƒใˆๅ‡บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใŒใ€ๅผพๅน•ใฎ็พŽใ—ใ•ใจๅคšๆง˜ใ•ใŒๅฅณๆ€งใ‚„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใซๅคงใ‚ฆใ‚ฑใงใ€ใ“ใฎใƒซใƒผใƒซไปฅๅค–ใฏไฝ™ใ‚Šๆตธ้€ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚

4: It appears various other rules were also considered, but as the beauty and volume of danmaku especially appealed to youkai and women, they aren't as popular.