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้ใซ่ ขใๅ ใฎ่ฒ |
A Bug of Light Wriggling in the Dark |
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่ฝๅ๏ผใ่ฒใๆใ็จๅบฆใฎ่ฝๅ |
Ability: Manipulation of insects |
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ๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใไธญ |
Threat level: Medium |
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ไบบ้ๅๅฅฝๅบฆ๏ผใๆฎ้ |
Human friendship level: Normal |
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ไธปใชๆดปๅๅ ดๆ๏ผใ่ใใใชใฉ |
Main place of activity: Bushes, clumps of grass, etc. |
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ไบบ้ใซใจใฃใฆๆฐๆใกใฎๆชใๅฆๆชใจ่จใใฐใใใฏใใใฎใชใฐใซใปใใคใใใฐใงใใใ |
If you want to talk about a youkai that humans find unpleasant, Wriggle Nightbug is a good example. |
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ไฝๆ ๆฐๆใกใๆชใใใจใใใจใ่ฒใฎๅคง็พคใจๅ ฑใซ็พใ่ฒใๆใ้ใใซๆใไบใซๅฐฝใใใ |
As to why she's considered unpleasant, she always appears with a large number of bugs and can control bugs at will. |
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ไพใใฐ็พ่ถณใๆฏ่ซใ่พใ่่ใ็ซ้ฆฌใไธๆใซ่ฅฒใฃใฆใใไบใๆณๅใใฆใฟใใฐใใใ |
Just imagine being simultaneously attacked by centipedes, caterpillars, moths, spiders, and cave crickets. |
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่บซใฎๆฏใๅผฅ็ซใคใ |
It makes your hair stand on end. |
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ใใฎๅฆๆชใฎๅงฟใฏใไบบ้ใฎๅญไพไฝใใใ |
This youkai appears similar to a human child. |
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ๅนธใใชไบใซใๅฎๅ จใช่ฒใฎๅฝขใใใฆใใ่จณใงใฏใชใใ่งฆ่งใจ็พฝใ่ฆใใ็จๅบฆใงใไปใฏไบบ้ใจๅคใใใชใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
Fortunately, she doesn't look completely like a bug; she has antennae and wings, but other than that doesn't look any different from a human (*1). |
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ใชใฐใซใฏ่ฒใฎๅฆๆชใงใใใใๆญฃ็ขบใซ่จใใจ่ใฎๅฆๆชใงใใใ |
Wriggle is a bug youkai, but to be exact she's a firefly youkai. |
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่ใฏใ่ฒใฎไธญใงใฏ็ใใใไบบ้ใซไบบๆฐใฎใใ่ฒใงใใใ |
Fireflies, unlike most bugs, are popular with humans. |
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ใใใใฃใ่ฒใฏไบบ้ใซ้ๆฒปใใใซใใใๅฆๆชใพใงๆ้ทใใใใใ |
Since this type of bug can avoid extermination by humans, it's easy for them to mature into youkai. |
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่ใฎไปใซใฏใ่ถใๅๆงใซไบบๆฐใ้ซใใๅฆๆชใซใชใใใใใ |
In addition to fireflies, butterflies are similarly quite popular with humans, so it's easy for them to become youkai. |
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ๅคๆฅใ่ฒใฎๅฆๆชใจ่จใใฐใ้ฌผใๅคฉ็ใจไธฆใถๆๆใฎๅฏพ่ฑกใ ใฃใใใๆ่ฟใฏใใฎๅจๅณใๅคฑใฃใฆไน ใใใใ |
Since long ago, bug youkai have been the equal of oni and tengu in terms of inspiring fear, but lately they've lost that feeling of dignity. |
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่ฒใใกใฎใชใผใใผใจใ่จใใ่ฒใฎๅฆๆชใใๅนผใๅฐๅฅณใฎๅงฟใใใฆใใใฎใใใใใ่ฑกๅพดใใฆใใใจ่จใใใ |
The fact that this bug youkai, who could be called the bugs' leader, has the appearance of a young girl could be considered a symbol of this. |
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ไฝๆ ใๆฅๆฟใซ่ฒใฎๅใๅผฑใพใฃใฆใใฃใใฎใใฏใ่ชฟๆปใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใใ |
The reason why the bugs' power has suddenly declined needs to be investigated. |
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็ฎๆๅ ฑๅไพ |
Eyewitness Reports |
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ใปๅคงใใช็ณใๆใกไธใใใ่ฒใใณใฃใใๅฑ ใใๆฐๆใกๆชใ ๏ผๅฟๅ๏ผ |
"I lifted up a big stone and there were a whole bunch of bugs under it. It was disgusting." (Anonymous) |
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ไฝใใใฎๅฆๆชใจ้ขไฟใชใใใ็ฅใใชใใใไธๅฟ่ฒใฎๅ ฑๅใจใใไบใงใ |
This may not have much to do with this youkai, but it's technically a report regarding bugs. |
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ใป่ปไธใซ็พ่ถณใใณใฃใใๅฑ ใใๅๅผใใฆๆฌฒใใ ๏ผๅฟๅ๏ผ |
"There were a whole bunch of centipedes under the overhang of my roof. Give me a break." (Anonymous) |
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ไฝใใใฎๅฆๆชใจ้ขไฟใชใใใ็ฅใใชใใ |
This may not have much to do with this youkai. |
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ใปใๅๆๅฃใซ็ซ้ฆฌใๅฑ ใใๅชใใใ ๏ผๅฟๅ๏ผ |
"There was a cave cricket at my back door. I hate those things." (Anonymous) |
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ใใฎๅฆๆชใจ้ขไฟใชใใงใใ |
This has nothing to do with this youkai. |
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ๅฏพ็ญ |
Countermeasures |
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่ฒใฎๆๆใฏใใชใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใฎๆฐใซใใใ |
The thing that makes bugs frightening is their numbers. |
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ไธๅนๅฝใใใฎๅใฏไฝใใใๅคง้ใซๆฅใใจๅฏพๅฆใฏ้ฃใใใ |
Individually they don't have much power, but when they come in large groups they're hard to deal with. |
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็นใซใไธๅนใไบๅน้ๆฒปใใๆใงใไฝใฎๆๅณใ็กใใจ่จใใฎใซใในใบใกใใใชใฉไบบ้ใซใฏไธ็บใง่ดๅฝๅทใไธใใ่ฒใๅฑ ใใ |
This is particularly true for bugs such as hornets; while killing one or two means nothing, if they land one sting it can kill a human. |
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ๆใๆๅนใชๅฏพ็ญใฏใ็ซใ็ใใใใ็ปใใใใใฆๅบ็ฏๅฒใซ่ซใๅฏใไปใใชใใใใซใใไบใงใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
The most effective countermeasure is building a fire and using fumigation in order to keep bugs away from a large area (*2). |
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ใพใใ็ทใใฆๅฏใใซๅผฑใใ |
Also, they're generally weak to the cold. |
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ๆฅใใ็งใซใใใฆๆดปๅใใใใๅฌใฏๆฎใฉๅบใฆใใชใใ |
They're active from spring through fall, but they almost never show up during winter. |
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ใใ ใ่ฒใๆใไบใๆๆใชใ ใใงใใชใฐใซใปใใคใใใฐๅไฝใจๅฏพๅณใใฆใใใปใฉๆใใฏใชใใ ใใใ |
While her ability to control bugs is frightening, there isn't much to fear in facing Wriggle Nightbug on her own. |
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ใใๅฆๆช้ๆฒปใใใใฎใชใใๅฌใใใฎๅฆๆชใไธไบบใงๅฑ ใๆใ็ใใจ่ฏใใ ใใใ |
If you're trying to exterminate youkai, your best bet is to go after this youkai during winter when she's alone. |
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ใพใใใใฎๅฆๆชใ้ฃใ่ฒใฎไธญใงๆใๆฐใใคใใชใใใฐใใใชใใฎใใๆ่ซใงใใใ |
Also, among the bugs that this youkai controls, the ones you need to be most careful of are the harvest mites. |
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ๆ่ซใฏไบบ้ใฎ็ฎใซๆ ใใชใๆช้ญใฎ่ฒใงใใใๅใใใไบใซใๆฐไปใใชใใ |
Harvest mites are devil bugs that can't be seen by the human eye, and you don't even notice that you've been bitten. |
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ๅพๆฅใๅฐใใช้ปใๅบใใใ่ทกใๅบใใๆใฏๆขใซ้ ใใ้ซ็ฑใๅบใใฆๅใใฆใใพใใใใชใใฎ็ขบ็ใงๆญปใซ่ณใใ |
Later, small black bite marks will appear, but by then it's too late; you'll get a high fever and collapse, and there is a high probability of death. |
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ๆๅนใชๆฒป็ๆณใฏ็กใใ |
There is no effective treatment. |
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ใชใฐใซใ่ฒใๆบใใฆๅฑ ใชใใฎใซ่ชไฟกใใฃใทใใงๅฑ ใใจใใใใใใฎๆใไธ็ชๅฑ้บใงใใใ |
If Wriggle doesn't seem to have any bugs with her and yet looks really confident, that's the most dangerous time. |
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ๅจใใซๆ่ซใ้ใใฆใใใใ็ฅใใชใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
She could be gathering harvest mites (*3). |
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๏ผ๏ผใไบบ้ใฎๅฝขใๅใไบใใ้ๆฒปใใใซใใใใไบใซใฏๅฟ ่ฆใชใฎใ ใใใ |
1: She needs to take on human shape in order to make it more difficult for humans to exterminate her. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๆ่ฟใฏๆฎบ่ซๅคใจ่จใไพฟๅฉใช่ฌใใใใ |
2: Recently, there's also a convenient chemical known as insecticide. |
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๏ผ๏ผใ่คใใ็ฅใใชใใใ |
3: Or maybe fleas. |
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