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ๅขƒ็•Œใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ช

Youkai of Boundaries

ๅ…ซ้›ฒใ€€็ดซ

Yukari Yakumo

่ƒฝๅŠ›๏ผšใ€€ๅขƒ็•Œใ‚’ๆ“ใ‚‹็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›

Ability: Manipulation of boundaries

ๅฑ้™บๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ไธๆ˜Ž

Threat level: Unknown

ไบบ้–“ๅ‹ๅฅฝๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ๆ™ฎ้€š

Human friendship level: Average

ไธปใชๆดปๅ‹•ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€ๅฆ‚ไฝ•ใชใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ‚‚

Main place of activity: Anywhere and everywhere

ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใจ่จ€ใˆใฐใ€ใพใšๅ…ซ้›ฒ็ดซใฎๅๅ‰ใŒๆŒ™ใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

If I were to name one youkai that is the most youkai-like of youkai, that would be Yukari Yakumo.

ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏใ€ๆ นๆบใซ้–ขใ‚ใ‚‹่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฎๅฑ้™บใ•ใ‚‚ใ•ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€็ฅžๅ‡บ้ฌผๆฒกใงๆ€งๆ ผใ‚‚ไบบๆƒ…ใซๆฌ ใ‘ใ€่กŒๅ‹•ๅŽŸ้‡ŒใŒไบบ้–“ใจใพใ‚‹ใง็•ฐใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบ‹็ญ‰ใ€ใพใš็›ธๆ‰‹ใซใ—ใŸใใชใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Aside from the fundamental dangerousness of her ability, she also tends to appear and disappear without warning, her personality seems to lack common sense, and her behavioral principles are completely different from those of humans, making her a youkai not to be dealt with.

ๅงฟใฏไบบ้–“ใจ็‰นใซๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

Her appearance is not different from that of a human.

ๆดพๆ‰‹ใชๆœ่ฃ…ใ‚’ๅฅฝใฟใ€ๅคงใใชๆ—ฅๅ‚˜ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ€‚

She prefers extravagant clothes, and is often seen with a large parasol.

ไธปใชๆดปๅ‹•ๆ™‚้–“ใฏๅคœใงใ€ๆ˜ผ้–“ใฏๅฏใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Her main time of activity is night, and she sleeps in the daytime.

ๅ…ธๅž‹็š„ใชๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚

All in all, she is a typical youkai (*1).

ใพใŸใ€ๅ†ฌใฏๅ†ฌ็œ ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๆœฌไบบใฎ่ซ‡ใ ใ‘ใงๅฎŸ้š›ใฏไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใซๆฃฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹็ขบ่ชๅ–ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€็œŸๅฝใฎ็จ‹ใฏๅฎšใ‹ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

Though she claims to hibernate through the winter, we have only her word on it and it's unknown where she lives, so this is unconfirmed.

ๅคใใฏใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒท็ธ่ตท้˜ฟไธ€่‘—๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ช้Œฒใซใ‚‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒ็™ปๅ ดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Historically, there is an article in the Youkai Encyclopedia from Aichi's (*2) Gensokyo Chronicle that seems to describe her.

ใใฎๆ™‚ไปฃใซใ‚ใฃใŸๅงฟใง็พใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

She is said to look the same now as she appeared back then.

่ƒฝๅŠ›

Ability

ๅขƒ็•Œใ‚’ๆ“ใ‚‹่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฏใ€ๅ…จใฆใฎ็‰ฉไบ‹ใ‚’ๆ นๅบ•ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆ†ใ™ๆใ‚ใ—ใ„่ƒฝๅŠ›ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The ability to manipulate boundaries is a terrifying ability capable of fundamentally undermining reality.

็Ÿฅใฃใฆใฎ้€šใ‚Šใ€็‰ฉใฎๅญ˜ๅœจใฏๅขƒ็•ŒใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใงๆˆใ‚Š็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

As you know, everything is built upon the existence of boundaries.

ๆฐด้ขใŒ็„กใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๆน–ใฏๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใ€‚

If there was no water surface, there could be no lake.

็จœ็ทšใŒ็„กใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅฑฑใ‚‚็ฉบใ‚‚ๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

If there was no sky line, neither mountain nor sky could exist.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅคง็ต็•ŒใŒ็„กใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใ‚‚ๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใ€‚

Were it not for the Great Barrier, even Gensokyo itself wouldn't exist.

ใ‚‚ใ—ๅ…จใฆใฎ็‰ฉใซๅขƒ็•ŒใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใใ‚Œใฏไธ€ใคใฎๅคงใใช็‰ฉใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If there were no boundaries, everything would probably exist as a single enormous object.

ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๅขƒ็•Œใ‚’ๆ“ใ‚‹่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฏใ€่ซ–็†็š„ๅ‰ต้€ ใจ็ ดๅฃŠใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Thus, the ability to manipulate boundaries is an ability of logical creation and destruction.

่ซ–็†็š„ใซๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅญ˜ๅœจใ‚’ๅ‰ต้€ ใ—ใ€่ซ–็†็š„ใซๅญ˜ๅœจใ‚’ๅฆๅฎšใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It essentially creates a new being, or denies the existence of a being.

ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๆŒใค่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฎไธญใงใ‚‚็ฅžๆง˜ใฎๅŠ›ใซๅŒนๆ•ตใ™ใ‚‹ใงใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅฑ้™บใช่ƒฝๅŠ›ใฎไธ€ใคใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Among the abilities youkai are known to possess, this is one of the most dangerous, being comparable even to the power of gods.

ใพใŸใ€็ฉบ้–“ใฎ่ฃ‚ใ‘็›ฎใ‹ใ‚‰่‡ชๅœจใซไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใซใงใ‚‚็žฌๆ™‚ใซ็งปๅ‹•ใ—ใ€ไฝ“ใฎไธ€้ƒจใ ใ‘ใ‚’ๅˆฅใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใซ็งปๅ‹•ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

She is also capable of going anywhere through a gap in space, whether it be her entire body or only a part of her.

็‰ฉ็†็š„ใช็ฉบ้–“ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€็ตตใฎไธญใ‚„ๅคขใฎไธญใ€็‰ฉ่ชžใฎไธญ็ญ‰ใซใ‚‚็งปๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

It's said that this ability is not limited to physical space, but also applies to pictures, others' dreams, and even stories.

ไป–ใซใ‚‚ใ€่ถ…ไบบ็š„ใช๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผ‰้ ญ่„ณใ‚’ๆŒใกใ€็‰นใซๆ•ฐๅญ—ใซๅผทใ„ใ€‚

In addition, she is possessed of superhuman (*3) intellect, and is especially good at mathematics.

ใใฎไธŠใ€้•ทใ็”ŸใใฆใใŸ็‚บใ€็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใ‚„็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚‚่ฑŠๅฏŒใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Furthermore, due to her long lifespan, she has a broad range of knowledge and experience.

ๆ—ฅๅธธ

Daily life

ๆœฌไบบใฏๆ„ๅค–ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใŒใ‚Šๅฑ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚„ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚’่‰ฒใ€…ใจๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

She is actually quite talkative, eager to teach you about herself or about Gensokyo.

ใŸใ ใ€ใฉใ‚Œใ‚‚็ขบใ‹ใ‚ใ‚ˆใ†ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ็ขบ่ชใŒๅ–ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ€็œŸๅฎŸใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใฏๅˆคใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚

However, most of her stories are impossible to prove or confirm, so no one can say if what she says is true.

ๅฎถใฏใ€ๅš้บ—็ฅž็คพใจๅŒใ˜ใงใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใจๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๅขƒ็•Œใซๅปบใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใŒใ€ใใฎๅปบ็‰ฉใ‚’ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ่ฆ‹ใŸ่€…ใฏๅฑ…ใชใ„ใ€‚

Her house is said to be located at the boundary between Gensokyo and the outside world, just like the Hakurei Shrine, but no one has ever actually seen it.

็ฉบ้–“ใฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Œ็›ฎใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใ€ไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ‚‚ใชใ็พใ‚Œใ€ใใ—ใฆไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใ‹ใธๆถˆใˆใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This is because her only movements are through gaps in space, so she seems to appear out of nowhere and disappear into nothing.

ๅพŒใ‚’่ฟฝใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใšใ€็œŸๅฝใฎ็จ‹ใฏๅฎšใ‹ใงใฏใชใ„๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ”๏ผ‰ใ€‚

No one can follow her through the gaps, so it's not known if it's true or not (*4).

ใพใŸใ€ๆ™ฎๆฎตใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‹•ใไบ‹ใฏๅฐ‘ใชใใ€ๅฆ–็ฃใ‚’ๅผ็ฅžใจใ—ใฆๆ“ใ‚Šใ€้›‘็”จใฏๅ…จใฆใ“ใฎๅฆ–็ฃใซไปปใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

In addition, she rarely acts directly, instead leaving practically all of her work to a beast she controls as a familiar.

็‰นใซๆ˜ผ้–“ใ‚„ๅ†ฌใชใฉใ€ๅฏใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใ“ใฎๅผ็ฅžใŒ็ดซใฎไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซ่กŒๅ‹•ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This is especially true in daytime and winter when she is sleeping, and in such cases that familiar is seen moving around in her stead.

ๅพŒใฏใ€้•ทใ็”ŸใใฆใใŸ่€…ๅŒๅฃซใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅ‹ไบบ้–ขไฟ‚ใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ€‚

Additionally, as she is an elder being, she has many friends that are also elder.

ๅ†ฅ็•Œใซๆฃฒใ‚€่ฅฟ่กŒๅฏบๅนฝใ€…ๅญ๏ผˆๅพŒ่ฟฐ๏ผ‰ใ€้ฌผใฎไผŠๅน่ƒ้ฆ™๏ผˆๅพŒ่ฟฐ๏ผ‰ใชใฉใ€ๅคงๆŠตใฎๅ‹ไบบ้–ขไฟ‚ใŒๆœ€ๅผทใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Most of her friends are first-class youkai like Yuyuko Saigyouji of the netherworld and the oni Suika Ibuki.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใจใฎ้–ขไฟ‚

Relationship to Gensokyo

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒท่‡ชไฝ“ใŒใ€ๅคงใใช็ต็•Œใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅค–็•Œใจ้ฎๆ–ญใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Gensokyo is separated from the outside by a large magical barrier.

ใ“ใฎ็ต็•Œใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ€ไธญใจๅค–ใ‚’ๅˆ†ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅขƒ็•Œ็ทšใฎไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This barrier literally is the boundary between inside and outside.

ใŸใ ใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใจๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฏใ€็‰ฉ็†็š„ใซใฏๅœฐ็ถšใใงใ‚ใ‚‹็‚บใ€็ต็•ŒใŒๆŒใคๅขƒ็•ŒใŒ่ซ–็†็š„ใซๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใจใ„ใ†ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๅ‰ตใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

However, the inside world and the outside world are still physically contiguous, so it can be said that the barrier is logically creating the place that we call Gensokyo.

ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๅขƒ็•Œใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๆง˜ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๅ‰ตใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅฃŠใ™ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅฏ่ƒฝใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

That also means that as long as the youkai of boundaries exists, she can create or destroy a place like Gensokyo whenever she desires.

ๅขƒ็•Œใงๅ›ฒใพใ‚ŒใŸๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซใ€ไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ๅˆคใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅขƒ็•Œใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๆˆใ‚Š็ซ‹ใกใซใŠใ„ใฆๆฅตใ‚ใฆ้‡่ฆใช้–ขไฟ‚ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚

It can be argued that the fact that a youkai of boundaries exists in Gensokyo, a land surrounded by an enormous boundary, implies that she must have some extremely significant connection to the origin of Gensokyo.

ไธๆ€่ญฐใชไบ‹ใซใ€ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏไบบ้–“ใ‚’่ฅฒใ†ไบ‹ใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚

Strangely, this youkai rarely attacks humans.

ไบบใ‚’่ฅฒใ‚ใชใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใฉใ“ใ‹ใงไบบใ‚’่ฅฒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ญˆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

A youkai that never attacks humans is by definition not a youkai, so it is likely that she occasionally does attack humans.

่‡ช็”ฑใซๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใซ่กŒใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎ็‚บใ€ใใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใฏๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ•๏ผ‰ใ€‚

As she can freely visit the outside world, it's speculated that she attacks humans in the outside world (*5).

ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใซ็บใ‚ใ‚‹้€ธ่ฉฑ

Stories about this youkai

ๅนปๆƒณๆœˆ้ขๆˆฆไบ‰้จ’ๅ‹•

Genso-Lunar War

ๅƒๅนดไปฅไธŠๆ˜”ใฎ้€ธ่ฉฑใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

This is a story from over 1000 years ago.

ๅฎŸใจๅ˜˜ใฎๅขƒ็•Œใ‚’ๅผ„ใ‚Šใ€ๆน–ใซๆ˜ ใฃใŸๆœˆใซ้ฃ›ใณ่พผใฟๆœˆใซๆ”ปใ‚ๅ…ฅใฃใŸไบ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€‚

It is said that she once invaded the moon by modifying the boundary between truth and lie and plunging into the mirrored moon on the lake's surface.

ๅข—้•ทใ—ใŸๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใฆ่กŒใฃใŸใŒใ€ๆœˆใฎ่ฟ‘ไปฃๅ…ตๅ™จใฎๅ‰ใซใ‚ใˆใชใๆƒจๆ•—ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Although she went in with an army of impudent youkai, they were crushed by the Moon's advanced weaponry.

ใ“ใ‚Œไปฅๆฅใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ช้”ใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒ†ใƒชใƒˆใƒชใƒผใ‚’่ถŠใˆใฆๆ”ปใ‚ๅ…ฅใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏๅฐ‘ใชใใชใฃใŸใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

It is since this incident that youkai usually do not choose to attack beyond their territory.

ใ“ใฎ้จ’ๅ‹•ใ‚’ๆฉŸใซใ€ใ“ใฎๅขƒ็•Œใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅŠ›ใŒไบบ้–“ใฎ้–“ใซใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚ŒๆธกใฃใŸใ€‚

The stories of this event are also what made her powers widely known among humans.

ๅฆ–ๆ€ชๆ‹กๅผต่จˆ็”ป

Youkai Expansion Project

ไบ”็™พๅนดไปฅไธŠๅ‰ใฎ้€ธ่ฉฑใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

A story from over 500 years ago.

ไบบๅฃใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ไบบ้–“ใซๆŠผใ•ใ‚Œๆฐ—ๅ‘ณใ ใฃใŸๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅ‹ขๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ›žๅพฉใ™ใ‚‹็‚บใซใ€็ดซใŒ็ซ‹ๆกˆใ€ๅฎŸ่กŒใ—ใŸใ€‚

The project refers to a plan designed and implemented by Yukari in order to restore power to the youkai of Gensokyo, who felt pressured by human expansion.

ใ“ใ‚Œไปฅๅ‰ใฎๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฏๅ˜ใชใ‚‹ไบบ้‡Œ้›ขใ‚ŒใŸๅฑฑๅฅฅใซ้ŽใŽใชใ‹ใฃใŸใŒใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎๅ‘จใ‚ŠใซๅนปใจๅฎŸไฝ“ใฎๅขƒ็•Œใ‚’ๅ‰ตใ‚Šใ€่ซ–็†็š„ใซไธ–็•Œใ‚’ๅ‰ตใฃใฆใ—ใพใŠใ†ใจใ„ใ†่จˆ็”ปใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Until then Gensokyo was merely an isolated mountain place, but she planned to create the boundary between illusion and reality around Gensokyo, thus logically creating a new world.

ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎไธญใ‚’ๅนปใฎไธ–็•Œใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’ๅฎŸไฝ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใจใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใงใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใงๅ‹ขๅŠ›ใŒๅผฑใพใฃใฆใใŸๅฆ–ๆ€ช้”ใ‚’่‡ชๅ‹•็š„ใซๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซๅ‘ผใณ่พผใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ†ใจใ„ใ†็”ปๆœŸ็š„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

By establishing Gensokyo as an illusionary world, and the outside as the real world, the youkai weakened by the outside world would naturally flock to Gensokyo; this was a truly epochal event.

ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅค–ใฎๅ›ฝใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒ็งปๆฐ‘ใ—ใฆใใ‚‹ๆง˜ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

At this time, it seems that youkai from outside of Japan immigrated to Gensokyo, as well.

ๅขƒ็•ŒใฎๅŠนๆžœใฏ็พๅœจใ‚‚็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The effects of the boundary remain even in the present time.

ใพใŸใ€ใ“ใฎ่จˆ็”ปใฎ่ณขใ„ๆ‰€ใฏใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใงๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๆถˆใˆใ‚Œใฐๆถˆใˆใ‚‹ใปใฉใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใงใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒๅผทใใชใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ ใ€‚

The cleverness of the plan lies in allowing youkai to disappear in the outside world while permitting them to thrive within Gensokyo.

ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•ŒใŒไบบ้–“ใฎๅคฉไธ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ไปฅไธŠใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใงใฏๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅคฉไธ‹ใŒ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

As long as the outside world remains in the hands of the humans, Gensokyo will be the demesne of the youkai.

ๅคง็ต็•Œ้จ’ๅ‹•

The Great Barrier Disturbance

ไปŠใฏๅฝ“็„ถใฎๆง˜ใซๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ๅš้บ—ๅคง็ต็•Œ๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ–๏ผ‰ใ€‚

This, of course, refers to the Great Hakurei Barrier (*6).

ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏใ€ๅคง็ต็•Œใ‚’ๆๆกˆใ—ไปŠใฎๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใ‚’ๅ‰ตใฃใŸ่ณข่€…ใฎไธ€ไบบใ ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

It is said that this youkai was one of those who suggested the creation of the Great Barrier and created what is now Gensokyo.

ใŸใ ใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฏๆ•ฐๅคšใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๅ็™บใซๅˆใ„ใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชๅŒๅฃซใฎ้—˜ไบ‰ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

However, it appears that there was some opposition to this plan from a number of youkai, and that there was open conflict between youkai.

ใ“ใฎ้–“ใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฏไบบ้–“ใ‚’ใปใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ‹ใ—ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใฎไบบ้–“ใฎ้–“ใงใฏๅคง็ต็•Œใฏ็ตถ่ณ›ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚

As this conflict distracted youkai from their normal attacks against humans, the Great Barrier has received great praise over the period of Gensokyo's existence.

็ตๅฑ€ใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ช้”ใซๅคง็ต็•Œใฎๆœ‰็”จๆ€งใŒไผใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ไปŠใฏใ“ใฎ็ต็•Œใซๅๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹่€…ใฏๆฎ†ใฉๅฑ…ใชใ„ใ€‚

Word of the usefulness of the Great Barrier has now circulated among the youkai, and there are scarcely any that oppose its existence.

ๅนฝ้œŠ้จ’ๅ‹•

The Phantom Disturbance

ๅ†ฅ็•Œใจ้ก•็•Œใฎๅขƒ็•ŒใŒ่–„ใใชใ‚Šใ€ๅนฝ้œŠใŒ้ก•็•Œใซใ€็”Ÿ่€…ใŒๅ†ฅ็•Œใซ่กŒใใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†้จ’ๅ‹•ใ€‚

The Phantom Disturbance refers to a time when the border between the Netherworld and the world of the living weakened, making it easy for the respective denizens of each to go back and forth.

ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎไป•ๆฅญใชใฎใฏๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It is obvious that this youkai would have been involved in such a feat.

่ณขใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใชใฎใงใ€ๅฆ–ๆ€ช็คพไผšใซ้–ขใ—ใฆไฝ•ใ‹ๅด‡้ซ˜ใช็›ฎ็š„ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ—๏ผ‰ใ€‚

Since this was the act of an extremely wise youkai, there was likely some extraordinary benefit to youkai society in doing this. (*7)

็พๅœจ้€ฒ่กŒไธญใฎ็•ฐๅค‰ใงๆœช่งฃๆฑบใ€‚

As this is an ongoing incident the matter remains unresolved.

็›ฎๆ’ƒๅ ฑๅ‘Šไพ‹

Eyewitness Reports

ใƒปๆฐ—ใŒไป˜ใใจ็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใฎ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใŒ็„กใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ€‚ใ‚„ใ‚ใฆๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ€€๏ผˆๅš้บ—้œŠๅคข๏ผ‰

"Before I know it, she makes my food disappear right out from under my nose. I wish she'd stop." (Reimu Hakurei)

่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใชใ„้š™ใซใใฃใจๆ‰‹ใ‚’็ฉบ้–“ใฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Œ็›ฎใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ€้›ขใ‚ŒใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใฎ็‰ฉใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ€‚

When you're not looking she can slip her hand through a gap in dimensions and take things from far away.

ใƒปใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅฎถใฎไธญใ‹ใ‚‰็พใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅ‹˜ๅผใ—ใฆๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใœใ€‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจ็Ž„้–ขใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ“ใ‚Œใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ€€๏ผˆ้œง้›จ้ญ”็†ๆฒ™๏ผ‰

"She keeps just showing up in the middle of my house. Why can't she just use the door like other people?" (Marisa Kirisame)

็ฅžๅ‡บ้ฌผๆฒกใซใ‚‚็จ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

One should exercise restraint when using the power of teleportation.

ๅฏพ็ญ–

Countermeasures

ไบบ้‡Œใซ็พใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏๆป…ๅคšใซใชใ„ใ€‚

She seldom appears in the human village.

ไฝ™็จ‹ใฎไบ‹ใŒ็„กใ„้™ใ‚Šใ€ๆ™ฎ้€šใฎไบบ้–“ใ‚’่ฅฒใ†ไบ‹ใฏ็„กใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

To that extent, she likely doesn't attack normal humans very often.

ใ„ใใ‚‰่…•ใซ่‡ชไฟกใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚’้€€ๆฒปใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใฏๆญขใ‚ใŸๆ–นใŒใ‚ˆใ„ใ€‚

No matter how confident one is in their abilities, it would be wise not to attempt to pursue this youkai.

ใŸใ ใ€ไฝ™็จ‹ๆ‚ช่ณชใชๆˆฆ้—˜ใงใชใ„็พใ‚Šใ€ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎๅŠ›้‡ใซๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆๆ‰‹ๅŠ ๆธ›ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

(Though, she would likely make allowances for the power of her opponent so as not to allow the battle to become too vicious.)

ใจใซใ‹ใใ€ๅขƒ็•Œใฎ่ƒฝๅŠ›ใซใฏ้˜ฒๅพกๆณ•ใ‚‚ๅผฑ็‚นใ‚‚ไธ€ๅˆ‡ๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใ€‚

In any case, there is not a single defense against or weak point in the ability to manipulate boundaries.

ใพใŸใ€็Ÿฅ่ƒฝใฏไบบ้–“ใฎๆƒณๅƒๅŠ›ใ‚’้™ใ‹ใซๅ‡Œ้ง•ใ—ใ€ๅ‹ฟ่ซ–่บซไฝ“่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚‚ๅฆ–ๆ€ชไธฆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Her intellect far surpasses the capabilities of humans, and her vitality is what you'd expect from a youkai.

ไธ‡ใซไธ€ใคใ‚‚ๅ‹ใก็›ฎใฏใชใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

Humans probably have no chance of winning against her.

็ดณๅฃซ็š„ๆ…‹ๅบฆใงๆŽฅใ™ใ‚‹ไปฅๅค–ใฎๆœ‰ๅŠนใชๅฏพ็ญ–ใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

Excepting, of course, the countermeasure of approaching her in a gentlemanly fashion.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ€€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฏๅคœๅž‹ใฎไบบ้–“ใŒๅข—ใˆใŸใฎใจๅŒๆ™‚ใซใ€ๆ˜ผๅž‹ใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚‚ๅข—ใˆใฆใใŸใ€‚

1: Recently, as the number of night humans increases, so does the number of daytime youkai.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใ€€ๅˆไปฃใŒ็บใ‚ใŸๅนปๆƒณ้ƒท็ธ่ตทใ€‚ๅƒไบŒ็™พๅนดไปฅไธŠๆ˜”ใ€‚

2: The Gensokyo Chronicles written by the first member of the Hieda line, more than 1200 years ago.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ“๏ผ‰ใ€€ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ ใ‹ใ‚‰่ถ…ไบบใชใฎใฏๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šๅ‰ใ€‚

3: Well, she's a youkai, so it's no wonder she is superhuman.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ”๏ผ‰ใ€€ๅฎถใŒๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๅ™‚ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

4: Some say that her house is located in the outside world.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ•๏ผ‰ใ€€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใงใ€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใซ้Šใณใซๆฅใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๅ™‚ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ†ฌใ‚„ๆ˜ผ้–“็ญ‰ใ€ๅฏใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใ€ๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใง้Žใ”ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใ—ใ€็ดซใฎๅคขใฎไธ–็•ŒใŒๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใจใ„ใ†ๅ™‚ใ‚‚ใ€‚

5: Rumor has it that she is a youkai from outside, and she simply comes to here for play. Indeed, she may spend the winters and the daytime, when she claims to be sleeping, in the outside world, and some even say that the outside world is Yukari's dream.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ–๏ผ‰ใ€€ๅนปๆƒณ้ƒทใจๅค–ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’ๅˆ†ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅขƒ็•Œใ€‚่ซ–็†็š„ใชๅขƒ็•Œใ ใŒใ€ไบบ้–“ใ‚‚ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใ‚‚็ฐกๅ˜ใซใฏ่กŒใๆฅๅ‡บๆฅใชใใชใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ€ๅผทใ„ๅขƒ็•Œใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

6: The boundary separating Gensokyo and the outside world. It is said it is extremely difficult for youkai or humans to pass through, and so essentially it creates a separate world.

๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ—๏ผ‰ใ€€็งใฏ็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใ‚‹้–“ใซ็ขบ่ชใŒๅ–ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใฏ้™ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚

7: I have been unable to confirm this while alive.