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่ฏ่ฅใฎไบก้ |
The Elegant Ghost |
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่ฝๅ๏ผใๆญปใฎๆใ็จๅบฆใฎ่ฝๅ |
Ability: Ability to manipulate death |
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ๅฑ้บๅบฆ๏ผใๆฅต้ซ |
Threat level: Aggressive |
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ไบบ้ๅๅฅฝๅบฆ๏ผ้ซ |
Human friendship level: High |
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ไธปใชๆดปๅๅ ดๆ๏ผใๅฅ็ |
Main place of activity: Netherworld |
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ๅฅ็ใซใใ็ฝ็ๆฅผใซไฝใ่ฅฟ่กๅฏบๅฎถใฎใๅฌขๆงใงใใใ |
The mistress of the Saigyouji family who resides in Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld. |
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ๅๅนดไปฅไธใไบก้ใฎใพใพใจใใใๆฅตใใฆ็ใใ้ทๅฏฟ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใฎไบก้ใงใใใ |
It is said that she died over 1000 years ago, so she is a spirit with an extremely unusual lifespan (*1). |
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ไบบใๆจใไบใ็กใไธใซใๅนฝ้ใฎ็ตฑๅถใๅใไบใๅบๆฅใ่ฝๅใ่ฒทใใใ้ป้ญๆงใใๅนฝ้็ฎก็ใๅฝใใใใใ |
Impressed by her unwillingness to curse people and her ability to control spirits, she was appointed by the great Yama to manage the souls of the dead. |
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ใใใจๅผใๆฟใใซๅฅ็ใงใฎๆฐธไฝใ่จฑใใใฆใใใ |
In return she was permitted eternal residence in the Netherworld. |
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ๅงฟๅฝขใฏไบบ้ใจๅคใใใใชใใ |
She is not different from the human in the appearance and shape. |
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็ใใฆใใ้ ใจๆฏในใใจใ่ฅๅนฒ่ใฎ่ฒใ้ซชใฎ่ฒใ่ใใจ่จใใใใ |
It is said that the color of her skin and hair is quite lighter than those when she lived. |
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่ไฝใๅฅ็ใฎ็ฝ็ๆฅผใซๅฐๅฐใใใฆใใ็บใๆฐธไน ใซไพ้คๅบๆฅใชใใจ่จใใใฆใใใ |
As her body is sealed away within Hakugyokurou, it is said to be impossible to hold a service for her. |
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ใคใพใใไบก้ใฎๅงฟใงๆฐธ้ ใซ็ใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผไบใซใชใใ |
Thus, she will live (*2) eternally in the form of a ghost. |
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ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆงๆ ผใฏ้ๅธธใซๆขๆฐใงใ่ชๅใๅฅ็ใซๆฅใฆใใใฉใฎไฝ็ตใฃใใฎใ่ฆใใฆใใชใใจใใใ |
Her personality is so extraordinarily easygoing that it is said she doesn't remember how long she's been in the Netherworld. |
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ใใใฉใใใใๆ้ฃในใๅ ๅฎนใ่ฆใใฆใใชใใใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
It seems she doesn't even remember what she had for breakfast (*3). |
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่ฝๅ |
Power |
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ๆญปใๆใ่ฝๅใจใฏใๆๅญ้ใๆตๆ็กใไบบใๆฎบใไบใๅบๆฅใ่ฝๅใงใใใ |
The ability to manipulate death literally means the ability to kill someone with no resistance. |
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ใพใใๆญปใใ ๅพใฎๅนฝ้ใๆใไบใๅบๆฅใใ |
Of course, once they're dead, she would be able to control their spirit, as well. |
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็ฎใไปใใใใใใพใๆตใใชใใ ใใใ |
Nothing good can come out of challenging her. |
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ใใฎๅฆๆชใซ็บใใ้ธ่ฉฑ |
Stories about this youkai |
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่ฅฟ่กๅฆใจๅผใฐใใๆก |
The Sakura Called Saigyou Ayakashi |
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ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็ถ่ฆชใใๅคใใฎไบบ้ใซๆ ใใใๆญ่ใงใใใ่ชๅใฎ่ฆๆ้ใๆกใฎไธใง็ ใใซใคใใใ |
Her father was a widely admired poet, and eventually fell into eternal rest beneath a cherry tree, as he'd always wanted. |
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ๆญปๅพใๆ ใใ็ถใใ็พๅจใฏ็ฅๆ ผๅใใๅคฉ็ใซไฝใใ |
His adoration continued after his death, and now he has ascended into heaven. |
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ใใฎๆกใฎๆจใงใฏใๆบ้ใซๅฒใใจๅนฝใ ๅญใฎ็ถ่ฆชใจๅใๆงใซใใใงๆญปใใงใใ่ ใไพๅนดๅพใ็ตถใใชใใฃใใ |
Every year some grand personage would die beneath that tree when it was in full bloom, just like Yuyuko's father. |
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ใใฎ่กใๅธใ็ถใใๆกใฎๆจใฏใๅพใซไบบใๆญปใซ่ชใๅฆๆชๆกใจใชใใ่ฅฟ่กๅฆใจๅผใฐใใๆงใซใชใฃใใ |
The tree that continued to suck their blood eventually became a youkai cherry tree with the ability to lure people to their death, and it was called the Saigyou Ayakashi. |
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็พๅจใฎ่ฅฟ่กๅฆใฏๅฅ็ใฎ็ฝ็ๆฅผใซๅญๅจใใๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ไฝใๅคใใฎไบบ้ใจๅ ฑใซใใฎ่ฅฟ่กๅฆใฎไธใง็ ใใ่ฅฟ่กๅฆใๅฐๅฐใใฆใใใจ่จใใใฆใใใ |
It is said that the Saigyou Ayakashi is now kept in Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld, sealed thanks to the bodies of countless people, including Yuyuko, who sleep beneath it. |
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ใใฎ็บใๆบ้ใซๅฒใไบใฏ็กใใ |
So, it never reaches full bloom. |
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ๅนฝ้็งปๆฐ่จ็ป |
The Ghostly Emigration Project |
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ไปใใไบ๏ฝไธๅๅนด็จๅใฎ่ฉฑใงใใใ |
This is a story of twenty or thirty years ago. |
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ๆไปใๅถ้ใใใฆ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใใๅฅ็ใซ็ใพใใๅนฝ้ใๅคใใชใฃใใ |
The number of spirits in the Netherworld increased due to limits on ascension (*4). |
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ๆฌก็ฌฌใซๅบๅคงใ ใฃใๅฅ็ใๅนฝ้ใซใใฃใฆๅง่ฟซใใๅงใใใจใๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้ก็ใฎใใกใใก๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใซๅนฝ้้ใ็งปๆฐใใใฆใๆฌกใฎ็ใๅใใใพใงใฎไธๆใใฎใใฎๅ ดใจใใใ |
As the already-vast Netherworld beginning to expand due to the pressure of all the spirits, she allowed them to inhabit various places (*5) in the world of the living as they were waiting to reincarnate. |
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ใใฎ็งปๆฐๅ ใจใฏใๅปๆ กใๅป็ ้ขใๅปใใซใใจใใฃใ่ชฐใๅฏใใคใใชใใใใชๆใ้ธใใ ใฎใ ใใ็ฉๅฅฝใใชๅคใฎไบบ้ใซๅนฝ้ใฎๅงฟใ่ฆใใใฆใใใฎ็ตๆใไฝๆ ใไบบ้ใ้ใพใฃใฆใใฆใใพใฃใใใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ |
The places she chose included closed schools and hospitals, abandoned buildings, and places people don't usually visit, but some curious person on the outside caught sight of one of the ghosts, so people started flocking to them (*6). |
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็ตๅฑใใใฎ่จ็ปใ้ป้ญๆงใฎ็ฎใซ็ใพใใๅนฝ้ใ่ฆใ็ฉใซใชใใฎใฏ่ฏใใชใใจ่จใใใๅปๆญขใจใชใฃใใ |
Eventually, the Yama became aware of this plan and decreed that ghosts shouldn't be seen, so it was put to rest. |
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ๆ็ต็ใซใ้ป้ญๆงใซๅฅ็ใฎๅๅฐใๆกๅผตใใฆ่ฒฐใใ็งปๆฐใฎๅฟ ่ฆใ็กใใชใฃใใ |
Finally, the Yama increased the size of the Netherworld, thereby removing the necessity for the emigration plan. |
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็พๅจใฎๅฅ็ใฏๅฐ็ใใๅบใใจ่จใใใฆใใใ |
It's said that the Netherworld today is larger than Hell. |
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็ฎๆๅ ฑๅไพ |
Eyewitness Reports |
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ใปใใใไปๅนดใๅฅ็ใซ่ฑ่ฆใซ่กใใใชใ๏ผ้ง้จ้ญ็ๆฒ๏ผ |
"Hmm, maybe I should go to the Netherworld for flower-viewing again this year..." (Marisa Kirisame) |
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ๅฅ็ใฎๆกใฏ็ใใฆใใไบบ้ใซใๅคงไบบๆฐใ |
The flowers in the Netherworld are extremely popular even among the living. |
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ใปใใใชๅคงใใชๅฑๆทใซไฝใใ ใใๆ้คใๅคงๅคใใใใญใใ็พจใพใใใชใใ๏ผๅ้บ้ๅคข๏ผ |
"Cleaning up a place with that much space would be a pain. Still, it must be nice." (Reimu Hakurei) |
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ๅฎถไบใซใฏๅฐๅฑใฎๅนฝ้ใใใใใใใใ |
It seems the housework is left to the spirits. |
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ๅฏพ็ญ |
Countermeasures |
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ใพใใๆฎ้ใซใใฆใฆๅบไผใไบใฏใชใใ ใใใ |
First of all, you will likely not meet her normally. |
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ๆฎ้ใฏๅฅ็ใซๅฑ ใฆใไฝใๅนปๆณ้ทใซ็จไบใใใฃใฆใใไฝฟใใงใใๅนฝ้้ใไปฃใใใซๆฅใฆ็จไบใๆธใพใใ |
She stays in the Netherworld most of the time, and if she has business in Gensokyo, she usually has one of the spirits go in her stead. |
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ใใ ใไธใคใ ใไพๅคใใใใ |
There is one major exception. |
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ใใใฏๆญปใใ ๅพใฎ่ฉฑใงใใใ |
You can speak with her after your death. |
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ๆฎ้ใซๆญปใใงใไธญๆใฎ้ใ้ฒใฟใไธ้ใฎๆฒณใๆธกใใๅฝผๅฒธใงๅ็ใฎ่ฃใใๅใใๅพใๆชใไบใใใใฆใใชใใใฐใๅฅ็ใซ่กใฃใฆๆไปใ่ปข็ใๅพ ใคไบใซใชใใ ใใใ |
Normally when you die, after you set out on the road to rebirth, cross the Sanzu river, and receive the judgement of the ten lords during Higan, even if you've done no wrong, you go to the Netherworld and await reincarnation or enlightenment. |
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ใใใงๅฟ ใๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅงฟใ่ฆใไบใซใชใใ |
You will definitely see her there. |
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ใใฎๆใๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆใใซ่งฆใใใจๆใใใไบใๅพ ใฃใฆใใใ ใใใ |
Surely something dreadful will await you if you manage to incur her wrath. |
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ใพใใ้ญ้ญใฎๅฃใฏไธๆฏใใง่ผชๅปป่ปข็ใๆญใคใใใฎไธใงๅฝผๅฅณใซๅฝผๅฒธใซ้ใ่ฟใใใใฐใใใๅพใฏๅฐ็ใซๅขฎใกใใใ็กใใฎใงใใใ |
Her assistant Konpaku can sever the cycle of transmigration with her sword, and if Yuyuko sent you back to Higan from the Netherworld, you'd surely be sent to Hell. |
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ๆญปใฌๅใซๅฝผๅฅณใฎไบใๅๅผทใใฆใใใจ่ฏใใ ใใใ |
It's probably best to read about her before you die. |
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๏ผ๏ผใ้ทๅฏฟ๏ผ |
1: "Lifespan"? |
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๏ผ๏ผใ็ใใ๏ผ |
2: "Live"? |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅใใฆใใใฎใใ |
3: Perhaps senility is setting in. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅคฉ็ใฏ่ผชๅปป่ปข็ใๆญใกๅใฃใ่ ใ่กใใฎใงใ็พๅจ้ฃฝๅ็ถๆ ใงใใใ |
4: As the heavens receive all those who have broken from the cycle of transmigration, they've reached their capacity. |
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๏ผ๏ผใๅคใฎไธ็ใๅซใใ |
5: Including the outside world. |
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๏ผ๏ผใใในใใชใผในใใใใ |
6: People like mysterious places. |
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