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Touhou Reiiden Backstory

Here in an eastern country rests a small shrine named the "Hakurei Shrine". Because many out-of-the-ordinary things happen here, normal people almost never come near it. However, there is also a reason that "things that aren't human" never descend to the Human Village. This is because shrine maidens, females with the power to channel gods, have lived at this shrine for many generations. The reason these powerful shrine maidens have lived in this small shrine for so long is because it is close to many connections("gates") to realms like Hell and Makai, where those "things that aren't human" reside.

Long ago, powerful mountaineering ascetics, exorcists, and spiritual leaders from all areas of the country gathered in order seal away the youkai, demons, and other creatures, and they succeeded at this task. However, the recoil from doing it was so tremendous that it annihilated everyone gathered there. Much time passed after that - so much time that the power of that seal started to fade in effectiveness. The shrine maiden who lives at this shrine has trained intensely to fight these unbeatable enemies to stop the "things that aren't human" from reaching the Human Village. While knowing it was futile, that she would be sacrificing her life, she headed for one of the gates.

...Not really.

The truth is that this shrine maiden is Reimu Hakurei, who always gets caught up in strange things. One of the "things that isn't human" destroyed her shrine, and she flew into a rage. There is only one thing that will calm her rage: the total annihilation of all "things that aren't human"!

...Well, that's half wrong too.

The real truth is that Reimu Hakurei is quite the optimist. On a whim once again, she figured she'd go and enter one of the gates. After a while, she realized that only the Hakurei Shrine's greatest treasure, the Yin-Yang Orb, was effective against these demonic creatures.

Reimu: Well, whatever. As long as I use the "Yin-Yang Orb", things will turn out fine.

What is the fate of this shrine maiden?

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東方靈異伝バックストーリー Touhou Rei'iden Back Story
ここは東の国のとある小さな神社、‘博麗神社’、

ここには色々な出来事が起こるため、普通の人はめったに近寄ったりしなかった。

Here in an eastern country is a small shrine called the "Hakurei Shrine".

Because many unusual events took place here, normal people seldom came near it.

しかし、‘人間でない何か’が、人里におりてこないのにはわけがあった。 However, there was a reason that "things that aren't human" never came down into the Human Village.
それは、この神社には代々、神に通ずる力のある女性、つまり巫女がいたからであった。 That reason was that for generations, there have existed women with power to channel the gods - in other words, shrine maidens.
なぜ、この小さな神社に力の在る巫女がいるわけは、ここには地獄や魔界、といった‘人間でない何か’の棲む世界との接点(ゲート)が重なっているからである。 These powerful women have lived in this small shrine because many connections (gates) to realms where the "things that aren't human" reside, such as Hell or Makai.
その昔、ここから現れる妖怪、悪魔などを封印するために、全国各地の力のある修験者、調伏師、などが集まり封印に成功した。 が、そのときの反動は非常に大きく、集まった者も全滅した。 Long ago, from all areas of the country, powerful mountaineering ascetics, exorcists, and other spiritual leaders gathered to seal off the demons and youkai. They were successful, but the the recoil from doing so was so tremendous it annihilated everyone present.
それから時がたち、あれほどの力をもった封印の効力も薄れてきた。 Time passed, and even a seal of that much power has come to fade in effectiveness.
この神社の巫女は、‘人間でない何か’を人里におりていかない様にするためかなうはずもない敵に対し、精一杯の修業を積み、それでも無理と分かっていながら、自分の身を犠牲にし、このゲートへ向かっていった。 The shrine maiden here, in order to stop the non-human things from reaching the human village, has trained intensely to fight enemies she cannot beat. Even while knowing it was futile she headed for one of the the Gate, at the sacrifice of her own life.




う ・ そ





...Or not.

ほんとは、変な事巻き込まれ体質の巫女、博麗靈夢。

‘人間でない何か’に、神社を破壊されちゃって、おこちゃったのだ。この怒りを沈めるには、‘人間でない何か’を、全滅させるしか!!

The truth is that this shrine maiden is Reimu Hakurei, and she always gets caught up in weird things.

Some "thing that isn't human" destroyed her shrine, and she got angry. The only thing that will calm her rage is the total annihilation of all non-human beings!!

って、半分うそ ...Well, that's about half wrong too.
ほんとのほんとは、博麗靈夢は、かなりの楽天家。

今回もきまぐれで、ゲートに入ってみたのであった。

The *true* truth is, Reimu Hakurei is quite an optimist.

Going off her whims once again, she figured she'd enter the Gate.

ここの魔に対して効力のあるのは、博麗神社最大の秘宝‘陰陽玉’だけであるということが分かったのも、しばらくしてである。 And after a while, she realized that only the Hakurei Shrine's greatest treasure, the Yin-Yang Orb, is effective against these demons.
靈夢「ま、いっか。‘陰陽玉’をうまく使えば、なんとかなるわよね」 Reimu: "Oh, well. As long as I use the Yin-Yang Orb well, things'll turn out fine, right?"
どうなることやら・・・・ What will happen to her...

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Source

  • 靈異伝.TXT, included with the game