Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu
Eiki Shiki's Fantasy Rebirth Story
Eiki
I'd heard from Yukari Yakumo that she'd been handing these out, but to receive one myself is something else.
Eiki
I know what this outfit is capable of and why it was given to me. The youkai sage has thought everything through.
I thought you and Miss Yukari didn't get along.
Eiki
Our abilities certainly don't mesh well. In a way, they erase all that the other seeks to accomplish.
Eiki
Regarding her personality, I clearly determine a person to be good or evil, whoever they are.
Eiki
I don't despise people or put blind faith in them. I don't suspect them with no cause or forgive them without a reason.
(Miss Yukari might not be a fan of that...)
Eiki
And so I'm happy to receive this gift. Pass on my thanks to Yukari.
Eiki
Hehehe.
(She can be really cute sometimes!)
Eiki
...All right, let's get straight to it. After all, there's a reason I asked Komachi to bring you to me.
O-OK!
Eiki
Don't be nervous. You're an honest person, and I take pleasure in talking with you.
Eiki
I've already informed Komachi, Kutaka, the other shinigami and guards, and everyone else in my employ...
Eiki
...but we need to talk about the threat the Lost Word Incident poses and our plan to stop it.
...Got it!
Eiki
It's a serious subject, but don't worry. Our plan is already in motion, and I won't ask you to do anything reckless.
Eiki
Oh, and I've also spoken to the Hakurei shrine maiden and that ever-inquisitive magician.
Eiki
You might run into them as you're playing your part in all this.
Eiki
At some point, I'll assign someone to accompany you so they can protect you should the need arise.
What can I do that Reimu and Marisa can't?
Eiki
I thought you'd ask that.
Eiki
Allow me to explain what you must do and why you must do it.
Eiki
Reimu and Marisa are experts at exterminating youkai and resolving incidents. No one can deny their accomplishments.
Eiki
Their names carry weight beyond the borders of Gensokyo. They're known in Hell, Heaven, and even on the Moon.
Eiki
I've tasked them with maintaining peace. Whatever happens, they have to keep things under control.
Eiki
They're the ones capable of buying us the most time.
Eiki
And time is what we need most. So I had no choice but to turn to them.
Eiki
Lady Hecatia has begun taking action, and Zanmu Nippaku's movements are being monitored.
Eiki
Of course, we must also call upon the Animal Realm to act. And I've heard from Satori that Mizuchi is on the move.
Eiki
From here, more and more people will surely join the fight. Even those in Heaven can't sit on the sidelines forever.
Eiki
With all that's going on, there's no one better than Reimu and Marisa to keep the storm at bay.
Eiki
With no major incidents in recent memory, I had no choice but to have faith in their past achievements.
Eiki
Everything they are doing is for your sake.
For my sake...?!
Eiki
That's right. Which brings us to the question of what you must do.
Eiki
Your task is to explore.
Explore? But that's what I've been doing...
Eiki
You won't be doing anything wildly different. The only thing that might change is where you do it.
Eiki
I'm sorry for being so vague, but it's for the best.
I didn't even know you could be vague...!
Eiki
To explain where you'll be going, we first have to discuss something more fundamental.
Eiki
It's the very thing Yukari has been feverishly investigating... Your journal.
Eiki
There's much we still don't understand about it, but one thing has become clear.
You and Miss Yukari have been working closely...!
Eiki
She came to me with information pertaining to a subject about which I'm something of an expert.
Eiki
That's right...
Eiki
Rebirth.
Rebirth?!
Eiki
Rebirth is connected to the principle of life and death.
Eiki
I am the Yama who rules Gensokyo, its Supreme Judge, and the one who oversees rebirth to the Six Realms.
Eiki
Technically, I don't oversee it alone. I'm assisted by my fellow Yama and the full force of the Ministry of Right and Wrong.
Eiki
But there's one thing I must make clear. We don't own the process of rebirth.
Eiki
A hermit may use senjutsu, but they do not own the principles of yin, yang, and the Five Phases.
Eiki
They do not own. They study and seek understanding. That's what allows them to control and manage those principles.
Eiki
The Yama are the same with rebirth. It's a large and majestic autonomous system.
Eiki
Think of it as a natural phenomenon that occurs in the spirit world. You could call it another aspect of space.
But what's that got to do with my journal?
Eiki
Fantasy Rebirth.
Huh?!
Eiki
The theory Yukari proposed was quite surprising. It's not something that should be discussed lightly.
Eiki
And so, to this day, I've kept it secret. But now I know for certain the Lost Word Incident is close.
Eiki
I've been using all available information to determine her theory's validity. Yes, it's my ability driving me to do so.
Eiki
Although, now that I think about it, maybe that was part of Yukari's plan...
Eiki
Fantasy Rebirth was named so because of its connection to little girls' fantasies. Yukari's theory is based on your journal.
Eiki
I say theory, but it's not some purely academic "fantasy," if you'll pardon the pun.
Eiki
It's a logical explanation of rebirth that doesn't contradict existing theories.
Huh? What does her theory say?!
I feel like people have already fantasy rebirthed...
Not that I really know what that means...!
Eiki
I know how you feel. I only learned the truth after analyzing the results of my own investigation.
Eiki
There are several fundamental mysteries regarding Fantasy Rebirth.
Eiki
Those mirrors seem to be Izanagi Objects, but why is it necessary to use them?
Eiki
Why does Fantasy Rebirth work on people like Yuyuko, Akyuu, and I, who are exempt from the usual laws of rebirth?
Eiki
How does samsara, the karmic cycle, affect it, and what does that mean?
Th-That's a lot of mysteries!
Eiki
The explanation for Fantasy Rebirth that arises from Yukari's theory is actually quite simple.
Eiki
If you think of it in terms of complex numbers, Fantasy Rebirth is rebirth along the imaginary axis.
Eiki
The axis running perpendicular to the flat plane of the karmic cycle serves as a road to a yet-unknown type of rebirth.
Eiki
That's what Fantasy Rebirth is.
So... it's like a secret passage out of a locked room?
Eiki
It's like a thread of spider's silk dangling from above as the waves of the Lost Word Incident erode the ground beneath us.
Eiki
Or a spaceship offering escape from a polluted Earth... which I hear is something often discussed in the outside world.
Eiki
Yes, in some regards, Yukari and I don't work well together.
Eiki
But the process of Fantasy Rebirth was finally understood thanks to her theory and my information backing it up.
Eiki
I couldn't help but make what was once ambiguous clear and distinct.
Eiki
This sort of thing only becomes fact once it's been proven. ...No. Saying things like that makes me as bad as Yukari.
Eiki
In the end, it was Yukari and I working together that made Fantasy Rebirth a fact and a weapon in this fight.
Eiki
Your task is to find the Fantasy Rebirth axis, for it holds the key to defeating the Lost Word Incident.
Costume Presentation
Eiki
You're strange. You do unexpected things whenever I'm not looking. I thought this was due to the ambiguity of humans, but it seems you have your own clear sense of right and wrong... just like Komachi. *sigh* I'll have to keep my eye on you.
