Hatate Himekaidou
Hatate Himekaidou's Fantasy Rebirth Story
This should be the hidden tengu village...
Hatate?! Where are you? I got your letter.
Hatate
...!
Whoa, Hatate! What are you doing?!
Hatate
Shh! Lower your voice...!
Hatate
...
Hatate
Phew, I'm glad no one was around.
Hatate
Sorry for calling you here so suddenly, PLAYER.
Hatate
I meant to come and get you, but I've had my hands full dealing with everything that's going on.
Hatate
I'm glad you got my letter. It seems my crow tengu friend found you OK.
It took me by surprise when I received it.
Umm, I think you can let go of me now...
Hatate
Oh, sorry!
Hatate
I kinda panicked when I saw you... I didn't mean to hug you so hard.
Hatate
I didn't hurt you, did I?
I'm fine!
But why were you in such a panic?
Hatate
Well...
Hatate
I didn't want any of the other tengu to see you.
Hatate
I don't know who, but I heard some of them are trying to kidnap you.
What?! Wh-Why would someone want to kidnap me...?
Hatate
Yeah, you deserve to know what's going on.
Hatate
I just got out of a Great Tengu meeting...
Hatate
...where we were discussing how to combat the Lost Word Incident.
Hatate
And one of the main topics was what we're going to do with you.
Hatate
Apparently, the Tenma has decided that we should protect you.
Hatate
But the Great Tengu seem to think this means we've gotta kidnap you and lock you up.
Maybe the things I've been doing were a nuisance...
Hatate
Of course not!
Hatate
I can't comprehend the Tenma's intentions, but the Great Tengu are suspicious of you.
Hatate
Lady Iizunamaru and I are tired of listening to their baseless arguments.
Hatate
They keep spouting nonsense, like the mastermind behind the incident is trying to use you...
Hatate
...or that you're the cause of the incident.
Hatate
It's not like anyone knows who's behind the incident, and there's no way it's your fault.
Hatate
Lady Iizunamaru is trying to clear their suspicions, but...
Hatate
...some tengu might be looking to kidnap you. They could be acting on their own or on secret orders from the Tenma.
Hatate
Which is why I didn't want you to be seen by anyone. Kidnapping humans is child's play for tengu.
Thank you for telling me this even though I'm a human.
But aren't you meant to keep stuff like this a secret?
Hatate
Well, um...
Hatate
...
Hatate
You know what, PLAYER?
Hatate
Why don't we run away?
Hatate
I think this might be it for the tengu society.
Hatate
If the Great Tengu had any idea how to resolve the incident, we wouldn't keep having so many meetings about it.
Hatate
It might have been different for other youkai, but we tengu have a society.
Hatate
They keep arguing and blaming others, while refusing to give up on schemes that clearly won't work.
Hatate
It's clear the tengu society has already lost this fight...
Hatate
Even if no one else makes it, I want to at least save you.
Hatate
When the Lost Word Incident gets here, we might not be able to stop it from destroying everything.
Hatate
More likely than not, the tengu society, the Youkai Mountain, and all of Gensokyo will disappear!
Hatate
So...
Hatate
Before that time comes, I'm gonna steal a tengu secret item.
Hatate
And with it, I'll send you someplace safe, like the land of the oni or some hidden Otherworld...
Hatate
That way, you might be able to escape the effects of the incident.
But what about you?
Hatate
I can't leave Gensokyo and the Youkai Mountain...
Hatate
This may sound strange after everything I've said, but I have to protect the tengu society.
Hatate
So I won't be able to stay with you...
Hatate
But at least this way, I'll be able to save someone...!
Hatate
I just want you to be safe!
I'm sorry, Hatate...
But I can't run away.
I want to...
...protect Gensokyo with everyone.
Hatate
PLAYER...
Even if you send me somewhere far away...
I'll always come back to Gensokyo.
All my friends are here.
Hatate
...
Um, I also had my own reasons for coming to see you.
Miss Okina asked me to give this to you.
Hatate
What? From Okina Matara? I wonder what's inside...
Hatate
W-Wow...! I heard rumors that Yukari Yakumo was giving out costumes. This is one of them, right?
Hatate
It's incredibly well made! Though it does feel kinda weird getting a gift from that secret god.
Hatate
Thank you, PLAYER. And please pass on my thanks to the secret god.
Hehe, you're welcome! We prepared it just for you!
I also have a message from Miss Okina.
Hatate
A message? I'm not sure I wanna hear it...
Ahaha... Well, she said that―
―she's counting on your thoughtography ability.
Hatate
My thoughtography...?
Hatate
Hm? I've got a new thoughtography photo...
Hatate
I'm unsure of the details, but this photo...
Hatate
...shows a scene related to the Lost Word Incident. I'm sure of it!
That means...!
Hatate
There are people fighting on the front lines against the Lost Word Incident!
Hatate
You're not alone in trying to deal with it!
Hatate
There's still some hope we can resolve this thing!
Hatate
I'm gonna show this photo to the Great Tengu and bring them back to their senses!
Hatate
I'll clear all their suspicions, so you won't have to worry about being kidnapped anymore!
Hatate
I don't know if it'll work, but I'll do everything I can!
Hatate
Um, sorry for what I said earlier. That was pretty uncool...
Hatate
But thanks to you, I feel like I'm back to my old self. I'm never gonna give up!
Hatate
So, umm...
Hatate
Thanks, PLAYER.
Costume Presentation
Hatate Himekaidou
My article about you in the Kakashi Spirit News received a commendation from the Great Tengu! That doesn't happen often. I'm now on the same level as the Bunbunmaru Newspaper. Thanks for everything. We're partners from here on out!
