Kasen Ibaraki
Kasen Ibaraki's Fantasy Rebirth Story
Kasen
Oh, PLAYER. Hello. It's rare to see you come all the way out here.
Kasen
Did my animals guide you well?
Hello, Miss Kasen. I have a package for you.
Mukou the raijuu showed me the way today!
Kasen
A package...? It's even rarer for me to receive one of those.
It's from Miss Yukari. Here, before I forget.
Kasen
WHAT?!
Kasen
(What is this? It's beyond uncommon, it's unnerving. But I can't say something like that in front of PLAYER!)
Kasen
F-From Yukari, you say? ...Thank you. Hehe...
Kasen
...That youkai sage... why didn't she do that whole Impresstival thing for me?
Kasen
I was waiting for my turn ever since I heard the rumors. And I was actually thinking of going along with it too...!
Hm?
Kasen
Oh, um, I was talking to myself!
Kasen
You've made it this far. You should rest. You prefer tea, right?
Kasen
I'll have it out in a moment.
Thank you!
Kasen
...That's why I adore Gensokyo so much. I want to protect it... now and forever more.
So that's what happened...
Kasen
I feel like I've just made you listen to me prattle on, but it's been fun.
I've been having fun, too! I like listening to your stories!
Kasen
Really?!
Kasen
The residents of the Human Village have been telling me lately that I've been too preachy.
Kasen
Perhaps my oratory skills have gotten better. Maybe I should test them out by giving Reimu my newest sermon.
It might be best to rethink that...
Kasen
Hahaha, I'm just joking.
Kasen
I don't want to self-aggrandize in front of you. As a hermit, I'm going to say this to you from the heart for your benefit.
Say what?
Kasen
PLAYER, you're...
*gulp*
Kasen
...an unusually good listener!
Oh, that's it?!
Kasen
Did you think I was going to lecture you? Don't worry, I won't.
Kasen
But what I said was no joke.
Kasen
Based on what I've seen in the Human Village, normal girls your age are not as perceptive as you are.
Kasen
...Or maybe saying that you're quick to understand would be better. I'm not making fun of you. I'm actually impressed.
Kasen
...But I do still think it's abnormal.
So then I AM strange?!
Kasen
That's not what I meant. Maybe...
Kasen
...this has something to do with your lost memories.
...!
Kasen
I've been watching you ever since you arrived in Gensokyo.
(How embarassing.)
Kasen
I thought you were so honest because of your missing memories. You were so pure, like a blank sheet of paper.
Kasen
Oh, but even now, I still believe your honesty is inherent to your nature.
Hehe, you don't have to say that...
Kasen
But since then, especially after your many struggles with the Lost Word incidents in other worlds...
Kasen
...I've seen time and again your ability to quickly parse information―perhaps not to the level of a genius but still.
Yeah, I don't think things come to me that quickly...
Kasen
Maybe it's not that you have a high level of understanding, but that you're re-experiencing things you've forgotten.
Kasen
When those memories return, you accept everything that comes with them without a need for a deep explanation.
Kasen
That could be one possible explanation.
Yes, you could be right.
Kasen
Hehe.
Kasen
All this merely comes from my experience as a hermit, and I still haven't figured everything out. So don't overthink it.
Wait... how are you monitoring the other worlds?
Kasen
Oooh, that?
Kasen
You know of my ability to guide animals, right? An aspect of it lends me a certain power over spirits of the living and souls.
Kasen
And while I can't go into detail, I also have the authority to interfere with a certain barrier and an old youjutsu-like power.
Kasen
By combining these, I can trace and observe you while you are in other worlds.
Kasen
...No, saying it like that makes it sound like I can freely control these powers, which I cannot. I will rephrase it.
Kasen
I cannot help but see... See you confront the Lost Word incidents.
Like... Phantasmal Sight?
Could someone be showing you these things?
Kasen
I don't have enough clarity on the issue to speak any further. If I learn something new...
Kasen
...we can discuss it over tea again.
Yeah!
Kasen
I will protect you until that time comes. I give you my word as a hermit on the path to becoming a celestial.
Kasen
That is my mission... my decree from the heavens.
Kasen
...Oh, that's right.
Kasen
While you're here, why don't we open up that gift from the youkai sage, and you can give me your opinion on it?
Kasen
Let's see here...
Kasen
Hehe.
Kasen
It's as if she's saying, "I know all about your decree from heaven."
Costume Presentation
Kasen Ibaraki
You seem to know what to do even if you don't fully grasp the situation. That may not be a unique ability, but it is useful. Heh, I knew I could trust my judgment. Let's keep working to resolve this incident. My pets like you too. That's enough for me!
