Sagume Kishin
Sagume Kishin's Fantasy Rebirth Story
Okina
Seriously?
Okina
Are you not going to say anything at all?
Good evening, Miss Sagume...!
Sagume
...Hm.
Sagume
[Good evening. Lady Yagokoro informed me that you would be coming.]
Sagume
[But I didn't hear anything about the secret god of Gensokyo.]
Okina
Oh, I see you're using that device on your neck that alters your voice.
Sagume
[To be precise, it's a device that speaks for me.]
Sagume
[I'm sure you know that my ability activates when I speak words out loud.]
Okina
Ah, yes. Your ability to reverse fate. Such a complicated and mysterious ability.
Sagume
[Why has an Earth god―a secret god―come to see me? Do you want to know about my power to manipulate fate?]
Sagume
[This whole commotion is as though someone stirred up a hornet's nest...]
Sagume
[...and now they've all come out to wreak havoc on the far side of the moon and Gensokyo.]
Sagume
[Though, outwardly, both places are tranquil, like the near side of the moon and the blue Earth that face each other.]
Okina
Yes, it is as you say.
Okina
Of course, I am curious about your ability to manipulate fate. And I'd obviously like to hear all about it.
Okina
But I'd also like you to share your thoughts and what you know. We can't afford to let our pride get in the way.
Okina
I'll use whatever I can.
Okina
I can't speak for the others gods, but with my origins, I specialize in getting dirty with behind-the-scenes negotiations.
Okina
Isn't the Kunitsukami part of you―the earthly half of your divine being―the same?
Sagume
...
Sagume
[I suppose.]
Sagume
[My regular visits here might actually be similar to what you call "getting dirty."]
Sagume
[I feel like we're going to have a good chat.]
(I feel like this is the start of a complex conversation!)
Sagume
[...I see.]
Sagume
[I've heard about that before, but some of the things you said are new to me. That was really interesting.]
Sagume
[So the world can be explained with a three-layer structure― physical, mental, and memory. This also relates to my ability.]
Okina
Oh, my. I thought I'd get to learn something, but it looks like I ended up teaching you something instead.
Sagume
[Learning is always a mutual process. There is no such thing as one-sided learning.]
Okina
Those are wise words.
Sagume
[It's nothing praiseworthy. Besides, you are wiser than I.]
Sagume
[So...]
Sagume
[Okina Matara, secret god and sage of Gensokyo, it is perfectly clear that you are plotting something.]
Sagume
[Or rather, I should say...]
Sagume
[It's clear that no amount of plotting will work against the Lost Word...]
(N-No way...!)
(Then what's the point of all our preparations...?!)
Okina
...
Okina
Hehe, your apprehension is showing on your face, PLAYER.
Okina
Don't worry. I have already taken that into consideration.
Okina
Don't forget that I'm Okina Matara.
Okina
The way I see it, there are quite a few beings who possess the power to manipulate fate.
Okina
The Scarlet Devil, Remilia Scarlet. The White Rabbit of Good Fortune, Tewi Inaba.
Okina
The misfortune god, Hina Kagiyama. The living god of miracles, Sanae Kochiya.
Okina
The celestial, Tenshi Hinanawi. The poverty god, Shion Yorigami.
Okina
And, of course, you, Sagume Kishin, the Goddess Who Invites Unfortunate Slips of the Tongue. There are others too...
Okina
...like Reimu Hakurei, the shrine maiden lucky enough to alter fate.
Okina
Then there's Eirin Yagokoro, someone who can make wondrous medicine that can even intervene with fate.
Okina
And you will surely find many more if you look hard enough. Anyone who can use magic or youjutsu would mostly qualify.
Sagume
[I understand what you're saying, but where are you going with all this?]
Okina
I'm talking about the exact same thing as earlier. It's about my plan.
Sagume
[Your plan? But...]
Okina
I'm asking if you can help us.
Sagume
[Help...? But, that's...]
Okina
Just one ability isn't enough. We need a whole army of people with abilities that alter fate to deal with the Lost Word.
Sagume
[But... that goes against the inherent nature of fate. No one can truly predict the future.]
Sagume
[When many try to change an uncertain future, it becomes even more unclear. The abilities will cancel each other out.]
Okina
Hmm...
Okina
Yes, that's true! I guess it won't work after all!
Sagume
...?!
Sagume
[But... weren't you determined to go through with your plan? Are you really going to give up so easily...?]
Okina
Don't be so surprised.
Okina
Plans are the same as traps. Even if you have to lay a hundred traps, the hunt is successful if even just one of them works.
Okina
Being a strategist yourself, I'm sure you understand.
Sagume
[I suppose you're right, but...]
Okina
Besides, I haven't given up.
Sagume
...?!
Okina
I've just stepped up my plan... with your help.
Sagume
...?
(I don't get it either...!)
Okina
I'll prove it to you soon enough.
Okina
Take this as a token of my promise. Yukari Yakumo prepared it, and I'm sure we are of a like mind in this matter.
Okina
PLAYER...
Here you go, Miss Sagume!
Sagume
[I heard that there was someone down here giving out costumes, but I didn't realize all of you are involved in it...!]
Sagume
[And this costume... Wow!]
Sagume
[Thank you, Okina Matara. And you too, PLAYER.]
I'm sure you'll look good in it. It should fit perfectly!
Okina
Hehe. I'll convey your thanks to Yukari Yakumo as well.
Okina
Now you are also a part of our plan.
Okina
Do not forget that, OK?
Sagume
[Very well. I'll be sure to remember your promise.]
Sagume
[And...]
Sagume
[...this outfit somehow reminds me of the Age of the Gods!]
Sagume
[I'm going to go change and show it off to everyone I know.]
Sagume
*humming*
Costume Presentation
Sagume Kishin
[What you're trying to accomplish is the same as an incident. You're trying to resolve an incident with an incident. It's unprecedented. I'll continue to report your progress to the moon and Lady Yagokoro, but I also want to see how this unfolds.]
