Reimei (a Touhou LW original) refers to dawn. Kutaka is endowed with Water Phase since she directs the deceased to their destinations and Sun Essence because she maintains the flow of souls. This Kutaka is also endowed with Wood Phase, the temperament of chickens. The flexible and patient Water Phase resists Metal Phase, because metal collects water, but it is weak to Earth Phase, because earth directs water. The alluring and arrogant Sun Essence resists the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence, but it is weak to the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence. The strong and kind Wood Phase resists Water Phase, because water nourishes wood, but it is weak to Metal Phase, because metal carves wood. The combination of Water Phase and Wood Phase cancels out any resistance or weakness to Metal Phase.

The ability of Kutaka Niwatari from the world drowning in black water (a Touhou LW original). This ability doesn't seem that different from the Kutaka of our world's ability. The 17.5th Prolonged Incident Black water welled up from the Underworld to Gensokyo. This led many people to head to the Underworld, some to investigate and stop the black water, others for their own secret purposes. But someone was down there waiting for them... Under orders from her boss, the Yama, Kutaka began investigating a hole that someone had opened in the bottom of the Sanzu River, causing water to cascade into the Underworld. She headed down there to ascertain the extent of the damage, how to fix it, and find the culprit. Kutaka is not only the god of chickens (Niwatarijin) but also the god of water distribution (Mikumari) and the god who delivers souls of the deceased to their destination (Oniwatari), making her the ideal candidate for investigating the depths of the Underworld that is teeming with restless spirits. However, all these abilities also mean that she is more than capable of prolonging this incident... In other worlds, Minamitsu Murasa was the one who opened the hole in the Sanzu River, and there is no reason to assume that this world, with the prolonged incident, is any different. Minamitsu claimed that she needed to fill the Blazing Hell with water to reach the source of the black water. However, she failed to realize that flooding the Underworld with water was, in fact, the most efficient way to bring the black water to the surface. In the outside world, this is known as waterflooding or water injection, and it is a relatively simple but effective method of extracting black water, aka petroleum, from oil reservoirs. This was the perfect opportunity for Kutaka to acquire lots of petroleum since she potentially has complete control over the Sanzu River's water with her position and abilities. Why would she close the hole when she could use it for all its worth? Anyone who knows Kutaka would say that she would never do something so dishonest, but the thing with gods is that they have multiple faces. They can be kind and generous one moment and terribly vengeful the next. Perhaps her instincts as a god unwittingly compelled her to gather petroleum to boost her faith and spirit power. However, it's still unclear whether petroleum can actually be used in this way.