Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion (Cherry Blossom: Time)
The usual outfit of Sakuya from the world that snows in spring. "The season never changes, but I control time."
Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion (Cherry Blossom: Time)
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
I'm Sakuya Izayoi. All good maids can perform knife tricks, and my mistress loves them. I'll show you some.
Introduction
Those were some fine bullets, Lady Saigyouji, or whatever your name is. But I'm going to win this time! ...Did I get her?! Huh? Is this the shrine? That's strange. If I lost, I should've returned to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. And the seasons are back to normal. Did Reimu or Marisa resolve the incident? Hey, you there, do you know what's going on? I'm Sakuya Izayoi, a maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's rare for this shrine to get any visitors.
Purple Heart
It's rare that someone actually wants to see my magic tricks. How about I show you my latest one?
Blue Heart
Tricks and spells are both called magic because they're the same thing.
Green Heart
I can perform any kind of trick by stopping time, so I'm sure I can bring back spring if I make effective use of my ability.
Orange Heart
I can stop time, so I should be able to dodge any kind of attack. Well, apart from those Impossible Spell Cards... Ah! Don't tell me they mixed in some Impossible Spell Cards without me realizing. Is that even possible?
Pink Heart
I assumed I kept losing to that ghost because I wasn't making the most of my ability. But perhaps there was another reason. Like, maybe my opponent was also manipulating time, just like I was...
Summer
That Cirno looks happy in summer even though she's an ice fairy. Her ability seems fairly strong, so perhaps she could use it to prolong the winter...
Login
The mistress and the young mistress will freeze if we don't find some fuel. Creating fire with magic is much too expensive, and we've already depleted a large portion of our finances.
Enhancement
Now I can carry more knives. I'll win for sure this time!
Return
I love seeing the bullet patterns from parallel worlds. They're a great source of inspiration for my magic tricks.
Home 1
Oh, that reminds me. Lady Patchouli asked me to collect some clay from the Netherworld. I wonder why... I guess she wants to eat it.
Home 2
I might be able to end the eternal winter by manipulating time, but I don't know how the mastermind would react. Let's put that idea on hold for now.
Home 3
Meiling and Koakuma keep warm by shoveling snow in the garden. They also help me remove snow from the roof. It's a big mansion, so it's a pretty big job.
Reaction 1
Do you think Meiling could control the seasons by manipulating qi?
Reaction 2
...Oh, you fell asleep on my lap. *pats head*
Reaction 3
(Is this what it's like to have a little sister?)
Task
Tasks, huh? You've got it rough, too. I'll show you a magic trick once you're done.
Task Complete
For my first trick, I'll make your tasks reappear. One, two, three! I'm just kidding.
Mail
One of these letters is addressed to you... It's no fun if you get it first try.
Errand Finished
The girls have returned from an errand. I wonder if they bought any coffee beans.
Start of Battle
I really didn't expect winter to last this long.
Mid-Wave
We should head upwind.
Victory
I'll end winter before we run out of fuel. That should satisfy my mistress.
Defeat
It's not that I don't have many worries―I don't have any!
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
My mistress will complain
if we run out of fuel.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
Performing your duties perfectly
is what it means to be a maid.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Time Sign: Perfect Square
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
If you value your life, you
shouldn't enter my domain.
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
Even my mistress doesn't
make that mistake very often.
Spellcard 2 Casted
Time Sign: Private Square
Last Word Chant 1
My purple balls look cool, don't they?
I prepared them especially for this.
Last Word Chant 2
Now then, it's about time
you return that warmth to us!
Last Word Casted
Magical Circus Chance Time
Boost 1
Hyaa!
Boost 2
Take this!
Boost 3
My knives can cut anything.
Graze 1
Haa!
Graze 2
There!
Graze 3
How wonderful. I think I'm going to cry...
Command A
Hm?
Command B
Yes, I'm worried. About myself.
Command C
It's not a trifle.
Command D
Are you going to have a flower viewing party or something?
Skill A
There's a trick to this.
Skill B
And a gimmick.
Shot A
Look this way.
Shot B
Attention, please.
Damage
Urk.
Heavy Damage
Now you've done it...!
Guard
This should be easy enough.
Graze Activated
I knew you'd fall for that.
Change to Rear
You handle this.
Change to Front
What's going on here?
Buff/Heal
This really helps.
Knocked Out
Did she mean I won't be welcome the next time I go there either?
Voice Sets
Phantom-Slicing Knives
VA: Fukagawa Seria
Servant Seeking Warmth
VA: Kinoshita Sayaka
Thwarting the Rotting Princess
VA: Sugiyama Riho
Character Information
Temperament: Yukimoyoi
Yukimoyoi (a Touhou LW original) refers to weather where snow could start falling at any moment. This is an apt temperament for Sakuya, who must reclaim spring for the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Sakuya is endowed with Metal Phase, due to her skills with knives, and with Moon Essence, as a vampire's servant.
The cold and silent Metal Phase resists Earth Phase, because earth bears metal, but it is weak to Fire Phase, because fire refines metal.
The cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence resists the alluring and arrogant Sun Essence, but it is weak to the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence.
Ability/Backstory: Mainly capable of manipulating time
The ability of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter (a Touhou LW original). It is essentially the same as our version of Sakuya's ability. However, despite having this ability, this world's Sakuya is yet to resolve the Spring Snow Incident.
The Scarlet Devil Mansion has been shut off from the rest of Gensokyo by heavy snowfall. They can probably overcome their lack of fuel through magic, but there's no easy replacement for food. If worst comes to worst, the mistress might end up causing an incident again out of sheer hunger. If that happens, Gensokyo might never be the same again. Although, in saying that, it's still yet to be seen whether Gensokyo can recover from this single prolonged incident.
Sakuya is a master of illusions and stage magic that utilize tricks and gimmicks. She can perform almost any kind of magic trick thanks to her ability to manipulate time. However, her mistress's face remains impassive, as if frozen by the chill winter wind, when Sakuya performs them for her. This is obviously because she's aware of Sakuya's ability, taking away all the fun and mystique. But perhaps these tricks will work on the one who prolonged this incident. She'll have to creatively utilize her magic tricks to bring an end to her repeated forays.
During Sakuya's countless excursions to bring an end to this incident, she came to the sudden realization that prolonging winter for eternity might be possible for someone who can manipulate time.
Sakuya's Time Sign loadout features domain-themed bombs and attacks that involve throwing knives and manipulating their trajectory. You can tell that she is confident in her skills by the way she seamlessly moves at high speed while controlling her knives. But Sakuya complains that maintaining the intense concentration required for these techniques is exhausting... There's only one way to see if another loadout would be more effective, and that's to try it for real. Then again, perhaps using the attacks she's used to is still her best bet...
Attacks
Misdirection (Cherry Blossom)
The Spread Shot of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter. In true maid fashion, she fires knives and can somewhat direct them to the left or right. Misdirecting the audience's attention is the cornerstone of all magic tricks. Even if you try to focus, it's hard not to fall for an optical illusion that preys on your instincts. For example, even if the text in a sentecne is silghtly jumlbed, you can still read it no problem. Your eyes don't pick up on as much as you might think.
Bullets
Misdirection Slash (Cherry Blossom)
Misdirection Flash (Cherry Blossom)
Misdirection Cut (Cherry Blossom)
Misdirection Stab (Cherry Blossom)
Misdirection Ambush (Cherry Blossom)
Misdirection Surprise (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction (Cherry Blossom)
The Focus Shot of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter. In true maid fashion, she throws knives that fly in a set direction. Directing where the audience looks is a fundamental technique of magic tricks. For example, when a magician makes a dove appear, it distracts the audience and lets them set up another trick. When something shocking happens, it steals the audience's attention and makes them blind to all else. Similar techniques are also used to commit crimes and in military operations. It's all about manipulating information and controlling your opponent's state of mind.
Bullets
Power Direction Slash (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction Flash (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction Cut (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction Stab (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction Ambush (Cherry Blossom)
Power Direction Surprise (Cherry Blossom)
Time Sign: Perfect Square
A Spell Card of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter. She stops time over a wide area. Sakuya's ability is simple yet also terrifying. She can speed up, slow down, and stop time. And she's the only one who can act normally during this altered time. It's not known whether there are any limits to her power, but one has to question why she doesn't abuse it to do whatever she wants.
Bullets
Perfect Quadrilateral Space
Perfect Rhombus Space
Perfect Rectangle Space
Perfect Parallelogram Space
Perfect Kite-Shaped Space
Perfect Square Space
Time Sign: Private Square
A Spell Card of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter. She manipulates time within a fixed area. Thinking about it, the only people who could genuinely pose a threat to Sakuya are those whom time has no power over. However, most creatures, be they human or youkai, value their time and are generally ruled by it. Some notable exceptions would be Remilia, who meddles with fate; Yukari Yakumo, who interferes with the laws of nature; and Kaguya, who manipulates eternity and the instantaneous. Although, not much is really known about Kaguya's ability... This maid seems much too powerful to be a simple human.
Bullets
Quadrilateral Proper Time Manipulation
Rhombus Proper Time Manipulation
Rectangle Proper Time Manipulation
Parallelogram Proper Time Manipulation
Kite-Shaped Proper Time Manipulation
Square Proper Time Manipulation
Magical Circus Chance Time
The Last Word of Sakuya Izayoi from the world with a never-ending winter (a Touhou LW original). She throws knives imbued with spring temperament. Sakuya can manipulate time to perform a spectacularly over-the-top magic trick all on her own. This trick is so complex it looks as if an entire circus troupe is performing autonomously. If she precisely and accurately shoots her meticulously prepared bullets, she can surely stop Yuyuko as well as the mastermind who prolonged the incident. And then she can finally warm up her freezing cold mistress.
For this trick, Sakuya is accompanied by mysterious purple balls marked with stars that also throw knives. Gather around everyone! The magical circus act is about to begin! ...But really, what are those ball things?
Bullets
Magic Circus
Illusion Circus
Fantasy Circus
Lunatic Circus
Night Circus
Mist City Circus
Skills
Skill: Outdoor Maid Attire
This winter uniform looks nice and warm. Notice the longer sleeves.
Skill: Scarlet Watch
The mysterious maid doesn't go anywhere without her trusty watch. It was probably a gift from her mistress.
Skill: Supernatural Border
A Supernatural Border for getting rid of winter. The Scarlet Devil Mansion can't stand the cold for much longer. They can't endure everything just because they're youkai.